Recruiting Rankings
2006 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
- 117
- Avg Class Size
- 14.6
Position recruiting pages
State recruiting pages
National class table
Current mode: Average Quality. Class Score fallback = rating quality plus class size, blue-chip count, and top-end talent from current CFBTrack records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Average Quality | Blue-Chip | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Big Ten | 94.93 Avg 94.93 | 85.7% (18) | 21 | Vidal Hazelton (5★) |
| 2 | Florida | SEC | 94.16 Avg 94.16 | 90.0% (18) | 20 | Percy Harvin (5★) |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 93.85 Avg 93.85 | 82.4% (14) | 17 | Sam Young (5★) |
| 4 | Penn State | Big Ten | 93.84 Avg 93.84 | 100.0% (15) | 15 | Maurice Evans (5★) |
| 5 | Texas | SEC | 93.33 Avg 93.33 | 78.9% (15) | 19 | Sergio Kindle (5★) |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 93.08 Avg 93.08 | 75.0% (15) | 20 | Matthew Stafford (5★) |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 92.92 Avg 92.92 | 76.9% (10) | 13 | Beanie Wells (5★) |
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 92.87 Avg 92.87 | 76.5% (13) | 17 | Al Woods (5★) |
| 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 92.66 Avg 92.66 | 80.0% (12) | 15 | Brandon Graham (5★) |
| 10 | Oklahoma | SEC | 92.53 Avg 92.53 | 66.7% (10) | 15 | Gerald McCoy (5★) |
| 11 | Florida State | ACC | 91.90 Avg 91.90 | 63.2% (12) | 19 | Myron Rolle (5★) |
| 12 | Clemson | ACC | 91.48 Avg 91.48 | 77.8% (7) | 9 | C.J. Spiller (5★) |
| 13 | Miami | ACC | 91.13 Avg 91.13 | 69.2% (9) | 13 | LeSean McCoy (5★) |
| 14 | Auburn | SEC | 89.89 Avg 89.89 | 72.2% (13) | 18 | Ben Tate (4★) |
| 15 | Alabama | SEC | 89.57 Avg 89.57 | 56.3% (9) | 16 | Andre Smith (5★) |
| 16 | Texas A&M | SEC | 89.29 Avg 89.29 | 37.5% (3) | 8 | Mike Goodson (5★) |
| 17 | Arizona | Big 12 | 88.99 Avg 88.99 | 50.0% (4) | 8 | Devin Ross (4★) |
| 18 | UCLA | Big Ten | 88.45 Avg 88.45 | 44.4% (4) | 9 | Terrence Austin (4★) |
| 19 | California | ACC | 88.18 Avg 88.18 | 50.0% (6) | 12 | Derrick Hill (4★) |
| 20 | South Carolina | SEC | 87.07 Avg 87.07 | 57.1% (4) | 7 | Kenrick Ellis (4★) |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 86.89 Avg 86.89 | 55.6% (5) | 9 | Derek Burton (4★) |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 86.39 Avg 86.39 | 37.5% (6) | 16 | Dorin Dickerson (4★) |
| 23 | Tennessee | SEC | 86.33 Avg 86.33 | 16.7% (2) | 12 | Jacques McClendon (4★) |
| 24 | Ole Miss | SEC | 86.18 Avg 86.18 | 35.7% (5) | 14 | Allen Walker (4★) |
| 25 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 85.53 Avg 85.53 | 12.5% (1) | 8 | Rickey Thenarse (4★) |
| 26 | Kentucky | SEC | 85.38 Avg 85.38 | 28.6% (2) | 7 | Micah Johnson (5★) |
| 27 | Illinois | Big Ten | 85.20 Avg 85.20 | 27.3% (3) | 11 | Isiah Williams (4★) |
| 28 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 85.06 Avg 85.06 | 37.5% (3) | 8 | Jermaine Williams (4★) |
| 29 | Arkansas | SEC | 84.64 Avg 84.64 | 30.8% (4) | 13 | Mitch Mustain (5★) |
| 30 | Louisville | ACC | 84.21 Avg 84.21 | 18.8% (3) | 16 | Deantwan Whitehead (4★) |
| 31 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 84.05 Avg 84.05 | 16.7% (2) | 12 | Aaron Brown (4★) |
| 32 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 83.73 Avg 83.73 | 15.4% (2) | 13 | Michael Crabtree (4★) |
| 33 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 83.66 Avg 83.66 | 23.1% (3) | 13 | Lance Kendricks (4★) |
| 34 | Washington | Big Ten | 83.36 Avg 83.36 | 22.2% (2) | 9 | Jake Locker (4★) |
| 35 | North Carolina | ACC | 82.98 Avg 82.98 | 15.4% (2) | 13 | Aleric Mullins (4★) |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 82.40 Avg 82.40 | 10.0% (1) | 10 | Jamaal Evans (4★) |
| 37 | Kansas | Big 12 | 82.26 Avg 82.26 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Anthony Webb (3★) |
| 38 | Boston College | ACC | 82.03 Avg 82.03 | 18.2% (2) | 11 | Jordon McMichael (4★) |
| 39 | Maryland | Big Ten | 81.91 Avg 81.91 | 26.7% (4) | 15 | Jeremy Ricker (4★) |
| 40 | NC State | ACC | 81.41 Avg 81.41 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Justin Burke (3★) |
| 41 | Iowa | Big Ten | 81.36 Avg 81.36 | 16.7% (2) | 12 | Jeremiha Hunter (4★) |
| 42 | UAB | American Athletic | 81.31 Avg 81.31 | 6.3% (1) | 16 | Jared White (4★) |
| 43 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 81.02 Avg 81.02 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Gabe Miller (3★) |
| 44 | Mississippi State | SEC | 81.00 Avg 81.00 | 25.0% (3) | 12 | Chasman Davis (4★) |
| 45 | Missouri | SEC | 80.60 Avg 80.60 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | Jeremy Maclin (4★) |
