Assessing the national landscape: The top 10 classes and their best commits
The early national signing period opens on Wednesday morning and lasts all the way through Friday, providing the recruiting world with its biggest holiday of the year and (usually) marking the culmination of years of visits, commitments, decommitments, NIL rumors, and much, much more.
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A lot can change for teams over the course of the next few days. For the Longhorns, it already has as Joseph Mbatchou decommitted last night after eight days as part of the Texas class. There’s plenty more action to go before December 4 comes around.
Before the silly season really gets going, let’s look at the national rankings landscape, top classes, and top uncommitted prospects.
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No. 1 Georgia
Five-stars: 4
Four-stars: 20
Three-stars: 4
Total: 28
Top-ranked recruit: Elijah Griffin, DL, Pooler (Ga.) Savannah Christian Prep
Griffin is ranked as the No. 5 overall prospect, the No. 1 defensive lineman, and the No. 1 player in Georgia in the On3 Industry Ranking.
No. 2 Alabama
Five-stars: 4
Four-stars: 13
Three-stars: 5
Total: 22
Top-ranked recruit: Keelon Russell, QB, Duncanville (Texas)
Russell is ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect, the No. 3 quarterback, and the No. 1 player in Texas in the On3 Industry Ranking
No. 3 Ohio State
Five-stars: 3
Four-stars: 16
Three-stars: 6
Total: 25
Top-ranked recruit: Tavien St. Clair, QB, Bellefontaine (Ohio)
St. Clair is ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect, the No. 2 quarterback, and the No. 1 player in Ohio in the On3 Industry Ranking.
No. 4 Texas
Five-stars: 3
Four-stars: 13
Three-stars: 7
Total: 23
Top-ranked recruit: Jonah Williams, S, Galveston (Texas) Ball
Williams is ranked as the No. 11 overall prospect, the No. 1 safety, and the No. 4 player in Texas in the On3 Industry Ranking.
No. 5 Auburn
Five-stars: 1
Four-stars: 15
Three-stars: 10
Total: 26
Top-ranked recruit: Deuce Knight, QB, Lucedale (Miss.) George County
Knight is ranked as the No. 27 overall prospect, the No. 5 quarterback, and the No. 2 player in Mississippi in the On3 Industry Ranking.
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No. 6 LSU
Five-stars: 2
Four-stars: 16
Three-stars: 7
Total: 25
Top-ranked recruit: DJ Pickett, CB, Zephyrhills (Fla.)
Pickett is ranked as the No. 10 overall prospect, the No. 2 cornerback, and the No. 1 player in Florida in the On3 Industry Ranking.
No. 7 Oregon
Five-stars: 3
Four-stars: 12
Three-stars: 2
Total: 17
Top-ranked recruit: Dakorien Moore, WR, Duncanville (Texas)
Moore is ranked as the No. 4 overall prospect, the No. 1 wide receiver, and the No. 2 player in Texas in the On3 Industry Ranking.
No. 8 Michigan
Five-stars: 2
Four-stars: 12
Three-stars: 6
Total: 20
Top-ranked recruit: Bryce Underwood, QB, Belleville (Mich.)
Underwood is the No. 1 overall recruit in the On3 Industry Ranking.
No. 9 Tennessee
Five-stars: 1
Four-stars: 12
Three-stars: 11
Total: 24
Top-ranked recruit: David Sanders Jr., OT, Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day School
Sanders Jr. is ranked as the No. 6 overall prospect, the No. 1 offensive tackle, and the No. 1 player in North Carolina.
No. 10 Miami
Five-stars: 0
Four-stars: 17
Three-stars: 6
Total: 23
Top-ranked recruit: Hylton Stubbs, S, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin
Stubbs is ranked as the No. 58 overall prospect, the No. 4 safety, and the No. 8 player in Florida.
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Rest of the top 25
11. Texas A&M
12. Notre Dame
13. Oklahoma
14. Florida
15. Penn State
16. Ole Miss
17. USC
18. Missouri
19. Georgia Tech
20. Nebraska
21. Clemson
22. Wisconsin
23. South Carolina
24. TCU
25. Washington
Top uncommitted prospects
No. 9 – Justus Terry, DL, Manchester (Ga.) *Texas target
No. 16 – Jahkeem Stewart, DL, New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr
No. 24 – Jerome Myles, WR, West Jordan (Utah) Corner Canyon
No. 44 – Michael Terry III, ATH, San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights *Texas target
No. 48 – Isaiah Campbell, DL, Durham (N.C.) Southern
No. 49 – Javion Hilson, EDGE, Cocoa (Fla.)
No. 77 – Madden Faraimo, LB, San Diego (Calif.) JSerra Catholic
No. 81 – Lagonza Hayward, S, Lyons (Ga.) Toombs County
