Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 1-2-11
I made sure I had the latest rankings from al three sites, so some numbers have moved a bit. Action since last rankings:
11-30-10 Indiana lost commitments from Bernard Taylor and Cody Latimer.
12-24-10 Minnesota gains commitment from Ge'Shun Harris.
12-27-10 Iowa gains commitment from Mika'il McCall.
12-28-10 Penn State gains commitment from Anthony Zettel.
12-29-10 Minnesota gains commitments from John Rabe and Junior Osunde.
12-31-10 Illinois gains commitment from Kenny Knight.
1-1-11 Nebraska loses commitment from Niklas Sade.
| Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | ESPN Avg |
| 1 | Ohio State | 19 | 5.76 | 3.79 | 79.26 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 19 | 5.68 | 3.47 | 78.68 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 16 | 5.71 | 3.44 | 78.53* |
| 4 | Michigan | 15 | 5.65 | 3.40 | 78.40 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 16 | 5.64 | 3.25 | 76.69 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 20 | 5.60 | 2.90 | 73.75 |
| 7 | Iowa | 19 | 5.61 | 2.89 | 74.94* |
| 8 | Illinois | 25 | 5.49 | 2.56 | 72.00 |
| 9 | Indiana | 16 | 5.53 | 2.69 | 75.31 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 13 | 5.54 | 2.85 | 76.69 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 21 | 5.50 | 2.38 | 69.71**** |
| 12 | Penn State | 9 | 5.60 | 3.22 | 76.33 |
| 13 | Purdue | 12 | 5.46 | 2.25 | 72.60** |
Rivals rankings are on the "RR" scale, which is on a scale from about 5 to about 6.1. Unrated prospects are given a 5.1 rating, on par with the worst of any Big Ten commit last year. Scout is on the 5-star system (unranked players earn 1 star), and ESPN uses grades out of 100 (unranked is 40 or 45, except JuCo players, who aren't included in the average).
Full data after the jump.
| #1 Ohio State - 19 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Braxton Miller | QB | OH | 6.0 | 5 | 82 |
| Michael Bennett | DT | OH | 6.0 | 4 | 80 |
| Kenny Hayes | DE | OH | 5.9 | 4 | 79 |
| Steve Miller | DE | OH | 5.8 | 5 | 84 |
| Ryan Shazier | LB | FL | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Nick Vannett | TE | OH | 5.8 | 4 | 80 |
| Chase Farris | DE | OH | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Brian Bobek | OL | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Evan Spencer | WR | IL | 5.7 | 4 | 81 |
| Jeremy Cash | S | FL | 5.7 | 4 | 80 |
| Ron Tanner | S | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
| Devin Smith | WR | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
| DerJuan Gambrell | CB | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 77 |
| Jeff Heuerman | TE | FL | 5.7 | 3 | 80 |
| Joel Hale | DT | IN | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Chris Carter | OL | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Conner Crowell | LB | MD | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Tommy Brown | OL | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Antonio Underwood | OL | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
No change.
| #2 Notre Dame - 19 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Stephon Tuitt | DE | GA | 6.0 | 4 | 80 |
| Matt Hegarty | OL | NM | 5.9 | 4 | 83 |
| Ben Koyack | TE | PA | 5.9 | 4 | 81 |
| DaVaris Daniels | WR | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Eilar Hardy | S | OH | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| George Atkinson III | S | CA | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Jarrett Grace | LB | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
| Anthony Rabasa | DE | FL | 5.7 | 3 | 81 |
| Tony Springmann | OL | IN | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Josh Atkinson | CB | CA | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Everett Golson | QB | NC | 5.6 | 4 | 80 |
| Conor Hanratty | OL | CT | 5.6 | 4 | 76 |
| Ben Councell | DE | NC | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Brad Carrico | OL | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Cam McDaniel | RB | TX | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Bennett Okotcha | CB | TX | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
| Jalen Brown | CB | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Matthias Farley | CB | NC | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Kyle Brindza | K | MI | 5.4 | 3 | 79 |
No change for the Irish.
