Welcome to a new season of college football recruiting on ESPN.com. For the past 20 years, I've been the editor of Prep Football Report magazine. And now I look forward to bringing the best ...

In-home recruiting ... s get started! First, the evaluation. Each recruit is given a composite rating (more commonly known as star rating) based on evaluations from 247, Rivals, and ESPN.

ESPN expanded its 2026 team recruiting class rankings to a Top 25 recently, but you don't have to go far to find Clemson.