From CBS sports. I can't believe Justin Zwick didn't make the list.

The Five Most Overrated Recruits since 2002

1. Ben Olson, QB, BYU/UCLA -- The statuesque Olson was a five-star prospect out of Thousand Oaks (Calif.) High School in 2002 and rated the No. 4 overall prospect by Rivals.com. He enrolled at BYU, then went on a two-year Mormon mission before landing at UCLA, where he was hailed by some delusional fans as "Southpaw Jesus." Olson was no savior, however, as he threw 12 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions in three injury-plagued seasons for the Bruins. He was undrafted by the NFL.

2. Whitney Lewis, WR/RB, USC -- Lewis, who hailed from St. Bonaventure High in Ventura, Calif., was the No. 1 athlete and No. 3 overall player in the 2003 class according to Rivals.com. Though he played at 6-foot-1, 215 pounds in high school, he tipped the scales at 240 pounds upon checking in at his first fall camp at USC. Lewis played himself into shape but soon was plagued by academic issues. He ended up transferring to Northern Iowa after catching just three balls and rushing for 11 yards for the Trojans.

3. Willie Williams, LB, Miami -- Williams was a five-star recruit and the top linebacker from the class of 2004 out of Miami's Carol City High. He ended up as one of the cautionary tales of recruiting lore. He struggled at Miami for two years before transferring to West LA College, then to Louisville (where he was kicked off the team), then to Division II Glenville State (where he was denied eligibility) before finally landing at NAIA Union College. As of 2012, he had been arrested 17 times.

4. Darrell Scott, RB, Colorado -- Scott was the nation's top running back and No. 6 overall prospect in 2008 out of the aforementioned St. Bonaventure High (notice all the five-star busts from Ventura County, Calif.)? He managed just 438 yards and two touchdowns in two seasons at Colorado before transferring to South Florida. He led the Bulls in 2011 with 814 yards and declared for the NFL Draft the following spring, but was not selected.

5. Bryce Brown, RB, Tennessee -- Brown was ranked the No. 1 overall player by Rivals.com in 2009 coming out of Wichita (Kan.) East High. Some were skeptical of the level of competition he faced in high school, but a stellar performance at the Army All-Star Game that year put to rest those fears. Brown signed with Tennessee after much NCAA consternation (due to his association with a shady adviser) and was a backup to Montario Hardesty as a true freshman, finishing with 460 yards. He left the Tennessee program the next spring and transferred to Kansas State, but he never carried the ball for the Wildcats. He ended up as a seventh-round draft pick by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he is finally starting to live up to his early praise.

Nice job clown. Way to crap on a former Buckeye who was a key player in recruiting a very strong '02 class. Zwick had a few good games and was class all the way.

Why do jokers with OSU in their sign-on names feel the need to crap on a player who contributed here while this poster has done nothing for the university other than sit on his fat ass and post non-stop stupidity on a football board.

OSU81 wrote: From CBS sports. I can't believe Justin Zwick didn't make the list.

The Five Most Overrated Recruits since 2002

1. Ben Olson, QB, BYU/UCLA -- The statuesque Olson was a five-star prospect out of Thousand Oaks (Calif.) High School in 2002 and rated the No. 4 overall prospect by Rivals.com. He enrolled at BYU, then went on a two-year Mormon mission before landing at UCLA, where he was hailed by some delusional fans as "Southpaw Jesus." Olson was no savior, however, as he threw 12 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions in three injury-plagued seasons for the Bruins. He was undrafted by the NFL.

2. Whitney Lewis, WR/RB, USC -- Lewis, who hailed from St. Bonaventure High in Ventura, Calif., was the No. 1 athlete and No. 3 overall player in the 2003 class according to Rivals.com. Though he played at 6-foot-1, 215 pounds in high school, he tipped the scales at 240 pounds upon checking in at his first fall camp at USC. Lewis played himself into shape but soon was plagued by academic issues. He ended up transferring to Northern Iowa after catching just three balls and rushing for 11 yards for the Trojans.

3. Willie Williams, LB, Miami -- Williams was a five-star recruit and the top linebacker from the class of 2004 out of Miami's Carol City High. He ended up as one of the cautionary tales of recruiting lore. He struggled at Miami for two years before transferring to West LA College, then to Louisville (where he was kicked off the team), then to Division II Glenville State (where he was denied eligibility) before finally landing at NAIA Union College. As of 2012, he had been arrested 17 times.

4. Darrell Scott, RB, Colorado -- Scott was the nation's top running back and No. 6 overall prospect in 2008 out of the aforementioned St. Bonaventure High (notice all the five-star busts from Ventura County, Calif.)? He managed just 438 yards and two touchdowns in two seasons at Colorado before transferring to South Florida. He led the Bulls in 2011 with 814 yards and declared for the NFL Draft the following spring, but was not selected.

5. Bryce Brown, RB, Tennessee -- Brown was ranked the No. 1 overall player by Rivals.com in 2009 coming out of Wichita (Kan.) East High. Some were skeptical of the level of competition he faced in high school, but a stellar performance at the Army All-Star Game that year put to rest those fears. Brown signed with Tennessee after much NCAA consternation (due to his association with a shady adviser) and was a backup to Montario Hardesty as a true freshman, finishing with 460 yards. He left the Tennessee program the next spring and transferred to Kansas State, but he never carried the ball for the Wildcats. He ended up as a seventh-round draft pick by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he is finally starting to live up to his early praise.

Zwick, while rated fairly high, was scout's #14 QB and not even a top 100 player.

scott91575 wrote: Zwick, while rated fairly high, was scout's #14 QB and not even a top 100 player.

Don't let the facts get in the way of yet another stupid thread void of facts that this poster has become a master of starting. And taking a swipe at Zwick to boot. Nice.