| 46 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 80.58 Avg 80.58 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Austen Arnaud (3★) |
| 47 | Virginia | ACC | 80.31 Avg 80.31 | 8.3% (1) | 12 | O.C. Wardlow (4★) |
| 48 | Wake Forest | ACC | 80.31 Avg 80.31 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | Josh Adams (4★) |
| 49 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 80.00 Avg 80.00 | 6.3% (1) | 16 | Josh Freeman (4★) |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 79.96 Avg 79.96 | 4.5% (1) | 22 | Jonathan Massey (4★) |
| 51 | Purdue | Big Ten | 79.75 Avg 79.75 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | Jeff Lindsay (4★) |
| 52 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 79.58 Avg 79.58 | 10.5% (2) | 19 | Kordell Young (4★) |
| 53 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 79.40 Avg 79.40 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Patrick Rigan (3★) |
| 54 | Baylor | Big 12 | 79.25 Avg 79.25 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | David Gettis (3★) |
| 55 | Stanford | ACC | 78.80 Avg 78.80 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Derek Hall (3★) |
| 56 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 78.67 Avg 78.67 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Stephen Simmons (3★) |
| 57 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 78.65 Avg 78.65 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | John Maddox (3★) |
| 58 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 78.60 Avg 78.60 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Anthony Houston (3★) |
| 59 | Syracuse | ACC | 78.48 Avg 78.48 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | Andrey Baskin (4★) |
| 60 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 78.42 Avg 78.42 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Rico Thomas (3★) |
| 61 | Duke | ACC | 78.15 Avg 78.15 | 5.0% (1) | 20 | Brandon King (4★) |
| 62 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 77.99 Avg 77.99 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Josh Fussell (3★) |
| 63 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 77.95 Avg 77.95 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Garrett Brown (3★) |
| 64 | TCU | Big 12 | 77.95 Avg 77.95 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Wayne Daniels (3★) |
| 65 | Tulane | American Athletic | 77.61 Avg 77.61 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Andre Anderson (3★) |
| 66 | Rice | American Athletic | 77.53 Avg 77.53 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Robert Calhoun (3★) |
| 67 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 77.20 Avg 77.20 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Jamel Miller (3★) |
| 68 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 77.20 Avg 77.20 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | James Jefferies (3★) |
| 69 | Utah | Big 12 | 77.20 Avg 77.20 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Joseph Faifili (3★) |
| 70 | Indiana | Big Ten | 77.19 Avg 77.19 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Alex Perry (3★) |
| 71 | UTEP | Mountain West | 77.12 Avg 77.12 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Robert Williams (3★) |
| 72 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 76.99 Avg 76.99 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Peter Bittner (3★) |
| 73 | Toledo | Mid-American | 76.98 Avg 76.98 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Jared Dewalt (3★) |
| 74 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 76.92 Avg 76.92 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Glenis Thompson (3★) |
| 75 | South Florida | American Athletic | 76.85 Avg 76.85 | 5.0% (1) | 20 | Leslie Stirrups (4★) |
| 76 | Florida International | Conference USA | 76.70 Avg 76.70 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Javon Hill (3★) |
| 77 | Colorado | Big 12 | 76.65 Avg 76.65 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Justin Nonu (3★) |
| 78 | BYU | Big 12 | 76.60 Avg 76.60 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Matangi Tonga (3★) |
| 79 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 76.55 Avg 76.55 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Jahmal Brown (3★) |
| 80 | Oregon | Big Ten | 76.42 Avg 76.42 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Bo Thran (3★) |
| 81 | Memphis | American Athletic | 76.29 Avg 76.29 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Matt Malouf (3★) |
| 82 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 76.28 Avg 76.28 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Kapono Rawlins-Crivello (3★) |
