re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition

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Well that's good news lol

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TEAMS WITH THE BEST CLASSES: Alabama, Arizona State

Just four of the 50 quarterbacks ranked in the pro-style and dual-threat positions remain unsigned after the early period, so we can look over the final rankings and get a good sense of which programs have signed the best quarterback classes in 2019.

Five programs have multiple entries who are ranked in the pro-style or dual-threat position rankings. Georgia has four-star Dwan Mathis, but three-star John Rhys Plumlee has not signed and will take other official visits. Penn State did have two four-stars in Ta’Quan Roberson and Michael Johnson Jr., but Johnson dropped to three-stars in the latest update. Ole Miss, meanwhile, has four-star Grant Tisdale and three-star Kinkead Dent.

Alabama will be the only team with two four-star quarterbacks unless unsigned four-star Lance Legendre lands with a program that already has a four-star. The Crimson Tide would probably get the overall nod, but with Taulia Tagovailoa’s drop, neither he nor fellow Alabama signee Paul Tyson end up in the Rivals250.

The rise of Jayden Daniels, meanwhile, into Rivals100 territory coupled with another quarterback signed in three-star Joey Yellen makes Arizona State’s class a strong contender to Alabama for the overall best class of quarterbacks signed in 2019.

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The final rankings update for the 2019 class has been rolling out all week and there is plenty to breakdown. Take a look at the final Rivals250 for the 2019 class in this version of By The Numbers.

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93 - The number of prospects that made the final Rivals250 that weren’t in the first version

The first full version of the 2019 Rivals250 was released in August of 2017. Since then the Rivals250 and the entire class of 2019 rankings have been updated six times. After all of those updates, the final Rivals250 features 93 prospects that weren’t on the first one and the final Rivals100 has 54 prospects that were in the first Rivals100.

Between each update to the rankings, the Rivals.com analyst team is, in addition to reviewing film of thousands of college football prospects, out at camps, combines, 7-on-7 tournaments, workouts, practices, regular season games, postseason games, and all-star games evaluating as many prospects as possible and building on the previous evaluation of prospects. All of that work helped produce the final Rivals250 for the 2019 class.

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9 - The number of teams that have at least 10 commitments in the Rivals250

Alabama holds the most commitments in the Rivals250 with 20 followed by Georgia with 13. Clemson and Texas have 12 while LSU, Michigan and Texas A&M have 11. Oklahoma and Oregon have 10 each. It is worth noting that three of the College Football Playoff teams from this season (Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma) each have at least 10 commitments from Rivals250 prospects. These nine teams hold commitments from 44 percent of the Rivals250, more than the combined total of the next 24 teams. Notre Dame, one of the four College Football Playoff teams from this season, has seven commits in the Rivals250.

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The Latest

The state of Alabama has produced its share of top-flight football talent in recent years, with several former five-stars emerging from the Yellowhammer State. As the recruiting approach of many schools evolves, players are beginning to surface earlier and earlier during the process. A perfect example is Class of 2022 Alabama prospect Khurtiss Perry, who already has a few Power Five offers to his name despite just playing his freshman season of football. Rivals.com recently caught up with Perry to talk about his early success and what's next for him on the recruiting trail.

In His Words

"I started getting offers during the season. Mississippi State was the first one. They told my coach they liked my game and wanted to be the first ones to offer me and that was big for me. After that I got Virginia Tech. I want to make sure I get out and visit those two schools because they are the first ones to believe in me. A few other schools might offer soon. South Carolina, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Texas A&M have all been showing interest so we'll see how it goes."

Rivals Reaction

After an impressive showing against older prospects at the All-American Bowl Combine in San Antonio earlier this month it wouldn't be at all shocking to see Perry continue to raise his stock and offer list during the spring and summer. He's still young but has many of the traits of an elite prospect and it shouldn't take long before schools across the Southeast take notice.

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TEAM WITH THE TOP SIGNEE: Alabama

Alabama landed the top running back in the country when Trey Sanders signed with the Tide during the early signing period. That news was huge for a couple of reasons. First, Sanders’ talent is unmistakable. He’s a truly elite prospect with an almost certain NFL future. Secondly, Nick Saban and company held off a strong late push by Georgia to seal the deal with the five-star prospect, who could have an immediate impact in Tuscaloosa. Sanders is a rare talent and should shine in the SEC from the jump.

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