We continue to examine how Clemson's two-deep roster matched up to opponents from a season ago. Today we compare Clemson and Georgia Tech just prior to their October '10 football matchup. We were able to attain the two-deep roster posted on Tigernet prior to the Clemson/GT matchup for this exercise (special thanks to T-Net for this info and STS member RazzMcTazz for running down links to the pregame two-deep for us).
We should not have to tell you this, but some folks debate what to take from these articles. We expect you, the reader, to form an opinion of your own. Often we will give you our take on things, but you should independently form your own thoughts based on information out there. This article shows recruiting data for the two-deep roster. It does not weigh experience nor does it evaluate coaching, preparation, etc... We think this is an interesting and valuable tool and useful in overall program evaluation because there is a link between these star ratings and other metrics in both college football and the NFL.
Keep in mind as you look through this data that only players who were officially signed were given a "Star Rating". Players who were not signed could not be quantitatively assessed a recruiting rating. Such players get a "NA" rating and were not included in the averaged data. Again, all data was attained from www.Scout.com and www.Rivals.com. Players whose Scout/Rivals data was not available but were signed were assigned a "NR".
Figure 1 and Table I both show an average of offensive players, defensive players, and specialist listed on the two-deep roster. Tables II through IV show the two-deep roster used for analysis along with the recruiting ratings for each player on the roster.
The matchup numbers show a Clemson team with superior recruiting talent. The Tigers averaged over half a star better than its Coastal rival offensively, 0.43 stars per player better defensively, and 0.48 stars per player on special teams. Overall, Clemson maintained nearly ½ of a star advantage per player over the Yellow Jackets.
Data can be seen below and after the Jump.
Figure 1: Average Star Rating per Player (Two-Deep Depth Chart)
Table I: Average Star Rating Per Player (Two-Deep Depth Chart)
|
Recruiting Service |
Offense |
Defense |
Specialists |
Overall Average |
|
|
Clemson |
Scout |
3.52 |
3.32 |
3.09 |
3.35 |
|
Rivals |
3.57 |
3.36 |
3.00 |
3.37 |
|
|
Average |
3.55 |
3.34 |
3.05 |
3.36 |
|
|
Georgia Tech |
Scout |
3.00 |
2.95 |
2.43 |
2.90 |
|
Rivals |
2.95 |
2.86 |
2.71 |
2.88 |
|
|
Average |
2.98 |
2.91 |
2.57 |
2.89 |
Table II: Star Ratings per Offensive Player
|
Clemson Offense |
Georgia Tech Offense |
|||||||||||||||
|
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
|
|
LT |
61 |
CHRIS HAIRSTON |
6-7 |
325 |
*Gr. |
2 |
3 |
LT |
75 |
NICK CLAYTOR |
6-6 |
285 |
*Jr. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
63 |
Brandon Thomas |
6-4 |
300 |
*Fr. |
4 |
4 |
69 |
6-2 |
262 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
||||
|
LG |
73 |
DAVID SMITH |
6-5 |
315 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
LG |
50 |
JAY FINCH |
6-3 |
283 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
62 |
6-3 |
295 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
52 |
Will Jackson |
6-3 |
285 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
C |
55 |
DALTON FREEMAN |
6-5 |
285 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
76 |
6-3 |
291 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
78 |
6-4 |
280 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
C |
79 |
SEAN BEDFORD |
6-1 |
281 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
|
RG |
74 |
ANTOINE McCLAIN |
6-5 |
330 |
Jr. |
4 |
4 |
50 |
6-3 |
283 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
54 |
6-6 |
320 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
55 |
6-2 |
290 |
*Fr. |
