Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 7-18-10

Submitted by Tim on

The leaderboard won't get an update other than the raw numbers this week. Standings haven't been adjusted, so don't get up in arms if something doesn't make sense. Michigan or Michigan State should be gaining a commitment from MI OL Jake Fisher tonight.

Action since last rankings:

7-12-10 Michigan State gains commitments from Trae Waynes and Mark Scarpinato. Iowa gains commitment from Riley McMinn.

7-13-10 Indiana gains commitment from D'Angelo Roberts. Minnesota gains commitments from Kyle and Luke McAvoy. Illinois gains commitment from Chris Boles.

7-16-10 Minnesota gains commitments from Marquise Vann and Devin Crawford-Tufts.

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings
Rank School # Commits Rivals Avg Scout Avg ESPN Avg
1 Ohio State 17 5.75 3.82 79.18
2 Notre Dame 12 5.64 3.42 75.92
3 Nebraska 13 5.62 3.15 72.77
4 Michigan 7 5.69 3.14 78.14
5 Michigan State 9 5.52 3.00 76.11
6 Indiana 20 5.48 2.45 72.45
7 Iowa 10 5.51 2.70 73.60
8 Northwestern 10 5.50 2.60 76.70
9 Purdue 5 5.34 3.00 70.00
10 Minnesota 11 5.38 2.45 70.63
11 Wisconsin 6 5.45 2.50 71.00
12 Illinois 7 5.24 2.57 62.86
13 Penn State 3 5.57 3.00 73.67

Rivals rankings have been converted to their "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, and ESPN uses grades out of 100.

#1 Ohio State - 17 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Michael Bennett DT 6.0 4 80
Braxton Miller QB 5.9 5 81
Kenny Hayes DE 5.9 4 78
Steve Miller DE 5.8 5 84
Nick Vannett TE 5.8 4 80
Jeremy Cash S 5.8 4 80
Chase Farris DE 5.8 4 79
Brian Bobek OL 5.8 4 79
Evan Spencer WR 5.7 4 81
DerJuan Gambrell CB 5.7 4 77
Devin Smith WR 5.7 4 76
Jeff Heuerman TE 5.7 3 80
Joel Hale DT 5.7 3 79
Chris Carter OL 5.7 3 78
Ron Tanner S 5.6 4 78
Tommy Brown OL 5.6 3 78
Antonio Underwood OL 5.6 3 75

Buckeyes get a slight bump on Scout, as Jeremy Cash and Devin Smith have earned fourth stars.

#2 Notre Dame - 12 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Ben Koyack TE 5.9 5 81
Matt Hegarty OL 5.9 4 83
Eilar Hardy S 5.8 4 79
Jordan Prestwood OL 5.7 4 80
Jarrett Grace LB 5.7 4 78
Tony Springmann OL 5.7 3 78
Conor Hanratty OL 5.6 4 76
Clay Burton DE 5.6 3 79
Ben Councell DE 5.6 3 78
Brad Carrico OL 5.6 3 77
Matthias Farley CB 5.5 3 77
Kyle Brindza K NR NR NR

Tony Springmann loses his fourth star on Scout. Councell goes from unranked to 78 on ESPN.

#3 Nebraska - 13 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Tyler Moore OL 5.9 4 78
Bubba Starling QB 5.8 4 81
Jamal Turner QB 5.8 4 81
Ryne Reeves OL 5.8 4 79
Tevin Mitchell CB 5.8 4 79
Ryan Klachko OL 5.8 4 78
Zach Sterup OL 5.8 3 78
Kevin Williams DT 5.7 3 79
Dylan Admire OL 5.6 3 77
Daniel Davie S 5.5 2 75
Aaryn Bouzos CB 5.4 2 76
Daimion Stafford S NR 3 NR
Nicklas Sade K NR NR NR

Tevin Mitchell gets a fourth star from Scout. Davie goes from unranked to 75 on ESPN.

#4 Michigan - 7 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Brennen Beyer DE 5.8 4 79
Delonte Hollowell CB 5.8 3 79
Chris Rock DE 5.7 3 78
Shawn Conway WR 5.7 3 78
Greg Brown CB 5.7 3 77
Kevin Sousa QB 5.6 3 78
Jack Miller OL 5.5 3 78

Michigan is one of very few Big Ten teams that didn't see a player gain or lose a star. I'm surprised Hollowell didn't get the 4-star treatment.

#5 Michigan State - 9 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Lawrence Thomas LB 6.1 5 80
Connor Cook QB 5.7 2 76
Onaje Miller RB/Ath 5.6 4 78
Taiwan Jones Ath/LB 5.6 3 78
AJ Sims CB 5.6 2 78
Mark Scarpinato DT 5.5 3 76
Trae Waynes CB 5.4 3 75
Joel Heath DE NR 3 76
Paul Lang TE NR 2 68

Spartans pick up a pair of Wisconsin prospects.

