Recruiting Rankings
2008 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
- 115
- Avg Class Size
- 15.8
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 | 94.88 Avg 94.88 | 93.8% (15) | 16 | Blake Ayles (5★) |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 94.42 Avg 94.42 | 81.3% (13) | 16 | Terrelle Pryor (5★) |
| 3 | Florida | SEC | 94.21 Avg 94.21 | 93.8% (15) | 16 | Will Hill (5★) |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 94.08 Avg 94.08 | 100.0% (20) | 20 | Michael Floyd (5★) |
| 5 | Oklahoma | SEC | 93.85 Avg 93.85 | 93.8% (15) | 16 | Jermie Calhoun (5★) |
| 6 | Texas | SEC | 92.68 Avg 92.68 | 88.2% (15) | 17 | Dan Buckner (4★) |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 92.20 Avg 92.20 | 75.0% (15) | 20 | A.J. Green (5★) |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 91.95 Avg 91.95 | 85.7% (24) | 28 | Julio Jones (5★) |
| 9 | UCLA | Big Ten | 91.22 Avg 91.22 | 81.3% (13) | 16 | Aundre Dean (4★) |
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 91.19 Avg 91.19 | 82.4% (14) | 17 | Darryl Stonum (4★) |
| 11 | LSU | SEC | 91.13 Avg 91.13 | 72.2% (13) | 18 | Patrick Peterson (5★) |
| 12 | Miami | ACC | 91.01 Avg 91.01 | 61.5% (16) | 26 | Arthur Brown (5★) |
| 13 | Clemson | ACC | 90.37 Avg 90.37 | 60.0% (12) | 20 | Da'Quan Bowers (5★) |
| 14 | Texas A&M | SEC | 90.13 Avg 90.13 | 54.5% (6) | 11 | Cyrus Gray (4★) |
| 15 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 88.16 Avg 88.16 | 42.9% (6) | 14 | Gerell Robinson (4★) |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 88.03 Avg 88.03 | 38.5% (5) | 13 | Jonathan Baldwin (5★) |
| 17 | Florida State | ACC | 87.45 Avg 87.45 | 60.0% (12) | 20 | Nigel Bradham (5★) |
| 18 | Oregon | Big Ten | 87.08 Avg 87.08 | 41.7% (5) | 12 | Chris Harper (4★) |
| 19 | Penn State | Big Ten | 87.07 Avg 87.07 | 42.9% (6) | 14 | Michael Zordich (4★) |
| 20 | Colorado | Big 12 | 86.99 Avg 86.99 | 41.2% (7) | 17 | Darrell Scott (5★) |
| 21 | Tennessee | SEC | 86.87 Avg 86.87 | 30.0% (3) | 10 | E.J. Abrams-Ward (4★) |
| 22 | Maryland | Big Ten | 86.69 Avg 86.69 | 38.5% (5) | 13 | Kenny Tate (4★) |
| 23 | North Carolina | ACC | 86.67 Avg 86.67 | 50.0% (5) | 10 | Christian Wilson (4★) |
| 24 | Washington | Big Ten | 86.57 Avg 86.57 | 33.3% (6) | 18 | Kavario Middleton (4★) |
| 25 | Illinois | Big Ten | 86.55 Avg 86.55 | 37.5% (6) | 16 | Corey Liuget (4★) |
| 26 | Arizona | Big 12 | 86.28 Avg 86.28 | 33.3% (4) | 12 | Robert Golden (4★) |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 86.27 Avg 86.27 | 27.8% (5) | 18 | Ryan Williams (4★) |
| 28 | South Carolina | SEC | 85.94 Avg 85.94 | 23.1% (3) | 13 | C.C. Whitlock (4★) |
| 29 | Missouri | SEC | 85.93 Avg 85.93 | 18.8% (3) | 16 | Blaine Gabbert (4★) |
| 30 | California | ACC | 85.72 Avg 85.72 | 23.1% (3) | 13 | Marvin Jones (4★) |
| 31 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 85.40 Avg 85.40 | 23.5% (4) | 17 | MarQueis Gray (4★) |
| 32 | NC State | ACC | 85.25 Avg 85.25 | 22.2% (4) | 18 | Mike Glennon (4★) |
| 33 | Auburn | SEC | 85.20 Avg 85.20 | 27.3% (6) | 22 | Neiko Thorpe (4★) |
| 34 | Arkansas | SEC | 84.61 Avg 84.61 | 25.0% (5) | 20 | De'Anthony Curtis (4★) |
| 35 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 84.55 Avg 84.55 | 21.1% (4) | 19 | Baker Steinkuhler (4★) |
| 36 | Mississippi State | SEC | 84.48 Avg 84.48 | 18.2% (2) | 11 | Charles Mitchell (4★) |
| 37 | Kansas | Big 12 | 84.29 Avg 84.29 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Greg Brown (3★) |
| 38 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 84.14 Avg 84.14 | 15.4% (2) | 13 | Kye Staley (4★) |
| 39 | Boston College | ACC | 84.05 Avg 84.05 | 18.8% (3) | 16 | Josh Haden (4★) |
| 40 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 83.47 Avg 83.47 | 11.8% (2) | 17 | Tyler Westphal (4★) |
| 41 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 83.32 Avg 83.32 | 11.8% (2) | 17 | Fred Smith (4★) |
| 42 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 83.08 Avg 83.08 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | DeAndre Brown (5★) |
| 43 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 82.86 Avg 82.86 | 14.3% (1) | 7 | Harrison Jeffers (4★) |
| 44 | Ole Miss | SEC | 82.63 Avg 82.63 | 11.1% (2) | 18 | Darius Barksdale (4★) |
| 45 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 82.57 Avg 82.57 | 8.3% (1) | 12 | Omoregie Uzzi (4★) |
| 46 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 82.10 Avg 82.10 | 7.1% (1) | 14 | Art Forst (4★) |
