Recruiting Rankings
2004 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
- LSU
- Ranked Programs
- 116
- Avg Class Size
- 11.4
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 | LSU | SEC | 232.72 Avg 97.34 | 100.0% (8) | 8 | Early Doucet (5★) |
| 2 | Miami | ACC | 229.54 Avg 93.93 | 83.3% (10) | 12 | Willie Williams (5★) |
| 3 | Florida State | ACC | 217.55 Avg 97.29 | 100.0% (10) | 10 | Xavier Lee (5★) |
| 4 | USC | Big Ten | 216.00 Avg 97.46 | 100.0% (10) | 10 | Keith Rivers (5★) |
| 5 | Oklahoma | SEC | 186.37 Avg 97.93 | 100.0% (7) | 7 | Adrian Peterson (5★) |
| 6 | Texas | SEC | 182.16 Avg 93.42 | 87.5% (7) | 8 | Frank Okam (5★) |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 175.08 Avg 88.57 | 62.5% (5) | 8 | Ted Ginn Jr. (5★) |
| 8 | Florida | SEC | 168.75 Avg 93.93 | 88.9% (8) | 9 | Derrick Harvey (5★) |
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 163.41 Avg 97.04 | 100.0% (7) | 7 | Brandon Miller (5★) |
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 151.03 Avg 93.81 | 88.9% (8) | 9 | Chad Henne (5★) |
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 136.99 Avg 86.99 | 44.4% (4) | 9 | Dan Connor (5★) |
| 12 | Texas A&M | SEC | 128.93 Avg 85.32 | 40.0% (4) | 10 | William Morrisey (4★) |
| 13 | NC State | ACC | 107.16 Avg 88.92 | 66.7% (2) | 3 | DeMario Pressley (5★) |
| 14 | Oregon | Big Ten | 101.24 Avg 84.13 | 40.0% (4) | 10 | Cameron Colvin (5★) |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 100.43 Avg 76.54 | 6.3% (1) | 16 | Calvin Johnson (5★) |
| 16 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 99.24 Avg 82.64 | 28.6% (2) | 7 | Cortney Grixby (4★) |
| 17 | California | ACC | 98.25 Avg 86.00 | 42.9% (3) | 7 | Marshawn Lynch (5★) |
| 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 94.49 Avg 86.90 | 50.0% (3) | 6 | Demonte Bolden (5★) |
| 19 | Missouri | SEC | 92.89 Avg 82.53 | 33.3% (3) | 9 | Chase Patton (4★) |
| 20 | Louisville | ACC | 91.38 Avg 76.11 | 8.3% (1) | 12 | Brian Brohm (4★) |
| 21 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 89.61 Avg 77.63 | 7.1% (1) | 14 | Nick Hayden (4★) |
| 22 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 85.90 Avg 77.29 | 7.1% (1) | 14 | Dwayne Jones (4★) |
| 23 | Auburn | SEC | 82.20 Avg 83.13 | 33.3% (2) | 6 | Leon Hart (4★) |
| 24 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 81.24 Avg 82.36 | 30.0% (3) | 10 | Eugene Germany (4★) |
| 25 | Maryland | Big Ten | 80.88 Avg 81.60 | 33.3% (2) | 6 | Trey Covington (4★) |
| 26 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 80.84 Avg 77.98 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | Brandon Barrett (4★) |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 80.61 Avg 81.43 | 33.3% (3) | 9 | Bobby Reid (5★) |
| 28 | Alabama | SEC | 79.36 Avg 96.04 | 100.0% (2) | 2 | Nikita Stover (4★) |
| 29 | UConn | FBS Independents | 79.23 Avg 75.87 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Dan Davis (3★) |
| 30 | Arkansas | SEC | 79.03 Avg 85.08 | 60.0% (3) | 5 | Marcus Monk (4★) |
| 31 | Boston College | ACC | 77.77 Avg 83.39 | 40.0% (2) | 5 | Brian Toal (5★) |
| 32 | Ball State | Mid-American | 76.40 Avg 76.19 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Adam Cole (2★) |
| 33 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 75.14 Avg 76.62 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Antwoine Thomas (2★) |
| 34 | Akron | Mid-American | 74.81 Avg 76.01 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Andre Walker (2★) |
| 35 | Washington | Big Ten | 74.80 Avg 80.28 | 12.5% (1) | 8 | Matt Tuiasosopo (5★) |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 74.38 Avg 82.73 | 40.0% (2) | 5 | George Bell (4★) |
| 37 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 74.36 Avg 75.20 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Ben Huddle (2★) |
| 38 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 73.62 Avg 81.12 | 16.7% (1) | 6 | Zach Miller (5★) |
| 39 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 73.52 Avg 76.40 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Calvin Dawson (2★) |
| 40 | Clemson | ACC | 73.34 Avg 76.67 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Corey Lambert (4★) |
| 41 | Virginia | ACC | 73.05 Avg 78.98 | 12.5% (1) | 8 | Olu Hall (4★) |
| 42 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 72.53 Avg 79.14 | 20.0% (2) | 10 | Michael Bumpus (4★) |
| 43 | North Carolina | ACC | 72.44 Avg 81.71 | 20.0% (1) | 5 | Calvin Darity (4★) |
| 44 | Iowa | Big Ten | 72.23 Avg 87.88 | 50.0% (1) | 2 | Kyle Williams (5★) |
