National Signing Day 2016: Top 14 recruiting classes heading into Wednesday
By John Buhler
National Signing Day is only a day away and here are what the top 14 classes in college football look like heading into Wednesday’s National Signing Day.
National Signing Day is almost a national holiday for those who have die-hard allegiances to college football powerhouses in the Power 5. The way to becoming and ultimately staying a national power is to dominate in recruiting. Having a top 10 recruiting class is a great way to indicate the future success of a college football program.
Entering National Signing Day tomorrow, there are a handful of teams that are vying for top 10 recruiting classes in the high school graduating class of 2016. There are a few programs that are certainly guaranteed of finishing in the top 10 with how well their respective football programs have done recruiting.
On the other end, there are several programs that need to land a few more big recruits to either ensure their place in the top 10 in 2016 recruiting rankings or jump over some other national powerhouse ahead of them in the rankings.
Realistically, there are 14 teams in the Power 5 that can finish with a top 10 recruiting class in 2016. These are all schools that are certainly capable of winning their conference championship in the next few years and could contend for a College Football Playoff National Championship by the time these prospective freshmen are true seniors in Fall 2019.
Without further ado, here are the top 14 recruiting classes in the NCAA, according to Scout, heading into Wednesday’s National Signing Day.
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