Long before the NFL's top stars took the field, many of them had dreams of major college football and enjoying the recruiting process. Others were barely recognized for their ability. Regardless of their path, each became a dominant player at the highest level.
To rediscover how the league's elite were once viewed in high school, two recruiting sites help paint a comprehensive picture. For our purposes here, Scoutprovided the star rating system and the individual scholarship offers, while ESPN supplied the scouting reports.To determine which stars to highlight, many of those atop the NFL Network's "Top Players of 2017" made the cut, along with a few of the league's other most recognizable names.