National Power Plummets in ESPN's 2027 College Football Recruiting Rankings

National Power Plummets in ESPN's 2027 College Football Recruiting Rankings College football programs are working to stack top-tier talent in their 2027 football recruiting classes in early June of the 2026 offseason.

Programs will host Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese tackles Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning during the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium on Aug.

30, 2025.

| Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images College football programs are working to stack top-tier talent in their 2027 football recruiting classes in early June of the 2026 offseason.

Programs will host prospects on official visits throughout June in an effort to make their case as the best program the prospects can play for over the next four years.In many cases, the official visit is the deciding factor in the prospect's recruitment.in the 2027 recruiting cycle in the midst of all these visits.

One class that has taken a tumble in recent weeks is Ohio State, which fell from No.

5 to No.

8 in ESPN's rankings.

The Buckeyes currently hold 13 commits in their 2027 class, 11 of which are rated as four-star prospects or higher.Two five-star prospects are currently committed to Ohio State; Jamier Brown, theFour of Ohio State's nine four-star commitments are from offensive linemen, and another two are from linebackers.

The Buckeyes have a quarterback commit in Brady Edmunds, although UCLA is threatening to flip him away.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney during Tiger Walk before the annnual Clemson Orange and White spring game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina Saturday, March 28, 2026.| Ken Ruinard / USA Today Network South Carolina / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images UCLA jumped up two slots to No.

7 in ESPN's newest recruiting rankings.

Bob Chesney's staff pieced together one of the busiest springs of any program on the recruiting trail this year; 18 of UCLA's 20 commits have announced their college decisions since the beginning of March.All nine of the Bruins' four-star commitments joined the class within the last three months, and ESPN ranks six of them within the top 10 prospects in their position groups.

Clemson went from unranked to No.

6 overall in ESPN's updated 2027 class rankings.

The Tigers' surge on the recruiting trail did not begin until the last three weeks; 15 of Clemson's current 22 commits announced their decisions in the weeks after May 17.Unlike UCLA, quarterback Kharim Hughley is the only prospect committed to Clemson who ranks among the top 10 at his position group.

The other program that has leapfrogged Ohio State in ESPN's rankings is Miami, jumping from the Buckeyes' current place at No.

8 to No.

3 overall.

May was busy for the Hurricanes as they landed eight of their four-star prospects over the course of the month.

Tucker Harlin is a passionate sports fan and journalist covering college sports.His work can be found on Vols Wire of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group and The Voice of College Football Network.

He graduated from the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee in 2024 and is based in Nashville..

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