Recruiting Rankings
2020 College Football Recruiting Rankings
Rank the full class board by average star power, class volume, and the blue-chip names pushing each program up the national order.
- Top Class
- Clemson
- Ranked Programs
- 233
- Avg Class Size
- 16.6
Position recruiting pages
State recruiting pages
National class table
Deterministic ordering: average stars, then class size, then school name.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Avg Stars | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | ACC | 4.2★ | 19 | Bryan Bresee (5★) |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4.1★ | 18 | Julian Fleming (5★) |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 4.0★ | 25 | Bryce Young (5★) |
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 4.0★ | 24 | Kelee Ringo (5★) |
| 5 | LSU | SEC | 4.0★ | 21 | Arik Gilbert (5★) |
| 6 | Texas | SEC | 3.9★ | 17 | Bijan Robinson (5★) |
| 7 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3.9★ | 17 | Jaylon Jones (5★) |
| 8 | Florida | SEC | 3.8★ | 19 | Gervon Dexter (5★) |
| 9 | TCU | Big 12 | 3.8★ | 10 | Zach Evans (5★) |
| 10 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3.8★ | 13 | Michael Mayer (5★) |
| 11 | Miami | ACC | 3.8★ | 12 | Avantae Williams (4★) |
| 12 | Oklahoma | SEC | 3.7★ | 15 | Nate Anderson (4★) |
| 13 | Auburn | SEC | 3.6★ | 22 | Tank Bigsby (4★) |
| 14 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3.6★ | 18 | Curtis Jacobs (4★) |
| 15 | North Carolina | ACC | 3.6★ | 15 | Tony Grimes (5★) |
| 16 | Oregon | Big Ten | 3.6★ | 17 | Justin Flowe (5★) |
| 17 | Tennessee | SEC | 3.6★ | 19 | Key Lawrence (4★) |
| 18 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3.5★ | 26 | Andrew Gentry (4★) |
| 19 | South Carolina | SEC | 3.5★ | 14 | Jordan Burch (5★) |
| 20 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3.5★ | 8 | Henry Parrish (4★) |
| 21 | Florida State | ACC | 3.5★ | 13 | Demorie Tate (4★) |
| 22 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3.5★ | 11 | Maliq Carr (4★) |
| 23 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3.4★ | 15 | Turner Corcoran (4★) |
| 24 | Washington | Big Ten | 3.4★ | 22 | Sav'ell Smalls (5★) |
| 25 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3.4★ | 11 | Shaadie Clayton-Johnson (4★) |
| 26 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 3.4★ | 14 | Johnny Wilson (4★) |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3.4★ | 14 | Jahmyr Gibbs (4★) |
| 28 | Kentucky | SEC | 3.3★ | 13 | Justin Rogers (4★) |
| 29 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3.3★ | 10 | Woody Marks (4★) |
| 30 | USC | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 7 | Gary Bryant Jr. (4★) |
| 31 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 11 | Rakim Jarrett (5★) |
| 32 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3.3★ | 8 | Logan Jones (4★) |
| 33 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3.3★ | 4 | James Sylvester (4★) |
| 34 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3.3★ | 4 | Loic Fouonji (4★) |
| 35 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3.3★ | 4 | David Vincent-Okoli (4★) |
| 36 | Utah | Big 12 | 3.2★ | 17 | Clark Phillips III (4★) |
| 37 | Virginia | ACC | 3.2★ | 5 | Jonathan Horton (4★) |
| 38 | Stanford | ACC | 3.2★ | 21 | Myles Hinton (4★) |
| 39 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3.2★ | 12 | Evan Prater (4★) |
| 40 | Missouri | SEC | 3.1★ | 7 | J.J. Hester (4★) |
