Recruiting Rankings

2021 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
Alabama
Ranked Programs
201
Avg Class Size
13.3

National class table

Deterministic ordering: average stars, then class size, then school name.

RankTeamConferenceAvg StarsRecruitsTop Prospect
1AlabamaSEC4.2★25JC Latham (5★)
2Ohio StateBig Ten4.2★24Quinn Ewers (5★)
3ClemsonACC4.0★20Tristan Leigh (5★)
4GeorgiaSEC4★20Amarius Mims (5★)
5USCBig Ten4★18Korey Foreman (5★)
6LSUSEC4.0★21Maason Smith (5★)
7MiamiACC3.9★17Leonard Taylor III (5★)
8OregonBig Ten3.9★21Kingsley Suamataia (4★)
9North CarolinaACC3.9★16Keeshawn Silver (5★)
10OklahomaSEC3.9★16Caleb Williams (5★)
11Texas A&MSEC3.8★21Shemar Turner (5★)
12FloridaSEC3.8★19Jason Marshall Jr. (5★)
13MichiganBig Ten3.8★17J.J. McCarthy (5★)
14TexasSEC3.8★17Ja'Tavion Sanders (5★)
15WisconsinBig Ten3.7★15Nolan Rucci (5★)
16NebraskaBig Ten3.7★6Thomas Fidone II (4★)
17AuburnSEC3.6★11Dylan Brooks (4★)
18Arizona StateBig 123.6★8Isaiah Johnson (4★)
19WashingtonBig Ten3.6★10Sam Huard (5★)
20Notre DameFBS Independents3.6★24Blake Fisher (4★)
21IowaBig Ten3.6★12David Davidkov (4★)
22KentuckySEC3.6★7Jager Burton (4★)
23MarylandBig Ten3.5★11Terrence Lewis (5★)
24Florida StateACC3.5★13Destyn Hill (4★)
25TennesseeSEC3.5★10Aaron Willis (4★)
26MinnesotaBig Ten3.5★8Steven Ortiz (4★)
27MissouriSEC3.5★8Travion Ford (4★)
28UtahBig 123.5★8Ethan Calvert (4★)
29TCUBig 123.5★6Monte Watkins (4★)
30Ole MissSEC3.5★15Tywone Malone (4★)
31CaliforniaACC3.5★13J.Michael Sturdivant (4★)
32ArkansasSEC3.4★9Ketron Jackson (4★)
33Penn StateBig Ten3.4★14Landon Tengwall (4★)
34Georgia TechACC3.4★7James BlackStrain (4★)
35NorthwesternBig Ten3.4★7Jordan Mosley (4★)
36IndianaBig Ten3.4★5Donaven McCulley (4★)
37PittsburghACC3.4★8Elliot Donald (4★)
38UCLABig Ten3.4★11Tiaoalii Savea (4★)
39Mississippi StateSEC3.3★12Sawyer Robertson (4★)
40NC StateACC3.3★9Micah Crowell (4★)
41VirginiaACC3.3★9Bryce Carter (4★)
42Kansas StateBig 123.3★3Jake Rubley (4★)
43Jackson State3.3★10Quay Davis (4★)
44West VirginiaBig 123.3★11Wyatt Milum (4★)
45Michigan StateBig Ten3.3★8Ma'a Gaoteote (4★)
46RutgersBig Ten3.3★8Gavin Wimsatt (4★)
47BaylorBig 123.2★9Kyron Drones (4★)
48LouisvilleACC3.2★9Ben Perry (4★)
49Oklahoma StateBig 123.2★10Kendal Daniels (4★)
50SMUACC3.2★5Preston Stone (4★)
51StanfordACC3.2★12Wilfredo Aybar (4★)
52UCFBig 123.2★6Titus Mokiao-Atimalala (4★)
53CincinnatiBig 123.1★7Chamon Metayer (4★)
54Texas TechBig 123.1★7Behren Morton (4★)
55Boston CollegeACC3.1★15Drew Kendall (4★)
56PurdueBig Ten3.1★8Yanni Karlaftis (4★)
57VanderbiltSEC3.1★10Marcus Bradley (4★)
58BYUBig 123.1★12Logan Fano (4★)
59San Diego StatePac-123★20Josh Simmons (4★)
60Western MichiganMid-American3★18Brandon Honorable (3★)
61WyomingMountain West3★17Micah Young (3★)
62Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic3★16Brandon Schabert (3★)
63KansasBig 123★14Devin Neal (3★)
64UConnFBS Independents3★14Aaron Turner (3★)
