FWIW I went to high school with a player on the team now. Wouldn’t exactly call him a genius, and that’s putting it nicely.
Two of my kids played club with Ivy recruits. One had to go the postgrad route and is currently doing well in his sport at his Ivy League school and one is a current recruit who has been asked to get a certain ACT. There are numerous factors at play but the standards expected of the recruit can vary dramatically based on those factors.
I won’t derail the thread but the recent bribery scandal should provide some idea of how much of a joke competitive college admissions have become.