| 41 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3.1★ | 15 | Trey Wedig (4★) |
| 42 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3.1★ | 16 | Damian Sellers (4★) |
| 43 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3.1★ | 8 | Hunter Dekkers (4★) |
| 44 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3.1★ | 8 | Shane Illingworth (4★) |
| 45 | NC State | ACC | 3.1★ | 9 | Porter Rooks (4★) |
| 46 | Boston College | ACC | 3.1★ | 11 | Ozzy Trapilo (4★) |
| 47 | Arkansas | SEC | 3.1★ | 13 | Myles Slusher (4★) |
| 48 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3.1★ | 14 | Itayvion Brown (4★) |
| 49 | Temple | American Athletic | 3★ | 16 | Darian Varner (3★) |
| 50 | Rice | American Athletic | 3★ | 15 | Jalen Reeves (3★) |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3★ | 14 | Caleb Holstein (3★) |
| 52 | UCF | Big 12 | 3★ | 14 | Ja'Cyais Credle (3★) |
| 53 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3★ | 13 | David Anderton (3★) |
| 54 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 3★ | 12 | Latrell Caples (3★) |
| 55 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3★ | 12 | Malik Jones (3★) |
| 56 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3★ | 12 | Chance Coleman (3★) |
| 57 | North Texas | American Athletic | 3★ | 12 | Jordan Brown (3★) |
| 58 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3★ | 11 | Jordan Addison (4★) |
| 59 | California | ACC | 3★ | 9 | D.J. Rogers (4★) |
| 60 | Duke | ACC | 3★ | 6 | Luca Diamont (3★) |
| 61 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3★ | 6 | Peter Skoronski (4★) |
| 62 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 3★ | 6 | Rico Dorsey (3★) |
| 63 | Central Arkansas | — | 3★ | 5 | Kendarrius Moore (3★) |
| 64 | Louisville | ACC | 3★ | 5 | Kam Wilson (3★) |
| 65 | Tennessee State | — | 3★ | 5 | Gerand Turner (3★) |
| 66 | Nicholls | — | 3★ | 4 | Shamar Smith (3★) |
| 67 | Campbell | — | 3★ | 3 | Lamagea McDowell (3★) |
| 68 | North Carolina Central | — | 3★ | 3 | Solomon Sutton (3★) |
| 69 | Stephen F. Austin | — | 3★ | 3 | Ja'Bray Young (3★) |
| 70 | Elon | — | 3★ | 2 | Jaidyn Denis (3★) |
| 71 | Grambling | — | 3★ | 2 | Jaden Hardy (3★) |
| 72 | Lamar | — | 3★ | 2 | Gabe Stonewall (3★) |
| 73 | Morgan State | — | 3★ | 2 | De'Andre Bulley (3★) |
| 74 | Prairie View A&M | — | 3★ | 2 | Jessie Evans (3★) |
| 75 | Rhode Island | — | 3★ | 2 | Jared Heywood (3★) |
| 76 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 3★ | 2 | Briceon Hayes (3★) |
| 77 | Southeastern Louisiana | — | 3★ | 2 | Kevin Bickham (3★) |
| 78 | Southern | — | 3★ | 2 | Tyler Kirkwood (3★) |
| 79 | Stony Brook | — | 3★ | 2 | Julian Ganthier (3★) |
| 80 | UT Martin | — | 3★ | 2 | Giovanni Davis (3★) |
| 81 | Alcorn State | — | 3★ | 1 | LaDarius Fair (3★) |
| 82 | Chattanooga | — | 3★ | 1 | Jamoi Mayes (3★) |
| 83 | Delaware State | — | 3★ | 1 | Sy'veon Wilkerson (3★) |
| 84 | Fordham | — | 3★ | 1 | Cody Johnson (3★) |
| 85 | Maine | — | 3★ | 1 | Freddie Brock (3★) |
| 86 | New Hampshire | — | 3★ | 1 | Brandon Perkins (3★) |
| 87 | Richmond | — | 3★ | 1 | Wistar Allen (3★) |
| 88 | Towson | — | 3★ | 1 | Ubayd Steed (3★) |
| 89 | Youngstown State | — | 3★ | 1 | Tariq Williamson (3★) |
| 90 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3.0★ | 20 | Donavon Johnson (3★) |
| 91 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2.9★ | 17 | Junior Summerhill (3★) |
| 92 | App State | Sun Belt | 2.9★ | 16 | Tommy Wright (3★) |
| 93 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 2.9★ | 16 | Aidan Finney (3★) |
