This is definitely true, but I think you have to take that risk. I mean, if he’s one of the top 5 defensive linemen in the country and you’re asking him to play offensive lineman, that’s kind of your fault. I don’t know how often you’d run into that situation, though, where you have an athlete that’s so good he can play both at the highest level of college ball. I think that brings you back to Keenan Allen, where you just take him anyway at that point.

But for most recruits, if he’s adamant about playing a position, you don’t give in and just take him unless you have a small recruiting class that can handle bringing in people you don’t actually “need”. From what I can tell, most competitive schools over-recruit, giving out more scholarships than they actually have available, assuming that people are going to flip. It’s really unethical, but they do it. Following that train of thought, most competitive schools — the only schools realistically in the running for these recruits — don’t have the room to just take someone just because.

Just my thoughts. I may be completely wrong.

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