Early signing period live updates for 2026 commits, team rankings

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

1. Jared Curtis (No. 1 QB), Vanderbilt commit
2. Lamar Brown (No. 1 athlete), LSU commit
3. Keisean Henderson (No. 2 QB), Houston commit
4. Jackson Cantwell (No. 1 OT), Miami commit
5. Zion Elee (No. 1 edge rusher), Maryland commit
6. Carter Meadows (No. 2 edge rusher), Michigan commit
7. Faizon Brandon (No. 3 QB), Tennessee commit
8. Savion Hiter (No. 1 RB), Michigan commit
9. Dia Bell (No. 4 QB), Texas commit
10. Chris Henry Jr. (No. 1 WR), Ohio State commit
11. Tristen Keys (No. 2 WR), Tennessee commit
12. Rodney Durham (No. 3 edge rusher), Notre Dame commit
13. Felix Ojo (No. 2 OT), Texas Tech commit
14. Ezavier Crowell (No. 2 RB), Alabama commit
15. LaDamion Guyton (No. 4 edge rusher), Texas Tech commit
16. Immanuel Iheanacho (No. 1 IOL), Oregon commit
17. Xavier Griffin (No. 1 LB), Alabama commit
18. Kendre Harrison (No. 1 TE), Oregon commit
19. Kodi Greene (No. 3 OT), Washington commit
20. Tyler Atkinson (No. 2 LB), Texas commit
21. Ian Premer (No. 2 TE), Notre Dame commit
22. Jalen Lott (No. 3 WR), Oregon commit
23. Mark Bowman (No. 3 TE), USC commit
24. Khary Adams (No. 1 CB), Notre Dame commit
25. Jorden Edmonds (No. 2 CB), Alabama commit
26. Anthony Jones (No. 5 edge rusher), Oregon commit
27. Kelvin Obot (No. 4 OT), Utah commit
28. Richard Wesley (No. 6 edge rusher), Texas commit
29. Richard Anderson (No. 1 DL), LSU commit
30. Bralan Womack (No. 1 S), Mississippi State commit
31. Joey O’Brien (No. 2 S), Notre Dame commit
32. Jireh Edwards (No. 3 S), Alabama commit
33. Ekene Ogboko (No. 5 OT), Georgia commit
34. 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:

1. USC (34 commits)
2. Alabama (24 commits)
3. Notre Dame (27 commits)
4. Oregon (19 commits)
5. Ohio State (28 commits)
6. Georgia (28 commits)
7. Texas (24 commits)
8. Tennessee (24 commits)
9. Texas A&M (26 commits)
10. Miami (29 commits)

To see the full rankings, click here.