65MemphisAmerican Athletic3★13Roc Taylor (3★)
66Arkansas StateSun Belt3★12Cam Jeffery (3★)
67ColoradoBig 123★12Erik Olsen (3★)
68Florida InternationalConference USA3★12Savion Collins (3★)
69South FloridaAmerican Athletic3★12Nickolas Tshivuadi (3★)
70Fresno StatePac-123★11Julius Lewis (3★)
71SyracuseACC3★11Duce Chestnut (3★)
72UNLVMountain West3★11Jaylen Lane (3★)
73ArizonaBig 123★10Matthew Weerts (3★)
74LibertyConference USA3★10Khristian Zachary (3★)
75TempleAmerican Athletic3★10Justin Lynch (3★)
76UABAmerican Athletic3★10Boaz Saint-Vil (3★)
77UTSAAmerican Athletic3★10Eddie Lee Marburger (3★)
78Virginia TechACC3★10DJ Harvey (4★)
79Washington StatePac-123★10Xavier Ward (3★)
80IllinoisBig Ten3★9Brody Wisecarver (3★)
81Iowa StateBig 123★9Eli Sanders (3★)
82TulaneAmerican Athletic3★9Corey Platt Jr. (3★)
83UL MonroeSun Belt3★9Caymen Mills (3★)
84LouisianaSun Belt3★8Key'Savalyn Barnes (3★)
85Austin Peay3★7Joshua Rudolph (3★)
86Boise StatePac-123★7Joseph Amos (3★)
87East CarolinaAmerican Athletic3★6Kyjuan Phillips (3★)
88HoustonBig 123★6Alton McCaskill (3★)
89Louisiana TechConference USA3★6Jerrell Boykins Jr. (3★)
90Middle TennesseeConference USA3★6Nicholas Vattiato (3★)
91South AlabamaSun Belt3★6Jason Brooks (3★)
92James MadisonSun Belt3★5Skylar Martin (3★)
93Incarnate Word3★4Christian Jackson (3★)
94Pennsylvania3★4Clay Petry (3★)
95DukeACC3★3Andrew Jones (3★)
96Princeton3★3Nick Patterson (3★)
97Towson3★3Kenjuan Manuel (3★)
98Grambling3★2Donald Lee (3★)
99Lamar3★2Jaymond Jackson (3★)
100North Carolina A&T3★2Shawn Chappell Jr. (3★)
101South CarolinaSEC3★2Juju McDowell (3★)
102South Dakota3★2Antonio Outler (3★)
103Stephen F. Austin3★2Wilburn Smallwood (3★)
104Tennessee Tech3★2Logan Weedman (3★)
105Central Arkansas3★1Darius Hale (3★)
106Chattanooga3★1Demetrius Coleman (3★)
107Duquesne3★1Malichi Lowery (3★)
108East Tennessee State3★1Jacoby Leatherwood (3★)
109Florida A&M3★1Michael Marshall (3★)
110Holy Cross3★1Cam McNair (3★)
111Houston Christian3★1Dion Daniels (3★)
112Lafayette3★1Ah-Shaun Davis (3★)
113LIU Post3★1Eric O'Neill (3★)
114Maine3★1Tyrese Baptiste (3★)
115McNeese3★1Dillon Simon (3★)
116Morgan State3★1Duce Taylor (3★)
117North Dakota3★1Malachi McNeal (3★)
118Northwestern State3★1Zequarrius Rhone (3★)
119Richmond3★1Angelo Rankin Jr. (3★)
120Sam HoustonConference USA3★1Michael Murray (3★)
121Samford3★1Michael Maginnis (3★)
122Southern Illinois3★1Levi McAffee (3★)
123Tennessee State3★1Roscoe Gibson (3★)
124Texas Southern3★1Mikeviun Titus (3★)
125Texas StatePac-123★1Nace Washington (3★)
126UT Martin3★1Zion Rucker (3★)
127Villanova3★1Antonio Johnson (3★)
128Western Carolina3★1Toler Keigley (3★)
129William & Mary3★1Martin Lucas (3★)
1303.0★859
131Northern IllinoisMountain West3.0★25Tajheem Lawson (3★)
132New MexicoMountain West3.0★21Aaron Dumas (3★)
133Colorado StatePac-123.0★20Tyler Quinn (3★)
134NevadaMountain West3.0★20Clay Millen (3★)
