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
- Ohio State
- Ranked Programs
- 137
- Avg Class Size
- 19.9
Position recruiting pages
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 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 452.14 Avg 93.12 | 81.5% (22) | 27 | Nicholas Petit-Frere (5★) |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 312.35 Avg 91.42 | 66.7% (14) | 21 | Eyabi Okie-Anoma (5★) |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 312.00 Avg 93.77 | 80.8% (21) | 26 | Justin Fields (5★) |
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 307.66 Avg 93.45 | 70.6% (12) | 17 | Trevor Lawrence (5★) |
| 5 | LSU | SEC | 251.85 Avg 89.70 | 55.0% (11) | 20 | Terrace Marshall (5★) |
| 6 | USC | Big Ten | 240.42 Avg 93.05 | 84.2% (16) | 19 | Amon-Ra St. Brown (5★) |
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 236.39 Avg 91.70 | 65.2% (15) | 23 | Micah Parsons (5★) |
| 8 | Oklahoma | SEC | 224.93 Avg 89.82 | 50.0% (12) | 24 | Brey Walker (5★) |
| 9 | Miami | ACC | 210.15 Avg 90.10 | 60.0% (15) | 25 | Lorenzo Lingard (5★) |
| 10 | Oregon | Big Ten | 195.55 Avg 88.24 | 50.0% (12) | 24 | Penei Sewell (4★) |
| 11 | Florida | SEC | 194.93 Avg 90.15 | 63.2% (12) | 19 | Jacob Copeland (4★) |
| 12 | Florida State | ACC | 193.34 Avg 90.91 | 61.9% (13) | 21 | Jaiden Lars-Woodbey (4★) |
| 13 | Texas | SEC | 192.87 Avg 91.55 | 67.9% (19) | 28 | Caden Sterns (5★) |
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 177.88 Avg 90.05 | 51.9% (14) | 27 | Houston Griffith (4★) |
| 15 | Auburn | SEC | 177.66 Avg 90.25 | 63.6% (14) | 22 | Joey Gatewood (4★) |
| 16 | Washington | Big Ten | 174.04 Avg 87.96 | 43.5% (10) | 23 | Marquis Spiker (4★) |
| 17 | Texas A&M | SEC | 165.97 Avg 89.23 | 59.1% (13) | 22 | Leon O'Neal Jr. (4★) |
| 18 | North Carolina | ACC | 150.12 Avg 87.80 | 31.8% (7) | 22 | William Barnes (4★) |
| 19 | Louisville | ACC | 148.06 Avg 85.08 | 14.3% (3) | 21 | Jairus Brents (4★) |
| 20 | Utah | Big 12 | 146.14 Avg 84.47 | 8.3% (2) | 24 | Jack Tuttle (4★) |
| 21 | Iowa | Big Ten | 141.96 Avg 84.53 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Dallas Craddieth (3★) |
| 22 | UCLA | Big Ten | 141.42 Avg 85.90 | 32.1% (9) | 28 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson (4★) |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 135.75 Avg 87.21 | 24.0% (6) | 25 | Dax Hollifield (4★) |
| 24 | South Carolina | SEC | 131.15 Avg 88.75 | 40.0% (8) | 20 | Rick Sandidge (4★) |
| 25 | TCU | Big 12 | 128.97 Avg 87.28 | 18.2% (4) | 22 | Justin Rogers (4★) |
| 26 | Baylor | Big 12 | 122.82 Avg 86.64 | 27.3% (6) | 22 | Gerry Bohanon (4★) |
| 27 | NC State | ACC | 122.58 Avg 86.80 | 28.6% (6) | 21 | Payton Wilson (4★) |
| 28 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 122.00 Avg 86.80 | 11.1% (2) | 18 | Dante Stills (4★) |
| 29 | California | ACC | 119.10 Avg 84.82 | 9.5% (2) | 21 | Will Craig (4★) |
| 30 | Stanford | ACC | 110.79 Avg 87.08 | 29.4% (5) | 17 | Tanner McKee (4★) |
| 31 | UCF | Big 12 | 109.91 Avg 83.42 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Ke'von Ahmad (3★) |
| 32 | Mississippi State | SEC | 108.95 Avg 87.09 | 23.8% (5) | 21 | Malik Heath (4★) |
| 33 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 108.52 Avg 83.55 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | John Holcombe (3★) |
| 34 | BYU | Big 12 | 107.35 Avg 80.47 | 0.0% (0) | 30 | Gunner Romney (3★) |
| 35 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 97.84 Avg 84.25 | 8.0% (2) | 25 | Rodrick Fisher (4★) |
| 36 | Boston College | ACC | 97.00 Avg 83.65 | 4.5% (1) | 22 | Finn Dirstine (4★) |
| 37 | Michigan | Big Ten | 94.52 Avg 87.62 | 33.3% (7) | 21 | Aidan Hutchinson (4★) |
| 38 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 92.87 Avg 84.91 | 11.1% (3) | 27 | Curtis Dunlap (4★) |
| 39 | Navy | American Athletic | 92.48 Avg 78.15 | 0.0% (0) | 33 | Kevin Brennan (3★) |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 92.35 Avg 86.37 | 9.1% (2) | 22 | CJ Moore (4★) |
| 41 | Army | American Athletic | 92.23 Avg 77.69 | 0.0% (0) | 33 | Cade Barnard (3★) |
| 42 | Missouri | SEC | 91.51 Avg 85.12 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Chad Bailey (3★) |
| 43 | Houston | Big 12 | 91.40 Avg 82.80 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Julon Williams (3★) |
| 44 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 91.03 Avg 78.24 | 0.0% (0) | 32 | Cincir Evans (3★) |
| 45 | Illinois | Big Ten | 90.67 Avg 83.59 | 8.0% (2) | 25 | Calvin Avery (4★) |
| 46 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 90.39 Avg 83.44 | 4.0% (1) | 25 | Khalil Shakir (4★) |
| 47 | Kansas | Big 12 | 89.99 Avg 84.31 | 18.2% (2) | 11 | Pooka Williams Jr. (4★) |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 88.74 Avg 86.20 | 5.6% (1) | 18 | Mychale Salahuddin (4★) |
| 49 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 87.88 Avg 84.90 | 4.2% (1) | 24 | Jack Sanborn (4★) |
| 50 | Nevada | Mountain West | 87.24 Avg 79.53 | 0.0% (0) | 29 | Josiah Bradley (3★) |
| 51 | Temple | American Athletic | 86.72 Avg 81.31 | 0.0% (0) | 28 | Sean Ryan (3★) |
| 52 | Syracuse | ACC | 86.03 Avg 84.84 | 5.0% (1) | 20 | Trill Williams (4★) |
| 53 | South Florida | American Athletic | 84.92 Avg 83.50 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Stacy Kirby (3★) |
| 54 | Tulane | American Athletic | 84.46 Avg 82.66 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Jeffery Johnson (3★) |
