Top 10 All-Time Football Commits for Each Pac-12 Program

2007 USC recruit Joe McKnight remains the highest-rated prospect signed by a Pac-12 school

Posted on July 14, 2023


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

Here are the Top 10 all-time football commits for each program, based on 247Sports Composite listings in the Internet Era with Rank, Position, and Stars.

Joe McKnight, a running back recruited by USC in 2007, remains the highest-rated college football prospect ever signed by a Pac-12 school.

The Trojans boast the next five highest commits as well.

Looking just at the top recruit from each school, UCLA and Oregon rank second and third on the all-time list with Jaelan Phillips (2017) and Kayvon Thibodeaux (2019), respectively.

These lists were last updated on July 13, 2023, following the addition of Elijah Rushing as Arizona’s highest-ever rated commit, and a comprehensive rating adjustment by 247Sports.


Arizona
Tetairoa McMillan | Arizona Athletics

Rank
NameRatingClassPositionStars
1Elijah Rushing.98602024Edge5
2Tetairoa McMillan.97792022WR4
3Devin Ross.97582006CB4
4Mike Bell.96712001RB4
5Nic Costa.96102001QB4
6Rob Gronkowski.94542007TE4
7Robert Golden.93932008CB4
8Keenan Walker.93632015OT4
9Marquis Flowers.93452010LB4
10Cam Denson.93392014CB4

Arizona State
Vontaze Burfict | Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Rank
NameRatingClassPositionStars
1Vontaze Burfict.99352009ILB5
2Zach Miller.98922004TE5
3Jayden Daniels.98322019QB4
4Terrell Suggs.97652000OLB4
5Corey Adams.97642009DT4
6N'Keal Harry.97362016WR4
7Brady White.96732016QB4
8Andrew Walter.96712000QB4
9Gerell Robinson.96632008WR4
10Lamar Baker.96632001CB4

California
Keenan Allen | calbears.com

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Keenan Allen.99492010WR5
2DeSean Jackson.99102005WR5
3Demetris Robertson.99052016WR5
4Marshawn Lynch.98922004RB5
5Lorenzo Alexander.98612001SDE5
6Zach Kline.97712012QB4
7Viliami Moala.97372011DT4
8Derrick Hill.97212006DT4
9Cecil Whiteside.97172010OLB4
10Darian Hagan.97012006S4

Colorado
Darrell Scott | Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Darrell Scott.99802008RB5
2Marcus Houston.99802000RB5
3Cormani McClain.99212023CB5
4Ryan Miller.98592007OT5
5Russell Lovett.97512001ATH4
6Craig Ochs.97392000QB4
7Lynn Katoa.97002008ILB4
8Yuri Wright.96902012CB4
9Quinn Sypniewski.96832000TE4
10Gabe Nyenhuis.96672002SDE4

Oregon
Kayvon Thibodeaux | Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Kayvon Thibodeaux.99872019WDE5
2Justin Flowe.99672020OLB5
3Haloti Ngata.99622002DT5
4Jonathan Stewart.99522005RB5
5Noah Sewell.99352020ILB5
6Cameron Colvin.99322004WR5
7D'Anthony Thomas.99262011RB5
8Josh Conerly Jr..99182022OL5
9Arik Armstead.99172012SDE5
10Canton Kaumatule.99092015DL5

 


Oregon State
Isaac Seumalo | Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Isaac Seumalo.98762012OG5
2Derek Anderson.98272001QB4
3Steven Jackson.97432001RB4
4Simi Kuli.96672008SDE4
5Michael Philipp.93842009OG4
6Aidan Chiles.93652023QB4
7Ruben Jackson.93332005WR4
8Brandon Lockheart.93332002OT4
9Kelze Howard.90732023DL4
10Christian Wallace.90682016CB4

Stanford
Kwame Harris | Tom Hauck/Allsport via Getty Images

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Kwame Harris.99782000OT5
2Foster Sarell.99682017OT5
3Michael Craven.99542001OLB5
4Walker Little.99522017OT5
5Kyle Murphy.99372012OT5
6Davis Mills.99182017QB5
7Trent Edwards.98942002QB5
8Solomon Thomas.98852014SDE5
9Julian Jenkins.98592002WDE5
10Andrus Peat.98492012OT5

UCLA
Jaelan Phillips | Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Jaelan Phillips.99892017WDE5
2Donte Moore.99772023QB5
3Eddie Vanderdoes.99602013DT5
4Josh Rosen.99322015QB5
5Mique Juarez.99242016OLB5
6Owamagbe Odighizuwa.99122010SDE5
7Keisean Lucier-South.99092015WDE5
8Matt Ware.99062001CB5
9Ellis McCarthy.98812012DT5
10Darnay Holmes.98792017CB5

USC
USC’s Joe McKnight | USC Athletics

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Joe McKnight.99972007RB5
3Matt Barkley.99932009QB5
2Korey Foreman.99922021SDE5
4Patrick Turner.99922005WR5
5Whitney Lewis.99902003WR5
6Mark Sanchez.99882005QB5
7Roberts Woods.99872010WR5
8Iman Marshall.99862015CB5
9Vidal Hazeltor.99842006WR5
10Zachariah Branch.99802023WR5

Utah
Clark Phillips III | Chris Gardner/Getty Images

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Clark Phillips III.97442020CB4
2James Aiono.96672009DT4
3Ethan Calvert.96532021ILB4
4Jaylon Johnson.96192017CB4
5Lander Barton.95872022LB4
6Spencer Fano.95642023OT4
7Garett Bolles.94622016OT4
8Caleb Lomu.94592023OT4
9Chris Washington.93862009S4
10Paul Soliai.93332004DT4

Washington
Shaq Thompson | Stephen Brashear/Getty Images

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Shaq Thompson.99782012OLB5
2Reggie Williams.99762001WR5
3Nathan Rhodes.99382002OT5
4Sam Huard.99362021QB5
5Matt Tuiasosopo.98902004QB5
6Sav'ell Smalls.98432020OLB5
7Kavario Middleton.98202008TE4
8Charles Frederick.98192001WR4
9Austin Seferian-Jenkins.97652011TE4
10Kasen Williams.97642011WR4

Washington State
Michael Bumpus | Michael Buckner/WireImage

RankNameRatingClassPositionStars
1Michael Bumpus.96932004WR4
2Jermaine Green.93332002RB4
3Terry Mixon.93332007S4
4Gabe Marks.93252021WR4
5Randy Estes.92222004S4
6Ayden Hector.92202020CB4
7Thomas Toki.90752015DT4
8Jerome Harrison.90002004RB4
9Sammy Moore.90002002WR4
10Jesse Taylor.90002002TE4
11Jonathan Smith.90002002RB4
12Andy Roof.90002004DL4




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