There is an entire summer and then an actual football season to go before the early signing period for the 2023 college football recruiting cycle opens, but the foundation for each class nationwide has long been put down.
Traditional powers Notre Dame and USC are thriving after hiring new head coaches this offseason. Plenty of SEC teams are understandably in the top 10 as well — whether recent national champions Georgia and Alabama or a power trying to return to glory such as Tennessee.
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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.
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25.
Iowa
8 commitments
Average player rating: 87.03
Overall score: 87.400
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24.
Northwestern
11 commitments
Average player rating: 86.03
Overall score: 87.425
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23. Florida
5 commitments
Average player rating: 87.64
Overall score: 87.64
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22.
Missouri
3 commitments
Average player rating: 89.18
Overall score: 87.865
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21.
Baylor
10 commitments
Average player rating: 87.23
Overall score: 87.975
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20. Stanford
4 commitments
Average player rating: 88.73
Overall score: 88.183
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19. Michigan State
6 commitments
Average player rating: 88.32
Overall score: 88.317
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
18.
Oklahoma
5 commitments
Average player rating: 89.15
Overall score: 89.019
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
17.
Michigan
6 commitments
Average player rating: 89.11
Overall score: 89.115
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16. Florida
State
6 commitments
Average player rating: 89.17
Overall score: 89.175
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15.
Louisville
9 commitments
Average player rating: 88.72
Overall score: 89.558
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14. Texas Tech
20 commitments
Average player rating:
87.02
Overall score: 89.721
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13.
Oregon
4 commitments
Average player rating: 90.59
Overall score: 90.035
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12.
Arkansas
11 commitments
Average player rating: 88.80
Overall score: 90.483
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
11.
Texas
5 commitments
Average player rating: 91.11
Overall score: 90.974
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10.
Clemson
3 commitments
Average player rating: 92.36
Overall score: 91.040
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9.
Penn State
12 commitments
Average player rating: 89.49
Overall score: 91.192
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8. LSU
6 commitments
Average player rating: 91.3
Overall score: 91.304
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
7.
Texas A&M
5 commitments
Average player rating: 91.56
Overall score: 91.565
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6.
Ohio State
10 commitments
Average player rating: 90.67
Overall score: 91.579
Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
5.
Alabama
3 commitments
Average player rating: 93.21
Overall score: 91.890
Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
4.
Tennessee
9 commitments
Average player rating: 89.67
Overall score: 91.978
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3.
Georgia
9 commitments
Average player rating: 91.3
Overall score: 92.563
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
2.
USC
7 commitments
Average player rating: 92.61
Overall score: 93.515
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No. 1 Notre
Dame
13 commitments
Average player rating: 91.7
Overall score: 93.81
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