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Does being a five star football recruit help you get drafted? How recruiting rankings compare to the NFL draft.

With the NFL Draft recently being held, one of the most interesting things to do following it is to compare the top picks to where they were rated coming out of high school.  Sites like Rivals and Scout do an excellent job ranking the athlete and it is always interesting to see how they compare to what players go where in the draft.  Here is a look at the first round draftees and where they rated in high school:

1. Detroit: QB Matthew Stafford
College: Georgia
Rating: No. 2 QB … 5 stars
Offers: Michigan and Texas

2. St. Louis: OT Jason Smith
College: Baylor
Rating: Not rated … 2 stars
Offers: No schools listed.

3. Kansas City: DE Tyson Jackson
College: LSU
Rating: No. 120 … 2 stars
Offers: Oklahoma State

4. Seattle: OLB Aaron Curry
College: Wake Forest
Rating: Not rated … 2 stars
Offers: East Carolina and Mississippi State

5. NY Jets: QB Mark Sanchez
College: USC
Rating: No. 1 … 5 stars
Offers: Notre Dame, Ohio State and Texas

6. Cincinnati: OT Andre Smith
College: Alabama
Rating: No. 1 … 5 stars
Offers: Florida, LSU and USC

7. Oakland: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey
College: Maryland
Rating: No. 39 … 3 stars
Offers: Virginia Tech, Pitt, Penn State and Boston College (others)

8. Jacksonville: OT Eugene Monroe
College: Virginia
Rating: No. 1 … 5 stars
Offers: Florida State, Miami, Ohio State and USC

9. Green Bay: DT B.J. Raji
College: Boston College
Rating: Not rated … 2 stars
Offers: Nobody but BC.

10. San Francisco: WR Michael Crabtree
College: Texas Tech
Rating: Not rated … 2 stars
Offers: Illinois, Iowa and Kansas

11. BUFFALO: DE/OLB Aaron Maybin, Penn State
4 stars, from Ellicott City (Md.) Mt. Hebron
No. 7 weakside defensive end in 2006 class

12. DENVER: RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
4 stars, from Middletown (N.J.) Middletown South
No. 10 running back in 2006 class

13. WASHINGTON: DE Brian Orakpo, Texas
4 stars, from Houston Lamar
No. 12 weakside defensive end in 2004 class

14. NEW ORLEANS: CB Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
3 stars, from Piscataway (N.J.) High
No. 61 cornerback in 2005 class

15. HOUSTON: LB Brian Cushing, USC
4 stars, from Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic
No. 5 outside linebacker in 2005 class

16. SAN DIEGO: DE/LB Larry English, Northern Illinois
2 stars, from Aurora (Ill.) Marmion Academy
Unranked outside linebacker in 2004 class

17. TAMPA BAY: QB Josh Freeman, Kansas State
4 stars, from Grandview (Mo.) High
No. 4 pro-style quarterback in 2006 class

18. DENVER: DE Robert Ayers, Tennessee
4 stars, from St. Clio (S.C.) Marlboro County
No. 10 inside linebacker in 2004 class

19. PHILADELPHIA: WR Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
4 stars, from Kirkwood (Mo.) High
No. 24 wide receiver in 2006 class

20. DETROIT: TE Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
2 stars, from Tyler (Texas) Lee
Unranked in 2004 class

21. CLEVELAND: C Alex Mack, California
2 stars, from Santa Barbara (Calif.) San Marcos
Unranked center in 2004 class

22. MINNESOTA: WR Percy Harvin, Florida
5 stars, from Virginia Beach (Va.) Landstown
No. 1 wide receiver in 2006 class

23. BALTIMORE: OT Michael Oher, Ole Miss
4 stars, from Memphis (Tenn.) Briarcrest Christian
No. 7 tackle in 2005 class

24. ATLANTA: DT Peria Jerry, Ole Miss
3 stars, from Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military Academy (Jerry played his high school ball in Mississippi before going to prep school)
No. 15 prep school player in 2005 class

25. MIAMI: CB Vontae Davis, Illinois
3 stars, from Washington (D.C.) Dunbar
No. 33 cornerback in 2006 class

26. GREEN BAY: LB/DE Clay Matthews, USC
0 stars, from Agoura (Calif.) Agoura Hills
Unranked in 2004 class (he walked-on at USC and eventually received a scholarship in 2006)

27. INDIANAPOLIS: RB Donald Brown, Connecticut
3 stars, from Red Bank (N.J.) Red Bank Catholic
No. 53 running back in 2005 class

28. BUFFALO: C Eric Wood, Louisville
2 stars, from Cincinnati Elder
Unranked offensive tackle in 2004 class

29. NEW YORK GIANTS: WR Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina
4 stars, from Charlotte (N.C.) Independence
No. 31 wide receiver in 2006 class

30. TENNESSEE: WR Kenny Britt, Rutgers
4 stars, from Bayonne (N.J.) High
No. 22 wide receiver in 2006 class

31. ARIZONA: RB Chris Wells, Ohio State
5 stars, from Akron (Ohio) Garfield
No. 1 running back in 2006 class

32. PITTSBURGH: DT Evander “Ziggy” Hood, Missouri
3 stars, from Amarillo (Texas) Palo Duro
No. 35 weakside defensive end in 2005 class

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