Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 4-4
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:
3-21-10 Indiana gains commitment from Kirk Harris.
4-3-10 Ohio State gains commitment from Tommy Brown.
| Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | # of Commits | Rivals 250 | Scout Average | ESPN 150 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 8 | 1 | 1.75 | 2 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 2.33 | 1 |
| 3 | Michigan | 3 | 1 | 1.67 | 1 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 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 - 7 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Steve Miller | DE | 250 | 4 | 150* |
| Kenny Hayes | DE | 250 | 4 | 46 |
| Brian Bobek | OL | NR | 1 | 150* |
| Antonio Underwood | OL | NR | 1 | 46 |
| Chris Carter | OL | NR | 1 | 45 |
| DerJuan Gambrell | CB | NR | 1 | 45 |
| Chase Farris | DE | NR | 1 | 45 |
| Tommy Brown | OL | NR | 1 | 45 |
The Buckeyes grab in-state offensive lineman Tommy Brown, already their 4th OL in the class.
| #2 Michigan State - 3 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Lawrence Thomas | LB | 250 | 5 | 150* |
| Onaje Miller | RB/Ath | NR | 1 | 45 |
| Taiwan Jones | Ath/LB | NR | 1 | 45 |
Spartans get the advantage over Michigan because of Thomas's ratings.
| #3 Michigan - 3 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Delonte Hollowell | CB | 250 | 3 | 150* |
| Greg Brown | CB | NR | 1 | 46 |
| Shawn Conway | WR | NR | 1 | 45 |
Wolverines haven't had any new commits since Conway.
| #4 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 last week.
| #5 Indiana - 2 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Mike Replogle | LB | NR | 1 | 45 |
| Kirk Harris | OL | NR | 1 | 45 |
Indiana has had a commitment from Kirk Harris for a while, but the recruiting sites just picked up on it. Don't expect the Hoosiers to be in the top half of the conference for long.
| #6 Wisconsin - 1 Commit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jake Keefer | LB | NR | 3 | 46 |
Instate linebacker Jake Keefer picks the Badgers.
| #7 Notre Dame - 1 Commit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Brad Carrico | OL | NR | 3 | 45 |
Carrico is the only commit for the Irish. They might have another coming very soon.
| #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.
I'm still surprised that they are getting so many guys that aren't bigger recruits.
A lot of good players aren't rated yet. I'm sure they will all end up with at least 3 stars, even if it's only because they're going to OSU.
The way all the OSU fans are talking, their class will basically be the top 10-15 players in Ohio, plus a few others. They're getting good players regardless, as the rankings aren't out yet for most sites.
I understand that a lot of players aren't rated yet, but to not even have them on Rivals or ESPN's watch lists isn't a good thing for the Buckeyes. Very rarely does a kid miss out on both watch lists and end up being a big recruit. In fact, most all of the guys left off of those watch lists end up 3-stars and below. Some of those might beat the odds, but I bet half of them don't.
It's not like OSU is picking up kids from North Dakota that no one has had a chance to see. These are kids from Ohio (or Illinois) who are unlikely to be passed over, unless it's for a good reason. I know it's early, but don't act like we wouldn't be up in arms if we had 6 out of 8 recruits that the services hadn't hardly heard of yet.
alluded to this earlier, but OSU needs bodies in a big way on the OL, which is where you're seeing most of these unrated guys. holding out for big name out of state O-linemen is how they ended up with an OL class of 1 for 2010. OSU does not have a stellar history of putting OL in the NFL - so if you are a 4/5 star OL who isn't from ohio, why would you go there? they did manage to pull shugarts from TX and brewster from FL in 08 but that is the exception to the rule for OSU - they are 2 of only 4 scholarship OL from OOS. taking the low-hanging fruit in-state is really what they should have been doing all along; this year they have been forced into that strategy due to the numbers.
i wouldn't shed any tears for OSU's 2011 recruiting rankings though ... some big-time talent in OH this year, most of which will likely end up in columbus.
ND should be picking up a OT on Monday, also looks like OSU will have more recruits shake loose at their spring game on the 24th
name?
Jordan Prestwood
jordan prestwood is gonna announce his decision monday(today) at 3:15 EST. im assuming thats who he was talking about unless irish has some inside knowledge on a different recruits haha. ND is the clear leader tho, hes taken 3(right?) visits there.
Rankings:
ESPN150
4* on scouts
just the one visit that I know of, he visited last weekend, but it was for 3 days
EDIT: he visited for the USC game last year as well
his 3rd and his favorite
u think hes a lock for tackle? theres some talk that he could be a TE. he'd have to spend a year putting on weight to play tackle unless he puts on about 20 pounds over his senior season, which shouldnt be too difficult due to his 6'6 frame.
were they referring to his 3 recruiting visit so far? I know he had been to both FSU and Auburn previously.
Yeah he is destined for OT, I love a TEs that grow into OTs. He is listed as an Ath by some of the evaluators out there and that is saying something for a 6'6" 270lb kid.
"Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly hadn't met Jordan Prestwood before last weekend's unofficial visit. As it turned out, the offensive tackle's third Irish visit was the best yet with Notre Dame now the clear leader"
ya he must have some legit athleticism to be 270 and considered an athlete. really nice footwork/explosion off the LOS(in run blocking) im guessing due to being considered for TE.
sounds good to me in regards to rivals.
Yeah those that listed him as an ATH projected him to OT, TE or even DE
not exactly the premier size, but that just speaks to his athletic ability even more. did he play on defense in high school?
The system works both ways...
Some kids are recruited by schools because the sites have pegged them as 4/5 star guys. Conversely, some kids gets significant boosts to their profile when they're recruited by the likes of tOSU, UM, USC, and bi time SEC schools.
I think we should be a little more concerned with tOSU having 8 players already. They started (and ended) slow last year, and its not good to see them starting of quickly.
Keep in mind we will have a smaller class this year so the numbers likely will come in slower.
Anyone know what the recruiting needs for OSU are this year? With 4 OL committed already, how many for are they looking to take?
If there class is looking full, maybe we can pull Aundrey Walker out of Glenville.
OSU loses 5 OL after this coming year. having only pulled 1 in the latest recruiting class, they only would have 9 scholarship OL in the fold going into 2011; they need numbers and they need them badly. some of their OL recruits may also get a shot a DL, so they are not definitely not done taking bigs.
walker will follow the marcus hall recruiting blueprint - take all of his visits, declare the school he just visited as 'co-leader' with OSU, then verbal for the buckeyes in december-january. for your sake, direct any brain cells you would have dedicated to his recruitment to other pursuits. if walker by some miracle goes blue, count it as found money.
he is supposed to be visiting ND soon, I was pretty shocked, not really expecting anything anyway
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