2023 college football recruiting class

The college football recruiting class of 2023 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2023. 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

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School 247 [1] Rivals[2] On3[3]
Alabama 1 1 1
Georgia 2 2 2
Texas 3 3 3
Oklahoma 4 6 7
Ohio State 5 4 4
LSU 6 5 5
Miami (FL) 7 7 6
Oregon 8 8 8
Tennessee 9 12 12
Notre Dame 10 10 9
Clemson 11 9 10
USC 12 11 13
Penn State 13 15 14
Florida 14 13 11
Texas A&M 15 14 15
South Carolina 16 17 16
Auburn 17 16 17
Michigan 18 18 19
TCU 19 20 18
Florida State 20 25 20
Utah 21 19 21
Arkansas 22 21 23
Michigan State 23 36 24
Nebraska 24 24 28
Mississippi State 25 22 25

Top ranked recruits

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The following individuals were rated by one of the major media outlets among the top 20 players in the country in the Class of 2023. They are listed in order of their highest ranking by any of the major media outlets.

Player Position School ESPN [4] Rivals[5] 247Sports[6] On3[7]
Arch Manning Quarterback Texas 2 1 1 2
Malachi Nelson Quarterback USC 1 6 5 19
Dante Moore Quarterback UCLA 3 2 2 55
Cormani McClain Cornerback Colorado 4 3 4 17
Nico Iamaleava Quarterback Tennessee 32 4 3 1
Francis Mauigoa Offensive tackle Miami (FL) 5 19 8 14
Samuel M'Pemba Defensive end Georgia 29 5 44 97
Zachariah Branch Wide receiver USC 6 13 9 5
Keon Keeley Defensive end Alabama 20 20 6 3
Kadyn Proctor Offensive tackle Alabama 10 15 7 44
Jaquavious Russaw Outside linebacker Alabama 7 67 61 25
Carnell Tate Wide receiver Ohio State 236 7 25 63
Jackson Arnold Quarterback Oklahoma 8 22 15 12
Brandon Inniss Wide receiver Ohio State 30 8 19 94
Peter Woods Defensive tackle Clemson 9 61 54 48
Nyck Harbor Athlete South Carolina 35 9 11 26
Matayo Uiagalelei Edge Oregon 65 34 10 76
Desmond Ricks Cornerback Alabama 17 10 33 47
TJ Shanahan Sr. Offensive guard Texas A&M 120 11 -- 283
James Smith Defensive tackle Alabama 11 54 22 8
Caleb Downs Safety Alabama 12 25 13 11
David Hicks Jr. Defensive tackle Texas A&M 15 14 12 16
Anthony Hill Jr. Outside linebacker Texas 18 12 27 62
Makai Lemon Wide receiver USC 13 78 21 88
Peyton Bowen Safety Oklahoma 14 47 73 13
Jurrion Dickey Wide receiver Oregon 34 24 14 9
Samson Okunlola Offensive tackle Miami (FL) 16 16 16 73
Hykeem Williams Wide receiver Florida State 24 17 30 85
Jaden Rashada Quarterback Arizona State 27 59 17 151
Jayden Wayne Defensive end Miami (FL) 83 18 62 130
Vic Burley Defensive line Clemson 76 69 18 120
Richard Young Running back Alabama 19 36 43 87
Justice Haynes Running back Alabama 21 26 69 43
Javien Toviano Cornerback LSU 44 21 80 136
Eli Holstein Quarterback Alabama 22 98 117 121
Rueben Owens Running back Texas A&M 42 23 20 50
Joenel Aguero Safety Georgia 23 101 32 45
AJ Harris Cornerback Georgia 33 30 23 89
J'ven Williams Offensive tackle Penn State 56 187 24 6
Tony Mitchell Safety Alabama 25 49 35 75
Damon Wilson EDGE Georgia 31 9 26 4
Adepoju Adebawore EDGE Oklahoma 57 35 40 7
Charles Jagusah Offensive Tackle Notre Dame 66 119 31 10

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247 Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "2023 Consensus Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "2023 ESPN 300". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 Consensus Top Football Recruits". On3. Retrieved December 10, 2022.