I am going to backtrack a little bit on this class. I think Schiano is an elite talent evaluator. I was looking at the 2020 class which was ranked #60 with all three stars. But that class included Tyreem Powell, Chris Long, Wesley Bailey, Max Melton, Longerbeam, Konapka, Wright-Collins, Longerbeam, Monangai, alAnd Aaron Lewis and Ireland Brown as transfers. All recruited by Schiano a few weeks prior to signing day.
Ash recruited Felter, Konga, Simon, Mack, Isiah Wright, Ahmir Robinson, Shawn Collins and Jack Del Rio.
So it’s blatantly obvious that Schiano is infinitely better at identifying talent than previous coaches so the rivals rankings could be misleading. They are not apples to apples. There’s multiple NFL players in that class. Quarterback recruiting has been abysmal but Schiano is not bringing in scrubs.