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National Champs, 2010-2020 by MrE
In the last 11 years, here are the recruiting rankings of the upperclassmen of each champion. If you believe that juniors and senior classes are the main ingredient to success, here's how it played out:
Year / national champ / senior class rank / junior class rank
2010 Auburn - #9, #21 --- average 15.0 (note: Cam Newton)
2011 Alabama - #3, #3 --- average 3.0
2012 Alabama - #3, #4 --- average 3.5
2013 FSU - #8, #2 --- average 5.0
2014 Ohio St.- #6, #5 --- average 5.5
2015 Alabama - #1, #1 --- average 1.0
2016 Clemson - #15, #16 - average 15.5 (note: DeShaun Watson)
2017 Alabama - #1, #1 --- average 1.0
2018 Clemson - #9, #11 -- average 10.0
2019 LSU - #2, #7 --- average 4.5
2020 Alabama - #1, #1 --- average 1.0