For the third consecutive year here is my college football team talent formula. I am releasing this after more clarity has been given to every roster across the college football landscape because of national signing day and early NFL draft entrants. This year has been more complicated due to the fact seniors get an extra year of eligibility due to Covid pandemic. As of right now these are the rosters and where the numbers are projecting their baseline talent going into 2021. In the coming weeks I will do a further breakdown of what these numbers mean for individual teams and conferences. I explain the formula at the bottom and once again I made some changes from my previous formula. Below is a link to my 2020 formula.
2021 Team Talent Formula Top 25
1. Alabama (239.5)
▪️15 five stars
▪️64 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (38)
2. Georgia (219.75)
▪️17 five stars
▪️48 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (34)
3. Ohio State (207.6)
▪️14 five stars
▪️52 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (33)
4. Clemson (171.6)
▪️11 five stars
▪️42 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (23)
5. Texas A&M (154.55)
▪️5 five stars
▪️49 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (21)
6. Florida (151.95)
▪️7 five stars
▪️54 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (17)
7. LSU (143.75)
▪️6 five stars
▪️42 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (21)
8. Oklahoma (142.3)
▪️7 five stars
▪️49 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (16)
9. Oregon (141.8)
▪️4 five stars
▪️47 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (16)
10. USC (135.3)
▪️3 five stars
▪️43 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (14)
11. Texas (118.5)
▪️3 five stars
▪️47 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (11)
12. Miami (117.9)
▪️2 five stars
▪️46 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (12)
13. Notre Dame (114.6)
▪️1 five star
▪️42 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (14)
14. Michigan (104.25)
▪️3 five stars
▪️42 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (7)
15. Penn State (99.6)
▪️1 five star
▪️43 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (10)
16. Auburn (94.05)
▪️2 five stars
▪️34 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (7)
17. Washington (93.3)
▪️2 five stars
▪️38 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (6)
18. North Carolina (88.2)
▪️2 five stars
▪️28 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (10)
19. Tennessee (87.6)
▪️2 five stars
▪️33 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (5)
20. Florida State (70.9)
▪️0 five stars
▪️30 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (2)
21. South Carolina (68.75)
▪️2 five stars
▪️21 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (4)
22. Wisconsin (68.3)
▪️2 five stars
▪️14 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (4)
23. Kentucky (66.4)
▪️0 five stars
▪️23 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (4)
24. Nebraska (66.35)
▪️0 five stars
▪️23 four stars
▪️Top players (2)
25. UCLA (66.0)
▪️0 five stars
▪️19 four stars
▪️Top 100 players (4)
Next 5 Out
Stanford (65.25); Arizona State (62.95); Ole miss (60.15); Maryland (59.9); and TCU (57.9)
My formula explanation
Composite scores (ex. .9950) is based on 247 sports composite recruiting rankings.
(6 points) for player rated .9950-.1000
(5.5 points) for player rated .9850-.9949
(4.5 points) for player rated .9750-.9849
(3.5 points) for player rated .9550-.9749
(2.5 points) for player rated .9350-.9549
(1.5 points) for player rated .9150-.9349
(1.0 points) for player rated. .8950-.9149
(.75 points) for player rated .8750-.8949
(.50 points) for player rated .8550-.8749
(.25 points) for player rated .8350-.8599
(.10 points) for player rated .8150-.8349
(.05 points) for player rated .7950-.8149
-Each players score is added together (ex. 6+5.5+3.5) in order to come up with each teams score.
Tyler Turner is a contributor to The Sports Cast. Tyler covers all things college football: coaching searches, recruiting, etc. I also cover College basketball, Boxing, Tennis, Golf, and NFL.