Recruiting Rankings

2026 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
LSU
Ranked Programs
196
Avg Class Size
15.9

National class table

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

RankTeamConferenceAvg StarsRecruitsTop Prospect
1LSUSEC4.2★13Lamar Brown (5★)
2AlabamaSEC4.1★16Ezavier Crowell (5★)
3OregonBig Ten4.1★18Immanuel Iheanacho (5★)
4Notre DameFBS Independents4.1★26Rodney Dunham (5★)
5Texas A&MSEC4★25Brandon Arrington (5★)
6MiamiACC4.0★23Jackson Cantwell (5★)
7Ohio StateBig Ten4.0★22Chris Henry Jr. (5★)
8GeorgiaSEC3.9★26Ekene Ogboko (5★)
9TennesseeSEC3.9★20Faizon Brandon (5★)
10FloridaSEC3.8★17Davian Groce (4★)
11MichiganBig Ten3.8★17Carter Meadows (5★)
12TexasSEC3.8★21Dia Bell (5★)
13USCBig Ten3.8★29Mark Bowman (5★)
14South CarolinaSEC3.8★13Darius Gray (4★)
15WashingtonBig Ten3.7★17Kodi Greene (5★)
16IowaBig Ten3.7★13Tradon Bessinger (4★)
17ClemsonACC3.7★15Naeem Burroughs (4★)
18Texas TechBig 123.7★15Felix Ojo (5★)
19OklahomaSEC3.6★19Bowe Bentley (4★)
20Ole MissSEC3.6★13Jase Mathews (4★)
21Florida StateACC3.5★21Chauncey Kennon (4★)
22North CarolinaACC3.5★26Kenton Dopson (4★)
23Virginia TechACC3.5★16Terry Wiggins (4★)
24IndianaBig Ten3.5★14Gabriel Hill (4★)
25SMUACC3.5★14Christian Rhodes (4★)
26AuburnSEC3.5★12Jaquez Wilkes (4★)
27MissouriSEC3.5★10Johnnie Jones (4★)
28BaylorBig 123.5★8Ryelan Morris (4★)
29BYUBig 123.4★16Ryder Lyons (4★)
30UtahBig 123.4★10Kelvin Obot (5★)
31KentuckySEC3.4★5Matt Ponatoski (4★)
32MarylandBig Ten3.4★5Zion Elee (5★)
33Michigan StateBig Ten3.4★14Collin Campbell (4★)
34ArizonaBig 123.3★18Malachi Joyner (4★)
35IllinoisBig Ten3.3★15Nick Hankins (4★)
36RutgersBig Ten3.3★15Dyzier Carter (4★)
37NebraskaBig Ten3.3★6Danny Odem (4★)
38Penn StateBig Ten3.3★6Jackson Ford (4★)
39VanderbiltSEC3.3★13Jared Curtis (5★)
40Arizona StateBig 123.3★14Jake Fette (4★)
41HoustonBig 123.3★14Keisean Henderson (5★)
42TCUBig 123.3★14Jesse Ford (4★)
43ArkansasSEC3.3★11Danny Beale (4★)
44LouisvilleACC3.3★15Jaydin Broadnax (4★)
45StanfordACC3.3★16Lasiah Jackson (4★)
46MinnesotaBig Ten3.2★21Howie Johnson (4★)
47ColoradoBig 123.2★9Preston Ashley (4★)
48PittsburghACC3.2★14Damon Ferguson (4★)
49Mississippi StateSEC3.2★20Bralan Womack (5★)
50DukeACC3.2★5Sean Stover (4★)
51CaliforniaACC3.2★11Daniel McMorris (4★)
52SyracuseACC3.2★18Calvin Russell (4★)
53UCFBig 123.2★13Tyren Hornes (4★)
54UCLABig Ten3.1★14Kenneth Moore III (4★)
55Georgia TechACC3.1★15Traeviss Stevenson (4★)
56Boston CollegeACC3.1★16Mason Leak (4★)
57WisconsinBig Ten3.1★8Brady Bekkenhuis (4★)
58West VirginiaBig 123.1★33Kevin Brown (4★)
59KansasBig 123.1★11Kaden Snyder (4★)
60Georgia StateSun Belt3.1★12Maxwell Robinson (4★)
61PurdueBig Ten3.1★13Josiah Hope (4★)
62NorthwesternBig Ten3.1★15Jaden McDuffie (4★)
63Boise StatePac-123.1★19Terrious Favors (4★)
64CincinnatiBig 123.1★19Lance Dawson (4★)
