Recruiting Rankings
2016 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
- Florida State
- Ranked Programs
- 136
- Avg Class Size
- 15.8
Position recruiting pages
State recruiting pages
National class table
Current mode: Blue-Chip Ratio. Class Score fallback = rating quality plus class size, blue-chip count, and top-end talent from current CFBTrack records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Blue-Chip Ratio | Blue-Chip | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | ACC | 85.7% Avg 93.08 | 85.7% (18) | 21 | Levonta Taylor (5★) |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 81% Avg 93.24 | 81.0% (17) | 21 | Ben Davis (5★) |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 81% Avg 92.78 | 81.0% (17) | 21 | Kristian Fulton (5★) |
| 4 | Ole Miss | SEC | 80% Avg 92.17 | 80.0% (16) | 20 | Greg Little (5★) |
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 77.3% Avg 92.30 | 77.3% (17) | 22 | Nick Bosa (5★) |
| 6 | Texas | SEC | 73.9% Avg 91.62 | 73.9% (17) | 23 | Devin Duvernay (4★) |
| 7 | Clemson | ACC | 72.2% Avg 91.26 | 72.2% (13) | 18 | Dexter Lawrence (5★) |
| 8 | USC | Big Ten | 70% Avg 91.78 | 70.0% (14) | 20 | Oluwole Betiku Jr. (5★) |
| 9 | Miami | ACC | 69.2% Avg 90.33 | 69.2% (9) | 13 | Sam Bruce (4★) |
| 10 | Auburn | SEC | 66.7% Avg 91.18 | 66.7% (14) | 21 | Derrick Brown (5★) |
| 11 | Oklahoma | SEC | 66.7% Avg 89.62 | 66.7% (10) | 15 | Caleb Kelly (5★) |
| 12 | UCLA | Big Ten | 64.7% Avg 90.56 | 64.7% (11) | 17 | Mique Juarez (5★) |
| 13 | TCU | Big 12 | 63.6% Avg 90.03 | 63.6% (7) | 11 | Sewo Olonilua (4★) |
| 14 | Washington | Big Ten | 63.6% Avg 89.70 | 63.6% (7) | 11 | Byron Murphy Jr. (4★) |
| 15 | Tennessee | SEC | 61.5% Avg 90.58 | 61.5% (8) | 13 | Nigel Warrior (4★) |
| 16 | Georgia | SEC | 57.1% Avg 90.58 | 57.1% (12) | 21 | Jacob Eason (5★) |
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 55.6% Avg 90.12 | 55.6% (10) | 18 | Tommy Kraemer (5★) |
| 18 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 55.6% Avg 88.01 | 55.6% (10) | 18 | Josh King (4★) |
| 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 50% Avg 89.41 | 50.0% (14) | 28 | Rashan Gary (5★) |
| 20 | Penn State | Big Ten | 50% Avg 88.59 | 50.0% (8) | 16 | Miles Sanders (5★) |
| 21 | Stanford | ACC | 50% Avg 88.41 | 50.0% (9) | 18 | Kaden Smith (4★) |
| 22 | Oregon | Big Ten | 50% Avg 87.59 | 50.0% (6) | 12 | Dillon Mitchell (4★) |
| 23 | Florida | SEC | 44.4% Avg 89.70 | 44.4% (8) | 18 | Antonneous Clayton (4★) |
| 24 | Texas A&M | SEC | 44.4% Avg 88.83 | 44.4% (8) | 18 | Justin Madubuike (4★) |
| 25 | Arkansas | SEC | 42.9% Avg 86.69 | 42.9% (6) | 14 | McTelvin Agim (5★) |
| 26 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 38.5% Avg 87.88 | 38.5% (5) | 13 | Lamar Jackson (4★) |
| 27 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 33.3% Avg 88.06 | 33.3% (3) | 9 | N'Keal Harry (4★) |
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 30% Avg 88.99 | 30.0% (3) | 10 | Jeffery Simmons (5★) |
| 29 | South Carolina | SEC | 29.4% Avg 86.61 | 29.4% (5) | 17 | Brandon McIlwain (4★) |
| 30 | Houston | Big 12 | 23.1% Avg 85.48 | 23.1% (3) | 13 | Ed Oliver (5★) |
| 31 | Maryland | Big Ten | 21.4% Avg 84.66 | 21.4% (3) | 14 | Terrance Davis (4★) |
| 32 | Duke | ACC | 21.1% Avg 86.21 | 21.1% (4) | 19 | Scott Bracey (4★) |
| 33 | Kentucky | SEC | 20% Avg 86.15 | 20.0% (3) | 15 | Landon Young (4★) |
| 34 | Arizona | Big 12 | 18.2% Avg 84.26 | 18.2% (2) | 11 | Michael Eletise (4★) |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 17.6% Avg 86.30 | 17.6% (3) | 17 | Damar Hamlin (4★) |
| 36 | Louisville | ACC | 15.4% Avg 84.63 | 15.4% (2) | 13 | Jawon Pass (4★) |
| 37 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 14.3% Avg 84.60 | 14.3% (2) | 14 | Brendan Ferns (4★) |
| 38 | Missouri | SEC | 14.3% Avg 84.97 | 14.3% (1) | 7 | Darvis Holmes (4★) |
| 39 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 12.5% Avg 82.57 | 12.5% (3) | 24 | Cole Van Lanen (4★) |
| 40 | California | ACC | 12.5% Avg 86.44 | 12.5% (2) | 16 | Demetris Robertson (5★) |
| 41 | Baylor | Big 12 | 12.5% Avg 86.10 | 12.5% (1) | 8 | Bravvion Roy (4★) |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 11.1% Avg 86.14 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Tramonda Moore (4★) |
| 43 | Utah | Big 12 | 11.1% Avg 84.35 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Maxs Tupai (4★) |
| 44 | Colorado | Big 12 | 11.1% Avg 84.22 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Beau Bisharat (4★) |
| 45 | South Florida | American Athletic | 11.1% Avg 83.85 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Darnell Salomon (4★) |
| 46 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 11.1% Avg 82.73 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Joejuan Williams (4★) |
| 47 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 9.1% Avg 84.06 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | T.J. Vasher (4★) |
| 48 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 9.1% Avg 83.02 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | Christian Wallace (4★) |
| 49 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 7.7% Avg 80.81 | 7.7% (2) | 26 | Jaquan Yulee (4★) |
| 50 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 7.7% Avg 81.53 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | Ahmir Mitchell (4★) |
| 51 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7.1% Avg 82.48 | 7.1% (1) | 14 | Sean Foster (4★) |
| 52 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6.7% Avg 81.53 | 6.7% (1) | 15 | Carter Coughlin (4★) |
| 53 | BYU | Big 12 | 5.6% Avg 82.15 | 5.6% (1) | 18 | Troy Warner (4★) |
