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The 2025 class rankings receive an update this week, and we kick it off as always with the Five-Star Countdown. We will be counting down our 18 five-stars in the class throughout Monday, with Adam Gorney‘s thoughts on each player.
On Tuesday, the full updated Rivals250 for 2025 will be released.
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RIVALS RANKINGS WEEK
Sunday: Who should be No. 1?
Monday: Five-Star Countdown | Meet the new five-stars
Tuesday: New Rivals250 released | Gorney goes position-by-position | Biggest movers
Wednesday: New offensive position rankings
Thursday: New defensive position rankings
Friday: New state rankings
Saturday: Rankings roundtable
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Gorney’s Take: Substance is what Jordon Davison’s game is all about and what makes him so special. The Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei five-star running back – who has Texas, Ohio State, Georgia and others high on his list – is patient, he has great vision and he’s smart. He attacks the line of scrimmage to churn out more yards and move the ball downfield when sometimes it doesn’t look like much is there.
Davison is tough to tackle in a phone booth and he laughs off shoestring tackles with the speed to get outside and make even more happen.
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Gorney’s Take: The new five-star offensive tackle from Denton (Texas) Ryan is big, tough and mean, and he’s also not physically maxed out at 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds which makes us like him even more. Ty Haywood plays with a mean streak where he puts defenders on the ground and then makes sure they stay down. He plays through the whistle and he uses a physical nature to impose his will. All of that is great for an offensive tackle.
Oklahoma might have a slight lead for him but Texas A&M is right there and others are battling.
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Gorney’s Take: There might not be a more athletic or electric running back in the class and those are just some of the reasons why we decided to move Harlem Berry to five-star status. Running backs in the first round of the NFL Draft are no longer a premium position but the LSU running back has all the traits of a star.
He has the vision, timing, tough running, the ability to sneak through the tiniest holes or his breakaway speed in the open field. Bumping him up was the right move.
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Gorney’s Take: Not only is Solomon Thomas the best interior offensive lineman in the class, but it might not be all that close as the Florida State commit punishes people inside, moves them at will and then makes sure they are overpowered at all times.
Thomas is also more athletic than the usual interior offensive lineman, an important part of today’s game for interior players, and so a move to five-star was warranted for those reasons and many more.
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