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Rivals Rankings Turn 20: The top No. 1 classes in our history

Rivals Rankings Turn 20: The top No. 1 classes in our history

Nick Saban and staff has won nearly half of the Rivals recruiting titles since the rankings began 20 years ago.

 • Adam Gorney
Ten key prospects that left Georgia for college

Ten key prospects that left Georgia for college

Trevor Lawrence is one of several current and former Clemson Tigers that hail from the Peach State.

 • Mike Farrell
Comparing 2021 prospects to past stars: Nos. 31-40

Comparing 2021 prospects to past stars: Nos. 31-40

Clemson commit Payton Page reminds analysts of Michigan's Ondre Pipkins.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
The past, present and future of the SEC at each position

The past, present and future of the SEC at each position

Ja'Marr Chase was arguably the top receiver in college football last season.

 • Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: Top two-star, unranked prospects selected

NFL Draft: Top two-star, unranked prospects selected

Justin Jefferson went from being a two-star prospect to the Minnesota Vikings' No. 1 pick.

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
Schools that best develop in-state recruits into draft picks

Schools that best develop in-state recruits into draft picks

Marlon Davidson was one of four Alabama native Auburn Tigers to have their names called in the 2020 NFL Draft.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: Which schools earned bragging rights?

NFL Draft: Which schools earned bragging rights?

Wide receiver Justin Jefferson went in the first round as LSU continues to enjoy the fruits of a monumental season.

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
Lone Star State is out front when it comes to producing draft picks

Lone Star State is out front when it comes to producing draft picks

The state of Texas produced dozens of draft picks in 2020, including TCU wide receiver Jalen Reagor.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Draft: Ten best available for second round

NFL Draft: Ten best available for second round

There are still a lot of top prospects that have yet to be picked. Here is a look at our top 10 still available.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Farrell's NFL Mock Draft: Five QBs set to be taken in first round

Farrell's NFL Mock Draft: Five QBs set to be taken in first round

LSU's Joe Burrow is expected to be selected with the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

 • Mike Farrell
Ask Farrell: Did Rivals miss on two safeties in this year's draft?

Ask Farrell: Did Rivals miss on two safeties in this year's draft?

Alabama's Xavier McKinney and LSU's Grant Delpit didn't make five-star status. Should they have?

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Five surprising stats about the 2020 NFL Draft

Five surprising stats about the 2020 NFL Draft

Joe Burrow will part of a historic draft class for the LSU Tigers.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
NFL Combine: Five top players Rivals had ranked properly

NFL Combine: Five top players Rivals had ranked properly

We were right on the money projecting these standouts out of high school.

 • Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney
NFL Draft: Top 5 DBs heading into the combine

NFL Draft: Top 5 DBs heading into the combine

Former five-star Jeffrey Okudah became a top DB and coveted draft pick at Ohio State.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Top five NFL prospects at safety, regardless of class

Top five NFL prospects at safety, regardless of class

Grant Delpit has become a force for LSU and looks like a first-round lock in next year's NFL Draft.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Three-Point Stance: Top 10 jobs, most talented rosters, 2020

Three-Point Stance: Top 10 jobs, most talented rosters, 2020

Mike Farrell lists the 10 best jobs in college football.

 • Mike Farrell
Ask Farrell: Was Bama's 2017 class better than we thought?

Ask Farrell: Was Bama's 2017 class better than we thought?

Rivals had the Tide ranked No. 1 that year, but should even more of the signees been five-stars?

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Alabama-LSU: Roster breakdown and game predictions

Alabama-LSU: Roster breakdown and game predictions

Analysts Mike Farrell and Adam Gorney weigh in on who they think will win this week's clash of the titans.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Rival Views: Who is UGA's biggest threat for Georgia prospects?

Rival Views: Who is UGA's biggest threat for Georgia prospects?

Clemson, thanks to commitments like Myles Murphy, is a big threat to Georgia's Peach State recruiting dominance.

 • Mike Farrell and Chad Simmons
Midseason All-American Team

Midseason All-American Team

Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa leads the team at the quarterback position for the second season in a row.

