Talent
Western Michigan ranks first in FBS in returning receiving production at 100.0%, ahead of San Diego State (97.3%) and Northern Illinois (92.9%). The middle of FBS is about 37.6%, and Massachusetts is last of 136 (-11.0%).
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.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Returning receiving production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 100.0% |
| 2 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 97.3% |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 92.9% |
| 4 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 92.4% |
| 5 | Akron | Mid-American | 92.0% |
| 6 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 91.4% |
| 7 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 86.3% |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 84.8% |
| 9 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 84.7% |
| 10 | Army | American Athletic | 83.1% |
| 11 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 81.9% |
| 12 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 80.2% |
| 13 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 79.1% |
| 14 | Delaware | Conference USA | 77.1% |
| 15 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 74.1% |
| 16 | UAB | American Athletic | 73.5% |
| 17 | Clemson | ACC | 71.2% |
| 18 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 69.5% |
| 19 | Temple | American Athletic | 69.1% |
| 20 | South Carolina | SEC | 67.2% |
| 21 | Florida State | ACC | 65.2% |
| 22 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 64.6% |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 63.5% |
| 23 | Oregon | Big Ten | 63.5% |
| 25 | Houston | Big 12 | 61.3% |
| 26 | UTSA | American Athletic | 60.6% |
| 27 | Texas A&M | SEC | 60.5% |
| 28 | Michigan | Big Ten | 60.1% |
| 29 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 58.4% |
| 29 | Toledo | Mid-American | 58.4% |
| 31 | UCF | Big 12 | 58.0% |
| 32 | App State | Sun Belt | 57.5% |
| 33 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 57.3% |
| 34 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 57.0% |
| 35 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 56.8% |
| 36 | Iowa | Big Ten | 55.9% |
| 37 | Texas | SEC | 55.0% |
| 38 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 54.5% |
| 39 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 54.2% |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 54.1% |
| 41 | Rice | American Athletic | 53.9% |
| 42 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 52.3% |
| 43 | Florida | SEC | 51.5% |
| 43 | Tennessee | SEC | 51.5% |
| 45 | BYU | Big 12 | 51.3% |
| 46 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 50.3% |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 50.1% |
| 48 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 49.0% |
| 49 | Florida International | Conference USA | 48.9% |
| 50 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 48.6% |
| 51 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 47.5% |
| 52 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 47.4% |
| 53 | Baylor | Big 12 | 46.9% |
| 54 | Kent State | Mid-American | 45.2% |
| 55 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 45.1% |
| 56 | Miami | ACC | 44.9% |
| 57 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 43.9% |
| 58 | Arizona | Big 12 | 43.8% |
| 59 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 43.2% |
| 60 | California | ACC | 43.0% |
| 61 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 42.0% |
| 62 | Oklahoma | SEC | 41.6% |
| 63 | Nevada | Mountain West | 41.2% |
| 64 | Alabama | SEC | 41.0% |
| 65 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 40.9% |
| 66 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 39.6% |
| 67 | Colorado | Big 12 | 38.6% |
| 68 | Notre Dame | Independents | 37.6% |
| 69 | SMU | ACC | 37.2% |
| 70 | Georgia | SEC | 34.7% |
| 71 | Kentucky | SEC | 34.5% |
| 72 | Washington | Big Ten | 34.2% |
| 73 | UCLA | Big Ten | 33.8% |
| 74 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 33.7% |
| 75 | Kansas | Big 12 | 33.1% |
| 76 | Missouri | SEC | 32.9% |
| 77 | North Carolina | ACC | 32.8% |
| 78 | Ball State | Mid-American | 31.9% |
| 79 | Illinois | Big Ten | 31.3% |
| 80 | Stanford | ACC | 31.2% |
| 81 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 30.5% |
| 82 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 30.3% |
| 83 | TCU | Big 12 | 29.1% |
| 84 | Utah | Big 12 | 28.6% |
| 85 | Tulane | American Athletic | 28.3% |
| 86 | Mississippi State | SEC | 27.9% |
| 87 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 27.6% |
| 88 | USC | Big Ten | 26.9% |
| 89 | Maryland | Big Ten | 26.4% |
| 90 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 26.2% |
| 91 | NC State | ACC | 26.0% |
| 92 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 25.9% |
| 93 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 24.4% |
| 94 | Indiana | Big Ten | 24.1% |
| 95 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 24.0% |
| 96 | South Florida | American Athletic | 23.8% |
| 97 | Boston College | ACC | 23.2% |
| 98 | Purdue | Big Ten | 21.6% |
| 99 | Liberty | Conference USA | 21.1% |
| 100 | Duke | ACC | 20.3% |
| 100 | LSU | SEC | 20.3% |
| 102 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 20.1% |
| 103 | Syracuse | ACC | 20.0% |
| 104 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 19.5% |
| 105 | Ole Miss | SEC | 19.4% |
| 106 | Louisville | ACC | 18.2% |
| 107 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 18.0% |
| 108 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 17.0% |
| 109 | Ohio | Mid-American | 16.8% |
| 110 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 15.8% |
| 111 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 15.3% |
| 111 | UTEP | Mountain West | 15.3% |
| 113 | Navy | American Athletic | 14.6% |
| 114 | Penn State | Big Ten | 14.5% |
| 115 | UNLV | Mountain West | 14.3% |
| 116 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 13.2% |
| 117 | Wake Forest | ACC | 13.1% |
| 118 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 13.0% |
| 119 | Air Force | Mountain West | 12.7% |
| 120 | Arkansas | SEC | 11.7% |
| 121 | Troy | Sun Belt | 11.6% |
| 122 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 11.3% |
| 123 | Memphis | American Athletic | 11.1% |
| 124 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 9.4% |
| 125 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 9.3% |
| 126 | Auburn | SEC | 8.8% |
| 127 | Virginia | ACC | 8.7% |
| 128 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 8.6% |
| 129 | San José State | Mountain West | 2.7% |
| 130 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2.5% |
| 131 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2.4% |
| 131 | UConn | Independents | 2.4% |
| 133 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 0.0% |
| 134 | Iowa State | Big 12 | -0.2% |
| 135 | Buffalo | Mid-American | -7.1% |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | -11.0% |
Mid-American: Western Michigan (100.0%, 1st); Pac-12: San Diego State (97.3%, 2nd); Mountain West: Northern Illinois (92.9%, 3rd); Sun Belt: Louisiana (92.4%, 4th); Big Ten: Northwestern (86.3%, 7th); Conference USA: Western Kentucky (84.8%, 8th); American Athletic: Army (83.1%, 10th); ACC: Clemson (71.2%, 17th); SEC: South Carolina (67.2%, 20th); Big 12: Houston (61.3%, 25th); Independents: Notre Dame (37.6%, 68th).