CFB Roster Talent

2023· 247 Team Talent Composite + blue-chip ratio · who's loaded this fall
Team Talent Composite
17 teams
#TeamConfTalentBlue-Chip RatioYoYClassPortal
5ClemsonACC91883%25#11
12MiamiACC86083%+6#7
17North CarolinaACC80664%7#30
20Florida StateACC76556%15#19
29LouisvilleACC74432%+119#31
34SMUACC7145%+116#72
36Georgia TechACC71125%5#62
37StanfordACC71027%47#46
38NC StateACC70135%+15#43
39PittsburghACC70021%+46#51
45CaliforniaACC68126%+28#79
55Boston CollegeACC65017%14#61
59Virginia TechACC63914%2#39
66VirginiaACC62313%3#64
67DukeACC6213%+17#56
69SyracuseACC6110%+20#88
70Wake ForestACC6046%+28#53
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
2023 · talent vs SP+
Clemson — talent 918, SP+ 10.5 (under -3.6)CLEMMiami — talent 860, SP+ 9.6 (under -1.2)MIANorth Carolina — talent 806, SP+ 7.4 (under -0.4)UNCFlorida State — talent 765, SP+ 19.4 (over +13.9)FSULouisville — talent 744, SP+ 8.0 (over +3.7)LOUSMU — talent 714, SP+ 10.1 (over +7.5)SMUGeorgia Tech — talent 711, SP+ 0.3 (under -2.1)GTStanford — talent 710, SP+ -11.9 (under -14.3)STANNC State — talent 701, SP+ 7.4 (over +5.5)NCSUPittsburgh — talent 700, SP+ -7.3 (under -9.1)PITTCalifornia — talent 681, SP+ -0.1 (under -0.8)CALBoston College — talent 650, SP+ -5.9 (under -4.9)BCVirginia Tech — talent 639, SP+ 5.8 (over +7.4)VTVirginia — talent 623, SP+ -10.8 (under -8.2)UVADuke — talent 621, SP+ 9.4 (over +12.1)DUKESyracuse — talent 611, SP+ -4.4 (under -1.2)SYRWake Forest — talent 604, SP+ -7.9 (under -4.3)WAKETalent composite →SP+ →
dashed line = expected SP+ for that talent · above = overachieving · below = underachieving