Of the 26 AP First-Team All-Americans this year, 12 were not four- or five-star recruits. Both First-Team running backs, Darrell Henderson and Jonathan Taylor were three-star recruits, as were both corners, Deandre Baker and Julian Love.
Two- and three-star recruits don't win recruiting titles. They do, however, win championships and awards as some of the best players in college football.
Here is the 2018 HERO Sports All-3-Star Recruit Team (using 247Sports Composite):
Offense
| Pos. |
Player |
Team |
Stars |
| QB |
Gardner Minshew |
Washington State |
0* |
| QB |
Mason Fine |
North Texas |
2 |
| RB |
Jonathan Taylor |
Wisconsin |
3 |
| RB |
Darrell Henderson |
Memphis |
3 |
| TE |
T.J. Hockenson |
Iowa |
3 |
| TE |
Jace Sternberger |
Texas A&M |
3* |
| WR |
Andy Isabella |
UMass |
0 |
| WR |
Hakeem Butler |
Iowa State |
2 |
| WR |
David Sills V |
West Virginia |
3* |
| OL |
Beau Benzschawel |
Wisconsin |
3 |
| OL |
Bunchy Stallings |
Kentucky |
3 |
| OL |
Garrett Bradbury |
NC State |
3 |
| OL |
Dalton Risner |
Kansas State |
3 |
| OL |
Michael Deiter |
Wisconsin |
3 |
| K |
Andre Szmyt |
Syracuse |
0 |
Defense
| Pos. |
Player |
Team |
Stars |
| DL |
Sutton Smith |
Northern Illinois |
3 |
| DL |
Montez Sweat |
Mississippi State |
3* |
| DL |
Jachai Polite |
Florida |
3 |
| DL |
Jaylon Ferguson |
Louisiana Tech |
3 |
| DL |
Nate Harvey |
East Carolina |
0 |
| LB |
Josh Allen |
Kentucky |
2 |
| LB |
Ben Burr-Kirven |
Washington |
3 |
| LB |
Joe Dineen Jr. |
Kansas |
3 |
| LB |
David Long Jr. |
West Virginia |
3 |
| CB |
Deandre Baker |
Georgia |
3 |
| CB |
Julian Love |
Notre Dame |
3 |
| S |
Taylor Rapp |
Washington |
3 |
| S |
Johnathan Abram |
Mississippi State |
3* |
| P |
Braden Mann |
Texas A&M |
3 |
*JUCO
