(1:48). It's extremely difficult to predict how 18-year-old high school players will adjust to all the unknown variables at the college level. 1. Leonard Fournette, Matt Barkley and Myron Rolle were all No. But No. South Carolina’s recruiting class reached a special level on Saturday. The 247Sports rankings are determined by our recruiting analysts after countless hours of personal observations, film evaluation and input from our network of scouts. More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. The final recruiting rankings are starting to roll in, and according to ESPN’s top 300, South Carolina football is bringing in a bit of a haul. From rummy to eating to being the best uncle, Watt brothers always competing, WNBA playoffs 2020: Alyssa Thomas plays through pain to put Aces on brink of elimination, What Saints' Malcolm Jenkins had to overcome to build social activist legacy, Aleshia Ocasio uses Athletes Unlimited platform to make a difference in the world around her. 1 recruits, but which top-ranked college football prospect is the real No. 1 talent level on tape will stand out to even the most inexperienced scout in the room. Who has the edge in Taylor-Ramirez? Jadeveon Clowney, Matt Barkley, Leonard Fournette and Justin Fields lived up to high expectations in college. Already an ESPN+ subscriber? © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. (We had to omit Julian Fleming, the top-rated prospect in the Class of 2020. Log in here. After choosing South Carolina over Clemson and Alabama, Clowney was an impact player for the Gamecocks, earning SEC Freshman of the Year and All-SEC second-team honors in 2011. Evaluating college football prospects has proved to be an inexact science. We ranked our former No. Each of the players listed here dominated the high school landscape and had the physical skills and transferable talent to project highly as college prospects. While some lacked that "it" factor, others possessed it to the highest degree. Others failed to meet the lofty expectations set by the ESPN No. Trout on missing playoffs again: 'Don't like losing', Florida, Ole Miss jointly take knee about injustice, Brennaman resigns from Reds games after slur, NBA players, MMA star participating in The Homestand Madden tourney, League of Legends World Championships 2020: News, updates, stats and more, The best college football recruits we've ever seen, The unheralded recruits who became stars for each top-25 team, Predicting where the top 2021 college football recruits will commit, Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com, Coached in four professional football leagues, Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall, National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU. The definitive source for all Rivals news. The 247Sports Composite is a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings and ratings listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services, creating the industry's most comprehensive and unbiased prospect and team rankings...More Info, Powered by innovative technology products, 247Sports employs a staff of more than 50 full time recruiting reporters and evaluators that rank and compile data on the nation's elite high school recruits...More Info.