4 most disappointing classes so far in 2023 college football recruiting

Utah football

The Utah football program has been incredibly consistent and successful under head coach Kyle Whittingham and the recruiting has followed the same path.

From 2016 to 2022, the Utes have finished ranked somewhere in the 30s according to the final 247 team composite rankings for each class. Utah hasn’t cracked that top 30 in the last decade or so but hasn’t fallen outside of it since ranking 48th in the 2015 class.

However, after finally breaking through in the Pac-12 conference, winning the league championship, and getting to the Rose Bowl — the hope was similar to Michigan’s in the sense that it seemed like a great chance to finally take that next step.

Michigan is trying to recruit like Ohio State and other elite programs. Utah is trying to get into the range of getting enough blue chips it can really be considered a true contender.

The Utes aren’t one of the 15 teams considered to have enough talent to contend for a national title in 2022 according to Bud Elliott’s blue-chip ratio.

Utah football currently ranks 46th overall in the 2023 class and while there is still time to get that number up and into the 30s like usual, the Utes have landed just three four-stars among their 11 verbal commitments, which is why they are on this list.

If they want to consistently win championships, the talent level needs to improve. Whittingham is as good as it gets at developing players and coaching defense, but Utah has to start recruiting better if it wants more seasons like 2021.