Taking stock of the recruiting class rankings for college football after a wild National Signing Day 2018 with a ton of movement.
National Signing Day is a day that determines the future of college football. While nothing is ever certain in the sport, you get a picture of what type of talent is heading to which programs. And yes, the early signing day period changed things a great deal this season. However, the college football recruiting landscape took its final shape on Wednesday with National Signing Day 2018.
Coming into the day, it appeared that the Georgia Bulldogs would be the ones leading the way. Indeed, that was the case. Not only was their class strong to start the day, but they only strengthened it throughout the day. That was due in large part to nabbing to recruits that they flipped in Otis Reese and Quay Walker while also getting 5-star cornerback Tyson Campbell.
Speaking of 5-star corners, Alabama pulled off a coup with one of their own. Most assumed that Patrick Surtain Jr. was headed to the bayou to play for LSU. However, Nick Saban and company made sure they got the ultra-talented defensive back and signed him to come to Tuscaloosa.
There were plenty of other big movers throughout the day, especially with teams who had coaching changes that affected them in the early signing period. Texas A&M and Florida State certainly come to mind in this regard. But how did everything ultimately shake out for the class rankings?
Let’s take a look at the 2018 recruiting class rankings after a wild National Signing Day — even when it wasn’t supposed to be (via 247Sports):
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It’s been a monstrous recruiting period for Georgia from the start and that only continued on National Signing Day. Thus, it stands to reason that they’d be the No. 1 class. What’s interesting is to see teams like Florida State make a leap in a big way up the rankings after losing Jimbo Fisher and adding Willie Taggert.
Regardless, the future of college football is now set — at least in terms of which players will be playing at which schools.