How 2015 first-round draft picks rated as high school recruit

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There is no science to player evaluation. If there were, linebacker Aaron Curry would be an NFL star and running back would be a candidate for a "whatever happened to?" story that would appeal only to University of Tenne see fans. Instead, Foster, a former Vols player who was undrafted in 2009, is a four-time 1,000-yard rusher with the . Curry, a former Wake Forest standout who was the No. 4 overall pick in that 2009 draft by the , is an a sistant coach at Charlotte, which begins play in the FBS ranks this fall. If NFL player evaluations fail, it follows that college player evaluations will, too. That again was borne out in the 2015 . Looking at the high school recruiting rankings for the first-rounders in the 2015 draft, eight of the 32 picks were five-star recruits out of high school. That's an impre sive number. Interestingly, though, only one five-star recruit went in the top 12; five former five-star recruits went in the final 13 picks of the round. Still, that one-fourth of the first round was made up of former five-star recruits is noteworthy. But half of the top eight and half of the entire draft was made up of former three-star recruits. There also were seven former four-star recruits and one former two-star recruit. FBS schools sign about 2,700 football players each season. There generally are about 35 five-star prospects annually, meaning le s than 1.5 percent of the players signed are five-star guys. Generally, there are about 275 to 300 four-star prospects annually, which means the majority of players who sign with colleges each season -- about 85 percent -- are two- or three-star guys. Here's a look at the 2015 first-rounders. We used the as our guide. 1. QB , Florida State (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)High school: Hueytown (Ala.) HighRecruiting ranking: 5-star recruit in 2012 cla s; No. 1 QB and No. 15 player in nation2. QB , Oregon (Tenne see Titans)High school: Honolulu St. Louis SchoolRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2011 cla s3. OLB , Florida (Jacksonville Jaguars)High school: St. Petersburg (Fla.) LakewoodRecruiting ranking: 4-star recruit in 2012 cla s; No. 8 DE and No. 36 player in nation4. WR , Alabama (Oakland Raiders)High school: Miami Northwestern.Recruiting ranking: 4-star recruit in 2012 cla s; No. 6 WR and No. 46 player in nation5. OL , Iowa (Washington Redskins)High school: Denison (Iowa) HighRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2010 cla s6. DL , USC (New York Jets)High school: Daytona Beach (Fla.) MainlandRecruiting ranking: 4-star recruit in 2012 cla s; No. 10 DE and No. 50 player in nation7. WR , West Virginia (Chicago Bears)High school: Emmaus (Pa.) High, then Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa.Recruiting ranking: 3-star recruit out of junior college in 2013 cla s8. OLB , Clemson (Atlanta Falcons)High school: Adairsville (Ga.) HighRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2010 cla s (as a TE)9. OT , Miami (New York Giants)High school: Miami NorlandRecruiting ranking: 4-star recruit in 2012 cla s; No. 17 OT in nation10. RB , Georgia (St. Louis Rams)High school: Tarboro (N.C.) HighRecruiting ranking: 4-star recruit in 2012 cla s; No. 7 RB and No. 74 player in nation11. CB , Michigan State (Minnesota Vikings)12. DT Ed Belfour Jersey , Washington (Cleveland Browns)High school: Auburn (Wash.) HighRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2011 cla s13. OT , Stanford (New Orleans Saints)High school: Tempe (Ariz.) Corona del SolRecruiting ranking: 5-star recruit in 2012 cla s; No. 4 OT and No. 30 player in nation14. WR , Louisville (Miami Dolphins)High school: Louisville (Ky.) BallardRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2011 cla s15. RB , Wisconsin (San Diego Chargers)High school: Kenosha (Wis.) BradfordRecruiting ranking: 4-star recruit in 2011 cla s; No. 18 RB in nation16. CB , Wake Forest (Houston Texans)High school: Clarksville (Md.) River HillRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2010 cla s17. DT , Oregon (San Francisco 49ers)High school: Elk Grove (Calif.) Pleasant GroveRecruiting ranking: 5-star recruit in 2012 cla s; No. 1 ATH and No. 14 player in nation18. CB , Washington (Kansas City Chiefs)High school: Oakland McClymondsRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2011 cla s19. OL , Florida State (Cleveland Browns)High school: Moultrie (Ga.) Colquitt CountyRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2010 cla s (as a DT)20. WR , USC (Philadelphia Eagles)High school: Tampa Berkeley PrepRecruiting ranking: 5-star recruit in 2012 cla s; No. 2 ATH and No. 31 player in nation21. OT , Texas A&M (Cincinnati Bengals)High school: Allen (Texas) HighRecruiting ranking: 4-star recruit in 2010 cla s; No. 15 OT in nation22. OLB , Kentucky (Pittsburgh Steelers)High school: Irwinton (Ga.) Wilkinson CountyRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2011 cla s (as a TE)23. OLB , Mi souri (Denver Broncos)High school: Roeland Park (Kan.) Bishop MiegeRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2011 cla s (as a DE)24. OT , Florida (Arizona Cardinals)High school: Charlotte Mallard CreekRecruiting ranking: 5-star recruit in 2012 cla s. No. 1 OT and No. 3 player in nation25. LB , Washington (Carolina Panthers)High school: Sacramento (Calif.) GrantRecruiting ranking: 5-star recruit in 2012 cla s. No. 1 S and No. 4 player in nation26. WR , UCF (Baltimore Ravens)High school: Lithonia (Ga.) Arabia MountainRecruiting ranking: 2-star recruit in 2011 cla s27. CB , Connecticut (Dallas Cowboys)High school: Bristol (Conn.) St. Paul CatholicRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2010 cla s (as a WR)28. G , Duke (Detroit Lions)High school: Chicago Lane TechRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2010 cla s29. WR , Miami (Indianapolis Colts)High school: Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas AquinasRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit in 2011 cla s30. S , Arizona State (Green Bay Packers)High school: Pensacola (Fla.) HighRecruiting ranking: 3-star recruit out of junior college in 2013 cla s (as a CB). Originally went to JC to play baseball31. ILB , Clemson (New Orleans Saints)High school: Wadesboro (N.C.) AnsonRecruiting ranking: 5-star recruit in 2012 cla s. No. 2 LB and No. 20 player in nation32. DT , Texas (New England Patriots)High school: Brenham (Texas) HighRecruiting ranking: 5-star recruit in 2012 cla s. No. 2 DT and No. 9 player in nationThe 2015 draft cla s clears the books on rivals.com's 2009 five-star recruits (247sports.com was not around until 2011), with Florida wide receiver -- who received a sixth year of eligibility -- going in the seventh round to Denver. Sixteen of the 33 five-star prospects in that cla s were drafted, including three in the first round. The top prospect was running back , who was a seventh-rounder.All but one of the 26 rivals.com five-star recruits in 2010 are out of college. Fifteen of them were drafted, including four first-rounders. The top prospect was defensive end , who was a fifth-round pick last year.There were 30 five-star recruits in the 247sports.com consensus 2011 rankings. Six still have college eligibility. Of the 24 who are out of college, 13 have been drafted, including four in the first round. The top prospect was defensive end , who was the overall No. 1 pick in 2014.There were 35 five-star prospects in the 247sports.com consensus 2012 rankings. Seventeen are done with college. Of those 17, eight were taken in the 2015 draft, including seven in the first round; two have signed free-agent contracts. The No. 1 prospect in the cla s was wide receiver , who was a second-rounder this year.Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter . Brooks Laich Jersey