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NFL Top 100: Nos. 41-60 as high school recruits

NFL Top 100: Nos. 41-60 as high school recruits

Former five-star QB Matthew Stafford led the Rams to a Super Bowl title after the 2021 season.

 • Adam Gorney
NFL Top 100: Nos. 81-100 as high school recruits

NFL Top 100: Nos. 81-100 as high school recruits

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was ranked as the third-best dual-threat quarterback in the 2017 class.

 • Adam Gorney
Five significant recruits that Brent Venables signed at Clemson

Five significant recruits that Brent Venables signed at Clemson

Trayvon Mullen was ranked No. 117 in the 2016 Rivals250.

 • Adam Friedman
Three-Point Stance: Best CFB Playoff teams, WRs, slow 2021 finishes

Three-Point Stance: Best CFB Playoff teams, WRs, slow 2021 finishes

Quarterback Mac Jones and his 2020 Crimson Tide teammates were one of the best teams in the CFB Playoff era.

 • Mike Farrell
Fact or Fiction: A transfer QB will win Heisman for 4th straight year

Fact or Fiction: A transfer QB will win Heisman for 4th straight year

Other topics up for discussion include Zamir White's five-star billing and Peyton Page's commitment to Clemson.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Ask Farrell: Which unheralded 2020 DTs could turn into surprises?

Ask Farrell: Which unheralded 2020 DTs could turn into surprises?

Mike Farrell targets three players who could outperform their current rankings down the road.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
College Football Playoff: Breaking down the four rosters

College Football Playoff: Breaking down the four rosters

Here's an inside-the-numbers look at Clemson, Ohio State, LSU and Oklahoma.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
All-Decade: Best 1-2 punches on defense

All-Decade: Best 1-2 punches on defense

A look at the programs that have had a couple of standouts at their defensive positions in the past 10 years.

 • Mike Farrell
Three-Point Stance: Top position recruiters, overrated teams

Three-Point Stance: Top position recruiters, overrated teams

Mike Farrell breaks down which programs recruit each position the best in today's Three-Point Stance.

 • Mike Farrell
Building The Roster: AFC East

Building The Roster: AFC East

Tom Brady has several teammates who were five-star prospects coming out of high school.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Ranking ACC, Notre Dame recruiting over the past decade

Ranking ACC, Notre Dame recruiting over the past decade

Florida State, Clemson and Notre Dame earn high marks. How did the other programs fare?

 • Mike Farrell
Six true freshmen to watch in the ACC

Six true freshmen to watch in the ACC

Clemson knows how to develop defensive tackles, and Tyler Davis could be the Tigers' next star on the D-line.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Friedman: The best prospects I have ever scouted

Friedman: The best prospects I have ever scouted

Trevor Lawrence was the wire-to-wire No. 1 prospect in the 2018 class.

 • Adam Friedman
Mind of Mike: The first 2021 rankings and more thoughts

Mind of Mike: The first 2021 rankings and more thoughts

Quarterback Brock Vandagriff won an interesting battle at the top of the initial 2021 rankings.

 • Mike Farrell
Transfer Portal Report: Boston College, Louisville land players

Transfer Portal Report: Boston College, Louisville land players

Thomas Jackson, who scored eight TDs for North Carolina, is transferring to Louisville.

 • Woody Wommack
Self-Scouting: Evaluating recent five-star defensive tackles

Self-Scouting: Evaluating recent five-star defensive tackles

Did Rivals over-perform or under-perform with its rankings at the DT position from 2012 to 2015?

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: Ten programs that produced the most draft picks

NFL Draft: Ten programs that produced the most draft picks

Quinnen Williams headlined a strong contingent of Alabama standouts in the 2019 NFL Draft.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: Breaking down the draft picks by position

NFL Draft: Breaking down the draft picks by position

Devin White was one of 31 linebackers selected in last week's NFL Draft.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: SEC leads the way in producing draft picks

NFL Draft: SEC leads the way in producing draft picks

Quinnen William was the first of 64 SEC players to hear his name called during the NFL Draft.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: The top-10 five-stars drafted in 2019

NFL Draft: The top-10 five-stars drafted in 2019

Ed Oliver was one of the first 10 former five-star prospects selected in last week's NFL Draft.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: First-round grades

NFL Draft: First-round grades

Rivals.com's Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney give their grades on the first-round selections in Thursday's NFL Draft. 

