Talent
Western Michigan ranks first in FBS in returning production at 99.7%, ahead of Marshall (98.8%) and San Diego State (98.7%). The middle of FBS is about 39.6%, and Massachusetts is last of 136 (-56.7%).
Share of last season's production (by EPA) that's still on the roster this year.
247Sports team talent composite and 2026 transfer portal class. Star counts cover only the players 247Sports rates, not walk-ons, so they add up to less than the full roster. Ranks are out of all 138 FBS teams.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 136 FBS teams with the number. Download the table (CSV).
| Rank | Team | Conference | Returning production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 99.7% |
| 2 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 98.8% |
| 3 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 98.7% |
| 4 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 91.9% |
| 5 | Akron | Mid-American | 91.8% |
| 6 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 91.3% |
| 7 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 90.2% |
| 8 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 88.5% |
| 9 | Delaware | Conference USA | 84.9% |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 83.7% |
| 11 | Houston | Big 12 | 81.2% |
| 12 | Army | American Athletic | 80.2% |
| 13 | UAB | American Athletic | 79.6% |
| 14 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 78.6% |
| 15 | BYU | Big 12 | 78.5% |
| 16 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 76.0% |
| 17 | Oregon | Big Ten | 75.3% |
| 18 | Texas A&M | SEC | 72.8% |
| 19 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 72.1% |
| 19 | Texas | SEC | 72.1% |
| 21 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 71.4% |
| 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 69.2% |
| 23 | Florida | SEC | 69.1% |
| 24 | South Carolina | SEC | 69.0% |
| 25 | Georgia | SEC | 68.7% |
| 26 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 68.4% |
| 27 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 68.3% |
| 28 | Utah | Big 12 | 67.9% |
| 29 | UTSA | American Athletic | 66.9% |
| 30 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 66.3% |
| 30 | Toledo | Mid-American | 66.3% |
| 32 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 65.2% |
| 33 | Arizona | Big 12 | 64.9% |
| 33 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 64.9% |
| 35 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 64.5% |
| 36 | Kent State | Mid-American | 64.1% |
| 37 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 63.9% |
| 38 | Oklahoma | SEC | 63.2% |
| 39 | Ohio | Mid-American | 62.5% |
| 40 | Baylor | Big 12 | 60.2% |
| 41 | NC State | ACC | 59.9% |
| 42 | USC | Big Ten | 59.2% |
| 43 | California | ACC | 58.3% |
| 44 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 58.2% |
| 45 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 57.9% |
| 46 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 57.7% |
| 47 | Air Force | Mountain West | 57.4% |
| 48 | UCLA | Big Ten | 57.0% |
| 49 | SMU | ACC | 56.9% |
| 50 | Washington | Big Ten | 54.4% |
| 51 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 54.0% |
| 51 | Maryland | Big Ten | 54.0% |
| 53 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 53.4% |
| 54 | Notre Dame | Independents | 51.2% |
| 55 | Ole Miss | SEC | 50.3% |
| 56 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 49.5% |
| 57 | Purdue | Big Ten | 47.5% |
| 58 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 46.5% |
| 59 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 46.3% |
| 60 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 44.4% |
| 61 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 43.7% |
| 62 | Missouri | SEC | 42.0% |
| 63 | Clemson | ACC | 41.4% |
| 64 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 41.3% |
| 65 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 40.9% |
| 66 | Florida State | ACC | 40.1% |
| 67 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 39.7% |
| 68 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 39.6% |
| 69 | Rice | American Athletic | 39.4% |
| 70 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 38.7% |
| 71 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 38.3% |
| 71 | Liberty | Conference USA | 38.3% |
| 73 | App State | Sun Belt | 37.9% |
| 74 | Temple | American Athletic | 37.0% |
| 75 | Miami | ACC | 36.9% |
| 76 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 36.7% |
| 77 | Nevada | Mountain West | 35.5% |
| 78 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 35.4% |
| 79 | Tennessee | SEC | 35.3% |
| 79 | Troy | Sun Belt | 35.3% |
| 81 | Syracuse | ACC | 35.0% |
| 82 | Louisville | ACC | 34.8% |
| 83 | Iowa | Big Ten | 34.2% |
| 84 | Mississippi State | SEC | 33.9% |
| 85 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 32.5% |
| 86 | Florida International | Conference USA | 31.6% |
| 87 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 31.3% |
| 88 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 31.0% |
| 89 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 30.0% |
| 90 | North Carolina | ACC | 27.8% |
| 91 | Alabama | SEC | 26.4% |
| 92 | UCF | Big 12 | 24.8% |
| 93 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 24.4% |
| 94 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 23.0% |
| 95 | TCU | Big 12 | 22.4% |
| 96 | Stanford | ACC | 21.3% |
| 97 | LSU | SEC | 21.2% |
| 98 | Illinois | Big Ten | 21.1% |
| 99 | Tulane | American Athletic | 21.0% |
| 100 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 20.9% |
| 101 | Kentucky | SEC | 19.3% |
| 102 | Kansas | Big 12 | 18.1% |
| 103 | Duke | ACC | 17.1% |
| 104 | Indiana | Big Ten | 16.6% |
| 105 | Boston College | ACC | 15.6% |
| 106 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 15.5% |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 15.4% |
| 107 | UNLV | Mountain West | 15.4% |
| 109 | Arkansas | SEC | 14.5% |
| 110 | Auburn | SEC | 14.4% |
| 111 | Wake Forest | ACC | 14.2% |
| 112 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 14.0% |
| 113 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 13.9% |
| 114 | Navy | American Athletic | 13.8% |
| 115 | Colorado | Big 12 | 13.7% |
| 116 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 13.6% |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 12.6% |
| 117 | South Florida | American Athletic | 12.6% |
| 119 | Virginia | ACC | 9.5% |
| 120 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 9.2% |
| 121 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 8.3% |
| 122 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 8.0% |
| 123 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7.6% |
| 124 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 6.1% |
| 125 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 5.8% |
| 126 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5.7% |
| 127 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5.6% |
| 128 | San José State | Mountain West | 3.8% |
| 129 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2.5% |
| 130 | UConn | Independents | 2.3% |
| 131 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1.7% |
| 132 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 0.0% |
| 133 | Buffalo | Mid-American | -0.8% |
| 134 | UTEP | Mountain West | -1.1% |
| 135 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | -6.2% |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | -56.7% |
Mid-American: Western Michigan (99.7%, 1st); Sun Belt: Marshall (98.8%, 2nd); Pac-12: San Diego State (98.7%, 3rd); Big Ten: Northwestern (88.5%, 8th); Conference USA: Delaware (84.9%, 9th); Big 12: Houston (81.2%, 11th); American Athletic: Army (80.2%, 12th); SEC: Texas A&M (72.8%, 18th); Mountain West: Hawai'i (64.5%, 35th); ACC: NC State (59.9%, 41st); Independents: Notre Dame (51.2%, 54th).