College football’s early signing period got underway National Signing Day on Wednesday, Dec. 20.
Things have looked a bit different around this time period with the era of the transfer portal, which has taken center stage with the college football season now over for the vast majority of the teams across the nation.
With this, there are several players who make their decisions ahead of the December signing period. But it was still be a time of longstanding recruiting targets showing just how much sincerity was in their original commitments.
In terms of teams expected to be in the lead during the early signing period, 2023 was some of the same and some different.
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The Sporting News tacked all team recruiting rankings and signings — including surprise flips — throughout the 72-hour early signing period:
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Questions surrounding Jordan Seaton
Seaton was highly coveted as Deion Sanders’ prized offensive line recruit. Except the certainty surrounding that seems to have faded a bit on National Signing Day. There’s been a lot of drama surrounding Seaton as Maryland has made a strong push to flip Seaton.
The 5-star prospect is now largely expected to join the Terrapins. This would mark a huge loss for Coach Prime after he committed on Dec. 7.
He is the No. 1 offensive tackle, the No. 4 prospect in the state of Florida and the No. 11 overall player in the nation for the cycle according to the 247Sports Composite.
According to multiple reports, Seaton turned down a “multi-million” dollar offer from the Volunteers to play for Colorado.
Georgia was expected to lead the race
The Bulldogs were strongly expected to finish at the top of the rankings for the early signing period in 2023. In 2022, Georgia finished second overall in the nation, behind only Alabama. The Crimson Tide aren’t nearly in the same place in the mix this year, but the Bulldogs stand to move forward as they’ve maintained continuity of success despite just barely missing the College Football Playoff.
That said, Kirby Smart and Co. suffered a setback when top quarterback prospect Dylan Raiola flipped from Georgia to Nebraska less than 48 hours before the signing period opened.
Ellis Robinson IV, the No. 1 cornerback in the nation and the No. 3 overall player in the country, was also a potential flip the Bulldogs wanted to keep a firm hold of — and they did just that as he put pen to paper during NSD.
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Florida State and Alabama make a push, Ohio State lands prized WR recruit Jeremiah Smith as expected
Alabama has not displayed quite the same level of dominance over the past couple of seasons as it did when it was considered college football’s dynasty team, but the Crimson Tide were still expected to finish more than just respectably in the rankings.
Nick Saban’s team made it into the CFP in a last-minute effort after previously being expected to miss this place in the postseason once more and is now ranked fourth. That’s roughly where they were projected to finish among recruiting classes as well.
While Georgia was projected to be top dog, FSU and Ohio State still have the chance to overtake the top spot. Flips and names to watch for the Seminoles will included five-star defensive lineman LJ McCray and three-star defensive lineman D’Nas White. McCray ultimately committed to Georgia.
In the same category for the Buckeyes was wide receiver Jeremiah Smith,listed as the No. 1 overall player in the class, wide receiver Mylan Graham and edge rusher Eddrick Houston — both of whom were five-star recruits.
Fortunately for the Buckeyes, the biggest news of the day was landing Smith, who said the decision came down to Miami and Ohio State for him, but that he ultimately elected to go with the Buckeyes because he said he wanted to go to a place with a strong track record of first-round picks.
National Signing Day: Top 100 commits from early signing period
Player ratings reflect 247Sports Composite rankings.
