Stemming from a previous discussion earlier this year, I have been putting a good amount of additional research into this as well as exercising my memory banks. In college, there are different types of All-Americans. There is unanimous All-Americans, consensus All-Americans, and then just regular All-Americans. I would consider these players to be the equivalent of five star players at the college level, especially first team All-Americans. Second-team All-Americans and All Conference players would be more like low five stars to high four star college players.
Similar to that vein, not all high school 5 stars are created equal. There are the mega, essentially "can’t miss" five stars like Travis Hunter, Derwin James, Ernie Sims types where everyone and their mother recognizes them being a national, top of the line, elite recruit. I am calling these "Unanimous Five-Stars". These recruits are top 10 National recruits by virtually every service out there. After that there are guys like Sam McCall, Akeem Dent, Dalvin Cook, where several, but not perhaps all, services recognize them quite as Five-Stars. They typically fall in the 15-30 range in the individual player rankings. Then there are Five-Stars like Demorie Tate, Brian Burns where maybe a single service recognizes them as such. They typically fall in the 30-50 ranking range by most services.
With that all said, this is who I determined would likely have been 5 stars during the Dynasty years..
Quarterback
Unanimous 5 stars
Chris Weinke
Dan Kendra
Danny Kannell
Consensus 5 stars
Kenny Felder
Borderline 5 stars
Casey Weldon
Thad Busby
Runningback
Unanimous 5 stars
Sammie Smith
Travis Minor
Nick Maddox
Marquette Smith
Consensus 5 stars
Tiger McMillon
Omar Ellison
Borderline 5 star
Amp Lee
Clyde Allen
Wide Receiver
Unanimous 5 stars
Peter Warrick
Tamarick Vanover
Anquan Boldin
Randy Moss
Eric Turral
Consensus 5 stars
Andre Cooper
Magic Benton
Damian Harrell
Borderline 5 star
Talman Gardner
Javon Walker
Felton Cook
Tight End
Unanimous 5 stars
Alvin Morrow
Consensus 5 stars
Patrick Hughes
Offensive Line
Unanimous 5 stars
Walter Jones
Alex Barron
Brett Williams
Greg Frey
Consensus 5 stars
Todd Fordham
General 5 star
Clay Shiver
Kevin Long
Charon Dorsey
Oliver Strickland
Defensive End
Unanimous 5 stars
David Warren
Kelly Rush
Sterling Palmer
Consensus 5 stars
Peter Boulware
Reinard Wilson
Jamal Reynolds
Borderline 5 star
Tyrant Marion
Greg Spires
Chauncey Davis
Defensive Tackle
Unanimous 5 stars
Darnell Dockett
Corey Simon
Travis Johnson
Consensus 5 stars
Jerry Johnson
Borderline 5 star
Alphonso Carreker
Carl Simpson
Steve Allen
Linebacker
Unanimous 5 stars (2)
Marvin Jones
Derrick Brooks
Henri Crockett
Lamont Green
Ken Alexander
Consensus 5 stars
Kendyll Pope
Hank Grant
Eric Shaw
Borderline 5 star
Demetro Stephens
Keith Carter
Deondri Clark
Cornerback
Unanimous 5 stars
Consensus 5 stars
Clifton Abraham
Byron Capers
Borderline 5 stars
Corey Sawyer
Mario Edwards Sr.
Dedrick Dodge
Terrell Buckley
Samari Rolle
Safety
Unanimous 5 stars
Chris Hope
Derrick Gibson
John Davis
Robert Hammond
Consensus 5 stars
Devin Bush
Leroy Butler
Yohance Buchanon
Harold Battles
Borderline 5 stars
Sean Key
Dexter Jackson
Alphonso Williams
Please feel free make suggestions as far as people that don’t belong, or people that I missed out on listing.
Similar to that vein, not all high school 5 stars are created equal. There are the mega, essentially "can’t miss" five stars like Travis Hunter, Derwin James, Ernie Sims types where everyone and their mother recognizes them being a national, top of the line, elite recruit. I am calling these "Unanimous Five-Stars". These recruits are top 10 National recruits by virtually every service out there. After that there are guys like Sam McCall, Akeem Dent, Dalvin Cook, where several, but not perhaps all, services recognize them quite as Five-Stars. They typically fall in the 15-30 range in the individual player rankings. Then there are Five-Stars like Demorie Tate, Brian Burns where maybe a single service recognizes them as such. They typically fall in the 30-50 ranking range by most services.
With that all said, this is who I determined would likely have been 5 stars during the Dynasty years..
Quarterback
Unanimous 5 stars
Chris Weinke
Dan Kendra
Danny Kannell
Consensus 5 stars
Kenny Felder
Borderline 5 stars
Casey Weldon
Thad Busby
Runningback
Unanimous 5 stars
Sammie Smith
Travis Minor
Nick Maddox
Marquette Smith
Consensus 5 stars
Tiger McMillon
Omar Ellison
Borderline 5 star
Amp Lee
Clyde Allen
Wide Receiver
Unanimous 5 stars
Peter Warrick
Tamarick Vanover
Anquan Boldin
Randy Moss
Eric Turral
Consensus 5 stars
Andre Cooper
Magic Benton
Damian Harrell
Borderline 5 star
Talman Gardner
Javon Walker
Felton Cook
Tight End
Unanimous 5 stars
Alvin Morrow
Consensus 5 stars
Patrick Hughes
Offensive Line
Unanimous 5 stars
Walter Jones
Alex Barron
Brett Williams
Greg Frey
Consensus 5 stars
Todd Fordham
General 5 star
Clay Shiver
Kevin Long
Charon Dorsey
Oliver Strickland
Defensive End
Unanimous 5 stars
David Warren
Kelly Rush
Sterling Palmer
Consensus 5 stars
Peter Boulware
Reinard Wilson
Jamal Reynolds
Borderline 5 star
Tyrant Marion
Greg Spires
Chauncey Davis
Defensive Tackle
Unanimous 5 stars
Darnell Dockett
Corey Simon
Travis Johnson
Consensus 5 stars
Jerry Johnson
Borderline 5 star
Alphonso Carreker
Carl Simpson
Steve Allen
Linebacker
Unanimous 5 stars (2)
Marvin Jones
Derrick Brooks
Henri Crockett
Lamont Green
Ken Alexander
Consensus 5 stars
Kendyll Pope
Hank Grant
Eric Shaw
Borderline 5 star
Demetro Stephens
Keith Carter
Deondri Clark
Cornerback
Unanimous 5 stars
Consensus 5 stars
Clifton Abraham
Byron Capers
Borderline 5 stars
Corey Sawyer
Mario Edwards Sr.
Dedrick Dodge
Terrell Buckley
Samari Rolle
Safety
Unanimous 5 stars
Chris Hope
Derrick Gibson
John Davis
Robert Hammond
Consensus 5 stars
Devin Bush
Leroy Butler
Yohance Buchanon
Harold Battles
Borderline 5 stars
Sean Key
Dexter Jackson
Alphonso Williams
Please feel free make suggestions as far as people that don’t belong, or people that I missed out on listing.
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