r/LSUFootball • u/Rand_moss2 • 1d ago
Are high school prospect evaluations inflated nowadays because they can be 'bought'?...meanwhile there are overlooked 2-3 stars in the state that do better than the recruits that all the other schools overpay and bid for?
https://x.com/TxForever/status/2111584537113424342
- Arch Manning â 35 TD, 9 INT, 4,132 yards, 62.3% completions; not a bustâproductive Texas starter. Living off his last name
- Nico Iamaleava â 34 TD, 12 INT, 4,858 yards, 64.0% completions; underwhelming, not a clear bustâestablished starter, but his UCLA season fell short of his Tennessee production
- Dante Moore â 41 TD, 19 INT, 5,224 yards, 65.9% completions; not a bustâhis strong Oregon breakout substantially delivered on his five-star potential after a rough UCLA debut.
- Jackson Arnold â 22 TD, 8 INT, 3,293 yards, 63.0% completions; bust so far relative to top-five QB expectationsâneither Oklahoma nor Auburn produced the anticipated high-level passing career.
- Malachi Nelson â 8 TD, 10 INT, 1,291 yards, 55.7% completions; bust so farâminimal production at USC and Boise State followed by more interceptions than touchdowns at UTEP.
- Jaden Rashada â 5 TD, 4 INT, 749 yards, 49.2% completions; bust so farâvery limited production, multiple transfers and no sustained starting success.
- Aidan Chiles â 27 TD, 14 INT, 4,116 yards, 61.3% completions; underachiever rather than a clear bustâuneven Michigan State results, but his encouraging 2026 Northwestern start keeps the verdict open.espn+1
- Austin Mack â 3 TD, 0 INT, 267 yards, 74.3% completions; below expectations so farâefficient backup numbers, but no established starting rĂ©sumĂ© for a top-eight QB recruit.
- Avery Johnson â 48 TD, 16 INT, 5,576 yards, 58.8% completions; not a bustâa productive multiyear starter whose substantial rushing contribution strengthens his college resume
- Christopher Vizzina â 4 TD, 1 INT, 596 yards, 61.0% completions; below expectations so farâmostly a reserve rather than the established starter anticipated from a top-10 QB recruit.
- Lincoln Kienholz â 1 TD, 0 INT, 250 yards, 58.3% completions; initially below expectations, but not a bust verdict nowâhis 2026 Louisville breakout materially changes the assessment.
- Eli Holstein â 29 TD, 13 INT, 3,309 yards, 61.8% completions; not a clear bustâhis productive Pitt freshman season demonstrated starting-level ability, although losing the job afterward makes him an uneven outcome