The overall rank of the Gophers football program’s 2026 recruiting class is strong: 24th in the nation, per 247Sports composite ranking as of Tuesday morning.

“A top 25 class, especially in this day and age where there’s all kinds of moving parts, I think is really, really good,” Allen Trieu, an analyst for 247Sports, told the Pioneer Press. “Minnesota is, I know, involved a little bit in NIL, but not really to the level of some of these other schools.

“So, I think to be able to recruit without doing that and have a top 25 class just tells you the job that the staff can do. (Head coach) P.J. Fleck always had that ability to recruit. That stands out right away.”

Minnesota’s class has 31 total commits, which is tied for fourth most in the nation, behind Bill Belichick’s rebuilding job at

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