Recruiting Rankings
2018 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
- USC
- Ranked Programs
- 137
- Avg Class Size
- 19.9
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 | USC | Big Ten | 84.2% Avg 93.05 | 84.2% (16) | 19 | Amon-Ra St. Brown (5★) |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 81.5% Avg 93.12 | 81.5% (22) | 27 | Nicholas Petit-Frere (5★) |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 80.8% Avg 93.77 | 80.8% (21) | 26 | Justin Fields (5★) |
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 70.6% Avg 93.45 | 70.6% (12) | 17 | Trevor Lawrence (5★) |
| 5 | Texas | SEC | 67.9% Avg 91.55 | 67.9% (19) | 28 | Caden Sterns (5★) |
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 66.7% Avg 91.42 | 66.7% (14) | 21 | Eyabi Okie-Anoma (5★) |
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 65.2% Avg 91.70 | 65.2% (15) | 23 | Micah Parsons (5★) |
| 8 | Auburn | SEC | 63.6% Avg 90.25 | 63.6% (14) | 22 | Joey Gatewood (4★) |
| 9 | Florida | SEC | 63.2% Avg 90.15 | 63.2% (12) | 19 | Jacob Copeland (4★) |
| 10 | Florida State | ACC | 61.9% Avg 90.91 | 61.9% (13) | 21 | Jaiden Lars-Woodbey (4★) |
| 11 | Miami | ACC | 60% Avg 90.10 | 60.0% (15) | 25 | Lorenzo Lingard (5★) |
| 12 | Texas A&M | SEC | 59.1% Avg 89.23 | 59.1% (13) | 22 | Leon O'Neal Jr. (4★) |
| 13 | LSU | SEC | 55% Avg 89.70 | 55.0% (11) | 20 | Terrace Marshall (5★) |
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 51.9% Avg 90.05 | 51.9% (14) | 27 | Houston Griffith (4★) |
| 15 | Oklahoma | SEC | 50% Avg 89.82 | 50.0% (12) | 24 | Brey Walker (5★) |
| 16 | Oregon | Big Ten | 50% Avg 88.24 | 50.0% (12) | 24 | Penei Sewell (4★) |
| 17 | Washington | Big Ten | 43.5% Avg 87.96 | 43.5% (10) | 23 | Marquis Spiker (4★) |
| 18 | South Carolina | SEC | 40% Avg 88.75 | 40.0% (8) | 20 | Rick Sandidge (4★) |
| 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 33.3% Avg 87.62 | 33.3% (7) | 21 | Aidan Hutchinson (4★) |
| 20 | UCLA | Big Ten | 32.1% Avg 85.90 | 32.1% (9) | 28 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson (4★) |
| 21 | North Carolina | ACC | 31.8% Avg 87.80 | 31.8% (7) | 22 | William Barnes (4★) |
| 22 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 30% Avg 87.10 | 30.0% (6) | 20 | Adrian Martinez (4★) |
| 23 | Tennessee | SEC | 29.4% Avg 87.48 | 29.4% (5) | 17 | J.J. Peterson (4★) |
| 24 | Stanford | ACC | 29.4% Avg 87.08 | 29.4% (5) | 17 | Tanner McKee (4★) |
| 25 | NC State | ACC | 28.6% Avg 86.80 | 28.6% (6) | 21 | Payton Wilson (4★) |
| 26 | Baylor | Big 12 | 27.3% Avg 86.64 | 27.3% (6) | 22 | Gerry Bohanon (4★) |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 24% Avg 87.21 | 24.0% (6) | 25 | Dax Hollifield (4★) |
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 23.8% Avg 87.09 | 23.8% (5) | 21 | Malik Heath (4★) |
| 29 | TCU | Big 12 | 18.2% Avg 87.28 | 18.2% (4) | 22 | Justin Rogers (4★) |
| 30 | Maryland | Big Ten | 18.2% Avg 86.52 | 18.2% (4) | 22 | Jaelyn Duncan (4★) |
| 31 | Kansas | Big 12 | 18.2% Avg 84.31 | 18.2% (2) | 11 | Pooka Williams Jr. (4★) |
| 32 | Ole Miss | SEC | 15.8% Avg 85.63 | 15.8% (3) | 19 | Matt Corral (4★) |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 15% Avg 86.19 | 15.0% (3) | 20 | Alston Orji (4★) |
| 34 | Louisville | ACC | 14.3% Avg 85.08 | 14.3% (3) | 21 | Jairus Brents (4★) |
| 35 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 13.6% Avg 86.95 | 13.6% (3) | 22 | Kalon Gervin (4★) |
| 36 | Arkansas | SEC | 12.5% Avg 85.93 | 12.5% (2) | 16 | Bumper Pool (4★) |
| 37 | Kentucky | SEC | 12% Avg 85.16 | 12.0% (3) | 25 | Marquan McCall (4★) |
| 38 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 11.8% Avg 86.51 | 11.8% (2) | 17 | Merlin Robertson (4★) |
| 39 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 11.1% Avg 84.91 | 11.1% (3) | 27 | Curtis Dunlap (4★) |
| 40 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 11.1% Avg 86.80 | 11.1% (2) | 18 | Dante Stills (4★) |
| 41 | California | ACC | 9.5% Avg 84.82 | 9.5% (2) | 21 | Will Craig (4★) |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9.5% Avg 84.76 | 9.5% (2) | 21 | Jaylon King (4★) |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9.1% Avg 86.37 | 9.1% (2) | 22 | CJ Moore (4★) |
| 44 | Utah | Big 12 | 8.3% Avg 84.47 | 8.3% (2) | 24 | Jack Tuttle (4★) |
| 45 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8% Avg 84.25 | 8.0% (2) | 25 | Rodrick Fisher (4★) |
| 46 | Illinois | Big Ten | 8% Avg 83.59 | 8.0% (2) | 25 | Calvin Avery (4★) |
| 47 | Duke | ACC | 6.3% Avg 85.74 | 6.3% (1) | 16 | Tahj Rice (4★) |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5.6% Avg 86.20 | 5.6% (1) | 18 | Mychale Salahuddin (4★) |
| 49 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5.6% Avg 85.43 | 5.6% (1) | 18 | Devin O'Rourke (4★) |
| 50 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5.3% Avg 85.00 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Joseph Scates (4★) |
| 51 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5.3% Avg 83.98 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Erik Ezukanma (4★) |
| 52 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5.3% Avg 81.19 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Kayode Oladele (4★) |
| 53 | Syracuse | ACC | 5% Avg 84.84 | 5.0% (1) | 20 | Trill Williams (4★) |
| 54 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 4.8% Avg 79.69 | 4.8% (1) | 21 | Tyrone Sampson Jr. (4★) |