| 55 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 83.89 Avg 81.62 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Jaqaun Webb (3★) |
| 56 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 83.82 Avg 81.49 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Kevaris Thomas (3★) |
| 57 | Maryland | Big Ten | 83.11 Avg 86.52 | 18.2% (4) | 22 | Jaelyn Duncan (4★) |
| 58 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 83.07 Avg 83.98 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Erik Ezukanma (4★) |
| 59 | Toledo | Mid-American | 83.04 Avg 82.80 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Jalynn Williams (3★) |
| 60 | Purdue | Big Ten | 82.97 Avg 84.69 | 4.0% (1) | 25 | Rondale Moore (4★) |
| 61 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 82.95 Avg 84.43 | 4.2% (1) | 24 | Leonard Taylor (4★) |
| 62 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 82.33 Avg 79.69 | 4.8% (1) | 21 | Tyrone Sampson Jr. (4★) |
| 63 | Air Force | Mountain West | 81.79 Avg 77.79 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | David Eure (3★) |
| 64 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 81.77 Avg 83.22 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Jermar Jefferson (3★) |
| 65 | UConn | FBS Independents | 81.36 Avg 79.75 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Dante Black (3★) |
| 66 | Ole Miss | SEC | 81.12 Avg 85.63 | 15.8% (3) | 19 | Matt Corral (4★) |
| 67 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 80.87 Avg 78.86 | 0.0% (0) | 25 | Jacoby Hopkins (3★) |
| 68 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 80.17 Avg 80.31 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | Destin Coates (3★) |
| 69 | Memphis | American Athletic | 80.16 Avg 81.19 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Kayode Oladele (4★) |
| 70 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 79.63 Avg 86.51 | 11.8% (2) | 17 | Merlin Robertson (4★) |
| 71 | Kentucky | SEC | 79.53 Avg 85.16 | 12.0% (3) | 25 | Marquan McCall (4★) |
| 72 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 78.83 Avg 80.61 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Charles Robinson (3★) |
| 73 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 78.61 Avg 87.10 | 30.0% (6) | 20 | Adrian Martinez (4★) |
| 74 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 78.54 Avg 86.95 | 13.6% (3) | 22 | Kalon Gervin (4★) |
| 75 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 78.01 Avg 81.84 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | J.R. Justice (3★) |
| 76 | App State | Sun Belt | 77.97 Avg 79.04 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Braden Collins (3★) |
| 77 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 77.94 Avg 78.98 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Joseph Norwood (3★) |
| 78 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 77.09 Avg 82.88 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Antwan Reed (3★) |
| 79 | San José State | Mountain West | 76.49 Avg 79.06 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | EJ Ane (3★) |
| 80 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 76.21 Avg 78.57 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Mo Edwards (3★) |
| 81 | Rice | American Athletic | 76.17 Avg 78.48 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Cameron Valentine (3★) |
| 82 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 75.88 Avg 84.76 | 9.5% (2) | 21 | Jaylon King (4★) |
| 83 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 75.84 Avg 80.62 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Quin Williams (3★) |
| 84 | Colorado | Big 12 | 75.12 Avg 84.36 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Dimitri Stanley (3★) |
| 85 | Florida International | Conference USA | 75.00 Avg 81.82 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Cadarius Gaskin (3★) |
| 86 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 74.82 Avg 81.50 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Nikko Hall (3★) |
| 87 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 74.71 Avg 81.30 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Holton Ahlers (3★) |
| 88 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 73.31 Avg 78.74 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Michael Washington (3★) |
| 89 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 73.18 Avg 81.24 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Cameron Stage (3★) |
| 90 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 73.07 Avg 78.31 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Robert Mayo (3★) |
| 91 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 72.91 Avg 78.01 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Sean Chambers (3★) |
| 92 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 72.16 Avg 82.11 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Maureese Wren (3★) |
| 93 | Kent State | Mid-American | 72.04 Avg 79.16 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Montre Miller (3★) |
| 94 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 72.00 Avg 86.19 | 15.0% (3) | 20 | Alston Orji (4★) |
| 95 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 71.63 Avg 81.15 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Nathan Page (3★) |
| 96 | Ohio | Mid-American | 71.62 Avg 78.41 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Jeremiah Wood (3★) |
