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. I’ll start things off today like I do every year by revealing my top 40 recruiting classes. | Nebraska class overview

Top 40 Recruiting Classes

1. Texas
2. Oregon
3. Georgia
4. Alabama
5. Ohio State
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. Texas A&M
9. Auburn
10. Tennessee
11. Florida
12. USC
13. Miami
14. Notre Dame
15. Ole Miss
16. Penn State
17. Oklahoma
18. Nebraska
19. Florida State
20. Georgia Tech
21. Washington
22. South Carolina
23. Missouri
24. Wisconsin
25. TCU
26. Clemson
27. Mississippi State
28. Kentucky
29. Arkansas
30. Maryland
31. Rutgers
32. SMU
33. Duke
34. Kansas State
35. Baylor
36. Colorado
37. Utah
38. Syracuse
39. West Virginia
40. Illinois