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For many college football fans, the first Wednesday of February is a high holiday. That's the first day that recruits can officially sign national letters of intent with their programs of choice, which leaves fans either thrilled or disgusted (or somewhere in between) about their new recruiting classes. They obsess over the 4- and 5-star recruits and ignore the lesser ones, sure that the most talented players will lead their team to the promised land.

Sometimes it works that way. Other times, not so much. Many players live up to their star ratings but others fail to meet potential for a variety of reasons. In other words, they're labeled as overhyped. These are players who were rated as one of the top 50 players (and in many cases, even higher) in their respective classes by Scout.com and gained attention with high-profile recruitments and flashed significant skills in high school.

But they never met that potential in college. Here's a look at the most overhyped college football players since 2000.