2 |
3 |
|||||
|
RT |
72 |
LANDON WALKER |
6-6 |
310 |
*Jr. |
4 |
4 |
RG |
77 |
OMOREGIE UZZI |
6-3 |
300 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
79 |
6-5 |
300 |
*Jr. |
N/A |
N/A |
74 |
6-4 |
281 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||||
|
TE |
83 |
DWAYNE ALLEN |
6-4 |
255 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
RT |
61 |
PHIL SMITH |
6-5 |
287 |
*So. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
82 |
6-5 |
245 |
*Jr. |
3 |
2 |
73 |
6-3 |
286 |
*Sr. |
3 |
2 |
|||||
|
80 |
Brandon Ford |
6-4 |
220 |
*So. |
3 |
4 |
WR |
5 |
STEPHEN HILL |
6-5 |
200 |
So. |
4 |
3 |
||
|
WR |
6 |
DeANDRE HOPKINS |
6-1 |
195 |
Fr. |
4 |
4 |
23 |
6-3 |
202 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
|||
|
21 |
6-5 |
210 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
15 |
6-0 |
196 |
*Sr. |
3 |
3 |
|||||
|
QB |
11 |
KYLE PARKER |
6-1 |
200 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
QB |
9 |
JOSH NESBITT |
6-1 |
217 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
10 |
6-1 |
230 |
*Fr. |
5 |
4 |
13 |
6-0 |
205 |
*So. |
3 |
2 |
|||||
|
RB |
23 |
ANDRE ELLINGTON |
5-10 |
190 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
AB |
20 |
RODDY JONES |
5-9 |
202 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
6-0 |
235 |
Jr. |
5 |
4 |
3 |
Marcus Wright |
5-7 |
177 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
FB |
30 |
CHAD DIEHL |
6-2 |
265 |
*Jr. |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5-11 |
170 |
Fr. |
3 |
4 |
|||
|
48 |
6-1 |
250 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
BB |
18 |
ANTHONY ALLEN |
6-0 |
229 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
|
WR |
18 |
JARON BROWN |
6-2 |
200 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
36 |
6-0 |
245 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
|
87 |
6-2 |
200 |
*Gr. |
N/A |
N/A |
27 |
6-0 |
211 |
*Jr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||||
|
WR |
26 |
MARQUAN JONES |
6-0 |
195 |
Jr. |
3 |
4 |
AB |
24 |
EMBRY PEEPLES |
5-10 |
174 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
7 |
6-1 |
180 |
*Fr. |
4 |
4 |
17 |
6-0 |
202 |
So. |
2 |
3 |
|||||
|
WR |
84 |
TYLER MELTON |
6-0 |
206 |
Jr. |
2 |
2 |
|||||||||
|
82 |
6-2 |
207 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||||||||||
Table III: Star Ratings per Defensive Player
|
Clemson Defense |
Georgia Tech Defense |
|||||||||||||||
|
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
|
|
DE |
93 |
Da'QUAN BOWERS |
6-4 |
275 |
Jr. |
5 |
5 |
OLB |
34 |
STEVEN SYLVESTER |
6-2 |
238 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
97 |
6-4 |
265 |
So. |
4 |
4 |
42 |
6-3 |
232 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
|||||
|
NG |
89 |
MIGUEL CHAVIS |
6-5 |
285 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
DE |
94 |
IZAAN CROSS |
6-4 |
292 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
98 |
Brandon Thompson |
6-2 |
310 |
Jr. |
4 |
4 |
98 |
6-2 |
272 |
*Sr. |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
DT |
99 |
JARVIS JENKINS |
6-4 |
315 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
DT |
96 |
LOGAN WALLS |
6-2 |
295 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
94 |
6-4 |
270 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
90 |
6-7 |
333 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
|||||
|
BE |
40 |
ANDRE BRANCH |
6-5 |
260 |
*Jr. |
2 |
2 |
DE |
92 |
JASON PETERS |
6-4 |
271 |
*Jr. |
4 |
4 |
|
|
90 |
6-5 |
250 |
*Jr. |
4 |
4 |
97 |
6-3 |
269 |
*Sr. |
2 |
3 |
|||||
|
SLB |
34 |
QUANDON CHRISTIAN |
6-3 |
215 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
OLB |
41 |
ANTHONY EGBUNIWE |
6-5 |
248 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
41 |
5-11 |
210 |
Jr. |
2 |
2 |
12 |
Anthony Barnes |
6-3 |
248 |
*Sr. |
NA |
3 |
||||
|
MLB |
42 |
CORICO HAWKINS |
5-11 |
