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
- Alabama
- Ranked Programs
- 136
- Avg Class Size
- 15.8
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State recruiting pages
National class table
Current mode: Development Adjusted. Class Score fallback = rating quality plus class size, blue-chip count, and top-end talent from current CFBTrack records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Development Adjusted | Blue-Chip | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 370.03 Avg 93.24 | 81.0% (17) | 21 | Ben Davis (5★) |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 315.08 Avg 92.30 | 77.3% (17) | 22 | Nick Bosa (5★) |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 305.61 Avg 92.78 | 81.0% (17) | 21 | Kristian Fulton (5★) |
| 4 | Florida State | ACC | 298.18 Avg 93.08 | 85.7% (18) | 21 | Levonta Taylor (5★) |
| 5 | Clemson | ACC | 244.53 Avg 91.26 | 72.2% (13) | 18 | Dexter Lawrence (5★) |
| 6 | Ole Miss | SEC | 239.70 Avg 92.17 | 80.0% (16) | 20 | Greg Little (5★) |
| 7 | USC | Big Ten | 219.84 Avg 91.78 | 70.0% (14) | 20 | Oluwole Betiku Jr. (5★) |
| 8 | Florida | SEC | 208.61 Avg 89.70 | 44.4% (8) | 18 | Antonneous Clayton (4★) |
| 9 | Oklahoma | SEC | 207.42 Avg 89.62 | 66.7% (10) | 15 | Caleb Kelly (5★) |
| 10 | Auburn | SEC | 203.37 Avg 91.18 | 66.7% (14) | 21 | Derrick Brown (5★) |
| 11 | Stanford | ACC | 193.69 Avg 88.41 | 50.0% (9) | 18 | Kaden Smith (4★) |
| 12 | Texas A&M | SEC | 184.50 Avg 88.83 | 44.4% (8) | 18 | Justin Madubuike (4★) |
| 13 | Georgia | SEC | 183.09 Avg 90.58 | 57.1% (12) | 21 | Jacob Eason (5★) |
| 14 | Penn State | Big Ten | 178.31 Avg 88.59 | 50.0% (8) | 16 | Miles Sanders (5★) |
| 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 167.37 Avg 89.41 | 50.0% (14) | 28 | Rashan Gary (5★) |
| 16 | Texas | SEC | 163.78 Avg 91.62 | 73.9% (17) | 23 | Devin Duvernay (4★) |
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 156.45 Avg 90.12 | 55.6% (10) | 18 | Tommy Kraemer (5★) |
| 18 | UCLA | Big Ten | 152.90 Avg 90.56 | 64.7% (11) | 17 | Mique Juarez (5★) |
| 19 | Washington | Big Ten | 136.55 Avg 89.70 | 63.6% (7) | 11 | Byron Murphy Jr. (4★) |
| 20 | Oregon | Big Ten | 134.33 Avg 87.59 | 50.0% (6) | 12 | Dillon Mitchell (4★) |
| 21 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 132.59 Avg 88.01 | 55.6% (10) | 18 | Josh King (4★) |
| 22 | Miami | ACC | 126.53 Avg 90.33 | 69.2% (9) | 13 | Sam Bruce (4★) |
| 23 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 124.50 Avg 82.57 | 12.5% (3) | 24 | Cole Van Lanen (4★) |
| 24 | Army | American Athletic | 121.99 Avg 77.25 | 0.0% (0) | 53 | Kjetil Cline (3★) |
| 25 | California | ACC | 116.61 Avg 86.44 | 12.5% (2) | 16 | Demetris Robertson (5★) |
| 26 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 116.05 Avg 84.60 | 14.3% (2) | 14 | Brendan Ferns (4★) |
| 27 | Arkansas | SEC | 115.01 Avg 86.69 | 42.9% (6) | 14 | McTelvin Agim (5★) |
| 28 | South Carolina | SEC | 110.63 Avg 86.61 | 29.4% (5) | 17 | Brandon McIlwain (4★) |
| 29 | Navy | American Athletic | 108.96 Avg 78.10 | 0.0% (0) | 44 | Joe Goff (3★) |
| 30 | Utah | Big 12 | 108.45 Avg 84.35 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Maxs Tupai (4★) |
| 31 | Air Force | Mountain West | 100.99 Avg 77.26 | 0.0% (0) | 39 | Stephen Omorogbe (3★) |
| 32 | TCU | Big 12 | 99.60 Avg 90.03 | 63.6% (7) | 11 | Sewo Olonilua (4★) |
| 33 | Louisville | ACC | 99.41 Avg 84.63 | 15.4% (2) | 13 | Jawon Pass (4★) |
| 34 | Houston | Big 12 | 97.63 Avg 85.48 | 23.1% (3) | 13 | Ed Oliver (5★) |
| 35 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 97.44 Avg 80.81 | 7.7% (2) | 26 | Jaquan Yulee (4★) |
| 36 | Mississippi State | SEC | 97.06 Avg 88.99 | 30.0% (3) | 10 | Jeffery Simmons (5★) |
| 37 | Iowa | Big Ten | 93.43 Avg 83.11 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Toks Akinribade (3★) |
| 38 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 92.26 Avg 80.66 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Skylar Thompson (3★) |
| 39 | Tennessee | SEC | 90.87 Avg 90.58 | 61.5% (8) | 13 | Nigel Warrior (4★) |
| 40 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 90.32 Avg 88.06 | 33.3% (3) | 9 | N'Keal Harry (4★) |
| 41 | Temple | American Athletic | 82.95 Avg 80.81 | 4.8% (1) | 21 | Karamo Dioubate (4★) |
| 42 | North Carolina | ACC | 82.34 Avg 86.93 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Jay Jay McCargo (3★) |
| 43 | NC State | ACC | 81.55 Avg 83.25 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Shug Frazier (3★) |
| 44 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 79.76 Avg 79.56 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Darion Anderson (3★) |
| 45 | Florida International | Conference USA | 79.20 Avg 78.55 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Freddie Pinder (3★) |
| 46 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 78.91 Avg 78.02 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Noah Ellison (3★) |
| 47 | UCF | Big 12 | 77.99 Avg 82.56 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Dredrick Snelson (3★) |
| 48 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 77.73 Avg 81.32 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Matthew Falcon (3★) |
| 49 | App State | Sun Belt | 77.59 Avg 78.35 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Marcus Williams Jr (3★) |
| 50 | Ohio | Mid-American | 77.22 Avg 77.68 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Cameron Odom (3★) |
| 51 | UTEP | Mountain West | 77.18 Avg 77.60 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Quardraiz Wadley (3★) |
