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ESPN Junior 300 rankings: Comps for top 2026 football recruits
Looking ahead to the Class of 2026, we could have the next Abdul Carter and Tetairoa McMillan, plus an intriguing QB breakdown.
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NCAAF
Top 75 recruiting classes: Michigan makes late surge toward top
With national signing day closing out the 2025 classes, we rank all the top teams.
Top Headlines
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NCAAF
National signing day: Winners, losers and takeaways from 2025 recruiting
The class of 2025 cycle is in the books. Here's why Oklahoma has big questions and one QB is poised for stardom.
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NCAAF
The best of the 2025 recruiting class, by position: A QB makes a big jump, best fits, key sleepers
How elite are the Nos. 1 and 2 recruits in the 2025 class? We analyze each position and break down who can be sleepers.
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NCAAF
Money, roster moves and recruiting limitations? Why building the next Boise State has gotten harder
Is the gap between the Group of 5 and the Power 4 growing in recruiting? Here's how smaller football programs are pivoting for the future and navigating the current landscape.
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NCAAF
Reranking the recruiting class of 2022: Who matched the hype and who overperformed?
With a few years of experience at college, which top recruits delivered, who didn't and which were pleasant surprises?
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NCAAF
Recruiting intel: Where five-star Ty Haywood could land, plus latest moves for Michigan, FSU
We're less than three weeks until the end of the 2025 recruiting cycle. We've got the latest on the three uncommitted ESPN 300 players and more.
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NCAAF
The key recruit for every Power 4 team
The 2025 recruiting class is almost a wrap. These are the prospect who will be key factors next season.
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NCAAF
Julian Lewis to Colorado: How good is the 5-star QB? What does it mean for Deion Sanders?
Days after decommitting from USC, the No. 2 QB in the class has picked the Buffs. It's a big boost for Sanders and Colorado.
Top Headlines
- LSU, Kelly land in-state 4-star OT Martinez
- DE Mathis helps Maryland close out record class
- Five-star OT Haywood commits to Michigan
- 4-star safety Fort becomes UGA's top '26 commit
- Sources: QB Smigiel pulls FSU commit for '26
- '25 QB Newkirk commits to Belichick's Tar Heels
- WR Carter, top-30 recruit in '26, chooses Auburn
2025's top recruits
Courtesy Lewis Family 2025 ESPN 300: See the full rankings
We rank the top 300 college football recruits in the Class of 2025, including a QB the top.
Recruiting Class Rankings
Matt Pendleton/Imagn Images 2025 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools
With national signing day closing out the 2025 classes, we rank all the top teams.
NFL No. 1 picks as CFB recruits (ESPN+)
Doug Benc/Getty Images What No. 1 NFL draft picks were like as college football recruits
Before they were drafted first overall, how good were Bryce Young, Matthew Stafford and Joe Burrow as college football recruits?