Expertise Tracker: If Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia land their dream lessons, who finishes No. 1 in 2025 rankings?

Your weekly serving of faculty soccer roster acquisition ideas — recruiting, switch portal, you identify it — from 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins. 

‘Race for No. 1’ via a dream class prism

Again within the day, faculty soccer recruiting media used to cowl the pursuit of the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class like a horse race. Who led after Might? Who led after June? What about July?

In time, that acquired outdated. A part of the rationale was regardless of what number of instances we projected a faculty like Notre Dame or Ohio State to have an actual shot at No. 1, Signing Day would come and go along with the identical outdated faculties sitting on the prime. The final time a non-SEC college signed the No. 1 class was 2008 (Miami). Alabama has signed 10 No. 1 lessons since 2009, Georgia has signed three. Florida and Texas A&M have one apiece. 

So there’s not a lot selection.

There’s additionally a lot much less curiosity by different followers in what Georgia or Alabama are going to do — particularly within the switch portal period. Whereas highschool recruiting stays very important, the flexibility so as to add affect gamers and plug roster holes within the offseason is retaining followers increasingly centered on their respective lessons and rosters as they wish to know what their workers is finally going to be looking for in some unspecified time in the future down the road. We’ve got additionally seen groups heavy on the veteran additions put collectively magical seasons, like each Washington and Florida State did in 2023.

That stated, every little thing is nice moderately. Because the calendar turns to July and as commitments pop off like fireworks, we knew it was time to deliver the race for No. 1 to the nationwide forefront. We have added few twists, although.

1. We narrowed the checklist to the 4 practical contenders: Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia, who presently rank Nos. 1-3 within the rankings, and Oregon, which sits at No. 7 proper now however has the juice and house left on the board, with solely 14 commits, to make a critical run on the prime. 

2. Then we requested the recruiting specialists who cowl every crew for 247Sports — Invoice Kurelic for Ohio State, Brett Greenberg for Alabama, Benjamin Wolk for Georgia and Matt Prehm for Oregon — to make use of the free-to-use (and addictive) Class Calculator at 247Sports to attract up their best-case, dream class eventualities.

3. We’ll say that once more: These are best-case, dream class eventualities. The gamers you see on the tables beneath should not present members of that crew’s recruiting class. In some circumstances they’re even dedicated elsewhere. However one thing offers our specialists sufficient floor to face on to undertaking these gamers in a best-case world. 

Ohio State’s dream class projection: 328.63

Present Factors Whole: 304.93

The Buckeyes presently have the No. 1 class in 2025 and the state of affairs right here by Kurelic would certainly have them ending at No. 1 on Signing Day, given what we all know in regards to the lessons Alabama and Georgia dream up beneath. 

Sanders, the nation’s prime offensive sort out, will decide in August. The Buckeyes might be the best menace to perceived favourite Tennessee. 

Ohio State’s dream class additions

~At the moment dedicated elsewhere; *Denotes 247Sports Composite Rating

Ohio State spent the 2024 offseason lining up all its geese to retain gamers who had NFL selections and usher in a star-powered switch portal class. It has completed the identical within the 2025 recruiting class, which is led by elite quarterback Tavien St. Clair, who presently ranks because the No. 2 prospect in his class — with a rankings replace coming quickly. Kurelic went extra in-depth on his “dream class” projections for the 2025 Class. 

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Oregon’s dream class projection: 321.73

Present Factors Whole: 251.95

Oregon only in the near past moved into the highest 10 of the rankings. Nonetheless, the Geese’ 93.69 common rank per commit sits only a fraction of some extent behind Ohio State, and that has Oregon legitimately within the combine for a No. 1 end. Now, in Matt Prehm’s dream mock class Dan Lanning must pull off a collection of flips, however Lanning has rapidly constructed a status as a better that likes to have a good time with a cigar. 

The Geese have already got two five-stars dedicated in large receiver Dallas Wilson and cornerback Dorian Brew and are within the hunt to land 5 extra: large receiver Dakorien Moore, offensive athlete Michael Terry III, defensive athlete Jonah Williams, cornerback DJ Pickett and security Trey McNutt. 

Oregon’s dream class additions

~At the moment dedicated elsewhere; Denotes 247Sports Composite Rating

A category of seven five-stars would rival the historic 2022 class for Texas A&M, which included eight five-stars. Is it doubtless? The sensible cash would say no, however begin wanting into future tickets for Oregon because the Geese could be on the verge of signing back-to-back prime 5-ranked recruiting lessons for the primary time in program historical past. Oregon’s NIL alignment isn’t any secret within the faculty soccer roster acquisition world, which provides the Geese an opportunity for each prospect they need.

