Recruiting Rankings
2005 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
- USC
- Ranked Programs
- 116
- Avg Class Size
- 11.9
Position recruiting pages
State recruiting pages
National class table
Current mode: Blue-Chip Ratio. Class Score fallback = rating quality plus class size, blue-chip count, and top-end talent from current CFBTrack records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Blue-Chip Ratio | Blue-Chip | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Big Ten | 100% Avg 97.63 | 100.0% (11) | 11 | Patrick Turner (5★) |
| 2 | Tennessee | SEC | 100% Avg 96.91 | 100.0% (9) | 9 | Demetrice Morley (5★) |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 100% Avg 95.10 | 100.0% (6) | 6 | Ryan Perrilloux (5★) |
| 4 | Florida State | ACC | 92.9% Avg 95.21 | 92.9% (13) | 14 | Fred Rouse (5★) |
| 5 | Oklahoma | SEC | 90% Avg 95.05 | 90.0% (9) | 10 | DeMarcus Granger (5★) |
| 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 87.5% Avg 94.03 | 87.5% (7) | 8 | Kevin Grady (5★) |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 85.7% Avg 95.05 | 85.7% (6) | 7 | Kade Weston (5★) |
| 8 | Miami | ACC | 85.7% Avg 94.96 | 85.7% (6) | 7 | Kenneth Phillips (5★) |
| 9 | Texas | SEC | 83.3% Avg 92.65 | 83.3% (5) | 6 | Roy Miller (5★) |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 71.4% Avg 90.95 | 71.4% (5) | 7 | Marlon Lucky (5★) |
| 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 66.7% Avg 90.63 | 66.7% (4) | 6 | Alex Boone (5★) |
| 12 | California | ACC | 66.7% Avg 88.35 | 66.7% (4) | 6 | DeSean Jackson (5★) |
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 66.7% Avg 91.20 | 66.7% (2) | 3 | Avery Atkins (4★) |
| 14 | Arizona | Big 12 | 66.7% Avg 86.67 | 66.7% (2) | 3 | Willie Tuitama (4★) |
| 15 | Iowa | Big Ten | 63.6% Avg 89.48 | 63.6% (7) | 11 | Tony Moeaki (5★) |
| 16 | Texas A&M | SEC | 50% Avg 87.43 | 50.0% (3) | 6 | Martellus Bennett (5★) |
| 17 | Clemson | ACC | 50% Avg 84.05 | 50.0% (2) | 4 | James Davis (4★) |
| 18 | South Carolina | SEC | 44.4% Avg 84.79 | 44.4% (4) | 9 | O.J. Murdock (4★) |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 42.9% Avg 85.10 | 42.9% (3) | 7 | Victor Harris (4★) |
| 20 | Virginia | ACC | 37.5% Avg 85.24 | 37.5% (3) | 8 | Eugene Monroe (5★) |
| 21 | Maryland | Big Ten | 37.5% Avg 82.53 | 37.5% (3) | 8 | Melvin Alaeze (5★) |
| 22 | UCLA | Big Ten | 37.5% Avg 84.77 | 37.5% (3) | 8 | Aaron Ware (4★) |
| 23 | Penn State | Big Ten | 33.3% Avg 83.86 | 33.3% (3) | 9 | Derrick Williams (5★) |
| 24 | Purdue | Big Ten | 33.3% Avg 82.65 | 33.3% (2) | 6 | Selwyn Lymon (4★) |
| 25 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 33.3% Avg 84.06 | 33.3% (1) | 3 | D.J. Hord (4★) |
| 26 | Stanford | ACC | 30% Avg 81.31 | 30.0% (3) | 10 | Ekom Udofia (4★) |
| 27 | Alabama | SEC | 28.6% Avg 83.04 | 28.6% (2) | 7 | Roy Upchurch (4★) |
| 28 | NC State | ACC | 27.3% Avg 81.79 | 27.3% (3) | 11 | Toney Baker (5★) |
| 29 | Auburn | SEC | 25% Avg 82.95 | 25.0% (1) | 4 | Tray Blackmon (5★) |
| 30 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 25% Avg 83.89 | 25.0% (1) | 4 | Derek Shaw (4★) |
| 31 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 22.2% Avg 82.25 | 22.2% (2) | 9 | Travis Beckum (4★) |
| 32 | Arkansas | SEC | 20% Avg 83.71 | 20.0% (1) | 5 | Darren McFadden (5★) |
| 33 | Oregon | Big Ten | 20% Avg 79.46 | 20.0% (1) | 5 | Jonathan Stewart (5★) |
| 34 | Mississippi State | SEC | 18.8% Avg 79.84 | 18.8% (3) | 16 | Derek Pegues (5★) |
| 35 | Boston College | ACC | 16.7% Avg 81.28 | 16.7% (1) | 6 | Pat Sheil (4★) |
| 36 | Ole Miss | SEC | 12.5% Avg 80.38 | 12.5% (2) | 16 | Jerrell Powe (5★) |
| 37 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 11.1% Avg 77.41 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Alex Daniels (4★) |
| 38 | BYU | Big 12 | 10% Avg 78.06 | 10.0% (1) | 10 | Matt Reynolds (4★) |
| 39 | Colorado | Big 12 | 10% Avg 76.89 | 10.0% (1) | 10 | Maurice Greer (4★) |
| 40 | Illinois | Big Ten | 8.3% Avg 78.61 | 8.3% (1) | 12 | Rashard Mendenhall (4★) |
| 41 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 7.7% Avg 76.44 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | Leon Jackson (4★) |
| 42 | Louisville | ACC | 7.1% Avg 78.50 | 7.1% (1) | 14 | Earl Heyman (4★) |
| 43 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6.7% Avg 77.26 | 6.7% (1) | 15 | Jason Gwaltney (5★) |
| 44 | Duke | ACC | 6.7% Avg 76.12 | 6.7% (1) | 15 | Vince Oghobaase (4★) |
| 45 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 71.92 | 0.0% (0) | 29 | Aaron Schutz (2★) |
| 46 | Memphis | American Athletic | 0% Avg 76.26 | 0.0% (0) | 27 | Greg Terrell (3★) |
