Overview
- Post–National Signing Day updates based on 247Sports place USC first, followed by Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State and Notre Dame.
- A quiet February window still produced a few decisions as 4-star defensive lineman Dylan Beerymon chose Nebraska, 3-star lineman Anthony Jones committed to Oregon, and 4-star quarterback Teddy Jarrard signed with Notre Dame after reclassifying.
- Alabama finished No. 2 nationally and first in the SEC, continuing Kalen DeBoer’s strong recruiting momentum in his second full cycle.
- Auburn added punter Max Bourke on Signing Day to close a 21-signee high-school class ranked No. 31 by 247Sports and near the bottom of the SEC.
- New coach Alex Golesh balanced Auburn’s modest high-school haul with 39 transfer additions, bringing nearly 60 total newcomers, as analysts highlight a cycle with no school signing more than three five-stars and 20 programs landing at least one.