| 52 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 77.16 Avg 77.57 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | John Okwoli (3★) |
| 53 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 76.67 Avg 79.41 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Elijah J Robinson (3★) |
| 54 | Baylor | Big 12 | 75.36 Avg 86.10 | 12.5% (1) | 8 | Bravvion Roy (4★) |
| 55 | Tulane | American Athletic | 73.47 Avg 79.04 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Tre Jackson (3★) |
| 56 | Ball State | Mid-American | 73.29 Avg 78.71 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Lamar Anderson (3★) |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 72.79 Avg 86.30 | 17.6% (3) | 17 | Damar Hamlin (4★) |
| 58 | Toledo | Mid-American | 72.32 Avg 79.67 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | James Jackson (3★) |
| 59 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 72.11 Avg 79.30 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Stori Emerson (3★) |
| 60 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 71.56 Avg 78.28 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Tyler Tutt (3★) |
| 61 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 71.30 Avg 77.82 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Isaac Stiebeling (3★) |
| 62 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 71.21 Avg 77.66 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Kendrec Grady (3★) |
| 63 | Boston College | ACC | 71.17 Avg 81.05 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Anthony Brown (3★) |
| 64 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 70.61 Avg 87.88 | 38.5% (5) | 13 | Lamar Jackson (4★) |
| 65 | Rice | American Athletic | 69.81 Avg 77.84 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Sam Glaesmann (3★) |
| 66 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 69.68 Avg 77.61 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Andrew Parchment (3★) |
| 67 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 69.29 Avg 79.61 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Waahid Muhammad (3★) |
| 68 | Illinois | Big Ten | 69.20 Avg 81.30 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Dele Harding (3★) |
| 69 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 69.16 Avg 83.02 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | Christian Wallace (4★) |
| 70 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 68.89 Avg 78.90 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Trey Ragas (3★) |
| 71 | Nevada | Mountain West | 68.73 Avg 78.61 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Alec Simpson (3★) |
| 72 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 68.43 Avg 75.32 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Avery McCall (3★) |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 68.12 Avg 80.21 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Willie Baker (3★) |
| 74 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 68.02 Avg 80.04 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Troy Cassidy (3★) |
| 75 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 68.02 Avg 80.04 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Jeremy Darvin (3★) |
| 76 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 67.98 Avg 82.69 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Frederick Mauigoa (3★) |
| 77 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 67.63 Avg 79.33 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Steven Frank (3★) |
| 78 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 67.52 Avg 79.12 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Tony Poljan (3★) |
| 79 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 67.24 Avg 81.34 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Kole Bailey (3★) |
| 80 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 67.21 Avg 78.57 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | T.J. Fiailoa (3★) |
| 81 | BYU | Big 12 | 66.78 Avg 82.15 | 5.6% (1) | 18 | Troy Warner (4★) |
| 82 | South Florida | American Athletic | 66.62 Avg 83.85 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Darnell Salomon (4★) |
| 83 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 66.58 Avg 80.14 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Bryce Mortenson (3★) |
| 84 | Kent State | Mid-American | 66.48 Avg 77.24 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Akeam Peters (3★) |
| 85 | Memphis | American Athletic | 66.37 Avg 79.76 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | David Moore (3★) |
| 86 | UNLV | Mountain West | 66.34 Avg 79.72 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Armani Rogers (3★) |
| 87 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 66.26 Avg 79.57 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | JaCorey Morris (3★) |
| 88 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 65.85 Avg 78.82 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Armani Posey (3★) |
| 89 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 65.45 Avg 80.83 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Christian Colon (3★) |
| 90 | Kansas | Big 12 | 65.36 Avg 80.68 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Mike Lee (3★) |
| 91 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 65.29 Avg 77.79 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Darius Anderson (3★) |
| 92 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 65.09 Avg 80.17 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Hussein Howe (3★) |