| 54 | Temple | American Athletic | 4.8% Avg 80.81 | 4.8% (1) | 21 | Karamo Dioubate (4★) |
| 55 | Army | American Athletic | 0% Avg 77.25 | 0.0% (0) | 53 | Kjetil Cline (3★) |
| 56 | Navy | American Athletic | 0% Avg 78.10 | 0.0% (0) | 44 | Joe Goff (3★) |
| 57 | Air Force | Mountain West | 0% Avg 77.26 | 0.0% (0) | 39 | Stephen Omorogbe (3★) |
| 58 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 79.56 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Darion Anderson (3★) |
| 59 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0% Avg 78.55 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Freddie Pinder (3★) |
| 60 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.02 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Noah Ellison (3★) |
| 61 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0% Avg 81.32 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Matthew Falcon (3★) |
| 62 | App State | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.35 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Marcus Williams Jr (3★) |
| 63 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0% Avg 77.68 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Cameron Odom (3★) |
| 64 | UTEP | Mountain West | 0% Avg 77.60 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Quardraiz Wadley (3★) |
| 65 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 0% Avg 77.57 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | John Okwoli (3★) |
| 66 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0% Avg 79.41 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Elijah J Robinson (3★) |
| 67 | SMU | ACC | 0% Avg 81.19 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Aphonso Thomas (3★) |
| 68 | Tulane | American Athletic | 0% Avg 79.04 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Tre Jackson (3★) |
| 69 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0% Avg 78.71 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Lamar Anderson (3★) |
| 70 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0% Avg 81.30 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Dele Harding (3★) |
| 71 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0% Avg 79.67 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | James Jackson (3★) |
| 72 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0% Avg 79.30 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Stori Emerson (3★) |
| 73 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 78.28 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Tyler Tutt (3★) |
| 74 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0% Avg 77.82 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Isaac Stiebeling (3★) |
| 75 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 77.66 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Kendrec Grady (3★) |
| 76 | North Carolina | ACC | 0% Avg 86.93 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Jay Jay McCargo (3★) |
| 77 | Rice | American Athletic | 0% Avg 77.84 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Sam Glaesmann (3★) |
| 78 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 0% Avg 77.61 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Andrew Parchment (3★) |
| 79 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 0% Avg 79.61 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Waahid Muhammad (3★) |
| 80 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.90 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Trey Ragas (3★) |
| 81 | Nevada | Mountain West | 0% Avg 78.61 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Alec Simpson (3★) |
| 82 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 75.32 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Avery McCall (3★) |
| 83 | NC State | ACC | 0% Avg 83.25 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Shug Frazier (3★) |
| 84 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 0% Avg 80.21 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Willie Baker (3★) |
| 85 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 80.04 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Troy Cassidy (3★) |
| 86 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 0% Avg 80.04 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Jeremy Darvin (3★) |
| 87 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0% Avg 82.77 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Sulaiman Kamara (3★) |
| 88 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 82.69 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Frederick Mauigoa (3★) |
| 89 | Virginia | ACC | 0% Avg 82.26 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Tre Harbison (3★) |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 0% Avg 79.33 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Steven Frank (3★) |
| 91 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0% Avg 79.12 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Tony Poljan (3★) |
| 92 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 0% Avg 81.85 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Tyquan Statham (3★) |
| 93 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 81.34 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Kole Bailey (3★) |
| 94 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.57 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | T.J. Fiailoa (3★) |
| 95 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0% Avg 80.68 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Mike Lee (3★) |
