While there is a long way to go in the recruiting cycle—commitments, de-commitments, 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.
When looking at the 247Sports composite rankings, there has been another significant shift from the past week that includes a new top 5.
1. Ohio State: 304.93 points
(USA TODAY Network)
2. Alabama: 288.86 points
(USA TODAY Network)
3. Georgia: 270.60 points
(USA TODAY)
4. Notre Dame: 267.73 points
(USA TODAY Network)
5. Texas A&M: 257.74 points
(Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports)
6. Oklahoma: 254.64 points
(USA TODAY Network)
7. Oregon: 251.95 points
(Craig Strobeck-USA TODAY Sports)
8. Penn State: 242.93 points
(USA TODAY)
9. Clemson: 237.88 points
(Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports)
10. LSU: 234.89 points
(Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports)
11. Tennessee: 233.86 points
(USA TODAY Network)
12. Rutgers: 228.03 points
(Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports)
13. Auburn: 227.74 points
(Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
14. TCU: 225.48 points
(Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)
15. Miami (Fla.): 223.02 points
(Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports)
16. Wisconsin: 221.41 points
(Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports)
17. Texas: 216.48 points
(USA TODAY)
18. Michigan: 214.56 points
(USA TODAY)
19. Washington: 212.84 points
(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
20. Kentucky: 208.91 points
(Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports)
21. USC: 208.06 points
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22. Georgia Tech: 205.14 points
(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)
23. South Carolina: 200.03 points
(Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)
24. Arkansas: 199.81 points
(Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports)
25. Stanford: 199.20 points
(Photo: Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
