Revisiting the top 10 college football recruiting classes of the 2023 cycle

How do you judge the success of a high school recruiting class in the modern era of college football when the transfer portal plays a significant role in shaping teams year-to-year?We posed the question to a few personnel staffers at Power 4 schools.“I’d say 60 percent of those signees — in a good recruiting class — are probably gone. The other 40 percent are either in the NFL or still there helping you,” an SEC recruiting coordinator said. “For those that leave, I think we also have to take into consideration the reasons some of those players left. They’re either leaving for money, playing time or they’re busts.”Advertisement