"To say he wasn't getting good players would be inaccurate," said Dave Telep, a recruiting analyst for scout.com.

Most recruiting analysts say that Jordan could be a solid guard for a midmajor college team like Valparaiso, which he visited this week.

"I think it's gone both ways," said Rob Harrington, a recruiting analyst for prepstars.com.

The term came up again recently during a conversation with Mike Farrell, a recruiting analyst for rivals.com.

The class that Rutgers signed might be the best in the program's history, said Bob Lichtenfels, a recruiting analyst for Scout.com.

Devine "is a special talent, one that comes along rarely," Jamie Newberg, a recruiting analyst for SuperPrep.com, has written.

Recruiting has evolved into a third season, joining the regular season and spring practice, said Jamie Newberg, a recruiting analyst for scout.com.

Some recruiting analysts have felt that his poise, judgement, and throwing accuracy, would be a good fit in the Cougars' spread offense.

"There are a disproportionate amount of quarterbacks transferring than any other position in college football," said the Chicago-based recruiting analyst Tom Lemming.

Johnson was rated among the nation's top 10 wide receivers and top 100 players by virtually every recruiting analyst.