NC State’s Average Football Recruiting Class Rank is 40th in the CFP Era

CFB Report collected some data from the 247Sports database, ranking Power 4 Football teams by their Average Recruiting Class rank in the College Football Playoff Era (2014-2024). NC State ranked 40th, with an average recruiting class ranking of 41.2 in that time span.

Since 2014, NC State’s average annual recruiting ranking ranks 8th amongst current ACC teams.

ACC Teams in this List

8. Clemson

11. FSU

14. Miami

21. UNC

28. Stanford

36. Virginia Tech

39. Louisville

40. NC State

43. Cal

44. Pitt

48. Georgia Tech

52. Virginia

55. Boston College

56. Duke

65. Wake Forest

68. SMU

NC State’s Recruiting Class Rankings Since 2014 (according to 247Sports)

2014 – 34th

2015 – 31st

2016 – 49th

2017 – 55th

2018 – 26th

2019 – 28th

2020 – 44th

2021 – 38th

2022 – 72nd

2023 – 49th

2024 – 27th

Dave Doeren and his staff just brought in the 2nd best class at NC State in his tenure in 2024.