| 93 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 64.92 Avg 79.85 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Kentrail Moran (3★) |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 64.88 Avg 79.78 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Tyshawn Brown (3★) |
| 95 | San José State | Mountain West | 64.83 Avg 79.69 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Jaquan Blackwell (3★) |
| 96 | SMU | ACC | 64.48 Avg 81.19 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Aphonso Thomas (3★) |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 64.27 Avg 86.14 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Tramonda Moore (4★) |
| 98 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 63.30 Avg 79.63 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Riley Cole (3★) |
| 99 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 63.20 Avg 71.28 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Brandon Simmons (3★) |
| 100 | UConn | FBS Independents | 63.13 Avg 79.32 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Cam DeGeorge (3★) |
| 101 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 63.08 Avg 76.50 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Sean Engel (2★) |
| 102 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 62.17 Avg 81.85 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Tyquan Statham (3★) |
| 103 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 62.11 Avg 80.21 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Donte Coleman (3★) |
| 104 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 61.73 Avg 79.51 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Theo Anderson (3★) |
| 105 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 61.16 Avg 78.48 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | BJ Edmonds (3★) |
| 106 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 61.11 Avg 78.37 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Robert Washington (3★) |
| 107 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 60.20 Avg 79.45 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Jeremiah Pritchard (3★) |
| 108 | Duke | ACC | 59.39 Avg 86.21 | 21.1% (4) | 19 | Scott Bracey (4★) |
| 109 | Kentucky | SEC | 58.97 Avg 86.15 | 20.0% (3) | 15 | Landon Young (4★) |
| 110 | North Texas | American Athletic | 58.17 Avg 78.49 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Nic Smith (3★) |
| 111 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 56.77 Avg 78.67 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Cody Brewer (3★) |
| 112 | Syracuse | ACC | 56.49 Avg 82.62 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | James Pierre (3★) |
| 113 | Missouri | SEC | 56.11 Avg 84.97 | 14.3% (1) | 7 | Darvis Holmes (4★) |
| 114 | UTSA | American Athletic | 55.45 Avg 79.00 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Jarrod McLin (3★) |
| 115 | Colorado | Big 12 | 54.77 Avg 84.22 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Beau Bisharat (4★) |
| 116 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 54.72 Avg 77.67 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Anthony Womack (3★) |
| 117 | Maryland | Big Ten | 54.44 Avg 84.66 | 21.4% (3) | 14 | Terrance Davis (4★) |
| 118 | UAB | American Athletic | 53.52 Avg 78.23 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Tyler Marshall (3★) |
| 119 | Wake Forest | ACC | 52.80 Avg 82.77 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Sulaiman Kamara (3★) |
| 120 | Liberty | Conference USA | 51.49 Avg 77.26 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Stephen Calvert (3★) |
| 121 | Akron | Mid-American | 51.44 Avg 77.16 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Alvin Davis (2★) |
| 122 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 50.17 Avg 85.03 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Divine Deablo (3★) |
| 123 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 49.56 Avg 81.53 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | Ahmir Mitchell (4★) |
| 124 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 48.71 Avg 80.38 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Tyus Flakes (3★) |
| 125 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 48.34 Avg 76.99 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Aaron Denson (2★) |
| 126 | Delaware | Conference USA | 47.15 Avg 74.81 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Colby Reeder (2★) |
| 127 | Arizona | Big 12 | 46.97 Avg 84.26 | 18.2% (2) | 11 | Michael Eletise (4★) |
| 128 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 46.48 Avg 84.06 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | T.J. Vasher (4★) |
| 129 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 44.94 Avg 83.31 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Parker Braun (3★) |
| 130 | Purdue | Big Ten | 44.73 Avg 80.45 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Terrance Landers Jr. (3★) |
| 131 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 40.44 Avg 82.48 | 7.1% (1) | 14 | Sean Foster (4★) |
| 132 | Indiana | Big Ten | 40.29 Avg 83.44 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Jonah Morris (3★) |
| 133 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 39.99 Avg 81.53 | 6.7% (1) | 15 | Carter Coughlin (4★) |
| 134 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 36.99 Avg 82.73 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Joejuan Williams (4★) |
| 135 | Virginia | ACC | 31.94 Avg 82.26 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Tre Harbison (3★) |
| 136 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 24.76 Avg 84.73 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Jeremy Larkin (3★) |