National Signing Day 2021: Updated class, player rankings & top unsigned recruits

Zac Al-Khateeb

National Signing Day 2021: Updated class, player rankings & top unsigned recruits image

The early signing period and National Signing Day have both come and gone, but there are still a few recruiting storylines to follow with the vast majority of players having signed their National Letter of Intent.

Several players have moved in and out of the updated 247Sports Composite top 100, changing — however slightly — this year's top college football top signing classes. One of those is Alabama, whose status as recruiting national champions this year was elevated to all-time status: The Tide locked in the highest-rated class of all time, edging out Florida's 2010 class by signing two more top-50 players.

And they are still in the hunt for the top available prospect remaining.

MORE: Top commits, classes from early signing period

Plus, there are still a few players with at least a four-star designation who haven't signed with a team or have been released from their NLI: 27 entering National Signing Day, though that number has been whittled down to just five.

That includes strong-side defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau; the No. 3 player in the class remains the only five-star yet to sign. He has a top five announced, though it's suspected his final two consists of Alabama and Ohio State. Those waiting for him to sign on Wednesday will be disappointed, however: He's not expected to sign until April or May.

With that, here's everything you need to know about National Signing Day 2021, including the top unsigned players and updated recruit and class rankings:

National Signing Day 2021: Top unsigned players

Player ratings reflect updated 247Sports Composite rankings.

5-stars

Player (Position) Signed with
3. J.T. Tuimoloau (No. 2 SDE) 
33. Camar Wheaton (No. 2 RB)Alabama

Remaining top 100

Player (Position) Star ranking Signed with
45. LJ Johnson (No. 4 RB)4-starTexas A&M
48. Raesjon Davis (No. 4 OLB)4-starUSC
50. Terrion Arnold (No. 3 S)4-starAlabama
62. Tywone Malone (No. 6 DT)4-starOle Miss
76. Dylan Brooks (No. 6 WDE)*4-starAuburn
79. Ceyair Wright (No. 6 CB)4-starUSC
88. Brian Thomas Jr. (No. 13 WR)4-starLSU

4-stars

*Players who originally signed their National Letter of Intent but who have since been released from their NLI.

Player (Position)Signed with
101. Kendal Daniels* (No. 5 S) 
113. Destyn Hill (No. 19 WR)Florida State
122. Avante Dickerson (No. 8 CB)Oregon
139. Isaiah Johnson (No. 9 CB)Arizona State
140. Trevin Wallace (No. 9 ILB)Kentucky
142. Quaydarius Davis (No. 23 WR)Kansas
153. Wynden Ho'ohuli (No. 10 ILB)Nebraska
161. Saivion Jones (No. 10 WDE)LSU
188. Byron Cardwell (No. 9 RB)Oregon
195. Rayshaun Benny (No. 16 DT)Michigan
198. Ishmael Ibraheem (No. 14 CB)Texas
232. Cody Brown* (No. 10 RB) 
260. George Rooks (No. 19 DT)Michigan
302. Jordan Mosley (No. 50 WR)Northwestern
309. Trevonte Rucker (No. 52 WR)Jackson State
319. Ke'Travion Hargrove (No. 15 RB) 
321. Davon Townley (No. 19 SDE)Penn State
324. Titus Mokiao-Atimalala (No. 18 ATH)UCF
337. Jaraye Williams (No. 22 OLB) 
347. Josh Simmons (No. 19 OG)San Diego State
359. David Abiara (No. 24 SDE)Texas

National Signing Day 2021: Updated player rankings

Player ratings reflect updated 247Sports Composite rankings.

