Recruiting Rankings
2026 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
- 138
- Avg Class Size
- 14.8
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National class table
Current mode: Class Score. Class Score fallback = rating quality plus class size, blue-chip count, and top-end talent from current CFBTrack records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Class Score | Blue-Chip | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Big Ten | 313.44 Avg 92.62 | 75.9% (22) | 29 | Mark Bowman (5★) |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 309.98 Avg 92.70 | 92.3% (24) | 26 | Rodney Dunham (5★) |
| 3 | Texas A&M | SEC | 295.11 Avg 92.02 | 96.0% (24) | 25 | Brandon Arrington (5★) |
| 4 | Oregon | Big Ten | 294.89 Avg 94.35 | 88.9% (16) | 18 | Immanuel Iheanacho (5★) |
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 289.14 Avg 92.99 | 90.9% (20) | 22 | Chris Henry Jr. (5★) |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 282.64 Avg 92.07 | 84.6% (22) | 26 | Ekene Ogboko (5★) |
| 7 | Alabama | SEC | 278.26 Avg 95.02 | 87.5% (14) | 16 | Ezavier Crowell (5★) |
| 8 | Miami | ACC | 258.16 Avg 92.11 | 91.3% (21) | 23 | Jackson Cantwell (5★) |
| 9 | Tennessee | SEC | 237.71 Avg 92.20 | 75.0% (15) | 20 | Faizon Brandon (5★) |
| 10 | Texas | SEC | 231.84 Avg 91.52 | 66.7% (14) | 21 | Dia Bell (5★) |
| 11 | LSU | SEC | 214.37 Avg 94.30 | 100.0% (13) | 13 | Lamar Brown (5★) |
| 12 | Florida | SEC | 186.91 Avg 91.65 | 82.4% (14) | 17 | Davian Groce (4★) |
| 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 185.51 Avg 90.93 | 70.6% (12) | 17 | Carter Meadows (5★) |
| 14 | North Carolina | ACC | 178.90 Avg 88.91 | 50.0% (13) | 26 | Kenton Dopson (4★) |
| 15 | Oklahoma | SEC | 175.03 Avg 90.05 | 63.2% (12) | 19 | Bowe Bentley (4★) |
| 16 | Florida State | ACC | 170.83 Avg 89.68 | 52.4% (11) | 21 | Chauncey Kennon (4★) |
| 17 | Washington | Big Ten | 165.24 Avg 90.43 | 64.7% (11) | 17 | Kodi Greene (5★) |
| 18 | Clemson | ACC | 155.33 Avg 90.59 | 66.7% (10) | 15 | Naeem Burroughs (4★) |
| 19 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 154.16 Avg 90.29 | 53.3% (8) | 15 | Felix Ojo (5★) |
| 20 | South Carolina | SEC | 153.14 Avg 92.08 | 76.9% (10) | 13 | Darius Gray (4★) |
| 21 | BYU | Big 12 | 135.01 Avg 89.12 | 43.8% (7) | 16 | Ryder Lyons (4★) |
| 22 | Iowa | Big Ten | 132.04 Avg 90.08 | 69.2% (9) | 13 | Tradon Bessinger (4★) |
| 23 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 131.23 Avg 86.78 | 9.1% (3) | 33 | Kevin Brown (4★) |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 128.64 Avg 88.44 | 50.0% (8) | 16 | Terry Wiggins (4★) |
| 25 | Ole Miss | SEC | 125.19 Avg 90.35 | 61.5% (8) | 13 | Jase Mathews (4★) |
| 26 | SMU | ACC | 118.78 Avg 88.68 | 50.0% (7) | 14 | Christian Rhodes (4★) |
| 27 | Indiana | Big Ten | 118.54 Avg 88.26 | 50.0% (7) | 14 | Gabriel Hill (4★) |
| 28 | Arizona | Big 12 | 117.24 Avg 87.71 | 33.3% (6) | 18 | Malachi Joyner (4★) |
| 29 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 114.62 Avg 87.50 | 23.8% (5) | 21 | Howie Johnson (4★) |
| 30 | Mississippi State | SEC | 111.77 Avg 86.86 | 15.0% (3) | 20 | Bralan Womack (5★) |
| 31 | Utah | Big 12 | 111.02 Avg 89.14 | 30.0% (3) | 10 | Kelvin Obot (5★) |
| 32 | Auburn | SEC | 108.70 Avg 88.54 | 50.0% (6) | 12 | Jaquez Wilkes (4★) |
| 33 | Illinois | Big Ten | 106.06 Avg 88.29 | 33.3% (5) | 15 | Nick Hankins (4★) |
| 34 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 105.78 Avg 87.79 | 33.3% (5) | 15 | Dyzier Carter (4★) |
| 35 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 104.08 Avg 87.41 | 35.7% (5) | 14 | Collin Campbell (4★) |
| 36 | Houston | Big 12 | 103.54 Avg 88.26 | 21.4% (3) | 14 | Keisean Henderson (5★) |
| 37 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 101.86 Avg 87.93 | 23.1% (3) | 13 | Jared Curtis (5★) |
| 38 | Stanford | ACC | 100.17 Avg 87.59 | 25.0% (4) | 16 | Lasiah Jackson (4★) |
