The Oregon State Beavers 2019 recruiting class is ranked 69th nationally, according to 247Sports, the lowest-rated talent collection for the program in the history of its data, which dates back to 2000.
It doesn't seem possible.
In Jonathan Smith's first season as head coach, Oregon State had an exciting, young offense and went 2-10, an improvement over last season's 1-11 showing.
Not only that, but the former Oregon State star quarterback brought with him a level of stability and winning know-how in Corvallis that hadn't been there since Mike Riley.
But rankings aren't biased, and they don't lie - Oregon State is having its worst on-paper recruiting season in the history of collected data on the subject.