Recruiting Rankings
2009 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
- Florida
- Ranked Programs
- 118
- Avg Class Size
- 18.8
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 | Florida | SEC | 4.3★ | 10 | Jelani Jenkins (5★) |
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 4.2★ | 15 | Russell Shepard (5★) |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 4.1★ | 15 | Branden Smith (5★) |
| 4 | USC | Big Ten | 4.1★ | 15 | Matt Barkley (5★) |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 4.1★ | 8 | Bryce Brown (5★) |
| 6 | Texas | SEC | 4.1★ | 14 | Garrett Gilbert (5★) |
| 7 | Alabama | SEC | 4★ | 20 | Trent Richardson (5★) |
| 8 | Oklahoma | SEC | 4★ | 9 | Jamarkus McFarland (5★) |
| 9 | Clemson | ACC | 3.9★ | 7 | Tajh Boyd (5★) |
| 10 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3.8★ | 18 | Dorian Bell (5★) |
| 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3.8★ | 16 | Craig Roh (4★) |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3.7★ | 14 | Manti Te'o (5★) |
| 13 | Florida State | ACC | 3.7★ | 16 | Jacobbi McDaniel (5★) |
| 14 | North Carolina | ACC | 3.6★ | 20 | Donte Moss (5★) |
| 15 | Miami | ACC | 3.5★ | 11 | Brandon McGee (4★) |
| 16 | South Carolina | SEC | 3.5★ | 15 | Stephon Gilmore (4★) |
| 17 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3.5★ | 13 | Chad Bumphis (4★) |
| 18 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3.4★ | 18 | Morrell Presley (4★) |
| 19 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3.4★ | 9 | Cody Green (4★) |
| 20 | Arkansas | SEC | 3.4★ | 10 | Darius Winston (5★) |
| 21 | Stanford | ACC | 3.4★ | 13 | Shayne Skov (4★) |
| 22 | Auburn | SEC | 3.4★ | 11 | Tyrik Rollison (4★) |
| 23 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3.4★ | 14 | Geno Smith (4★) |
| 24 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 16 | Eric Shrive (4★) |
| 25 | California | ACC | 3.3★ | 10 | Steve Williams (4★) |
| 26 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 18 | David Barrent (4★) |
| 27 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3.2★ | 17 | Christine Michael (5★) |
| 28 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3.2★ | 15 | Terry Hawthorne (4★) |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3.2★ | 15 | Todd Thomas (4★) |
| 30 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3.2★ | 11 | Michael Carter (4★) |
| 31 | TCU | Big 12 | 3.2★ | 11 | Waymon James (4★) |
| 32 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 3.2★ | 12 | Vontaze Burfict (5★) |
| 33 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3.2★ | 13 | Ryne Giddins (4★) |
| 34 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3.1★ | 14 | Eric Ward (4★) |
| 35 | — | 3.1★ | 423 | — | |
| 36 | Missouri | SEC | 3.1★ | 16 | Sheldon Richardson (5★) |
| 37 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3.1★ | 17 | D.J. Adams (4★) |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3.1★ | 9 | Roderick Sweeting (4★) |
| 39 | Arizona | Big 12 | 3.1★ | 10 | Adam Hall (4★) |
| 40 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3.1★ | 22 | Patrick Patterson (4★) |
| 41 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3.1★ | 11 | Prinz Kande (4★) |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3.1★ | 11 | Logan Thomas (4★) |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3.1★ | 13 | Dexter Pratt (4★) |
| 44 | NC State | ACC | 3.1★ | 18 | Denzelle Good (4★) |
| 45 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3★ | 17 | Darius Jones (4★) |
| 46 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3★ | 15 | Tom Savage (4★) |
| 47 | Virginia | ACC | 3★ | 14 | Morgan Moses (4★) |
| 48 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3★ | 12 | Kraig Appleton (4★) |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3★ | 10 | Eric Samuels (3★) |
| 50 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2.9★ | 19 | Shavodrick Beaver (4★) |
| 51 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 17 | Timothy Flanders (3★) |
| 52 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 15 | Reuben Johnson (4★) |
| 53 | BYU | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 13 | Richard Wilson (4★) |
| 54 | Kentucky | SEC | 2.9★ | 13 | Morgan Newton (4★) |
| 55 | Oregon | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 13 | Cliff Harris (4★) |
| 56 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 2.9★ | 13 | Gerald West (3★) |
| 57 | UCF | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 19 | Jonathan Davis (4★) |
| 58 | Boston College | ACC | 2.9★ | 16 | Dillon Quinn (4★) |
| 59 | Colorado | Big 12 | 2.8★ | 13 | Nick Kasa (4★) |
| 60 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2.8★ | 19 | Darius Reynolds (3★) |
