CFB Roster Talent

2021· 247 Team Talent Composite + blue-chip ratio · who's loaded this fall
Team Talent Composite
17 teams
#TeamConfTalentBlue-Chip RatioYoYClassPortal
4ClemsonACC93577%+20#5
13MiamiACC84170%+19#12
17North CarolinaACC79852%+58#14
20Florida StateACC77063%63#22
24StanfordACC74535%56#51
32Georgia TechACC70722%+23#47
34NC StateACC70035%+20#34
37PittsburghACC66914%+16#26
39Virginia TechACC66425%7#45
40CaliforniaACC66219%+63#28
50Boston CollegeACC63611%+34#36
53VirginiaACC62012%+31#31
58LouisvilleACC60814%14#38
60DukeACC6066%11#58
62Wake ForestACC5892%+12#66
63SMUACC5762%29#53
69SyracuseACC5672%11#57
Blue-chip ratio = 4-5★ share of the last 4 signing classes; marker = ~50% title-contender line. YoY = talent vs prior season. Portal = net blue-chips (4★+ in − out) this cycle — not headcount, which buries the elite adds.
Talent → Results
2021 · talent vs SP+
Clemson — talent 935, SP+ 18.7 (over +6.8)CLEMMiami — talent 841, SP+ 10.8 (over +1.5)MIANorth Carolina — talent 798, SP+ 6.4 (under -1.8)UNCFlorida State — talent 770, SP+ 7.6 (over +0.2)FSUStanford — talent 745, SP+ -10.2 (under -16.9)STANGeorgia Tech — talent 707, SP+ -6.7 (under -12.4)GTNC State — talent 700, SP+ 16.1 (over +10.6)NCSUPittsburgh — talent 669, SP+ 17.6 (over +13.0)PITTVirginia Tech — talent 664, SP+ 2.4 (under -2.1)VTCalifornia — talent 662, SP+ 3.4 (under -1.1)CALBoston College — talent 636, SP+ 0.9 (under -2.9)BCVirginia — talent 620, SP+ 7.2 (over +3.9)UVALouisville — talent 608, SP+ 7.8 (over +4.8)LOUDuke — talent 606, SP+ -13.5 (under -16.4)DUKEWake Forest — talent 589, SP+ 10.1 (over +7.6)WAKESMU — talent 576, SP+ 8.9 (over +6.8)SMUSyracuse — talent 567, SP+ 0.3 (under -1.6)SYRTalent composite →SP+ →
dashed line = expected SP+ for that talent · above = overachieving · below = underachieving