Football signing day live updates: 2026 commits, rankings for early signing period

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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.

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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), signed with Miami
  5. Zion Elee (No. 1 edge rusher), Maryland commit
  6. Carter Meadows (No. 2 edge rusher), Michigan commit
  7. Faizon Brandon (No. 3 QB), signed with Tennessee
  8. Savion Hiter (No. 1 RB), Michigan commit
  9. Dia Bell (No. 4 QB), signed with Texas
  10. Chris Henry Jr. (No. 1 WR), Ohio State commit
  11. Tristen Keys (No. 2 WR), signed with Tennessee
  12. Rodney Durham (No. 3 edge rusher), Notre Dame commit
  13. Felix Ojo (No. 2 OT), signed with Texas Tech
  14. Ezavier Crowell (No. 2 RB), signed with Alabama
  15. LaDamion Guyton (No. 4 edge rusher), signed with Texas Tech
  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), signed with Alabama
  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), signed with Alabama
  33. Ekene Ogboko (No. 5 OT), signed with Georgia
  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), signed with South Carolina
  • 38. Ryder Lyons (No. 5 QB), BYU commit
  • 39. Ethan Feaster (No. 4 WR), signed with USC
  • 40. Cederian Morgan (No. 5 WR), Alabama commit
  • 41. Chauncey Kennon (No. 3 S), signed with Florida State
  • 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), signed with USC
  • 45. Salesi Moa (No. 3 athlete), Tennessee commit
  • 46. Elbert Hill (No. 4 CB), signed with USC
  • 47. Davon Benjamin (No. 5 S), Oregon commit
  • 48. Jaimeon Winfield (No. 3 DL), signed with USC
  • 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), signed with Alabama
  • 57. Tony Cumberland (No. 7 DL), Oregon commit
  • 58. Justice Fitzpatrick (No. 6 CB), Georgia commit
  • 59. Somourian Wingo (No. 7 WR), signed with Miami
  • 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), signed with West Virginia
  • 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), signed with Alabama
  • 70. Calvin Russell (No. 9 WR), Syracuse commit
  • 71. Blaine Bradford (No. 7 S), Ohio State commit
  • 72. Jake Kreul (No. 9 edge rusher), signed with Oklahoma
  • 73. Keenyi Pepe (No. 8 OT), signed with USC
  • 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), signed with Notre Dame
  • 82. J’Zavien Currence (No. 9 S), South Carolina commit
  • 83. Brysten Martinez (No. 10 OT), signed with LSU
  • 84. Aaron Gregory (No. 10 WR), signed with Texas A&M
  • 85. Kentavion Anderson (No. 10 S), signed with Clemson
  • 86. Brayden Rouse (No. 7 LB), signed with Tennessee
  • 87. James Johnson (No. 9 DL), Texas commit
  • 88. Jordan Smith (No. 11 S), Georgia commit
  • 89. Jamarion Carlton (No. 10 DL), signed with Texas
  • 90. Gabriel Osenda (No. 11 OT), signed with Tennessee
  • 91. Aiden Harris (No. 11 DL), South Carolina commit
  • 92. Craig Dandridge (No. 11 WR), signed with Georgia
  • 93. Havon Finney (No. 9 CB), LSU commit
  • 94. Chase Campbell (No. 12 WR), signed with Texas Tech
  • 95. Jase Mathews (No. 13 WR), Auburn commit
  • 96. Julian Walker (No. 10 edge rusher), Michigan commit
  • 97. Jaquez Wilkes (No. 8 LB), signed with Auburn
  • 98. Pierre Dean (No. 11 edge rusher), signed with Georgia
  • 99. Derrek Cooper (No. 6 RB), Texas commit
  • 100. Victor Singleton (No. 10 CB), signed with Texas A&M

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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.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Football Signing Day live updates for 2026 commits, team rankings

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