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
Farrell's NFL mock draft: Final 2019 edition

Farrell's NFL mock draft: Final 2019 edition

Will Kyler Murray be the first off the board?

 • Mike Farrell
Five-Star History: States that produce the fewest

Five-Star History: States that produce the fewest

South Carolina has produced 10 five-star prospects, including Jadeveon Clowney.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: Top five defensive tackles as draft nears

NFL Draft: Top five defensive tackles as draft nears

Quinnen Williams is in line to be a top-10 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: Six programs that should be pleased after the combine

NFL Draft: Six programs that should be pleased after the combine

Missouri, thanks in part to Drew Lock, is one of six programs that should be pleased after the NFL Scouting Combine.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Farrell's NFL mock draft: Pre-NFL Scouting Combine

Farrell's NFL mock draft: Pre-NFL Scouting Combine

Recruiting Director Mike Farrell offers up his first look at how the draft might play out, with Nick Bosa going No. 1.

 • Mike Farrell
NFL Combine: Breaking down the Power Five conferences

NFL Combine: Breaking down the Power Five conferences

The SEC is dominating the NFL Combine - and likely the NFL Draft - once again.

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
ACC: Breaking down the five-stars of the past four recruiting cycles

ACC: Breaking down the five-stars of the past four recruiting cycles

Clemson leads the way here, as Dabo Swinney has recruited 15 five-stars for play for him in the past four cycles.

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
Rivals.com All-Bowl Team Defense

Rivals.com All-Bowl Team Defense

Mike Farrell chooses the best of the best during bowl season on the defensive side of the ball.

 • Mike Farrell
NCAA Championship Game: How the starters were rated as recruits

NCAA Championship Game: How the starters were rated as recruits

Clemson and Alabama aren't short on talented players who've been recognized as elite prospects since high school.

 • Adam Friedman
How five-star DTs from past four recruiting cycles are performing

How five-star DTs from past four recruiting cycles are performing

Clemson's five-star defensive tackles have certainly panned out.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
ACC Spotlight: How Clemson, Pitt match up in recruiting

ACC Spotlight: How Clemson, Pitt match up in recruiting

Clemson has all the recruiting numbers on its side, but can Pitt make those statistics moot in the championship game?

 • Adam Friedman
Mind of Mike: Scattershooting the ACC title game

Mind of Mike: Scattershooting the ACC title game

Mike Farrell breaks down the matchup between Pitt and Clemson in the ACC championship game.

 • Mike Farrell
Farrell 50: Nos. 11-15

Farrell 50: Nos. 11-15

Three standout wide receivers highlight this portion of the Farrell 50 countdown.

 • Mike Farrell
NFL Draft 2019: Midseason look at top DT

NFL Draft 2019: Midseason look at top DT

Ohio State's Dre'Mont Jones has seen his draft stock rise through the first half of the college football season.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
AP Top 25: Previewing the biggest October matchups

AP Top 25: Previewing the biggest October matchups

Jake Fromm and the Georgia Bulldogs have two big games in October.

 • Adam Friedman
College Fantasy Football: Defenses to consider starting in Week 3

College Fantasy Football: Defenses to consider starting in Week 3

Which defenses should you look to start this weekend in fantasy football? Adam Gorney has you covered.

 • Adam Gorney
Ask Farrell: Should Clemson be the preseason favorite to win it all?

Ask Farrell: Should Clemson be the preseason favorite to win it all?

Clemson has a loaded roster, but should the Tigers be favored to win the CFB Playoff over Alabama?

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
College Fantasy Football: Defenses to watch in Week 1

College Fantasy Football: Defenses to watch in Week 1

Rashan Gary and the Michigan defense should have a strong start to the season.

 • Adam Gorney
Preseason Farrell 50: Nos. 1-5

Preseason Farrell 50: Nos. 1-5

Mike Farrell's countdown of the best players in college football concludes with this season's top five.

 • Mike Farrell
ACC spotlight: Farrell's title pick, bold predictions

ACC spotlight: Farrell's title pick, bold predictions

It’s time to break down each Power Five conference and make some bold predictions. Today we continue with the ACC.

 • Mike Farrell
NFL Draft 2019: Early look at top five defensive tackles

NFL Draft 2019: Early look at top five defensive tackles

Ed Oliver headlines our look at five top defensive tackles that could be early-round selections in the 2019 NFL Draft.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Three-Point Stance: Top 10 NFL Draft prospects; best LB recruiting

Three-Point Stance: Top 10 NFL Draft prospects; best LB recruiting

Mike Farrell weighs in on the 2019 NFL Draft, linebacker recruiting and five surprising schools on the recruiting scene.