| #3 Nebraska - 16 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Aaron Green | RB | FL | 5.9 | 5 | 85 |
| Tyler Moore | OL | FL | 5.9 | 4 | 78 |
| Charles Jackson | CB | TX | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Bubba Starling | QB | KS | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Jamal Turner | QB | TX | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Ryne Reeves | OL | NE | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Ryan Klachko | OL | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 78 |
| Daimion Stafford | S | CA | 5.8 | 4 | JC |
| David Santos | LB | TX | 5.8 | 3 | 79 |
| Zach Sterup | OL | NE | 5.8 | 3 | 78 |
| Kevin Williams | DT | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Max Pirman | LB | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Daniel Davie | S | NE | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Givens Price | OL | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Taariq Allen | WR | TX | 5.5 | 2 | 75 |
| Aaryn Bouzos | CB | CA | 5.4 | 2 | 76 |
Niklas Sade decommits.
| #4 Michigan - 15 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Demetrius Hart | RB | FL | 6.0 | 4 | 80 |
| Justice Hayes | RB | MI | 5.9 | 4 | 79 |
| Blake Countess | CB | MD | 5.8 | 4 | 80 |
| Brennen Beyer | DE | MI | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Kellen Jones | LB | TX | 5.7 | 4 | 79 |
| Jake Fisher | OL | MI | 5.7 | 4 | 77 |
| Dallas Crawford | CB | FL | 5.7 | 3 | 80 |
| Delonte Hollowell | CB | MI | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Chris Rock | DE | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Jack Miller | OL | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Tony Posada | OL | FL | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Desmond Morgan | LB | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Greg Brown | CB | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Antonio Kinard | LB | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Matt Goudis | K | CA | 5.4 | 3 | 77 |
No change.
| #5 Michigan State - 16 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Lawrence Thomas | LB | MI | 6.1 | 5 | 80 |
| Donavon Clark | OG | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
| Darien Harris | LB | MD | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Taiwan Jones | LB | MI | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Roger Williamson | CB | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Ed Davis | LB | MI | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
| Arjen Colquhoun | S | ON | 5.7 | 3 | 76 |
| Connor Cook | QB | OH | 5.7 | 2 | 76 |
| Onaje Miller | RB | MI | 5.6 | 4 | 78 |
| Joel Heath | DE | OH | 5.6 | 4 | 76 |
| Jack Allen | OL | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| AJ Sims | CB | GA | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Mark Scarpinato | DT | WI | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
| Damon Knox | DE | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
| Trae Waynes | CB | WI | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
| Paul Lang | TE | PA | 5.4 | 3 | 68 |
No change for Sparty.
| #6 Wisconsin - 20 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jake Keefer | LB | WI | 5.8 | 4 | 78 |
| Austin Traylor | DE | OH | 5.8 | 3 | 78 |
| Melvin Gordon | RB | WI | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Sam Arneson | TE | WI | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Jesse Hayes | DE | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| James Adeyanju | DE | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
| Mike Caputo | LB | PA | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
| AJ Jordan | WR | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
| Derek Watt | LB | WI | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Eric Steffes | TE | WI | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Austin Maly | TE | WI | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Terrance Floyd | CB | FL | 5.6 | 2 | 77 |
| Devin Gaulden | CB | FL | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Ray Ball | OL | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Jordan Frederick | LB | WI | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Darius Hillary | CB | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Derek Landisch | LB | WI | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
| Frederick Willis | WR | WI | 5.5 | 2 | NR |
| Tyler Marz | OL | MN | 5.5 | 2 | NR |
| Kenzel Doe | WR | NC | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
No change.
| #7 Iowa - 19 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jordan Walsh | OL | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Rodney Coe | RB | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Austin Blythe | OL | IA | 5.8 | 3 | 79 |
| Ray Hamilton | TE | OH | 5.8 | 3 | 79 |
| John Raymon | DE | PA | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Mika'il McCall | RB | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
| Dan Heiar | OL | IA | 5.7 | 2 | JC |
| Torrey Campbell | RB | FL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Jake Rudock | QB | FL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Riley McMinn | DE | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Marcus Grant | WR | MA | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Melvin Spears | LB | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 79 |
| Henry Krieger-Coble | TE | IA | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Nick Law | CB | MD | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Cole Fisher | LB | NE | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
| Jake Duzey | TE | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 73 |
| Mike Orloff | LB | MA | 5.5 | 2 | 70 |
| Jacob Hillyer | WR | TX | 5.5 | NR | NR |
| Austin Vincent | WR | TX | 5.4 | 2 | 73 |
Mika'il McCall commits to Iowa - fo' real this time.
