N2FL Top 40 Recruiting Classes of 2005
| Rank | School | Total Commits | Top 250 | Top Recruit |
| 1. | Tennessee | 27 | 15 | Demetrice Morley, DB |
| 2. | Florida State | 22 | 16 | Fred Rouse, WR |
| 3. | Nebraska | 31 | 10 | Marlon Lucky, RB |
| 4. | USC | 20 | 12 | Mark Sanchez, QB |
| 5. | Oklahoma | 27 | 12 | DeMarcus Granger, DL |
| 6. | Michigan | 23 | 12 | Kevin Grady, RB |
| 7. | Georgia | 19 | 10 | Kade Weston, DL |
| 8. | Miami (Fla.) | 17 | 11 | Kenneth Phillips, DB |
| 9. | Iowa | 23 | 9 | Dan Doering, OL |
| 10. | Florida | 18 | 9 | Josh Portis, QB |
| 11. | Texas A&M | 25 | 7 | Martellus Bennett, TE |
| 12. | California | 24 | 6 | DeSean Jackson, WR |
| 13. | Ohio State | 18 | 9 | Alex Boone, OL |
| 14. | Virginia | 22 | 5 | Eugene Monroe, OL |
| 15. | Texas | 15 | 7 | Roy Miller, DL |
| 16. | Auburn | 20 | 7 | Tray Blackmon, LB |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | 24 | 4 | Victor Harris, DB/RB |
| 18. | Arizona | 25 | 5 | Willie Tuitama, QB |
| 19. | Alabama | 30 | 4 | Roy Upchurch, RB |
| 20. | LSU | 13 | 9 | Ryan Perrilloux, QB |
| 21. | Maryland | 24 | 5 | Melvin Alaeze, DL |
| 22. | South Carolina | 28 | 4 | O.J. Murdock, WR |
| 23. | Clemson | 25 | 4 | James Davis, RB |
| 24. | Purdue | 21 | 4 | Kyle Williams, LB (Prep School) |
| 25. | Penn State | 19 | 4 | Derrick Williams, WR/DB |
| 26. | N.C. State | 24 | 3 | Toney Baker, RB |
| 27. | UCLA | 21 | 3 | Ben Olson, QB (Mormon Mission) |
| 28. | Oregon | 23 | 2 | Jonathan Stewart, RB |
| 29. | Arkansas | 24 | 3 | Darren McFadden, Ath. |
| 30. | Mississippi | 27 | 2 | Jerrell Powe, DL |
| 31. | West Virginia | 32 | 1 | Jason Gwaltney, RB/LB |
| 32. | Wisconsin | 23 | 2 | Travis Beckum, LB/DL |
| 33. | Texas Tech | 21 | 2 | McKinner Dixon, DL |
| 34. | Mississippi State | 27 | 3 | Derek Pegues, DB |
| 35. | Stanford | 16 | 4 | Ekom Udofia, DL |
| 36. | Notre Dame | 15 | 2 | D.J. Hord, WR |
| 37. | Missouri | 23 | 1 | Chase Daniel, QB |
| 38. | Michigan State | 24 | 1 | A.J. Jimmerson, RB |
| 39. | Arizona State | 22 | 1 | Derek Shaw, QB |
| 40. | Kansas State | 22 | 1 | Jonathan Lewis, DL |