| 94 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 2.9★ | 15 | Justin Houston (3★) |
| 95 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2.9★ | 15 | Lamy Constant (3★) |
| 96 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2.9★ | 14 | Jeff Miller (3★) |
| 97 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2.9★ | 14 | Emani Bailey (3★) |
| 98 | Syracuse | ACC | 2.9★ | 14 | Steven Mahar Jr. (3★) |
| 99 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 13 | Jeremiah Harris (3★) |
| 100 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 13 | Evan Simon (3★) |
| 101 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2.9★ | 13 | Angelo Anderson (3★) |
| 102 | UTSA | American Athletic | 2.9★ | 13 | Asyrus Simon (3★) |
| 103 | BYU | Big 12 | 2.9★ | 24 | Isaiah Tupou (3★) |
| 104 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2.9★ | 22 | Sean Tucker (3★) |
| 105 | UAB | American Athletic | 2.9★ | 11 | TaMarious Brown (3★) |
| 106 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2.9★ | 11 | DK Kaufman (3★) |
| 107 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2.9★ | 10 | Isaiah Newell (3★) |
| 108 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 2.9★ | 19 | James Mitchell (3★) |
| 109 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2.9★ | 19 | Luke Floriea (3★) |
| 110 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 2.9★ | 19 | Sammy Solomon (3★) |
| 111 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2.9★ | 17 | Frank Peasant (3★) |
| 112 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 2.9★ | 8 | Zion Childress (3★) |
| 113 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2.9★ | 15 | Everitt Rogers (3★) |
| 114 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 7 | Reggie Love III (3★) |
| 115 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 7 | Rashawn Williams (4★) |
| 116 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2.9★ | 20 | Ayden Hector (4★) |
| 117 | SMU | ACC | 2.8★ | 13 | Thad Johnson (3★) |
| 118 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2.8★ | 19 | Taiwan Berryhill (3★) |
| 119 | Arizona | Big 12 | 2.8★ | 12 | Jalen John (3★) |
| 120 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2.8★ | 12 | Austin Woods (3★) |
| 121 | Gardner-Webb | — | 2.8★ | 6 | Cash Devaughn (3★) |
| 122 | Houston | Big 12 | 2.8★ | 6 | Ugonna Nnanna (3★) |
| 123 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2.8★ | 6 | Khi Mathieu (3★) |
| 124 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2.8★ | 6 | Tyree Saunders (3★) |
| 125 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 2.8★ | 17 | Ty'Kieast Crawford (4★) |
| 126 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2.8★ | 17 | Logan Wilson (3★) |
| 127 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2.8★ | 22 | David Afari (3★) |
| 128 | UConn | FBS Independents | 2.8★ | 22 | Quay Evans (3★) |
| 129 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 11 | Ricky White III (3★) |
| 130 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2.8★ | 21 | DJ Smith (3★) |
| 131 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 2.8★ | 21 | LaMareon James (3★) |
| 132 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 2.8★ | 15 | Barry Wagner (3★) |
| 133 | Cal Poly | — | 2.8★ | 10 | Ethan Rodriguez (3★) |
| 134 | Princeton | — | 2.8★ | 10 | Blaine McAllister (3★) |
| 135 | Idaho State | — | 2.8★ | 5 | Tyevin Ford (3★) |
