There is an entire summer and then actual football season to go before the early signing period for the 2023 college football recruiting cycle opens but the foundations for each class nationwide have long been being put down.
Traditional powers Notre Dame and USC are thriving after both hiring new head coaches this past off-season while plenty of the SEC is understandably in the top-10 as well – whether it’s recent national champions like Georgia or Alabama, or a power who is trying to return to glory like Tennessee.
Every couple of weeks we’ll go through and update these rankings of the top 25 college football recruiting classes of the 2023 cycle based off the On3 consensus rankings.
25. Iowa
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25. Iowa
8 commitments
Average player rating: 87.03
Overall score: 87.400
24. Northwestern
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24. Northwestern
11 commitments
Average player rating: 86.03
Overall score: 87.425
23. Florida
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23. Florida
5 commitments
Average player rating: 87.64
Overall score: 87.64
22. Missouri
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22. Missouri
3 commitments
Average player rating: 89.18
Overall score: 87.865
21. Baylor
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21. Baylor
10 commitments
Average player rating: 87.23
Overall score: 87.975
20. Stanford
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20. Stanford
4 commitments
Average player rating: 88.73
Overall score: 88.183
19. Michigan State
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19. Michigan State
6 commitments
Average player rating: 88.32
Overall score:
88.317
18. Oklahoma
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18. Oklahoma
5 commitments
Average
player rating: 89.15
Overall score: 89.019
17. Michigan
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17.
Michigan
6 commitments
Average player rating: 89.11
Overall score: 89.115
16. Florida State
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16. Florida State
6 commitments
Average player rating: 89.17
Overall score: 89.175
15. Louisville
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15.
Louisville
9 commitments
Average player rating: 88.72
Overall score: 89.558
14. Texas Tech
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14. Texas Tech
20
commitments
Average player rating: 87.02
Overall score: 89.721
13. Oregon
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13.
Oregon
4 commitments
Average player rating: 90.59
Overall score: 90.035
12. Arkansas
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12. Arkansas
11 commitments
Average player rating: 88.80
Overall score: 90.483
11. Texas
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11. Texas
5 commitments
Average player rating: 91.11
Overall score: 90.974
10. Clemson
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10. Clemson
3 commitments
Average player rating: 92.36
Overall score:
91.040
9. Penn State
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9. Penn State
12 commitments
Average player rating: 89.49
Overall score: 91.192
8. LSU
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8.
LSU
6 commitments
Average player rating: 91.3
Overall score: 91.304
7. Texas A&M
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7. Texas A&M
5 commitments
Average player rating: 91.56
Overall score: 91.565
6. Ohio State
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6. Ohio State
10 commitments
Average player rating: 90.67
Overall score:
91.579
5. Alabama
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5. Alabama
3 commitments
Average player
rating: 93.21
Overall score: 91.890
4. Tennessee
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4. Tennessee
9 commitments
Average player rating: 89.67
Overall score: 91.978
3. Georgia
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3.
Georgia
9 commitments
Average player rating: 91.3
Overall score: 92.563
2. USC
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2. USC
7 commitments
Average player rating: 92.61
Overall score: 93.515
1. Notre Dame
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No. 1 Notre Dame
13 commitments
Average player rating: 91.7
Overall score: 93.81
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