N2FL Top 40 Recruiting Classes of 2008
| Rank | School | Total Commits | Top 250 | Top Recruit |
| 1. | Alabama | 32 | 17 | Julio Jones, WR |
| 2. | Miami (Fla.) | 33 | 16 | Arthur Brown, LB |
| 3. | Notre Dame | 23 | 16 | Dayne Crist, QB |
| 4. | Florida | 22 | 14 | Will Hill, DB |
| 5. | Clemson | 26 | 12 | DaQuan Bowers, DL |
| 6. | Oklahoma | 21 | 13 | Jermie Calhoun, RB |
| 7. | Ohio State | 20 | 13 | Terrelle Pryor, QB |
| 8. | USC | 19 | 14 | Tyron Smith, OL |
| 9. | Georgia | 24 | 11 | A.J. Green, WR |
| 10. | Florida State | 30 | 8 | Nigel Bradham, LB |
| 11. | LSU | 26 | 9 | Patrick Johnson, DB |
| 12. | Texas | 20 | 13 | Aaron Williams, DB |
| 13. | Michigan | 24 | 11 | Dann O'Neill, OL |
| 14. | UCLA | 23 | 8 | Rahim Moore, DB |
| 15. | Illinois | 28 | 4 | Corey Liuget, DL |
| 16. | Texas A&M | 24 | 4 | Jeff Fuller, WR |
| 17. | Minnesota | 30 | 2 | Keanon Cooper, DB/LB |
| 18. | Virginia Tech | 31 | 2 | Ryan Williams, RB |
| 19. | Colorado | 21 | 5 | Darrell Scott, RB |
| 20. | Auburn | 28 | 2 | Raven Gray, DL (JUCO) |
| 21. | Arizona State | 27 | 5 | Gerell Robinson, Ath. |
| 22. | Arkansas | 25 | 3 | Joe Adams, DB/WR |
| 23. | Washington | 26 | 3 | Kavario Middleton, TE/DL |
| 24. | Nebraska | 28 | 1 | Baker Steinkuhler, OL/DL |
| 25. | Oregon | 19 | 2 | Chris Harper, Ath. |
| 26. | Pittsburgh | 19 | 4 | Jonathan Baldwin, WR/TE |
| 27. | N.C. State | 25 | 3 | Mike Glennon, QB |
| 28. | South Carolina | 22 | 1 | Charles Whitlock, DB |
| 29. | Boston College | 29 | 1 | Josh Haden, RB |
| 30. | Mississippi | 32 | -- | Enrique Davis, RB (Prep School) |
| 31. | Oklahoma State | 27 | 1 | Kye Staley, Ath. |
| 32. | Missouri | 23 | 1 | Blaine Gabbert, QB |
| 33. | North Carolina | 18 | 3 | Quinton Coples, DL |
| 34. | Wisconsin | 24 | 1 | Tyler Westphal, DL |
| 35. | Kansas State | 33 | -- | Tony Gillespie, DL |
| 36. | Maryland | 19 | 3 | Kenny Tate, WR |
| 37. | Tennessee | 18 | 4 | Marlon Walls, LB |
| 38. | California | 21 | 1 | Marvin Jones, WR |
| 39. | Mississippi State | 27 | 2 | Templeton Hardy, DL |
| 40. | Arizona | 22 | 2 | Robert Golden, DB |