Wow, this resonates. Same experience in my prior hiring manager roles. Quick clarifying question from the recruiters perspective: they personally screened them out after a screening call or the ATS screened them out without/minimal human engagement?
They personally screened them out without a call. Actually it's also possible that the ATS screened them out.
however, I just dug everyone up from the applicants pool. Why? directly related talents were kind of rare for me.