 • 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
Replacing The Stars: Where teams will turn in 2018 season

Replacing The Stars: Where teams will turn in 2018 season

Penn State RB Miles Sanders has the unenviable task of trying to replace Saquon Barkley in Happy Valley.

 • Mike Farrell
Raiding the state: Georgia

Raiding the state: Georgia

UGA has done well recently protecting its borders, but some schools have enjoyed success recruiting the Peach State.

 • Mike Farrell
Top 10 safety recruiting classes for 2017

Top 10 safety recruiting classes for 2017

Rivals.com continues its look at which teams did the best at recruiting every position in 2017. Next up: safeties.

 • Rob Cassidy
Commit Fit: SEC position by position

Commit Fit: SEC position by position

The SEC enjoyed another amazing recruiting year in 2017. Mike Farrell analyzes which signees are the best program fits.

 • Mike Farrell
Rivals.com top 25 recruiters of 2017

Rivals.com top 25 recruiters of 2017

Ohio State assistant Kerry Coombs headlines Rivals' list of the nation's top 25 recruiters for the 2017 class.

 • Rivals.com
Commit Fit: Safety

Commit Fit: Safety

A pair of LSU pledges are among the top-five scheme fits of committed prospects in the 2017 safety class.

 • Mike Farrell
Video analysis: Xavier McKinney commits to Alabama

Video analysis: Xavier McKinney commits to Alabama

Woody Wommack breaks down Xavier McKinney and his commitment to the Crimson Tide.

 • David Berry
The Farrell Awards: Under Armour week edition

The Farrell Awards: Under Armour week edition

Rocket Arm? Fancy Feet? Mike Farrell hands out his Under Armour awards from the week in Orlando.

 • Mike Farrell
McKinney surprises in commitment

McKinney surprises in commitment

Rivals100 safety talks Alabama commitment

 • Andrew Bone
UA All-America Game: Winners and losers

UA All-America Game: Winners and losers

As Alabama prepares to play in the CFP title game, the Crimson Tide also found success at UA All-America week.

 • Rob Cassidy
Xavier McKinney headed to Alabama

Xavier McKinney headed to Alabama

Alabama picked up a huge commitment during Sunday's Under Armour All-America Game in Xavier McKinney.

 • Woody Wommack
LIVE from Orlando: The Under Armour All-America Game

LIVE from Orlando: The Under Armour All-America Game

The Rivals.com team has live updates and analysis from the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game.

 • Rivals.com
UA All-America Game: In-game commitment predictions

UA All-America Game: In-game commitment predictions

Mike Farrell makes his predictions for the five recruits announcing during the Under Armour All-America game.

 • Mike Farrell
UA All-America Game: Hot college programs on day 1

UA All-America Game: Hot college programs on day 1

The first day of practice at the UA All-America Game yielded positive evaluations for several college programs.

 • Woody Wommack
UA All-America game: 5 who could be 5-stars

UA All-America game: 5 who could be 5-stars

These five prospects have a chance to make a move in the rankings to five-star status at UA game week.

 • Mike Farrell and Woody Wommack
Rivals100 DB Xavier McKinney has his mind made up headed into Sunday

Rivals100 DB Xavier McKinney has his mind made up headed into Sunday

Xavier McKinney announces this week and he has his mind made up.

 • Woody Wommack
UA All-America Game: Five predictions

UA All-America Game: Five predictions

Where will four-star DB Xavier McKinney play college ball? Mike Farrell dishes out five UA All-America Game predictions.

 • Mike Farrell
McKinney/Gibbs:  Will one pick Alabama?

McKinney/Gibbs: Will one pick Alabama?

Will Alabama land an elite safety this week?

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 • Andrew Bone
UA All-America Game: Xavier McKinney focused on three

UA All-America Game: Xavier McKinney focused on three

Xavier McKinney gives the latest details on his recruitment from the Under Armour All-American Game.

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 • Rivals.com
UA All-America Game: Media day

UA All-America Game: Media day

Rivals.com has a team in Orlando for the UA All-America Game media day. Check here throughout the day for all the news.