| 39 | Missouri | SEC | 98.92 Avg 88.95 | 50.0% (5) | 10 | Johnnie Jones (4★) |
| 40 | Louisville | ACC | 98.55 Avg 87.36 | 26.7% (4) | 15 | Jaydin Broadnax (4★) |
| 41 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 97.29 Avg 87.80 | 28.6% (4) | 14 | Jake Fette (4★) |
| 42 | TCU | Big 12 | 96.83 Avg 86.96 | 28.6% (4) | 14 | Jesse Ford (4★) |
| 43 | Syracuse | ACC | 95.87 Avg 87.04 | 16.7% (3) | 18 | Calvin Russell (4★) |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 89.88 Avg 87.05 | 21.4% (3) | 14 | Damon Ferguson (4★) |
| 45 | Baylor | Big 12 | 88.57 Avg 88.30 | 50.0% (4) | 8 | Ryelan Morris (4★) |
| 46 | Arkansas | SEC | 85.82 Avg 87.86 | 27.3% (3) | 11 | Danny Beale (4★) |
| 47 | Wake Forest | ACC | 85.80 Avg 86.01 | 4.8% (1) | 21 | Grant Lawless (4★) |
| 48 | Temple | American Athletic | 85.64 Avg 84.80 | 0.0% (0) | 26 | Karon Spencer (3★) |
| 49 | App State | Sun Belt | 85.46 Avg 85.39 | 4.8% (1) | 21 | Jamel Howse (4★) |
| 50 | Boston College | ACC | 85.37 Avg 86.13 | 12.5% (2) | 16 | Mason Leak (4★) |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 84.16 Avg 86.65 | 13.3% (2) | 15 | Traeviss Stevenson (4★) |
| 52 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 82.82 Avg 86.04 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Lance Dawson (4★) |
| 53 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 82.55 Avg 85.55 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Jeffrey Roberts (4★) |
| 54 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 82.52 Avg 85.49 | 5.3% (1) | 19 | Terrious Favors (4★) |
| 55 | UCLA | Big Ten | 82.50 Avg 86.36 | 14.3% (2) | 14 | Kenneth Moore III (4★) |
| 56 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 82.23 Avg 84.06 | 0.0% (0) | 24 | RJ Alphonse (3★) |
| 57 | UCF | Big 12 | 81.44 Avg 87.17 | 15.4% (2) | 13 | Tyren Hornes (4★) |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 80.99 Avg 84.52 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Deacon King (3★) |
| 59 | UTEP | Mountain West | 80.92 Avg 84.40 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Adarius Hutchinson (3★) |
| 60 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 80.91 Avg 84.39 | 0.0% (0) | 23 | Gabriel Wilson (3★) |
| 61 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 79.65 Avg 84.82 | 0.0% (0) | 22 | Tomareo Johnson (3★) |
| 62 | California | ACC | 78.55 Avg 87.36 | 18.2% (2) | 11 | Daniel McMorris (4★) |
| 63 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 78.43 Avg 85.32 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Justin Lewis (3★) |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 78.25 Avg 85.00 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Zayden Walters (3★) |
| 65 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 78.24 Avg 84.98 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Travis Robertson (3★) |
| 66 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 77.66 Avg 83.93 | 0.0% (0) | 21 | Wyatt Graffin (3★) |
| 67 | UNLV | Mountain West | 76.91 Avg 85.29 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Malik White (3★) |
| 68 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 76.88 Avg 86.15 | 6.7% (1) | 15 | Jaden McDuffie (4★) |
| 69 | Maryland | Big Ten | 76.51 Avg 89.12 | 20.0% (1) | 5 | Zion Elee (5★) |
| 70 | Colorado | Big 12 | 75.73 Avg 87.68 | 22.2% (2) | 9 | Preston Ashley (4★) |
| 71 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 75.63 Avg 82.96 | 0.0% (0) | 20 | Kamarie Smith (3★) |
| 72 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 75.14 Avg 84.80 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Alijah Lash (3★) |
| 73 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 74.88 Avg 84.33 | 0.0% (0) | 19 | Alex Rivera (3★) |
| 74 | Purdue | Big Ten | 74.07 Avg 86.48 | 7.7% (1) | 13 | Josiah Hope (4★) |
| 75 | Memphis | American Athletic | 74.06 Avg 85.57 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Jaylin Taylor (3★) |
