Boise State goes on the road this week to play Air Force, who has played BSU tougher than any other MWC Mountain Division opponent. BSU is 30-6 vs Mountain Division opponents, 3 of those losses have been to Air Force. BSU has won 3 straight in the series and has a 5-3 lead in the series between the two teams. Regardless how Air Force recruits they'll be tough.
Now let's see how the 2 teams compare in recruiting last 4 cycles including so far in 2021
2018 BSU 57th avg rating 83.43 1 4 star 22 3 stars
AFA 119th avg rating 77.89 0 4 stars 8 3 stars
2019 BSU 54th avg rating 85.12 2 4 stars 14 3 stars
AFA 110th avg rating 78.14 0 4 stars 10 3 stars
2020 BSU 64th avg rating 84.40 0 4 stars 19 stars
AFA 107th avg rating 80.00 0 4 stars 19 3 stars
2021 so far BSU 63rd avg rating 84.30 0 4 stars 16 3 stars
AFA 99th avg rating 79.06 0 4 stars 6 3 stars
# of recruits ranked in the top 1000 last 4 recruiting cycles including this 2021 cycle
BSU 23
AFA 0
Number of 4 star recruits last 4 recruiting cycles including 2021 247 composite
BSU 3
AFA 0
# of 4 star recruits on 247 sports only not composite
BSU 9
AFA 0
# of 3 star recruits on 247 sports only not composite
BSU 65
AFA 52 (AFA signs bigger classes than other MWC teams)
BSU continues to recruit well, and has taken it to the next level under Harsin, AFA has recruited a little better than previous years was at a avg rating of 80.00 in 2020 which was their best avg rating class in a while.
Teams Record last 4 years
BSU 43-11 3 top 25 finishes 4 division titles 4 seasons with 10+ wins 3 mwc title game appearances 2 mwc conference titles
AFA 31-19 1 top 25 finish 2 seasons with 10 + wins
NFL draft picks since 2016
BSU 11
AFA 1