Tulane has consistently been one of the better teams in the American Conference in recent years. Many programs, some which will be fairly new to the league, hope to find the same success in the next few seasons.
In order to do that, they must recruit well. Here are rankings of the 2026 recruiting classes among teams in the American.
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247’s College Football Recruiting Rankings In The American
| Rank | Team | Grade |
| 1 | USF | 194.50 |
| 2 | Tulane | 183.05 |
| 3 | Memphis | 176.71 |
| 4 | Temple | 167.53 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 153.55 |
| 6 | FAU | 130.39 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 127.79 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 124.04 |
| 9 | North Texas | 112.83 |
| 10 | Rice | 86.00 |
| 11 | UTSA | 82.77 |
| 12 | Navy | 65.10 |
| 13 | Army | 61.83 |
| 14 | UAB | 52.98 |
Rivals’ College Football Recruiting Rankings In The American
| Rank | Team | Grade |
| 1 | USF | 85.735 |
| 2 | Tulane | 84.908 |
| 3 | Temple | 84.371 |
| 4 | Memphis | 84.225 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 83.570 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 82.888 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 81.948 |
| 8 | FAU | 81.646 |
| 9 | North Texas | 80.286 |
| 10 | Navy | 80.167 |
| 11 | Army | 80.098 |
| 12 | Rice | 80.058 |
| 13 | UTSA | 78.957 |
| 14 | UAB | 74.295 |
