The college football recruiting class of 2025 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2025. The scope of this article covers: (a) the colleges and universities with recruiting classes ranking among the top 25 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets, and (b) the individual recruits ranking among the top 25 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets.
Each of the schools listed below was ranked within the top 25 recruiting classes by at least one major recruiting site.
| School | 247 [1] | Rivals[2] | On3[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Alabama | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Auburn | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Texas | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| LSU | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Tennessee | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Oregon | 8 | 12 | 7 | |
| Miami (FL) | 10 | 7 | 10 | |
| Michigan | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| Notre Dame | 13 | 9 | 13 | |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 10 | 14 | |
| Texas A&M | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
| USC | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| Penn State | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
| Ole Miss | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
| Georgia Tech | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
| Missouri | 19 | 26 | 17 | |
| Nebraska | 20 | 17 | 20 | |
| Washington | 18 | 23 | 21 | |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 18 | 24 | |
| Clemson | 29 | 38 | 18 | |
| Kentucky | 25 | 20 | 23 | |
| South Carolina | 22 | 21 | 22 | |
| TCU | 21 | 25 | 27 | |
| Rutgers | 27 | 22 | 28 | |
| Maryland | 23 | 28 | 32 | |
| SMU | 28 | 24 | 30 | |
| Florida State | 34 | 43 | 25 |
The following individuals were rated by one of the major media outlets among the top 20 players in the country in the Class of 2025. They are listed in order of their highest ranking by any of the major media outlets. Rankings may change, and the rankings reflected below are current as of November 23, 2024.
| Player | Position | School | ESPN [4] | Rivals[5] | 247Sports[6] | On3[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Underwood | Quarterback | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tavien St. Clair | Quarterback | Ohio State | 17 | 1 | 2 | 21 | |
| Julian Lewis | Quarterback | Colorado | 2 | 6 | 115 | 59 | |
| Will Black | Offensive tackle | Notre Dame | 98 | 19 | 70 | 2 | |
| Keelon Russell | Quarterback | Alabama | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Dakorien Moore | Wide receiver | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| Elijah Griffin | Defensive tackle | Georgia | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| David Sanders Jr. | Offensive tackle | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Na'eem Offord | Cornerback | Ohio State | 4 | 20 | 12 | 10 | |
| Devin Sanchez | Cornerback | Ohio State | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | |
| Isaiah Gibson | Defensive end | Georgia | 19 | 13 | 10 | 5 | |
| Jonah Williams | Athlete | Texas | 8 | 15 | 6 | 15 | |
| DJ Pickett | Athlete | LSU | 16 | 11 | 19 | 6 | |
| Justus Terry | Defensive tackle | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | |
| Jahkeem Stewart | Defensive end | — | 11 | 8 | 54 | 25 | |
| Lance Jackson | Defensive end | Texas | 70 | 33 | 38 | 8 | |
| Michael Fasusi | Offensive tackle | Oklahoma | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | |
| Michael Carroll | Offensive guard | Alabama | 74 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
| Andrew Babalola | Offensive tackle | Michigan | 27 | 44 | 11 | 14 | |
| S.J. Alofaituli | Offensive guard | Miami (FL) | 12 | 132 | 90 | — | |
| Solomon Thomas | Offensive tackle | Florida State | 13 | 24 | 43 | 61 | |
| Husan Longstreet | Quarterback | USC | 47 | 88 | 28 | 13 | |
| Iose Epenesa | Defensive end | Iowa | 28 | 115 | 14 | 87 | |
| Douglas Utu | Offensive tackle | Oregon | 15 | 22 | 168 | 284 | |
| Dijon Lee | Cornerback | Alabama | 32 | 25 | 15 | 50 | |
| Lamont Rogers | Offensive tackle | Missouri | 24 | 76 | 27 | 16 | |
| Kaliq Lockett | Wide receiver | Texas | 29 | 51 | 16 | 36 | |
| Javion Hilson | Defensive end | — | 77 | 16 | 69 | 76 | |
| Harlem Berry | Running back | LSU | 26 | 17 | 36 | 18 | |
| Quincy Porter | Wide receiver | Ohio State | 65 | 119 | 95 | 17 | |
| Ty Haywood | Offensive tackle | Alabama | 18 | 37 | 20 | 48 | |
| Zayden Walker | Linebacker | Georgia | 23 | 39 | 18 | 88 | |
| Riley Pettijohn | Linebacker | Ohio State | 57 | 18 | 94 | 44 | |
| Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | Quarterback | California | — | 90 | 106 | 19 | |
| Blake Woodby | Cornerback | Auburn | 20 | 47 | 153 | — | |
| Jackson Lloyd | Offensive tackle | Alabama | 100 | 60 | 57 | 20 |