USA TODAY Sports’ 2017 Composite Football Player Recruiting rankings

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USA TODAY Sports has assembled its first composite rankings for football recruits in the Class of 2017. The chart below will be updated frequently between now and National Signing Day next February.

RELATED: 2017 Composite Team Football Recruiting Rankings

The composite represents the average rankings of the four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout. The lower the average the better. For players who are not ranked by a particular service, the player receives a maximum number based on the way players are ranked for each site (247 for 247, 300 for ESPN, 250 for Rivals and 300 for Scout).   

Antioch (Calif.) running back Najee Harris leads the initial composite fueled by the No. 1 overall ranking by 247 and Scout. Harris is an Alabama commit.

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Texas defensive tackle Marvin Wilson, Rivals’ top-ranked player, comes in at No. 3 in the composite. ESPN’s top-ranked player, Tennessee offensive tackle Trey Smith, is at No. 47 because he is not listed in the Rivals 250.  

In a strong year for offensive tackles, four are ranked in the top 12 spots. 

RankNamePos.SchoolStateCollege247ESPNRivalsScoutAvg.
1Najee HarrisRBAntiochCAAlabama14212
2Dylan MosesOLBIMG AcademyFLUncommitted26724.25
3Marvin WilsonDTEpiscopalTXUncommitted127197.25
4Josh MyersOTMiamisburgOHOhio State516101611.75
5Foster SarellOTKapowsinWIUncommitted62426515.25
6Donovan Peoples-JonesWRCass TechMIUncommitted812133116
7Jeffrey OkudahSSouth Grand PrairieTXUncommitted30891816.25
T8Darnay HolmesCBCalabasasCAUncommitted1536151119.25
T8Joseph LewisWRHawkinsCAUncommitted341520819.25
10Calvin AshleyOTFirst AcademyFLAuburn1420212720.5
11Deangelo GibbsCBGraysonGAUncommitted191051320.75
12Wyatt DavisOTSt. John BoscoCAUncommitted2533191322.5
13Shaun WadeCBTrinity ChristianFLOhio State2413184625.25
14Baron BrowningOLBKennendaleTXUncommitted1129462026.5
15Cam AkersRBClintonMSUncommitted4023232227
16Tee HigginsWROak RidgeTNUncommitted731333927.5
17A.J. EspensaDEEdwardsvilleNJIowa460242327.75
18Tyler ShelvinDTNotre DameINUncommitted361765628.75
T19Dylan McCaffreyQBValor ChristianCOMichigan2619394031
T19Isaiah WilsonOTBrooklyn PrepNYUncommitted51256631
21Austin JacksonOTNorth CanyonAZUncommitted95369734.5
T22Joshua KaindohDEIMG AcademyFLMaryland281849035
T22Stanford SamuelsCBFlanaganFLUncommitted2940611035
24Trevon GrimesWRSt. Thomas AquinasFLUncommitted325135735.75
25JaCoby StevensATHOaklandTNUncommitted2122317136.25
26Hunter JohnsonQBBrownsburgINClemson2250126336.75
27Alex LeatherwoodOTWashingtonFLAlabama189606137
T28Tyjon LindseyWRCentennialCAUncommitted1682273239.25
T28Tedarrell SlatonGAmerican HeritageFLUncommitted772747639.25
30Chase YoungDEDeMatha CatholicMDUncommitted1730832839.5
31D’Andre SwiftATHSt. Joseph’s PrepPAUncommitted3364323039.75
32Tate MartellQBBishop GormanNVUncommitted5573221240.5
33Stephen CarrRBSummitCAUSC5342432540.75
34Robert BealDENorcrossGAUncommitted205629946.5
T35Jedrick WillsOTLafayetteKYUncommitted3798163747
T35Richard LeCounte IIISLiberty CountyGAGeorgia6211793647
37Andrew ThomasOTPace AcademyGAUncommitted2735677651.25
38James RobinsonWRLakelandFLUncommitted43211413453
39Khalan LabornRBOcean LakesVAUncommitted6767306256.5
40Jake FrommQBHouston CountyGAGeorgia38102543457
41Jack AndersonGFriscoTXTexas Tech47411083357.25
42Isaiah PryorSIMG AcademyFLOhio State5246656757.5
43Jarez ParksDESebastian RiverFLUncommitted66110174158.5
44Austin DeculusOTCy-FairTXLSU11214248859.5
45Jerry JeudyWRDeerfield BeachFLUncommitted8726409461.75
46J.K. DobbinsATHLa GrangeTXOhio State5458737865.75
