Signing day is a week away and USC is obviously waiting for the Big Three (Adoree Jackson, Damien Mama, John Smith) to announce their decisions. But generally speaking how important are individual recruiting rankings?
Look at the USC players who were selected for this year’s Pro Bowl:
Tyron Smith: A five-star offensive lineman.
Ryan Kalil: A three-star offensive linemen.
Jordan Cameron: Went to BYU on basketball scholarship before he transferred to USC to play football.
Troy Polamalu: Barely on radar playing at tiny high school in Oregon and only got scholarship to USC because Kennedy Pola convinced Paul Hackett to give him one.