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Yeah not sure where the exact cutoff point is. There are some 79 :star :star :star there too.

 

ESPN grading scale breakdown.

 

ESPN RecruitingNation's rankings are the 2012 ESPNU Football Rankings, and the top 150 players in the country are part of the ESPNU 150. Players are individually ranked at their positions, as well as by region, by state, by stars and by a scout's grade.

 

Here is a look at the grading scale:

 

Rare prospects: 85-100

These players demonstrate rare abilities and can create mismatches that have an obvious impact on the game. These players have all the skills to take over a game and could make a possible impact as true freshmen. They should also push for All-America honors with the potential to have a three-and-out college career with early entry into the NFL draft.

 

Outstanding prospects: 79.5-84.99

These players have the ability to create mismatches versus most opponents and have dominant performances. These players could contribute as a true freshmen and could end up as all-conference or All-America candidates during their college careers and develop into difference-makers over time.

 

Good prospects: 75-79.49

These players show flashes of dominance, but not on a consistent basis -- especially when matched up against the top players in the country. Players closer to a 79 rating possess BCS-caliber ability and the potential to be a quality starter or all-conference player. Players closer to a 70 rating are likely non-BCS conference caliber prospects.

 

Solid prospects: 68-74.99

These players are overmatched versus the better players in the nation. Their weaknesses will be exposed against top competition, but they have the ability to develop into solid contributors at the non-BCS FBS level and could be a quality fit for the FCS level of play.

 

Prospects: 55-67.99

Players have some redeeming qualities but are not projected to contribute at the FBS or FCS levels.

 

Prospects: Below 55

Evaluations are pending film evaluation. Often, these players will have a grade of "40" but that means we have not had a chance to fully evaluate the prospect.

 

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jsneb83 All Conference

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Yeah not sure where the exact cutoff point is. There are some 79 :star :star :star there too.

 

ESPN grading scale breakdown.

 

ESPN RecruitingNation's rankings are the 2012 ESPNU Football Rankings, and the top 150 players in the country are part of the ESPNU 150. Players are individually ranked at their positions, as well as by region, by state, by stars and by a scout's grade.

 

Here is a look at the grading scale:

 

Rare prospects: 85-100

These players demonstrate rare abilities and can create mismatches that have an obvious impact on the game. These players have all the skills to take over a game and could make a possible impact as true freshmen. They should also push for All-America honors with the potential to have a three-and-out college career with early entry into the NFL draft.

 

Outstanding prospects: 79.5-84.99

These players have the ability to create mismatches versus most opponents and have dominant performances. These players could contribute as a true freshmen and could end up as all-conference or All-America candidates during their college careers and develop into difference-makers over time.

 

Good prospects: 75-79.49

These players show flashes of dominance, but not on a consistent basis -- especially when matched up against the top players in the country. Players closer to a 79 rating possess BCS-caliber ability and the potential to be a quality starter or all-conference player. Players closer to a 70 rating are likely non-BCS conference caliber prospects.

 

Solid prospects: 68-74.99

These players are overmatched versus the better players in the nation. Their weaknesses will be exposed against top competition, but they have the ability to develop into solid contributors at the non-BCS FBS level and could be a quality fit for the FCS level of play.

 

Prospects: 55-67.99

Players have some redeeming qualities but are not projected to contribute at the FBS or FCS levels.

 

Prospects: Below 55

Evaluations are pending film evaluation. Often, these players will have a grade of "40" but that means we have not had a chance to fully evaluate the prospect.

 

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Yeah I figured it was something like that. Thanks Nexus

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Joe_5700 Scout Team

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Nevermind the storm, the tornado sirens, the fact the scrimmage he came to see wasn't even held.

 

A.J. Natter wasn't worried about any of that. "I heard the tornado sirens go off (Saturday night). I was watching the lightning. But you know what? We're used to that up in Wisconsin."

 

And the truth of it is the top-rated football recruit from the state of Wisconsin knew he wanted to be a Husker even before Saturday. He had his mind made up when he got back to his hotel room in Lincoln on Friday night.

 

"I just felt like I couldn't play anywhere else. I wanted to play here," the defensive end said Monday. "I wanted to be part of something great."

 

And so on Saturday, he gave Husker coaches a big dose of sunshine on a gray day, becoming the fourth player to commit to the 2013 recruiting class.

 

It's no small recruiting win for Nebraska, considering Natter lives about 35 minutes from another Big Red -- the homestate Badgers.

 

"I know there will be some talk about that," Natter said. "It's tough. It's always tough. ... There's great coaches everywhere. But you have to do what's best for you. I think this will be the best decision for myself."

 

Wisconsin was among many schools who offered the 6-foot-5, 240-pound Natter a scholarship. He was heavily recruited by Big Ten schools -- Michigan State, Iowa, Minnesota and Purdue had also offered scholarships.

 

But those were hardly the only schools after Natter. Boston College from the East Coast. Pac-12 power Oregon.

 

Scout.com ranks Natter as the best player in the state of Wisconsin, giving him four stars and slotting him as the 13th-best defensive end nationally.

 

Rivals.com gives Natter three stars and rates him 27th at his position.

 

As a junior, he had 76 tackles and eight sacks. Husker coaches have long been after him. Natter said he formed an especially close relationship with defensive coordinator John Papuchis.

 

"He was the first coach I told," Natter said. "He couldn't have been happier."

 

Natter is the second of the four 2013 recruits from another Big Ten state -- safety Marcus McWilson of Youngstown, Ohio, is the other.

 

Would Nebraska have been on his radar had it not joined the Big Ten last year?

 

"I couldn't tell you ... but they were the first major D-I school to contact me, and the first one to extend an offer to play a game," he said.

 

Natter was interested in Nebraska even last fall, visiting Lincoln for the Washington and Iowa games. He came back again for Junior Day in February, then again this weekend to experience the Red-White Spring Game.

 

"Football is everything there on gameday," Natter said. "It was just crazy. Never been to a school like it on gameday. Not many games I went to this year I was on my feet the whole time like I was at Nebraska. That doesn't happen much.

 

"They really show what football means down there and what the Huskers mean in general."

The kid lives near Madison. Love to hear this!

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The kid had some baggage and never seriously considered UW due to past family issues...not a big loss...kid played at Milton...

jealousy is an ugly ugly color

I hear its big and red

and located north of Janesville...

 

 

 

someone has been eating a big bag of this.....

 

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