Recruiting Rankings
2015 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
- Alabama
- Ranked Programs
- 136
- Avg Class Size
- 14.8
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State recruiting pages
National class table
Current mode: Top-End Talent. Class Score fallback = rating quality plus class size, blue-chip count, and top-end talent from current CFBTrack records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Top-End Talent | Blue-Chip | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 8 Avg 94.59 | 95.2% (20) | 21 | Calvin Ridley (5★) |
| 2 | USC | Big Ten | 8 Avg 94.75 | 85.0% (17) | 20 | Iman Marshall (5★) |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 5 Avg 87.98 | 58.3% (14) | 24 | Kahlil McKenzie (5★) |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | 5 Avg 90.01 | 59.1% (13) | 22 | Kevin Toliver II (5★) |
| 5 | Florida State | ACC | 5 Avg 93.24 | 72.2% (13) | 18 | Derwin James (5★) |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 3 Avg 91.87 | 77.8% (14) | 18 | Trenton Thompson (5★) |
| 7 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3 Avg 91.20 | 65.0% (13) | 20 | Daylon Mack (5★) |
| 8 | Clemson | ACC | 3 Avg 90.03 | 57.1% (12) | 21 | Deon Cain (5★) |
| 9 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3 Avg 93.13 | 86.7% (13) | 15 | Josh Rosen (5★) |
| 10 | Auburn | SEC | 2 Avg 90.13 | 70.8% (17) | 24 | Byron Cowart (5★) |
| 11 | Oregon | Big Ten | 2 Avg 93.95 | 87.5% (7) | 8 | Canton Kaumatule (5★) |
| 12 | Florida | SEC | 2 Avg 88.26 | 38.5% (5) | 13 | Martez Ivey (5★) |
| 13 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2 Avg 91.03 | 55.6% (5) | 9 | Damarkus Lodge (4★) |
| 14 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1 Avg 91.49 | 78.9% (15) | 19 | Justin Hilliard (5★) |
| 15 | Texas | SEC | 1 Avg 92.25 | 88.2% (15) | 17 | Malik Jefferson (5★) |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1 Avg 92.33 | 82.4% (14) | 17 | Brandon Wimbush (4★) |
| 17 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1 Avg 89.13 | 46.2% (6) | 13 | LJ Scott (4★) |
| 18 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1 Avg 87.15 | 45.5% (5) | 11 | Breiden Fehoko (4★) |
| 19 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1 Avg 90.32 | 55.6% (5) | 9 | Jamal Peters (4★) |
| 20 | North Carolina | ACC | 1 Avg 89.47 | 44.4% (4) | 9 | Jalen Dalton (4★) |
| 21 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1 Avg 85.53 | 27.3% (3) | 11 | Jarrett Stidham (4★) |
| 22 | Missouri | SEC | 1 Avg 87.46 | 37.5% (3) | 8 | Terry Beckner Jr. (5★) |
| 23 | Penn State | Big Ten | 0 Avg 91.19 | 86.7% (13) | 15 | Saquon Barkley (4★) |
| 24 | Oklahoma | SEC | 0 Avg 89.77 | 69.2% (9) | 13 | Neville Gallimore (4★) |
| 25 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 0 Avg 89.68 | 61.5% (8) | 13 | Brady White (4★) |
| 26 | Arkansas | SEC | 0 Avg 87.10 | 42.9% (6) | 14 | Hjalte Froholdt (4★) |
| 27 | Stanford | ACC | 0 Avg 88.48 | 50.0% (6) | 12 | Trent Irwin (4★) |
| 28 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0 Avg 89.15 | 54.5% (6) | 11 | Brian Cole (4★) |
| 29 | Washington | Big Ten | 0 Avg 87.52 | 54.5% (6) | 11 | Jake Browning (4★) |
| 30 | Miami | ACC | 0 Avg 86.65 | 38.5% (5) | 13 | Mark Walton (4★) |
| 31 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 0 Avg 86.59 | 38.5% (5) | 13 | Eric Lee (4★) |
| 32 | San José State | Mountain West | 0 Avg 80.31 | 6.9% (2) | 29 | Taeon Mason (4★) |
| 33 | South Carolina | SEC | 0 Avg 88.29 | 45.5% (5) | 11 | Shameik Blackshear (4★) |
| 34 | Army | American Athletic | 0 Avg 76.45 | 0.0% (0) | 38 | James Gibson (3★) |
| 35 | NC State | ACC | 0 Avg 86.22 | 28.6% (4) | 14 | Johnny Frasier (4★) |
| 36 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0 Avg 80.09 | 3.7% (1) | 27 | Kendrell McFadden (4★) |
| 37 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0 Avg 82.79 | 20.0% (3) | 15 | Arrington Farrar (4★) |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 0 Avg 78.76 | 0.0% (0) | 29 | Vincent Hughes (3★) |
| 39 | California | ACC | 0 Avg 85.83 | 25.0% (3) | 12 | Carlos Strickland (4★) |
| 40 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0 Avg 80.40 | 0.0% (0) | 27 | Justin Tranquill (3★) |
| 41 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 0 Avg 80.98 | 11.8% (2) | 17 | Desean Holmes (4★) |
| 42 | Navy | American Athletic | 0 Avg 76.94 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Kyle-Malik Mitchell (3★) |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0 Avg 87.57 | 37.5% (3) | 8 | Tim Settle (4★) |
| 44 | Maryland | Big Ten | 0 Avg 84.73 | 16.7% (2) | 12 | Adam McLean (4★) |
| 45 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0 Avg 79.46 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Nazir Williams (3★) |
| 46 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0 Avg 79.09 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Fermin Silva (3★) |
| 47 | UTSA | American Athletic | 0 Avg 78.79 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Jaylon Henderson (3★) |
| 48 | Memphis | American Athletic | 0 Avg 78.64 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Drew Kyser (3★) |
| 49 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 80.57 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Von Davis (3★) |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 0 Avg 80.25 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Tarrick Thomas (3★) |
| 51 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0 Avg 80.22 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Quinn Oseland (3★) |