So did he live up to the enormous hype or not? He was supposed to be the second coming of Art Schlichter.

OSU81 wrote: So did he live up to the enormous hype or not? He was supposed to be the second coming of Art Schlichter.

You are comparing him to kids that were rated in the top 10 of their class and then surprised Zwick was not there.  I am sorry you built up Zwick more than you should have. Yet he was never seen as one of the best QB prospects in his own class let alone the last 10 years.

In the end, he might have been a decent to good QB if not for a future Heisman winner on the same roster.  He also stayed a Buckeye and got his degree.  No need to slam him based on your overly high expectations.

Your arguement is persuasive. I stand corrected. Apologies...

He did have a lot of hype coming in.  Don't you remember Justin "Time"?  But were dealing with Belli-sorry at the time, right?

Say what you wish about Zwick, but if he had a descent offensive coordinator, his career would have been much better. Run up the middle left, run up the middle right, third and long, with not the greatest OL, throw a deep pass. Teams teed off on Zwick on 3rd downs. Good thing they changed things up for Troy. Zwick was a class act.

I'm nominating Rob Rose.

5 Stars, but barely remember him doing a whole lot.

How about eugene clifford? He was a 5 star recruit. Connor smith? Another 5 star.

Bryce Brown was a recruiting circus. He thought about going to Canada to play in their league similar to HS Bball players going to Europe instead of college.

i always love when someone lists a guy who's carer was "riddled by injuries" as a bust. injuries are just bad luck who knows if Olsen would have been a bust had he not played for a lousy UCLA team and been hampered by injuries the entire time. busts are guy like Connor Smith, #4 rated OL guy in 2006 and never cracked the starting line up in 5 years

These two should have made the list:

Seantrel Henderson (#1 overall)

Rhett Bomar (#1 overall)

I always had D'Andrea as more of a dissapointment than Zwick.  Zwick never cut it but crap he started the first 6 games his sophomore year before getting hurt and Smith taking over.  He did fine replacing Smith in the bowl game.  Still was co-starter the next year until he finally was beaten out by a future Heisman Trophy winner.  While I ain't a fan or saying we would have been better at all - had Troy Smith not been Troy Smith - Zwick might have had a solid career.

I'm saying - 4 star guy comes in and gets beat out by another 4 star guy who goes on to win the Heisman?  Hardly THAT dissapointing!

I believe Zwick would have been a good Qb for Osu if not for our Mac level coaching

staff.  Bollman as OC was a terrible.

who was the big o-lineman that signed with Ohio State then ended up going to nc state...never heard much more about him.

Jamerio O'Neal

jakied wrote: I believe Zwick would have been a good Qb for Osu if not for our Mac level coaching

staff.  Bollman as OC was a terrible.

I too think Zwick was a good QB... Troy was simply better.

He stuck around and earned a degree from tOSU vs Delaware or Southern Georgia (Henton I think).

Mike D was hurt... that happens. I thought he played well when he was healthy.

As much as I love JT, his 2003 & 2004 classes were huge  busts... 2003 possibly the worst ever.

OSU81 wrote: From CBS sports. I can't believe Justin Zwick didn't make the list.

The Five Most Overrated Recruits since 2002

1. Ben Olson, QB, BYU/UCLA -- The statuesque Olson was a five-star prospect out of Thousand Oaks (Calif.) High School in 2002 and rated the No. 4 overall prospect by Rivals.com. He enrolled at BYU, then went on a two-year Mormon mission before landing at UCLA, where he was hailed by some delusional fans as "Southpaw Jesus." Olson was no savior, however, as he threw 12 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions in three injury-plagued seasons for the Bruins. He was undrafted by the NFL.

2. Whitney Lewis, WR/RB, USC -- Lewis, who hailed from St. Bonaventure High in Ventura, Calif., was the No. 1 athlete and No. 3 overall player in the 2003 class according to Rivals.com. Though he played at 6-foot-1, 215 pounds in high school, he tipped the scales at 240 pounds upon checking in at his first fall camp at USC. Lewis played himself into shape but soon was plagued by academic issues. He ended up transferring to Northern Iowa after catching just three balls and rushing for 11 yards for the Trojans.

3. Willie Williams, LB, Miami -- Williams was a five-star recruit and the top linebacker from the class of 2004 out of Miami's Carol City High. He ended up as one of the cautionary tales of recruiting lore. He struggled at Miami for two years before transferring to West LA College, then to Louisville (where he was kicked off the team), then to Division II Glenville State (where he was denied eligibility) before finally landing at NAIA Union College. As of 2012, he had been arrested 17 times.

4. Darrell Scott, RB, Colorado -- Scott was the nation's top running back and No. 6 overall prospect in 2008 out of the aforementioned St. Bonaventure High (notice all the five-star busts from Ventura County, Calif.)? He managed just 438 yards and two touchdowns in two seasons at Colorado before transferring to South Florida. He led the Bulls in 2011 with 814 yards and declared for the NFL Draft the following spring, but was not selected.

5. Bryce Brown, RB, Tennessee -- Brown was ranked the No. 1 overall player by Rivals.com in 2009 coming out of Wichita (Kan.) East High. Some were skeptical of the level of competition he faced in high school, but a stellar performance at the Army All-Star Game that year put to rest those fears. Brown signed with Tennessee after much NCAA consternation (due to his association with a shady adviser) and was a backup to Montario Hardesty as a true freshman, finishing with 460 yards. He left the Tennessee program the next spring and transferred to Kansas State, but he never carried the ball for the Wildcats. He ended up as a seventh-round draft pick by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he is finally starting to live up to his early praise.

You really have to love articles from national writers who don't bother to do basic fact checking.