Each of the top 25 teams ahead of the 2025 college football season made splashes on the recruiting trail, but not every class is created equal. Some schools, like Texas Tech and Indiana, did their greatest damage in the transfer portal with two of the best hauls in the nation. Meanwhile, the more traditional powers cleaned up in the high school ranks. Texas, for one, secured the No. 1 class in the sport for the first time in school history and is on track to enter the season as the national championship favorite.
With high-end success on the field generally comes key recruiting victories, and vice versa. It is no surprise that the teams inside the early preseason top 25 rankings piled up the best recruiting classes in the sport.
Elite transfers like Isaiah World and five-star incoming freshmen including Bryce Underwood — both ranked No. 1 in their respective classes — headline the best players joining the best teams in college football.
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Below is the highest-rated newcomer joining every top-25 college football team.
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