# 2019 college football recruiting class

The college football recruiting class of 2019 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2019. The scope of this article covers: (a) the colleges and universities with recruiting classes ranking among the top 20 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media companies, and (b) the individual recruits ranking among the top 20 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media companies.

## Top ranked classes

| School | 247 | Rivals | On3 |
| Alabama | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Texas | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Texas A&M | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| LSU | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Oregon | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Michigan | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Florida | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| Clemson | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Auburn | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Penn State | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Tennessee | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Ohio State | 14 | 21 | 16 |
| Notre Dame | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Washington | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Nebraska | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| Florida State | 18 | 17 | 20 |
| Stanford | 19 | 24 | 24 |
| USC | 20 | 18 | 21 |
| South Carolina | 21 | 19 | 23 |
| Arkansas | 23 | 20 | 18 |
| Ole Miss | 22 | 22 | 19 |

## Top ranked recruits

| Player | Position | School | Rivals | 247Sports | USA Today | ESPN |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | Cornerback | LSU | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Nolan Smith | Linebacker | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Trey Sanders | Running back | Alabama | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| Jadon Haselwood | Wide receiver | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Antonio Alfano | Defensive tackle | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
| Kayvon Thibodeaux | Defensive end | Oregon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| George Pickens | Wide receiver | Georgia | 7 | 24 | 23 | 54 |
| Evan Neal | Offensive tackle | Alabama | 8 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| Zacch Pickens | Defensive end | South Carolina | 9 | 8 | 11 | 20 |
| DeMarvin Leal | Defensive end | Texas A&M | 10 | 16 | 20 | 60 |
| Theo Wease | Wide receiver | Oklahoma | 11 | 21 | 15 | 33 |
| Bru McCoy | Athlete | Texas | 12 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| Spencer Rattler | Quarterback | Oklahoma | 13 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| Andrew Booth Jr. | Cornerback | Clemson | 14 | 23 | 28 | 34 |
| Chris Hinton | Defensive tackle | Michigan | 15 | 31 | 31 | 48 |
| Darnell Wright | Offensive tackle | Tennessee | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Charles Cross | Offensive tackle | Mississippi State | 17 | 27 | 27 | 84 |
| Marcel Brooks | Linebacker | LSU | 18 | 32 | 33 | 86 |
| Chris Steele | Cornerback | Florida | 19 | 42 | 41 | 95 |
| Trey Palmer | Wide receiver | LSU | 20 | 112 | 109 | 133 |
| Zach Harrison | Defensive end | Ohio State | 23 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
| John Emery Jr. | Running back | LSU | 36 | 13 | 17 | 11 |
| Daxton Hill | Safety | Michigan | 24 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
| Kenyon Green | Offensive tackle | Texas A&M | 22 | 15 | 13 | 3 |
| Logan Brown | Offensive tackle | Wisconsin | 47 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Brandon Smith | Linebacker | Penn State | 39 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Nakobe Dean | Linebacker | Georgia | 31 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
| Garrett Wilson | Wide receiver | Ohio State | 32 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Pierce Quick | Offensive tackle | Alabama | 82 | 40 | 40 | 7 |
| Owen Pappoe | Linebacker | Auburn | 59 | 25 | 24 | 8 |
| Wanya Morris | Offensive tackle | Tennessee | 41 | 28 | 20 | 9 |
| Devontae Dobbs | Offensive tackle | Michigan State | 122 | 51 | 44 | 12 |
| Clay Webb | Center | Georgia | 28 | 26 | 25 | 14 |
| Jerrion Ealy | Running back | Ole Miss | 58 | 29 | 29 | 19 |