2012 Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings: The Inaugural
Now that Michigan has a solid number of early commitments, this won't be a depressing exercise. Since most recruiting sites don't have full rankings out yet, this will be a bit... incomplete.
Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
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Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | ESPN Avg |
1 | Ohio State | 5 | - | 4.20 | - |
2 | Notre Dame | 5 | - | 3.40 | - |
3 | Penn State | 6 | - | 3.17 | - |
4 | Michigan | 4 | - | 3.50 | - |
5 | Wisconsin | 2 | - | 3.50 | - |
6 | Northwestern | 2 | - | 3.00 | - |
7 | Minnesota | 4 | - | 1.50 | - |
8 | Nebraska | 1 | - | 3.00 | - |
t-9 | Iowa | 1 | - | 1.00 | - |
t-9 | Illinois | 1 | - | 1.00 | - |
t-9 | Purdue | 1 | - | 1.00 | - |
t-12 | Michigan State | 0 | - | - | - |
t-12 | Indiana | 0 | - | - | - |
As I said, it looks pretty incomplete. I'm considering switching all rankings to 5-star scale, instead of using the RR ratings for rivals, and the numeric ratings for ESPN (which I did last year). I also might add 24/7 Sports' rankings to the chart.
#1 Ohio State - 5 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Bri'onte Dunn | RB | OH | NR | 5 | NR |
Kyle Kalis | OL | OH | NR | 5 | NR |
Warren Ball | RB | OH | NR | 4 | NR |
Joshua Perry | LB | OH | NR | 4 | NR |
Jacoby Boren | OL | OH | NR | 3 | NR |
The greatest number of commits, and the only team with multiple 5-stars.
#2 Notre Dame - 5 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Ronald Darby | CB | MD | NR | 4 | NR |
Tee Shepard | CB | CA | NR | 4 | NR |
Nick Baratti | S | TX | NR | 4 | NR |
Taylor Decker | OL | OH | NR | 4 | NR |
Scott Daly | LS | IL | NR | NR | NR |
Irish had a pretty big weekend with a couple commits.
#3 Penn State - 6 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Jarron Jones | DT | NY | NR | 5 | NR |
Camren Williams | LB | MA | NR | 4 | NR |
Anthony Stanko | OL | OH | NR | 3 | NR |
Brent Wilkerson | DE | MD | NR | 3 | NR |
Jamil Pollard | DT | NJ | NR | 3 | NR |
Jesse James | TE | PA | NR | NR | NR |
Nittany Lions start strong after having a poor beginning to the 2011 recruiting class. Jarron Jones is listed as a soft commit.
#4 Michigan - 4 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Royce Jenkins-Stone | LB | MI | NR | 4 | NR |
Kaleb Ringer | LB | OH | NR | 4 | NR |
Caleb Stacey | OL | OH | NR | 3 | NR |
Ben Braden | OL | MI | NR | 3 | NR |
A pair of linemen and a pair of linebackers for Brady Hoke's first full class.
#5 Wisconsin - 2 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Dan Voltz | OL | IL | NR | 4 | NR |
Vonte Jackson | RB | WI | NR | 3 | NR |
Badgers have an excellent offensive lineman and a nondescript runner to start the class of 2012.
#6 Northwestern - 2 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Malin Jones | RB | IL | NR | 3 | NR |
Kenton Playko | OL | OH | NR | 3 | NR |
A couple commits for Northwestern.
#7 Minnesota - 4 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Philip Nelson | QB | MN | NR | 3 | NR |
Nick Rallis | LB | MN | NR | 3 | NR |
Andre McDonald | WR | MN | NR | NR | NR |
Maxx Williams | TE | MN | NR | NR | NR |
I'll be the first to admit I may be underrating the Gophers' class to date. We'll see what happens when some of the other sites have rated their prospects.
#8 Nebraska - 1 Commit | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Michael Rose | LB | MO | NR | 3 | NR |
Ho-hum to start the class for the Huskers.
#9 Iowa - 1 Commit | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Mitchell Keppy | OL | IL | NR | NR | NR |
An offensive lineman kicks off Iowa's class.
#9 Illinois - 1 Commit | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Elliot Faerber | WR | KS | NR | NR | NR |
Unrated WR starts Illinois's class.
#9 Purdue - 1 Commit | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Jordan Shine | S | IN | NR | NR | NR |
In-state commit for the Boilers.
Indiana and Michigan State are tied for last with 0 commits.
April 18th, 2011 at 10:17 AM ^
Must have missed the notice
You've been around since 2009 and still don't get how this works?
without THAT GUY.
April 18th, 2011 at 12:27 PM ^
I second both adding 24/7 and switching them all to stars.
Ehh I'd rather have the rivals ratings because it gives a more accurate depiction of the players in a class.
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