1. Ohio State and RB Bijan Robinson
The unquestioned best tailback in the country over the past two seasons, Robinson was long considered an Ohio State lean during his recruitment. But the five-star from Tucson, AZ, was ultimately swayed to Austin and has been the focal point of the Longhorns’ offense since. TreVeyon Henderson has been great but missed most of the year. What if the Buckeyes had Bijan?
2. TE Brock Bowers and UCLA
The Bruins made the final eight for Bowers and made a late push for the four-star tight end out of Napa. As great as he’s been at Georgia (and he’s been as good as anyone), Bowers playing for Chip Kelly as the complete focal point of the passing game could have resulted in receiving records for the position and perhaps been the missing key to the playoff. And UGA wouldn’t have won it all without him.
3. Xavier Worthy and Michigan
Worthy committed, decommitted, and recommitted to the Maize and Blue, even signing with them and saying he was going to enroll early. But issues with admissions forced him to sign elsewhere, and after choosing Texas he’s been one of the best receivers in the Big XII. The Wolverines could have used a true game-breaking receiver in the CFP the past two years and this year against TCU it could have made the difference.
4. WR Jalin Hyatt and Clemson
Tigers never offered the four-star in-state product from Irmo, which was very puzzling at the time. They’re certainly regretting their decision now as Hyatt turned into a Biletnikoff winner under Josh Heupel and might have made things easier on the Clemson QB situation.
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5. CB Kelee Ringo and Oregon
The Ducks were widely known to be Ringo’s favorite team growing up and he was considered an Oregon lean for a long while. But Kirby Smart closed strong on the five-star Arizona product and has reaped the rewards since – most notably in last year’s title game when Ringo’s pick-six sealed the championship for the Dawgs. Without Ringo do the Dawgs win two? And does Oregon get to the playoff with him?