| 47 | Purdue | Big Ten | 82.02 Avg 82.02 | 5.0% (1) | 20 | Ken Plue (4★) |
| 48 | Stanford | ACC | 81.68 Avg 81.68 | 20.0% (2) | 10 | Andrew Luck (4★) |
| 49 | Virginia | ACC | 81.63 Avg 81.63 | 7.1% (1) | 14 | Torrey Mack (4★) |
| 50 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 81.57 Avg 81.57 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Kwamaine Brown (3★) |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 81.30 Avg 81.30 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Taylor Loftley (3★) |
| 52 | Utah | Big 12 | 81.30 Avg 81.30 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | DeVonte Christopher (3★) |
| 53 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 81.29 Avg 81.29 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Kevan Walker (3★) |
| 54 | Kentucky | SEC | 81.25 Avg 81.25 | 11.1% (2) | 18 | Aaron Boyd (4★) |
| 55 | Indiana | Big Ten | 81.19 Avg 81.19 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Tandon Doss (3★) |
| 56 | Baylor | Big 12 | 81.18 Avg 81.18 | 12.5% (2) | 16 | Kendall Wright (4★) |
| 57 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 80.83 Avg 80.83 | 5.6% (1) | 18 | Josh Jenkins (4★) |
| 58 | Louisville | ACC | 80.78 Avg 80.78 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Damion Dixon (3★) |
| 59 | Duke | ACC | 80.74 Avg 80.74 | 8.3% (1) | 12 | Sean Renfree (4★) |
| 60 | UCF | Big 12 | 80.74 Avg 80.74 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Chris Martin (3★) |
| 61 | South Florida | American Athletic | 80.72 Avg 80.72 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Daniel Bryant (3★) |
| 62 | BYU | Big 12 | 80.35 Avg 80.35 | 6.3% (1) | 16 | Austin Holt (4★) |
| 63 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 80.33 Avg 80.33 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Ike Iloegbu (3★) |
| 64 | Syracuse | ACC | 80.29 Avg 80.29 | 10.0% (2) | 20 | Averin Collier (4★) |
| 65 | Wake Forest | ACC | 80.23 Avg 80.23 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Scott Betros (3★) |
| 66 | Iowa | Big Ten | 80.12 Avg 80.12 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Khalif Staten (3★) |
| 67 | Houston | Big 12 | 79.72 Avg 79.72 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Jarvis Smith (3★) |
| 68 | North Texas | American Athletic | 79.64 Avg 79.64 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | DaWaylon Cook (3★) |
| 69 | TCU | Big 12 | 79.64 Avg 79.64 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Jeremy Coleman (3★) |
| 70 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 79.62 Avg 79.62 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Geordon Hanohano (3★) |
| 71 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 79.46 Avg 79.46 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Ebahn Feathers (3★) |
| 72 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 79.40 Avg 79.40 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Quentin Williams (3★) |
| 73 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 78.78 Avg 78.78 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Tim Hodgdon (3★) |
| 74 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 78.72 Avg 78.72 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Darrius Terry (3★) |
| 75 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 78.58 Avg 78.58 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Sedrick Johnson (4★) |
| 76 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 78.56 Avg 78.56 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Kevin Galeher (3★) |
| 77 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 78.43 Avg 78.43 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Sancho McDonald (3★) |
| 78 | Toledo | Mid-American | 78.34 Avg 78.34 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Jermaine Robinson (3★) |
| 79 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 78.28 Avg 78.28 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Colin Shumate (3★) |
| 80 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 78.17 Avg 78.17 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | John Flanders (3★) |
| 81 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 78.03 Avg 78.03 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Tyler Jackson (3★) |
| 82 | Temple | American Athletic | 77.99 Avg 77.99 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Vaughn Carraway (3★) |
