While there is a long way to go in the recruiting cycle-commitments, decommitments, flips, and surprise hat selections-the class of 2025 has already created substantial buzz, with top prospects like Belleville (Mich.) QB Bryce Underwood leading the charge.
From the college side of things, this class will enter the game one season after the significant shift in the conference alignments.
How that affects the next year of movement among those in the recruiting world should make for interesting headlines.
So far, when looking at the 247Sports composite rankings, the leader in the proverbial clubhouse is Notre Dame – though expect things to fluctuate as the Fall nears.
1. Notre Dame: 245.30 points
(USA TODAY Network)
2. LSU: 226.01 points
(Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports)
3. Clemson: 216.90 points
(Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports)
4. Ohio State: 190.10 points
(USA TODAY Network)
5. Penn State: 177.83 points
(USA TODAY)
6. Auburn: 167.93 points
(Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
7. Oklahoma: 160.99 points
(USA TODAY Network)
8. Alabama: 155.12 points
(USA TODAY Network)
9. Wisconsin: 140.90 points
(Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports)
10. Texas Tech: 139.26
(USA TODAY Network)
11. Georgia: 137.28 points
(USA TODAY Network)
12. Baylor: 121.86 points
(Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports)
13. Tennessee: 114.81 points
(USA TODAY Network)
14. Oregon: 113.91 points
(USA TODAY Network)
15. UCF: 113.69 points
(Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)
16. SMU: 109.02
(USA TODAY Network)
17. Texas: 108.55 points
(USA TODAY Network)
18. Iowa: 98.99 points
(Jeremy Reper-USA TODAY Sports)
19. Florida State: 94.65 points
(USA TODAY Network)
20. North Carolina: 91.63 points
(Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports)
21. Purdue: 88.06 points
(USA TODAY Network)
22. Florida: 87.39 points
(Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun)
23. Virginia: 82.42 points
(Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)
24. Miami (Fla.): 82.87 points
(USA TODAY Network)
25. Texas A&M: 81.63 points
(Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports)