 • Mike Farrell
New 2019 State Rankings: Mid-Atlantic Region

New 2019 State Rankings: Mid-Atlantic Region

The Mid-Atlantic region leads off the release of the newest version of the state rankings today.

 • Adam Friedman
The best Connecticut prospects in Rivals.com history

The best Connecticut prospects in Rivals.com history

Where does Clemson star Christian Wilkins rank among the all-time best prospects to come out of Connecticut?

 • Mike Farrell
Programs that should load 2019 NFL Draft with top selections

Programs that should load 2019 NFL Draft with top selections

Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Ohio State and Ole Miss all figure to provide some top players for the pros.

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
NFL Draft: Breaking down first-round picks by position

NFL Draft: Breaking down first-round picks by position

NFL franchises have taken more cornerbacks, like Denzel Ward, since 2010 than any other position.

 • Adam Gorney
NFL Draft: These 10 could be first-rounders in 2019

NFL Draft: These 10 could be first-rounders in 2019

Five-star Rashan Gary tops our list of players to watch for the 2019 NFL Draft.

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
Five Mid-Atlantic players who just missed the 2020 Rivals100

Five Mid-Atlantic players who just missed the 2020 Rivals100

The 2020 class of prospect looks like it is better than the last few classes and the Mid-Atlantic is absolutely loaded.

 • Adam Friedman
They're back! Top 10 players who could have left for the NFL Draft

They're back! Top 10 players who could have left for the NFL Draft

These players could have decided to launch pro careers. Instead, they'll be making noise again in the college ranks.

 • Mike Farrell
Rivals.com's 2017 All-American Teams

Rivals.com's 2017 All-American Teams

Mike Farrell breaks down his first- and second-team All-Americans.

 • Mike Farrell
Postseason Farrell 50: Nos. 6-10 feature dynamic playmakers

Postseason Farrell 50: Nos. 6-10 feature dynamic playmakers

Mike Farrell's countdown of the top 50 college football players in 2017 reaches the top 10.

 • Mike Farrell
Three-Point Stance: Grading the first-year college football coaches

Three-Point Stance: Grading the first-year college football coaches

Plus: It's time to expand the playoff, and Farrell's final Heisman list.

 • Mike Farrell
Three-Point Stance: Saturday Shine & Shame; Playoff thoughts

Three-Point Stance: Saturday Shine & Shame; Playoff thoughts

A look at the weekend's best and worst. Plus: Playoff committee got it right.

 • Mike Farrell
ACC Championship Game: Five key players for Miami, Clemson

ACC Championship Game: Five key players for Miami, Clemson

Where the players who will decide the ACC title came from.

 • Mike Farrell
CFB Playoff Ranking: Top position group for top 10 teams

CFB Playoff Ranking: Top position group for top 10 teams

Here is a look at the best position group for each team in the top 10 of the rankings released Tuesday night.

 • Adam Friedman
Three-Point Stance: Which five CFB teams have the most talent?

Three-Point Stance: Which five CFB teams have the most talent?

Alabama is a lock at No. 1 - but you might be surprised by the team ranked fifth.

 • Mike Farrell
Midseason Farrell 50: Nos. 1-50

Midseason Farrell 50: Nos. 1-50

Mike Farrell breaks down the top 50 players in college football midway through the 2017 season.

 • Mike Farrell
Midseason Farrell 50: Nos. 1-5

Midseason Farrell 50: Nos. 1-5

The Midseason Farrell 50 countdown concludes with a look at the top five players in college football.

 • Mike Farrell
Midseason Farrell 50: Nos. 26-30

Midseason Farrell 50: Nos. 26-30

The Farrell Midseason 50 continues, with some defensive standouts highlighting this group.

 • Mike Farrell
The Farrell Awards: Mid-Season All-Americans

The Farrell Awards: Mid-Season All-Americans

Baker Mayfield headlines Mike Farrell's mid-season All-American team.

 • Mike Farrell
The Farrell Awards: Best of CFB's first half

The Farrell Awards: Best of CFB's first half

MIke Farrell doles out his midseason college football awards.

