Most legit list so far IMO. Any idea when BGP list comes out?

Awesome to see Brett Slusher on the first team.

 

I also am glad to see Daric Pugh getting some deserved recognition on this team.

Much more geographically & population areas balanced than AP. Net, much more believable to the non-expert.

I really hate when I see people who try to use stats as a way to justify someone being chosen. The best players don't always have the gaudy stats. It is a TEAM game. Always has been and always will be.

There several reasons a player may not have the stats but still be a better player.

1. More talented teams spread the wealth around to diversify their offense to win more games.

2. A player with big stats may be playing weaker competition.

3. Coaching schemes.

4. Assistant Coaches quality and numbers.

5. How many players are on a team (can you 2 platoon or does everyone play both ways).

6. Injuries.

My first example. I coached in an all-star game once. A player was selected from a small school. He had rushed for some unbelievable numbers. He was a good player, but was not even close to being in the top 3 backs on the team. Tough kid who was a one man show for his team. I am not putting him down, just saying he wasn't on the same talent level as the best players on the team. His coach had to run him 30 plus times a game.

My 2nd example. We played a team one year that had 6 senior D1 players. That included SEC, Big Ten, Big 8, and other conferences. They were very good and diversified. They individual stats weren't unbelievable, but their team was.

So please don't use stats as the main measuring stick of who should be on a team.