| 76 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 73.71 Avg 84.92 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Dontae Dyson (3★) |
| 77 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 73.70 Avg 84.91 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Jamarcea Plater (3★) |
| 78 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 73.45 Avg 84.45 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Will Pressley (3★) |
| 79 | Florida International | Conference USA | 73.19 Avg 83.98 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Malik Penson (3★) |
| 80 | Kent State | Mid-American | 73.01 Avg 83.65 | 0.0% (0) | 18 | Daiveon Taylor (3★) |
| 81 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 72.31 Avg 85.10 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Dkwan Thomas (3★) |
| 82 | Liberty | Conference USA | 72.02 Avg 84.58 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | Jakobe Dejesus (3★) |
| 83 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 71.73 Avg 84.05 | 0.0% (0) | 17 | KeAndre Gibson (3★) |
| 84 | Kansas | Big 12 | 71.38 Avg 87.05 | 9.1% (1) | 11 | Kaden Snyder (4★) |
| 85 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 71.38 Avg 87.96 | 33.3% (2) | 6 | Danny Odem (4★) |
| 86 | NC State | ACC | 71.29 Avg 85.98 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Amiri Acker (3★) |
| 87 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 71.28 Avg 84.14 | 8.3% (1) | 12 | Maxwell Robinson (4★) |
| 88 | Penn State | Big Ten | 71.00 Avg 87.27 | 33.3% (2) | 6 | Jackson Ford (4★) |
| 89 | Kentucky | SEC | 70.56 Avg 89.20 | 40.0% (2) | 5 | Matt Ponatoski (4★) |
| 90 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 70.45 Avg 84.45 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Javan Allison (3★) |
| 91 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 70.42 Avg 84.40 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Malachi Ervin (3★) |
| 92 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 70.41 Avg 84.38 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | AJ Tarvin (3★) |
| 93 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 70.26 Avg 84.12 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Donovan Triplett (3★) |
| 94 | Nevada | Mountain West | 70.02 Avg 83.67 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Isaiah Williams (3★) |
| 95 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 69.85 Avg 83.36 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Andrew Price (3★) |
| 96 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 69.74 Avg 83.16 | 0.0% (0) | 16 | Jonathan Pearcy (3★) |
| 97 | Ohio | Mid-American | 69.11 Avg 84.75 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Kaden Page (3★) |
| 98 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 68.96 Avg 84.48 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Cody Taylor (3★) |
| 99 | Rice | American Athletic | 68.80 Avg 84.18 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Marcus Page Jr. (3★) |
| 100 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 68.77 Avg 84.13 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Harrison Faulkner (3★) |
| 101 | Delaware | Conference USA | 68.61 Avg 83.83 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Tyler Bell (3★) |
| 102 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 68.41 Avg 83.48 | 0.0% (0) | 15 | Zialis Blackmon (3★) |
| 103 | South Florida | American Athletic | 67.99 Avg 85.43 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Iverson Garcia-Ponce (3★) |
| 104 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 67.34 Avg 84.26 | 0.0% (0) | 14 | Terron Johnson (3★) |
| 105 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 66.85 Avg 87.00 | 12.5% (1) | 8 | Brady Bekkenhuis (4★) |
| 106 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 66.40 Avg 85.27 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Lakeyleon Graves (3★) |
