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Ranking the Top Football Recruiting Classes for 2023

Alabama is No. 1, Nebraska 25th in Jeremy Pernell’s annual top 40

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Today officially kick-starts my annual breakdown of the recent college football recruiting cycle. Over the next several days, I'll focus on each position group and highlight every player who signed with Nebraska in December and February.

I'll start things off today like I do every year by revealing my top 40 recruiting classes. Until Matt Rhule was hired, I didn't think Nebraska would have a spot on this list. The Huskers were outside the top 60 when Rhule and this new staff took over. It took an extraordinary effort by this staff to cross the finish line where they did today. I'm really interested in watching how this staff works having an entire year to build the 2024 class. I anticipate Nebraska being one of the hot teams on the recruiting trail for the upcoming cycle.

Tomorrow, I'll release my ranking of Nebraska's signees.

Top 40 recruiting classes

1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Texas
4. Ohio State
5. LSU
6. Oklahoma
7. Miami
8. Clemson
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame
11. Florida
12. USC
13. Tennessee
14. Texas A&M
15. Penn State
16. South Carolina
17. Auburn
18. Michigan
19. Florida State
20. TCU

21. Arkansas
22. Ole Miss
23. Utah
24. Michigan State
25. Nebraska
26. Mississippi State
27. Washington
28. North Carolina
29. Colorado
30. Texas Tech
31. Kentucky
32. UCLA
33. Louisville
34. Baylor
35. Kansas State
36. Missouri
37. NC State
38. Illinois
39. Iowa
40. Maryland

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Jeremy Pernell
JEREMY PERNELL

Jeremy Pernell has evaluated prospects for the NFL Draft since 1996. In January of 2002, along with Kyle Knutzen, he co-founded the website N2FL.com. The pair ran the site until June of 2014, when they decided to dissolve it to focus on other professional opportunities. A section of the website was dedicated to fantasy football strategies and projections, which was handled by Knutzen. With Jeremy expanding his scope to include college recruiting, the majority of the site focused on talent evaluation. It consisted of scouting reports, prospect interviews and player rankings. It was one of the earliest independent sites of its kind, and Jeremy gained recognition for his ability to identify and project talent. His content has been featured on numerous websites as well as newspapers. With the reputation and popularity of N2FL.com, Jeremy fostered professional relationships with coaches on all levels. In February of 2013, Jeremy officially joined HuskerMax.com as a columnist. He contributes recruiting updates, game reviews and opinion pieces about the Nebraska football program. You can contact him at jgpernell@comcast.net.

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