TreVius Hodges-Tomlinson, Texas Christian Football News: Draft Scout Player News

01/07/23 - CB TreVius Hodges-Tomlinson, Sr/2023, Texas Christian

Based solely on the recruiting rankings, this national championship game between No. 1 Georgia and No. 3 TCU is the most lopsided in the nine-year history of the College Football Playoff. The Bulldogs are a recruiting juggernaut, brimming with four- and five-star high school players. The Horned Frogs have some blue-chippers, but they're more likely to rely on players who outperform their prospect pedigree. "Yo, man, in football, stars don't matter at all," TCU star cornerback Tre Hodges-Tomlinson said Saturday during media day for the CFP title game. "It's all about development once you get to college." The defending national champion Bulldogs (14-0) face the upstart Horned Frogs (13-1) on Monday night at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The rosters are built differently in recruiting, but both teams pride themselves in player development.

According the 247 Sports' talent composite, which uses recruiting ratings to rank college football rosters, Georgia had the second-most talented roster in the country behind Alabama in 2022. No surprise there. Kirby Smart's team has been pulling in top-five ranked recruiting classes since he returned to his alma mater as head coach in 2016. Georgia has 15 players who were five-star recruits, including All-America defensive tackle Jalen Carter, and 53 four-stars. TCU's roster is the 32nd most-talented in the country, according to the composite, right behind Georgia Tech and Missouri and just ahead of Utah and Michigan State. The Horned Frogs' one player who was a five-star recruit is reserve linebacker Marcel Brooks, a transfer from LSU. The difference in recruited talent between Georgia and TCU is the widest for any CFP title game matchup since 247 started its talent composite in 2015 - and it's not even close. - AP College Football

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