Player (Position rank) Star rating Committed to Signed with 1. Jeremiah Smith (No. 1 WR) 5-star Ohio State Ohio State 2. Williams Nwaneri (No. 1 DL) 5-star Missouri Missouri 3. Ellis Robinson IV (No. 1 CB) 5-star Georgia Georgia 4. Cam Coleman (No. 2 WR) 5-star Auburn Auburn 5. Julian Sayin (No. 1 QB) 5-star Alabama Alabama 6. Dylan Raiola (No. 2 QB) 5-star Nebraska Nebraska 7. Micah Hudson (No. 3 WR) 5-star Texas Tech Texas Tech 8. Justin Williams (No. 1 LB) 5-star Georgia Georgia 9. David Stone (No. 2 DL) 5-star Oklahoma Oklahoma 10. DJ Lagway (No. 3 QB) 5-star Florida Florida 11. Jordan Seaton (No. 1 OT) 5-star Colorado 12. Ryan Williams (No. 4 WR) 5-star Alabama 13. Colin Simmons (No. 1 EDGE) 5-star Texas Texas 14. KJ Bolden (No. 1 S) 5-star Florida State 15. Justin Scott (No. 3 DL) 5-star Miami Miami 16. Sammy Brown (No. 2 LB) 5-star Clemson 17. Dylan Stewart (No. 2 EDGE) 5-star South Carolina South Carolina 18. Jaylen Mbakwe (No. 1 ATH) 5-star Alabama Alabama 19. Terry Bussey (No. 2 ATH) 5-star Texas A&M 20. Mike Matthews (No. 5 WR) 5-star Tennessee Tennessee 21. Bryant Wesco (No. 6 WR) 5-star Clemson 22. Armondo Blount (No. 4 DL) 5-star Florida State Miami 23. Mylan Graham (No. 7 WR) 5-star Ohio State Ohio State 24. Ryan Wingo (No. 8 WR) 5-star Texas Texas 25. Brandon Baker (NO. 2 OT) 5-star Texas Texas 26. Eddrick Houston (No. 5 DL) 5-star Ohio State Ohio State 27. Dominick McKinley (No. 6 DL) 5-star Texas A&M 28. Josiah Thompson (No. 3 OT) 5-star South Carolina South Carolina 29. Cam Williams (No. 9 WR) 5-star Notre Dame Notre Dame 30. Xavier Filsaime (No. 2 S) 5-star Texas Texas 31. Perry Thompson (No. 10 WR) 5-star Auburn Auburn 32. Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (No. 7 DL) 5-star Georgia Georgia 33. Jordan Ross (No.3 EDGE) 5-star Tennessee Tennessee 34. Aaron Scott (No. 2 CB) 5-star Ohio State Ohio State 35. LJ McCray (No. 8 DL) 5-star Florida Florida 36. Air Noland (No. 4 QB) 5-star Ohio State Ohio State 37. Elijah Rushing (No. 4 EDGE) 4-star Oregon Oregon 38. Taylor Tatum (No. 1 RB) 4-star Oklahoma Oklahoma 39. Charles Lester III (No. 3 CB) 4-star Florida State Florida State 40. Chris Cole (No. 3 LB) 4-star Georgia Georgia 41. Kobe Black (No. 3 S) 4-star Texas Texas 42. Guerby Lambert (No. 4 OT) 4-star Notre Dame Notre Dame 43. Gatlin Bair (No. 11 WR) 4-star 44. Trey’Dez Green (No. 1 TE) 4-star LSU LSU 45. Demarcus Riddick (No. 4 LB) 4-star Auburn Auburn 46. Aydin Breland (No. 9 DL) 4-star Oregon Oregon 47. Caleb Odom (No. 2 TE) 4-star Alabama Alabama 48. Ny Carr (No. 12 WR) 4-star Miami Miami 49. Jeremiah McClellan (No. 13 WR) 4-star Ohio State Oregon 50. Joshisa Trader (No. 3 ATH) 4-star Miami Miami 51. Myles Graham (No. 5 LB) 4-star Florida Florida 52. Kamarion Franklin (No. 10 DL) 4-star Ole Miss Ole Miss 53. Jaden Reddell (No. 3 TE) 4-star Georgia Georgia 54. Luke Kromenhoek (No. 5 QB) 4-star Florida State