College football is marching toward the busy period of the recruiting calendar, and the picture for the 2026 cycle is beginning to take shape for the country's top programs.
Three top-100 prospects came off the board in the last week alone, headlined by five-star wide receiver Tristen Keys' pledge to LSU. The slow trickle of commitments will eventually turn to a flood later this spring when the official visit season kicks off and the nation's elite high school prospects flock to campuses all over the country from mid-May to the third weekend in June.
So who are the priority targets and what are the key roster needs for college football's biggest programs in the 2026 class?