Top 2028 wide receiver recruit Eric McFarland reclassifying to 2027
Eric McFarland, one of the top wide receivers in the 2028 class, is looking to get a jump on his college career.
On Wednesday, he announced that he will reclassify up to the Class of 2027, accelerating his recruitment by a full calendar year. The 5-foot-9, 175-pounder is coming off a standout sophomore season, where he put up massive numbers and was named the team MVP for national powerhouse IMG Academy (Fla.).
Through the team’s first six games that stats were available for, McFarland has hauled in 20 passes for 414 yards and scored seven touchdowns.
That came on the heels of a breakout freshman campaign where he hauled in 36 passes for 574 yards and eight touchdowns, doing so while playing against players 2-3 years older than him. And now, after being tabbed as one of the top receivers in the country regardless of classification, he’ll move up a year and plan to sign with a school next December.
The Las Vegas (Nev.) native is the No. 6 overall prospect and No. 3 WR in the 2028 class, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, an equally weighted average that utilizes all three major recruiting services.
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He holds early offers from more than 30 of college football’s top programs, including Ohio State, Notre Dame, Miami, Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn, Oregon and more.
McFarland has been making waves for a while now. He tore up the 7v7 circuit this spring and earned myriad glowing reviews, including this one from Rivals’ Cody Bellaire during OT7 in March:
“South Florida Express was feeding Eric McFarland all day long on Day 1 of OT7 and that dint stop on Day 2 either. He was able to win at the intermediate levels of the field all afternoon and was even able to beat defenders vertically. However, he struggled with some drops on Day 2 that would’ve resulted in big plays. But even then, McFarland showed that he was clearly one of the most dominant pass catchers throughout the weekend and showed he can take on any defender that tries to cover him, regardless of classification. He’s definitely one to watch for in the future.”