As an outsider with younger kids I don’t seem to see bluestar mentioned often in the higher level club discussions but it looks like they get a decent number of kids playing in college

Every club has its advantages and disadvantages. While there are a lot of biases and opinions on this forum, you need to assess what situation is best for your kid. It is a mistake to classify a club as high level vs. another, Blue Star, much like LE, Tri State, Riot etc. mostly play in the same caliber tournaments (other than the NLF which is a closed ecosystem, but probably dying a slow death). Your kid will get comparable exposure on any of these clubs, and I think that you are 100% correct, just look at their commit pages, that clearly shows that all of these clubs have high level recruits, including D1and high academic D3's. Having been through the ringer with some of these clubs and the recruiting process, I assure you that if your kid is good enough, any of these clubs will get him exposure.