CFB Roster Talent

2021· 247 Team Talent Composite + blue-chip ratio · who's loaded this fall
Team Talent Composite
18 teams
#TeamConfTalentBlue-Chip RatioYoYClassPortal
3Ohio StateB1G98586%+9#2
8OregonB1G88668%+69#6
10USCB1G87578%+21#8
15MichiganB1G83360%+0#10
16Penn StateB1G82169%30#21
18WashingtonB1G79052%26#35
21WisconsinB1G75130%+74#15
23UCLAB1G74626%+85#29
25NebraskaB1G74445%+10#20
33MarylandB1G70626%+60#19
36Michigan StateB1G67718%+4#43
38IndianaB1G66412%+53#54
42IowaB1G65721%+26#23
43MinnesotaB1G65318%+59#37
44NorthwesternB1G64915%+19#50
46PurdueB1G64420%+0#72
51IllinoisB1G63010%14#73
64RutgersB1G5736%15#41
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+
Ohio State — talent 985, SP+ 29.3 (over +8.5)OSUOregon — talent 886, SP+ 10.2 (under -5.7)OREUSC — talent 875, SP+ -0.6 (under -15.9)USCMichigan — talent 833, SP+ 23.4 (over +10.2)MICHPenn State — talent 821, SP+ 14.3 (over +1.7)PSUWashington — talent 790, SP+ -0.7 (under -11.7)WASHWisconsin — talent 751, SP+ 20.1 (over +11.0)WISUCLA — talent 746, SP+ 9.4 (over +0.6)UCLANebraska — talent 744, SP+ 10.3 (over +1.6)NEBMaryland — talent 706, SP+ 6.2 (under -0.6)MDMichigan State — talent 677, SP+ 11.2 (over +5.8)MSUIndiana — talent 664, SP+ -7.8 (under -12.5)IUIowa — talent 657, SP+ 11.4 (over +7.0)IOWAMinnesota — talent 653, SP+ 14.4 (over +10.2)MINNNorthwestern — talent 649, SP+ -11.1 (under -15.0)NUPurdue — talent 644, SP+ 10.3 (over +6.6)PURIllinois — talent 630, SP+ 4.3 (over +1.3)ILLRutgers — talent 573, SP+ -3.0 (under -3.1)RUTGTalent composite →SP+ →
dashed line = expected SP+ for that talent · above = overachieving · below = underachieving