135App StateSun Belt2.9★15Jaquan Lowman (3★)
136BuffaloMid-American2.9★14Floyd Dozier (3★)
137Coastal CarolinaSun Belt2.9★14Rakim Cooper (3★)
138Georgia StateSun Belt2.9★14Jamarion Ellis (3★)
139North TexasAmerican Athletic2.9★14Caleb Johnson (3★)
140New Mexico StateConference USA2.9★13PJ Johnson III (3★)
141Wake ForestACC2.9★12Brandon Williams (3★)
142Central MichiganMid-American2.9★22Irone Jackson (3★)
143San José StateMountain West2.9★10Walker Eget (3★)
144Hawai'iMountain West2.9★9Ty Marsh (3★)
145Old DominionSun Belt2.9★17Chris Adams (3★)
146RiceAmerican Athletic2.9★17Ethan Onianwa (3★)
147Oregon StatePac-122.9★8Damir Collins (3★)
148Miami (OH)Mid-American2.9★21Jace Williams (3★)
149Kent StateMid-American2.9★14Ian Kipp (3★)
150Southern MissSun Belt2.9★7Ty Keyes (3★)
151Georgia SouthernSun Belt2.8★18Mike Edwards III (3★)
152ToledoMid-American2.8★18Trenton Adkins (3★)
153UTEPMountain West2.8★6Gerard Joseph (3★)
154Hudson Valley2.8★11Phillip Lee (3★)
155Eastern MichiganMid-American2.8★16Cam Smith (3★)
156Bowling GreenMid-American2.8★20Tae'Shaun Johnson (3★)
157TulsaAmerican Athletic2.8★5Marquis Shoulders (3★)
158Utah StatePac-122.8★5Bo Maile (3★)
159OhioMid-American2.8★14Bryce Butler (3★)
160CharlotteAmerican Athletic2.8★18Steven Parker (3★)
161MarshallSun Belt2.8★9Chuck Montgomery (3★)
162Harvard2.8★4Conor Easthope (3★)
163Western KentuckyConference USA2.8★4River Helms (3★)
164MassachusettsMid-American2.7★15Dominic Schofield (3★)
165Ball StateMid-American2.7★18Drayton Charlton-Perrin (3★)
166Yale2.7★6Ikenna Ugbaja (3★)
167AkronMid-American2.6★16Jasaiah Gathings (3★)
168Northern Arizona2.6★8Kobe Walton (3★)
169Eastern Washington2.6★5Kekoa Visperas (3★)
170NavyAmerican Athletic2.5★24Tyler Gaskin (3★)
171Georgetown2.5★4Dorian Nowell (3★)
172Charleston Southern2.5★2Vinson Davis III (3★)
173Kennesaw StateConference USA2.5★2Arendez Fedd (3★)
174Northern Iowa2.5★2Sergio Morancy (3★)
175Rhode Island2.5★2Sebastian Sagar (3★)
176San Diego2.5★2Vance Jefferson (3★)
177Cal Poly2.4★7Jékob Jones (3★)
178ArmyAmerican Athletic2.4★46Jordan Burrell (3★)
179Idaho2.3★6Tristyn Flores (3★)
180Air ForceMountain West2.3★44Christien Hawks (3★)
181UC Davis2★4Porter Connors (2★)
182Howard2★3Richie Ilarraza (2★)
183Montana State2★3Kenneth Eiden IV (2★)
184Sacramento StateMid-American2★3Dorian Hale (2★)
185Brown2★2Tim Malo (2★)
186Columbia2★2Hayden McDonald (2★)
187Southern Utah2★2Jessie Campbell (2★)
188Albany2★1Kristen McAdams (2★)
189Campbell2★1CJ Tillman (2★)
190Elon2★1Donovan Everette (2★)
191Fordham2★1Jaden Allen (2★)
192Gardner-Webb2★1Donovan Jones (2★)
193Mississippi Valley State2★1Tyler McMillan (2★)
194Monmouth2★1Kyrik Mason (2★)
195Montana2★1Daniel Britt (2★)
196Northern Colorado2★1Wilson Clark (2★)
197Portland State2★1Mason Packer (2★)
198Sacred Heart2★1Xavier Leigh (2★)
199The Citadel2★1Javonte Graves-Billips (2★)
200Wofford2★1Camden Gray (2★)
201Youngstown State2★1Judah Holtzclaw (2★)