On Sunday, 12 teams will see their national championship hope live on when they hear their name called for the College Football Playoff.
A few days before that, the building blocks for those future championship dreams will be put into place.
The early signing period begins on Wednesday, Dec. 3 and continues through Friday, Dec. 5, with many of the top recruits from across the country putting pen to paper (and, in a rarity in 2025, paper into fax machines) to formalize their relationship with their new college home for the next three or four (or five) years. The three-day stretch has become the primary time for high-school prospects to sign with schools, effectively replacing the once-customary National Signing Day in February.
It will be a frenzied 72 hours, particularly on Wednesday, with hundreds of players signing with schools they’ve been committed to for weeks or months while others unveil their college decisions with news conferences, hats and, if the recent past has taught us anything, live animals.
USA TODAY Sports will be providing live updates from college football’s early signing period. Follow along.
Early signing period live updates
This section will be updated as recruits are announced as signees.
Early signing period: Player rankings for 2026 class
This section will be updated live as players sign.
Here’s the full list of the top 100 players in the 2026 class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings:
5-star recruits
Jared Curtis (No. 1 QB), Vanderbilt commit
Lamar Brown (No. 1 athlete), LSU commit
Keisean Henderson (No. 2 QB), Houston commit
Jackson Cantwell (No. 1 OT), Miami commit
Zion Elee (No. 1 edge rusher), Maryland commit
Carter Meadows (No. 2 edge rusher), Michigan commit
Faizon Brandon (No. 3 QB), Tennessee commit
Savion Hiter (No. 1 RB), Michigan commit
Dia Bell (No. 4 QB), Texas commit
Chris Henry Jr. (No. 1 WR), Ohio State commit
Tristen Keys (No. 2 WR), Tennessee commit
Rodney Durham (No. 3 edge rusher), Notre Dame commit
Felix Ojo (No. 2 OT), Texas Tech commit
Ezavier Crowell (No. 2 RB), Alabama commit
LaDamion Guyton (No. 4 edge rusher), Texas Tech commit
Immanuel Iheanacho (No. 1 IOL), Oregon commit
Xavier Griffin (No. 1 LB), Alabama commit
Kendre Harrison (No. 1 TE), Oregon commit
Kodi Greene (No. 3 OT), Washington commit
Tyler Atkinson (No. 2 LB), Texas commit
Ian Premer (No. 2 TE), Notre Dame commit
Jalen Lott (No. 3 WR), Oregon commit
Mark Bowman (No. 3 TE), USC commit
Khary Adams (No. 1 CB), Notre Dame commit
Jorden Edmonds (No. 2 CB), Alabama commit
Anthony Jones (No. 5 edge rusher), Oregon commit
Kelvin Obot (No. 4 OT), Utah commit
Richard Wesley (No. 6 edge rusher), Texas commit
Richard Anderson (No. 1 DL), LSU commit
Bralan Womack (No. 1 S), Mississippi State commit
Joey O’Brien (No. 2 S), Notre Dame commit
Jireh Edwards (No. 3 S), Alabama commit
Ekene Ogboko (No. 5 OT), Georgia commit
Brandon Arrington (No. 2 athlete), signs with USC
4-star recruits
35. Kaiden Prothro (No. 4 TE), Georgia commit
36. Jett Washington (No. 4 S), Oregon commit
37. Darius Gray (No. 1 IOL), South Carolina commit
38. Ryder Lyons (No. 5 QB), BYU commit
39. Ethan Feaster (No. 4 WR), USC commit
40. Cederian Morgan (No. 5 WR), Alabama commit
41. Chauncey Kennon (No. 3 S), Florida State commit
