Generally, the thought is the best team is made up of the best players. Coaching matters, of course, but sheer talent always is needed. That school of thought is what makes this exercise interesting: We looked at the 22 players who started for New England in Sunday's to see how they ranked as high school prospects. Just three would've been considered truly hot prospects: TE (four-star TE in 2007 recruiting cla s), LB (four-star LB in 2008 recruiting cla Tyler Robertson Jersey s) and RB (four-star RB in 2007 recruiting cla s). Three starters -- QB , G and DT -- played high school football before any of the big recruiting services were formed. Eight Pats starters, including , were three-star prospects. Incredibly, that means that eight starters were considered two-star prospects or were unranked recruits coming out of high school. With National Signing Day set for Wednesday, we look at those players who were unheralded heading into college. CB Kyle Arrington Ranking: Unranked DB in 2004 recruiting cla s Buzz: Arrington is from the Baltimore area and played FCS-level football at Hofstra. He was a three-year starter in college. S Patrick Chung Ranking: 2-star S in 2004 recruiting cla s Buzz: Chung is from the Los Angeles area and made recruiting visits to Colorado State and Wyoming in addition to Oregon. He redshirted as a true freshman, then started 51 consecutive games for the Ducks. WR Julian Edelman Ranking: 2-star QB in 2006 recruiting cla s Buzz: Edelman, who is a California native, was a lightly regarded junior college quarterback from the College of San Mateo (Calif.) when he signed with Kent State. He started for three seasons at quarterback with the Golden Flashes. DE Chandler Jones Ranking: 2-star TE in 2008 recruiting cla s Buzz: Jones was a high school tight end/defensive end in upstate New York who also was recruited by Buffalo and Connecticut. He redshirted as a true freshman at Syracuse, then started at defensive end for three seasons before leaving for the NFL after his junior campaign. CB Devin McCourty Ranking: 2-star S in 2005 recruiting cla s Buzz: He and his twin, Jason, were lightly regarded New Jersey players, though Jason also received some recruiting attention from Boston College. Devin ended up being a three-year starter at cornerback for Rutgers. DT Sealver Siliga Ranking: 2-star DT in 2008 recruiting cla s Buzz: Siliga, a Utah native, chose the Utes over BYU. He was a backup as a true freshman, then started as a sophomore and junior before turning pro. He went undrafted in 2011. OT Sebastian Vollmer Ranking: Unranked in 2004 recruiting cla s Buzz: Vollmer went to high school in Germany and was "discovered" by college recruiters when he played in an international event in San Diego. He arrived at Houston in 2004 projected to play tight end. He started at left tackle in his final two seasons with the Cougars. G Ryan Wendell Ranking: 2-star C in 2004 recruiting cla s Buzz: Wendell went to high school in the San Diego area and received recruiting attention -- but not scholarship offers -- from the likes of USC, Washington and Colorado State. His only offer was from Fresno State and he signed with the Bulldogs. Wendell never redshirted and was a four-year starter for the Bulldogs at center and guard. CB , who had , also was an unranked recruit coming out of high school; he went to a Mi si sippi junior college before moving on to a Division II school (West Alabama), and it's obvious that more than just the recruiting analysts mi sed on him. Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter . Bill Almon Jersey