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Inside Marcus Freeman's Notre Dame recruiting overhaul
With more resources and a different strategy, the Irish are working on another top-10 recruiting class. Will it be enough to compete for titles?
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NCAAF
Ranking college football's 40 best 2025 recruiting classes: Tennessee making waves
We stacked the top 2025 recruiting classes in the country. Here are the schools putting together top groups.
Top Headlines
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NCAAF
From big-time commits to amazing eighth graders, the top 25 recruits regardless of class
Who are the best prospects in any class? We break down the players and what they'll bring to the college game.
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Football Recruiting
Which schools are off to a fast start for 2026? Top 10 college football recruiting classes
What teams are off and running in junior-class recruiting? We break down the top 10.
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NCAAF
2025 college football recruiting rankings update: New No. 1 and top QB
Following spring and summer camps, we can reevaluate the top 2025 football prospects. Here's how the class stacks up.
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NCAAF
College football recruiting 2026 class: What to know about the ESPN Junior 300
Looking ahead to the top junior recruits, these are the risers and top names to know.
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NCAAF
Meet the five-stars, top QBs and best player at each position in the 2026 ESPN Junior 300
As we look ahead to the top junior recruits in 2026, these are the players you need to know.
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2024 ESPN High School Football Kickoff: Top players to watch
High school football season is kicking off with some of the country's best teams and players clashing.
Top Headlines
- Touted OL prospect Fasusi commits to Sooners
- Bama lands prized RB recruit, adds to '25 class
- Vols land OT Sanders, No. 4 recruit in 2025 class
- Oregon lands OT Greene, No. 31 recruit in 2026
- Georgia Tech picks up OT Petty, No. 27 recruit
- Longhorns add 4-star WR Lockett to 2025 class
- '25 ESPN 300 DE Smith commits to Freeze, 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
David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire 2025 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 40 schools
We stacked the top 2025 recruiting classes in the country. Here are the schools putting together top groups.
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?