Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 11-7-10
Action since last rankings:
11-1-10 Iowa gains commitment from Nick Law.
11-3-10 Nebraska gains commitment from Charles Jackson.
11-5-10 Ohio State gains commitment from Conner Crowell.
Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
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Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | ESPN Avg |
1 | Ohio State | 18 | 5.76 | 3.78 | 78.94 |
2 | Notre Dame | 17 | 5.72 | 3.53 | 78.94 |
3 | Nebraska | 16 | 5.71 | 3.44 | 78.80* |
4 | Michigan State | 16 | 5.64 | 3.25 | 76.75 |
5 | Michigan | 12 | 5.70 | 3.33 | 78.17 |
6 | Indiana | 22 | 5.54 | 2.73 | 75.36 |
7 | Wisconsin | 18 | 5.53 | 2.83 | 71.39 |
8 | Iowa | 16 | 5.59 | 3.00 | 76.63 |
9 | Northwestern | 13 | 5.58 | 2.77 | 77.23 |
10 | Minnesota | 15 | 5.48 | 2.60 | 73.87 |
11 | Illinois | 17 | 5.41 | 2.59 | 72.00 |
12 | Penn State | 4 | 5.60 | 3.50 | 77.75 |
13 | Purdue | 7 | 5.46 | 2.29 | 71.71 |
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 star), and ESPN uses grades out of 100 (unranked is 40 or 45).
#1 Ohio State - 18 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Michael Bennett | DT | OH | 6.0 | 4 | 80 |
Braxton Miller | QB | OH | 5.9 | 5 | 81 |
Kenny Hayes | DE | OH | 5.9 | 4 | 78 |
Steve Miller | DE | OH | 5.8 | 5 | 84 |
Nick Vannett | TE | OH | 5.8 | 4 | 80 |
Jeremy Cash | S | FL | 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 |
Ron Tanner | S | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
DerJuan Gambrell | CB | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 77 |
Devin Smith | WR | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 76 |
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 pick up Conner Crowell, whose recruitment was a serious battle, despite lack of accolades.
#2 Notre Dame - 17 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Stephon Tuitt | DE | GA | 6.0 | 4 | 80 |
Ben Koyack | TE | PA | 5.9 | 4 | 81 |
Matt Hegarty | OL | NM | 5.9 | 4 | 83 |
Justice Hayes | RB | MI | 5.9 | 4 | 79 |
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 |
Conor Hanratty | OL | CT | 5.6 | 4 | 76 |
Ben Councell | DE | NC | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Brad Carrico | OL | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Matthias Farley | CB | NC | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Jalen Brown | CB | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
Kyle Brindza | K | MI | 5.4 | 3 | 79 |
Scout's re-rank bumps Koyack down to 4 stars.
#3 Nebraska - 16 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Aaron Green | RB | FL | 6.0 | 5 | 85 |
Tyler Moore | OL | FL | 5.9 | 4 | 78 |
Bubba Starling | QB | KS | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
Jamal Turner | QB | TX | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
Charles Jackson | CB | TX | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
Ryne Reeves | OL | NE | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Tevin Mitchell | CB | TX | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Ryan Klachko | OL | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 78 |
Zach Sterup | OL | NE | 5.8 | 3 | 78 |
Daimion Stafford | S | CA | 5.8 | 3 | NR |
Kevin Williams | DT | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
David Santos | LB | TX | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
Daniel Davie | S | NE | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
Taariq Allen | WR | TX | 5.5 | 2 | 75 |
Nicklas Sade | K | NC | 5.4 | 3 | 78 |
Aaryn Bouzos | CB | CA | 5.4 | 2 | 76 |
CB Charles Jackson joins 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 |
Taiwan Jones | LB | MI | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Roger Williamson | CB | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Mikail McCall | RB | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
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 |
Darien Harris | LB | MD | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
Jack Allen | OL | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
AJ Sims | CB | GA | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Mark Scarpinato | DT | WI | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
Trae Waynes | CB | WI | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
Paul Lang | TE | PA | 5.4 | 3 | 68 |
Nothing new for MSU.
#5 Michigan - 12 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Demetrius Hart | RB | FL | 5.9 | 4 | 80 |
Brennen Beyer | DE | MI | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Delonte Hollowell | CB | MI | 5.8 | 3 | 79 |
Kellen Jones | LB | TX | 5.7 | 4 | 79 |
Jake Fisher | OL | MI | 5.7 | 4 | 77 |
Chris Rock | DE | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Shawn Conway | WR | MI | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Greg Brown | CB | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
Kevin Sousa | QB | FL | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Tony Posada | OL | FL | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Jack Miller | OL | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
Antonio Kinard | LB | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
No change for the Wolverines. The Illinois win might help solidify some of the current commitments, though.
