Five Programs Needing a Successful 2022 Season to Raise Recruiting Ceilings

Here's how the early stages of the 2022 college football season will play a large role in the recruiting game.

Scan a list of top recruiting classes entering the 2022 college football season and many of the programs near No. 1 profile as familiar.

Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Clemson are all among those in the mix for the top spot. Not much on-field happenings are likely to push any of them down the list too much, barring an unforeseen scandal, head-coaching change, etc.

But there's a sense of new blood in the mix thereafter, with the likes of Steve Sarkisian and Texas and Mario Cristobal and Miami charging up the list. Each enjoyed monster summer recruiting hauls filled with banner…