Fournette?

Harvey Williams

Jake Mathews, Sam Adams, Greg Hill, Robert Ferguson, Kevin Smith, Myles Garrett, Kenyon Green, Luke Joeckel, Aaron Glenn

Off the top of my head. Those were all big recruits that did well. I would say Dat as well. Contrary to the mythology of this board, Dat was a big time recruit.

Dat, von, Garrett, Joekel ifedi matthews , McNeal, swope, safeties, OL, DL usually meet expectations

Recent: Evan Stewart looking really good even at spring game he will possibly make it, demani richsrdson

Overachievers: Manziel Evans

The disrespect to Christian Kirk!

Mike Evans was no overachiever. He was an NFL receiver coming out of Galveston Ball. Anyone who actually saw him play and new what they were looking for knew he was one of the best players in his class in America.

The fact that Evans was not "rated" as high by the media was more a reflection on the poor quality of media experts as opposed to the ability of the player.

His offer list would indicate that major coaches disagree with you.

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His offer list would indicate that major coaches disagree with you.

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Was going to say that. He had - ONE D1 offer?

Kinda funny that after he hit it big, there were all sorts of average basketball players showing up on high school football fields all over Texas. Some of these 6'-8" wide receivers looked so funny out there.

Turns out most just couldn't shoot a basketball - they couldn't catch a football either.

Didn't Evans not play football until his senior year? I think that's why he had no offers. Still though, he was definitely overlooked coming out of high school by the media and other coaches.

DeUnte Chatman

After only playing his senior year at Ball, with only 25 receptions, Evans was never going to be highly rated; ergo, he overachieved in his entire collegiate career in comparison to his expectations.

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Dat, von, Garrett, Joekel ifedi matthews , McNeal, swope, safeties, OL, DL usually meet expectations

Recent: Evan Stewart looking really good even at spring game he will possibly make it, demani richsrdson

Overachievers: Manziel Evans

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I'm not sure where to start with your inclusion of Richardson. Richardson was a top 100 recruit which is awesome but I don't think he came in with a lot of hype. Also, Richardson has been a nice, solid player but I don't think he has been anything that will be remembered for generations. Maybe we differ on hype but to me guys like Myles Garrett are hyped and live up to it. Richardson doesn't fall into that category.

Richardson came in with a lot of hype. Maybe not quite Myles Garret hype because he's a top 2-3 prospect any given year. But he was certainly a hyped recruit

Richardson is not on pace to be drafted or very late-rounder at best. Maybe he'll have a better senior year. He's gotten better at pass-D despite lack of quickness, but he plays patty-cake when tackling near the sideline every time.

Eric Dickerson

According to 247...all time highest rated:

1. Walter Nolen
2. Myles Garrett
3. David Hicks
4. Reggie McNeal
5. Kyle Allen
6. Speedy Noil
7. Shemar Stewart
8. Evan Stewart
9. Martellus Bennett
10. LT Overton
11. Jorrie Adams
12. Kenyon Green
13. DeMarvin Leal
14. Daylon Mack
15. Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy
16. Jaylon Jones
17. Trey Williams
18. Christian Kirk
19. Demond Demas
20. Denver Harris

Out of the top 20...6 are currently on the roster so yet to be determined. 8 absolutely panned out. 4 absolutely did not. And then I'm not sure where you slot Kyle Allen and Daylon Mack. Both were major contributors.

Kyle Allen did not live up to his collegiate expectations. Neither here nor at Cougar High. But the NFL gave him a shot based on his measurable. Good for him for making a career of it. It would be revisionist history to say he had a good college career.

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Kyle Allen did not live up to his collegiate expectations. Neither here nor at Cougar High. But the NFL gave him a shot based on his measurable. Good for him for making a career of it. It would be revisionist history to say he had a good college career.

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Sort of like Ken Hall. That was a bit different, though, in that he left us on the way to Junction.

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NoahAg said:

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Kyle Allen did not live up to his collegiate expectations. Neither here nor at Cougar High. But the NFL gave him a shot based on his measurable. Good for him for making a career of it. It would be revisionist history to say he had a good college career.

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Sort of like Ken Hall. That was a bit different, though, in that he left us on the way to Junction.

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Huh?

Hall was a freshman that year. Fish didn't make the Junction trip.