| 55 | Boston College | ACC | 4.5% Avg 83.65 | 4.5% (1) | 22 | Finn Dirstine (4★) |
| 56 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4.2% Avg 84.90 | 4.2% (1) | 24 | Jack Sanborn (4★) |
| 57 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 4.2% Avg 84.43 | 4.2% (1) | 24 | Leonard Taylor (4★) |
| 58 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4% Avg 84.69 | 4.0% (1) | 25 | Rondale Moore (4★) |
| 59 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 4% Avg 83.44 | 4.0% (1) | 25 | Khalil Shakir (4★) |
| 60 | Navy | American Athletic | 0% Avg 78.15 | 0.0% (0) | 33 | Kevin Brennan (3★) |
| 61 | Army | American Athletic | 0% Avg 77.69 | 0.0% (0) | 33 | Cade Barnard (3★) |
| 62 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.24 | 0.0% (0) | 32 | Cincir Evans (3★) |
| 63 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0% Avg 84.16 | 0.0% (0) | 29 | Ronnie Walker (3★) |
| 64 | BYU | Big 12 | 0% Avg 80.47 | 0.0% (0) | 30 | Gunner Romney (3★) |
| 65 | Nevada | Mountain West | 0% Avg 79.53 | 0.0% (0) | 29 | Josiah Bradley (3★) |
| 66 | Temple | American Athletic | 0% Avg 81.31 | 0.0% (0) | 28 | Sean Ryan (3★) |
| 67 | South Florida | American Athletic | 0% Avg 83.50 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Stacy Kirby (3★) |
| 68 | Tulane | American Athletic | 0% Avg 82.66 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Jeffery Johnson (3★) |
| 69 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0% Avg 84.53 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Dallas Craddieth (3★) |
| 70 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 81.62 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Jaqaun Webb (3★) |
| 71 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 0% Avg 81.49 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Kevaris Thomas (3★) |
| 72 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0% Avg 82.80 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Jalynn Williams (3★) |
| 73 | Air Force | Mountain West | 0% Avg 77.79 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | David Eure (3★) |
| 74 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 83.22 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Jermar Jefferson (3★) |
| 75 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0% Avg 79.75 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Dante Black (3★) |
| 76 | Missouri | SEC | 0% Avg 85.12 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Chad Bailey (3★) |
| 77 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 78.86 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Jacoby Hopkins (3★) |
| 78 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 80.31 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Destin Coates (3★) |
| 79 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0% Avg 84.28 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Mike Edwards (3★) |
| 80 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 0% Avg 80.61 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Charles Robinson (3★) |
| 81 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 81.84 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | J.R. Justice (3★) |
| 82 | App State | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 79.04 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Braden Collins (3★) |
| 83 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0% Avg 78.98 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Joseph Norwood (3★) |
| 84 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 0% Avg 84.20 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Artur Sitkowski (3★) |
| 85 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0% Avg 82.88 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Antwan Reed (3★) |
| 86 | Houston | Big 12 | 0% Avg 82.80 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Julon Williams (3★) |
| 87 | San José State | Mountain West | 0% Avg 79.06 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | EJ Ane (3★) |
| 88 | Virginia | ACC | 0% Avg 84.33 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Noah Taylor (3★) |
| 89 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.57 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Mo Edwards (3★) |
| 90 | Rice | American Athletic | 0% Avg 78.48 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Cameron Valentine (3★) |
| 91 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 80.62 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Quin Williams (3★) |
| 92 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0% Avg 81.82 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Cadarius Gaskin (3★) |
| 93 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 81.50 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Nikko Hall (3★) |
| 94 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 0% Avg 81.30 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Holton Ahlers (3★) |
| 95 | UCF | Big 12 | 0% Avg 83.42 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Ke'von Ahmad (3★) |
| 96 | Arizona | Big 12 | 0% Avg 85.01 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Kevin Doyle (3★) |
| 97 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 0% Avg 78.74 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Michael Washington (3★) |
| 98 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0% Avg 81.24 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Cameron Stage (3★) |
