The college football recruiting class of 2018 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2018. The scope of this article covers: (a) the colleges and universities with recruiting classes ranking among the top 20 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media companies, and (b) the individual recruits ranking among the top 20 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media companies. Georgia was rated by 247Sports, Rivals and On3 as having the No. 1 recruiting class in 2018. Ohio State was rated by the same selectors at No. 2.

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence was rated by Rivals, 247Sports, and USA Today as the No. 1 recruit in the 2016 class. Lawrence played for Clemson from 2018 to 2020 and for the Jacksonville Jaguars since 2021.

Quarterback Justin Fields was rated by the same selectors as the No. 2 recruit. Fields played for Georgia in 2018, Ohio State in 2019 and 2020, and the Chicago Bears since 2021.

Top ranked classes

School 247[1] Rivals[2] On3[3]
Georgia111
Ohio State222
Texas343
USC434
Alabama576
Penn State655
Clemson787
Miami (FL)8612
Oklahoma988
Notre Dame10119
Florida State111013
Auburn121210
Oregon131317
Florida141716
LSU151411
Washington161515
Texas A&M171614
South Carolina181819
UCLA191920
North Carolina202325
Tennessee212026
Nebraska232118

Top ranked recruits

Player Position School Rivals[4] 247Sports[5] USA Today[6] ESPN[7]
Trevor LawrenceQuarterbackClemson1112
Justin FieldsQuarterbackGeorgia2221
Eyabi AnomaDefensive endAlabama7433
Amon-Ra St. BrownWide receiverUSC3111235
JT DanielsQuarterbackUSC4161664
Xavier ThomasDefensive endClemson5334
Micah ParsonsLinebackerPenn State6557
Patrick Surtain IICornerbackAlabama8665
Jamaree SalyerOffensive guardGeorgia9101023
Zamir WhiteRunning backGeorgia109915
Nick Petit-FrereOffensive tackleOhio State117713
Adam AndersonDefensive endGeorgia12181956
Lorenzo LingardRunning backMiami (FL)13252660
Tyreke JohnsonSafetyOhio State14343537
Justyn RossWide receiverClemson15454874
Jackson CarmanOffensive tackleClemson16171721
Brendan Radley-HilesCornerbackOklahoma173839101
Justin ShorterWide receiverPenn State18878
Cade MaysOffensive tackleGeorgia19222325
Teradja MitchellLinebackerOhio State20444324
Tyson CampbellCornerbackGeorgia2512119
Terrace Marshall Jr.Wide receiverLSU27131310
KJ HenryDefensive endClemson2614146
Palaie Gaoteote IVLinebackerUSC21151518
Caden SternsSafetyTexas24191939
Taron VincentDefensive tackleOhio State40201819
Brenton Cox Jr.Defensive endGeorgia33232211
B.J. FosterSafetyTexas57242412
Asante Samuel Jr.CornerbackFlorida State46605714
Devon WilliamsAthleteUSC47403816
Ricky SladeRunning backPenn State37272517
Brevin JordanTight endMiami49333020

References

  1. "2018 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247Sports. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  2. "2018 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  3. "2018 Consensus Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.
  4. "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  5. "2018 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  6. "USA Today Sports' 2018 Composite Football Player Recruiting rankings". USA Today.
  7. "2018 ESPN 300". ESPN.
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