The Landry Hat » National Signing Day http://thelandryhat.com A Dallas Cowboys Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 National Signing Day: What Does It Mean For The NFL Draft? http://thelandryhat.com/2011/02/02/national-signing-day-what-does-it-mean-for-the-nfl-draft/ http://thelandryhat.com/2011/02/02/national-signing-day-what-does-it-mean-for-the-nfl-draft/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:52:43 +0000 Josh Sanchez http://thelandryhat.com/?p=5758 Our friend Zac Snyder over at Side Lion Report took the time to look at ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s first-round mock draft and make some observations. In honor of national signing day, Zac went back and put together information that includes the players position ranking and star rating coming out of high school. [...]

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]]> Our friend Zac Snyder over at Side Lion Report took the time to look at ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s first-round mock draft and make some observations. In honor of national signing day, Zac went back and put together information that includes the players position ranking and star rating coming out of high school.

Does National Signing Day really give you an idea of who will become stars at the next level? Not really. Projected top ten picks Nick Fairley and Prince Amukamara were recruited at different positions — offensive guard and running back, respectively.

Only a quarter of the projected first-rounders went into college as five star recruits. You can CLICK HERE to see Zac’s entire article, and check out the breakdown of Kiper’s first-round mock after the jump.
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