| 45 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 71.28 Avg 75.06 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Davon Drew (2★) |
| 46 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 71.16 Avg 82.10 | 25.0% (1) | 4 | Roland Martin (5★) |
| 47 | Syracuse | ACC | 70.97 Avg 75.79 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Jamar Atkinson (3★) |
| 48 | San José State | Mountain West | 70.60 Avg 76.55 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Joe Zusin (2★) |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 70.41 Avg 76.20 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Barry Robertson (2★) |
| 50 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 70.35 Avg 76.08 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Aaron Hudson (2★) |
| 51 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 69.70 Avg 74.91 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Bryon Barmer Jr. (2★) |
| 52 | Toledo | Mid-American | 69.13 Avg 76.61 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Alfred Martin (2★) |
| 53 | Ohio | Mid-American | 69.03 Avg 76.42 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Austin Addington-Strapp (2★) |
| 54 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 68.86 Avg 76.11 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Chris Larkins (2★) |
| 55 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 67.27 Avg 75.95 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Bill Ikegwuonu (2★) |
| 56 | Tulane | American Athletic | 66.66 Avg 74.84 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Ryan Bewley (2★) |
| 57 | South Carolina | SEC | 66.48 Avg 78.05 | 16.7% (1) | 6 | Marque Hall (4★) |
| 58 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 66.02 Avg 76.39 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Abdule LeVier (2★) |
| 59 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 65.86 Avg 76.11 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Bilal El-Amin (2★) |
| 60 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 65.79 Avg 75.97 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | William Ball (2★) |
| 61 | Memphis | American Athletic | 65.56 Avg 76.46 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | Greg Hinds (4★) |
| 62 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 64.59 Avg 76.52 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Christopher Sundberg (2★) |
| 63 | UAB | American Athletic | 64.51 Avg 76.37 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Brandon Alexander (2★) |
| 64 | Temple | American Athletic | 64.14 Avg 75.70 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Alex Derenthal (2★) |
| 65 | UCLA | Big Ten | 64.08 Avg 79.24 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Brigham Harwell (4★) |
| 66 | North Texas | American Athletic | 63.89 Avg 75.26 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Kevin Wright (2★) |
| 67 | Arizona | Big 12 | 63.58 Avg 76.92 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Chris Kolone (2★) |
| 68 | UCF | Big 12 | 63.14 Avg 75.38 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Johnell Neal (2★) |
| 69 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 63.08 Avg 76.51 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Aaron Kent (2★) |
| 70 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 63.08 Avg 76.51 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Ben Woods (2★) |
| 71 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 62.99 Avg 76.35 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Lafu Tuioti-Mariner (2★) |
| 72 | UNLV | Mountain West | 62.91 Avg 76.19 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Beau Bell (2★) |
| 73 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 62.73 Avg 77.89 | 10.0% (1) | 10 | Graham Harrell (4★) |
| 74 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 62.56 Avg 75.56 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Blake Ligon (2★) |
| 75 | Stanford | ACC | 62.49 Avg 79.23 | 14.3% (1) | 7 | Alex Fletcher (4★) |
| 76 | Houston | Big 12 | 61.88 Avg 74.80 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Ernest Miller (2★) |
| 77 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 61.48 Avg 76.33 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Jake Jorde (2★) |
| 78 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 61.48 Avg 76.32 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Andrew Schantz (3★) |
| 79 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 61.48 Avg 76.33 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Beau Herbert (2★) |
| 80 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 60.89 Avg 78.89 | 20.0% (1) | 5 | Anthony Vernaglia (4★) |
