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Season by season: defense against the edge over recruiting

The two seasons the edge nearly vanished (2018, 2020) are the two with a league-average defense - and quarterbacks at the 91st and 94th percentile.

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From Ohio State gets more out of its players than any team in college football. Alabama, which recruits better, doesn't.

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