Wednesday marked one of the busiest days on the football calendar, as high school seniors from all across the nation signed on the dotted line and accepted scholarships to the top football schools.
The universities that lured the most blue-chip recruits on National Signing Day received much of the attention, but the rankings aren't always a barometer for future NFL success.
Here we break down how current San Francisco 49ers were ranked across the spectrum coming out of high school and where they played their college ball.
FIVE STARS
FOUR STARS
Tank Carradine – 2011 – Florida State
Quinton Dial – 2009 – Alabama
Corey Lemonier – 2010 – Auburn
Eric Reid – 2010 – LSU
Tony Jerod-Eddie – 2008 – Texas A&M
NaVorro Bowman – 2006 – Penn State
Tramaine Brock – 2008 – Minnesota (transferred to Belhaven)
Glenn Dorsey – 2004 – LSU
Bruce Ellington – 2010 – South Carolina
Carlos Hyde – 2009 – Ohio State
Aaron Lynch – 2011 – Notre Dame (Transferred to South Florida)
Blake Bell – 2010 – Oklahoma
Mike Davis – 2012 – South Carolina
Eli Harold – 2012 – Virginia
Gerald Hodges – 2009 – Penn State
Ian Silberman – 2010 – Florida
Shayne Skov – 2009 – Stanford
Garrison Smith – 2010 – Georgia
Brandon Thomas – 2009 – Clemson
DeAndrew White – 2010 – Alabama
THREE STARS
Colin Kaepernick – 2006 – Nevada
Quinton Patton – 2011 – Louisiana Tech
Ian Williams – 2007 – Notre Dame
Kenneth Acker – 2010 – Southern Methodist
Marcus Cromartie – 2008 – Wisconsin
Dontae Johnson – 2010 – North Carolina State
Marcus Martin – 2011 – USC
Busta Anderson – 2011 – South Carolina
Dres Anderson – 2010 – Utah
Trent Brown – 2013 – Florida
Chris Davis – 2010 – Auburn
Jordan Devey – 2011 – Memphis
Bradley Pinion – 2012 – Clemson
Kaleb Ramsey – 2008 – Boston College
Marcus Rush – 2010 – Michigan State
DeAndre Smelter – 2010 – Georgia Tech
Torrey Smith – 2007 – Maryland
Andrew Tiller – 2009 – Syracuse
TWO STARS
Phil Dawson – 1993 – Texas
Bruce Miller – 2006 – Central Florida
Daniel Kilgore – 2006 – Appalachian State
Joe Staley – 2003 – Central Michigan
Garrett Celek – 2007 – Michigan State
Jimmie Ward – 2010 – Northern Illinois
Corey Acosta – 2010 – Southern Miss
Nick Bellore – 2007 – Central Michigan
DiAndre Campbell – 2010 – Washington
Je'Ron Hamm – 2010 – Louisianna-Monroe
DuJuan Harris – 2007 – Troy
Colin Kelly – 2008 – Oregon State
Mike Purcell – 2009 – Wyoming
Keith Reaser – 2009 – Florida Atlantic
Jerome Simpson – 2004 – Coastal Carolina
Dylan Thompson – 2010 – South Carolina
NO STARS
Antoine Bethea – 2002 – Howard
Vance McDonald – 2008 – Rice
Michael Wilhoite – 2004 – Washburn
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