CFB Roster Talent

2021· 247 Team Talent Composite + blue-chip ratio · who's loaded this fall
Team Talent Composite
130 teams
#TeamConfTalentBlue-Chip RatioYoYClassPortal
1AlabamaSEC100484%+18#1
2GeorgiaSEC100283%+11#3
3Ohio StateB1G98586%+9#2
4ClemsonACC93577%+20#5
5LSUSEC90472%+31#4
6OklahomaSEC89570%+29#11
7Texas A&MSEC88872%+13#7
8OregonB1G88668%+69#6
9FloridaSEC88677%+76#13
10USCB1G87578%+21#8
11TexasSEC87473%19#17
12Notre DameInd85365%13#9
13MiamiACC84170%+19#12
14AuburnSEC84070%4#30
15MichiganB1G83360%+0#10
16Penn StateB1G82169%30#21
17North CarolinaACC79852%+58#14
18WashingtonB1G79052%26#35
19TennesseeSEC78154%63#16
20Florida StateACC77063%63#22
21WisconsinB1G75130%+74#15
22South CarolinaSEC74848%24#76
23UCLAB1G74626%+85#29
24StanfordACC74535%56#51
25NebraskaB1G74445%+10#20
26Arizona StateB1273432%9#48
27Ole MissSEC73240%+30#18
28ArkansasSEC72333%+4#24
29Mississippi StateSEC71637%23#25
30KentuckySEC70929%8#32
31UtahB1270819%+58#33
32Georgia TechACC70722%+23#47
33MarylandB1G70626%+60#19
34NC StateACC70035%+20#34
35TCUB1269936%14#61
36Michigan StateB1G67718%+4#43
37PittsburghACC66914%+16#26
38IndianaB1G66412%+53#54
39Virginia TechACC66425%7#45
40CaliforniaACC66219%+63#28
41BaylorB1266126%+19#44
42IowaB1G65721%+26#23
43MinnesotaB1G65318%+59#37
44NorthwesternB1G64915%+19#50
45MissouriSEC64816%+21#27
46PurdueB1G64420%+0#72
47ColoradoB126418%+11#65
48Oregon StatePac-126410%+24#108
49UCFB126392%+46#55
50Boston CollegeACC63611%+34#36
51IllinoisB1G63010%14#73
52CincinnatiB126278%+26#42
53VirginiaACC62012%+31#31
54Oklahoma StateB1261416%25#39
55Iowa StateB126149%+11#59
56West VirginiaB1261116%20#40
57VanderbiltSEC6108%+2#49
58LouisvilleACC60814%14#38
59Texas TechB126077%12#64
60DukeACC6066%11#58
61Washington StatePac-126014%+84#60
62Wake ForestACC5892%+12#66
63SMUACC5762%29#53
64RutgersB1G5736%15#41
65MemphisAAC5722%15#46
66HoustonB125710%37#81
67Kansas StateB125702%+9#56
68ArizonaB125682%+41#75
69SyracuseACC5672%11#57
70Boise StatePac-125586%13#70
71Florida AtlanticAAC5530%+64#82
72KansasB125486%+2#52
73South FloridaAAC5410%+2#63
74Western KentuckyC-USA5250%+77#136
75Florida InternationalC-USA5210%+40#83
76Louisiana TechSBC5200%+53#121
77East CarolinaAAC5160%12#96
78UTSAAAC5090%+51#78
79TempleAAC5010%+19#105
80North TexasAAC4960%+81#80
81Middle TennesseeC-USA4940%+89#123
82Fresno StatePac-124842%+44#74
83Arkansas StateSBC4760%+86#106
84TulsaAAC4700%+1#126
85Southern MissSBC4660%+65#124
86ToledoMAC4650%+74#67
87TulaneAAC4630%63#77
88CharlotteAAC4632%+0#101
89MarshallSBC4570%+48#125
90App StateSBC4500%+68#69
91TroySBC449+125#104
92UABAAC4440%+61#116
93Colorado StatePac-124430%4#89
94BYUB124433%68#71
95San Diego StatePac-124421%13#62
96LouisianaSBC4360%+57#79
97Texas StatePac-124280%+46#183
98NevadaMWC4220%+21#86
99RiceAAC4200%+61#93
100Coastal CarolinaSBC4160%+203#84
101South AlabamaSBC4150%+149#122
102Georgia StateSBC4140%+81#102
103San José StateMWC4110%+13#120
104Old DominionSBC4090%+58#100
105Hawai'iMWC3970%+4#127
106Western MichiganMAC3960%+14#97
107Utah StatePac-123940%6#135
108UNLVMWC3920%55#68
109Georgia SouthernSBC3840%+48#92
110Bowling GreenMAC3810%+166#103
111Miami (OH)MAC3780%+119#88
112New MexicoMWC3610%+21#94
113Kent StateMAC3580%+88#118
114Northern IllinoisMWC3540%+92#91