| 83 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 77.75 Avg 77.75 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Dan Green (3★) |
| 84 | SMU | ACC | 77.69 Avg 77.69 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Chris Banjo (3★) |
| 85 | Rice | American Athletic | 77.69 Avg 77.69 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Roddy Maginot (3★) |
| 86 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 77.30 Avg 77.30 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Dalton Faulds (3★) |
| 87 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 77.18 Avg 77.18 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Jamal Wilson (3★) |
| 88 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 77.16 Avg 77.16 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Marquise Law (3★) |
| 89 | Nevada | Mountain West | 77.06 Avg 77.06 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Michael Ball (3★) |
| 90 | Florida International | Conference USA | 76.89 Avg 76.89 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | A.J. Grant (3★) |
| 91 | UNLV | Mountain West | 76.81 Avg 76.81 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Phillip Payne (3★) |
| 92 | Memphis | American Athletic | 76.68 Avg 76.68 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Marcus Rucker (3★) |
| 93 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 76.66 Avg 76.66 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Adam Barry (3★) |
| 94 | Kent State | Mid-American | 76.65 Avg 76.65 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Leon Green (3★) |
| 95 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 76.58 Avg 76.58 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Jahleel Addae (3★) |
| 96 | UConn | FBS Independents | 76.54 Avg 76.54 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Erik Kuraczea (3★) |
| 97 | Navy | American Athletic | 76.51 Avg 76.51 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Jarren Brown (3★) |
| 98 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 76.47 Avg 76.47 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Casey Narcisse (3★) |
| 99 | Akron | Mid-American | 76.45 Avg 76.45 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Will Fleming (3★) |
| 100 | Ohio | Mid-American | 76.40 Avg 76.40 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Bakari Bussey (3★) |
| 101 | Tulane | American Athletic | 76.34 Avg 76.34 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Ryan Griffin (3★) |
| 102 | Air Force | Mountain West | 76.12 Avg 76.12 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | LeRoi Edwards (2★) |
| 103 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 76.10 Avg 76.10 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Joe Harris (3★) |
| 104 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 76.00 Avg 76.00 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Adam Coleman (3★) |
| 105 | UAB | American Athletic | 75.72 Avg 75.72 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Terrell Springs (3★) |
| 106 | San José State | Mountain West | 75.45 Avg 75.45 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Ina Liaina (3★) |
| 107 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 75.19 Avg 75.19 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Nathan Sowels (3★) |
| 108 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 74.78 Avg 74.78 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Blaec Walker (3★) |
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 74.73 Avg 74.73 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Eric T. Morrison (3★) |
| 110 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 74.37 Avg 74.37 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Exavier Johnson (3★) |
| 111 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 74.33 Avg 74.33 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Joel Wilson (3★) |
| 112 | Ball State | Mid-American | 74.32 Avg 74.32 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Briggs Orsbon (3★) |
| 113 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 74.20 Avg 74.20 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Marquell Colston (3★) |
| 114 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 73.99 Avg 73.99 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Taylor Stockemer (3★) |
| 115 | Army | American Athletic | 73.75 Avg 73.75 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Lonnie Liggins (2★) |