Richt is a good enough recruiter to give us a Top 10 class every year here.
What is more important is who exactly we are getting. We need a massive influx of ELITE (5* and high end 4* aka Top 150 players in the nation) talent on the front seven and offensive line.
South Florida WRs and CBs in the mid-tier 4* and lower level grow on trees and we will get our pick of those types every year...couldn't give less of a fvck about them in the big picture even though they are all uniquely good players individually. However, are we getting ELITE players on the interior defensive line? Not just one...but 2, 3, 4 of them? Are we getting high end 4* and 5* players on the OL? We also have an issue now where we are lacking high end talent at linebacker waiting in the wings. Some nice role player types backing up the starters, but studs? Not really. We need an influx there, too, considering how important LB is in the Diaz defense as a means of getting after the QB.
I want to see Richt acting EARLY and OFTEN here. I want us getting the Plan B kids in the mix and in the fold EARLY.
Early Signing Day changes the game dramatically. No longer are Plan B and Plan C kids even available in February. They are cool taking their offers to play at Illinois, Minnesota , Louisville, Utah, North Carolina, etc. over waiting for an offer from one of the bigger schools. This is something ALL schools outside of your Bama/Georgia/Ohio State/Clemson have to worry about going forward. This year...the high end of the 3* (aka your Plan B and C types for major programs) and your low end 4* types seemingly went to mid-tier programs during the early signing period leaving very little leftover for January visits and the final push. Only about 30% of the ranked recruits were left for the final stretch run. Accounting for these types much much earlier is going to be vital to having a successful class. You won't have your SKAI MOORE types of the world waiting around late in the game anymore and that is very impactful for the non-aristocracy of CFB...bad for the Miamis, USCs, Penn States of the world...good for the middle class of the Power 5.