Recruiting Rankings
2008 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
- Notre Dame
- Ranked Programs
- 119
- Avg Class Size
- 18.2
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 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4.1★ | 20 | Michael Floyd (5★) |
| 2 | Florida | SEC | 4.1★ | 16 | Will Hill (5★) |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4.1★ | 16 | Terrelle Pryor (5★) |
| 4 | Oklahoma | SEC | 4.1★ | 16 | Jermie Calhoun (5★) |
| 5 | USC | Big Ten | 4.1★ | 16 | Blake Ayles (5★) |
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 4.0★ | 28 | Julio Jones (5★) |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 3.9★ | 20 | A.J. Green (5★) |
| 8 | Texas | SEC | 3.9★ | 17 | Dan Buckner (4★) |
| 9 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3.8★ | 16 | Aundre Dean (4★) |
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 3.8★ | 18 | Patrick Peterson (5★) |
| 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3.8★ | 17 | Darryl Stonum (4★) |
| 12 | Miami | ACC | 3.7★ | 26 | Arthur Brown (5★) |
| 13 | Clemson | ACC | 3.6★ | 20 | Da'Quan Bowers (5★) |
| 14 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3.5★ | 11 | Cyrus Gray (4★) |
| 15 | Florida State | ACC | 3.5★ | 20 | Nigel Bradham (5★) |
| 16 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 3.4★ | 14 | Gerell Robinson (4★) |
| 17 | North Carolina | ACC | 3.4★ | 10 | Christian Wilson (4★) |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3.4★ | 13 | Jonathan Baldwin (5★) |
| 19 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3.4★ | 14 | Michael Zordich (4★) |
| 20 | Oregon | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 12 | Chris Harper (4★) |
| 21 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 16 | Corey Liuget (4★) |
| 22 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 13 | Kenny Tate (4★) |
| 23 | Tennessee | SEC | 3.3★ | 10 | E.J. Abrams-Ward (4★) |
| 24 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3.3★ | 17 | Darrell Scott (5★) |
| 25 | Washington | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 18 | Kavario Middleton (4★) |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3.2★ | 18 | Ryan Williams (4★) |
| 27 | Arizona | Big 12 | 3.2★ | 12 | Robert Golden (4★) |
| 28 | South Carolina | SEC | 3.2★ | 13 | C.C. Whitlock (4★) |
| 29 | Boston College | ACC | 3.1★ | 16 | Josh Haden (4★) |
| 30 | Missouri | SEC | 3.1★ | 16 | Blaine Gabbert (4★) |
| 31 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3.1★ | 17 | MarQueis Gray (4★) |
| 32 | NC State | ACC | 3.1★ | 18 | Mike Glennon (4★) |
| 33 | Auburn | SEC | 3.1★ | 22 | Neiko Thorpe (4★) |
| 34 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3.1★ | 11 | Charles Mitchell (4★) |
| 35 | California | ACC | 3.1★ | 13 | Marvin Jones (4★) |
| 36 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3.1★ | 19 | Baker Steinkuhler (4★) |
| 37 | Arkansas | SEC | 3.0★ | 20 | De'Anthony Curtis (4★) |
| 38 | — | 3.0★ | 308 | — | |
| 39 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3★ | 5 | Greg Brown (3★) |
| 40 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 17 | Fred Smith (4★) |
| 41 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 13 | Kye Staley (4★) |
| 42 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2.9★ | 18 | Darius Barksdale (4★) |
| 43 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 17 | Tyler Westphal (4★) |
| 44 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 14 | Art Forst (4★) |
| 45 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 7 | Harrison Jeffers (4★) |
| 46 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 2.8★ | 13 | DeAndre Brown (5★) |
| 47 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 20 | Ken Plue (4★) |
| 48 | Stanford | ACC | 2.8★ | 10 | Andrew Luck (4★) |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2.8★ | 14 | Taylor Loftley (3★) |
| 50 | Virginia | ACC | 2.8★ | 14 | Torrey Mack (4★) |
| 51 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 17 | Tandon Doss (3★) |
| 52 | Duke | ACC | 2.8★ | 12 | Sean Renfree (4★) |
| 53 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2.7★ | 11 | Kevan Walker (3★) |
| 54 | Kentucky | SEC | 2.7★ | 18 | Aaron Boyd (4★) |
| 55 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 7 | Kwamaine Brown (3★) |
| 56 | Louisville | ACC | 2.7★ | 7 | Damion Dixon (3★) |
| 57 | Syracuse | ACC | 2.7★ | 20 | Averin Collier (4★) |
| 58 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 16 | Kendall Wright (4★) |
| 59 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 18 | Josh Jenkins (4★) |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2.7★ | 12 | Omoregie Uzzi (4★) |
| 61 | UCF | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 12 | Chris Martin (3★) |
