#college-football-recruiting

#college-football-recruiting

College football teams across the country are far from finished products this season, but the first weeks of the 2025 slate are already giving them a better sense of who they are -- for better or worse. At the same time, coaching staffs face the delicate balancing act of winning today and looking ahead, knowing some of the answers to weaknesses with their current rosters might come from the 2026 class and beyond.

We're highlighting the top 10 prospects from the 2025 ESPN 300, diving into how they've fared across their initial months on campus, where they stand at the close of fall camp and projecting the roles they'll fill in their debut seasons. That group of five-star newcomers is spread across eight schools, including each of the programs -- Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Alabama and Ohio State -- that made up the top five of ESPN's 2025 recruiting class rankings.

USC has made significant strides in the 2026 recruiting cycle, currently holding the No.1 rank with two five-star recruits and strong talent across key positions.