| #8 Illinois - 25 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Dondi Kirby | S | PA | 5.8 | 3 | 79 |
| Patrick Flavin | OL | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 75 |
| Clint Tucker | DT | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
| Matt LaCosse | ATH | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Zeph Grimes | S | SC | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Chris Boles | OL | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Reilly O'Toole | QB | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Kenny Knight | WR | MI | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Carl Williams | CB | FL | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Josh Ferguson | RB | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Chris O'Connor | DE | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Tony Durkin | OL | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
| Ralph Cooper | LB | SC | 5.5 | 2 | 78 |
| Ted Karras | OL | IN | 5.5 | 2 | 77 |
| Jeremy Whitlow | WR | OH | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
| Henry Dickinson | LB | TN | 5.5 | 2 | NR |
| Nick North | CB | FL | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
| Scott McDowell | OL | IL | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
| JT Thornton | CB | FL | 5.4 | 2 | 77 |
| Marquise Mosley | WR | TX | 5.4 | 2 | 74 |
| Daniel Rhodes | TE | NC | 5.4 | 2 | 73 |
| Kenny Nelson | DE | MI | 5.4 | NR | NR |
| Hunter Wells | OL | IL | 5.3 | 3 | NR |
| Jordan Frysinger | WR | NY | 5.3 | NR | 73 |
| Justin DuVernois | K | FL | NR | 2 | 70 |
Illini pick up Kenny Knight.
| #9 Indiana - 16 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Zack Shaw | LB | OH | 5.8 | 3 | 76 |
| D'Angelo Roberts | RB | IN | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Jake Reed | TE | IN | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Jalen Schlachter | OT | MI | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
| Ralston Evans | OL | IN | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
| Forisse Hardin | S | KY | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
| Tre Roberson | QB | IN | 5.6 | 2 | 76 |
| Nick Stoner | S | IN | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
| Kirk Harris | OL | KS | 5.5 | 2 | 77 |
| Kyle Kennedy | LB | IN | 5.5 | 2 | 76 |
| Mark Murphy | S | OH | 5.5 | 2 | 75 |
| Shafer Johnson | DT | MI | 5.4 | 3 | 77 |
| Jay McCants | WR | OH | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
| Kenny Mullen | CB | IN | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
| Mike Replogle | LB | OH | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
| Donte Phillips | DE | WI | 5.4 | 2 | 74 |
At least one site considers Cody Latimer and Bernard Taylor to be decommits, so I've reflected that in the Hoosiers' table (along with Raymon Taylor). All have taken other visits, but may end up recommitting to the Hoosiers.
| #9 Northwestern - 13 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Christian Jones | WR | TX | 5.7 | 3 | 81 |
| Shane Mertz | OL | NJ | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
| Jack Konopka | OL | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
| Zack Oliver | QB | LA | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Jarrell Williams | CB | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Matt Frazier | OL | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
| Max Chapman | DE | FL | 5.6 | 2 | 78 |
| Mark Szott | TE | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Geoff Mogus | OL | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| CJ Robbins | DE | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Cameron Dickerson | WR | NJ | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
| Nick VanHoose | DB | OH | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
| Treyvon Green | RB | TX | 5.3 | 3 | 77 |
Wildcats pick up a pair of Indiana decommits in OH DB Nick VanHoose and IL DE CJ Robbins.