#6 Indiana - 20 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Raymon Taylor CB 5.8 3 77
Zack Shaw LB 5.8 2 76
Max Pirman LB 5.6 3 78
D'Angelo Roberts RB 5.6 3 77
Jake Reed TE 5.6 3 77
Jalen Schlachter TE 5.6 3 75
Ralston Evans OL 5.6 3 74
Tre Roberson QB 5.6 2 76
CJ Robbins DE 5.5 3 75
Nick Stoner S 5.5 3 74
Kirk Harris OL 5.5 2 77
Kyle Kennedy LB 5.5 2 76
Mark Murphy S 5.5 2 NR
Kenny Mullen CB 5.4 3 74
Mike Replogle LB 5.4 2 74
Donte Phillips DE 5.4 2 74
Jay McCants WR 5.4 2 NR
Shafer Johnson DT NR 2 77
Nick VanHoose DB NR 2 74
Forisse Hardin S NR 2 74

Hoosiers pick up D'Angelo Roberts. CJ Robbins picks up star #3 from Scout. Jay McCants is finally ranked by that service, but as a 2-star. Forisse Hardin goes from unranked to 74 on ESPN.

#7 Iowa - 10 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Austin Blythe OL 5.8 3 79
Ray Hamilton TE 5.7 4 79
JaCorey Shepherd WR 5.6 3 78
Riley McMinn DE 5.6 3 77
Jake Rudock QB 5.6 2 78
Marcus Grant WR 5.6 2 76
Jake Duzey TE 5.5 3 73
Henry Krieger-Coble TE 5.5 2 78
John Raymon DE NR 3 NR
Austin Vincent WR NR 2 73

Riley McMinn, a consensus 3-star, picks the Hawkeyes. Ray Hamilton gets a fourth star from Scout, and the remainder of their commits get Scout evaluations (three stars for Raymon, two each for Krieger-Coble and Vincent). Vincent goes from unranked to 73 on ESPN.

#8 Northwestern - 10 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Sean Cotton S 5.7 3 79
Shane Mertz OL 5.6 3 79
Zack Oliver QB 5.6 3 78
Jarrell Williams CB 5.6 3 76
Matt Frazier OL 5.6 3 75
Geoff Mogus OL 5.5 3 75
Mark Szott TE 5.5 2 77
Derek Watt LB 5.5 2 77
Cameron Dickerson WR 5.3 3 73
Max Chapman DE NR NR 78

A bunch of Wildcat commits get slight bumps on Scout. Mogus, Frazier, and Dickerson go from 2 to 3, while Watt goes from unranked to a 2-star. Mertz goes from unranked to 79(!) on ESPN, Watt goes from 73 to 77, Mogus and Frazier both go from unranked to 75, and Dickerson picks up a 73 rating. Without picking up a single commit, Northwestern gains a shitload of value.

#9 Purdue - 5 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Russell Bellomy QB 5.5 3 78
Robert Kugler TE 5.5 3 78
Brandon Cottom LB 5.5 3 76
Michael Rouse DT NR 3 73
Randy Gregory DE NR 3 NR

No change for the Boilers.

#10 Minnesota - 11 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Tommy Olson OL 5.7 3 79
Matt LaCosse ATH 5.6 3 78
Max Shortell QB 5.6 3 74
Quinn Bauducco LB 5.6 3 74
Kyle McAvoy OL 5.5 3 79
Luke McAvoy OL 5.4 2 75
Sam Rohr TE 5.4 2 74
Marquise Vann LB NR 3 78
Jephete Matilus LB NR 2 77
Devin Crawford-Tufts WR NR 2 NR
Samuel Oyenuga CB NR NR NR

It must suck to be Luke McAvoy, who the consensus says is much worse than his twin brother Kyle. LaCosse, Bauducco, and Olson go from 2 to 3 stars on Scout. Bauducco goes from unranked to 74 on ESPN.

#11 Wisconsin - 6 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Jake Keefer LB 5.8 3 78
Sam Arneson TE 5.7 3 78
Jordan Frederick LB 5.5 3 75
Austin Maly TE 5.5 2 76
Derek Landisch LB NR 2 74
Eric Steffes TE NR 2 NR

Arneson and Frederick get small bumps from Scout. Frederick and Landisch go from unranked to 75 and 74, respectively, on ESPN.

#12 Illinois - 7 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Zeph Grimes S 5.6 3 77
Chris O'Connor DE 5.4 3 75
Hunter Wells OL 5.3 3 NR
Chris Boles OL NR 3 77
Reilly O'Toole QB NR 3 76
Marquise Mosley WR NR 2 NR
Justin DuVernois K NR NR NR

Illini get a nice bump from Scout's revamp, with O'Toole and Mosley each gaining a star. They also land 3-star Chris Boles.

#13 Penn State - 3 Commits
Name Position Rivals Scout ESPN
Shawn Oakman DE 5.8 4 77
Jordan Kerner DE 5.5 3 68
Kyle Carter TE 5.4 2 76

Oakman gets a fourth star from Scout.

Comments

imdeng

July 18th, 2010 at 6:28 PM ^

Hi Tim - as usual great info. I am wondering whether it would be useful to add a column right after the Position column that indicates the state that the recruit is from. It would provide a good overview of the geographical range/focus of a particular school's recruitiing.