Highest-rated Class of 2025 football recruits from Connecticut

The dust has finally settled on the Class of 2025 football recruiting cycle. As programs look at their finalized rosters, the future landscape of college football is beginning to take shape. From five-star quarterbacks making headlines to underrated defensive linemen poised for breakout careers, this class is loaded with game-changing talent.

Stacker compiled a ranking of the best Class of 2025 football recruits from Connecticut using data from 247Sports. Here's the players from Connecticut set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.

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#7. Kadear Dembele (DL)

- National rank: #970 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #108
- College: Wake Forest
- High school: West Haven (West Haven, CT)

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#6. Jourdin Houston (WR)

- National rank: #571 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #89
- College: Rutgers
- High school: St. Thomas More (Middle Village, NY)

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#5. Ethan Long (S)

- National rank: #517 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #44
- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT)

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#4. Matty Augustine (OT)

- National rank: #448 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #34
- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT)

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#3. Owen Aliciene (OT)

- National rank: #393 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #30
- College: Penn State
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)

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#2. Blake Hebert (QB)

- National rank: #384 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT)

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#1. Will Black (OT)

- National rank: #26 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #4
- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT)