Recruiting Rankings
2002 College Football Recruiting Rankings
Rank the full class board by class score, average quality, blue-chip ratio, top-end talent, class size, or development-adjusted context.
- Top Class
- Texas
- Ranked Programs
- 106
- Avg Class Size
- 10.7
Position recruiting pages
State recruiting pages
National class table
Current mode: Development Adjusted. Class Score fallback = rating quality plus class size, blue-chip count, and top-end talent from current CFBTrack records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Development Adjusted | Blue-Chip | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | SEC | 267.41 Avg 93.48 | 77.8% (14) | 18 | Vince Young (5★) |
| 2 | Florida State | ACC | 252.43 Avg 93.74 | 76.9% (10) | 13 | Lorenzo Booker (5★) |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 225.65 Avg 95.74 | 91.7% (11) | 12 | Gerald Riggs Jr. (5★) |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 179.76 Avg 92.29 | 70.0% (7) | 10 | Mike D'Andrea (5★) |
| 5 | Oklahoma | SEC | 151.82 Avg 94.22 | 87.5% (7) | 8 | Zach Latimer (5★) |
| 6 | USC | Big Ten | 148.16 Avg 92.60 | 71.4% (5) | 7 | Winston Justice (5★) |
| 7 | Miami | ACC | 145.01 Avg 97.67 | 100.0% (6) | 6 | Ryan Moore (5★) |
| 8 | UCLA | Big Ten | 135.71 Avg 90.38 | 62.5% (5) | 8 | Marcedes Lewis (5★) |
| 9 | Mississippi State | SEC | 131.44 Avg 82.14 | 23.5% (4) | 17 | Jerious Norwood (5★) |
| 10 | Virginia | ACC | 126.57 Avg 94.67 | 80.0% (4) | 5 | Michael Johnson (5★) |
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 122.06 Avg 89.20 | 62.5% (5) | 8 | Rhema McKnight (4★) |
| 12 | Florida | SEC | 121.06 Avg 85.87 | 40.0% (4) | 10 | Ciatrick Fason (5★) |
| 13 | Georgia | SEC | 112.78 Avg 87.77 | 57.1% (4) | 7 | Kedric Golston (5★) |
| 14 | NC State | ACC | 100.78 Avg 80.50 | 18.2% (2) | 11 | Richard Washington (4★) |
| 15 | Stanford | ACC | 100.15 Avg 82.09 | 20.0% (2) | 10 | Trent Edwards (5★) |
| 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 99.83 Avg 96.06 | 100.0% (4) | 4 | Gabe Watson (5★) |
| 17 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 97.70 Avg 83.09 | 25.0% (2) | 8 | David Richard (4★) |
| 18 | Auburn | SEC | 96.44 Avg 83.52 | 27.3% (3) | 11 | Ben Obomanu (5★) |
| 19 | BYU | Big 12 | 96.39 Avg 79.79 | 11.8% (2) | 17 | Ben Olson (5★) |
| 20 | Washington | Big Ten | 92.38 Avg 87.06 | 42.9% (3) | 7 | Nathan Rhodes (5★) |
| 21 | Texas A&M | SEC | 90.64 Avg 86.62 | 50.0% (3) | 6 | Reggie McNeal (5★) |
| 22 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 84.09 Avg 77.84 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Dwayne Smith (3★) |
| 23 | South Carolina | SEC | 80.52 Avg 86.40 | 50.0% (2) | 4 | Ricardo Hurley (5★) |
| 24 | Arkansas | SEC | 79.08 Avg 86.06 | 50.0% (2) | 4 | Chris Baker (4★) |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 78.77 Avg 79.58 | 10.0% (1) | 10 | Marcus Vick (5★) |
| 26 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 76.91 Avg 77.10 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Danny Foster (3★) |
| 27 | Oregon | Big Ten | 76.71 Avg 78.69 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | Haloti Ngata (5★) |
| 28 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 76.34 Avg 77.29 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Adam Serena (3★) |
| 29 | UAB | American Athletic | 75.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Berry Cryer (2★) |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 73.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Brandon Baker (2★) |
| 31 | SMU | ACC | 72.47 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Brent Karrington (2★) |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 72.36 Avg 81.57 | 22.2% (2) | 9 | Tyler Palko (4★) |
| 33 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 72.35 Avg 77.00 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Greg Casnave (3★) |
| 34 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 72.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Alex Guerrero (2★) |
| 35 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 72.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Adrone James (2★) |
| 36 | Penn State | Big Ten | 71.97 Avg 83.59 | 25.0% (1) | 4 | Tamba Hali (4★) |
| 37 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 71.60 Avg 77.45 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Alexander Webb (3★) |
| 38 | Tulane | American Athletic | 71.05 Avg 77.37 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Jeremy Foreman (3★) |
| 39 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 70.92 Avg 81.67 | 25.0% (2) | 8 | Peni Holakeituai (4★) |
| 40 | Akron | Mid-American | 70.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Aaron Holderman (2★) |
| 41 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 70.00 Avg 76.99 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Greg Pruitt Jr. (3★) |
| 42 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 69.28 Avg 77.23 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Richard Freeman (3★) |
| 43 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 69.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Anthony Camp (2★) |
| 44 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 69.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Brian Watson (2★) |
| 45 | LSU | SEC | 69.14 Avg 83.90 | 33.3% (2) | 6 | Lester Ricard (4★) |
| 46 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 67.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Anthony Thompson (2★) |
| 47 | Indiana | Big Ten | 64.79 Avg 76.89 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Sean Miller (3★) |
| 48 | Memphis | American Athletic | 64.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Blake Butler (2★) |
| 49 | UNLV | Mountain West | 64.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Brandon Gray (2★) |
| 50 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 64.52 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | A.J. Xhudo (2★) |
| 51 | Illinois | Big Ten | 63.94 Avg 78.46 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Andrew Burk (3★) |
| 52 | Purdue | Big Ten | 63.82 Avg 77.86 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Andre Chattams (3★) |
| 53 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 63.69 Avg 78.52 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Ron Green (4★) |
| 54 | Boston College | ACC | 63.67 Avg 81.21 | 12.5% (1) | 8 | Jim Unis (4★) |
