2020 college football recruiting class

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "2020 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Chip Patterson (December 16, 2020). "College football recruiting rankings 2020: Top classes emerge during early National Signing Day". CBS.
  4. ^ "2020 Consensus Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.
  5. ^ "2020 ESPN 300". ESPN. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Recruiting: Where the top 25 football prospects in the 2020 class are signing". USA Today.
  8. ^ "2020 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2022.