CFB Roster Talent

2025· 247 Team Talent Composite + blue-chip ratio · who's loaded this fall
Team Talent Composite
18 teams
#TeamConfTalentBlue-Chip RatioYoYClassPortal
3Ohio StateB1G97492%25#4+4
5OregonB1G94174%+25#5+6
10Penn StateB1G91082%+15#152
11MichiganB1G90771%+48#6+2
17USCB1G84866%16#145
20NebraskaB1G82144%+31#22+4
26UCLAB1G76738%+8#461
28WisconsinB1G76345%8#271
37WashingtonB1G72144%21#232
38Michigan StateB1G71737%4#571
41MinnesotaB1G71122%+6#491
42IowaB1G71025%13#380
52MarylandB1G69930%+4#25+1
53RutgersB1G68924%+26#332
54PurdueB1G68818%51#995
57NorthwesternB1G6786%+2#662
64IllinoisB1G66212%+8#45+1
72IndianaB1G64513%24#47+2
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
2025 · talent vs SP+
Ohio State — talent 974, SP+ 30.1 (over +10.2)OSUOregon — talent 941, SP+ 25.9 (over +7.6)OREPenn State — talent 910, SP+ 18.1 (over +1.3)PSUMichigan — talent 907, SP+ 12.4 (under -4.3)MICHUSC — talent 848, SP+ 16.9 (over +3.1)USCNebraska — talent 821, SP+ 6.2 (under -6.3)NEBUCLA — talent 767, SP+ -8.7 (under -18.5)UCLAWisconsin — talent 763, SP+ -4.4 (under -14.0)WISWashington — talent 721, SP+ 18.4 (over +10.8)WASHMichigan State — talent 717, SP+ -3.4 (under -10.8)MSUMinnesota — talent 711, SP+ 1.5 (under -5.6)MINNIowa — talent 710, SP+ 19.7 (over +12.6)IOWAMaryland — talent 699, SP+ 0.6 (under -5.9)MDRutgers — talent 689, SP+ 1.0 (under -5.0)RUTGPurdue — talent 688, SP+ -6.1 (under -12.1)PURNorthwestern — talent 678, SP+ 5.8 (over +0.3)NUIllinois — talent 662, SP+ 12.9 (over +8.2)ILLIndiana — talent 645, SP+ 32.4 (over +28.5)IUTalent composite →SP+ →
dashed line = expected SP+ for that talent · above = overachieving · below = underachieving