| 47 | UAB | American Athletic | 0% Avg 74.44 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Greg Shoulders (3★) |
| 48 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0% Avg 73.89 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Kellen Moriarty (3★) |
| 49 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0% Avg 73.53 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Eric Kenkel (2★) |
| 50 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0% Avg 72.32 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Sean Price (3★) |
| 51 | Temple | American Athletic | 0% Avg 70.81 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Billy Ray Morris (2★) |
| 52 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0% Avg 76.00 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Dennis Underwood (2★) |
| 53 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 0% Avg 74.89 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Tony Holmes (3★) |
| 54 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 0% Avg 71.64 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Jonathan Battle (2★) |
| 55 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 0% Avg 74.11 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Curtis Smith (3★) |
| 56 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0% Avg 76.32 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Freddie Barnes (2★) |
| 57 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0% Avg 73.39 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Jeff Green (2★) |
| 58 | North Texas | American Athletic | 0% Avg 72.67 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Antoine Bush (2★) |
| 59 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0% Avg 72.33 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Augustus Parrish (2★) |
| 60 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 71.89 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Derek Hoke (2★) |
| 61 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 0% Avg 73.98 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Alex Suber (3★) |
| 62 | SMU | ACC | 0% Avg 76.42 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Patrick Handy (3★) |
| 63 | Tulane | American Athletic | 0% Avg 74.81 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Matt Harding (3★) |
| 64 | UTEP | Mountain West | 0% Avg 77.45 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Tevita Stevens (3★) |
| 65 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 71.52 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Corey Leonard (2★) |
| 66 | Houston | Big 12 | 0% Avg 76.86 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Jeffrey Moturi (3★) |
| 67 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0% Avg 74.07 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Daniel Dufrene (2★) |
| 68 | Rice | American Athletic | 0% Avg 76.54 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Christopher Douglas (3★) |
| 69 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0% Avg 71.60 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Tim Conner (3★) |
| 70 | Utah | Big 12 | 0% Avg 74.18 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Lance Bordeleau (3★) |
| 71 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0% Avg 76.81 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Mario Henry (2★) |
| 72 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0% Avg 76.81 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Andy Laue (2★) |
| 73 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 76.04 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Austin Divinity (3★) |
| 74 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0% Avg 75.83 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Chris Clancy (2★) |
| 75 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 0% Avg 70.00 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | A.J. Harris (2★) |
| 76 | Akron | Mid-American | 0% Avg 72.22 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Al Teric Balaam (2★) |
| 77 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 74.31 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | William Lewis (3★) |
| 78 | Nevada | Mountain West | 0% Avg 74.31 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Michael Samples (3★) |
| 79 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 75.92 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Durrell Chamorro (3★) |
| 80 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 75.48 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Tyrell Fenroy (2★) |
| 81 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 0% Avg 72.57 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Fa'aaliga Selesele (3★) |
