2020 college football recruiting class

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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.

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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

SchoolRivals [1] 247 [2] CBS [3] On3 [4]
Georgia 1141
Alabama 3212
Clemson 2353
LSU 4434
Ohio State 5525
Texas A&M 6686
Auburn 1077
Texas 1489
Florida 798
Michigan 111010
Tennessee 81111
Oregon 912612
Oklahoma 16131013
North Carolina 121416
Penn State 151514
Miami131717
Nebraska172020
South Carolina181919
Washington191615
Florida State202221
USC71NR7NR
Notre Dame2218918

Top ranked recruits

PlayerPositionSchoolESPN [5] Rivals [6] USA Today [7] 247Sports [8]
Bryan Bresee Defensive tackleClemson3111
Julian Fleming Wide receiverOhio State11453
Bryce Young QuarterbackAlabama52112
Desmond EvansDefensive endNorth Carolina277136
Jordan Burch Defensive endSouth Carolina41728
Arik Gilbert Tight endLSU69155
Chris Braswell Defensive endAlabama7252019
Kelee Ringo CornerbackGeorgia87124
Broderick Jones Offensive tackleGeorgia95NR11
Justin Flowe LinebackerOregon10846
DJ Uiagalelei QuarterbackClemson433310
Paris Johnson Jr. Offensive tackleOhio State1121109
Jalen Carter Defensive tackleGeorgia1250NR18
Myles Murphy Defensive endClemson13477
Noah Sewell LinebackerOregon27102513
Tate Ratledge Offensive tackleGeorgia74122238
Myles Hinton Offensive tackleStanford1426NR
Eli Ricks CornerbackLSU396914
Michael Mayer Tight endNotre Dame81371432
Sav'ell SmallsLinebackerWashington1549830
Demond DemasWide receiverTexas A&M4715NR25
Bijan Robinson Running backTexas21182115
Zach Evans Running backTCU (Ole Miss transfer)1613616
Gervon Dexter Defensive tackleFlorida1723NR12
Will Anderson Jr. Defensive endAlabama492217
Mekhail ShermanLinebackerGeorgia184033
Justin Rogers TackleKentucky1231618NR
Darnell Washington Tight endGeorgia19331623
Rakim Jarrett Wide receiverMaryland221927
C. J. Stroud QuarterbackOhio State104521942
Tank Bigsby Running backAuburn204640
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Wide receiverOhio State912029
Demarkcus BowmanRunning backClemson23271720

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