HERO Sports will take you conference-by-conference with FCS recruiting, and let you know who has the class to be coveted.
Today we rank the Patriot League.
Today's ranking (below) takes into account only high school recruits who have committed to FCS schools (NOTE: JUCOs and other transfers will be evaluated later this spring). Further updates will continue through national signing day. How do we rank? We pay more attention to the scholarship offers an athlete received than any kind of star rating from a recruiting service. If an FCS recruit holds 17 offers and 6 are of the FBS variety? That will rank him above a recruit who holds three — we let the colleges do the evaluations of film, they're the ones who get paid well to do that. Full final rankings will be released for teams and prospects on Monday, Feb. 11 at 12 p.m. ET[divider]
RECRUITING SCHEDULE: Conf. by Conf. – And The Grand Finale[divider]
BMAC'S PATRIOT LEAGUE TAKE:
| RK | FCS SCHOOL | CONF. | CLASS |
| 1 | Holy Cross | PATRIOT | 21 |
| 2 | Fordham | PATRIOT | 20 |
| 3 | Colgate | PATRIOT | 23 |
| 4 | Lehigh | PATRIOT | 20 |
Colgate dominated the Patriot League on the field last fall and made quite a smash in the FCS Playoffs last year, and the Raiders are cleaning house once again in recruiting — as are Holy Cross and Fordham. To be honest, all seven programs have something to crow about. This PL collective is actually quite impressive and sports 40 recruits/commitments who hold at least one FBS offer. That's not too shabby considering some FCS fans across the country question the Patriot League (trust me, I don't).
THE WINNER?: Holy Cross really put together a nice group this year.
THE UPSTARTS?: This one is easy — Georgetown. The spark we saw on the field (4-2 in the league) last fall has extended to recruiting, thanks to the efforts of head coach Rob Sgarlata and his staff. There's a buzz here. The Hoyas have landed four recruits that FBS schools wanted, along with others who were coveted by FCS powers Eastern Washington, Wofford and Montana State.
HOTTEST IN JANUARY?: Georgetown again. The Hoyas have been busy this past month and don't seem like they're done after signing a small group in December.[divider]
THE TOP PATRIOT LEAGUE PROSPECTS
| RK | FCS CHOICE | POS | PROSPECT | HOMETOWN | OTHER D-1 OPTIONS |
| 1 | FORDHAM | DB | Prince-Elijah Degroat | Staten Island, NY | Bost.Coll., Syracuse, Rutg., 11 offers |
| 2 | LAFAYETTE | WR | Jordan Hull | Zionsville, IN | Kansas, 7 FCS offers |
| 3 | HOLY CROSS | DL | Thomas Kiessling | Cincinnati, OH | 8 FBS offers, 13 offers |
| 3t | HOLY CROSS | DL | Thomas Kiessling | Cincinnati, OH | 8 FBS offers, 13 offers |
| 3t | LEHIGH | DB | Brandon Spencer | Marietta, GA | 5 FBS offers, 24 offers |
| 4 | COLGATE | DB | Brendan Ekwughalu | Rahway, NJ | 5 FBS, 17 total |
| 5 | LEHIGH | K/P | Dylan Van Dusen | Radnor, PA | 5 FBS, 14 FCS offers |
| 6 | GEORGETOWN | OL | Sam Telesa | Beaverton, OR | 4 FBS, 13 total offers |
| 7 | BUCKNELL | DB | Justin Murray | Coppell, TX | Syracuse, Air Force, Louisiana |
| 8 | BUCKNELL | QB | Keyshawn Copeland | Woodbridge, VA | Virginia, St. Francis |
| 9 | HOLY CROSS | OL | Patrick McMurtrie | Montvale, NJ | 5 FBS offers, 8 total |
| 10 | HOLY CROSS | WR | Jack Coulson | Boca Raton, FL | FIU, Air Force, 13 offers |
| 11 | HOLY CROSS | OL | Ben Blessing | Bel Air, MD | 3 FBS offers, 8 total |
| 12 | FORDHAM | DL | Dajour Dixon | Lancaster, CA | Hawaii, Air Force, UTEP, 8 offers |
| 13 | COLGATE | DL | Zack Pelland | Gurnee, IL | 2 Academies, NDSU, 11 offers |
| 14 | LEHIGH | DL | Michael Callahan | Plano, TX | All 3 Academies, 9 total |
| 15 | HOLY CROSS | TE | Sean Morris | Barnegat, NJ | Kent State, Army – 10 total offers |
| 16 | HOLY CROSS | QB | Jared Kreimer | Cincinnati, OH | 2 FBS offers, 13 total offers |
| 17 | LEHIGH | RB | Nate Hope | Johns Creek, GA | Dartmouth decommit, 4 FBS offers, 13 total |
| 18 | FORDHAM | DB | Parker Spillers | Dallas, GA | 4 FBS offers, 7 total |
| 19 | GEORGETOWN | DB | Khalil Saunders | Elmhurst, IL | Northern Illinois, Toledo, Ohio, Cornell |
| 20 | FORDHAM | DB | Nasir McNair | Bayonne, NJ | 3 FBS, 9 total offers |
| 21 | GEORGETOWN | WR | Dorrian Moultrie | Columbus, OH | Air Force, 9 FCS offers |
| 22 | COLGATE | DL | Connor Meyer | Kettering, OH | 11 FCS offers |
| 23 | FORDHAM | RB | Jestohn Moore | Morgantown, WV | UMass, 11 FCS offers |
| 24 | LEHIGH | ATH | Jalen Burbage | Lexington, KY | Cincinnati decommit, Fordham |
| 25 | HOLY CROSS | QB | Chris Butash | Tampa, FL | Toledo, Fordham, Lehigh, Cornell |
