COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s 2017 recruiting class is tied with Alabama for the most five-star prospects, has the fewest amount of three-stars and has the highest average individual player rating. It’s not rated the No. 1 class in the country. Like every year since Meyer took over, Ohio State is still looking up at Alabama. Why? Since National Signing Day is Wednesday, now is as appropriate of a time as ever to explain how 247Sports composite team rankings work to give a better understanding as to why the Buckeyes’ best recruiting haul ever likely isn’t going to amount into the nation’s top-rated class. First, let’s start with the word “composite.” All that means is that player rankings are averaged based on the rankings from all four major recruiting services — Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports. All of them are weighted evenly. Now to the individual player ratings. Yes, every player…
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