The three-day early signing period for the 2025 football recruiting class begins Wednesday.
Ohio State enters the signing window with the nation's top-ranked class, but Georgia trails just behind as the Bulldogs close in on their ninth straight top-three finish. Meanwhile, Alabama ends its first recruiting cycle under coach Kalen DeBoer with one of the nation's deepest classes, as Auburn, Texas and Oregon breathe down the necks of the SEC's elite.
As recently as the late-November flips of ESPN's top two overall prospects -- five-star quarterbacks Bryce Underwood and Julian Lewis -- the 2025 recruiting cycle has provided plenty of twists and turns over the past 12 months. With the bulk of the Class of 2025 finally set to put pen to paper, here's a look at what to expect Wednesday:
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As of Tuesday morning, 18 prospects in the ESPN 300 remained uncommitted. Here's how the numbers break down for the 2025 class:
• Only two of ESPN's 20 five-star prospects -- defensive tackle Justus Terry and defensive end Jahkeem Stewart -- will enter Wednesday uncommitted.
• The 18 five-star prospects who are committed? Their pledges are spread across 12 programs. Ohio State leads the way on five-star pledges with commitments from cornerbacks Na'eem Offord (No. 4 overall) and Devin Sanchez (No. 10) and quarterback Tavien St. Clair (No. 17). Behind the Buckeyes, only two other programs enter Wednesday with multiple five-star pledges: Georgia, from DT Elijah Griffin (No. 6) and DE Isaiah Gibson (No. 19), and Alabama, from QB Keelon Russell (No. 14) and OT Ty Haywood (No. 18).
• All but 10 of the top 100 prospects in the ESPN 300 have committed. Among the non-five-stars in that group, athlete Michael Terry (No. 30), wide receiver Jerome Myles (No. 33) and defensive tackle Isaiah Campbell (No. 38) rank among the top prospects still available.
• ESPN's 10 classes (as of Tuesday morning): 1. Ohio State, 2. Georgia, 3. Alabama, 4. Auburn, 5. Texas, 6. Oregon, 7. LSU, 8. Tennessee, 9. Miami, 10. Michigan.
• Auburn, Georgia and Texas lead the nation with 16 ESPN 300 pledges, ahead of Ohio State (15) and Alabama (14).