Big Ten 2011 Recruiting Class Rankings

Submitted by Tim on

There have been a lot of requests for this to become a recurring feature (as it was on Varsity Blue), so I'll post the rankings weekly in the diaries, and frontpage it occasionally.

Though the ink is barely dry on the 2010 recruiting class (and for a couple kids with Big Ten interest, there's still a final decision to be made), it's time to look forward to the next recruiting cycle. Don't read too much into the current rankings of the 2011 recruiting classes in the Big Ten + Notre Dame, because some schools are yet to grab even their first commit, and all the scouting services haven't released rankings yet.

Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings
Rank School # of Commits Rivals 250 Scout Average ESPN 150
1 Ohio State 2 2 4.00 2
2 Minnesota 2 1 3.50 2
3 Michigan 2 1 2.00 2
4 Illinois 0 0 0 0
5 Indiana 0 0 0 0
6 Iowa 0 0 0 0
7 Michigan State 0 0 0 0
8 Northwestern 0 0 0 0
9 Notre Dame 0 0 0 0
10 Penn State 0 0 0 0
11 Purdue 0 0 0 0
12 Wisconsin 0 0 0 0

I'll only make charts for the teams that currently have commits. Rivals 250 means that a given prospect is on the Rivals 250 to Watch, and ESPN 150 means that a prospect is on the Watch List for the ESPNU 150. Scout ratings are on the 5-star scale.

#1 Ohio State - 2 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Steve Miller DE 250 4 150*
Kenny Hayes DE 250 4 150*

The Buckeyes start their recruiting class with a couple bigtime defensive ends.

#2 Minnesota - 2 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Tommy Olson OL 250 3 150*
Calvin Phillips RB NR 4 150*

Minnesota gets a good start to the 2011 class, but let's be honest: they'll both just end up decommitting anyway.

#3 Michigan - 2 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Delonte Hollowell CB 250 3 150*
Greg Brown CB NR 1 150*

Michigan's first two commits play in the defensive backfield. There may be more commits on the way within a couple weeks or so.

Comments

wolverine7

February 15th, 2010 at 4:38 PM ^

How did Minnesota get two commits already? If anyone hasn't noticed i hate how we're only getting Defensive recruits...i know that they're neccesary, but i think that we need some bigger, stronger, offinsive linemen.. :D

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