Florida State 55. Zavier Mincey (No. 4 S) 4-star 56. Quinton Martin (No. 4 ATH) 4-star Penn State Penn State 57. Nate Frazier (No. 2 RB) 4-star Georgia Georgia 58. Bryce West (No. 4 CB) 4-star Ohio State Ohio State 59. CJ Carr (No. 6 QB) 4-star Notre Dame Notre Dame 60. Marquise Lightfoot (No. 5 EDGE) 4-star Miami Miami 61. Carter Nelson (No. 4 TE) 4-star Nebraska Nebraska 62. Zabien Brown (No. 5 CB) 4-star Alabama Alabama 63. Demello Jones (No. 5 S) 4-star Georgia Georgia 64. Landen Thomas (No. 5 TE) 4-star Florida State Florida State 65. Drelon Miller (No. 14 WR) 4-star Colorado Colorado 66. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (No. 6 LB) 4-star Notre Dame Notre Dame 67. Xavier Jordan (No. 15 WR) 4-star USC USC 68. Zaquan Patterson (No.6 S) 4-star Miami Miami 69. Kameron Davis (No. 3 RB) 4-star Florida State Florida State 70. Jeremiah Beaman (No. 11 DL) 4-star Alabama Alabama 71. Aaron Flowers (No. 7 S) 4-star Oregon Oregon 72. Zion Kearney (No. 16 WR) 4-star Oklahoma Oklahoma 73. Adarius Hayes (No. 7 LB) 4-star Florida Miami 74. Luke Reynolds (No. 6 TE) 4-star Penn State Penn State 75. Corian Gipson (No. 6 CB) 4-star Clemson 76. Kevin Riley (No. 4 RB) 4-star Miami Alabama 77. Christian Bentancur (No. 7 TE) 4-star Clemson 78. Grant Brix (No. 5 OT) 4-star Nebraska Nebraska 79. Amaris Williams (No. 12 DL) 4-star Florida Auburn 80. Dakoda Fields (No. 7 CB) 4-star Oregon Oregon 81. Jerrick Gibson (No. 5 RB) 4-star Texas Texas 82. Jamonta Waller (No. 6 EDGE) 4-star Auburn Auburn 83. Jordan Marshall (No. 6 RB) 4-star Michigan Michigan 84. NiTareon Tuggle (No. 17 WR) 4-star Georgia Georgia 85. Casey Poe (No. 1 IOL) 4-star Alabama Alabama 86. Cai Bates (No. 8 CB) 4-star Florida State Florida State 87. Amir Jackson (No. 8 TE) 4-star Florida Florida 88. Dashawn McBryde (No. 8 S) 4-star LSU LSU 89. TJ Moore (No. 18 WR) 4-star Clemson 90. Dealyn Evans (No. 13 DL) 4-star Texas A&M 91. Marcelles Williams (No. 9 CB) 4-star USC USC 92. Aaron Chiles (No. 8 LB) 4-star Florida Florida 93. Jadyn Davis (No. 7 QB) 4-star Michigan Michigan 94. Davon Mitchell (No. 9 TE) 4-star Oklahoma Oklahoma 95. James Peoples (No. 7 RB) 4-star Ohio State Ohio State 96. Charleston Collins (No. 14 DL) 4-star Arkansas Arkansas 97. Ethan Grunkemeyer (No. 8 QB) 4-star Penn State Penn State 98. Ondre Evans (No. 10 CB) 4-star Georgia Georgia 99. Ryan Pellum (No. 19 WR) 4-star USC Oregon 100. Jason Zandamela (No. 2 IOL) 4-star USC USC
National Signing Day: Top 10 classes from early signing period
Team ratings reflect 247Sports Composite rankings at 6:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 20.
Rank Commits 5-stars 4-stars 1. Georgia 28 4 20 2. Alabama 25 3 17 3. Miami 27 2 11 4. Ohio State 21 5 12 5. Oregon 25 0 20 6. Texas 21 4 14 7. Auburn 20 2 13 8. Oklahoma 28 1 18 9. Florida State 22 0 15 10. Notre Dame 23 1 15
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