| 136 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2.8★ | 19 | Jordan Mitchell (3★) |
| 137 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2.8★ | 19 | Vincent Hall (3★) |
| 138 | Hudson Valley | — | 2.8★ | 14 | Kyle Toole (3★) |
| 139 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2.8★ | 14 | Keegan Wilburn (3★) |
| 140 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2.8★ | 14 | Jasheen Davis (3★) |
| 141 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2.8★ | 22 | Xavier Carter (3★) |
| 142 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2.8★ | 21 | Brennon Scott (3★) |
| 143 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 2.8★ | 29 | Cody Kopp (3★) |
| 144 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2.8★ | 20 | Isaac Jernagin (3★) |
| 145 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2.8★ | 12 | Charles Bell VI (3★) |
| 146 | Harvard | — | 2.8★ | 8 | Tyler Huenemann (3★) |
| 147 | Austin Peay | — | 2.8★ | 4 | TyQaze Leggs (3★) |
| 148 | Dartmouth | — | 2.8★ | 4 | Dylan Lacroix (3★) |
| 149 | Davidson | — | 2.8★ | 4 | Jordan Burrell (3★) |
| 150 | Villanova | — | 2.8★ | 4 | Mitchell Bothwell (3★) |
| 151 | — | 2.7★ | 1,522 | — | |
| 152 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 2.7★ | 7 | Jayden Dixon-Veal (3★) |
| 153 | Northern Arizona | — | 2.7★ | 10 | Tye Kassen (3★) |
| 154 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2.7★ | 13 | Micah Soliai Howlett (3★) |
| 155 | San José State | Mountain West | 2.7★ | 16 | Mikale Greer (3★) |
| 156 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2.7★ | 21 | Nahree Biggins (3★) |
| 157 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2.7★ | 18 | Latrell Fordham (3★) |
| 158 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 2.7★ | 6 | Tyshawn Wyatt (3★) |
| 159 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2.7★ | 6 | Justin Stinson (3★) |
| 160 | Florida A&M | — | 2.7★ | 3 | Gentle Hunt (3★) |
| 161 | Pennsylvania | — | 2.7★ | 3 | Ryan Zanelli (3★) |
| 162 | Samford | — | 2.7★ | 3 | Shelton Quarles Jr (3★) |
| 163 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2.6★ | 20 | Jer'marques Bailey (3★) |
| 164 | Akron | Mid-American | 2.6★ | 19 | Isiah Childs (3★) |
| 165 | Utah Tech | — | 2.6★ | 8 | Mark Ard Jr. (3★) |
| 166 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2.6★ | 13 | Bryce Johnson-Maith (3★) |
| 167 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2.6★ | 31 | Levi Gazarek (3★) |
| 168 | Liberty | Conference USA | 2.6★ | 20 | Ahmad Jackson (3★) |
| 169 | Yale | — | 2.6★ | 10 | Mitchell Tyler (3★) |
| 170 | Columbia | — | 2.6★ | 5 | Marcus Libman (3★) |
| 171 | Eastern Illinois | — | 2.6★ | 5 | Lester Shaw (3★) |
| 172 | Portland State | — | 2.6★ | 5 | D'Angalo Titialii (3★) |
| 173 | Northern Iowa | — | 2.6★ | 7 | Jaylin Richardson (3★) |
| 174 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 2.6★ | 16 | Poukesi Vakauta (3★) |
| 175 | Montana State | — | 2.5★ | 11 | Bryce Leighton (3★) |
| 176 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2.5★ | 30 | Adam Karas (3★) |
| 177 | Eastern Kentucky | — | 2.5★ | 6 | Jadyn Bost (3★) |
| 178 | Montana | — | 2.5★ | 6 | Peyton Brammer (3★) |
| 179 | Brown | — | 2.5★ | 4 | Jake Willcox (3★) |
| 180 | East Tennessee State | — | 2.5★ | 4 | George Odimegwu (3★) |
| 181 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 2.5★ | 4 | Gary Osby (3★) |
| 182 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 2.5★ | 4 | Armon Wallace (3★) |
| 183 | Northern Colorado | — | 2.5★ | 4 | Jasiah Snow-Marshall (3★) |
