CBS Sports Top 25 College Football Recruiting Rankings

By Staff Report Jan 31, 2012, 8:35pm

UCLA and USC rise with the additions of McCarthy and Banner.

Zach Banner, Lakes
Zach Banner, Lakes
Photo by Casey Littlejohn
Alabama retains the No. 1 spot in the CBS Sports Top 25 College Football Recruiting Rankings, but several other teams are making a move up.

UCLA debuts at No. 20 after previously being unranked. The Bruins recently landed Devin Fuller and Ellis McCarthy, both ranked in the Top 30, giving Jim Mora Jr. a strong maiden recruiting class.

Also entering the rankings is Rutgers.

After gaining a commitment from Darius Hamilton and retaining commitments from nearly all of its recruits following Greg Schiano's departure, Rutgers climbs to the No. 24 spot.

California's plummet continues. With the loss of Shaq Thompson and Jordan Payton, the Golden Bears have slid outside the Top 10 to No. 13.

CBS Sports Top 25 College Football Recruiting Rankings


1. Alabama


Top 100 Recruits
No. 10 Landon Collins, DB
No. 23 Geno Smith, DB
No. 31 T.J. Yeldon, RB
No. 76 Cyrus Jones, ATH
No. 77 Chris Black, DB
No. 83 Eddie Williams, ATH

2. Texas


Top 100 Recruits
No. 9 Johnathan Gray, RB
No. 15 Cayleb Jones, WR
No. 33 Malcom Brown DT
No. 86 Kennedy Estelle, OL

3. Ohio State

Top 100 Recruits
No. 3 Noah Spence, DE
No. 47 Tommy Schutt, DL
No. 49 Adolphus Washington, DL
No. 66 Sevon Pittman, DE
No. 85 Bri'onte Dunn, RB
No. 97 Joey O'Connor, OL

4. Michigan





Top 100 Recruits
No. 52 Chris Wormley, DL
No. 74 Terry Richardson, DB
No. 79 Erik Magnuson, OL
No. 99 Kyle Kalis, OL

5. Florida

Top 100 Recruits
No. 18 D.J. Humphries, OL
No. 28 Kent Taylor, TE
No. 59 Jessamen Dunker, OL
No. 69 Antonio Morrison, LB
No. 70 Matt Jones, RB

6. Miami

Top 100 Recruits
No. 73 Deon Bush, DB

7. Oklahoma


Top 100 Recruits
No. 48 Durron Neal, WR
No. 79 Taylor McNamara, TE

8. Florida State

Top 100 Recruits
No. 4 Mario Edwards, DE
No. 12 Jameis Winston, AL
No. 44 Dante Fowler, DL
No. 57 Mario Pender, RB

9. South Carolina

Top 100 Recruits
No. 19 Shaq Roland, CB

10. Texas A&M


Top 100 Recruits
No. 32 Trey Williams, RB
No. 80 Matt Davis, QB

11. Clemson

Top 100 Recruits
No. 25 Travis Blanks, DB
No. 98 Chad Kelly, QB

12. Southern California

Top 100 Recruits
No. 21 Zach Banner, OL
No. 37 Jordan Simmons, OL
No. 60 Scott Starr, LB
No. 71 Jabari Ruffin, ATH



13. California

Top 100 Recruits
No. 89 Bryce Treggs, WR
No. 94 Freddie Tagaloa, OL

14. LSU


Top 100 Recruits
No. 65 Avery Johnson, WR

15. Stanford

Top 100 Recruits
No. 26 Josh Garnett, OL
No. 43 Barry Sanders, RB
No. 72 Noor Davis, LB

16. Notre Dame


Top 100 Recruits
No. 2 Gunner Kiel, QB
No. 22 Jarron Jones, OT
No. 39 Tee Shepard, CB
No. 45 Deontay Greenberry, WR

17. Virginia Tech


Highest rated recruit: No. 165 Drew Harris, RB

18. UCLA

Top 100 Recruits
No. 6 Ellis McCarthy, DL
No. 35 Devin Fuller, ATH

19. Oregon

Top 100 Recruits
No. 16 Arik Armstead, DL
No. 61 Byron Marshall, RB
No. 92 Dwayne Stanford, WR

20. Tennessee

Highest rated recruit: No. 115 Ladarrell McNeil, RB


21. Auburn


Top 100 Recruits
No. 50 Zeke Pike, QB
No. 53 Jaquay Williams, WR
No. 78 T.J. Davis, DB

22. Georgia


Top 100 Recruits
No. 7 John Theus, OL
No. 20 Keith Marshall, RB
No. 36 Todd Gurley, RB
No. 56 Jordan Jenkins, DL
No. 75 Jonathan Taylor, DL 

23. Virginia


Top 100 Recruits
No. 42 Eli Harold, DL
No. 64 Michael Moore, DE

24. Rutgers

Top 100 Recruits
No. 29 Darius Hamilton, DL
No. 91 Leonte Carroo, WR

25. Arkansas

Top 100 Recruits
No. 90 Jonathan Williams, RB