The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books, and may familiar faces from the college football landscape have fulfilled their dreams of making a living playing at the top level.
Seven former five-star recruits were selected in the first 32 picks, and only one was a quarterback (Josh Rosen). This year's class didn't feature the record-setting numbers of 2017, but it still packed in quite a bit of top-level talent. Just how realistic was the dream of reaching the NFL out of high school?
Here's how each first round draft pick was ranked as a high school prospect.
Rankings courtesy of the 247Sports Composite.
Star-ratings for first round NFL Draft picks
| NFL Team | Player | School | Stars | Rank (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield , QB | Oklahoma | 3 | 1029 (2013) | |
| Saquon Barkley , RB | Penn State | 4 | 119 (2015) | |
| Sam Darnold , QB | USC | 4 | 148 (2015) | |
| Denzel Ward , DB | Ohio State | 4 | 278 (2015) | |
| Bradley Chubb , DL | NC State | 3 | 734 (2014) | |
| Quenton Nelson , OL | Notre Dame | 4 | 61 (2014) | |
| Josh Allen , QB | Wyoming | 3 | 199 (2015) | |
| Roquan Smith , LB | Georgia | 4 | 48 (2015) | |
| Mike McGlinchey , OL | Notre Dame | 4 | 172 (2013) | |
| Josh Rosen, QB | UCLA | 5 | 11 (2015) | |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick , DB | Alabama | 5 | 30 (2015) | |
| Vita Vea , DL | Washington | 3 | 587 (2013) | |
| Da'Ron Payne , DL | Alabama | 5 | 29 (2015) | |
| Marcus Davenport , DL | UTSA | 2 | 2613 (2014) | |
| Kolton Miller , OL | UCLA | 3 | 371 (2014) | |
| Tremaine Edmunds , LB | Virginia Tech | 3 | 441 (2015) | |
| Derwin James , DB | Florida State | 5 | 5 (2015) | |
| Jaire Alexander , DB | Louisville | 3 | 941 (2015) | |
| Leighton Vander Esch , LB | Boise State | NR | NR (2014) | |
| Frank Ragnow | Arkansas | 4 | 324 (2014) | |
| Billy Price , OL | Ohio State | 4 | 211 (2013) | |
| Rashaan Evans , LB | Alabama | 5 | 14 (2014) | |
| Isaiah Wynn , OL | Georgia | 4 | 110 (2014) | |
| D.J. Moore, WR | Maryland | 3 | 354 (2015) | |
| Hayden Hurst , TE | South Carolina | NR | NR (2012) | |
| Calvin Ridley , WR | Alabama | 5 | 12 (2015) | |
| Rashaad Penny , RB | San Diego State | 3 | 944 (2014) | |
| Terrell Edmunds , DB | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1109 (2014) | |
| Taven Bryan , DL | Florida | 3 | 533 (2014) | |
| Mike Hughes , DB | UCF | 3 | 421 (2015) | |
| Sony Michel , RB | Georgia | 5 | 20 (2015) | |
| Lamar Jackson , QB | Louisville | 3 | 409 (2015) |