 • Mike Farrell
Three-point stance: Harbaugh will have last laugh; fab frosh; Heisman race

Three-point stance: Harbaugh will have last laugh; fab frosh; Heisman race

Playing with Harbaugh's numbers, five top true freshmen and a new Heisman leader.

 • Mike Farrell
Three-Point Stance: Top defenses, Farrell Freshman Five, Heisman contenders

Three-Point Stance: Top defenses, Farrell Freshman Five, Heisman contenders

Mike Farrell breaks down the nation's top defenses and reveals his top freshmen of the week and Heisman favorites.

 • Mike Farrell
NFL Draft Stock Report: Defensive tackles

NFL Draft Stock Report: Defensive tackles

We're taking a look at the top NFL Draft prospects at each position. Today we continue with the defensive tackles.

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
Three-Point Stance: Heisman contenders, top freshmen, recruiting boosts

Three-Point Stance: Heisman contenders, top freshmen, recruiting boosts

Mike Farrell breaks down top freshmen from last weekend's CFB slate, his early Heisman list and more.

 • Mike Farrell
Three-Point Stance: Coaches under scrutiny, freshmen of the week, Heisman

Three-Point Stance: Coaches under scrutiny, freshmen of the week, Heisman

Mike Farrell analyzes coaches who are facing scrutiny and reveals his lists of Heisman contenders and top freshmen.

 • Mike Farrell
ACC spotlight: Teams that have produced most active NFL players

ACC spotlight: Teams that have produced most active NFL players

Miami leads the way in the ACC by producing 44 active NFL players, including Greg Olsen.

 • Mike Farrell
Five-Star Check Up: Defensive stars from the 2015 class

Five-Star Check Up: Defensive stars from the 2015 class

UCLA's Keisean Lucier-South is one of several 2015 five-star defenders that has impressed so far in 2017.

 • Woody Wommack
Rivals NFL Draft Board: Top 32 players

Rivals NFL Draft Board: Top 32 players

Check out our first edition of the Rivals Draft Board, which will see plenty of movement during the season.

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
Farrell Preseason 50: Nos. 1-50

Farrell Preseason 50: Nos. 1-50

Mike Farrell breaks down the top 50 players in college football entering the 2017 season.

 • Mike Farrell
Farrell 50 reaches top 10

Farrell 50 reaches top 10

In the latest installment, all five players were Rivals250 players coming out of high school.

 • Mike Farrell
ACC spotlight: Farrell's title pick, bold predictions

ACC spotlight: Farrell's title pick, bold predictions

Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell makes his picks and predictions for the ACC in 2017.

 • Mike Farrell
Three-Point Stance: Big commits, QBs impress, indispensable players

Three-Point Stance: Big commits, QBs impress, indispensable players

Today's Three-Point Stance runs down last week's big commits, looks at CFB's most integral players and more.

 • Mike Farrell
ACC spotlight: Which school is recruiting king at each position?

ACC spotlight: Which school is recruiting king at each position?

The ACC as a whole is on the rise, but a pair of national powers have emerged as the league's clear recruiting kings.

 • Rob Cassidy and Adam Friedman
Mid-Atlantic invasion: Which schools from outside region recruit it best?

Mid-Atlantic invasion: Which schools from outside region recruit it best?

Schools from outside of the Mid-Atlantic region have struck gold recruiting the area's top prospects in recent years.

 • Adam Friedman
Twitter Tuesday: ACC's best player, recruiter of the year, SEC sleeper

Twitter Tuesday: ACC's best player, recruiter of the year, SEC sleeper

Mike Farrell's Twitter Tuesday mailbag answers questions about top players in the ACC, 2018 recruiting and more.

 • Mike Farrell
By the Numbers: Comparing team recruiting ranking to draft results

By the Numbers: Comparing team recruiting ranking to draft results

Where did the top 10 producers of NFL draft picks land in our recent recruiting rankings?

 • Mike Farrell
Atlanta vs. New England: Comparing the top football talent

Atlanta vs. New England: Comparing the top football talent

How does the Atlanta area and New England compare when it comes to producing top football talent?

 • Rob Cassidy
Rivals.com All-America Defense

Rivals.com All-America Defense

Rivals.com unveils its All-American defensive squad, with nine of the 13 first-teamers hailing from the SEC.

 • Mike Farrell
The Farrell postseason 50 for 2016

The Farrell postseason 50 for 2016

Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell lists the nation's top 50 players from the 2016 regular season.

