Most of the college football recruiting dominoes fall in June and July in today’s landscape. Summer official visits have become a priority, and it has sapped the drama from December’s early signing period.

Now that official visits are over and we’ve entered a recruiting dead period, let’s take a look at 10 things we learned about the 2027 recruiting cycle in June.

Note: All rankings are from the 247Sports Composite.

1. Texas A&M’s top-ranked class got even stronger. Kaden Henderson, a five-star linebacker from Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit, was the biggest splash, but the Aggies also dipped into Florida for four-star edge rusher Frederick Ards of Orlando (Fla.) Jones.

Henderson and Ards are two of 10 top-60 prospects in Texas A&M’s 2027 class. The Aggies have added eight commitments since the start of June and own the highest average player rating in the country at 94.05. For some context, A&M’s infamous top-ranked 2022 class — which fell apart and hastened Jimbo Fisher’s downfall in College Station — had an average player rating of 94.23.

Mike Elko has since put his own stamp on the program and just took Texas A&M to the College Football Playoff. Now, he has the Aggies poised to sign their second No. 1 class in the past six cycles.

2. It’s been interesting to see who is having success in certain states. Texas Tech is becoming more aggressive (and more successful) and is cleaning up in its home state, with commitments from six of the top 15 in-state prospects this cycle.

Meanwhile, one of the impressive elements of Texas A&M’s recruiting has been its out-of-state success. The Aggies hold commitments from four of the top seven prospects in Florida and two of the top three in Georgia. They also have a pledge from four-star defensive lineman Myels Smith, the No. 5 overall player in California.

USC continues to emphasize local and in-state prospects and has commitments from six of the top 16 players in California this cycle.

Miami has commitments from two top-150 prospects from Alabama, and Washington has found success in Arizona, with commitments from three blue-chip prospects from the state.

3. Miami and Notre Dame have been tied to one another for almost a year. They played a thrilling game on Labor Day weekend; they were central to the Playoff selection debate; and they will play each other in one of the biggest nonconference matchups of the season on Nov. 7.

They’re both leveling up on the recruiting trail as well. Notre Dame is second in the team rankings and scored a big win on Monday when it landed four-star wideout Julius Jones out of Florida, the No. 75 overall player and the son of former Fighting Irish running back Julius Jones.

Miami has the No. 3 class, which was bolstered when it flipped five-star edge rusher Jaiden Bryant out of South Carolina earlier this month. Bryant is one of four five-stars and nine top-150 prospects in the Hurricanes’ class.

Marcus Freeman and Mario Cristobal were hired in the same coaching cycle and have taken their respective programs to the CFP title game. And they are both in position to sign their best recruiting classes during the 2027 cycle.

4. Alabama hasn’t finished outside of the top five of the team rankings since the 2007 recruiting cycle, which concluded before Nick Saban coached a game for the Crimson Tide. It’s been a very impressive run that has spanned two head coaches, countless staff changes and widespread changes across the sport.

And in all likelihood, it’s going to end this cycle. Alabama’s 2027 class ranks 61st nationally and features just 11 commitments. Kalen DeBoer said this class will be small because the Tide have so many young players and they’ve done well with retention.

Alabama will still likely add some quality players — there is, after all, only one top-200 prospect in the group — but its ceiling in the rankings will be limited by numbers.

5. Tosh Lupoi was hired as Cal’s head coach last December in part to help maximize the program’s recruiting potential. He has taken major steps toward accomplishing that.

The Golden Bears added six blue-chip commitments over the past three weeks, most recently four-star receiver Zion White out of Hawaii.

Cal hasn’t signed a top-25 class since 2011, when Lupoi was the program’s defensive line coach under Jeff Tedford. He’s back in Berkeley, and Cal, which ranks 18th nationally, is well positioned to sign a top-25 class.

6. Alex Golesh is back in the SEC, now as the head coach at Auburn, and it hasn’t taken the former Tennessee offensive coordinator and USF head coach long to settle back into the rush of recruiting in the conference.

The Tigers currently have a top-10 class that includes seven top-200 prospects and 12 blue-chippers. The average player rating of 89.99 is up two-plus points over last year, and four-star Myson Johnson-Cook, an East St. Louis, Ill., native who ranks No. 50 overall, will become Auburn’s highest-rated running back recruit in more than a decade (assuming he signs).

Golesh and his staff have been particularly active in Georgia, with seven commits from the Peach State, including four-star safety Chance Gilbert, the state’s No. 4 prospect. He chose the Tigers over Georgia, Alabama and Clemson.

One thing to keep an eye on is the quarterback position. The Tigers currently have a commitment from three-star Gary Chatman Jr., the No. 1,199 prospect out of Snellville, Ga. Do Golesh and his staff try to flip a blue-chipper to join Chatman? Or do they go all in on 2028? Starting quarterback Byrum Brown, who followed Golesh from USF to Auburn, already has his sights set on five-star Georgia commit Jayden Wade in the Class of 2028. Wade plays at IMG Academy in Florida and is the No. 2 quarterback in his class.

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7. Just how much has NIL changed recruiting? Well, 10 of the top 15 quarterback recruits in the Class of 2027 are committed to programs that did not make the College Football Playoff last year.

Trae Taylor, the No. 3 QB in the class, has been committed to Nebraska since May 2025. He relocated from Illinois to Omaha to play his senior season at Millard South High School. Illinois native Jake Nawrot, a late riser in the class who now ranks No. 4 at the position, is committed to Kentucky. And the nation’s No. 7 quarterback, Massachusetts native Peter Bourque, is committed to James Franklin and Virginia Tech.

8. Bill Belichick’s first year at North Carolina went poorly, and recruits have taken note. His first class ranked No. 19 nationally, due in part to a high volume of signees (41). His 2027 class currently ranks No. 41, with 16 commits.

Give Belichick credit for landing four-star edge Brayden Booth (No. 209 nationally) out of Texas and four-star wide receiver Amare Patterson (No. 230) out of South Carolina this month, but they are the only top-400 prospects in UNC’s class. Most glaring: Belichick doesn’t have a single commit from in-state.

9. Another team off to a slow start: Tennessee. The Vols finished with the No. 8 class in 2026 but are just at No. 32 for the Class of 2027, with only six blue-chippers among the 16 commitments. Landing four-star wide receiver Kesean Bowman, the nation’s No. 56 prospect, from Brentwood, Tenn., was a positive development for coach Josh Heupel and his staff in March, but the Vols have had a quiet June with just three top-400 commitments. With classes across the country filling up, Tennessee may not have much time to make up significant ground between now and December.

10. Clemson’s 2025 season was a major disappointment, but the Tigers seem to be making up ground on the recruiting trail as they look to work their way back onto the national stage. Clemson currently has a top-15 class and the second-best class in the ACC, behind only Miami. With 23 commits, the Tigers have the bulk of their class filled out and currently have 12 blue-chippers and three top-150 prospects.