| 55 | Duke | ACC | 63.47 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Bob Benion (2★) |
| 56 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 63.30 Avg 76.91 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Iverick Harris (3★) |
| 57 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 63.24 Avg 80.44 | 12.5% (1) | 8 | David Horne (4★) |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 63.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | A.J. Harris (2★) |
| 59 | Temple | American Athletic | 63.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Bill Monan (2★) |
| 60 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 63.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Aaron Ware (2★) |
| 61 | Arizona | Big 12 | 62.80 Avg 78.72 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Biren Ealy (3★) |
| 62 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 62.65 Avg 78.46 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Andrew Carnahan (3★) |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 61.81 Avg 76.93 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Dennis Burke (3★) |
| 64 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 61.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Dexter Wallace (2★) |
| 65 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 61.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Aaron Danenhauer (2★) |
| 66 | Baylor | Big 12 | 61.24 Avg 78.61 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Corey Ford (3★) |
| 67 | Louisville | ACC | 60.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Brandon Cornell (2★) |
| 68 | Nevada | Mountain West | 60.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | B.J. Mitchell (2★) |
| 69 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 60.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Ameer Ismail (2★) |
| 70 | Missouri | SEC | 60.02 Avg 80.04 | 16.7% (1) | 6 | Mario Whitney (4★) |
| 71 | Colorado | Big 12 | 60.00 Avg 79.09 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Alex Ligon (3★) |
| 72 | North Carolina | ACC | 59.33 Avg 77.88 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | D.J. Walker (3★) |
| 73 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 59.11 Avg 77.48 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Brandon Browner (3★) |
| 74 | TCU | Big 12 | 59.00 Avg 77.28 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Chad Andrus (3★) |
| 75 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 58.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Brian Cooper (2★) |
| 76 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 58.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Aaron Robbins (2★) |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 57.35 Avg 77.00 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Jonathan Cruz (3★) |
| 78 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 57.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Albert Ma'afala (2★) |
| 79 | Kansas | Big 12 | 57.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Brandon Perkins (2★) |
| 80 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 57.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Chester Johnson (2★) |
| 81 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 57.09 Avg 79.26 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Glen January (3★) |
| 82 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 55.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Christopher Jones (2★) |
| 83 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 55.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Billy Strother (2★) |
| 84 | UCF | Big 12 | 55.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Andre Sumpter (2★) |
| 85 | UConn | FBS Independents | 55.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Cornell Brockington (2★) |
| 86 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 55.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Ali Seiuli (2★) |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 55.08 Avg 78.34 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Chris Reis (3★) |
| 88 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 54.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Adam Black (2★) |
| 89 | Clemson | ACC | 53.45 Avg 78.10 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Donnell Clark (3★) |
| 90 | Houston | Big 12 | 52.93 Avg 77.15 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Willie Gaston (3★) |
| 91 | South Florida | American Athletic | 52.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Broward Holsey (2★) |
| 92 | Army | American Athletic | 51.47 Avg 77.23 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Zac Dahman (3★) |
| 93 | San José State | Mountain West | 51.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Brian Nunez (2★) |
| 94 | Maryland | Big Ten | 51.13 Avg 79.33 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | D'Qwell Jackson (3★) |
| 95 | Utah | Big 12 | 50.03 Avg 77.34 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Taitusi Lutui (3★) |
| 96 | Toledo | Mid-American | 48.63 Avg 77.50 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Quinton Broussard (3★) |
| 97 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 46.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Brandon Rager (2★) |
| 98 | Wake Forest | ACC | 46.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Arby Jones (2★) |
| 99 | Alabama | SEC | 45.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 2 | Greg McLain (2★) |
| 100 | Air Force | Mountain West | 43.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Kyle Faulk (2★) |
| 101 | Florida International | Conference USA | 43.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Joshua Gravitt (2★) |
| 102 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 43.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Lewis Carter (2★) |
| 103 | Navy | American Athletic | 43.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Mike Brammer (2★) |
| 104 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 43.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Nick Cole (2★) |
| 105 | Ohio | Mid-American | 43.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Frank Sanders (2★) |
| 106 | Ole Miss | SEC | 43.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Ethan Flatt (2★) |