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States where the best college football recruits come from -- and the schools that sign them
California? Florida? Texas? We broke down the top five states where college football teams find star recruits -- and the out-of-state schools that steal them.
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TRANSFER PORTAL COVERAGE
Florida State, Colorado or Michigan? College football coaches pick transfer portal winners
College football's first transfer window officially closed last week, and players will now have to wait until May 1 to enter. So which teams were the biggest winners?
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College football transfer grades for each Way-Too-Early Top 25 team
We break down the biggest newcomers and departures via the transfer portal for each Top 25 team, from Georgia to Iowa.
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CLASS RANKINGS
Ranking the top 75 recruiting classes for signing day: Which schools made big moves?
Oregon, Auburn and Michigan are among the teams to make serious moves up the class rankings on national signing day.
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FINAL RANKINGS UPDATE
Four QBs in the top five? A new No. 1 defender? The final 2023 football recruit rankings are here
As college football's 2023 recruiting cycle nears its end, some recruits took their games to new levels.
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2023 ESPN 300: See the final rankings
We ranked the top 300 college football recruits in the Class of 2023. While quarterbacks dominate the top 10, don't sleep on defense.
FLORIDA LOSES STAR QB RECRUIT
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A $13-million NIL deal gone wrong, a top QB recruit and what happens next
The biggest questions facing the ESPN 300 recruit and Florida after his reported $13 million NIL deal with the Gator Collective fell through.
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Best fits for Jaden Rashada: Three options for the top remaining QB recruit
After Florida released Jaden Rashada from his national letter of intent, where could the star quarterback recruit go?
EARLY SIGNING PERIOD
After a wild signing day, what's next in the football recruiting world? 5 things to watch
Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma made serious noise on national signing day. But what is still to come in recruiting?
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Signing day winners and question marks: Which schools had the best haul?
We break down the teams that won signing day and those that squandered opportunities to land impact recruits and climb the rankings.
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TOP FRESHMEN IN 2022
Tue freshman All-America team: 5 five-stars and 11 unranked recruits top the list
We break down college football's best true freshmen, position by position. Who stood out?
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2023 RECRUITING CYCLE
BIG MOVES IN BOULDER
NCAAF
Colorado lands Shedeur Sanders: Scouting the QB, early buzz on Deion and what's next
How good will Shedeur Sanders be in the Pac-12? What's next for Deion Sanders at Colorado? Our experts analyze the transfer.
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- Pringle, top OT in '24 class, picks South Carolina
- Deion lands No. 1 CB as McClain flips to Colorado
- Georgia lands second top-3 safety in 2024 class
- TCU's Dykes, UGA's Smart seek recruiting tweaks
- Top OLB in 2024 class commits to Louisville
- Woodyard, No. 43 in 2024 ESPN 300, picks UGA
- CB Ricks signs with Alabama over Florida, LSU
2022's top recruits
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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
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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?
