Oklahoma signee Caleb Williams viewed as the No. 1 prospect according to new recruiting service
In the world of college football recruiting there are three major recruiting services. ESPN, Rivals, and 247Sports are the major sites to provide coverage of college recruiting. According to the composite scores, quarterback Caleb Williams was viewed as the No. 1 quarterback and No. 6 player of his class.
A look at the breakdown from each recruiting service
Rating
Stars | Overall | State | Position | |
247 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Rivals | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
ESPN | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
247 Composite | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
All three services ranked Williams as the No. 1 quarterback but his overall ranking varied from No. 5 to No. 16. ESPN was the only service that ranked him below a five-star. Whichever way you view it, the Oklahoma Sooners landed the top quarterback of the 2021 class. For now, he will back up fellow five-star signee from the 2019 class, Spencer Rattler. Williams is viewed as the quarterback of 2022 and beyond.
Now there is another recruiting service getting into the mix with On3 Recruits. From the founders of Rivals and 247Sports, On3 is expected to officially launch in August of this year just ahead of football season. Despite the fact that they haven’t launched yet hasn’t prevented them from putting out content already. They ranked the five-star prospects from the 2021 class and Williams was the top overall player of the class.
#OklahomaFootball quarterback Caleb Williams (@CALEBcsw) earns a five-star rating and ranks No.1 in the nation by On3. pic.twitter.com/NzGywRiwTN
— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) July 21, 2021
This just goes to show you how highly touted the 2021 classes’ top prospect for Oklahoma is viewed. He will be the No. 2 quarterback for the Sooners in 2021 but could rise to No. 1 provided Rattler exits stage left when the NFL draft takes place for 2022.
On3 also ranked another player in their top 32 players of the 2021 class, edge defender Clayton Smith. He ranked at No. 37 nationally according to his 247Sports composite ranking. On3 viewed him as a five-star prospect at No. 22 overall.
The @On3Recruits Class of 2021 Five-Stars Ranked 1-32.
Thoughts?👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/FqEJHnEEoo— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) July 21, 2021
On3’s ranking of Smith was more in line with how Rivals viewed him. He was a five-star prospect ranked top two at his position at No. 23 overall. ESPN was much lower than both 247Sports and Rivals as they listed him as the No. 84 prospect overall as a four-star player.
On3 Sports will be yet another service to check out when it comes to recruiting.