 • Staff
UA All-America Game: Top 10 uncommitted prospects

UA All-America Game: Top 10 uncommitted prospects

The Under Armour All-America Game should have plenty of intrigue surrounding uncommitted prospects. We look at 10.

 • Woody Wommack
The latest on McKinney

The latest on McKinney

We've got the latest on Clemson priority target Xavier McKinney of Roswell, Ga., the No. 5 safety recruit in the nation.

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 • Paul Strelow
Florida Coaches on the Road Monday

Florida Coaches on the Road Monday

Florida coaches are on the road recruiting some of the Gators top overall targets, including Xavier McKinney

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 • Blake Alderman
College Football Playoff: Top remaining targets for each team

College Football Playoff: Top remaining targets for each team

Drew Singleton is one of several top remaining recruiting targets for the four College Football Playoff finalists.

 • Adam Friedman
ACC Championship: Recruiting breakdown

ACC Championship: Recruiting breakdown

How do ACC title game opponents Clemson and Virginia Tech compare on the recruiting trail?

 • Adam Friedman
Top DB target talks UGA: 'They need me'

Top DB target talks UGA: 'They need me'

From the Road: Rivals100 defensive back Xavier McKinney has official visit to Georgia and final decision approaching.

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 • Trent Smallwood
Breaking down the official visitors

Breaking down the official visitors

One of the biggest recruiting weekends in recent memory for Ohio State is about to get underway.

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 • Marc Givler
Four-star DB talks Clemson official visit, sets decision date

Four-star DB talks Clemson official visit, sets decision date

One of the top 5 recruits nationally at his position will be in Clemson Saturday. So what did he tell us last night?

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 • Paul Strelow
Nation's No. 5 safety prospect makes long-awaited visit

Nation's No. 5 safety prospect makes long-awaited visit

The nation's No. 5 safety recruit was in Clemson over the weekend. So what happened and what did he tell us?

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 • Paul Strelow
Southeast Four Cast: Frontrunners for Rivals100 standouts?

Southeast Four Cast: Frontrunners for Rivals100 standouts?

Updates, predictions on a five-star and three four-stars from the Southeast.

 • Rob Cassidy and Woody Wommack
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer personally offers Rivals100 DB Xavier McKinney

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer personally offers Rivals100 DB Xavier McKinney

Former Alabama commitment Xavier McKinney picked up a big offer on Sunday night.

 • Woody Wommack
Video interview: Xavier McKinney

Video interview: Xavier McKinney

Woody Wommack with four-star safety Xavier McKinney after a preseason game in Georgia.

 • David Berry
Rivals100 safety McKinney has WVU interest

Rivals100 safety McKinney has WVU interest

After backing off his commitment to Alabama, Roswell (Ga.) Rivals100 safety Xavier McKinney is taking it slow.

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 • Keenan Cummings
War Damn BBQ visit puts AU in mix for Rivals100 DB

War Damn BBQ visit puts AU in mix for Rivals100 DB

AUBURN | When Xavier McKinney de-committed from Alabama on July 14 ending a 10-month allegiance to the Tide, he didn’t

 • Jeffrey Lee
RECRUIT LIST: War Damn BBQ

RECRUIT LIST: War Damn BBQ

Auburn has more than 20 of its top targets from the 2017 and 2018 classes on campus Saturday for its annual picnic...

 • Jeffrey Lee
Rivals100 safety sees difference in Smart

Rivals100 safety sees difference in Smart

We caught up with Alabama safety commit Xavier McKinney to see where his recruitment stands.

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 • Dan McDonald
Florida and Georgia extend rivalry to satellite camps

Florida and Georgia extend rivalry to satellite camps

It turns out the Florida-Georgia football rivalry isn’t just about the annual cocktail party in Jacksonville.

 • Woody Wommack
4-star 'Bama commit planning Cane visit

4-star 'Bama commit planning Cane visit

This 4-star Alabama commitment is intrigued by UM, talking with Cane coaches and plans to visit. The latest? Read on.

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 • Gary Ferman
Rivals Roundtable: Should hoops schools be better in football?

