As one outstanding Stanford recruiting class exits and leaves behind a legacy as the most successful class in program history, another takes center stage with an opportunity to build on the already lofty standard its predecessors set. 

Stanford's 2009 class set an especially high standard. By the time linebackers Trent Murphy and Shayne Skov, defensive ends Ben Gardner and Josh Mauro and running back Tyler Gaffney finished, the Cardinal played in four consecutive BCS bowls and won two Pac-12 championships, effectively cementing their place as one of the Bleacher Report - College Football
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