2012-2019 · The Scout
The recruits who actually reach the NFL — and the schools that send them
A decade of recruits joined to the NFL draft — every position, defense included. Five-stars get drafted 56% of the time; three-stars, 6%.
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Players & projections ·
Our contributor model covers offense-skill positions, because that's where college production data lives. The NFL draft fills the rest of the board: every pick links back to a recruit, at every position, so for once we can ask how often defensive and offensive-line recruits actually make it — not just the quarterbacks and receivers. We joined the 2012-2019 classes to the 2016-2025 drafts. Here's who reaches the league.
56%
5-star draft rate
all positions
6%
3-star draft rate
the bulk of classes
9%
Overall
12,943 recruits tracked
60
Top pipeline
Alabama draft picks
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