I think teams get too caught up in measurables, stars, and rankings. There was a 2016 athlete just today scout raised to a 3 star and get picked up 4 offers the same day. You hear he is not big enough, he is not fast enough. Then they go to a juco, and two years later P5 teams are fighting over them. I believe to be a successful at a school like UNT you have to hit on kids like that.
Just for instance the guard we had committed last year that ended up going juco and signed with K state at mid semester this year.
I believ eif you dominate like scott did in 5a texas high school football you should be able to play at the sun belt and c usa levels some where. And it may be grades with him I don't know.
But there werected 17 fcs players drafted last year. So I know not ever kid that just has fcs offers is not going to be able to contribute.