42. Khary Wilder (No. 2 DL), Ohio State commit
43. KJ Edwards (No. 3 RB), Texas A&M commit
44. Luke Wafle (No. 7 edge rusher), USC commit
45. Salesi Moa (No. 3 athlete), Tennessee commit
46. Elbert Hill (No. 4 CB), USC commit
47. Davon Benjamin (No. 5 S), Oregon commit
48. Jaimeon Winfield (No. 3 DL), USC commit
49. Davian Groce (No. 6 WR), Florida commit
50. Cincere Johnson (No. 3 LB), Ohio State commit
51. Sam Greer (No. 6 OT), Ohio State commit
52. Jamarion Matthews (No. 4 DL), Alabama commit
53. Nolan Wilson (No. 5 DL), Alabama commit
54. Deuce Geralds (No. 6 DL), LSU commit
55. TJ White (No. 4 LB), Tennessee commit
56. Zyan Gibson (No. 5 CB), Alabama commit
57. Tony Cumberland (No. 7 DL), Oregon commit
58. Justice Fitzpatrick (No. 6 CB), Georgia commit
59. Somourian Wingo (No. 7 WR), Miami commit
60. Bryce Perry-Wright (No. 8 DL), Texas A&M commit
61. Naeem Burroughs (No. 8 WR), Clemson commit
62. Kevin Brown (No. 7 OT), West Virginia commit
63. Devin Jackson (No. 6 S), Oregon commit
64. Jay Timmons (No. 7 CB), Ohio State commit
65. Joel Wyatt (No. 4 athlete), Tennessee commit
66. Jermaine Bishop (No. 5 athlete), Texas commit
67. Trenton Henderson (No. 8 edge rusher), LSU commit
68. Bowe Bentley (No. 6 QB), Oklahoma commit
69. Jett Thomalla (No. 7 QB), Alabama commit
70. Calvin Russell (No. 9 WR), Syracuse commit
71. Blaine Bradford (No. 7 S), Ohio State commit
72. Jake Kreul (No. 9 edge rusher), Oklahoma commit
73. Keenyi Pepe (No. 8 OT), USC commit
74. Jonathan Hatton Jr. (No. 4 RB), Oklahoma commit
75. Caden Harris (No. 8 CB), Georgia commit
76. John Turntine III (No. 9 OT), Texas commit
77. Brian Bonner (No. 5 RB), Washington commit
78. Talanoa Ili (No. 5 LB), USC commit
79. Izayia Williams (No. 6 LB), Florida State commit
80. Tommy Tofi (No. 3 IOL), Oregon commit
81. Ayden Pouncey (No. 8 S), Notre Dame commit
82. J’Zavien Currence (No. 9 S), South Carolina commit
83. Brysten Martinez (No. 10 OT), LSU commit
84. Aaron Gregory (No. 10 WR), Texas A&M commit
85. Kentavion Anderson (No. 10 S), Clemson commit
86. Brayden Rouse (No. 7 LB), Tennessee commit
87. James Johnson (No. 9 DL), Texas commit
88. Jordan Smith (No. 11 S), Georgia commit
89. Jamarion Carlton (No. 10 DL), Texas commit
90. Gabriel Osenda (No. 11 OT), Tennessee commit
91. Aiden Harris (No. 11 DL), South Carolina commit
92. Craig Dandridge (No. 11 WR), Georgia commit
93. Havon Finney (No. 9 CB), LSU commit
94. Chase Campbell (No. 12 WR), Texas Tech commit
95. Jase Mathews (No. 13 WR), Auburn commit
96. Julian Walker (No. 10 edge rusher), Michigan commit
97. Jaquez Wilkes (No. 8 LB), Auburn commit
98. Pierre Dean (No. 11 edge rusher), Georgia commit
99. Derrek Cooper (No. 6 RB), Texas commit
100. Victor Singleton (No. 10 CB), Texas A&M commit
Early signing period: Team rankings 2026 class
This section will be updated live as class rankings shift
Here are the top 10 teams in the 2026 class rankings, according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings:
USC (34 commits)
Alabama (24 commits)
Notre Dame (27 commits)
Oregon (19 commits)
Ohio State (28 commits)
Georgia (28 commits)
Texas (24 commits)
Tennessee (24 commits)
Texas A&M (26 commits)
Miami (29 commits)
To see the full rankings, click here.