Recruiting Rankings
2007 College Football Recruiting Rankings
Rank the full class board by average star power, class volume, and the blue-chip names pushing each program up the national order.
- Top Class
- USC
- Ranked Programs
- 117
- Avg Class Size
- 18.5
Position recruiting pages
State recruiting pages
National class table
Deterministic ordering: average stars, then class size, then school name.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Avg Stars | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Big Ten | 4.5★ | 12 | Joe McKnight (5★) |
| 2 | Florida | SEC | 4.2★ | 18 | Carlos Dunlap (5★) |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 4.1★ | 12 | Terrance Toliver (5★) |
| 4 | Texas | SEC | 4.1★ | 16 | Tray Allen (5★) |
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4★ | 12 | Jimmy Clausen (5★) |
| 6 | UCLA | Big Ten | 4★ | 4 | Raymond Carter (4★) |
| 7 | Kentucky | SEC | 4★ | 1 | D.J. Stafford (4★) |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 3.9★ | 10 | Eric Berry (5★) |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3.9★ | 7 | Eugene Clifford (5★) |
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3.8★ | 10 | Ryan Mallett (5★) |
| 11 | South Carolina | SEC | 3.6★ | 14 | Cliff Matthews (4★) |
| 12 | North Carolina | ACC | 3.5★ | 13 | Marvin Austin (5★) |
| 13 | Miami | ACC | 3.5★ | 10 | Allen Bailey (4★) |
| 14 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3.5★ | 6 | Derrick Stephens (4★) |
| 15 | Georgia | SEC | 3.4★ | 9 | Caleb King (4★) |
| 16 | Alabama | SEC | 3.4★ | 10 | Kerry Murphy (4★) |
| 17 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3.4★ | 8 | Nick Sukay (4★) |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3.4★ | 11 | Derrick Morgan (4★) |
| 19 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3.4★ | 11 | Arrelious Benn (5★) |
| 20 | Auburn | SEC | 3.4★ | 17 | Michael McNeil (4★) |
| 21 | Florida State | ACC | 3.3★ | 10 | Dionte Allen (4★) |
| 22 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 7 | Niles Paul (4★) |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3.3★ | 8 | Richetti Jones (4★) |
| 24 | — | 3.2★ | 440 | — | |
| 25 | California | ACC | 3.2★ | 12 | Jahvid Best (4★) |
| 26 | Clemson | ACC | 3.2★ | 12 | Willy Korn (4★) |
| 27 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3.1★ | 10 | Josh Oglesby (5★) |
| 28 | Missouri | SEC | 3.1★ | 13 | Michael Keck (4★) |
| 29 | Boston College | ACC | 3★ | 13 | John Elliott (4★) |
| 30 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3★ | 11 | Mark Dell (4★) |
| 31 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3★ | 11 | Chris Strong (4★) |
| 32 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3★ | 11 | Anthony Davis (4★) |
| 33 | Virginia | ACC | 3★ | 11 | Ras-I Dowling (4★) |
| 34 | Arizona | Big 12 | 3★ | 7 | Rob Gronkowski (4★) |
| 35 | Colorado | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 19 | Ryan Miller (5★) |
| 36 | Oregon | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 15 | Kenny Rowe (4★) |
| 37 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 14 | Noel Devine (5★) |
| 38 | Arkansas | SEC | 2.9★ | 16 | Juwan Franklin (3★) |
| 39 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 8 | Chris Francis (3★) |
| 40 | Oklahoma | SEC | 2.9★ | 8 | Austin Box (4★) |
| 41 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 13 | Josh Rooks (3★) |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2.8★ | 13 | Pat Bostick (4★) |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2.8★ | 13 | Tyrod Taylor (5★) |
| 44 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 12 | Cliff Tucker (4★) |
| 45 | Louisville | ACC | 2.8★ | 6 | Victor Anderson (3★) |
| 46 | BYU | Big 12 | 2.8★ | 17 | Braden Brown (3★) |
| 47 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2.8★ | 15 | Robert Elliott (4★) |
| 48 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 13 | Bryan Bulaga (4★) |
| 49 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 13 | Clint Brewster (4★) |
| 50 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 15 | Carmon Boyd-Anderson (3★) |
| 51 | Washington | Big Ten | 2.7★ | 15 | Chris Izbicki (4★) |
| 52 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 21 | J.J. Bass (4★) |
| 53 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 21 | Lamark Brown (4★) |
| 54 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 14 | Jacob Amie (3★) |
| 55 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2.7★ | 13 | Eric Thomas (3★) |
| 56 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2.7★ | 13 | Andrew Roxas (3★) |
| 57 | Stanford | ACC | 2.7★ | 12 | Tyler Mabry (3★) |
| 58 | NC State | ACC | 2.6★ | 11 | Jeff Rieskamp (3★) |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2.6★ | 11 | Ryan Van Rensburg (3★) |
