Each year, 247 Sports ranks the top recruiters in the nation through an algorithm that includes star-ratings, number of prospects and averages.
At the end of the recruiting cycle, the coach that has the highest average is named the National Recruiter of the Year by the website.
In 2019, Mike Locksley, offensive coordinator of Maryland, won the award with 84.26 points and a 95.11 average. In 2018 Dell McGee, running backs coach at Georgia, was named the winner of the award (85.98 points, 95.02 average) and, in 2017, it was Chris Partridge, linebackers coach at Michigan (83.