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