The world of college football recruiting has been owned largely by Southeastern Conference programs in the past 2 decades, but the 2026 recruiting class sees a new top dog. Or, more accurately, top Trojan.
USC clinched the No. 1 recruiting class of 2026 on Wednesday during the Early Signing Period, becoming the first non-SEC program to earn the top spot in the 247 Sports Composite team national rankings since 2008.
“Everything we do is intentional,” USC general manager Chad Bowden said to 247Sports. “The thought process this cycle was to go heavy on a high school class, to bring in a group we could build off of, and we were very strategic and heavy in our home state of California.
“We’ve got a great group we are fired up about. The main focus was to bring in the right kids that want to be here and retaining the right guys that are already within these walls.”
The signing-day flip of Santa Ana. (Calif.) Mater Dei 4-star WR Kayden Dixon-Wyatt from Ohio State to USC was enough to put the Trojans over the top. USC currently has 35 commitments for the 2026 class, including 1 5-star pledge and 21 4-star commitments. The current top SEC school in the 247 Sports Composite team national rankings is Alabama at No. 3, behind 2nd-ranked Oregon.
BREAKING: USC (@uscfb) has clinched the No. 1 recruiting class of 2026.The Trojans become the first non-SEC team atop the rankings in 18 years "Everything we do is intentional," said general manager Chad Bowden. @BlairAngulo t.co/5O8rQugsnF pic.twitter.com/Ekw2hlwXdf
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