47Trey SmithOTUniversity SchoolTNUncommitted312501567.25
48Jaelan PhillipsDERedlands East ValleyCAUCLA1032005867.75
49Jamyest WilliamsCBGraysonGAUncommitted39471226468
50Lagaryonn CarsonDELiberty-EylauTXTexas59571332668.75
51Anthony McFarlandRBDeMatha CatholicMDUncommitted14355443569.25
52Devon HunterSIndian RiverVAUncommitted12112042471.75
53Thomas GrahamCBRancho CucamongaCAUncommitted78435312173.75
54D.J. MatthewsWRTrinity ChristianFLFlorida State64693812774.5
55Maleik GraySLaVergneTNUncommitted63871015175.5
56Haskell GarrettDTBishop GormanNVOhio State561081112976
57Drew SingletonOLBParamus CatholicNJUncommitted65125348176.25
58Tua TagovailoaQBSt. LouisHIAlabama116100484376.75
59Jay TufeleDTBinghamUTUncommitted46851365480.25
60Davis MillsQBGrtr Atlanta ChristianGAStanford23229254580.5
61Jake MorettiOTPomonaCOOhio State351241165081.25
62Anthony Hines IIILBPlano EastTXUncommitted142651071482
63Justin FosterOLBCrestNCUncommitted68716612682.75
64Todd HarrisSPlaquemineLAUncommitted61861414483
65Jhamon AusbonWRIMG AcademyFLUncommitted411381035283.5
66Alijah Vera-TuckerOTBishop O’DowdCAUncommitted764911410285.25
67Cyrus FaganSMainlandFLFlorida State102596411885.75
68Nate McBrideILBVidalia Comp.GAUncommitted73188117586.75
69Robert HainseyGIMG AcademyFLUncommitted108805610587.25
70Brock WrightTECy-FairTXNotre Dame22232415988.5
T71Lamont WadeCBClairtonINUncommitted5727581789.25
T71Shawn RobinsonQBDeSotoTXTCU124142702189.25
73D.D. BowieWRMortonMSOle Miss70631617291.5
74Greg JohnsonATHHawkinsCAArizona104111995592.25
75Tyrese RobinsonGMcKinney BoydTXOklahoma114905211793.25
76Colby ParkinsonTEOaks ChristianCAStanford49377122495.25
77Austin TroxellOTMadison AcademyALUncommitted74831468396.5
78Walker LittleOTEpiscopalTXUncommitted58191955399.25
79Nico CollinsWRClay-ChalkvilleALUncommitted10615135120103
80Deommodore LenoirCBBishop Mora SalesianCAUncommitted1221587265104.25
81Vandarius CowanLBPalm Beach GardensFLAlabama1411985724105
82Malik HerringDEMary PersonsGAUncommitted1265474182109
83William Poole IIICBHapeville CharterGAGeorgia2474536112110
84Cordarrian RichardsonRBTrezevantTNClemson842149060112
85Deon JonesDBPotomacMDUncommitted1661558549113.75
86K’Lavon ChaissonDENorth ShoreTXUncommitted995224758114
87Markail BentonOLBCentralALUncommitted4444246123114.25
88Jeff ThomasWREast St. LouisILUncommitted313007849114.5
89Levi DraperILBCollinsvilleOKOklahoma7118413574116
90Chevin CallowayDBBishop DunneTXUncommitted247708269117
91Jonah MeltonOTEastern AlamanceNCNorth Carolina86118118155119.25
92Luiji VilainDEEpiscopalALUncommitted949589203120.25
93Paris FordDBSteel ValleyPAPittsburgh1919945149121
94LaBryan RayDEJames ClemensALUncommitted4534250158121.75
95Greg RogersDTArbor ViewNVUncommitted2046618338122.75
96Chuck FiliagaOTAledoTXUncommitted72135129157123.25
97Aubrey SolomonDTLee CountyGAUncommitted2076181150124.75
98Navaughn DonaldsonOTMiami CentralFLMiami7513480211125
99Daniel WrightATHCardinal GibbonsFLUncommitted17576104146125.25
100Zachary CarterDEHillsboroughFLUncommitted16312958152125.5
101Osiris St. BrownWRMater DeiCAUncommitted10520412173125.75
102Toneil CarterRBLangham CreekTXUncommitted17210515770126
103Kellen MondQBIMG AcademyFLBaylor15848185115126.5
104Devonta SmithWRAmiteCAUncommitted1323424119126.75
105Christopher AllenOLBSouthern Univ. LabLAUncommitted8011422886127
106Xavier McKinneyDBRoswellGAAlabama2429649128128.75
107Tony GrayOTGraysonGAUncommitted17439117188129.5
108Ryan KelleyQBBashaAZArizona St.20392113113130.25
109Lowell NarcisseQBSaint JamesLALSU2463868171130.75
110Amir RiepCBColerainOHUncommitted8912821892131.75
111D’Antne DemeryOTBrunswickGAUncommitted4813225098132
