Recruiting Rankings Over the Years

[Kadeezy]

I did a lookback at the Rivals 24/7 class rankings of Sac State recruiting. The rankings below are out of 311 Division I football programs (133 FBS/128 FCS). You can see some correlations with successful years, but ultimately, I think our program can be top 75 if we move up.

2013 - 142 (back to back FBS wins)
2014 - 227
2015 - 231
2016 - 252
2017 - 183
2018 - 157
2019 - 191 (Taylor hired)
2020 - 136
2021 - 164
2022 - 171
2023 - 142
2024 - 131 (Thompson's first full class, highest rated ever)

 

[SDHornet]

Solid info, thanks for posting. This info prompted me to look through the record book and look at past seasons records. Before our breakthrough under the Taylor era, there were some years where we had some pretty stout teams and just couldn't get over the hump. I think I'll integrate this into my next poll thread...

 

[Kadeezy]

Solid info, thanks for posting. This info prompted me to look through the record book and look at past seasons records. Before our breakthrough under the Taylor era, there were some years where we had some pretty stout teams and just couldn't get over the hump. I think I'll integrate this into my next poll thread...

The star numbers, etc. are silly, but fun to look at. Lord knows this program did less with more talent for years. Since 2019, the on field product has matched the hype. It can go farther if we let it grow!