Rivals Roundtable: Should hoops schools be better in football?

Rivals.com analysts chime in on some current topics in the world of high school football recruiting.

 • Rivals.com
New Georgia State Rankings: Meet the Top 5, get our predictions

New Georgia State Rankings: Meet the Top 5, get our predictions

Get a look at the Georgia state rankings and see where the top players might land.

 • Woody Wommack
Solid commitment

Solid commitment

One of Alabama's top commitment had a great trip to Tuscaloosa.

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 • Andrew Bone
Notre Dame Offers Alabama Safety Commit Xavier McKinney

Notre Dame Offers Alabama Safety Commit Xavier McKinney

Notre Dame offered one of the nation’s top safety prospects in Xavier McKinney. He talks Irish and potential visits.

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 • Andrew Ivins
Florida visit exceeds expectations of Rivals100 defensive back

Florida visit exceeds expectations of Rivals100 defensive back

Roswell (Ga.) Rivals100 safety Xavier McKinney said that his trip to Florida exceeded expectations.

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 • Blake Alderman
Nate Craig-Myers Interview

Nate Craig-Myers Interview

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Top Priority for Smart

Top Priority for Smart

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. -- Kirby Smart really wants Rivals100 safety Xavier McKinney to switch his pledge from the Crimson Tide to the Bulldogs.

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 • Dan McDonald
THE SCRIMMAGE: Armed Forces Bowl Edition

THE SCRIMMAGE: Armed Forces Bowl Edition

It's "The Scrimmage". Marc and Nam weigh in on how Cal and Air Force match up, who may shine, and what they expect to see in Ft. Worth.

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 • Marc Tausend
Team rankings breakdown: Top 10 in 2017

Team rankings breakdown: Top 10 in 2017

With the likes of five-star Najee Harris committed, Alabama is currently atop the 2017 Rivals team rankings. See the top 10.

 • Jason Howell
Rising, falling in latest 2017 position rankings

Rising, falling in latest 2017 position rankings

Mannie Netherly was one of the biggest risers in the new 2017 position rankings released Thursday. heck out the full breakdown.

 • Josh Helmholdt
2017 Rivals100: Risers and Sliders

2017 Rivals100: Risers and Sliders

The Rivals100 for the class of 2017 has been updated, and several prospects made big moves, including Alabama commit Cam Akers.

 • Rivals.com
Breakdown: Alabama vs. LSU

Breakdown: Alabama vs. LSU

The Alabama-LSU game has college football playoff implications. Jason Howell breaks down the matchup from a recruiting perspective.

 • Jason Howell
Dawgs hope to turn the Tide

Dawgs hope to turn the Tide

When Alabama offered, Xavier McKinney jumped at the opportunity. Now, the Bulldogs are hoping to sway that commitment.

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 • Dan McDonald
Rivals Recap: Walton vs. Roswell

Rivals Recap: Walton vs. Roswell

Rivals250 linebacker Tre Lamar was very impressive Friday in Roswell's win over Walton. Woody Wommack recaps all of the action.

 • Woody Wommack
The week in commits 9/28

The week in commits 9/28

Four-star linebacker D.J. Morgan committed to Notre Dame last week, one of 22 players across the Power Five programs to commit.

 • Rivals.com
McKinney commits to Alabama

McKinney commits to Alabama

Three-star Xavier McKinney committed to Alabama on Wednesday, reports Woody Wommack. The 2017 DB had multiple SEC offers.

 • Woody Wommack
McKinney Still Building

McKinney Still Building

Virginia Tech became the most recent to offer 2017 three-star safety Xavier McKinney last week, but have the Hokies gained any traction yet? He sheds

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 • Jason Stamm
GA DB Ready For UNC

GA DB Ready For UNC

Xavier McKinney already has some big-time offers, but he's still excited about camping at UNC this week.

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 • Justin Rowland
Trigger effect

Trigger effect

Recruiting is often a responsive game. Roswell (Ga.) DB Xavier McKinney picked up a Clemson offer while in the Upstate over the weekend and other scho

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 • Paul Strelow