112David AdamsLBCentral CatholicPANotre Dame151174100104132.25
113Ty ChandlerRBMontgomery BellTNUncommitted42202153139134
114Bruce Jordan-SwillingATHBrother MartinLAUncommitted14918698110135.75
115Grant DelpitSLamarTXUncommitted6056250181136.75
116Tarik BlackWRCheshire AcademyCTUncommitted119210125103139.25
117Ja’len ParksDTNewberryFLFlorida State19016637165139.5
118Jordan AnthonyLBIMG AcademyFLUncommitted18611793167140.75
119Tylan WallaceWRSouth HillsTXOklahoma St.10172250142141.25
120Marcus WilliamsonDBIMG AcademyFLOhio State13212122196142.5
121Chaz Ah YouDBTimpviewUTUncommitted133217115106142.75
T122Micah ClarkOTSt. John VianneyNJRutgers8227117842143.25
T122Trey SermonRBSprayberryGAOklahoma18378148164143.25
124Hezekiah JonesWRStaffordTXBaylor200109109156143.5
125Brendon WhiteSOlentagy LibertyOHOhio State50218159153145
126Henry BainvaluOTSkylineWAUncommitted100154208119145.25
T127Tray BishopATHTerrell CountyGAUncommitted79123250130145.5
T127Netori JohnsonOLCedar GroveGAGeorgia21414029199145.5
129Ambry ThomasCBDetroit MLKMIUncommitted11324315477146.75
130Zaquandre WhiteRBNorth Fort MyersFLFlorida State85146250111148
131Willie GayOLBStarkvilleMSUncommitted11015225089150.25
132OrTre SmithATHWandoSCUncommitted9523077202151
133Salvon AhmedATHJuanitaWAUncommitted146103227131151.75
134Nathan ProctorLBLackeyMDUncommitted13194234154153.25
135Darnell EwellDTLake TaylorVAUncommitted182175120138153.75
136Eric CrosbyDTOcean LakesVATennessee18521112497154.25
137Cesar RuizOLIMG AcademyFLUncommitted24788106178154.75
138Amari RodgersWRKnoxville CatholicTNClemson92107188233155
139Joshua LuggOTNorth AlleghenyPANotre Dame24715676143155.5
140Aaron BanksOTEl CerritoCAUncommitted16826275124157.25
141Jaden HunterLBWestlakeGAGeorgia21615959200158.5
142Fred HansardDTHun SchoolNJUncommitted19914191207159.5
143Derrick TuckerDBManvelTXTexas A&M137293112114164
144Kary VincentCBMemorialTXUncommitted24725250137164.75
145Sione Heimuli-LundRBBrightonUTStanford103252102204165.25
146D.J. JohnsonDELuther BurbankCAUncommitted12528250259165.5
147Sam EhlingerQBWestlakeTXTexas15529213779165.75
T148Marlon Tuipulotu’DTCentralORWashington93106250219167
T148Wes HarrisGAledoTXTCU115143110300167
150Hunter EcholsDECathederalCAUCLA19481250148168.25
151Tristan GebbiaQBCalabasasCANebraska15919386238169
152Justin BroilesCBJohn MarshallOKOklahoma145119176241170.25
153Jake LawlerDESouth MecklenbergNCNorth Carolina109172132270170.75
154Kayden LylesGSaguaroAZWisconsin180224119162171.25
155Levi JonesOLBWestlakeTXUncommitted153116250172172.75
T156Nick BrahmsGNavarreFLUncommitted69157250216173
T156Daquon GreenWRTampa Bay TechFLFlorida14779193273173
158Cole KmetTESt. VaitorILNotre Dame218115186176173.75
T159Hamsah NasirildeenOLBConcordNCUncommitted88212226170174
T159Will IgnontILBBuckhornALUncommitted16522355253174
161Bubba BoldenSBishop GormanNVUSC111201213173174.5
T162A.J. TerrellCBWestlakeGAUncommitted184112130276175.5
T162Alaric WilliamsATHSouthsideALAuburn107220162213175.5
164Omar ManningWRLancasterTXUncommitted30019712382175.5
T165Brett NeilonCSanta Margarita CathCAUncommitted123178113300178.5
T165LeAnthony WilliamsDBRoswellGAClemson24720387177178.5
167Chris RobisonQBMesquiteTXOklahoma24724896132180.75
168Kylin HillRBColumbusMSMiss. State90284250101181.25
169Mark WebbWRArchbishop WoodPAUncommitted81170175300181.5
170Jeremiah HollomanWRNewtonGAUncommitted23577250186187
171C.J. AverySGrenadaMSUncommitted24774250193191
172Edward IngramGDeSotoTXLSU20193250221191.25
173Robert BarnesSSouthlake CarrollTXOklahoma120300156191191.75
T174Markaviest BryantDECrisp CountyGAUncommitted22389250209192.75
T174Sean CliffordQBSt. XavierOHPenn State24797181246192.75

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