 • Mike Farrell
Farrell Postseason 50: Nos. 46-50

Farrell Postseason 50: Nos. 46-50

Mike Farrell's countdown of the nation's top players from 2016 begins with Nos. 50-46, highlighted by a pair of RBs.

 • Mike Farrell
Three-point stance: The nation's most improved players

Three-point stance: The nation's most improved players

Texas running back D'Onta Foreman is one of the nation's most improved players.

 • Mike Farrell
Take Two: Did the CFB Playoff Committee snub the Buckeyes?

Take Two: Did the CFB Playoff Committee snub the Buckeyes?

Did the CFB Playoff Selection Committee snub Ohio State by ranking the Buckeyes No. 5 this week? Take Two investigates.

 • Adam Gorney
Three-Point Stance: Few QB stars in NFL Draft class

Three-Point Stance: Few QB stars in NFL Draft class

Notre Dame's DeShone Kizer is one of very few QB stars expected to be part of the 2017 NFL Draft class.

 • Mike Farrell
CFB Playoff Rankings: Elite prospects dominate top five rosters

CFB Playoff Rankings: Elite prospects dominate top five rosters

Jabrill Peppers is one of several former elite recruits starting for the top teams in the first CFB Playoff rankings.

 • Adam Friedman
Farrell Midseason 50: Nos. 1-50

Farrell Midseason 50: Nos. 1-50

The Midseason Farrell 50 counted down the 50 best players at the midpoint of the 2016 college football season.

 • Mike Farrell
Farrell Midseason 50: Nos. 31-35

Farrell Midseason 50: Nos. 31-35

Louisville's Jaire Alexander and Penn State's Saquon Barkley are in the latest countdown of the nation's top players.

 • Mike Farrell
Signing Day Spotlight: Rashan Gary

Signing Day Spotlight: Rashan Gary

Five Rivals.com network analysts weigh in on the nation's No. 1 player.

 • Adam Gorney
Inside the Numbers: The Rise of Clemson

Inside the Numbers: The Rise of Clemson

Clemson's rise to No. 1 goes beyond Heisman candidate Deshaun Watson. Josh Helmholdt looks inside the numbers at the Tigers.

 • Josh Helmholdt
One Small Town One Crazy Coach

One Small Town One Crazy Coach

IRELAND, Ind. -- Shortest version of this book review would read this way: Not to be missed. Mike Roos' wonderful tale of the 1963 Ireland

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 • Hickory Husker
Five-star Tracker: 2015 D-Linemen

Five-star Tracker: 2015 D-Linemen

Alabama's Daron Payne is one of several 2015 five-star defensive linemen who are having an impact as true freshmen.

 • Blair Angulo
Impact freshmen: ACC

Impact freshmen: ACC

Clemson offensive lineman Mitch Hyatt headlines our top seven impact freshmen from the ACC for the upcoming season.

 • Adam Friedman
Road revelations: Mid-Atlantic

Road revelations: Mid-Atlantic

Chase Claypool impressed on offense and defense this spring. Mid-Atlantic analyst Adam Friedman shares more from the road.

 • Adam Friedman
Top Recruiters: ACC

Top Recruiters: ACC

Jeff Scott played a major role in Clemson's top-five class. For his efforts, he was named Rivals' ACC Recruiter of the Year.

 • Adam Friedman
Position recruiting rankings: Defense

Position recruiting rankings: Defense

USC, which added the likes of Iman Marshall, is one of several programs with reason to be excited about its defensive recruits.

 • Adam Gorney
NSD: Top 25 classes breakdown

NSD: Top 25 classes breakdown

Five-star Derwin James helped Florida St. to a No. 3 overall ranking. Jason Howell breaks down the Rivals Top 25 classes of '15.

 • Jason Howell
NSD Conference Breakdown: ACC

NSD Conference Breakdown: ACC

Derwin James is one of five five-star prospects headlining FSU's class. He's one of several top recruits headed to the ACC.

 • Adam Friedman
NFL comps of top prospects: Defense

NFL comps of top prospects: Defense

Who does Iman Marshall compare to in the NFL? Mike Farrell lists the NFL equivalent of the top 10 defenders in the 2015 class.

 • Mike Farrell
Alabama leads 2015 team rankings

Alabama leads 2015 team rankings

Five-star Daron Payne's pledge to Alabama kept the Tide at No. 1 in the 2015 team rankings. Jason Howell looks at the top 10.

 • Jason Howell