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Where each state’s top-ranked recruit signed during the Early Signing Period

USA Today High School Sports takes a look at where each state’s top-ranked 2021 recruit signed during the Early Signing Period.

Last month, USA Today High School Sports unveiled its top 100 football recruiting ranking for the class of 2021. With the Early Signing Period now in the books, it’s now time to take a deeper look at the crop of prospects ascending to the college ranks in the coming months and where they will be continuing their careers.

With talent spanning from the east coast to the west coast, USA Today High School Sports takes a look at where the top-ranked recruit in each state according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings signed during the Early Signing Period. With no recruits ranked in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, those states were excluded from the list.

Now, let’s get to it! Here’s where the top-ranked recruit in each state is set to play their college football.

Football: The top-ranked 2021 recruit in each state

USA Today High School Sports takes a look at the top-ranked class of 2021 football recruit in each state.

Last month, USA Today High School Sports unveiled its top 100 football recruiting ranking for the class of 2021. With the beginning of the early signing period now less than a week away, it’s now time to take a deeper look at the crop of prospects ascending to the college ranks in the coming months.

With talent spanning from the east coast to the west coast, USA Today High School Sports takes a look at the top-ranked recruit in each state according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings. With no recruits ranked in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, those states were excluded from the list.

Some athletes have already made verbal commitments to specific NCAA programs, so that information is also included below — and will be updated should anything change.

Now, let’s get to it! The top-ranked 2021 recruit in each state…

Gators rank No. 7 in ESPN 2021 recruiting class rankings

The Gators have earned the commitments of 11 recruits in the ESPN 300, and their class currently ranks as the fourth-best in the SEC.

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Coach Dan Mullen’s 2021 recruiting class held firm at No. 7 in the country in the latest rankings from ESPN. Mullen has landed back-to-back top-10 recruiting classes at Florida, and it appears he’s in line to sign his third-straight class in the top 10.

The Gators have earned the commitments of 11 recruits in the ESPN 300, and their class currently ranks as the fourth-best in the SEC behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 5 Tennessee and No. 6 LSU.

This is ESPN’s full breakdown of UF’s 2021 class.

7. Florida Gators

ESPN 300 commits: 11 | Previous ranking: 7

Top offensive commit: QB Carlos Del Rio (No. 58)

Top defensive commit: CB Jason Marshall (No. 42)

Dan Mullen’s third consecutive top-10 class in Gainesville is a near lock coming off back-to-back 10-win seasons and top-10 AP poll finishes, as well as the hiring of ace recruiter Tim Brewster. Brewster immediately addressed the need at tight end with ESPN 300s Gage Wilcox and Nick Elksnis. There are two quarterbacks in the class: ESPN 300 Carlos Del Rio and four-star Texan Jalen Kitna. Two huge early August wins came from South Florida in ESPN 300 DBs and high school teammates Jason Marshall and Corey Collier. A pair of ESPN 300 WRs are in the fold in Trevonte Rucker (from an hour’s drive away) and Georgia playmaker Daejon Reynolds. A third ESPN 300 WR is Marcus Burke from Jacksonville powerhouse Trinity Christian. ESPN 300 in-state ATH Charles Montgomery could play on either side of the ball. ESPN 300 Chief Borders is a versatile jumbo athlete who projects as an OLB. A solid secondary group is made up of LSU flip Dakota Mitchell and four-star S Donovan McMillon. Four-star DE Justus Boone, a big win out of South Carolina, has a high ceiling.

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Florida Gators hold steady in latest ESPN football recruiting rankings

The ESPN released their latest 2021 recruiting class rankings on August 5 with the Florida Gators remaining in the No. 8 position.

The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) released their latest 2021 recruiting class rankings on August 5 (subscription required), with the Florida Gators remaining at No. 8.

Ryan Day’s Ohio State Buckeyes occupied the No. 1 spot, followed by Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide, Jeremy Pruitt’s Tennessee Volunteers, Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers, and Mack Brown’s North Carolina Tar Heels to complete the top-five.

Earning a grade of 86 from the service, Loganville, Georgia pro-style quarterback Carlos Del Rio is the highest-rated of the Gators’ 22 commits in the cycle.

Fort Lauderdale defensive end Tyreak Sapp (84) is Florida’s top defensive pledge.

Nine of the program’s commits earned ESPN 300 status, including, in addition to Del Rio and Sapp, Powder Springs, Georgia outside linebacker Chief Borders, Ocala wide receiver Trevonte Rucker, and Jacksonville tight end Nick Elksnis.

All told, seven Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools made the network’s top-25; Ed Orgeron’s LSU Tigers, the reigning College Football Playoff national champions, slotted in at No. 6, Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs at No. 12, Jimbo Fisher’s Texas A&M Aggies at No. 16, and Gus Malzahn’s Auburn Tigers at No. 18.

Other notables include Manny Diaz’ Miami Hurricanes at No. 10, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines at No. 11, Tom Herman’s Texas Longhorns at No. 13, and Mike Norvell’s Florida State Seminoles at No. 20.

This No. 8 ranking from ESPN is three spots higher than 247Sports’ opinion of the Gators’ class, which lists the Gainesville-based program at No. 11.

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Florida’s Percy Harvin, Vernon Hargreaves III among the best recruits of all time

In a list ranking the best players to ever be ranked in the top 10 of the ESPN300, two former Gators received votes at their positions.

In a list ranking the best players to ever be ranked in the top 10 of the ESPN300, two former Gators — Percy Harvin and Vernon Hargreaves III — received votes at their respective positions.

The list selects the best player to be ranked at each position in the top 10 and lists several honorable mentions for each spot. Here’s what they had to say about the former UF players, who both fall into the latter category.

NEXT: Percy Harvin, 2006

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College Football Recruiting: Five Takeaways From ESPN 300

Notre Dame landed six players on the updated ESPN 300 list for 2021. What schools are impressing and who is disappointing in ’21 recruiting?

ESPN released their “ESPN 300”, their ranking of the 300 best prospects nationally in the 2021 college football recruiting class. Here’s what we’ll do:

Here we’ll give you where the six Notre Dame commitments that checked in rank and then we’ll share a handful of observations about national recruiting beyond that.

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Where Notre Dame players ranked:

QB Tyler Buchner – 39
TE Cane Berrong – 51
OT Blake Fisher – 103
DT Gabriel Rubio – 163
WR Lorenzo Styles, Jr. – 243
DE David Abiara – 280

Safety Justin Walters and offensive guard Pat Coogan, both of Illinois didn’t make the ESPN 300 but are also commitments to Notre Dame’s 2021 class.

Next: Oh my, Ohio State…

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