When I sort Recruit Pool players by "Overall-descending" using all players or by position I would expect the players to go from #1 to however many there are in their rankings in ascending rating order but the rankings after you open the player show very different values than that. The highest sorted player could be #25, the next #35, then 21 then 43, etc.
Why doesn't the overall rating used by the sort tool use the same criteria as the ratings on each players screen?
(And I know I can change the sort criteria but I either use Overall or by position and only select players of that position when I do that.)
Thanks.

The Overall Rating feature uses the players RATING (the sum of all numerical attributes...say, 675, for example). The player RANKING is how WIS evaluates the player for the position they are listed at based upon their current ratings with potential unfactored. So a kid with an overall rating of 650 might have a better positional/overall ranking than someone at 675 because their points are distributed better in the core attributes for the listed position.