The college football recruiting class of 2020 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2020. 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.
Georgia, led by head coach Kirby Smart, had the top recruiting class according to Rivals.com, 247Sports, and On3. CBS Sports rated Alabama as the No. 1 class of 2020.
Defensive tackle Bryan Bresee was selected as the No. 1 recruit in the country by Rivals.com, USA Today, and 247Sports. Wide receiver Julian Fleming was selected by ESPN as the No. 1 recruit. Other notable players in the 2020 recruiting class included 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, who was rated as the No. 2 recruit by both Rivals.com and 247Sports.
Top ranked classes
edit| School | Rivals[1] | 247[2] | CBS[3] | On3[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Alabama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Clemson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| LSU | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Texas A&M | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Auburn | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas | 14 | 8 | 9 | |
| Florida | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| Michigan | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
| Tennessee | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| Oregon | 9 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
| Penn State | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
| Miami | 13 | 17 | 17 | |
| Nebraska | 17 | 20 | 20 | |
| South Carolina | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
| Washington | 19 | 16 | 15 | |
| Florida State | 20 | 22 | 21 | |
| USC | 71 | NR | 7 | NR |
| Notre Dame | 22 | 18 | 9 | 18 |
Top ranked recruits
edit| Player | Position | School | ESPN[5] | Rivals[6] | USA Today[7] | 247Sports[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Bresee | Defensive tackle | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Julian Fleming | Wide receiver | Ohio State | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| Bryce Young | Quarterback | Alabama | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Desmond Evans | Defensive end | North Carolina | 2 | 77 | 13 | 6 |
| Jordan Burch | Defensive end | South Carolina | 4 | 17 | 2 | 8 |
| Arik Gilbert | Tight end | LSU | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| Chris Braswell | Defensive end | Alabama | 7 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
| Kelee Ringo | Cornerback | Georgia | 8 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Broderick Jones | Offensive tackle | Georgia | 9 | 5 | NR | 11 |
| Justin Flowe | Linebacker | Oregon | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| DJ Uiagalelei | Quarterback | Clemson | 43 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Paris Johnson Jr. | Offensive tackle | Ohio State | 11 | 21 | 10 | 9 |
| Jalen Carter | Defensive tackle | Georgia | 12 | 50 | NR | 18 |
| Myles Murphy | Defensive end | Clemson | 13 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Noah Sewell | Linebacker | Oregon | 27 | 10 | 25 | 13 |
| Tate Ratledge | Offensive tackle | Georgia | 74 | 12 | 22 | 38 |
| Myles Hinton | Offensive tackle | Stanford | 14 | 26 | NR | |
| Eli Ricks | Cornerback | LSU | 39 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| Michael Mayer | Tight end | Notre Dame | 81 | 37 | 14 | 32 |
| Sav'ell Smalls | Linebacker | Washington | 15 | 49 | 8 | 30 |
| Demond Demas | Wide receiver | Texas A&M | 47 | 15 | NR | 25 |
| Bijan Robinson | Running back | Texas | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 |
| Zach Evans | Running back | TCU (Ole Miss transfer) | 16 | 13 | 6 | 16 |
| Gervon Dexter | Defensive tackle | Florida | 17 | 23 | NR | 12 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | Defensive end | Alabama | 49 | 22 | 17 | |
| Mekhail Sherman | Linebacker | Georgia | 18 | 40 | 33 | |
| Justin Rogers | Tackle | Kentucky | 123 | 16 | 18 | NR |
| Darnell Washington | Tight end | Georgia | 19 | 33 | 16 | 23 |
| Rakim Jarrett | Wide receiver | Maryland | 22 | 19 | 27 | |
| C. J. Stroud | Quarterback | Ohio State | 104 | 52 | 19 | 42 |
| Tank Bigsby | Running back | Auburn | 20 | 46 | 40 | |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Wide receiver | Ohio State | 91 | 20 | 29 | |
| Demarkcus Bowman | Running back | Clemson | 23 | 27 | 17 | 20 |
References
edit- ^ "2020 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ Chip Patterson (December 16, 2020). "College football recruiting rankings 2020: Top classes emerge during early National Signing Day". CBS.
- ^ "2020 Consensus Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.
- ^ "2020 ESPN 300". ESPN. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Recruiting: Where the top 25 football prospects in the 2020 class are signing". USA Today.
- ^ "2020 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2022.