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