With the recent release of the Super Six – I figured I’d go back and revisit past Super Six recruits to see how they’ve panned out. I expected to find a bunch of terrible choices, I would say it’s been a mixed bag.
I wanted to do a deeper analysis but found it difficult to quantify some of these careers so I kept it simple.
How many games did each person play? It’s misleading in some cases, Matt Snyder (TE, California, 2015 class) played in 7 games on special teams and never started. But as an overall measure, it evens out. If anyone wants to do a deeper dive, I have a spreadsheet I can send you.
What did I find?
The most games played of any super six class was 2016 who averaged 30.3 games played for their career, led by Dismuke, Lamar Jackson, Farniok and Spielman. The worst super six among classes without a currently active player was 2017 (Calibraska), with an average of 17.8 games played, led by Gebbia, Blades, Avery Roberts, and Tyjon Lindsey. The lone bright spot from 2017 was Damion Daniels who played in 43 games.
2014 & 2015 were similar with 26.2 & 27.8 average games played. 2019 has the chance to be a special class if Benhart, Gates, Henrich, and Robinson finish strong. They’re already at 24.8 games played. 2020 & 2021 could be disasters unless some of these guys pick it up, they sit at 13.6 & 4.6 games played right now. We’ll see.
The extra Covid year plays into this and it’s only six players so it’s not indicative of the entire class. Take it for what it’s worth and don’t judge how I spend my Sunday mornings.
I wanted to do a deeper analysis but found it difficult to quantify some of these careers so I kept it simple.
How many games did each person play? It’s misleading in some cases, Matt Snyder (TE, California, 2015 class) played in 7 games on special teams and never started. But as an overall measure, it evens out. If anyone wants to do a deeper dive, I have a spreadsheet I can send you.
What did I find?
The most games played of any super six class was 2016 who averaged 30.3 games played for their career, led by Dismuke, Lamar Jackson, Farniok and Spielman. The worst super six among classes without a currently active player was 2017 (Calibraska), with an average of 17.8 games played, led by Gebbia, Blades, Avery Roberts, and Tyjon Lindsey. The lone bright spot from 2017 was Damion Daniels who played in 43 games.
2014 & 2015 were similar with 26.2 & 27.8 average games played. 2019 has the chance to be a special class if Benhart, Gates, Henrich, and Robinson finish strong. They’re already at 24.8 games played. 2020 & 2021 could be disasters unless some of these guys pick it up, they sit at 13.6 & 4.6 games played right now. We’ll see.
The extra Covid year plays into this and it’s only six players so it’s not indicative of the entire class. Take it for what it’s worth and don’t judge how I spend my Sunday mornings.
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