That’s my opinion,too. I’m not trying to denigrate the considerable accomplishments of recruited athletes. It’s just that gaining admission now to Harvard and peer schools is impossibly difficult - especially if you don’t have a strong hook.
In my opinion, very few committed recruits can make the claim that they had a realistic shot of getting admitted to Harvard if they weren’t recruited to play for their team.
As a result, I consider the athletics boost to admissions to be extremely considerable.