There is no 25 man cap on recruiting anymore, nor is there going to be an 85 limit... as the NCAA is moving to 105 person rosters. Since that is the case, could it be that there is no reason to hold off on signing "lesser" recruits anymore? No need to save space really.

Get a good recruiting class nucleus, and you can fill it in with some bigger recruits or portal players later on. Especially win they see you winning, while schools they were interested in and/or commited to start flailing.

Just a thought, because the rules are very different now. It follows that recruiting strategy would change as well.

It's quite possible that many coaches now see HS recruiting as more about depth than talent... (generally speaking)