Colleges are offering them, so we're ranking them. The first Top100 for the class of 2019 is out. These are the 100 best rising sophomores in the country. Most already have major college offers, many of them are already dominating on the varsity level in high school and those that haven't are going to be breakout stars this fall. While we've tabbed the No. 1 player in the class, it's important to note we haven't deemed anybody a five-star prospect yet.

The Top Contenders

Any ranking has to begin with No. 1. For us, that No. 1 is Kayvon Thibodeaux, a defensive end out of Los Angeles (Calif.) Dorsey High School. He checks all the boxes: He plays at a premier position, he's got the size (6-5/230) and athleticism to hang on to that top spot, he's a multi-sport star and he's a 4.0 student. With USC, Washington State and Utah offers already, Thibodeaux will become a national name this fall. Here's more on him.

There were three other guys that earned serious consideration for No. 1:

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Owen Pappoe, LB, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson – The guy has more than 30 offers already. He may be the most athletic prospect in this class.

Brian Williams, S, Dallas (Texas) Bishop Dunne – The younger brother of Arkansas running back Rawleigh Williams, he looked like a major prospect as a freshman.

Ishmael Sopsher, DT, Amite (La.) High School – A big 6-4, 285-pound defensive tackle that was a beast on the field as a freshman for a Louisiana powerhouse program.

Fast Starts

There are 12 committed prospects in the initial Top100 for the 2019 class. Among the schools that have collected them are the usual suspects. Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Virginia Tech, Georgia and Tennessee each have one commitment on the list.

LSU tops all of those with two early pledges but we're used to that. There's another unlikely program alongside the Tigers with two as BYU is off to a fast start under new head coach Kalani Sitaki. Both of BYU's early pledges are out of Utah.

State Breakdown

It's no surprise to see Texas, California and Florida among the top four in Top100 members in our first release. It's becoming more commonplace to see Georgia within that top group as well.

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Texas and California have 10 representatives a piece on the list and Florida leads the way with 15 prospects from within the state earning a spot. It's Georgia coming in at No. 2 with 14 names on the list that is a slight surprise. As a state Georgia continues to raise its talent level and in terms of elite players, it is regularly keeping pace with the big three.

Another state that is on the rise is Tennessee. Seven prospects out of the state made this initial list. It could have been higher. That rise is consistent with what we've seen out of Tennessee in recent years, including a 2017 class that is loaded with Top100 players. The University of Tennessee has an early jump on the 2019 crop with one commitment (Kendrell Scurry)already in the books.

QB Derby

Quarterbacks often define a class and the 2019 class is led by J.T. Daniels out of Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei. As a freshman Daniels threw for more than 3,000 yards and 33 touchdowns. Already he has offers from Notre Dame, USC, UCLA, Washington and others.

Also hailing from the West Coast is Spencer Rattler, a 6-foot-1 smooth operator out of Pinnacle (Ariz.) High School. He's got offers from the likes of Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Kentucky and others. He accounted for more than 2,300 passing yards during his freshman season.

Four other passers made the list: Grant Gunnell, a 6-foot-6 talent out of Texas with offers from Florida State, LSU, Texas A&M and others, California natives Michael Johnson Jr. and David Baldwin, both of whom have offers from Arizona and others, and Alabama native Bo Nix, the son of former Auburn quarterback Patrick Nix.

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