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National Signing Day 2015: Top 10 instant impact performers

ByPatrick Schmidt|
Jan 2, 2015; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Team Highlight running back Ronald Jones II (24) runs the ball against Team Armour during the second half of the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game at Tropicana Field.Team Highlight defeated Team Armour 46-6. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2015; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Team Highlight running back Ronald Jones II (24) runs the ball against Team Armour during the second half of the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game at Tropicana Field.Team Highlight defeated Team Armour 46-6. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
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Jan 2, 2015; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Team Highlight defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (42) returns a blocked extra point for a score against Team Armour during the first half of the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2015; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Team Highlight defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (42) returns a blocked extra point for a score against Team Armour during the first half of the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports

National Signing Day brings in the next era in college football and these 10 recruits should make an instant impact when they get on campus.

With each passing season in college football, freshmen are being pressed into early duty with four and five-star recruits bypassing redshirt seasons to make an instant impact on the gridiron.

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The time to be patient and let recruits develop on the practice field, film room and weight room is a thing of the past with coaches and administrations pressured to win now.

Just last season we saw a group of freshmen running backs that may go down as one of the best of all-time. Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine led freshmen runners with 1,713 yards and a FBS record 427 yards in a single game. Nick Chubb, Nick Wilson, Royce Freeman, Dalvin Cook and No. 1 overall recruit, Leonard Fournette all topped the 1,000 yard plateau and have bright futures.

Even the quarterbacks are pressed into early duty with Brad Kaaya starting every game for Miami and Kyle Allen taking over midseason as the starter for Texas A&M.

The Aggies also saw Myles Garrett set a SEC freshman record with 11.5 sacks and Alabama started left tackle Cam Robinson from the moment he stepped on campus for the first time in program history. As these two former five-star recruits proved the best players will play regardless of their class or age.

So who will be this year’s instant-impact performers to follow in the footsteps of the Perine’s, Kaaya’s, Robinson’s and Garrett’s of the world?

Here are the top 10 incoming recruits who are sure to be household names and make an immediate impact in their freshmen seasons.

All recruiting rankings courtesy of the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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