#6 Indiana - 22 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Raymon Taylor | CB | MI | 5.8 | 3 | 77 |
Zack Shaw | LB | OH | 5.8 | 3 | 76 |
Cody Latimer | WR | OH | 5.7 | 2 | 73 |
Max Pirman | LB | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
D'Angelo Roberts | RB | IN | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Jake Reed | TE | IN | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Jalen Schlachter | TE | MI | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
Ralston Evans | OL | IN | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
Tre Roberson | QB | IN | 5.6 | 2 | 76 |
Forisse Hardin | S | KY | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
Bernard Taylor | OL | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
CJ Robbins | DE | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
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 |
Kenny Mullen | CB | IN | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
Shafer Johnson | DT | MI | 5.4 | 3 | 77 |
Jay McCants | WR | OH | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
Mike Replogle | LB | OH | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
Donte Phillips | DE | WI | 5.4 | 2 | 74 |
Nick VanHoose | DB | OH | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
No change.
#7 Wisconsin - 18 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Jake Keefer | LB | WI | 5.8 | 4 | 78 |
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 | 80 |
Austin Maly | TE | WI | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
Eric Steffes | TE | WI | 5.6 | 3 | NR |
Terrance Floyd | CB | FL | 5.6 | 2 | 77 |
Makinton Dorleant | CB | FL | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Ray Ball | OL | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Jordan Frederick | LB | WI | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
Trayion Durham | RB | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
Derek Landisch | LB | WI | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
Frederick Willis | WR | WI | 5.5 | 2 | NR |
Kenzel Doe | WR | NC | 5.4 | 2 | 75 |
Bennett Okotcha | CB | TX | NR | 3 | 76 |
Tyler Marz | OL | MN | NR | 2 | NR |
AJ Jordan loses his fourth star in Scout's re-rank, but Jake Keefer picks one up.
#8 Iowa - 16 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Jordan Walsh | OL | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Austin Blythe | OL | IA | 5.8 | 3 | 79 |
Ray Hamilton | TE | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
Melvin Gordon | RB | WI | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
John Raymon | DE | PA | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Torrey Campbell | RB | FL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Riley McMinn | DE | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Jake Rudock | QB | FL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
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 | 69 |
Austin Vincent | WR | TX | 5.4 | 2 | 73 |
Ray Hamilton is stripped of his fourth star in Scout's re-rank.
#9 Northwestern - 13 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Christian Jones | WR | TX | 5.7 | 3 | 81 |
Sean Cotton | S | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
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 |
Derek Watt | LB | WI | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Geoff Mogus | OL | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
Cameron Dickerson | WR | NJ | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
Mark Szott | TE | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Treyvon Green | RB | TX | NR | 2 | 77 |
No change for Northwestern.
#10 Minnesota - 15 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Tommy Olson | OL | MN | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
Matt LaCosse | ATH | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Max Shortell | QB | KS | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
Quinn Bauducco | LB | CA | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
Peter Westerhaus | TE | MN | 5.6 | 2 | 76 |
Kyle McAvoy | OL | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 79 |
Marquise Vann | LB | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
Jephete Matilus | LB | FL | 5.5 | 2 | 77 |
Mike Moore | LB | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Luke McAvoy | OL | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
Devin Crawford-Tufts | WR | MN | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
Russell Haughton-James | OL | FL | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
Sam Rohr | TE | WI | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
Cameron Brown | WR | TX | NR | 2 | 74 |
Samuel Oyenuga | CB | TX | NR | 2 | NR |
Surprising that Minnesota has held onto their entire class so far.
#11 Illinois - 17 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Clint Tucker | DT | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
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 |
Tony Durkin | OL | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
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 |
Ralph Cooper | LB | SC | 5.5 | 2 | 78 |
Scott McDowell | OL | IL | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
Ted Karras | OL | IN | 5.4 | 2 | 77 |
Marquise Mosley | WR | TX | 5.4 | 2 | 74 |
Hunter Wells | OL | IL | 5.3 | 3 | NR |
Daniel Rhodes | TE | NC | NR | 2 | 73 |
JT Thornton | CB | FL | NR | 2 | 77 |
Henry Dickinson | LB | TN | NR | 2 | NR |
Justin DuVernois | K | FL | NR | 2 | 70 |
No change for Illinois.
#12 Penn State - 4 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Shawn Oakman | DE | PA | 5.8 | 4 | 77 |
Angelo Mangiro | OL | NJ | 5.7 | 4 | 81 |
Jordan Kerner | DE | PA | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Kyle Carter | TE | DE | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
They have to get some commits sooner or later, right?
#13 Purdue - 7 Commits | |||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Taylor Richards | CB | FL | 5.6 | 2 | 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 |
Michael Rouse | DT | IL | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
AJ King | WR | FL | 5.5 | NR | 75 |
Randy Gregory | DE | IN | NR | 2 | NR |
Rouse drops to 2 stars on Scout. AJ King goes from 2-star to completely unranked.
November 7th, 2010 at 11:10 AM ^
to unranked? Did he give up playing football, but forget to inform Danny Hope?
November 7th, 2010 at 11:19 AM ^
We need more DB's, that's a fact.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:11 PM ^
We need db's and a kicker. I know it's not ideal to have two kickers on scholarship, but we need to be able to take 3 when we have to.
Maybe Danny Hope could recruit some class and a spine?? Not likely.
Minnesota can't out-recruit South Dakota, those players are going there because no else recruited them.
November 8th, 2010 at 9:15 AM ^
now that we have 6 wins and richrod is gonna stay when do we see the flood of guys saying yes
I am looking at you zettel
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