2024 college football recruiting class
| 2024 college football recruiting class |
|---|
| 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season |
| 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season |
| ← 2023 2025 → |
The college football recruiting class of 2024 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2024. The scope of this article covers: (a) the colleges and universities with recruiting classes ranking among the top 25 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets, and (b) the individual recruits ranking among the top 25 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets.
Top ranked classes
[edit]| School | 247 [1] | Rivals[2] | On3[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alabama | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Oregon | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Miami (FL) | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Texas | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| LSU | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Notre Dame | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Auburn | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Clemson | 11 | 10 | 14 |
| Florida State | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Florida | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| Penn State | 15 | 17 | 16 |
| Michigan | 16 | 13 | 15 |
| USC | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Nebraska | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| Texas A&M | 19 | 20 | 17 |
| Missouri | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| Ole Miss | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| South Carolina | 22 | 30 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 19 | 22 |
| Texas Tech | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Kentucky | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Top ranked recruits
[edit]The following individuals were rated by one of the major media outlets among the top 25 players in the country in the Class of 2024. They are listed in order of their highest ranking by any of the major media outlets. Rankings may change, and the rankings reflected below are current as of October 6, 2024.
| Player | Position | School | ESPN [4] | Rivals[5] | 247Sports[6] | On3[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Smith | Wide receiver | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ellis Robinson IV | Cornerback | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| DJ Lagway | Quarterback | Florida | 8 | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| Dylan Raiola | Quarterback | Nebraska | 11 | 2 | 7 | 71 |
| Jaylen Mbakwe | Athlete | Alabama | 2 | 21 | 12 | 31 |
| Ryan Williams | Wide receiver | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Cam Coleman | Wide receiver | Auburn | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| L.J. McCray | Defensive end | Florida | 10 | 58 | 4 | 6 |
| Julian Sayin | Quarterback | Ohio State | 9 | 6 | 20 | 5 |
| David Stone | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| Williams Nwaneri | Defensive end | Missouri | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Jordan Seaton | Offensive tackle | Colorado | 19 | 22 | 13 | 22 |
| Justin Williams | Linebacker | Georgia | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Jordan Ross | Defensive end | Tennessee | 24 | 45 | 9 | 7 |
| Micah Hudson | Wide receiver | Texas Tech | 22 | 9 | 25 | 20 |
| Colin Simmons | Defensive end | Texas | 12 | 10 | 28 | 28 |
| Marquise Lightfoot | Defensive end | Miami (FL) | 107 | 17 | 34 | 10 |
| Justin Scott | Defensive tackle | Miami (FL) | 30 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Dylan Stewart | Defensive end | South Carolina | 14 | 24 | 19 | 12 |
| Dominick McKinley | Defensive tackle | LSU | 17 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Sammy Brown | Linebacker | Clemson | 13 | 34 | 14 | 19 |
| TJ Moore | Wide receiver | Clemson | 50 | 43 | 21 | 13 |
| KJ Bolden | Safety | Georgia | 16 | 14 | 15 | 25 |
| Terry Bussey | Athlete | Texas A&M | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Kobe Black | Cornerback | Texas | 15 | 32 | 60 | 69 |
| Joseph Jonah-Ajonye | Defensive tackle | Georgia | 26 | 16 | 56 | 34 |
| Josiah Thompson | Offensive tackle | South Carolina | 61 | 64 | 37 | 16 |
| Zavier Mincey | Cornerback | Alabama | 46 | 44 | 31 | 17 |
| Eddrick Houston | Defensive end | Ohio State | 35 | 18 | 33 | 53 |
| Guerby Lambert | Offensive tackle | Notre Dame | 94 | 37 | 88 | 18 |
| Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Linebacker | Notre Dame | 75 | 19 | 42 | 83 |
| Chris Cole | Linebacker | Georgia | 20 | 66 | 23 | 39 |
| Kamarion Franklin | Defensive end | Ole Miss | 96 | 20 | 137 | 197 |
| Demello Jones | Safety | Georgia | 60 | 99 | 74 | 21 |
| Zabien Brown | Cornerback | Alabama | 65 | 25 | 22 | 46 |
| Mike Matthews | Wide receiver | Tennessee | 23 | 30 | 40 | 38 |
| Xavier Filsaime | Safety | Texas | 39 | 23 | 62 | 61 |
| Weston Davis | Offensive tackle | LSU | — | 101 | 140 | 23 |
| Bryce Young | Defensive end | Notre Dame | 93 | 221 | 24 | 42 |
| Joshisa Trader | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) | 25 | 52 | 70 | 68 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247 Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Consensus Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "2024 ESPN 300". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Top Football Recruits". www.on3.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.