| 52 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0 Avg 78.82 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Riley Neal (3★) |
| 53 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0 Avg 78.75 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Jeff Christian (3★) |
| 54 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 0 Avg 82.29 | 6.3% (1) | 16 | Brett Rypien (4★) |
| 55 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0 Avg 78.30 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | James Morgan (3★) |
| 56 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 78.09 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Xavier Dias (3★) |
| 57 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0 Avg 77.99 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Breck Turner (3★) |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0 Avg 84.90 | 20.0% (2) | 10 | Josh Smith (4★) |
| 59 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0 Avg 84.70 | 20.0% (2) | 10 | Gabe Megginson (4★) |
| 60 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 0 Avg 87.22 | 22.2% (2) | 9 | Tyrek Cole (4★) |
| 61 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 79.61 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Mario Osborne (3★) |
| 62 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 0 Avg 76.38 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Javahn Ferguson (2★) |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 0 Avg 85.95 | 22.2% (2) | 9 | Jordan Whitehead (4★) |
| 64 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 0 Avg 81.70 | 6.7% (1) | 15 | Marques Ford (4★) |
| 65 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0 Avg 80.23 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Chris Green (3★) |
| 66 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0 Avg 79.74 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Jake Johnson (3★) |
| 67 | Air Force | Mountain West | 0 Avg 76.97 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | James Jones (3★) |
| 68 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0 Avg 78.67 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Juantez McRae (3★) |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 0 Avg 85.83 | 25.0% (2) | 8 | Darrion Daniels (4★) |
| 70 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 0 Avg 78.41 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | C.J. Johnson (3★) |
| 71 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 0 Avg 78.96 | 6.7% (1) | 15 | Chad President (4★) |
| 72 | BYU | Big 12 | 0 Avg 80.46 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Kieffer Longson (3★) |
| 73 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0 Avg 77.35 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Sekai Lindsay (3★) |
| 74 | SMU | ACC | 0 Avg 79.73 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Kevin Thomas (3★) |
| 75 | Temple | American Athletic | 0 Avg 79.61 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | T.J. Simmons (3★) |
| 76 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 79.00 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Quincy Watts (3★) |
| 77 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0 Avg 82.59 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | James Daniels (4★) |
| 78 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 0 Avg 80.26 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Johnny Shaw (3★) |
| 79 | Louisville | ACC | 0 Avg 87.35 | 33.3% (2) | 6 | Dee Smith (4★) |
| 80 | Virginia | ACC | 0 Avg 83.57 | 8.3% (1) | 12 | Jahvoni Simmons (4★) |
| 81 | Kentucky | SEC | 0 Avg 84.43 | 28.6% (2) | 7 | Eli Brown (4★) |
| 82 | Rice | American Athletic | 0 Avg 78.91 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Zach Abercrumbia (3★) |
| 83 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 0 Avg 78.60 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Ruben Garnett (3★) |
| 84 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 0 Avg 78.57 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Quin Jernighan (3★) |
| 85 | App State | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 78.36 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Daniel David (3★) |
| 86 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 80.55 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Griffin Riggs (3★) |
| 87 | Houston | Big 12 | 0 Avg 79.63 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Tyreik Gray (3★) |
| 88 | UCF | Big 12 | 0 Avg 83.22 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | Tristan Payton (4★) |
| 89 | UTEP | Mountain West | 0 Avg 75.74 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Kalon Beverly (3★) |
| 90 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 0 Avg 82.02 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | L.J. Reed (4★) |
| 91 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 79.89 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Joshua Moon (3★) |
| 92 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0 Avg 79.74 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Tyrone Miller (3★) |
| 93 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 0 Avg 83.23 | 10.0% (1) | 10 | Thomas Toki (4★) |
| 94 | Tulane | American Athletic | 0 Avg 79.21 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Rickey Preston (3★) |
| 95 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 0 Avg 79.10 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Justin Gamble (3★) |