| 61 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 18 | Keenan Davis (4★) |
| 62 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 12 | Davon Custis (3★) |
| 63 | Utah | Big 12 | 2.8★ | 11 | Chris Washington (4★) |
| 64 | Duke | ACC | 2.8★ | 21 | Desmond Scott (4★) |
| 65 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2.8★ | 21 | Michael Philipp (4★) |
| 66 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2.8★ | 15 | Jamal Atofau (3★) |
| 67 | UConn | FBS Independents | 2.8★ | 19 | Dwayne Difton (4★) |
| 68 | Washington | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 8 | Talia Crichton (3★) |
| 69 | Houston | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 17 | Radermon Scypion (3★) |
| 70 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 2.7★ | 16 | Joe Southwick (3★) |
| 71 | Louisville | ACC | 2.7★ | 16 | Jacob Geffard (3★) |
| 72 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2.7★ | 16 | Antwon Higgs (3★) |
| 73 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2.6★ | 13 | Jamonne Chester (3★) |
| 74 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2.6★ | 13 | John Gallagher (3★) |
| 75 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2.6★ | 20 | Corey Nielsen (3★) |
| 76 | Syracuse | ACC | 2.6★ | 12 | Rishard Anderson (3★) |
| 77 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2.6★ | 21 | Jordan Mills (3★) |
| 78 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2.6★ | 23 | Wayne Times (3★) |
| 79 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2.6★ | 23 | Arthur Williams (3★) |
| 80 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2.5★ | 23 | Stephen Barnett (3★) |
| 81 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2.5★ | 29 | Jeff Fantuzzi (3★) |
| 82 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 2.5★ | 16 | Te'Jay Brown (3★) |
| 83 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2.5★ | 16 | Justin Jones (3★) |
| 84 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2.5★ | 10 | Randy Powell (3★) |
| 85 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2.5★ | 21 | Josh Hadel (3★) |
| 86 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 2.5★ | 15 | Derek Carr (4★) |
| 87 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2.5★ | 13 | Jordan Barrett (3★) |
| 88 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2.5★ | 22 | Matt Schilz (3★) |
| 89 | SMU | ACC | 2.5★ | 22 | Chris Atchison (3★) |
| 90 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2.5★ | 22 | Austyn Carta-Samuels (3★) |
| 91 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2.4★ | 23 | Justin Semmes (3★) |
| 92 | Rice | American Athletic | 2.4★ | 23 | Chris Boswell (3★) |
| 93 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2.4★ | 15 | Chris Metcalf (3★) |
| 94 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 2.4★ | 18 | Nat Berhe (3★) |
| 95 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2.4★ | 8 | Tanner Rust (3★) |
| 96 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2.4★ | 19 | James Green (4★) |
| 97 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2.4★ | 20 | A.J. Graham (3★) |
| 98 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 15 | Spencer Keith (3★) |
| 99 | Navy | American Athletic | 2.3★ | 3 | Eric Graham (3★) |
| 100 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 16 | Jon Lechner (3★) |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 13 | Kinsman Thomas (3★) |
| 102 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2.3★ | 13 | Daniel Mayberry (3★) |
| 103 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 2.3★ | 19 | Jordan Lynch (3★) |
| 104 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2.3★ | 24 | Aaron Munoz (3★) |
| 105 | Hudson Valley | — | 2.2★ | 25 | Anthony Williams (3★) |
| 106 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2.2★ | 20 | Jake Morin (3★) |
| 107 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2.2★ | 16 | Emmanuel Yeager (3★) |
| 108 | Idaho | — | 2.2★ | 17 | Jordan Johnson (3★) |
| 109 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2.2★ | 12 | Justin Anderson (3★) |
| 110 | Akron | Mid-American | 2.2★ | 19 | Jake Brandt (3★) |
| 111 | Temple | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 13 | Byron Parker (3★) |
| 112 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 20 | Jeremy Johnson (3★) |
| 113 | UAB | American Athletic | 2.1★ | 15 | Chris Hubbard (3★) |
| 114 | Army | American Athletic | 2.1★ | 20 | Loren Baker (3★) |
| 115 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 2.1★ | 14 | Kane Wilson (3★) |
| 116 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2.1★ | 17 | Nick O'Quinn (3★) |
| 117 | Alabama State | — | 2★ | 1 | Terren Jones (2★) |
| 118 | San José State | Mountain West | 2★ | 1 | Travis Johnson (2★) |