| #10 Minnesota - 21 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Tommy Olson | OL | MN | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Mike Moore | LB | TX | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Peter Westerhaus | TE | MN | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Max Shortell | QB | KS | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
| Quinn Bauducco | LB | CA | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
| Josh Campion | OL | VA | 5.6 | 2 | NR |
| Kyle McAvoy | OL | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 79 |
| Luke McAvoy | OL | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Jephete Matilus | LB | FL | 5.5 | 2 | 77 |
| Devin Crawford-Tufts | WR | MN | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
| Cameron Brown | WR | TX | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
| Russell Haughton-James | OL | FL | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
| Grayson Levine | S | MN | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
| Foster Bush | OL | WI | 5.5 | 2 | 70 |
| Samuel Oyenuga | CB | TX | 5.5 | 2 | NR |
| Ge'Shun Harris | WR | CA | 5.5 | 2 | JC |
| Junior Osunde | CB | TX | 5.5 | 2 | JC |
| Sam Rohr | TE | WI | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
| Marcus Jones | CB | NC | 5.4 | 2 | NR |
| John Rabe | TE | IA | 5.4 | 2 | JC |
| Drayquan Crawford | S | FL | NR | 2 | JC |
Big week for the Gophers, picking up a trio of JuCo players.
| #12 Penn State - 9 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Anthony Zettel | DE | MI | 5.9 | 4 | 80 |
| Shawn Oakman | DE | PA | 5.8 | 4 | 77 |
| Angelo Mangiro | OL | NJ | 5.7 | 4 | 81 |
| Ben Kline | LB | PA | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Anthony Alosi | OL | NJ | 5.6 | 2 | 70 |
| Jordan Kerner | DE | PA | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Allen Robinson | WR | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 72 |
| Kyle Carter | TE | DE | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
| Matt Zanellato | WR | VA | 5.3 | 3 | 76 |
Anthony Zettel pulls a shocker, committing to PSU over the in-state schools.
| #13 Purdue - 12 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Taylor Richards | CB | FL | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Russell Bellomy | QB | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Robert Kugler | TE | PA | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Brandon Cottom | LB | PA | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
| Akeem Hunt | RB | GA | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Doug Gentry | RB | TX | 5.5 | 2 | 76 |
| Michael Rouse | DT | IL | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
| Shane Mikesky | WR | IN | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
| AJ King | WR | FL | 5.5 | NR | 75 |
| Sterling Carter | TE | CA | 5.4 | 2 | JC |
| Akeem Shavers | RB | TX | 5.4 | NR | JC |
| Randy Gregory | DE | IN | NR | 2 | NR |
No change.
January 2nd, 2011 at 12:07 PM ^
Seems like they're bleeding recruits left and right these days.
January 2nd, 2011 at 12:55 PM ^
unlikely to be the only one, expect pitt, stanford and UM if the CC happens, to lose some down the stretch too
January 2nd, 2011 at 12:11 PM ^
I truely believe that our ranking will nose dive if there is a CC.....it was looking ok to..... sigh
January 2nd, 2011 at 1:17 PM ^
Tom,
Would you be bold enough to look into your crystal ball and speculate some regarding what the recruiting class might look like if RR stays side-by-side with if JH comes in? I'm sure a lot of readers would be very interested in such a post.
January 2nd, 2011 at 3:18 PM ^
I'm just not going to pay attention until the CC gets sorted out. The rankings and our list of recruits may drastically change at that point, although I think if JH ends up here, we'll bleed spread type recruits, but will probably get a couple Stanford commits to come along as well as swipe some guys away.
January 2nd, 2011 at 6:02 PM ^
Hart was really the only spread-type recruit left in the class. I guess Hayes fits the mold to an extent, but he could easily play slot in a pro-style offense.
That's not to say there wouldn't be decommits, I just don't think they'd be due to a change in offensive philosophy.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:43 PM ^
If he's a spread-only kind of guy, it makes one wonder why he's (reportedly) committed to Alabama.
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:48 PM ^
he has confirmed he committed to bama
btw how are you guys looking for that good long snapper from ohio? really good?
January 3rd, 2011 at 7:24 AM ^
I'm pretty sure that he's an ND lean, but I really don't have a good idea.
January 3rd, 2011 at 7:56 PM ^
.....oh, kind of hope you're wrong
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:48 PM ^
What do the asterisks signify?
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