If you look at the top players since 2002, this is how they were rated:
The national ranking is in parentheses according to 247.
4 star players
OT Matt Reynolds (97)
DL Bronson Kaufusi (165)
LB KVN (266)
LB Fred Warner (318)
3 star players
WR Austin Collie (319)
QB Max Hall (509)
LB David Nixon (650)
QB Taysom Hill (782)
WR Mitch Mathews (1048)
RB Jamaal Williams (1149)
2 star players
DL Corbin Kaufusi (1520)
LB Bryan Kehl (1582)
RB Harvey Unga (1604)
RB Curtis Brown (1747)
WR Cody Hoffman (2181)
C Tejan Koroma (2529)
Not ranked
TE Dennis Pitta
DE Ziggy Ansah
DE Jan Jorgensen
JC transfers
WR Todd Watkins
TE Jonny Harline
LB Cameron Jensen
S Andrew Rich