| 96 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 80.14 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Bryce Mortenson (3★) |
| 97 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0% Avg 77.24 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Akeam Peters (3★) |
| 98 | Memphis | American Athletic | 0% Avg 79.76 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | David Moore (3★) |
| 99 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0% Avg 79.72 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Armani Rogers (3★) |
| 100 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 79.57 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | JaCorey Morris (3★) |
| 101 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0% Avg 84.73 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Jeremy Larkin (3★) |
| 102 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0% Avg 78.82 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Armani Posey (3★) |
| 103 | Boston College | ACC | 0% Avg 81.05 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Anthony Brown (3★) |
| 104 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 80.83 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Christian Colon (3★) |
| 105 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 0% Avg 80.66 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Skylar Thompson (3★) |
| 106 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 0% Avg 77.79 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Darius Anderson (3★) |
| 107 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 0% Avg 80.17 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Hussein Howe (3★) |
| 108 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0% Avg 79.85 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Kentrail Moran (3★) |
| 109 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 0% Avg 79.78 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Tyshawn Brown (3★) |
| 110 | San José State | Mountain West | 0% Avg 79.69 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Jaquan Blackwell (3★) |
| 111 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0% Avg 80.45 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Terrance Landers Jr. (3★) |
| 112 | Syracuse | ACC | 0% Avg 82.62 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | James Pierre (3★) |
| 113 | UCF | Big 12 | 0% Avg 82.56 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Dredrick Snelson (3★) |
| 114 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 79.63 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Riley Cole (3★) |
| 115 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 0% Avg 71.28 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Brandon Simmons (3★) |
| 116 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0% Avg 79.32 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Cam DeGeorge (3★) |
| 117 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 0% Avg 76.50 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Sean Engel (2★) |
| 118 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0% Avg 83.31 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Parker Braun (3★) |
| 119 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 80.21 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Donte Coleman (3★) |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0% Avg 85.03 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Divine Deablo (3★) |
| 121 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0% Avg 79.51 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Theo Anderson (3★) |
| 122 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.48 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | BJ Edmonds (3★) |
| 123 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 0% Avg 78.37 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Robert Washington (3★) |
| 124 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0% Avg 83.11 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Toks Akinribade (3★) |
| 125 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 0% Avg 79.45 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Jeremiah Pritchard (3★) |
| 126 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0% Avg 83.44 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Jonah Morris (3★) |
| 127 | North Texas | American Athletic | 0% Avg 78.49 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Nic Smith (3★) |
| 128 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0% Avg 78.67 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Cody Brewer (3★) |
| 129 | UTSA | American Athletic | 0% Avg 79.00 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Jarrod McLin (3★) |
| 130 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 77.67 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Anthony Womack (3★) |
| 131 | UAB | American Athletic | 0% Avg 78.23 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Tyler Marshall (3★) |
| 132 | Liberty | Conference USA | 0% Avg 77.26 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Stephen Calvert (3★) |
| 133 | Akron | Mid-American | 0% Avg 77.16 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Alvin Davis (2★) |
| 134 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 0% Avg 80.38 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Tyus Flakes (3★) |
| 135 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 0% Avg 76.99 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Aaron Denson (2★) |
| 136 | Delaware | Conference USA | 0% Avg 74.81 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Colby Reeder (2★) |