Recruiting Rankings
2017 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
- 137
- Avg Class Size
- 16.5
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National class table
Current mode: Class Score. Class Score fallback = rating quality plus class size, blue-chip count, and top-end talent from current CFBTrack records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Class Score | Blue-Chip | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 360.46 Avg 94.47 | 88.0% (22) | 25 | Najee Harris (5★) |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 337.80 Avg 94.19 | 90.0% (18) | 20 | Chase Young (5★) |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 306.30 Avg 92.37 | 80.0% (20) | 25 | Isaiah Wilson (5★) |
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 292.54 Avg 90.98 | 72.4% (21) | 29 | Donovan Peoples-Jones (5★) |
| 5 | USC | Big Ten | 258.55 Avg 92.81 | 66.7% (14) | 21 | Stephen Carr (5★) |
| 6 | LSU | SEC | 252.11 Avg 92.03 | 71.4% (15) | 21 | JaCoby Stevens (5★) |
| 7 | Florida State | ACC | 249.57 Avg 91.95 | 65.0% (13) | 20 | Cam Akers (5★) |
| 8 | Oklahoma | SEC | 202.12 Avg 91.12 | 77.3% (17) | 22 | Justin Broiles (4★) |
| 9 | Stanford | ACC | 192.69 Avg 93.08 | 76.9% (10) | 13 | Foster Sarell (5★) |
| 10 | Clemson | ACC | 181.71 Avg 91.29 | 66.7% (10) | 15 | Tee Higgins (5★) |
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 167.35 Avg 88.83 | 57.9% (11) | 19 | Lamont Wade (4★) |
| 12 | Florida | SEC | 160.36 Avg 88.85 | 47.8% (11) | 23 | Tedarrell Slaton (4★) |
| 13 | Auburn | SEC | 158.03 Avg 90.05 | 58.8% (10) | 17 | Calvin Ashley (5★) |
| 14 | Miami | ACC | 154.49 Avg 88.16 | 45.0% (9) | 20 | Jeff Thomas (4★) |
| 15 | Army | American Athletic | 153.27 Avg 76.86 | 0.0% (0) | 74 | Ryan O'Malley (3★) |
| 16 | UCLA | Big Ten | 148.95 Avg 88.10 | 41.2% (7) | 17 | Jaelan Phillips (5★) |
| 17 | Texas A&M | SEC | 147.77 Avg 89.59 | 52.6% (10) | 19 | Anthony Hines (4★) |
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 143.88 Avg 90.69 | 62.5% (10) | 16 | Brock Wright (4★) |
| 19 | Maryland | Big Ten | 137.85 Avg 86.99 | 50.0% (9) | 18 | Anthony McFarland Jr. (4★) |
| 20 | Washington | Big Ten | 136.20 Avg 89.46 | 56.3% (9) | 16 | Salvon Ahmed (4★) |
| 21 | Tennessee | SEC | 133.33 Avg 87.87 | 30.0% (6) | 20 | Trey Smith (5★) |
| 22 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 127.83 Avg 88.79 | 37.5% (6) | 16 | Tyjon Lindsey (4★) |
| 23 | Air Force | Mountain West | 127.37 Avg 76.13 | 0.0% (0) | 57 | Brandon Gooding (3★) |
| 24 | Oregon | Big Ten | 124.52 Avg 88.21 | 38.9% (7) | 18 | Deommodore Lenoir (4★) |
| 25 | Navy | American Athletic | 123.75 Avg 77.72 | 0.0% (0) | 54 | Diego Fagot (3★) |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 120.26 Avg 87.75 | 31.3% (5) | 16 | Devon Hunter (4★) |
| 27 | South Carolina | SEC | 108.81 Avg 87.83 | 29.4% (5) | 17 | Jamyest Williams (4★) |
| 28 | Texas | SEC | 106.51 Avg 90.03 | 60.0% (6) | 10 | Sam Ehlinger (4★) |
| 29 | Iowa | Big Ten | 106.04 Avg 84.62 | 17.6% (3) | 17 | A.J. Epenesa (5★) |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 105.08 Avg 86.51 | 36.4% (4) | 11 | Paris Ford (4★) |
| 31 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 103.01 Avg 84.57 | 21.1% (4) | 19 | Kevin Jarvis (4★) |
| 32 | North Carolina | ACC | 100.95 Avg 86.27 | 23.5% (4) | 17 | Jonah Melton (4★) |
| 33 | Mississippi State | SEC | 99.95 Avg 84.46 | 23.5% (4) | 17 | Willie Gay Jr. (4★) |
| 34 | Kentucky | SEC | 98.63 Avg 88.43 | 50.0% (5) | 10 | Lynn Bowden Jr. (4★) |
| 35 | TCU | Big 12 | 96.74 Avg 86.80 | 28.6% (4) | 14 | Jalen Reagor (4★) |
| 36 | Colorado | Big 12 | 96.61 Avg 85.65 | 15.8% (3) | 19 | Jake Moretti (4★) |
| 37 | Arkansas | SEC | 94.20 Avg 86.73 | 17.6% (3) | 17 | Chevin Calloway (4★) |
| 38 | Louisville | ACC | 93.90 Avg 86.18 | 17.6% (3) | 17 | CJ Avery (4★) |
| 39 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 89.95 Avg 84.46 | 20.0% (3) | 15 | Kayden Lyles (4★) |
| 40 | BYU | Big 12 | 89.85 Avg 80.64 | 9.5% (2) | 21 | Chaz Ah You (4★) |
| 41 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 89.68 Avg 83.95 | 20.0% (3) | 15 | Micah Clark (4★) |
| 42 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 87.95 Avg 86.27 | 23.1% (3) | 13 | Eno Benjamin (4★) |
| 43 | Ole Miss | SEC | 85.74 Avg 87.70 | 27.3% (3) | 11 | D.D. Bowie (4★) |
| 44 | Ball State | Mid-American | 82.35 Avg 78.82 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Justin Gibbs (3★) |
| 45 | UCF | Big 12 | 82.23 Avg 82.24 | 5.0% (1) | 20 | Cordarrian Richardson (4★) |
| 46 | Memphis | American Athletic | 81.50 Avg 80.92 | 5.0% (1) | 20 | Obinna Eze (4★) |
| 47 | Missouri | SEC | 80.40 Avg 85.27 | 15.4% (2) | 13 | Akial Byers (4★) |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 80.18 Avg 83.97 | 5.6% (1) | 18 | Bruce Jordan-Swilling (4★) |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 77.91 Avg 86.20 | 18.2% (2) | 11 | Tylan Wallace (4★) |
| 50 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 77.82 Avg 78.77 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | B.J. Sharpe (3★) |
| 51 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 77.25 Avg 84.09 | 6.3% (1) | 16 | Earnest Brown (4★) |
| 52 | Arizona | Big 12 | 77.02 Avg 83.66 | 6.3% (1) | 16 | Nathan Tilford (4★) |
| 53 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 76.68 Avg 79.42 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Kieston Roach (3★) |
| 54 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 76.02 Avg 78.22 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Erik Ditzhazy (3★) |
