Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings: 1-9-11
I made sure I had the latest rankings from al three sites, so some numbers have moved a bit. Action since last rankings:
11-8-10 Penn State gains commitment from Shyquan Pullium.
1-2-11 Michigan loses commitment from Demetrius Hart. Purdue gains commitment from Marcus Caffey.
1-5-11 Minnesota gains commitment from Drew Goodger. Ohio State gains commitment from Doran Grant. Penn State gains commitment from Ryan Nowicki.
1-7-11 Illinois gains commitment from Donavonn Young. Minnesota loses commitment from Samuel Oyenuga.
1-8-10 Penn State gains commitments from Donovan Smith and Sam Ficken.
Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
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Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | ESPN Avg |
1 | Ohio State | 20 | 5.77 | 3.85 | 79.35 |
2 | Notre Dame | 19 | 5.68 | 3.47 | 78.68 |
3 | Nebraska | 16 | 5.71 | 3.44 | 78.53* |
4 | Michigan State | 16 | 5.64 | 3.25 | 76.69 |
5 | Wisconsin | 20 | 5.60 | 2.90 | 73.75 |
6 | Iowa | 19 | 5.61 | 2.89 | 74.94* |
7 | Illinois | 26 | 5.49 | 2.58 | 72.12 |
8 | Michigan | 13 | 5.64 | 3.38 | 78.38 |
9 | Penn State | 13 | 5.58 | 3.08 | 74.00 |
10 | Indiana | 16 | 5.53 | 2.69 | 75.31 |
11 | Minnesota | 21 | 5.50 | 2.33 | 69.71**** |
12 | Northwestern | 13 | 5.54 | 2.85 | 76.69 |
13 | Purdue | 13 | 5.48 | 2.31 | 73.00** |
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).
The rankings now have more emphasis on number of commits in the class, as Signing Day is approaching. This means the overall rankings can change quite a bit week-to-week.
#1 Ohio State - 20 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Braxton Miller | QB | OH | 6.0 | 5 | 82 |
Doran Grant | CB | OH | 6.0 | 5 | 81 |
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 |
Buckeyes get long-awaited commit from Doran Grant.
#2 Notre Dame - 19 Commits | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 |
No change for the Huskers.
#4 Michigan State - 16 Commits | |||||
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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.
#5 Wisconsin - 20 Commits | |||||
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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.
#6 Iowa - 19 Commits | |||||
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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 |
No change for the Hawkeyes.
#7 Illinois - 26 Commits | |||||
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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 |
Donavonn Young | RB | TX | 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 grab Donavonn Young.
#8 Michigan - 13 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
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 |
Matt Goudis | K | CA | 5.4 | 3 | 77 |
The class takes a huge hit with Demetrius Hart headed to 'Bama, and the bad news won't stop there unless the coaching situation is settled - and soon. Indications are also that Antonio Kinard will not be in this class, so I've removed him.
#9 Penn State - 13 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Anthony Zettel | DE | MI | 5.9 | 4 | 80 |
Donovan Smith | OL | MD | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Shawn Oakman | DE | PA | 5.8 | 4 | 77 |
Angelo Mangiro | OL | NJ | 5.7 | 4 | 81 |
Ben Kline | LB | PA | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Ryan Nowicki | OL | AZ | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
Shyquan Pullium | WR | PA | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
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 |
Sam Ficken | K | PA | NR | NR | NR |
Shyquan Pullium now has a full offer instead of a greyshirt, meaning he counts as a commit. Nittany Lions also pick up lineman Ryan Nowicki, kicker Sam Ficken and Army All-American lineman Donovan Smith. The national nightmare is over, as PSU now has a normal-ish number of commits.
#10 Indiana - 16 Commits | |||||
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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.
#11 Minnesota - 21 Commits | |||||
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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 |
Drew Goodger | TE | KS | 5.6 | NR | 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 |
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 |
Samuel Oyenuga will head to New Mexico State instead of the Gophers.
#12 Northwestern - 13 Commits | |||||
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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.
#13 Purdue - 13 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Marcus Caffey | RB | GA | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
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 |
Marcus Caffey joins up and immediately becomes the highest-rated Boilermaker.
January 9th, 2011 at 3:54 PM ^
sadly, practically every other installment of garfield minus garfield seems to fit out situation to a tee.
And of course...
January 9th, 2011 at 11:28 AM ^
Gophers lost a commit to NMSU? Ouch. Guess the weather is better.
January 9th, 2011 at 11:32 AM ^
I was going to say that Big Ten recruiting looks like crap, but according to Scout, the average star rating is 2.92 stars, which is the highest average since they've been keeping track (and that doesn't include Nebraska).
January 9th, 2011 at 11:43 AM ^
(sorry about double post)
Oy vey.
Hopefully the new coach has a couple of loyal four- and five-star recruits he can bring from wherever he is now.
January 9th, 2011 at 12:54 PM ^
You gotta love Brady Hoke's 5 star commits!
January 9th, 2011 at 11:54 AM ^
Not looking good right now for Michigan.......not at all...
January 9th, 2011 at 11:58 AM ^
I wonder if PSU has enough DE and OL now?
January 9th, 2011 at 1:26 PM ^
Maybe we should put the recruiting updates on hold, like, until 2012. It's like being knocked out and having the assailant sitting on my torso, knees pinning my arms, leaning over me and dripping a long strand of spit down into my face big brother-style.
January 9th, 2011 at 1:40 PM ^
What if DB had kept brandon.... How excited would we be to have Dee Hart coming next season. I truly think that he is the missing piece to our offense. It is also probable that Zettel, Frost and maybe even Lyons would be coming as well. With almost all starters back and adding Floyd and Woolfolk at corners, I believe we would be heading to an 8 or 9 win season next year.
Instead we are going to end up with a pathetic recruiting class that will hurt us for years to come... just saying...
January 9th, 2011 at 2:24 PM ^
I'll wait till signing day before I refer to this comment. Only then will we know if it's true. I have a feeling that we'll be ok.
January 9th, 2011 at 1:42 PM ^
GET THIS RECRUITING OFF MY COACHING CAROUSEL BLOG!!!!!
January 9th, 2011 at 1:45 PM ^
thats what I am
January 9th, 2011 at 3:13 PM ^
January 9th, 2011 at 5:11 PM ^
whatever makes you happy...
January 9th, 2011 at 4:49 PM ^
I really hope we can have the strongest close ever.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:10 PM ^
We need a coach and we need him now.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:19 AM ^
It looks like Penn State doesn't have that many scholarships to offer. Somewhere between 13 and 15, which explains part of the LOL low numbers.
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