| 83 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 76.11 Avg 76.11 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Greg Bolling (3★) |
| 84 | Houston | Big 12 | 75.94 Avg 75.94 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | L.J. Castile (3★) |
| 85 | UConn | FBS Independents | 75.93 Avg 75.93 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Brad Kanuch (3★) |
| 86 | Ball State | Mid-American | 75.93 Avg 75.93 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Jason Jankowski (3★) |
| 87 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 75.81 Avg 75.81 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Ryan Ellis (3★) |
| 88 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 75.69 Avg 75.69 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Anthony Harding (3★) |
| 89 | San José State | Mountain West | 75.65 Avg 75.65 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Dontae Perez (2★) |
| 90 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 75.64 Avg 75.64 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Blake Ramsey (2★) |
| 91 | Navy | American Athletic | 75.56 Avg 75.56 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Bayard Roberts (3★) |
| 92 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 75.52 Avg 75.52 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Joel Buschmann (3★) |
| 93 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 75.40 Avg 75.40 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Rick Brewer (3★) |
| 94 | Akron | Mid-American | 75.31 Avg 75.31 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | David Harvey (3★) |
| 95 | UCF | Big 12 | 75.01 Avg 75.01 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Keith Houston (3★) |
| 96 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 74.95 Avg 74.95 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Charles Davis (3★) |
| 97 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 74.69 Avg 74.69 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | John Goebel (3★) |
| 98 | SMU | ACC | 74.63 Avg 74.63 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Phillip Burley (3★) |
| 99 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 74.49 Avg 74.49 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Norman Whitley (3★) |
| 100 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 74.31 Avg 74.31 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Myke Compton (3★) |
| 101 | Temple | American Athletic | 73.98 Avg 73.98 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Jarrett Dunston (3★) |
| 102 | Air Force | Mountain West | 73.93 Avg 73.93 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Tony Barr (3★) |
| 103 | UNLV | Mountain West | 73.92 Avg 73.92 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Aaron Straiten (4★) |
| 104 | Army | American Athletic | 73.89 Avg 73.89 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Victor Ugenyi (2★) |
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 73.74 Avg 73.74 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Phillip Tanner (3★) |
| 106 | Nevada | Mountain West | 73.65 Avg 73.65 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Chris Wellington (3★) |
| 107 | Ohio | Mid-American | 73.53 Avg 73.53 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Terrence McCrae (3★) |
| 108 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 73.33 Avg 73.33 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Preston Fuller (3★) |
| 109 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 73.23 Avg 73.23 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Bryant Milligan (3★) |
| 110 | Kent State | Mid-American | 72.78 Avg 72.78 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Christen Haywood (2★) |
| 111 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 72.76 Avg 72.76 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Jeff Maddux (3★) |
| 112 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 72.73 Avg 72.73 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Erick Stone (3★) |
| 113 | North Texas | American Athletic | 72.54 Avg 72.54 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Kelvin Drake (3★) |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 72.17 Avg 72.17 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Andre Hatchet (3★) |
| 115 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 71.68 Avg 71.68 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Ryan Wischnefski (3★) |
| 116 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 71.52 Avg 71.52 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Riley Nelson (3★) |
| 117 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 71.11 Avg 71.11 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Kiran Kepo'o (2★) |