| 55 | Kent State | Mid-American | 75.36 Avg 77.01 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Eddie Brecht (3★) |
| 56 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 75.21 Avg 79.48 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Joshua Croslen (3★) |
| 57 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 74.96 Avg 82.66 | 6.7% (1) | 15 | Jamire Calvin (4★) |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 74.75 Avg 78.64 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Isaac Hawn (3★) |
| 59 | Tulane | American Athletic | 74.53 Avg 78.24 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Michael Scott (3★) |
| 60 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 74.34 Avg 80.62 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Kaegun Williams (3★) |
| 61 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 74.01 Avg 84.57 | 22.2% (2) | 9 | Isaiah Hodgins (4★) |
| 62 | California | ACC | 73.89 Avg 84.35 | 22.2% (2) | 9 | Chase Garbers (4★) |
| 63 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 73.70 Avg 79.45 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Joshua Maize (3★) |
| 64 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 73.63 Avg 76.60 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Jeffrey Hubbard (3★) |
| 65 | UConn | FBS Independents | 73.56 Avg 79.20 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Robert Holmes (3★) |
| 66 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 73.49 Avg 79.06 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Tre Allen (3★) |
| 67 | Ohio | Mid-American | 73.46 Avg 79.02 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Brevin Harris (3★) |
| 68 | Baylor | Big 12 | 72.43 Avg 85.33 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Xavier Newman (3★) |
| 69 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 71.97 Avg 79.03 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Dylan Deatherage (3★) |
| 70 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 71.94 Avg 78.97 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Keylon Stokes (3★) |
| 71 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 71.45 Avg 78.09 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Rodney Scott (3★) |
| 72 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 71.36 Avg 77.93 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Victor Jones (3★) |
| 73 | Syracuse | ACC | 70.92 Avg 83.49 | 8.3% (1) | 12 | Tommy DeVito (4★) |
| 74 | Akron | Mid-American | 70.80 Avg 76.91 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Jeffrey Lubin (2★) |
| 75 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 70.30 Avg 76.00 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Cantorian Weems (3★) |
| 76 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 70.25 Avg 78.64 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Corey Straughter (3★) |
| 77 | Duke | ACC | 70.14 Avg 84.80 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | Drew Jordan (4★) |
| 78 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 69.92 Avg 80.77 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Emanuel Dabney (3★) |
| 79 | Virginia | ACC | 69.54 Avg 82.80 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Ryan Nelson (3★) |
| 80 | Utah | Big 12 | 69.24 Avg 85.89 | 10.0% (1) | 10 | Jaylon Johnson (4★) |
| 81 | Wake Forest | ACC | 69.21 Avg 82.20 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Michael Allen (3★) |
| 82 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 69.15 Avg 82.08 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Blaise Andries (3★) |
| 83 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 69.13 Avg 76.60 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Holden Hotchkiss (2★) |
| 84 | Temple | American Athletic | 69.00 Avg 79.10 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Todd Centeio (3★) |
| 85 | San José State | Mountain West | 68.99 Avg 79.08 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Antwaun Ayers (3★) |
| 86 | Nevada | Mountain West | 68.82 Avg 78.77 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Tyson Williams (3★) |
| 87 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 68.73 Avg 78.60 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Chinedu Ogbonna (3★) |
| 88 | Rice | American Athletic | 68.66 Avg 78.48 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Miklo Smalls (3★) |
| 89 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 68.03 Avg 86.42 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Jack Anderson (4★) |
| 90 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 67.77 Avg 82.31 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | R.J. Potts (3★) |
| 91 | Kansas | Big 12 | 67.72 Avg 79.49 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Dominic Williams (3★) |
| 92 | Boston College | ACC | 67.70 Avg 82.19 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | AJ Dillon (3★) |
| 93 | NC State | ACC | 67.59 Avg 81.99 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Emeka Emezie (3★) |
| 94 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 67.37 Avg 78.86 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Jalen Jackson (3★) |
| 95 | North Texas | American Athletic | 67.31 Avg 78.74 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Tre Siggers (3★) |
| 96 | App State | Sun Belt | 67.13 Avg 78.41 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Ryan Huff (3★) |
| 97 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 66.99 Avg 78.16 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Casey Perkins (3★) |
