Scout releases its final rankings of top 2016 college football recruits

Scout released its final recruiting rankings for the 2016 class on Friday, with five-star DT Rashan Gary out of Paramus, N.J., topping the list.

Scout released its final recruiting rankings for the 2016 class on Friday, with five-star DT Rashan Gary out of Paramus, N.J., topping the list. 

You can view Scout’s full list of the top 300 recruits here.

Rank	Name	Position	School	Height/Weight	Commit
1.)	Rashaun Gary	DT	Paramus Catholic (NJ)	6'4'' 286	N/A
2.)	Dexter Lawrence	DT	Wake Forest (NC)	6'4'' 335	Clemson
3.)	Greg Little	OT	Allen (TX)	6'5 318	Mississippi
4.)	Shea Patterson	QB	IMG Academy (FL)	6'2'' 198	Mississippi
5.)	Nick Bosa	DE	St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)	6'3'' 265	Ohio State
6.)	Ed Oliver	DT	Westfield (TX)	6'2'' 289	Houston
7.)	Jacob Eason	QB	Lake Stevens Sr. (WA)	6'5'' 217	Georgia
8.)	Mique Juarez	OLB	North (CA)	6'2'' 226	N/A
9.)	Derrick Brown	DT	Lanier (GA)	6'4'' 332	N/A
10.)	Jeffrey Simmons	DE	Noxubee County (MS)	6'4'' 270	N/A

Scout’s final rankings contain 31 five-star recruits. The top quarterback on the list is Ole Miss commit Shea Patterson, the top running back is Penn State commit Miles Sanders and the top wide receiver is USC commit Tyler Vaughns. Five-star DE Nick Bosa, the younger brother of Ohio State DE Joey Bosa, is ranked No. 5 and committed to the Buckeyes.

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LSU leads the country with 12 commitments from the Scout 300. Michigan and Ohio State are next with 11 commits each, while Notre Dame has 10 and SEC schools Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi each have nine. Eighty-five of the Scout 300 recruits are either currently uncommitted or have given soft verbal commitments, according to Scout.

National Signing Day is Feb. 3.