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How former No. 1 picks were rated in high school

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LeSean McCoy said he's not sold on Miami quarterback Cam Ward as the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft because he was an unranked recruit coming out of high school.

McCoy ’s opinion was received with pushback from some of the other guests as he was considering high school stars too much in his analysis.

The No. 1 pick of the Houston Texans in 2014 was arguably the best high school football player I’ve ever seen.

Cam Newton was a five -star coming out of high school and then starred at Auburn .

Cam Long was a three -star miss in a class that was led by five -stars Matthew Stafford and Mitch Mustain .

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