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College football's instant-impact true freshmen: We ranked the top 25 through five weeks
Penn State, LSU, Texas and Texas A&M all boast some of the top freshmen in the country, but who is No. 1 through five weeks?
Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports
NCAAF
Where Notre Dame, Oklahoma and five other teams are struggling, and recruits who can help in 2023
Texas needs a healthy quarterback. Notre Dame needs playmakers on offense. Good thing they have certain recruits coming in.
Top Headlines
CLASS RANKINGS
Updating the top 40 recruiting rankings: A new Pac-12 leader, plus Texas A&M rockets
Jimbo Fisher has Texas A&M climbing rapidly, while another familiar SEC team jumped into the top three.
John Bunch/Icon Sportswire
TOP TRANSFERS
College football all-transfer team: Playmakers from USC, Arkansas and ... Marshall?
The Caleb Williams-Jordan Addison duo is paying dividends for USC. But Penn State, Arkansas and UTEP also boast top transfers.
AP Photo/Amanda Loman
THE 2023 RECRUITING CYCLE
10 signing day storylines to know, starting with Arch Manning being Texas' ace recruiter
Even though arguably the biggest domino in Arch Manning fell in June, there is still a lot of time to go before signing day.
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Notre Dame, Texas A&M and the 9 teams with surprisingly good or bad 2023 classes
Texas A&M went from the No. 1 recruiting class to out of the top 25. Louisville went from No. 60 to Top 20. What happens next?
Daniel Dunn/Icon Sportswire
Predicting where seven top uncommitted recruits will land
Alabama, Texas, Ohio State and Miami are in the midst of several big recruiting battles. Will any of them come out on top?
2022 SEASON PREVIEW
College football 2022 preseason true freshman All-America team
We break down college football's best true freshmen position by position. Who will stand out?
John Byrum/Icon Sportswire
Ranking college football's instant-impact newcomers: The top 50 transfers and freshmen
From Caleb Williams and Zach Evans to Walter Nolen and Travis Hunter, which new faces are going to make the most impact in 2022?
Gabriel Meza
Superlatives for 2022 recruits: Who are the strongest and fastest true freshmen?
Which recruits from the 2022 class are going to be the fastest new players you see on Saturdays this fall?
CLASS OF 2023 RECRUITING
Which teams have been recruiting the best on defense? Georgia, Clemson ... and UCF?
Georgia is retooling and reloading after its defense's historic 2021 season. Which other teams are recruiting well on D this cycle?
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Which teams have been recruiting the best on offense?
Over the past few recruiting classes, which college football teams have had the best groups of offensive talent?
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RANKINGS UPDATE
Meet the recruit who overtook Arch Manning for No. 1, plus more rising prospects
Another quarterback overtook Arch Manning for the No. 1 ranking. Who are the other recruits who climbed the rankings?
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Viral video sensations, dual-sport stars, 'Pancake Honcho' and more intriguing recruits
From the baseball diamond to Ghana, some of the top 2023 prospects have backgrounds that make them stand out.
ThreeStep
Recruiting notebook: Inside Miami's surge, future commitments and more
Will Miami and LSU continue their recruiting rush in the coming days? And does the Arch Manning impact expand to 2024?
TOP 2024 RECRUITS
Key 2024 recruits you need to know, including No. 1 QB
IMG Academy boasts four top-10 prospects in the 2024 recruiting class, but none of them are the No. 1-ranked QB.
Lu Alvarado
The 2024 ESPN Jr. 300
We rank the top 300 college football recruits in the Class of 2024.
Top Headlines
- Arch Manning breaks Eli, Peyton's HS records
- DL Hicks, No. 17 overall recruit, commits to A&M
- FSU gets commitment from No. 3 WR in '23 class
- Bama lands WR recruit over Texas, UGA, USC
- Alabama receives commitment from DT Renaud
- DE Keeley, No. 24 prospect, decommits from Irish
- Gators cap big weekend by landing LB Graham
2022's top recruits
- ThreeStep
Top 300 players in the Class of 2022
Walter Nolen is one of the top defensive prospects in the Class of 2022, but who are the other top prospects you should keep an eye on?
Recruiting Class Rankings
- ThreeStep
Who leads the nation in recruiting?
Here is the latest rankings of all the top recruiting classes from across the country.
NFL No. 1 picks as CFB recruits (ESPN+)
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What No. 1 NFL draft picks were like as college football recruits
Before they were drafted first overall, how good were Matthew Stafford, Joe Burrow and Kyler Murray as college football recruits?
