Between now and Monday, Feb. 10 — when we'll reveal our overall FCS team (Top 50) and individual recruiting rankings (Top 300) — we're going to begin to release some of our thoughts about each class here, conference by conference and position by position. Today we release our feelings about the Patriot League ranks — and where things stand for those schools.
Also … remember, this is a ranking of HIGH SCHOOL commitments … this is only one way our FCS rankings differentiate us from 247Sports and Rivals etc. Also … we don't pay any attention to the star rating, this ranking is based solely on how each athlete is coveted, who wanted him … and how many wanted him. That's it. Film evaluation is something I will leave up to the coaches, as they have their jobs on the line with that. I figure if their jobs are on the line, they're probably doing a pretty good job of figuring out who they want to offer a spot on their teams. And they are certainly better than I am at making that determination.
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Quick rankings explanation:
- Only high school recruits are taken into account. Transfers are separate and will be evaluated much later this spring.
- The system is based on school offers, NOT 247Sports or Rivals. Every level of D-1 (P5, G5, FCS) has a particular tiered point total.
- When it comes to team rankings, it's the value of all of its Dec. signees and current commitments' point totals combined. Every kid counts.
- I respect PWOs — preferred walk-ons. They get credit too. The FCS is the perfect level for walk-ons. They matter to these schools.
- The final national rankings for Top 50 teams and Top 300 individuals will publish Monday, Feb. 10[divider]
All FCS Conference & Position Recruiting Rankings
TOP PATRIOT LEAGUE TEAMS
(This top list is based on teams that have already secured at least five recruits – full conference breakdown comes later)
| RK | FCS TEAM |
| 1 | Georgetown |
| 2 | Holy Cross |
| 3 | Lehigh |
| 4 | Colgate |
| 5 | Fordham |
| 6 | Bucknell |
| 7 | Lafayette |
[divider]TOP PATRIOT LEAGUE RECRUITS
| RK | FCS TEAM | POS | FCS RECRUIT | HOMETOWN | OTHER D-1 OPTIONS |
| 1 | LEHIGH | DB | Donovan Thomas | Jacksonville, FL | 6 Power Five Offers, 8 G5s |
| 2 | HOLY CROSS | WR | Byron Shipman | Plainfield, NJ | Rutgers, 11 G5 offers, 6 FCS offers |
| 3 | LEHIGH | OL | George Padezanin | McKees Rocks, PA | 2 FBS, 22 FCS offers |
| 4 | COLGATE | RB | Jaedon Henry | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Pitt, Kansas, BC, Mizzou, et al |
| 5 | HOLY CROSS | DB | Terrence Spence | Ringwood, NJ | 5 FBS offers, 12 FCS offers |
| 6 | GEORGETOWN | OL | Brian Balestra | New Orleans, LA | Air Force decommit, 3 FBS, 15 FCS offers |
| 7 | GEORGETOWN | WR | Noah Jones | Chicago, IL | 4 FBS offers, 11 FCS offers |
| 8 | GEORGETOWN | TE | Stephen Brooks | Brookline, MA | 3 FBS, 13 FCS |
| 9 | COLGATE | DE | Ja-lon Perkins | Allentown, PA | Air Force, Army, 14 FCS offers |
| 10 | GEORGETOWN | DL | Maximus Villar | Miami, FL | Army, Navy, 12 FCS offers |
| 11 | FORDHAM | DB | Kyle Jacob | Paramus, NJ | Air Force, 12 FCS offers |
| 12 | BUCKNELL | QB | Tyler Beverett | Scottsdale, AZ | Indiana, New Mex, 6 FCS |
| 13 | COLGATE | DB | Owen Goss | Hinsdale, IL | Air Force, NIU, 10 FCS offers |
| 14 | FORDHAM | OL | Cody Johnson | The Woodlands, TX | North Tex., New Mex., 7 FCS |
| 15 | LEHIGH | DB | LaTreil Wimberly | Upper Marlboro, MD | Navy decommit – 10 FCS offers |
| 16 | HOLY CROSS | WR | Quinton Gregory | Virginia Beach, VA | 4 FBS, 3 FCS |
| 17 | FORDHAM | RB | Taj Barnes | Sugar Hill, GA | 2 FBS offers, 7 FCS |
| 18 | GEORGETOWN | OL | Luke Popma | West Linn, OR | Air Force, Idaho, 5 FCS |
| 19 | GEORGETOWN | OL | Max Norton | Washington, DC | 2 FBS, 7 FCS |
| 20 | FORDHAM | WR | Cole Thornton | Sugar Hill, GA | 11 FCS offers |
| 21 | GEORGETOWN | DL | Noah Gick | Leesburg, VA | 11 FCS offers |
| 22 | GEORGETOWN | DE | Kwame Achampong | Chicago, IL | New Mex St., Cent. Mich, 5 FCS offers |
| 23 | BUCKNELL | OL | Harrison Shepherd | Cincinnati, OH | Western Michigan, 7 FCS offers |
| 24 | GEORGETOWN | LB | De’Andre Wilborn | Chicago, IL | Army, 7 FCS offers |
| 25t | LAFAYETTE | TE | Mason Gilbert | DeWitt, MI | 9 FCS offers |
| 25t | LEHIGH | OL | Justin Watson | St. Louis, MO | Kent St., 7 FCS offers |
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