| 107 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 66.16 Avg 84.83 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Terande Spencer (3★) |
| 108 | Toledo | Mid-American | 66.05 Avg 84.64 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Tyrell O'Neal (3★) |
| 109 | Troy | Sun Belt | 65.94 Avg 84.43 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Dontaye Bush (3★) |
| 110 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 65.85 Avg 84.28 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Marcelles Davis (3★) |
| 111 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 65.73 Avg 84.05 | 0.0% (0) | 13 | Edrick Williams (3★) |
| 112 | San José State | Mountain West | 64.58 Avg 84.69 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Carson Clark (3★) |
| 113 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 63.97 Avg 83.58 | 0.0% (0) | 12 | Brennan Chambers (3★) |
| 114 | Tulane | American Athletic | 63.78 Avg 85.96 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Tylan George (3★) |
| 115 | Virginia | ACC | 62.22 Avg 85.85 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Dylan Cope (3★) |
| 116 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 62.17 Avg 83.05 | 0.0% (0) | 11 | Aiden Parker (3★) |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 62.12 Avg 85.67 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | KD Jones (3★) |
| 118 | Duke | ACC | 62.05 Avg 86.45 | 20.0% (1) | 5 | Sean Stover (4★) |
| 119 | UConn | FBS Independents | 61.80 Avg 85.09 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Zikhere Leaks (3★) |
| 120 | UTSA | American Athletic | 61.29 Avg 84.17 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Jarvse Dickerson (3★) |
| 121 | Ball State | Mid-American | 61.18 Avg 83.97 | 0.0% (0) | 10 | Mason Atkins (3★) |
| 122 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 60.49 Avg 85.44 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Deagan Rose (3★) |
| 123 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 60.38 Avg 85.24 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Hugh Price (3★) |
| 124 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 59.98 Avg 84.51 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Elijah West (3★) |
| 125 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 59.61 Avg 86.56 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Tucker Ashford (3★) |
| 126 | Air Force | Mountain West | 59.33 Avg 83.33 | 0.0% (0) | 9 | Knight Wilson (3★) |
| 127 | Navy | American Athletic | 58.29 Avg 84.16 | 0.0% (0) | 8 | Alexander Brewer (3★) |
| 128 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 57.02 Avg 84.58 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Bryson Maddox (3★) |
| 129 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 56.98 Avg 84.50 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Ryan Mallory (3★) |
| 130 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 56.98 Avg 84.51 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | CJ Toney (3★) |
| 131 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 56.83 Avg 84.23 | 0.0% (0) | 7 | Osiris Lopez (3★) |
| 132 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 55.66 Avg 84.83 | 0.0% (0) | 6 | Tucker Thieneman (3★) |
| 133 | Akron | Mid-American | 54.08 Avg 84.69 | 0.0% (0) | 5 | Semaj Beals (3★) |
| 134 | UAB | American Athletic | 51.79 Avg 83.25 | 0.0% (0) | 4 | Hudson Higgins (3★) |
| 135 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 50.88 Avg 84.33 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Jeremyah Green (3★) |
| 136 | Army | American Athletic | 50.37 Avg 83.41 | 0.0% (0) | 3 | Phillip Goodrich (3★) |
| 137 | North Texas | American Athletic | 49.20 Avg 84.00 | 0.0% (0) | 2 | Cason Applewhite (3★) |
| 138 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 48.93 Avg 83.50 | 0.0% (0) | 2 | JaDarius Sanders (3★) |