College football's early signing period started, came and went, and after one of the wildest days in recruiting, the dust has settled.
The biggest news of the early signing period was Deion Sanders and Jackson State flipping five-star corner Travis Hunter from Florida State. Hunter is the No. 2 prospect overall and announced his decision on the first day of the early signing period.
Texas A&M made plenty of noise as well, moving up in the class rankings and taking over the No. 1 spot, ahead of Alabama.
Some of the new coaches were able to make a splash as well, especially Lincoln Riley at USC. The Trojans were able to get commitments from ESPN 300 running back Raleek Brown, safety Zion Branch, and Riley was also able to get five-star corner Domani Jackson back into the fold.
That doesn't mean recruiting is over for the 2022 class, though, as there are still some big names uncommitted and some recruits that are committed, but unsigned.
Here is a look at what has happened since the early signing period and what's left leading up to the February signing period.
ESPN 300 commitments
Despite the challenges that came with the recruiting process for this class with a mandated dead period that didn't allow prospects to take visits until the summer, the majority of ESPN 300 recruits still ended up signing in December.
There are 262 ESPN 300 prospects who signed in the early signing period, on par with the past few years, as 279 were signed after the early signing period in the 2021 class, 265 signed early in 2020 and 260 signed early in 2019.
Looking further into those numbers, 12 of the 15 five-stars signed early. Texas A&M was able to sign the No. 1 prospect overall, defensive tackle Walter Nolen; defensive tackle Gabe Brownlow-Dindy, the No. 4 prospect; and wide receiver Evan Stewart, who is ranked No. 12 overall.
The Aggies got a commitment from five-star linebacker Harold Perkins, ranked No. 5, in January, but Perkins did not sign his national letter of intent. He committed live at the Under Armour All-America Game and said on the broadcast that he is likely going to take some visits.
Alabama was the only other team with multiple five-star signees, as the coaches landed offensive tackle Tyler Booker, defensive end Jeremiah Alexander and wide receiver Shazz Preston.
What's next?
The NCAA recruiting calendar is currently in a dead period until Jan. 14, so coaches are unable to conduct in-home visits and prospects are prohibited from visiting campus at this time.
As mentioned above, there were a few prospects who made commitments at the Under Armour All-America game, with Perkins, defensive lineman Omari Abor, who committed to Ohio State, and running back Jovantae Barnes, who picked Oklahoma.
There are also a few ESPN 300 recruits who will announce their commitments at The All-American Bowl on Saturday.
That list includes ESPN 300 offensive lineman Earnest Greene III, who is still considering Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Texas. Greene is ranked No. 80 overall.
Wide receiver Kevin Coleman, the No. 58 recruit, will announce his decision as well. He is still considering Florida State, Miami, Oregon and USC. Linebacker Cyrus Moss is ranked No. 75 overall and has a top group of Alabama, Arizona State, Miami, Oregon and USC.
Wide receiver C.J. Williams is announcing from his top two of USC and UCLA. ESPN 300 athlete Larry Turner-Gooden has Colorado, Maryland, Penn State, Texas and USC on his final list before he decides at the game.
Georgia linebacker Daniel Martin will also commit at the game and has a top list of Florida State, Oregon and Vanderbilt. Running back Rayshon Luke is still considering Arizona, Louisville, San José State and UCLA for his commitment.
ESPN 300 defensive tackle Hero Kanu has a top list of Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma and USC. Running back Trevor Etienne will also announce at the game and has a final list of Clemson, Florida and LSU.
Who's still available?
Once those nine ESPN 300 prospects announce their commitments, there will only be 16 uncommitted ESPN 300 recruits left as the February signing period nears.
There will be two uncommitted five-stars left in the class with defensive end Shemar Stewart and offensive lineman Devon Campbell.
Stewart is the No. 3 prospect overall and the top defensive end out of Miami. He is down to Georgia, Miami and Texas A&M. Campbell, the No. 9 recruit and the second-best offensive tackle in the class, is considering Texas and Oklahoma.
Stewart and Campbell are the only uncommitted top-25 prospects in the class, let alone five-stars.
From there, only four top-100 prospects will still be uncommitted. That includes offensive lineman Josh Conerly Jr., who is still considering Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and Washington, as well as safety Jacoby Mathews.
While there aren't many uncommitted prospects left, there are still 13 recruits in the ESPN 300 that are committed, but unsigned. Perkins is committed, but as noted above, he will take visits. Abor also said he could take visits, and recruiting is never ending until recruits are signed on the dotted line.
Just because there isn't a lot left in terms of quantity doesn't mean there still won't be a lot of quality left as we approach February.