Player (Position) Star ranking Signed with
1. Korey Foreman (No. 1 SDE)5-starUSC
2. JC Latham (No. 1 OT)5-starAlabama
3. J.T. Tuimoloau (No. 2 SDE)5-star 
4. Jack Sawyer (No. 3 SDE)5-starOhio State
5. Tommy Brockermeyer (No. 2 OT)5-starAlabama
6. Caleb Williams (No. 1 DUAL)5-starOklahoma
7. Amarius Mims (No. 3 OT)5-starGeorgia
8. Dallas Turner (No. 1 WDE)5-starAlabama
9. Emeka Egbuka (No. 1 WR)5-starOhio State
10. Leonard Taylor (No. 1 DT)5-starMiami
11. Sam Huard (No. 1 PRO)5-starWashington
12. Ja'Tavion Sanders (No. 1 ATH)5-starTexas
13. Tristan Leigh (No. 4 OT)5-starClemson
14. James Williams (No. 1 S)5-starMiami
15. Nolan Rucci (No. 5 OT)5-starWisconsin
16. Brock Vandagriff (No. 2 DUAL)5-starGeorgia
17. Ga'Quincy McKinstry (No. 1 CB)5-starAlabama
18. Donovan Jackson (No. 1 OG)5-starOhio State
19. Maason Smith (No. 2 DT)5-starLSU
20. Terrence Lewis (No. 1 ILB)5-starMaryland
21. Shemar Turner (No. 3 DT)5-starTexas A&M
22. TreVeyon Henderson (No. 1 RB)5-starOhio State
23. Damon Payne (No. 4 DT)5-starAlabama
24. J.J. McCarthy (No. 2 PRO)5-starMichigan
25. Xavian Sorey (No. 1 OLB)5-starGeorgia
26. Jacorey Brooks (No. 2 WR)5-starAlabama
27. Kyle McCord (No. 3 PRO)5-starOhio State
28. Jason Marshall (No. 2 CB)5-starFlorida
29. Sage Ryan (No. 2 S)5-starLSU
30. Keeshawn Silver (No. 4 SDE)5-starNorth Carolina
31. Will Shipley (No. 1 APB)5-starClemson
32. Barrett Carter (No. 2 OLB)5-starClemson
33. Camar Wheaton (No. 2 RB)5-starAlabama
34. Smael Mondon (No. 3 OLB)5-starGeorgia
35. Kingsley Suamataia (No. 6 OT)4-starOregon
36. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (No. 2 ILB)4-starClemson
37. Clayton Smith (No. 2 WDE)4-starOklahoma
38. Tunmise Adeleye (No. 5 SDE)4-starTexas A&M
39. Ty Thompson (No. 4 PRO)4-starOregon
40. Troy Franklin (No. 3 WR)4-starOregon
41. Donovan Edwards (No. 3 RB)4-starMichigan
42. Mario Williams (No. 4 WR)4-starOklahoma
43. Billy Bowman (No. 2 ATH)4-starOklahoma
44. Agiye Hall (No. 5 WR)4-starAlabama
45. LJ Johnson (No. 4 RB)4-starTexas A&M
46. JoJo Earle (No. 6 WR)4-starAlabama
47. Jake Garcia (No. 5 PRO)4-starMiami
48. Raesjon Davis (No. 4 OLB)4-starUSC
49. Jakailin Johnson (No. 3 CB)4-starOhio State
50. Terrion Arnold (No. 3 S)4-starAlabama
51. Deontae Lawson (No. 3 ILB)4-starAlabama
52. Mike Hall (No. 5 DT)4-starOhio State
53. Landon Tengwall (No. 7 OT)4-starPenn State
54. Blake Fisher (No. 8 OT)4-starNotre Dame
55. Drake Maye (No. 6 PRO)4-starNorth Carolina
56. Dont'E Thornton (No. 7 WR)4-starOregon
57. Terrence Ferguson (No. 2 OG)4-starAlabama
58. Keanu Koht (No. 3 WDE)4-starAlabama
59. Rocco Spindler (No. 3 OG)4-starNotre Dame
60. Jake Briningstool (No. 1 TE)4-starClemson
61. Xavier Worthy (No. 8 WR)4-starMichigan
62. Tywone Malone (No. 6 DT)4-starOle Miss
63. Savion Byrd (No. 4 OG)4-starOklahoma
64. Derrick Davis Jr. (No. 4 S)4-starLSU
65. Bryce Foster (No. 5 OG)4-starTexas A&M
66. Micah Morris (No. 9 OT)4-starGeorgia
67. Demeioun Robinson (No. 4 WDE)4-starMaryland
68. Jaxson Dart (No. 7 PRO)4-starUSC
69. Deion Smith (No. 9 WR)4-starLSU
70. Tyler Buchner (No. 3 DUAL)4-starNotre Dame
71. Nyland Green (No. 4 CB)4-starGeorgia
72. Jordan Hancock (No. 5 CB)4-starOhio State
73. Jeremiah Williams (No. 5 WDE)4-starFlorida
74. Christian Leary (No. 10 WR)4-starAlabama
75. Miller Moss (No. 8 PRO)4-starUSC
76. Dylan Brooks (No. 6 WDE)*4-starAuburn
77. Ethan Calvert (No. 4 ILB)4-starUtah
78. Chris Hilton (No. 11 WR)4-starLSU
79. Ceyair Wright (No. 6 CB)4-starUSC
80. Lee Hunter (No. 7 DT)4-starAuburn
81. Jalen Milroe (No. 4 DUAL)4-starAlabama
82. Evan Pryor (No. 2 APB)4-starOhio State
83. Garrett Nussmeier (No. 9 PRO)4-starLSU
84. Bram Walden (No. 10 OT)4-starOregon
85. Beaux Collins (No. 12 WR)4-starClemson
86. Reid Carrico (No. 5 ILB)4-starOhio State
87. Giovanni El-Hadi (No. 11 OT)4-starMichigan
88. Brian Thomas Jr. (No. 13 WR)4-starLSU
89. Junior Colson (No. 5 OLB)4-starMichigan
90. Garrett Dellinger (No. 12 OT)4-starLSU
91. Monkell Goodwine (No. 6 SDE)4-starAlabama
92. Reuben Fatheree (No. 13 OT)4-starTexas A&M
93. Thomas Fidone (No. 2 TE)4-starNebraska
94. Payton Page (No. 8 DT)4-starClemson
95. Armoni Goodwin (No. 5 RB)4-starLSU
96. David Daniel (No. 3 ATH)4-starGeorgia
97. Marvin Harrison Jr. (No. 14 WR)4-starOhio State
98. Dylan Fairchild (No. 6 OG)4-starGeorgia
99. Jayden Ballard (No. 15 WR)4-starOhio State
100. Tyreak Sapp (No. 7 SDE)4-starFlorida

National Signing Day 2021: Updated top 10 classes

Team ratings reflect updated 247Sports Composite rankings.

Rank (Conference) Commits5-starsTop-1004-starsPoints
1. Alabama (No. 1 SEC)2771616327.91
2. Ohio State (No. 1 Big Ten)2151213309.49
3. LSU (No. 2 SEC)232916295.61
4. Georgia (No. 3 SEC)204811294.55
5. Clemson (No. 1 ACC)193714291.20
6. Oregon (No. 1 Pac-12)230519287.38
7. Texas A&M (No. 4 SEC)231515281.25
8. USC (No. 2 Pac-12)221514280.72
9. Notre Dame (No. 1 Independent)270412269.15
10. Michigan (No. 2 Big Ten)231512268.77

Zac Al-Khateeb

Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.