The Early Signing Period didn’t spoil much, as National Signing Day was drama-filled and action-packed. We crowned a non-Alabama No. 1 for the first time since 2010, as the Georgia Bulldogs strung together a monster day to go from second to first in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings.

Of course the Bulldogs are the big winner of both the Early Signing Period and Signing Day, but they’re not the only ones who flexed their muscles Wednesday. Here’s five programs who we think “won” the day, including Georgia.

A Jimbo Fisher-led staff has always been able to close.

Texas A&M got its first taste of it on Wednesday.

The Aggies were Wednesday's most exciting team, getting off to a fast start by flipping Top247 defensive tackle Bobby Brown from Alabama to begin the day. The four-star recruit originally spurned the Aggies new regime and decommitted in favor of Alabama, but Fisher and his guys were able to get back in with the Arlington (Texas) Lamar standout and a few days after a College Station visit this past weekend they got their guy. The momentum swelled from there. Four-star offensive guard Tank Jenkins was considered a lean to Auburn, Louisville and then Oregon throughout the process and Ole Miss was hopeful as NSD kicked off, but it was the Aggies the Montgomery (Ala.) Park Crossing prospect put pen to paper for. Fisher beat his previous place of employment for four-star quarterback James Foster out of Montgomery (Ala.) Lanier, and after lunch they hit on perhaps the top remaining defensive target on the board in Top247 defensive end Jeremiah Martin, who also considered Oklahoma and Washington among others.

The fireworks continued into the afternoon with tight end Glenn Beal electing to sign with Texas A&M over many of the other SEC powers. Four-star running back Jashaun Corbin was the next one in, a former FSU commit that considered TCU and Tennessee. Texas A&M is currently No. 15 in the team rankings, which is a very impressive spot for a transition class that is still expecting a couple more.

Georgia had another dominant finish.

Kirby Smart and his staff were the story of the Early Signing Period with a close that day that included eight highly-touted recruits announcing their future in Athens. It was a flawless finish that day, and Smart and company didn’t miss again on National Signing Day, landing all four of their remaining targets. Five-star cornerback Tyson Campbell stayed on script and committed to the Bulldogs in the morning, then the two big-time linebacker flips came —first long-time Michigan verbal Otis Reese and then Quay Walker from Alabama. For good measure, the Dawgs beat Baylor and Texas for Top247 receiver Tommy Bush.

The Trojans are an annual bet to finish strong.

USC never disappoints on National Signing Day but they needed to rally some late for the magic to come together. The nation’s No. 3 inside linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu was considered a USC lean the entire process but the next two to commit, five-star cornerback Olaijah Griffin and Top247 receiver Devon Williams, were pegged for other schools for much of the process. Griffin is a former UCLA verbal that took visits to Alabama and Tennessee while Williams had Oregon as his leader until late in his recruitment. Cornerback Isaac Taylor-Stuart makes his decision later in the day. He’s projected to land at Southern Cal. With those four in the fold, USC would finish with the top four players in the state, five of the top six and six of the Top 10 as the Trojans begin their ascent up the recruiting rankings.

Notre Dame’s grind paid off.

The Irish picked up five more signees on National Signing Day — two that went back and forth till the end and one that was a shocker. Let’s begin with that one in four-star cornerback Noah Boykin, who was a long-time Maryland commit that was then trending to Florida. We got word the Irish were back in the thick of it over the last couple weeks but even during the buildup to his announcement it seemed like he was heading elsewhere with Virginia being perceived as the place. But Boykin put on the Notre Dame hat during his announcement, setting off the folks inside the Irish’s football facility and completing an ND class that currently ranks No. 10 in the rankings. Four-star offensive lineman Jarrett Patterson was the other the ND staff had to fight for till the end edging local UCLA. Four-star receiver Lawrence Keys III, Under Armour All-American defensive back DJ Brown and running back C’Bo Flemister also went Irish on NSD.

Florida State is in good hands.

The Seminoles sit at No. 11 in the 247Sports Rankings after closing with five more led by their top receiver target Tre’Shaun Harrison. The Seattle (Wash.) Garfield standout was committed to Willie Taggart while he was at Oregon and follows him across the country, giving the Seminoles one of the West’s more dynamic playmakers. The others joining the fold include four-star defensive end Malcolm Lamar, another former Ducks verbal that hails from the Sunshine State, two they flipped from Tennessee in receiver Jordan Young and running back Anthony Grant, and then beating Miami for defensive lineman Jamarcus Chatman. Like Texas A&M, a transition class that sits in the top15 is an impressive feat for Willie Taggart & Co. Things are off to a hot start in Tallahassee.