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Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 4-11
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I'll post the rankings weekly in the diaries, and frontpage it occasionally (i.e. when Michigan gets commitments). The team rankings are very rough estimates until the services have released more full individual grades.
Action since last rankings (aside from Scout releasing a new Top 300 list):
4-5-10 Indiana gains commitment from Jake Reed.
4-10-10 Indiana gains commitment from Tre Roberson.
4-11-10 Michigan State gains commitment from Connor Cook.
| Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | # of Commits | Rivals 250 | Scout Average | ESPN 150 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 8 | 1 | 3.50 | 2 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 2.75 | 1 |
| 3 | Michigan | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 3.50 | 1 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
| t-8 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
| t-8 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
| 10 | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 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 - 8 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Steve Miller | DE | 250 | 5 | 150* |
| Kenny Hayes | DE | 250 | 4 | 46 |
| Brian Bobek | OL | NR | 4 | 150* |
| DerJuan Gambrell | CB | NR | 4 | 45 |
| Chase Farris | DE | NR | 4 | 45 |
| Antonio Underwood | OL | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Chris Carter | OL | NR | 3 | 45 |
| Tommy Brown | OL | NR | 1 | 45 |
Several future Buckeyes get lofty rating from Scout.
| #2 Michigan State - 4 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Lawrence Thomas | LB | 250 | 5 | 150* |
| Onaje Miller | RB/Ath | NR | 4 | 45 |
| Connor Cook | QB | NR | 1 | 46 |
| Taiwan Jones | Ath/LB | NR | 1 | 45 |
Spartans pick up Connor Cook from Ohio.
| #3 Michigan - 3 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Delonte Hollowell | CB | 250 | 3 | 150* |
| Greg Brown | CB | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Shawn Conway | WR | NR | 3 | 45 |
Brown and Conway pick up 3-star ratings.
| #4 Notre Dame - 2 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jordan Prestwood | OL | NR | 4 | 150* |
| Brad Carrico | OL | NR | 3 | 46 |
Jordan Prestwood joins the fold for Notre Dame.
| #5 Minnesota - 2 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Tommy Olson | OL | 250 | 3 | 150* |
| James Farrow | CB | NR | 1 | 46 |
Still just two for the Gophers, who dropped Calvin Phillips a couple weeks back.
| #6 Indiana - 4 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jake Reed | TE | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Tre Roberson | QB | NR | 1 | 45 |
| Mike Replogle | LB | NR | 1 | 45 |
| Kirk Harris | OL | NR | 1 | 45 |
The Hoosiers pick up a couple pieces, including a good TE in Jake Reed.
| #7 Wisconsin - 1 Commit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jake Keefer | LB | NR | 3 | 46 |
Just one for Wisconsin.
| #8 Illinois - 1 Commit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Hunter Wells | OL | NR | 1 | 45 |
Zook has got to be recruiting for his life this year.
| #8 Northwestern - 1 Commit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jarrell Williams | CB | NR | 1 | 45 |
Northwestern holds steady with one prospect.
April 12th, 2010 at 2:51 AM | 
Interesting that Minnesota
Interesting that Minnesota
April 12th, 2010 at 6:48 AM |
Yes
Yes
Regarding your question on Phillips - academic and personal reasons caused the Gophers to rescind their scholarship offer.
April 12th, 2010 at 1:48 PM |
Scout
Scout
Tim this was sooooooooooo.... shocking, so did Scout just pull the old, he committed to OSU he has to be a borderline 4star or did OSU pull the old Michigan and get in on the Ohio sleepers early??
April 12th, 2010 at 2:06 PM |
These guys weren't really
These guys weren't really
These guys weren't really sleepers, as they were expected to be highy-ranked when they rankings came out.
Scout is doing themselves a disservice trying to release rankings so early, ime.
April 15th, 2010 at 2:26 PM |
I would disagree
I would disagree
Scout is the one service I would never go on but by releasing their star rankings out this early I will go on to read their rankings(albiet they are largely wrong)
Hook 'em Horns
April 12th, 2010 at 4:13 PM |
Ohio State's Class
Ohio State's Class
I find it interesting on Rival's they really aren't that high on many of them but they are rated so highly on Scout.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:30 PM |
I don't believe Rivals has
I don't believe Rivals has
I don't believe Rivals has done any update to their list
Current Smug rating: "lethal"
April 12th, 2010 at 8:03 PM |
Delonte Hollowell may be just
Delonte Hollowell may be just
Delonte Hollowell may be just a three star, but he was named to the All-American game already.
April 14th, 2010 at 10:33 PM |
To be clear
To be clear
he was nominated for the game, he was not chosen yet.
Interesting that Minnesota dropped Calvin Phillips, because he would have been the most talented recruit they've had in years. I'm guessing they didn't drop him because a better option came along.......possibly something appeared on his record?
Ron Zook should pounce on the kid before Dantonio weasels his way in there....