CLASS OF 2019 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position | Team

CLASS OF 2020 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position

The 2020 recruiting class is largely regarded as one of the best in the last few years and the newest version of the Rivals250 provides a look at the make-up of this next group of college football players. Take an in-depth look in at the changes to the Rivals250 in this By The Numbers.

RIVALS RANKINGS WEEK:

Monday: Updated Top 10 revealed

Tuesday: Updated 2020 Rivals100

Wednesday: Updated 2020 Rivals250

Thursday: Updated position rankings

After a quick look at the Rivals250, it is to easy see how strong this wide receiver class is and how many of them are in the Rivals250. Rakim Jarrett, Julian Fleming and Johnny Wilson are the three five-star wide receivers and seven others are within range of earning that prestigious distinction.

Wide receivers make up 22 percent of the top 50 and 20 percent of the top 75. On top of that, the number of wide receivers in the Rivals250 (45) is almost double the next closest position (offensive tackle with 26), and more than all the offensive linemen (37) and defensive linemen (44).

A large chunk (36) of the first Rivals250 for the 2020 class was replaced in the latest rankings update. The Southeast region, with 17, added the most players to the Rivals250. The West contributed eight new prospects to the Rivals250 while the Mid-Atlantic, Mid-South, and Midwest added five, four, and two, respectively. Wide receiver Eddie Williams is making his debut in the Rivals250 at No. 103, the highest of any new member of the Rivals250. Joining him in the top 125 are new additions John Humphreys, Lathan Ranson and Michael Redding.

There were an eye-popping number of big moves up and down in this update to the Rivals250. Starting with the moves up, 25 players saw their rankings jump up more than 25 spots. Offensive tackle Omari Thomas and cornerback Malachi Moore, both from the Southeast, saw their ranks improve by more than 100 spots, wide receiver Darin Turner and tight end Michael Mayer moved up more than 90 spots, and linebacker Phillip Webb, wide receiver Lavon Bunkley-Shelton and guard Sedrick Van Pran each were moved more than 70 spots up in the Rivals250. Of the players that moved up more than 25 spots, seven of them were wide receivers, more than any other position.

On the flip side, 37 players saw their rankings drop by more than 25 spots in the newest Rivals250. Of these 37 players, 23 of them are from the Southeast region. The Mid-South region had the second most with seven. There were five wide receivers and offensive tackles that moved down by at least 25 spots in the Rivals250, more than the rest of the positions.

The Hurricanes and Crimson Tide have the most commitments in the Rivals250 with eight each. With commitments from defensive end Chris Braswell, wide receiver Javon Baker, defensive tackle Jayson Jones and cornerback Malachi Moore, Alabama has four commitments in the Rivals100. Of the players that are committed to Alabama, five are in-state prospects. The state of Alabama has a total of 12 players in the Rivals250 and seven of them are already committed.

Miami’s Marc Britt, a wide receiver, Henry Gray, a cornerback, and Samuel Anaele, a defensive end, all hail from Florida and are all in the Rivals100. LSU and Ohio State also have three commits in the Rivals100. The Tigers are right behind Alabama and Miami in total number of commitments in the Rivals250.

The Southeast, the most talented region in the country, always has the most players in the Rivals250, but the region’s dominance is hitting new heights with this new rankings update. The number of players from the Southeast (99) is more than double the next closest region (the Mid-South’s 47) and the region landed seven more players in this Rivals250 than it had in the previous version.

Those figures perfectly illustrate the impressive depth of the Southeast’s 2020 class, but the West and Mid-Atlantic have more players in the top 25 of the Rivals100. The West region gained four players in this Rivals250 and the West’s players already in the Rivals250, along with the Mid-Atlantic’s, saw the largest average move up in the rankings.