After NSD, BC’s 2022 Recruiting Class Ranks 36th Nationally

Back on Dec. 15—the start of the early signing period—Boston College inked 21 players and had the 23rd-best 2022 recruiting class in the country. If that ranking held, BC would have boasted its most highly-touted group since Rivals.com started tracking recruiting data in 2002.

The Eagles, however, signed only one player—Cardinal Gibbons (Coral Springs, Florida) cornerback Isaiah Farris—on Wednesday.

As a result, they were leapfrogged by several teams who were still polishing off their classes. After National Signing Day, the Eagles have the 36th-ranked class in this cycle, according to the Rivals.com database.

It’s still an achievement for now third-year head coach Jeff Hafley. There are just four ACC teams ahead of BC in this year’s rankings: Clemson (10th), North Carolina (11th), Florida State (20th) and Miami (34th).

BC's Previous Recruiting Classes

2021: 33rd

2020: 63rd

2019: 57th

2018: 71st

2017: 66th

2016: 83rd

2015: 46th

2014: 42nd

2013: 87th

2012: 64th

BC originally had 23 commits, but cornerback Jamal Hood ended up not signing with the team in December, and, most notably, four-star tight end/wide receiver RJ Maryland ultimately signed with SMU, a local choice for the Southlake, Texas, native.

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The Eagles locked up two defensive backs in the first go-around: cornerback Amari Jackson—a three-star prospect that Tennessee was trying to nab—and four-star safety/linebacker Sione “Riz” Hala. But they wanted to add another DB, considering that they’re losing a four-year starter in cornerback Brandon Sebastian (declared for the NFL Draft) and an up-and-comer in cornerback Shawn Asbury II (transferred to Old Dominion).

BC hosted a pair of official visitors amid last weekend’s bomb cyclone blizzard and took one of them (Farris) to round out a 22-player class.