| 184 | Alabama A&M | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Nevell Brown (3★) |
| 185 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Jabaz Myles (3★) |
| 186 | Bryant | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Dontae Lunan (3★) |
| 187 | Bucknell | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Tyler Beverett (3★) |
| 188 | Delaware | Conference USA | 2.5★ | 2 | Debo Williams (3★) |
| 189 | Hampton | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Elijah Burris (3★) |
| 190 | Houston Christian | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Kendal Septs (3★) |
| 191 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 2.5★ | 2 | Ron Wiggins (3★) |
| 192 | McNeese | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Frank Wilson IV (3★) |
| 193 | Mercer | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Taylor Goodson (3★) |
| 194 | Murray State | — | 2.5★ | 2 | DaMonta Witherspoon (3★) |
| 195 | North Carolina A&T | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Isaiah Brooks (3★) |
| 196 | Northwestern State | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Princeton Malbrue (3★) |
| 197 | San Diego | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Trevor Kan (3★) |
| 198 | South Dakota State | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Brandon Lane (3★) |
| 199 | Southeast Missouri State | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Tyler Nelome (3★) |
| 200 | VMI | — | 2.5★ | 2 | VJ Johnson (3★) |
| 201 | Wofford | — | 2.5★ | 2 | Chuck Smith (3★) |
| 202 | Eastern Washington | — | 2.5★ | 21 | Malaki Roberson (3★) |
| 203 | UC Davis | — | 2.4★ | 14 | Michael Ambagtsheer (3★) |
| 204 | Southern Utah | — | 2.4★ | 7 | David Moore III (3★) |
| 205 | Holy Cross | — | 2.4★ | 5 | Marco Siderman (3★) |
| 206 | Army | American Athletic | 2.4★ | 38 | David Hoyt (3★) |
| 207 | UTEP | Mountain West | 2.4★ | 13 | Osaiasi Taueli (3★) |
| 208 | North Dakota | — | 2.3★ | 3 | Quincy Vaughn (3★) |
| 209 | South Dakota | — | 2.3★ | 3 | Trez Moore (3★) |
| 210 | Western Carolina | — | 2.3★ | 3 | Keenan Hambrick (3★) |
| 211 | Western Illinois | — | 2.3★ | 3 | Juan Delacruz (3★) |
| 212 | Navy | American Athletic | 2.3★ | 39 | Pryson Greer (3★) |
| 213 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 2.3★ | 10 | Joe Stoffel (3★) |
| 214 | Furman | — | 2.3★ | 7 | Blake Hundley (3★) |
| 215 | Illinois State | — | 2.3★ | 7 | Hunter Zambrano (3★) |
| 216 | Georgetown | — | 2.2★ | 5 | Jack Mills (3★) |
| 217 | Weber State | — | 2.2★ | 5 | Jordyn Turner (3★) |
| 218 | Idaho | — | 2.2★ | 21 | Malakai Williams (3★) |
| 219 | Grand Valley State University | — | 2★ | 6 | Jaylon Tillman (2★) |
| 220 | Southern Illinois | — | 2★ | 4 | Jeff Wells (2★) |
| 221 | Indiana State | — | 2★ | 3 | Tate Parker (2★) |
| 222 | Cornell | — | 2★ | 2 | Connor Morgan (2★) |
| 223 | Central Connecticut | — | 2★ | 1 | Paul Yiadom (2★) |
| 224 | Charleston Southern | — | 2★ | 1 | Jevaun Jacobsen (2★) |
| 225 | Colgate | — | 2★ | 1 | Owen Goss (2★) |
| 226 | Jackson State | — | 2★ | 1 | Donavan Hunt (2★) |
| 227 | Lafayette | — | 2★ | 1 | Rent Montie (2★) |
| 228 | Lehigh | — | 2★ | 1 | Hank Shapiro (2★) |
| 229 | Marist | — | 2★ | 1 | JW Hertzberg (2★) |
| 230 | South Carolina State | — | 2★ | 1 | Jamare Benjamin (2★) |
| 231 | Tennessee Tech | — | 2★ | 1 | Dominic Howard (2★) |
| 232 | Texas Southern | — | 2★ | 1 | Jalen Brown (2★) |
| 233 | The Citadel | — | 2★ | 1 | Tyler Cherry (2★) |