Bobby had this to say about 5 stars under Sark so far
I went to fact check and hit him with an "akshually..." but those are actually all the guys that were 5 stars either by the On3 rankings or the On3 composite. All have played and shown promise.
Let's take out Ewers and only look at Worthy, Sanders, Banks, Campbell, and Brooks since those are the guys that signed with us out of high school and entered the program as freshmen. Sanders is the only one that didn't play notable non-ST snaps as a freshman. 2/5 were immediate starters (one each season) and another 2/5 were in the two-deep their first year. 5/5 will start this year and at least 3/5 will be all-conference. Those three will be early NFL draft picks after their third years. Campbell and Brooks could conceivably join them.
Through his first three cycles, Sark has increased the number of 5 stars he signed by one each year: two in '21, three in '22, four in '23. Let's look at the '23 class. 3/4 are likely contributors while Manning's snap count is TBD and Hill is a likely starter (imo). The rate of early contributors remains high. Meanwhile, there is again one starter even though the total number of 5 stars increases (1/2 started in '21, 1/3 in '22, 1/4 in '23). That's also a good sign.
Those that are drinking the crootin koolaid will say that Sark might continue the +1 trend in the '24 class. Simmons, Baker, McKinley, Wingo, and Black currently qualify and Mack will earn his fifth star in the On3 rankings if he holdings onto his #19 spot with them. It's premature to believe that we will land five of those, but four would be a good haul.
The hit rate on five stars being early contributors, stars, NFL guys, etc. at this level isn't sustainable; Sark is quite literally batting 1.000 (if I might be a bit presumptuous on Arch Manning's behalf - but also he's a three star with a different last name so we don't have to count him anyway). The hit rate for five stars should be high, of course, but not having a single miss our of nine is impressive. That speaks to the mental evals, at least in part.
If Sark does ultimately get this thing turned around in the next couple years, this staff's ability to land enough top talent early on and maximize that talent will be a big reason why. A couple lucky bounces on the trail helps of course. But once you've got the ball rolling, you don't need luck anymore.