College Football Signing Day Is Feb. 2: Who Will Have The Best Recruiting Class?
The lifeblood of any college football program is effective recruiting.
Unless you get talent on campus and develop it once you get it there, it's hard to realize success on the field.
This list shows that most recent accomplishments or failures is not the final word in determining recruiting results.
One of the teams that played for the national championship was not even in this list.
The top team didn't even make a bowl game.
While ranking recruiting classes is far from an exact science, three media outlets stand apart from the rest in terms of reliability and comprehensive coverage.
They are: Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com.
The following Top Ten recruiting class rank combines the current rankings from these three websites.
Each of their up-to-the-minute evaluations are listed here, as well as a mention of the school's top recruit.
10. Auburn Tigers
1 of 10
Top Recruit: Brent Calloway LB 6'1 210
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 13
ESPN: 11
Scout: 12
9. Clemson Tigers
2 of 10
Top Recruit: Mike Bellamy RB 5'10" 185
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 9
ESPN: 10
Scout: 12
8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3 of 10
Top Recruit: Aaron Lynch DE 6'6" 255
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 11
ESPN: 13
Scout: 3
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7. Oklahoma Sooners
4 of 10
Top Recruit: Trey Metoyer WR 6'2" 198
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 6
ESPN: 5
Scout: 11
6. Southern Cal Trojans
5 of 10
Top Recruit: George Farmer WR 6'2" 192
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 11
ESPN: 13
Scout: 3
5. LSU Tigers
6 of 10
Top Recruit: La'El Collins OL 6'5" 285
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 4
ESPN: 7
Scout: 7
4. Ohio State Buckeyes
7 of 10
Top Recruit: Steve Miller DE 6'4" 230
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 7
ESPN: 6
Scout: 2
3. Florida State Seminoles
8 of 10
Top Recruit: James Wilder Jr. RB 6'2" 219
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 3
ESPN: 2
Scout: 5
2. Alabama Crimson Tide
9 of 10
Top Recruit: Hasean Clinton-Dix DB 6'2" 190
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 2
ESPN: 3
Scout: 4
1. Texas Longhorns
10 of 10
Top Recruit: Malcolm Brown RB 6'0" 220
Recruiting Rank
Rivals: 1
ESPN: 1
Scout: 1
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