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Alabama’s dream class projection: 320.85

Present Factors Whole: 288.86

When you had any issues about how coach Kalen DeBoer would fare recruiting down south, you possibly can shove these apart. DeBoer is completely killing it. The Crimson Tide have the No. 2 class in 2025, which far exceeds any expectations naysayers had a few coach coming from the West Coast. 

The Crimson Tide’s class is headlined by quarterback Keelon Russell, who it flipped from SMU in June. Within the dream class projections supplied up by Bama247’s Brett Greenberg, Russell can be surrounded by a humiliation of riches at large receiver — three, depend ’em, three (!) five-star receivers on this best-case haul. 

Alabama’s dream class additions

*Denotes 247Sports Composite Rating

That Alabama’s in place to land one of these class speaks to its NIL alignment, which was an underlying concern within the wake of Nick Saban’s exit, in addition to how recruits favorably view what DeBoer did in his quick time at Washington.

Nonetheless, even Alabama’s best-case class just isn’t sufficient to get previous Ohio State’s best-case class, which provides us the identical Nos. 1 and a couple of we have now proper now. 

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Georgia’s dream class projection: 312.09

Present Factors Whole: 270.60

Even Georgia’s dream class projection cannot get it previous Alabama at No. 2 or Ohio State at No. 1, however do not feel too dangerous for Kirby Good’s Bulldogs. After a red-hot June, its present checklist of commits is ridiculous, as is the best-case projection supplied up right here by Benjamin Wolk of Dawgs247. 

Georgia’s

dream class additions

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The Peach State’s crop of 2025 defensive expertise is absurd, because it tends to be, and it’s extremely doable the Bulldogs go for a clear sweep on homegrown five-stars. They have already got five-star ‘backer Zayden Walker within the class. Similar for five-star edge Isaiah Gibson. How about five-star defensive lineman Elijah Griffin? What about one other five-star defensive lineman, Justus Terry?!

The Dawgs would possibly end No. 3 in these dream class rankings and No. 3 in actuality, however your actual takeaway right here must be a nationwide warning that Georgia’s as soon as once more constructing a terrifying defensive class. 

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Sneaky-good commit of the week

ATH Shelton Fuller to Utah

Utah utility man Sione Vaki was a darling for the scouting group this previous draft cycle. A fourth-round decide by the Detroit Lions, Vaki was a uncommon two-way playmaker for the Utes who made an affect at each security and working again late within the 2023 season. To be frank, we do not come throughout numerous mid-skill prospects like Vaki, however Utah seems to have discovered the closest factor to him this recruiting cycle in Shelton Fuller, who picked the Utes over Texas Tech, Houston, Oregon State and BYU earlier this week. 

The nation’s No. 64-ranked athlete did a bit little bit of every little thing as a junior at El Paso Del Valle in Texas, totaling 814 yards of offense and 10 touchdowns to associate with 20 tackles and two interceptions on protection. Utah has continuously discovered methods to maximise its expertise below the path of Kyle Whittingham and issues should not change every time defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley takes over. Coincidentally, Scalley performed an enormous half in Vaki’s recruitment years in the past. 

‘Freak’ of the week

CB Dijon Lee (Alabama commit)

There have been only a handful of cornerbacks on NFL rosters this previous season that have been listed at over 6-foot-3. The factor most have in frequent? They have been elite multi-sport athletes popping out of highschool. It could be a bit too early to label Dijon Lee a for-sure future professional, however he is one of many longest defensive backs within the class of 2025 and he owns distinctive observe and discipline knowledge. 

Lee, who’s legitimately pushing 6-foot-4, cleared 46 ft, 2 inches within the triple bounce again through the spring months to win a sectional title. He additionally posted a good 22.15-second effort within the 200-meter sprint. Lee broke up 13 passes and picked off two extra as a junior at Mission Viejo in California. He picked Alabama over Georgia, Texas, Washington and Texas A&M final week on the 247Sports YouTube Channel and provides the Crimson Tide yet one more promising younger secondary piece after Nick Saban signed a trio of five-stars final cycle in Zabien Brown, Jaylen Mbakwe and Zavier Mincey — who all undertaking to play this fall.