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
School Rivals 247 CBS On3Georgia1141Alabama3212Clemson2353LSU4434Ohio State5525Texas A&M6686Auburn107 7Texas148 9Florida79 8Michigan1110 10Tennessee811 11Oregon912612Oklahoma16131013North Carolina1214 16Penn State1515 14Miami1317 17Nebraska1720 20South Carolina1819 19Washington1916 15Florida State2022 21USC71NR7NRNotre Dame2218918
Top ranked recruits
PlayerPositionSchoolESPNRivalsUSA Today247SportsBryan BreseeDefensive tackleClemson3111Julian FlemingWide receiverOhio State11453Bryce YoungQuarterbackAlabama52112Desmond EvansDefensive endNorth Carolina277136Jordan BurchDefensive endSouth Carolina41728Arik GilbertTight endLSU69155Chris BraswellDefensive endAlabama7252019Kelee RingoCornerbackGeorgia87124Broderick JonesOffensive tackleGeorgia95NR11Justin FloweLinebackerOregon10846DJ UiagaleleiQuarterbackClemson433310Paris Johnson Jr.Offensive tackleOhio State1121109Jalen CarterDefensive tackleGeorgia1250NR18Myles MurphyDefensive endClemson13477Noah SewellLinebackerOregon27102513Tate RatledgeOffensive tackleGeorgia74122238Myles HintonOffensive tackleStanford1426NREli RicksCornerbackLSU396914Michael MayerTight endNotre Dame81371432Sav'ell SmallsLinebackerWashington1549830Demond DemasWide receiverTexas A&M4715NR25Bijan RobinsonRunning backTexas21182115 Zach EvansRunning backTCU (Ole Miss transfer)1613616Gervon DexterDefensive tackleFlorida1723NR12Will Anderson Jr.Defensive endAlabama4922 17Mekhail ShermanLinebackerGeorgia1840 33Justin RogersTackleKentucky1231618NRDarnell WashingtonTight endGeorgia19331623Rakim JarrettWide receiverMaryland2219 27C. J. StroudQuarterbackOhio State104521942Tank BigsbyRunning backAuburn2046 40Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWide receiverOhio State9120 29Demarkcus BowmanRunning backClemson23271720
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