| 96 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0 Avg 78.41 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Justin Polu (3★) |
| 97 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 0 Avg 77.52 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Nafees Lyon (3★) |
| 98 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0 Avg 77.41 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Tyree Jackson (3★) |
| 99 | Arizona | Big 12 | 0 Avg 83.69 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Keenan Walker (4★) |
| 100 | South Florida | American Athletic | 0 Avg 82.75 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Danny Thomas (3★) |
| 101 | North Texas | American Athletic | 0 Avg 78.99 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Darrien McNair (3★) |
| 102 | Syracuse | ACC | 0 Avg 81.62 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Dontae Strickland (3★) |
| 103 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 0 Avg 81.60 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Joshuwa Holloman (3★) |
| 104 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0 Avg 80.36 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Wyatt Cook (3★) |
| 105 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 0 Avg 74.80 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Ben Ellefson (3★) |
| 106 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 79.69 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Tavon Cox (3★) |
| 107 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 78.46 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Paxton Schrimsher (3★) |
| 108 | Akron | Mid-American | 0 Avg 76.94 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Ulysees Gilbert (3★) |
| 109 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 0 Avg 82.34 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Elijah Sullivan (3★) |
| 110 | Nevada | Mountain West | 0 Avg 79.18 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Kori Collons (3★) |
| 111 | Colorado | Big 12 | 0 Avg 82.63 | 14.3% (1) | 7 | Tim Lynott (4★) |
| 112 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0 Avg 78.24 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Savon Rollison (3★) |
| 113 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0 Avg 80.66 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Scott Washington (3★) |
| 114 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0 Avg 83.10 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Christian Folau (3★) |
| 115 | Boston College | ACC | 0 Avg 82.43 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Elijah Robinson (3★) |
| 116 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0 Avg 82.40 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Hunter Littlejohn (3★) |
| 117 | Duke | ACC | 0 Avg 83.08 | 16.7% (1) | 6 | Ben Humphreys (4★) |
| 118 | TCU | Big 12 | 0 Avg 85.60 | 20.0% (1) | 5 | Deshawn Raymond (4★) |
| 119 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 0 Avg 79.02 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Braylin Scott (3★) |
| 120 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0 Avg 82.70 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | John Moten (3★) |
| 121 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 0 Avg 79.97 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Daniel Langi (3★) |
| 122 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 0 Avg 80.66 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Julian Good-Jones (3★) |
| 123 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0 Avg 83.16 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Christian Philpott (3★) |
| 124 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 78.08 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Chase Middleton (3★) |
| 125 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 0 Avg 80.54 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Nhyre Quinerly (3★) |
| 126 | Utah | Big 12 | 0 Avg 81.86 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Nick Carman (3★) |
| 127 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 0 Avg 79.08 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Solomon Matautia (3★) |
| 128 | Delaware | Conference USA | 0 Avg 74.16 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Connor Lutz (2★) |
| 129 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 79.70 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Trai Sharp (3★) |
| 130 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 0 Avg 73.93 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Chance Thrasher (3★) |
| 131 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 0 Avg 70.48 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Kyle Arrasmith (2★) |
| 132 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0 Avg 80.24 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Jalen Campbell (3★) |
| 133 | Liberty | Conference USA | 0 Avg 82.76 | 0.0% (0) | 2 | Denvre Daniels (3★) |
| 134 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 0 Avg 78.69 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Tremaine Dillard (3★) |
| 135 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 0 Avg 80.00 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Robert Thomas (3★) |
| 136 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 0 Avg 76.67 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Matt Jimison (2★) |