Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 6-6

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Action since last rankings:

6-1-10 Purdue gains commitment from Russell Bellomy.
6-3-10 Ohio State gains commitment from Braxton Miller.
6-4-10 Minnesota gains commitment from Jephete Matilus.
6-5-10 Ohio State gains commitment from Evan Spencer. Illinois gains commitment from Marquise Mosley.

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings
Rank School # Commits Rivals Avg Scout Avg ESPN Avg
1 Ohio State 13 2.62 3.77 79.54
2 Notre Dame 9 1.89 3.56 75.00
3 Michigan 5 2.20 3.20 78.20
4 Michigan State 5 2.20 3.20 64.80
5 Indiana 8 1.63 2.38 76.00
6 Wisconsin 4 2.25 2.00 61.50
7 Iowa 3 2.00 2.67 77.67
8 Purdue 2 2.00 3.00 78.00
9 Northwestern 2 1.00 3.00 77.50
10 Minnesota 3 1.00 2.33 66.00
11 Illinois 3 1.00 2.33 55.67
12 Penn State 1 1.00 1.00 76.00

Rivals, Scout, and ESPN all have their Top-X (X is 250, 300, and 150, respectively) lists released now. In the tables, Rivals' and Scout's rankings are on the 5-star scale (unranked = 1-star), and ESPN's will now be shown as their numerical rating (unranked = 45).

#1 Ohio State - 13 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Steve Miller DE 4 5 84
Braxton Miller QB 4 5 84
Kenny Hayes DE 4 4 78
Brian Bobek OL 4 4 79
Chase Farris DE 4 4 79
Michael Bennett DT 4 4 80
Jeremy Cash S 4 3 80
Evan Spencer WR NR 4 81
DerJuan Gambrell CB NR 4 77
Jeff Heuerman TE NR 3 80
Chris Carter OL NR 3 78
Tommy Brown OL NR 3 78
Antonio Underwood OL NR 3 76

Buckeyes pick up a huge (though expected) commitment in QB Braxton Miller, and also add legacy WR Evan Spencer.

#2 Notre Dame - 9 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Ben Koyack TE 4 5 81
Matt Hegarty OL 4 4 83
Matthias Farley CB 3 3 77
Conor Hanratty OL NR 4 76
Jarrett Grace LB NR 4 78
Jordan Prestwood OL NR 4 80
Tony Springmann OL NR 4 78
Brad Carrico OL NR 3 77
Kyle Brindza K NR 1 NR

No change for ND. The Rivals250 was not nearly as kind to them as was the Watchlist.

#3 Michigan - 5 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Brennen Beyer DE 4 4 79
Delonte Hollowell CB 4 3 79
Chris Rock DE NR 3 78
Shawn Conway WR NR 3 78
Greg Brown CB NR 3 77

Nothing new for Michigan. Will their Elite camp net them a commit?

#4 Michigan State - 5 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Lawrence Thomas LB 5 5 80
Taiwan Jones Ath/LB 3 3 NR
Onaje Miller RB/Ath NR 4 NR
Connor Cook QB NR 2 76
AJ Sims CB NR 2 78

The Spartans could move up once ESPN ranks Jones and Miller.

#5 Indiana - 8 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Zack Shaw LB 4 2 76
Tre Roberson QB 3 2 76
Jake Reed TE NR 3 77
Ralston Evans OL NR 3 74
Max Pirman LB NR 3 78
Kyle Kennedy LB NR 2 76
Kirk Harris OL NR 2 77
Mike Replogle LB NR 2 74

The Hoosiers already have a 4-star Rivals prospect in Zack Shaw.

#6 Wisconsin - 4 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Jake Keefer LB 4 3 78
Sam Arneson TE NR 2 78
Austin Maly TE NR 2 NR
Eric Steffes TE NR 2 NR

Wisconsin can look for a big move up once more complete rankings come out.

#7 Iowa - 3 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Austin Blythe OL 4 3 79
Marcus Grant WR NR 2 78
JaCorey Shepherd WR NR 3 76

The Hawkeyes are right on Wisconsin's heels.

#8 Purdue - 2 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Russell Bellomy QB 3 3 78
Robert Kugler TE NR 3 78

Signal-caller Russell Bellomy pledges to Purdue, bolting them up the rankings.

#9 Northwestern - 2 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Sean Cotton S NR 3 79
Jarrell Williams CB NR 3 76

No change, though ESPN's rankings helped them pass Minnesota.

#10 Minnesota - 3 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Tommy Olson OL NR 2 79
James Farrow CB NR 3 74
Jephete Matilus LB NR 2 NR

Gophers pick up improbably-named Jephete Matilus.

#11 Illinois - 3 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Zeph Grimes S NR 3 77
Hunter Wells OL NR 3 NR
Marquise Mosley WR NR NR NR

Marquise Mosley picks the Illini.

#12 Penn State - 1 Commit
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Kyle Carter TE NR NR 76

Still ho-hum for PSU.

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Comments

Wolverine In Exile

June 6th, 2010 at 9:59 PM ^

when your job's on death watch. IF Zooker wins this year, the recruiting picks up. When the Zooker loses this year, Illinois becomes a wasteland for recruits since quality coaches are going to take some time looking at the situation what with Ron Turner & the Zooker failing, and Fitzgerald building a budding monster in Northwestern, possibly taking the Chicagoland recruits Illinois football relies on for life.

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Mich4Life

June 7th, 2010 at 12:54 AM ^

I was feeling good vibes early in the recruitment of offensive lineman, however looking at the above and seeing that osu and nd each have 4 OL commits with mich sitting at 0 is a bit disheartening.  I know we are keeping this class smallish, and the current state of our offensive line is comfortable but thats no excuse.

 

We have some nice athletes, but lets lock up a few big guys rich.

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