I'll play.
-QB - A+
-RB - A+ with Baxter. I guess Bama having 2 five star commits at this position could nullify this position, in this singular class, but relative to every year in history as well, I'll stick with A+
-WR - C+ with Cook - I like the group okay. Marion loves Wilson, and has been on him since early in his time at Pitt. If he's a great evaluator, this could make the C+ look stupid. Niblett, Cook, and Hale all have the same serious question about their hands. We've seen the problems with guys that can't consistently make the grab.
-TE - B without Robinson, A+ with him - I like Spencer a lot for in-line TE. I think that position is hugely underrated by the service these days, but that role is a big deal in Sarkisian's scheming. Randle allegedly has great hands. I'll take a guy as the last guy in the class that helps us land the #1 recruit in the nation and has a reputation for being able to get open and make catches. Robinson takes things to 11.
-OL - A- - Realistically, I don't know how much better we could have expected this group to look after the 2022 class. The group consists of giant bodies who have been vetted on understanding their individual needs to develop on campus for a bit before being thrown into the fire. Goosby and Cojoe represent legit long term upside due to athleticism or age. Stroh is a mean fucker that likes to work.
-Nose - A+ - Texas has the commitment from the guy that everybody wants.
-DT - D - Spencer ain't getting it done on his own. I feel like we're destined to come up short here. We sent some guys home from visits this cycle telling them thanks for the visit but not pushing for a commitment. So then who are we on? Deal? Is that it? I feel like Davis has to have some sort of plan but someone else is going to have to explain it.
-Edge - B- - Spencer and Gullette are fine as a tandem, but I wish we had a 3rd guy and that that guy was also an obvious potential difference maker. Akana and I can be convinced that this should be graded as an A-.
-LB - B - I like both takes just fine. We need more and missing on Hill hurts a lot. I have a sad fantasy that Perkins doesn't dig Baton Rouge and bails into the portal after this season, right into our open arms. Missing on that guy last cycle because we weren't fully weaponized on NIL stings. Missing Hill this time because ATM is a dark money, bootlegging hillbilly operation sucks too.
-CB - A - If Muhammad is fucking good. Matthews is very good too. If Texas can flip Calvin Simpson-Hunt from Ohio State, that takes this group into orbit. They were apparently not interested in further discussions with Thomas, so it looks like they think they're getting Matthews and will play out the CSH effort to the end.
-S/NB - A - Williams is a 5 star and looks it. They've liked Johnson the whole way. I don't think they land Toviano, but they're all-in on him. So is everyone else though. Landing him, much like landing CSH at CB, would be over the top.
I don't know if landing Mikal Harrison-Pilot changes any rankings for me. Not landing Gullette or Matthews would. Landing Shelby would too, I guess. Not sure about who else they're on that legitimately moves the needle. If Hall or Wilson wind up in the class, obviously that would change DT or Edge quite a bit, or both if they landed both. Seems really unlikely.