2024 college football recruiting class
The college football recruiting class of 2024 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2024. The scope of this article covers: the colleges and universities with recruiting classes ranking among the top 25 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets, and the individual recruits ranking among the top 25 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets.
Top ranked classes
| School | 247 | Rivals | On3 |
| Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 [Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama] | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 [Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon] | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 [Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami ] | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 [Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State] | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 [Texas Longhorns football team|Texas] | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| LSU Tigers football team|LSU] | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma] | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 [Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame] | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn] | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson] | 11 | 10 | 14 |
| 2024 [Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State] | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee] | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| 2024 [Florida Gators football team|Florida] | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| 2024 [Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State] | 15 | 17 | 16 |
| Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan] | 16 | 13 | 15 |
| USC Trojans football team|USC] | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| 2024 [Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska] | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| 2024 [Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M] | 19 | 20 | 17 |
| 2024 [Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri] | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| 2024 [Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss] | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| 2024 [South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina] | 22 | 30 | 20 |
| 2024 [Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin] | 23 | 19 | 22 |
| 2024 [Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech] | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| 2024 [Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky] | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Top ranked recruits
The following individuals were rated by one of the major media outlets among the top 20 players in the country in the Class of 2024. They are listed in order of their highest ranking by any of the major media outlets. Rankings may change, and the rankings reflected below are current as of October 6, 2024.| Player | Position | School | ESPN | Rivals | 247Sports | On3 |
| Jeremiah Smith | Wide receiver | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ellis Robinson IV | Cornerback | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| DJ Lagway | Quarterback | Florida | 8 | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| Dylan Raiola | Quarterback | Nebraska | 11 | 2 | 7 | 71 |
| Jaylen Mbakwe | Athlete | Alabama | 2 | 21 | 12 | 31 |
| Ryan Williams | Wide receiver | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Cam Coleman | Wide receiver | Auburn | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| L.J. McCray | Defensive end | Florida | 10 | 58 | 4 | 6 |
| Julian Sayin | Quarterback | Ohio State | 9 | 6 | 20 | 5 |
| David Stone | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| Williams Nwaneri | Defensive end | Missouri | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Jordan Seaton | Offensive tackle | Colorado | 19 | 22 | 13 | 22 |
| Justin Williams | Linebacker | Georgia | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Jordan Ross | Defensive end | Tennessee | 24 | 45 | 9 | 7 |
| Micah Hudson | Wide receiver | Texas Tech | 22 | 9 | 25 | 20 |
| Colin Simmons | Defensive end | Texas | 12 | 10 | 28 | 28 |
| Marquise Lightfoot | Defensive end | Miami | 107 | 17 | 34 | 10 |
| Justin Scott | Defensive tackle | Miami | 30 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Dylan Stewart | Defensive end | South Carolina | 14 | 24 | 19 | 12 |
| Dominick McKinley | Defensive tackle | LSU | 17 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Sammy Brown | Linebacker | Clemson | 13 | 34 | 14 | 19 |
| TJ Moore | Wide receiver | Clemson | 50 | 43 | 21 | 13 |
| KJ Bolden | Safety | Georgia | 16 | 14 | 15 | 25 |
| Terry Bussey | Athlete | Texas A&M | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Kobe Black | Cornerback | Texas | 15 | 32 | 60 | 69 |
| Joseph Jonah-Ajonye | Defensive tackle | Georgia | 26 | 16 | 56 | 34 |
| Josiah Thompson | Offensive tackle | South Carolina | 61 | 64 | 37 | 16 |
| Zavier Mincey | Cornerback | Alabama | 46 | 44 | 31 | 17 |
| Eddrick Houston | Defensive end | Ohio State | 35 | 18 | 33 | 53 |
| Guerby Lambert | Offensive tackle | Notre Dame | 94 | 37 | 88 | 18 |
| Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Linebacker | Notre Dame | 75 | 19 | 42 | 83 |
| Chris Cole | Linebacker | Georgia | 20 | 66 | 23 | 39 |
| Kamarion Franklin | Defensive end | Ole Miss | 96 | 20 | 137 | 197 |