CFB Roster Talent

2023· 247 Team Talent Composite + blue-chip ratio · who's loaded this fall
Team Talent Composite
18 teams
#TeamConfTalentBlue-Chip RatioYoYClassPortal
3Ohio StateB1G97592%8#5
8USCB1G89672%+36#8
10OregonB1G87572%3#9
13Penn StateB1G85870%+28#14
14MichiganB1G85062%+3#17
21NebraskaB1G76540%+13#25
25UCLAB1G75341%+19#37
26WashingtonB1G75145%11#26
27Michigan StateB1G74736%+53#24
30WisconsinB1G74240%3#58
41IowaB1G69328%+11#41
43MarylandB1G68633%+6#36
47IndianaB1G67823%3#69
48PurdueB1G67123%+25#68
52NorthwesternB1G65820%+4#47
57MinnesotaB1G64025%9#45
61RutgersB1G63618%+5#57
63IllinoisB1G6317%0#38
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+
Ohio State — talent 975, SP+ 25.2 (under -3.3)OSUUSC — talent 896, SP+ 9.4 (under -12.0)USCOregon — talent 875, SP+ 26.2 (over +6.7)OREPenn State — talent 858, SP+ 23.5 (over +5.6)PSUMichigan — talent 850, SP+ 31.3 (over +14.1)MICHNebraska — talent 765, SP+ 0.3 (under -9.2)NEBUCLA — talent 753, SP+ 9.7 (over +1.3)UCLAWashington — talent 751, SP+ 16.4 (over +8.2)WASHMichigan State — talent 747, SP+ -6.8 (under -14.7)MSUWisconsin — talent 742, SP+ 9.4 (over +2.0)WISIowa — talent 693, SP+ 5.8 (over +2.9)IOWAMaryland — talent 686, SP+ 11.0 (over +8.7)MDIndiana — talent 678, SP+ -7.4 (under -9.0)IUPurdue — talent 671, SP+ -7.3 (under -8.3)PURNorthwestern — talent 658, SP+ -1.3 (under -1.1)NUMinnesota — talent 640, SP+ 0.4 (over +2.2)MINNRutgers — talent 636, SP+ 3.5 (over +5.7)RUTGIllinois — talent 631, SP+ -2.5 (over +0.2)ILLTalent composite →SP+ →
dashed line = expected SP+ for that talent · above = overachieving · below = underachieving