| 81 | Kent State | Mid-American | 60.07 Avg 76.48 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Cedrick Maxwell (2★) |
| 82 | Navy | American Athletic | 59.97 Avg 73.59 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Ben Gabbard (2★) |
| 83 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 59.79 Avg 76.11 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Everett Pedescleaux (2★) |
| 84 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 59.76 Avg 75.93 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Cory Flom (2★) |
| 85 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 59.35 Avg 75.19 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Tarrion Adams (2★) |
| 86 | South Florida | American Athletic | 59.00 Avg 74.54 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | C.J. Hunnicutt (2★) |
| 87 | Rice | American Athletic | 58.67 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Nathan Miller (2★) |
| 88 | Nevada | Mountain West | 58.56 Avg 76.47 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Bobby Lepori (2★) |
| 89 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 58.45 Avg 76.27 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Andrew Mooney (2★) |
| 90 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 58.45 Avg 76.26 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Cole Mason (2★) |
| 91 | BYU | Big 12 | 57.67 Avg 74.85 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Michael Reed (2★) |
| 92 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 57.61 Avg 76.11 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Marcel Pestano (2★) |
| 93 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 57.23 Avg 76.78 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Dan Gury (2★) |
| 94 | Utah | Big 12 | 55.55 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Afa Garrigan (2★) |
| 95 | UTEP | Mountain West | 54.17 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Andre Bailey (2★) |
| 96 | Wake Forest | ACC | 53.99 Avg 74.03 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Clarence Vaughn (2★) |
| 97 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 53.77 Avg 75.56 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Brandon Roberson (2★) |
| 98 | Ole Miss | SEC | 53.62 Avg 78.77 | 14.3% (1) | 7 | Garry Pack (4★) |
| 99 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 53.54 Avg 78.26 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Jon Ioane (3★) |
| 100 | Illinois | Big Ten | 52.58 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Alex Stroud (2★) |
| 101 | Purdue | Big Ten | 51.62 Avg 74.76 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Sean Sester (2★) |
| 102 | SMU | ACC | 50.79 Avg 76.84 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Andrew McKinney (2★) |
| 103 | Baylor | Big 12 | 50.00 Avg 73.97 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Anthony McDonald (2★) |
| 104 | Colorado | Big 12 | 49.87 Avg 76.35 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Brad Jones (3★) |
| 105 | Army | American Athletic | 49.42 Avg 76.22 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Arlance Jenkins (2★) |
| 106 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 48.48 Avg 75.41 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Earnest Jackson (2★) |
| 107 | Indiana | Big Ten | 48.20 Avg 74.04 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Larry Luster (2★) |
| 108 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 46.38 Avg 74.44 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Brandon Holmes (2★) |
| 109 | Duke | ACC | 45.94 Avg 75.06 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Chancellor Young (3★) |
| 110 | Air Force | Mountain West | 45.85 Avg 75.19 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Andrew McKain (2★) |
| 111 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 43.70 Avg 72.78 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Nick Frere (2★) |
| 112 | Florida International | Conference USA | 42.72 Avg 72.22 | 0.0% (0) | 2 | Dustin Gibson (2★) |
| 113 | Mississippi State | SEC | 42.06 Avg 75.42 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Anthony Strauder (2★) |
| 114 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 41.22 Avg 72.22 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Andre Swavy (2★) |
| 115 | TCU | Big 12 | 41.01 Avg 76.39 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Robert Clark (2★) |
| 116 | Kansas | Big 12 | 37.76 Avg 75.68 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Dexton Fields (2★) |