| 82 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 0% Avg 74.59 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Chris McClover (2★) |
| 83 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0% Avg 73.70 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Alex LaMagdelaine (2★) |
| 84 | TCU | Big 12 | 0% Avg 78.38 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | James Pierce (3★) |
| 85 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 72.52 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Richard Pacheco (3★) |
| 86 | UCF | Big 12 | 0% Avg 74.92 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Ian Bustillo (3★) |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 0% Avg 76.50 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Dustin Mitchell (3★) |
| 88 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 75.81 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Trask Iosefa (3★) |
| 89 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 0% Avg 77.78 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Reggie Stephens (3★) |
| 90 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0% Avg 76.85 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Daniel Raudabaugh (3★) |
| 91 | South Florida | American Athletic | 0% Avg 75.19 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Amarri Jackson (2★) |
| 92 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0% Avg 75.86 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Anthony Kilby (2★) |
| 93 | Air Force | Mountain West | 0% Avg 74.24 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Colin Kennedy (2★) |
| 94 | Baylor | Big 12 | 0% Avg 76.89 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Carl Sims (3★) |
| 95 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 78.40 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Shelton Danzy (3★) |
| 96 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 0% Avg 75.56 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Aaron Roupoli (2★) |
| 97 | Navy | American Athletic | 0% Avg 72.83 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Andrew Lair (2★) |
| 98 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0% Avg 75.33 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Brett Hodges (2★) |
| 99 | North Carolina | ACC | 0% Avg 74.33 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Bobby Rome (2★) |
| 100 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0% Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Malcolm Arrington (3★) |
| 101 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 0% Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Catron Houston (3★) |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0% Avg 73.21 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Taalib Tucker (2★) |
| 103 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 75.00 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Ian Brinker (3★) |
| 104 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0% Avg 76.30 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Haywood Howard (2★) |
| 105 | Missouri | SEC | 0% Avg 78.89 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Herman King (3★) |
| 106 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 0% Avg 75.56 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | John Bachman (3★) |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 0% Avg 75.55 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Eric Preast (3★) |
| 108 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0% Avg 74.45 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Brian Kelleher (2★) |
| 109 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0% Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Arist Wright (2★) |
| 110 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 75.33 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Matt Schweitzer (3★) |
| 111 | Washington | Big Ten | 0% Avg 75.33 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Chris Handy (2★) |
| 112 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 0% Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Brandon Rees (2★) |
| 113 | Syracuse | ACC | 0% Avg 74.45 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Derek Bailey (2★) |
| 114 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 0% Avg 73.89 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Kevin Miller (3★) |
| 115 | Army | American Athletic | 0% Avg 72.22 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Wyatt Batchelor (2★) |
| 116 | San José State | Mountain West | 0% Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Myles Eden (2★) |