I guess that's some notion of "economics"?
If it is helpful, here are the quick basics of offensive roster building right now, with names to frame the categories:
QB - HS 3 star or below, $0-$50k (Owens); HS 4 star or above, high 6 figures (Bell); Transfer G5 or lower proven starter, mid to high 6 figures (Roark - IU guy from Ohio); Transfer P4 proven starter, well into 7 figures (Mateer); Transfer reclamation project, $0-$100k (JT Daniels)
TB - HS 3 star or below, $0-$100 (Wisner)k; HS 4 star or above, mid 6 figures (Gibson); Transfer G5 or lower proven starter, $0-low 6 figures (Skattebo - ASU allegedly got him for free from Sac State); Transfer P4 proven starter, mid to high 6 figures (Judkins); Transfer reclamation project, $0-$100k (Zach Evans)
FB/Hybrid TE - HS 3 star or below, $0 (Winston); HS 4 star or above, $0-$50k (??); Transfer G5 or lower proven starter, $0-$50k (Bruckler, Ole Miss); Transfer P4 proven starter, $50k-$200k (??); Transfer reclamation project, $0 (Megwa)
TE - HS 3 star or below, $0-$50k (Randle, Shannon); HS 4 star or above, low-mid 6 figures (Townsend, Armstrong); Transfer G5 or lower proven starter, low-mid 6 figures (Pittman Jr); Transfer P4 proven starter, mid to high 6 figures (Hasz, Klare); Transfer reclamation project, $0-$200k (Niblack, think the bigger number)
WR - HS 3 star or below, $0-$50k (Dubose); HS 4 star or above, low to high 6 figures (McCutcheon being lower, Wingo/Lockett/Ffrench being higher, DKM being an outlier not worth tracking for others); Transfer G5 or lower proven starter, low to mid 6 figures (Neyor, Bolden); Transfer P4 proven starter, mid 6 to low 7 figures (Golden, Mitchell, Bond); Transfer reclamation project, $100k-$250k (Stewart, Hudson lol)
IOL - HS 3 star or below, $0k (Texas has like 5 of these on the roster or just signed); HS 4 star or above, $25k-$250k (Campbell); Transfer G5 or lower proven starter, $50k-$250k (ATM has a few of these types); Transfer P4 proven starter, low-mid 6 figures (McLaughlin, Brailsford); Transfer reclamation project, $0-$100k (Dewberry)
OT - HS 3 star or below, $0-$50k (Wright); HS 4 star or above, low-mid 6 figures (Baker, Fasusi); Transfer G5 or lower proven starter, low-mid 6 figures (Onianwa); Transfer P4 proven starter, mid-high 6 figures (Pritchett); Transfer reclamation project, $0-$100k (Tykieast Crawford)
There are one-offs in some instances at these spots where breaks are given due to homesickness or a convicted desire that a particular program will get the player into the NFL.