| 60 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 2.6★ | 10 | Chasen Stangel (3★) |
| 61 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2.6★ | 12 | James Shepherd (3★) |
| 62 | TCU | Big 12 | 2.6★ | 18 | Jeff Olson (3★) |
| 63 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2.6★ | 18 | Skylar Jones (3★) |
| 64 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 2.5★ | 22 | Austin Pettis (3★) |
| 65 | Syracuse | ACC | 2.5★ | 15 | Chad Battles (3★) |
| 66 | Houston | Big 12 | 2.5★ | 20 | Chris Tate (3★) |
| 67 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2.5★ | 20 | Cameron Collins (3★) |
| 68 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 2.5★ | 22 | Mychal Sisson (3★) |
| 69 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 2.4★ | 17 | Brandon Davis (3★) |
| 70 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2.4★ | 18 | Ricardo Thompson (3★) |
| 71 | Duke | ACC | 2.4★ | 18 | Danny Parker (3★) |
| 72 | UConn | FBS Independents | 2.4★ | 24 | C.J. Marck (3★) |
| 73 | Utah | Big 12 | 2.4★ | 16 | Eddie Wide (3★) |
| 74 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2.4★ | 19 | Phillip Livas (3★) |
| 75 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2.4★ | 19 | Terrell McClain (3★) |
| 76 | Temple | American Athletic | 2.4★ | 19 | Michael Campbell (3★) |
| 77 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2.4★ | 20 | Brandon Brooks (3★) |
| 78 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2.4★ | 20 | Charles Clay (3★) |
| 79 | UCF | Big 12 | 2.3★ | 23 | A'Jami Guyton (3★) |
| 80 | Akron | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 18 | Da'von Moore (3★) |
| 81 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 2.3★ | 18 | DeMarcus Grady (3★) |
| 82 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 2.3★ | 22 | Devan Cunningham (3★) |
| 83 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2.3★ | 16 | Jordan Scoggins (3★) |
| 84 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 11 | Taylor Bradley (3★) |
| 85 | San José State | Mountain West | 2.3★ | 11 | Fred Koloto (3★) |
| 86 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2.3★ | 15 | Shane Horton (3★) |
| 87 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2.3★ | 19 | C.J. Wood (3★) |
| 88 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 23 | Jerrod Gray (3★) |
| 89 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2.3★ | 20 | Mike Williams (3★) |
| 90 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2.3★ | 16 | Grant Fleming (3★) |
| 91 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2.3★ | 16 | Gabe Knapton (3★) |
| 92 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2.3★ | 12 | Vaughn Meatoga (3★) |
| 93 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 2.2★ | 23 | Antwain Easterling (4★) |
| 94 | Rice | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 20 | Tanner Shuck (3★) |
| 95 | SMU | ACC | 2.2★ | 20 | De'von Bailey (3★) |
| 96 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 15 | Dallas Walker (3★) |
| 97 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2.2★ | 15 | Jonathan Ott (3★) |
| 98 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2.2★ | 16 | Travaris Cadet (3★) |
| 99 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 22 | Rodney Cox (3★) |
| 100 | UAB | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 22 | Marquis Coleman (3★) |
| 101 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2.2★ | 17 | Marquis Rolle (3★) |
| 102 | Hudson Valley | — | 2.2★ | 17 | Micah Grimes (3★) |
| 103 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2.2★ | 24 | Paul Stefanik (3★) |
| 104 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 20 | Harrison Porter (3★) |
| 105 | Idaho | — | 2.1★ | 15 | Andre Ferguson (3★) |
| 106 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2.1★ | 15 | Blair Peterson (3★) |
| 107 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2.1★ | 23 | Darren deRochemont (3★) |
| 108 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 18 | Zack Ingle (3★) |
| 109 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2.1★ | 15 | Jeff Lucas (3★) |
| 110 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 19 | Noah Keller (3★) |
| 111 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 2.0★ | 20 | Tanner Richins (3★) |
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2.0★ | 21 | Marcus English (3★) |
| 113 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2.0★ | 22 | Stanley Porter (3★) |
| 114 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2★ | 24 | Jordan Landry (2★) |
| 115 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2★ | 15 | Willie Geter (2★) |
| 116 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2★ | 7 | Phillip Ofili (2★) |
| 117 | Army | American Athletic | 2★ | 5 | Callaway Ashby (2★) |