65Iowa StateBig 123.1★19Jeffrey Roberts (4★)
66App StateSun Belt3.0★21Jamel Howse (4★)
67Wake ForestACC3.0★21Grant Lawless (4★)
68TempleAmerican Athletic3★26Karon Spencer (3★)
69Eastern MichiganMid-American3★24RJ Alphonse (3★)
70New MexicoMountain West3★23Gabriel Wilson (3★)
71Northern IllinoisMountain West3★23Deacon King (3★)
72UTEPMountain West3★23Adarius Hutchinson (3★)
73South AlabamaSun Belt3★22Tomareo Johnson (3★)
74Bowling GreenMid-American3★21Travis Robertson (3★)
75Central MichiganMid-American3★21Wyatt Graffin (3★)
76Colorado StatePac-123★21Justin Lewis (3★)
77Western KentuckyConference USA3★21Zayden Walters (3★)
78UNLVMountain West3★20Malik White (3★)
79Fresno StatePac-123★19Alex Rivera (3★)
80San Diego StatePac-123★19Alijah Lash (3★)
81Florida InternationalConference USA3★18Malik Penson (3★)
82Kent StateMid-American3★18Daiveon Taylor (3★)
83MemphisAmerican Athletic3★18Jaylin Taylor (3★)
84Miami (OH)Mid-American3★18Will Pressley (3★)
85TulsaAmerican Athletic3★18Jamarcea Plater (3★)
86Utah StatePac-123★18Dontae Dyson (3★)
87Arkansas StateSun Belt3★17KeAndre Gibson (3★)
88James MadisonSun Belt3★17Dkwan Thomas (3★)
89LibertyConference USA3★17Jakobe Dejesus (3★)
90BuffaloMid-American3★16Malachi Ervin (3★)
91Hawai'iMountain West3★16Andrew Price (3★)
92Jacksonville StateConference USA3★16Javan Allison (3★)
93Louisiana TechConference USA3★16AJ Tarvin (3★)
94NC StateACC3★16Amiri Acker (3★)
95NevadaMountain West3★16Isaiah Williams (3★)
96Western MichiganMid-American3★16Donovan Triplett (3★)
97WyomingMountain West3★16Jonathan Pearcy (3★)
98CharlotteAmerican Athletic3★15Cody Taylor (3★)
99DelawareConference USA3★15Tyler Bell (3★)
100Georgia SouthernSun Belt3★15Harrison Faulkner (3★)
101OhioMid-American3★15Kaden Page (3★)
102Old DominionSun Belt3★15Zialis Blackmon (3★)
103RiceAmerican Athletic3★15Marcus Page Jr. (3★)
104MassachusettsMid-American3★14Terron Johnson (3★)
105South FloridaAmerican Athletic3★14Iverson Garcia-Ponce (3★)
106East CarolinaAmerican Athletic3★13Terande Spencer (3★)
107Kennesaw StateConference USA3★13Marcelles Davis (3★)
108LouisianaSun Belt3★13Edrick Williams (3★)
109Texas StatePac-123★13Lakeyleon Graves (3★)
110ToledoMid-American3★13Tyrell O'Neal (3★)
111TroySun Belt3★13Dontaye Bush (3★)
112MarshallSun Belt3★12Brennan Chambers (3★)
113Northern Arizona3★12Khalil Bender (3★)
114San José StateMountain West3★12Carson Clark (3★)
115TulaneAmerican Athletic3★11Tylan George (3★)
116UC Davis3★11Corbin Wade (3★)
117Ball StateMid-American3★10Mason Atkins (3★)
118Oklahoma StateBig 123★10KD Jones (3★)
119UConnFBS Independents3★10Zikhere Leaks (3★)
120UTSAAmerican Athletic3★10Jarvse Dickerson (3★)
121VirginiaACC3★10Dylan Cope (3★)
122Air ForceMountain West3★9Knight Wilson (3★)
123Cal Poly3★9Paul Holland (3★)
124Eastern Washington3★9De'markus Barnes (3★)
125Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic3★9Elijah West (3★)
126Oregon StatePac-123★9Deagan Rose (3★)
127Southern MissSun Belt3★9Hugh Price (3★)
128Kansas StateBig 123★8Tucker Ashford (3★)
129Montana State3★8Kayden Steptoe (3★)
130NavyAmerican Athletic3★8Alexander Brewer (3★)
131Coastal CarolinaSun Belt3★7Osiris Lopez (3★)
132Harvard3★7Judge Nash (3★)
133Middle TennesseeConference USA3★7Bryson Maddox (3★)
134Montana3★7Mac Olsen (3★)
135Sam HoustonConference USA3★7Ryan Mallory (3★)
136Washington StatePac-123★7CJ Toney (3★)
137Weber State3★7Dyson Parker (3★)
138North Dakota StateMountain West3★6Tucker Thieneman (3★)
139AkronMid-American3★5Semaj Beals (3★)
140Utah Tech3★5Haris Arnautovic (3★)
141Columbia3★4Bryce Coleman (3★)
142Howard3★4Marcus Ogbogu (3★)
143Idaho State3★4Trehsyn Fesili (3★)
144McNeese3★4Khayden Reed (3★)
145UABAmerican Athletic3★4Hudson Higgins (3★)
146ArmyAmerican Athletic3★3Phillip Goodrich (3★)
147Central Arkansas3★3Jacob Rathbone (3★)
148Jackson State3★3Li'Darious Pryor (3★)
149Lafayette3★3Kameron Vance (3★)
150Murray State3★3Preston Crump (3★)
151North Dakota3★3Christian Davis (3★)
152Portland State3★3Colton Hider (3★)
153Prairie View A&M3★3Nicholas Tramble (3★)
154South Dakota State3★3Dominick Walters (3★)
155Towson3★3Grant Smith (3★)
156UL MonroeSun Belt3★3Jeremyah Green (3★)
157West Georgia3★3Omari Bledsoe (3★)
158Austin Peay3★2Kelvin Perkins (3★)
159Brown3★2Desmond Ortiz (3★)
160Eastern Kentucky3★2David Pellman (3★)
161Furman3★2Braylon Peebles (3★)
162Illinois State3★2Diesel McFadden (3★)
163New Mexico StateConference USA3★2JaDarius Sanders (3★)
164North Alabama3★2Greg Williams (3★)
165North TexasAmerican Athletic3★2Cason Applewhite (3★)
166South Dakota3★2Patrick Greisen (3★)
167Southeastern Louisiana3★2Jiwaun Brock (3★)
168Stephen F. Austin3★2Caleb Crenshaw (3★)
169Alabama A&M3★1Darius Burwell (3★)
170Bethune-Cookman3★1Mark Holloway (3★)
171Chattanooga3★1Jayden Rush (3★)
172Colgate3★1Dylan Lee (3★)
173Cornell3★1Adrian Ortiz (3★)
174Dartmouth3★1George Duggins (3★)
175Florida A&M3★1Jordan Davis (3★)
176Gardner-Webb3★1Michael Doe (3★)
177Grand Valley State University3★1Na'Cari Gay (3★)
178Hampton3★1Brysen Conner (3★)
179Hudson Valley3★1Jaxon Penn (3★)
180Lehigh3★1Sebastian Cugini (3★)
181Lindenwood3★1Cornell McIntosh (3★)
182Mercer3★1Camren Hill (3★)
183Merrimack3★1Lance Wegman (3★)
184Nicholls3★1Chantz Babineaux (3★)
185Northern Colorado3★1Asher Bancroft (3★)
186Tarleton State3★1Braylon Reado (3★)
187Texas Southern3★1Nelson Peterson Jr. (3★)
188Western Carolina3★1Santana Carlos (3★)
189Wofford3★1Walker Kelley (3★)
1903.0★882
191Sacramento StateMid-American3.0★20Kamarie Smith (3★)
192Idaho2.9★18Jace Winchester (3★)
193Missouri StateConference USA2.9★11Aiden Parker (3★)
194Alabama State2.7★3Jerimia Collier (3★)
195Princeton2.7★3Anthony Bitonti (3★)
196Pennsylvania2★1Vincent Smith (2★)