The 5 Most Valuable 2026 Recruit Classes
2026 Class
Class totals cover everyone a program signed in the 2026 cycle, including signees who have since enrolled, so a class is worth the same here in September as it was on signing day.
Published May 7, 2026 · Data as of August 23, 2026
| # | Program | Class Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  USCBig Ten | $9.77M |
| 2 |  TexasSEC | $7.74M |
| 3 |  AlabamaSEC | $6.17M |
| 4 |  OregonBig Ten | $5.75M |
| 5 |  MiamiACC | $5.38M |
| 6 |  Ohio StateBig Ten | $5.27M |
| 7 |  Notre DameIndependent | $4.81M |
| 8 |  GeorgiaSEC | $4.33M |
| 9 |  TennesseeSEC | $4.28M |
| 10 |  LSUSEC | $4.23M |
Inside the top 5
Top signees
Mark BowmanTE · ★★★★★$2.00M
Luke WafleEDGE · ★★★★★$1.20M
Keenyi PepeOT · ★★★★$1.20M
Ethan FeasterWR · ★★★★$1.00M
Jaimeon WinfieldDT · ★★★★★$659K
Mark Bowman headlines as the most-valued tight end in the entire 2026 class, and the group behind him runs four seven-figure signees deep — Bowman, Luke Wafle, Keenyi Pepe, and Ethan Feaster. With five-star Jaimeon Winfield and seventeen more four-stars behind them, the class holds off a surging Texas by $2.03M.
Top signees
Dia BellQB · ★★★★★$1.60M
John Meredith IIICB · ★★★★★$1.50M
Tyler AtkinsonLB · ★★★★★$1.00M
Richard WesleyEDGE · ★★★★★$1.00M
Jermaine BishopWR · ★★★★$412K
Four five-stars in a sixteen-man class. Quarterback Dia Bell leads the group at $1.60M, ahead of corner John Meredith III at $1.50M — Meredith reclassified out of the 2027 cycle and signed in July — with Tyler Atkinson and Richard Wesley both at $1.00M.
Top signees
Xavier GriffinLB · ★★★★★$800K
Jett ThomallaQB · ★★★★$781K
EJ CrowellRB · ★★★★★$707K
Cederian MorganWR · ★★★★$659K
Jorden EdmondsCB · ★★★★★$630K
The highest 5-star density in the top five — four 5-stars in a fourteen-signee class. Linebacker Xavier Griffin leads at $800K and every listed signee lands at $630K or better: where USC leans on volume, Alabama's case is concentration.
Top signees
Immanuel IheanachoOT · ★★★★★$1.25M
Jalen LottWR · ★★★★★$658K
Anthony JonesEDGE · ★★★★★$658K
Jett WashingtonS · ★★★★$598K
Kendre HarrisonTE · ★★★★★$538K
Four 5-stars — tied with Texas, Alabama, and Notre Dame for the most of any program in the top 10. Immanuel Iheanacho leads the group at $1.25M, and the rest of the 5-star quartet spans the roster: a wideout, an edge rusher, and a tight end.
Top signees
Jackson CantwellOT · ★★★★★$2.50M
Somourian WingoWR · ★★★★$429K
Asharri CharlesEDGE · ★★★★$315K
Gavin MuellerTE · ★★★★$257K
Milan ParrisWR · ★★★★$229K
Jackson Cantwell — the most-valued recruit in the entire 2026 cycle at $2.50M — carries nearly half the class total on his own. Behind the headline act it's a volume class: twenty four-stars, led by wideout Somourian Wingo.
Want to see which individual freshmen lead the 2026 class? Read the player-level rankings →