| 98 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 66.99 Avg 80.89 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Tyler Smith (3★) |
| 99 | Florida International | Conference USA | 66.83 Avg 80.60 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Dorian Hall (3★) |
| 100 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 66.77 Avg 84.12 | 11.1% (1) | 9 | Jermani Brown (4★) |
| 101 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 66.74 Avg 83.16 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | O'Rien Vance (3★) |
| 102 | Purdue | Big Ten | 66.69 Avg 80.35 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Nick Sipe (3★) |
| 103 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 66.67 Avg 80.32 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Darius Hodge (3★) |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 66.66 Avg 80.29 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Reed Blankenship (3★) |
| 105 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 66.64 Avg 80.25 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Tank Robinson (3★) |
| 106 | Toledo | Mid-American | 66.15 Avg 79.37 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Kelvin Ateman Jr. (3★) |
| 107 | UAB | American Athletic | 65.46 Avg 78.11 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Thomas Johnston (3★) |
| 108 | Indiana | Big Ten | 65.23 Avg 83.14 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Juwan Burgess (3★) |
| 109 | SMU | ACC | 65.22 Avg 80.41 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Alan Ali (3★) |
| 110 | UTSA | American Athletic | 65.12 Avg 80.22 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Javaris Steward (3★) |
| 111 | South Florida | American Athletic | 64.25 Avg 81.35 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Kevaughn Dingle (3★) |
| 112 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 64.16 Avg 78.47 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Kameron Duncan (3★) |
| 113 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 63.93 Avg 78.05 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Drake Stallworth (3★) |
| 114 | Illinois | Big Ten | 63.63 Avg 82.96 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Ricky Smalling (3★) |
| 115 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 63.28 Avg 79.60 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | T.J. Mauga (3★) |
| 116 | UNLV | Mountain West | 63.21 Avg 79.48 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Tariq Hollandsworth (3★) |
| 117 | Houston | Big 12 | 62.94 Avg 81.70 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Bryan Jones (3★) |
| 118 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 62.83 Avg 78.78 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Chase Rogers (3★) |
| 119 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 62.18 Avg 83.06 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Jacob Free (3★) |
| 120 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 61.46 Avg 79.02 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Kendric Haynes (3★) |
| 121 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 61.08 Avg 78.33 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Dwayne Fisher (3★) |
| 122 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 60.76 Avg 83.19 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Anthony Payne (3★) |
| 123 | UTEP | Mountain West | 60.26 Avg 76.83 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Alex Fernandes (2★) |
| 124 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 60.26 Avg 79.57 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Jaiden Cole (3★) |
| 125 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 60.11 Avg 76.57 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Josh Bowcut (3★) |
| 126 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 59.88 Avg 81.60 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Ahman Ross (3★) |
| 127 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 56.55 Avg 78.27 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Marcus Hawkins (3★) |
| 128 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 56.10 Avg 77.45 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Bradley Flott (2★) |
| 129 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 54.82 Avg 77.85 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Josh Adkins (3★) |
| 130 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 54.75 Avg 83.18 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Tevin Bush (3★) |
| 131 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 53.33 Avg 77.88 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Antavius Grier (3★) |
| 132 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 51.38 Avg 79.78 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Dylan Weaver (3★) |
| 133 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 51.04 Avg 79.16 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Tevyn Stevenson (3★) |
| 134 | Delaware | Conference USA | 49.94 Avg 77.17 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Dominick Covatto (2★) |
| 135 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 49.57 Avg 76.49 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Joey Noble (2★) |
| 136 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 48.99 Avg 78.16 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Kenny Nelson (3★) |
| 137 | Liberty | Conference USA | 48.13 Avg 79.33 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | London Lewis (3★) |