| 62 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2.6★ | 11 | Scott Betros (3★) |
| 63 | BYU | Big 12 | 2.6★ | 16 | Austin Holt (4★) |
| 64 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2.6★ | 18 | Quentin Williams (3★) |
| 65 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2.6★ | 10 | Ike Iloegbu (3★) |
| 66 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2.6★ | 7 | Daniel Bryant (3★) |
| 67 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2.5★ | 11 | Geordon Hanohano (3★) |
| 68 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2.5★ | 17 | Khalif Staten (3★) |
| 69 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2.5★ | 17 | DaWaylon Cook (3★) |
| 70 | Utah | Big 12 | 2.5★ | 6 | DeVonte Christopher (3★) |
| 71 | TCU | Big 12 | 2.5★ | 15 | Jeremy Coleman (3★) |
| 72 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2.5★ | 11 | Marcus Rucker (3★) |
| 73 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2.5★ | 20 | Tim Hodgdon (3★) |
| 74 | Rice | American Athletic | 2.4★ | 18 | Roddy Maginot (3★) |
| 75 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 2.4★ | 19 | Ebahn Feathers (3★) |
| 76 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 2.4★ | 17 | Tyler Jackson (3★) |
| 77 | Hudson Valley | — | 2.4★ | 20 | Darius Morgan (3★) |
| 78 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 2.4★ | 15 | Colin Shumate (3★) |
| 79 | Houston | Big 12 | 2.4★ | 18 | Jarvis Smith (3★) |
| 80 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2.4★ | 16 | Darrius Terry (3★) |
| 81 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2.4★ | 11 | Jamal Wilson (3★) |
| 82 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2.4★ | 20 | Jermaine Robinson (3★) |
| 83 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2.4★ | 20 | Phillip Payne (3★) |
| 84 | Temple | American Athletic | 2.3★ | 23 | Vaughn Carraway (3★) |
| 85 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2.3★ | 18 | Dalton Faulds (3★) |
| 86 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2.3★ | 19 | Sedrick Johnson (4★) |
| 87 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 16 | Bakari Bussey (3★) |
| 88 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2.3★ | 23 | A.J. Grant (3★) |
| 89 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2.3★ | 20 | Sancho McDonald (3★) |
| 90 | UConn | FBS Independents | 2.3★ | 18 | Erik Kuraczea (3★) |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 2.3★ | 11 | Adam Coleman (3★) |
| 92 | Akron | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 19 | Will Fleming (3★) |
| 93 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2.3★ | 19 | Michael Ball (3★) |
| 94 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2.3★ | 16 | Taylor Stockemer (3★) |
| 95 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 16 | Dan Green (3★) |
| 96 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2.2★ | 17 | Joel Wilson (3★) |
| 97 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 17 | John Flanders (3★) |
| 98 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 18 | Ryan Griffin (3★) |
| 99 | Idaho | — | 2.2★ | 20 | Charles Smith (3★) |
| 100 | San José State | Mountain West | 2.2★ | 10 | Ina Liaina (3★) |
| 101 | SMU | ACC | 2.2★ | 26 | Chris Banjo (3★) |
| 102 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2.2★ | 16 | Joe Harris (3★) |
| 103 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2.2★ | 22 | Jahleel Addae (3★) |
| 104 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2.2★ | 22 | Kevin Galeher (3★) |
| 105 | Navy | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 12 | Jarren Brown (3★) |
| 106 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2.2★ | 13 | Casey Narcisse (3★) |
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 21 | Eric T. Morrison (3★) |
| 108 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 15 | Blaec Walker (3★) |
| 109 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2.1★ | 9 | Marquell Colston (3★) |
| 110 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2.1★ | 19 | Adam Barry (3★) |
| 111 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 20 | Briggs Orsbon (3★) |
| 112 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 20 | Leon Green (3★) |
| 113 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2.1★ | 20 | Nathan Sowels (3★) |
| 114 | UAB | American Athletic | 2.1★ | 14 | Terrell Springs (3★) |
| 115 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 2.1★ | 14 | Exavier Johnson (3★) |
| 116 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 2.1★ | 18 | Marquise Law (3★) |
| 117 | Army | American Athletic | 2★ | 21 | Lonnie Liggins (2★) |
| 118 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2★ | 4 | LeRoi Edwards (2★) |
| 119 | Princeton | — | 2★ | 1 | Mike Catapano (2★) |