2021 college football recruiting class

The college football recruiting class of 2021 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2021. The scope of this article covers: (a) the colleges and universities with recruiting classes ranking among the top 20 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media companies, and (b) the individual recruits ranking among the top 20 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media companies.

The Alabama Crimson Tide, led by head coach Nick Saban, had the top recruiting class according to Rivals.com, 247Sports, and On3. Ohio State was ranked second by all three services.

Media outlets disagreed over who was the nation's top recruit. Rivals.com and 247Sports selected quarterback Quinn Ewers as the No. 1 recruit. Ewers committed to Ohio State but later transferred to Texas. Defensive end Jack Sawyer was selected as the No. 1 recruit by ESPN and also committed to Ohio State. Defensive end Korey Foreman was selected as the No. 1 recruit by the USA Today and committed to USC.

Top ranked classes

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School Rivals[1] 247[2] On3[3]
Alabama 1 1 1
Ohio State 2 2 2
Oregon 3 6 6
LSU 4 3 5
Georgia 5 4 3
Clemson 6 5 4
Texas A&M 7 8 7
USC 8 7 8
Notre Dame 9 9 11
Florida 10 12 13
Michigan 11 13 14
Miami 12 11 10
Oklahoma 13 10 9
Wisconsin 14 16 17
North Carolina 15 14 12
Texas 16 15 16
Ole Miss 17 17 19
Nebraska 18 20 24
Missouri 19 27 28
Maryland 20 18 25
Auburn 22 19 22
Penn State 25 21 18
Florida State 27 23 20
Jackson State 15

Top ranked recruits

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Player Position School ESPN[4] Rivals[5] USA Today[6] 247Sports[7]
Quinn Ewers Quarterback Ohio State (Texas transfer) 3 1 1
Jack Sawyer Defensive end Ohio State 1 12 3 5
Korey Foreman Defensive end USC 4 4 1 2
Tommy Brockermeyer Offensive tackle Alabama 2 9 4 6
Maason Smith Defensive tackle LSU 58 2 23 20
JT Tuimoloau Defensive end Ohio State 5 7 2 4
JC Latham Offensive tackle Alabama 6 3 7 3
Caleb Williams Quarterback Oklahoma (USC transfer) 17 6 5 7
Amarius Mims Offensive tackle Georgia 21 5 6 8
Leonard Taylor III Defensive tackle Miami 7 41 11 11
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Linebacker Clemson 8 89 37
Brock Vandagriff Quarterback Georgia 38 8 12 17
Sam Huard Quarterback Washington (Cal Poly transfer) 16 17 8 12
Keeshawn Silver Defensive end North Carolina 9 88 31
Dallas Turner Linebacker Alabama 13 19 9
TreVeyon Henderson Running back Ohio State 10 81 23
Ty Thompson Quarterback Oregon 68 10 40
Terrence Lewis Linebacker Maryland 11 30 14 21
Emeka Egbuka Wide receiver Ohio State 31 11 9 10
Smael Mondon Athlete Georgia 12 97 35
Donovan Jackson Offensive guard Ohio State 71 13 19
Ja'Tavion Sanders Athlete Texas 14 14 21 13
James Williams Safety Miami 36 20 13 15
Tristan Leigh Offensive tackle Clemson 25 27 10 14
Shemar Turner Defensive end Texas A&M 15 32 22
Bryce Foster Offensive guard Texas A&M 147 15
Mario Williams Jr. Wide receiver Oklahoma (USC transfer) 18 16 15 43
Camar Wheaton Running back Alabama 44 16 34
Nolan Rucci Offensive tackle Wisconsin 37 18 18 16
J. J. McCarthy Quarterback Michigan 26 17 25
Damon Payne Defensive tackle Alabama 27 18 24
Kyle McCord Quarterback Ohio State 32 18 28
Kool-Aid McKinstry Cornerback Alabama 41 18
Dylan Brooks Defensive end Auburn 19 124
Jaxson Dart Quarterback USC (Ole Miss transfer) 20 107

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Consensus Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 ESPN 300". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "USA TODAY High School Sports National Signing Day Final Tracker: Where the Top 100 recruits signed". USA Today. February 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2022.