NC State has had more success in recruiting higher star players than the three previous Clemson opponents. Their average national recruiting rank of 40 eclipses that of Georgia Tech (52), Syracuse (56) and Wake Forest (60) based on 247 Composite Rankings for the recruiting cycles of 2015 - 2018. Clemson's national recruiting rank was 11 during the same time period. NC State's average recruit star rating of 3.05 is higher than the approximate 2.9 rating for each of the three schools but significantly less than the 3.7 average for Clemson. State has had some success with four star recruits (10) during the four years but nowhere near the success of Clemson (36 4* and 11 5*). So here's hoping (I'm always hopeful ) we can parlay the star advantage into success on Saturday!!