| 99 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.31 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Robert Mayo (3★) |
| 100 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 0% Avg 78.01 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Sean Chambers (3★) |
| 101 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 0% Avg 82.11 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Maureese Wren (3★) |
| 102 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0% Avg 79.16 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Montre Miller (3★) |
| 103 | Colorado | Big 12 | 0% Avg 84.36 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Dimitri Stanley (3★) |
| 104 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 81.15 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Nathan Page (3★) |
| 105 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0% Avg 78.41 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Jeremiah Wood (3★) |
| 106 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 0% Avg 83.55 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | John Holcombe (3★) |
| 107 | North Texas | American Athletic | 0% Avg 80.11 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Alex Morris (3★) |
| 108 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0% Avg 79.19 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Keonta Nixon (3★) |
| 109 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.90 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Malik Jackson (3★) |
| 110 | UTEP | Mountain West | 0% Avg 76.48 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Andrew Nwachukwu (3★) |
| 111 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 0% Avg 76.40 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Saybein Clark (3★) |
| 112 | UTSA | American Athletic | 0% Avg 81.86 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Spencer Burford (3★) |
| 113 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 81.07 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Deuntra Hyman (3★) |
| 114 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 0% Avg 77.79 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Andy Koch (3★) |
| 115 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0% Avg 80.02 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Kenyon Oblad (3★) |
| 116 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 0% Avg 78.63 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Devin Richardson (3★) |
| 117 | UAB | American Athletic | 0% Avg 80.33 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | CD Daniels (3★) |
| 118 | SMU | ACC | 0% Avg 82.26 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Treveon Johnson (3★) |
| 119 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 79.22 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Timaje Porter (3★) |
| 120 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0% Avg 78.38 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Luke Martin (3★) |
| 121 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 0% Avg 80.61 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Jaxon Player (3★) |
| 122 | Akron | Mid-American | 0% Avg 79.32 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Keyondre White (3★) |
| 123 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 0% Avg 78.35 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Terrick Smalls (3★) |
| 124 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0% Avg 80.27 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Isaiah Watson (3★) |
| 125 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 0% Avg 79.66 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Jarek Campbell (3★) |
| 126 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0% Avg 79.18 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Maleak Bryant (3★) |
| 127 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 0% Avg 82.54 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Deon Woods (3★) |
| 128 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0% Avg 78.20 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Eddie Wilson (3★) |
| 129 | Liberty | Conference USA | 0% Avg 79.20 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Henry Chibueze (3★) |
| 130 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 0% Avg 78.62 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Cagan Campbell (3★) |
| 131 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 0% Avg 77.09 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Markeith Montgomery (3★) |
| 132 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0% Avg 78.72 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Lawrence Johnson (3★) |
| 133 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 0% Avg 78.40 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Jarrell Anderson (3★) |
| 134 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 0% Avg 78.36 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Reggie Brown (2★) |
| 135 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0% Avg 78.46 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Randell Turner (3★) |
| 136 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 0% Avg 79.99 | 0.0% (0) | 2 | Landon Bebee (3★) |
| 137 | Delaware | Conference USA | 0% Avg 77.98 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Stevon Brown (2★) |