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NoahAg said:

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Kyle Allen did not live up to his collegiate expectations. Neither here nor at Cougar High. But the NFL gave him a shot based on his measurable. Good for him for making a career of it. It would be revisionist history to say he had a good college career.

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Sort of like Ken Hall. That was a bit different, though, in that he left us on the way to Junction.

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Huh?

Hall was a freshman that year. Fish didn't make the Junction trip.

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K. Let me rephrase for your comfort and conveniences. He left as the team was on the way to Junction.

Mike Oxlong was before the Junction Boys but never got his due respect. Nasty dude and big enough to have trouble finding him pants.

Kyler Murray

Obligatory Chip Abrams/Choo Freeman.

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Kyle Allen did not live up to his collegiate expectations. Neither here nor at Cougar High. But the NFL gave him a shot based on his measurable. Good for him for making a career of it. It would be revisionist history to say he had a good college career.

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Sort of like Ken Hall. That was a bit different, though, in that he left us on the way to Junction.

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Huh?

Hall was a freshman that year. Fish didn't make the Junction trip.

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K. Let me rephrase for your comfort and conveniences. He left as the team was on the way to Junction.

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No, he didn't. He and JDC were freshmen that year. They did not make the trip to Junction. They played on the freshman team. Hall played, albeit sparingly, several seasons on the varsity afterwards before quitting.

Don't believe everything you read on Wikipedia.

Don't forget Cam Newton.

Ty Warren
Big time recruit who balled out at A&M and became a 1st round draft pick

Achane

Leeland McElroy

Ray childress, Bucky Richardson, Johnny hector, skip walker, bubba Bean, Ed simonini, Pat Thomas, Curtis dickey, George Woodard, quintin corriatt, John Roper, Aaron Wallace, Aaron Glenn, Kevin Murray, Rod bernstine, Lester Hayes, Kevin Smith, Mike Moseley, Gary Kubiak, Mark Dennard, Jerry Fontenot, Tony Franklin, Darren Lewis, others I'm forgetting who dominated the SWC from mid 1980s to mid 1990s

We had a ton of recruits that lived up to the hype, just not nearly as many signees. Adrian Peterson for example

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Mike Evans was no overachiever. He was an NFL receiver coming out of Galveston Ball. Anyone who actually saw him play and new what they were looking for knew he was one of the best players in his class in America.

The fact that Evans was not "rated" as high by the media was more a reflection on the poor quality of media experts as opposed to the ability of the player.

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No, more on the fact that he was a basketball player and only played football his senior season

Bunk Moreland said:

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According to 247...all time highest rated:

1. Walter Nolen
2. Myles Garrett
3. David Hicks
4. Reggie McNeal
5. Kyle Allen
6. Speedy Noil
7. Shemar Stewart
8. Evan Stewart
9. Martellus Bennett
10. LT Overton
11. Jorrie Adams
12. Kenyon Green
13. DeMarvin Leal
14. Daylon Mack
15. Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy
16. Jaylon Jones
17. Trey Williams
18. Christian Kirk
19. Demond Demas
20. Denver Harris

Out of the top 20...6 are currently on the roster so yet to be determined. 8 absolutely panned out. 4 absolutely did not. And then I'm not sure where you slot Kyle Allen and Daylon Mack. Both were major contributors.

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Can't really get behind Trey Williams living up to the hype. Thought he would be so much more but was horribly underutilized by Sumlin.

Think this can be further separated as just because a player didn't translate into NFL player (a NFL star or long term NFL player) doesn't mean they didn't live up to the hype/expectations (and then define hype as great for A&M or great in general or stats vs expectations).

Of course JFF is an easy example of great college and better than expected, but NFL bust for a variety of reasons.

But many on the list that were great college players for A&M regardless of expectations.

Rodney Thomas, Greg Hill....

Do recall Randy Simmons being a huge recruit (maybe top RB in Texas at the time) and he never truly panned out (can't remember if injury).

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Rodney Thomas, Greg Hill....

Do recall Randy Simmons being a huge recruit (maybe top RB in Texas at the time) and he never truly panned out (can't remember if injury).

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Randy Simmons blew out his knee in a high school all-star game after his senior year and never regained his form. He was also in the same class as Darrin Lewis who went on to become A&M's all-time leading rusher.
Both Simmons and Lewis were Top 5 backs in the country that year. So I guess you could say Lewis panned out (at least at A&M). His troubles started shortly thereafter.