Grading the G5 2023 recruiting classes from the state of Texas

Not every recruiting class can be judged the same. The world doesn’t happen in a vacuum and context matters. Texas and Texas A&M always sign the top-ranked recruiting classes in Texas, but that doesn’t always equal a successful cycle. The Aggies fell from the top-ranked class in 2022 to the 15th-best one in 2023. Conversely, Rice signed a recruiting class in 2023 that ranks 20 spots better than its five-year average. 

Instead of ranking the classes by pure talent, we took a stab at grading the G5 classes in the Lone Star State from the 2023 cycle based on relativity. Including Houston, five of the six teams in Texas signed classes in 2023 that rank above expectation based on what it signed starting in 2019.