| 97 | Indiana | Big Ten | 71.21 Avg 84.16 | 0.0% (0) | 29 | Ronnie Walker (3★) |
| 98 | North Texas | American Athletic | 71.06 Avg 80.11 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Alex Morris (3★) |
| 99 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 70.55 Avg 79.19 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Keonta Nixon (3★) |
| 100 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 70.40 Avg 78.90 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Malik Jackson (3★) |
| 101 | UTEP | Mountain West | 69.06 Avg 76.48 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Andrew Nwachukwu (3★) |
| 102 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 69.02 Avg 76.40 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Saybein Clark (3★) |
| 103 | UTSA | American Athletic | 69.02 Avg 81.86 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Spencer Burford (3★) |
| 104 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 68.59 Avg 81.07 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Deuntra Hyman (3★) |
| 105 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 68.29 Avg 77.79 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Andy Koch (3★) |
| 106 | UNLV | Mountain West | 68.01 Avg 80.02 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Kenyon Oblad (3★) |
| 107 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 67.24 Avg 78.63 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Devin Richardson (3★) |
| 108 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 67.08 Avg 85.43 | 5.6% (1) | 18 | Devin O'Rourke (4★) |
| 109 | UAB | American Athletic | 66.68 Avg 80.33 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | CD Daniels (3★) |
| 110 | SMU | ACC | 66.10 Avg 82.26 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Treveon Johnson (3★) |
| 111 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 66.07 Avg 79.22 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Timaje Porter (3★) |
| 112 | Ball State | Mid-American | 65.61 Avg 78.38 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Luke Martin (3★) |
| 113 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 65.33 Avg 80.61 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Jaxon Player (3★) |
| 114 | Akron | Mid-American | 64.62 Avg 79.32 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Keyondre White (3★) |
| 115 | Wake Forest | ACC | 64.45 Avg 84.28 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Mike Edwards (3★) |
| 116 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 64.09 Avg 78.35 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Terrick Smalls (3★) |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 63.65 Avg 80.27 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Isaiah Watson (3★) |
| 118 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 63.31 Avg 79.66 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Jarek Campbell (3★) |
| 119 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 63.05 Avg 79.18 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Maleak Bryant (3★) |
| 120 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 61.90 Avg 82.54 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Deon Woods (3★) |
| 121 | Arkansas | SEC | 60.00 Avg 85.93 | 12.5% (2) | 16 | Bumper Pool (4★) |
| 122 | Arizona | Big 12 | 59.95 Avg 85.01 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Kevin Doyle (3★) |
| 123 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 58.01 Avg 78.20 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Eddie Wilson (3★) |
| 124 | Liberty | Conference USA | 57.06 Avg 79.20 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Henry Chibueze (3★) |
| 125 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 55.24 Avg 78.62 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Cagan Campbell (3★) |
| 126 | Virginia | ACC | 55.02 Avg 84.33 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Noah Taylor (3★) |
| 127 | Duke | ACC | 54.69 Avg 85.74 | 6.3% (1) | 16 | Tahj Rice (4★) |
| 128 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 54.40 Avg 77.09 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Markeith Montgomery (3★) |
| 129 | Tennessee | SEC | 54.14 Avg 87.48 | 29.4% (5) | 17 | J.J. Peterson (4★) |
| 130 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 53.80 Avg 78.72 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Lawrence Johnson (3★) |
| 131 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 53.60 Avg 85.00 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Joseph Scates (4★) |
| 132 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 52.65 Avg 84.20 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Artur Sitkowski (3★) |
| 133 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 49.12 Avg 78.40 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Jarrell Anderson (3★) |
| 134 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 49.10 Avg 78.36 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Reggie Brown (2★) |
| 135 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 47.65 Avg 78.46 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Randell Turner (3★) |
| 136 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 46.99 Avg 79.99 | 0.0% (0) | 2 | Landon Bebee (3★) |
| 137 | Delaware | Conference USA | 44.39 Avg 77.98 | 0.0% (0) | 1 | Stevon Brown (2★) |