115Eastern MichiganMAC3410%+94#112
116Ball StateMAC3380%+80#95
117OhioMAC3320%+28#99
118UConnInd3320%16#115
119AkronMAC3310%+98#119
120WyomingMWC3270%26#110
121UTEPMWC3190%+21#134
122UL MonroeSBC3120%+26#113
123Central MichiganMAC2690%81#87
124BuffaloMAC2670%+14#98
125MassachusettsMAC2270%20#117
126LibertyC-USA1550%4#111
127NavyAAC1280%139#107
128New Mexico StateC-USA1170%26#114
129ArmyAAC1120%40#109
130Air ForceMWC300%42#90
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+
Alabama — talent 1004, SP+ 26.0 (over +7.7)Georgia — talent 1002, SP+ 32.0 (over +13.8)Ohio State — talent 985, SP+ 29.3 (over +11.7)Clemson — talent 935, SP+ 18.7 (over +2.9)LSU — talent 904, SP+ 4.1 (under -10.5)Oklahoma — talent 895, SP+ 16.8 (over +2.5)Texas A&M — talent 888, SP+ 21.1 (over +7.1)Oregon — talent 886, SP+ 10.2 (under -3.7)Florida — talent 886, SP+ 11.0 (under -2.9)USC — talent 875, SP+ -0.6 (under -14.1)Texas — talent 874, SP+ 8.5 (under -5.0)Notre Dame — talent 853, SP+ 17.4 (over +4.7)Miami — talent 841, SP+ 10.8 (under -1.5)Auburn — talent 840, SP+ 11.0 (under -1.2)Michigan — talent 833, SP+ 23.4 (over +11.5)Penn State — talent 821, SP+ 14.3 (over +2.8)North Carolina — talent 798, SP+ 6.4 (under -4.2)Washington — talent 790, SP+ -0.7 (under -11.0)Tennessee — talent 781, SP+ 17.5 (over +7.5)Florida State — talent 770, SP+ 7.6 (under -2.0)Wisconsin — talent 751, SP+ 20.1 (over +11.2)South Carolina — talent 748, SP+ 3.9 (under -4.9)UCLA — talent 746, SP+ 9.4 (over +0.7)Stanford — talent 745, SP+ -10.2 (under -18.9)STANNebraska — talent 744, SP+ 10.3 (over +1.7)Arizona State — talent 734, SP+ 11.8 (over +3.5)Ole Miss — talent 732, SP+ 14.8 (over +6.6)Arkansas — talent 723, SP+ 13.8 (over +6.0)Mississippi State — talent 716, SP+ 10.5 (over +2.9)Kentucky — talent 709, SP+ 13.4 (over +6.1)Utah — talent 708, SP+ 15.2 (over +7.9)Georgia Tech — talent 707, SP+ -6.7 (under -13.9)Maryland — talent 706, SP+ 6.2 (under -1.0)NC State — talent 700, SP+ 16.1 (over +9.1)TCU — talent 699, SP+ -0.6 (under -7.5)Michigan State — talent 677, SP+ 11.2 (over +5.1)Pittsburgh — talent 669, SP+ 17.6 (over +11.8)Indiana — talent 664, SP+ -7.8 (under -13.4)Virginia Tech — talent 664, SP+ 2.4 (under -3.2)California — talent 662, SP+ 3.4 (under -2.1)Baylor — talent 661, SP+ 15.6 (over +10.1)Iowa — talent 657, SP+ 11.4 (over +6.0)Minnesota — talent 653, SP+ 14.4 (over +9.2)Northwestern — talent 649, SP+ -11.1 (under -16.2)Missouri — talent 648, SP+ 3.1 (under -1.9)Purdue — talent 644, SP+ 10.3 (over +5.4)Colorado — talent 641, SP+ -10.0 (under -14.8)Oregon State — talent 641, SP+ 8.9 (over +4.2)UCF — talent 639, SP+ 4.8 (over +0.1)Boston College — talent 636, SP+ 0.9 (under -3.7)Illinois — talent 630, SP+ 4.3 (under -0.1)Cincinnati — talent 627, SP+ 21.2 (over +17.0)CINVirginia — talent 620, SP+ 7.2 (over +3.2)Oklahoma State — talent 614, SP+ 17.2 (over +13.5)Iowa State — talent 614, SP+ 14.3 (over +10.6)West Virginia — talent 611, SP+ 1.8 (under -1.8)Vanderbilt — talent 610, SP+ -19.4 (under -23.0)VANLouisville — talent 608, SP+ 7.8 (over +4.3)Texas Tech — talent 607, SP+ 9.8 (over +6.3)Duke — talent 606, SP+ -13.5 (under -16.9)Washington State — talent 601, SP+ 6.7 (over +3.4)Wake Forest — talent 589, SP+ 10.1 (over +7.3)SMU — talent 576, SP+ 8.9 (over +6.6)Rutgers — talent 573, SP+ -3.0 (under -5.2)Memphis — talent 572, SP+ 1.0 (under -1.2)Houston — talent 571, SP+ 10.9 (over +8.7)Kansas State — talent 570, SP+ 14.2 (over +12.1)Arizona — talent 568, SP+ -12.6 (under -14.6)Syracuse — talent 567, SP+ 0.3 (under -1.7)Boise State — talent 558, SP+ 9.4 (over +7.8)Florida Atlantic — talent 553, SP+ -5.2 (under -6.7)Kansas — talent 548, SP+ -19.7 (under -21.0)KUSouth Florida — talent 541, SP+ -12.1 (under -13.1)Western Kentucky — talent 525, SP+ 13.3 (over +12.9)Florida International — talent 521, SP+ -21.6 (under -21.9)FIULouisiana Tech — talent 520, SP+ -11.6 (under -11.9)East Carolina — talent 516, SP+ 0.5 (over +0.4)UTSA — talent 509, SP+ 6.5 (over +6.7)Temple — talent 501, SP+ -19.1 (under -18.6)North Texas — talent 496, SP+ -6.5 (under -5.9)Middle Tennessee — talent 494, SP+ -4.0 (under -3.3)Fresno State — talent 484, SP+ 10.8 (over +11.9)Arkansas State — talent 476, SP+ -17.9 (under -16.5)Tulsa — talent 470, SP+ 5.8 (over +7.4)Southern Miss — talent 466, SP+ -14.2 (under -12.4)Toledo — talent 465, SP+ 6.9 (over +8.7)Tulane — talent 463, SP+ -3.9 (under -2.0)Charlotte — talent 463, SP+ -13.7 (under -11.8)Marshall — talent 457, SP+ 8.0 (over +10.1)App State — talent 450, SP+ 10.3 (over +12.7)Troy — talent 449, SP+ -6.5 (under -4.1)UAB — talent 444, SP+ 9.1 (over +11.7)Colorado State — talent 443, SP+ -2.4 (over +0.2)BYU — talent 443, SP+ 8.9 (over +11.5)San Diego State — talent 442, SP+ 8.3 (over +11.0)Louisiana — talent 436, SP+ 8.7 (over +11.6)Texas State — talent 428, SP+ -16.0 (under -12.8)Nevada — talent 422, SP+ 3.6 (over +7.0)Rice — talent 420, SP+ -22.9 (under -19.4)RICECoastal Carolina — talent 416, SP+ 13.2 (over +16.9)CCUSouth Alabama — talent 415, SP+ -7.2 (under -3.5)Georgia State — talent 414, SP+ 1.8 (over +5.5)San José State — talent 411, SP+ -1.9 (over +1.9)Old Dominion — talent 409, SP+ -7.4 (under -3.5)Hawai'i — talent 397, SP+ -2.3 (over +2.0)Western Michigan — talent 396, SP+ 0.6 (over +5.0)Utah State — talent 394, SP+ 0.1 (over +4.6)UNLV — talent 392, SP+ -13.8 (under -9.3)Georgia Southern — talent 384, SP+ -15.3 (under -10.4)Bowling Green — talent 381, SP+ -12.4 (under -7.4)Miami (OH) — talent 378, SP+ 1.5 (over +6.6)New Mexico — talent 361, SP+ -18.6 (under -12.9)Kent State — talent 358, SP+ -6.4 (under -0.6)Northern Illinois — talent 354, SP+ -7.1 (under -1.1)Eastern Michigan — talent 341, SP+ -7.8 (under -1.3)Ball State — talent 338, SP+ -11.2 (under -4.6)Ohio — talent 332, SP+ -11.6 (under -4.8)UConn — talent 332, SP+ -25.6 (under -18.8)Akron — talent 331, SP+ -23.1 (under -16.3)Wyoming — talent 327, SP+ 0.6 (over +7.6)UTEP — talent 319, SP+ -4.2 (over +3.1)UL Monroe — talent 312, SP+ -20.3 (under -12.8)Central Michigan — talent 269, SP+ -1.0 (over +8.2)Buffalo — talent 267, SP+ -9.5 (under -0.3)Massachusetts — talent 227, SP+ -29.3 (under -18.6)Liberty — talent 155, SP+ 8.4 (over +21.8)LIBNavy — talent 128, SP+ -8.5 (over +5.9)New Mexico State — talent 117, SP+ -24.2 (under -9.4)Army — talent 112, SP+ 4.7 (over +19.7)ARMYAir Force — talent 30, SP+ 7.4 (over +25.5)AFTalent composite →SP+ →
dashed line = expected SP+ for that talent · above = overachieving · below = underachieving