230 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
ILB |
51 |
BRAD JEFFERSON |
6-2 |
244 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
33 |
6-3 |
250 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
59 |
Kyle Jackson |
6-0 |
236 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
WLB |
20 |
BRANDON MAYE |
6-2 |
235 |
*Jr. |
2 |
3 |
ILB |
40 |
JULIAN BURNETT |
5-10 |
222 |
So. |
3 |
2 |
|
|
46 |
Jonathan Willard |
6-2 |
220 |
*So. |
3 |
4 |
11 |
6-2 |
230 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
CB |
12 |
MARCUS GILCHRIST |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
LCB |
26 |
DOMINIQUE REESE |
5-11 |
193 |
*Sr. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
29 |
5-11 |
190 |
*So. |
4 |
3 |
16 |
6-1 |
190 |
Fr. |
4 |
4 |
|||||
|
SS |
2 |
DeANDRE McDANIEL |
6-1 |
215 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
LS |
8 |
MARIO EDWARDS |
6-1 |
214 |
*Sr. |
2 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
6-1 |
205 |
So. |
4 |
4 |
28 |
5-10 |
191 |
Jr. |
3 |
2 |
|||||
|
FS |
31 |
RASHARD HALL |
6-2 |
200 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
RS |
37 |
JERRARD TARRANT |
6-1 |
205 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
32 |
6-3 |
215 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Isaiah Johnson |
6-2 |
195 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
CB |
36 |
BYRON MAXWELL |
6-1 |
205 |
*G r. |
4 |
4 |
28 |
Rashaad Reid |
5-10 |
191 |
Jr. |
3 |
2 |
||
|
15 |
6-0 |
180 |
*Jr. |
2 |
2 |
RCB |
2 |
MARIO BUTLER |
6-1 |
184 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
6 |
6-0 |
181 |
So. |
4 |
3 |
|||||||||||
Table IV: Star Ratings per "Specialist"
|
Clemson Specialists |
Georgia Tech Specialists |
|||||||||||||||
|
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
|
|
PK |
39 |
CHANDLER CATANZARO |
6-2 |
205 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
PK |
14 |
SCOTT BLAIR |
6-0 |
172 |
Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
13 |
6-2 |
195 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
P |
81 |
SEAN POOLE |
6-1 |
161 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
|
19 |
Richard Jackson |
6-0 |
195 |
*Gr. |
3 |
3 |
85 |
6-0 |
201 |
*Jr. |
N/A |
N/A |
||||
|
P |
96 |
DAWSON ZIMMERMAN |
6-2 |
205 |
Jr. |
3 |
2 |
KO |
14 |
6-0 |
172 |
Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
||
|
19 |
Richard Jackson |
6-0 |
195 |
*Gr. |
3 |
3 |
86 |
Justin Moore |
5-10 |
160 |
Fr. |
2 |
2 |
|||
|
KO |
13 |
Spencer Benton |
6-2 |
195 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
LS (PK) |
53 |
6-6 |
245 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
||
|
LS |
71 |
6-7 |
230 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
LS (P) |
63 |
6-3 |
205 |
So. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
|
52 |
6-0 |
225 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
H |
85 |
Chandler Anderson |
6-0 |
201 |
*Jr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
|
H |
16 |
Michael Wade |
6-2 |
210 |
*Gr. |
3 |
3 |
81 |
6-1 |
161 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
|
14 |
6-2 |
205 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
PR |
37 |
6-1 |
205 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
PR |
12 |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
80 |
6-0 |
198 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
6 |
6-1 |
195 |
Fr. |
4 |
4 |
KOR |
17 |
Orwin Smith |
6-0 |
202 |
So. |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
KOR |
23 |
5-10 |
190 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
B.J. Bostic |
5-11 |
170 |
Fr. |
3 |
4 |
|||
|
12 |
Marcus Gilchrist |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
24 |
5-10 |
174 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
80 |
Daniel McKayhan |
6-0 |
198 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
||||||||||