Big Ten Recruiting Rankings: 6-24-12
I have returned from vacation and, naturally, there's a lot of catching up to do. Michigan added a camp commit in Channing Stribling while every Big Ten school picked up at least one pledge over the past two weeks. Yes, even Indiana, which is now officially on the board. Changes since the last rankings:
6-11-12: Nebraska picks up Kevin Gladney. Northwestern picks up Sam Coverdale. Indiana picks up Isaac Griffith.
6-12-12: Caleb Benenoch decommits from Michigan State.
6-14-12: Penn State picks up Brandon Bell.
6-15-12: Iowa picks up Malik Rucker.
6-16-12: Nebraska picks up Nathan Gerry.
6-17-12: Nebraska picks up Gabriel Miller. Wisconsin picks up Hayden Biegel and Jazz Peavy.
6-18-12: Minnesota picks up Alex Mayes.
6-19-12: Ohio State picks up Johnny Townsend. Northwestern picks up Eric Joraskie.
6-20-12: Michigan picks up Channing Stribling. Michigan State picks up Darian Hicks. Nothwestern picks up Xavier Menifield.
6-21-12: Illinois picks up Caleb Day. Iowa picks up Derrick Mitchell Jr. Minnesota picks up Owen Salzwedel.
6-22-12: Illinois picks up Bryce Douglas. Iowa picks up Sean Welsh and Andre Harris. Northwestern picks up Hunter Niswander. Minnesota picks up Chris Streveler.
6-23-12: Illinois picks up Darius Mosely.
Chart? Chart:
Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||||
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Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | 24/7 Avg | ESPN Avg | Avg Avg^ |
1 | Michigan | 22 | 3.55 | 3.82 | 3.73 | 3.64 | 3.68 |
2 | Notre Dame | 14 | 3.64 | 3.93 | 3.79 | 3.86 | 3.80 |
3 | Ohio State | 12 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 3.66 | 3.75 | 3.77 |
4 | Penn State | 11 | 3.55 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.64 | 3.52 |
5 | Nebraska | 11 | 3.18 | 3.18 | 3.18 | 3.18 | 3.18 |
6 | Illinois | 13 | 2.92 | 2.85 | 2.77 | 3.08 | 2.90 |
7 | Iowa | 12 | 3.00 | 2.83 | 2.92 | 3.00 | 2.94 |
8 | Michigan State | 7 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.57 | 3.36 |
9 | Wisconsin | 8 | 3.13 | 3.00 | 3.13 | 3.00 | 3.06 |
10 | Northwestern | 9 | 2.78 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.69 |
11 | Minnesota | 4 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.50 | 2.63 |
12 | Purdue | 3 | 3.33 | 2.67 | 3.00 | 2.33 | 2.83 |
13 | Indiana | 1 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.67 |
^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.
NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as two-star players.
On to the full data after the jump.
#1 Michigan - 22 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Patrick Kugler | OL | PA | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Shane Morris | QB | MI | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Dymonte Thomas | S | OH | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Kyle Bosch | OL | IL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Jake Butt | TE | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
David Dawson | OL | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Chris Fox | OL | CO | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Ben Gedeon | LB | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Jourdan Lewis | CB | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Mike McCray | LB | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Henry Poggi | DT | MD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Logan Tuley-Tillman | OL | IL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wyatt Shallman | ATH | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Taco Charlton | DE | OH | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Gareon Conley | CB | OH | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
DeVeon Smith | RB | OH | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Maurice Hurst Jr. | DT | MA | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Jaron Dukes | WR | OH | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Khalid Hill | TE | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Csont'e York | WR | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Channing Stribling | CB | NC | 2 | 2 | 3 | NR |
Scott Sypniewski | LS | IL | 2 | 2 | 2 | NR |
The Wolverines add to their burgeoning sleeper collection with camp commit Channing Stribling. Scott Sypniewski picks up two stars from Rivals, Scout, and 247.
#2 Notre Dame - 14 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Jaylon Smith | LB | IN | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Hunter Bivin | OL | KY | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Steven Elmer | OL | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Mike Heuerman | TE | FL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Mike McGlinchey | OL | PA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Isaac Rochell | DE | GA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Malik Zaire | QB | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
John Montelus | OL | MA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Colin McGovern | OL | IL | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Jacob Matuska | DE | OH | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
James Onwualu | WR | MN | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Corey Robinson | WR | TX | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Devin Butler | CB | DC | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Rashad Kinlaw | ATH | NJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
No changes for the Irish.
#3 Ohio State - 12 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Cameron Burrows | CB | OH | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Jalin Marshall | ATH | OH | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Joey Bosa | DE | FL | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
J.T. Barrett | QB | TX | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Marcus Baugh | TE | CA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Evan Lisle | OL | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Billy Price | DT | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Eli Woodard | CB | NJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Ezekiel Elliott | RB | MO | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Jayme Thompson | S | OH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Tracy Sprinkle | DE | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Johnny Townsend | P | FL | NR | NR | NR | NR |
The Buckeyes are the latest program to bolster their kicking game, grabbing Florida punter Johnny Townsend.
#4 Penn State - 11 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Adam Breneman | TE | PA | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Christian Hackenberg | QB | VA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Greg Webb | DT | NJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Garrett Sickels | DE | NJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Ross Douglas | CB | OH | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Brendan Mahon | OL | NJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
William Fuller | WR | PA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Andrew Nelson | OL | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Brandon Bell | LB | NJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Curtis Cothran | DE | NJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Neiko Robinson | S | FL | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
The Nittany Lions gain the commitment of linebacker Brandon Bell, their fifth pledge from New Jersey. Neiko Robinson gets two stars from Scout and three from ESPN, while William Fuller also gets upgraded to three stars on ESPN.
#5 Nebraska - 11 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Marcus McWilson | S | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Josh Banderas | LB | NE | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Tre'vell Dixon | ATH | LA | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Christian Lacouture | DE | TX | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
A.J. Natter | DE | WI | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Courtney Love | LB | OH | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Nathan Gerry | S | SD | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Kevin Gladney | WR | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Greg Hart | TE | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Dan Samuelson | OL | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Gabriel Miller | LS | IN | 2 | 2 | 2 | NR |
The Cornhuskers add S/ATH Nathan Gerry, WR Kevin Gladney, and LS (yes, another long snapper) Gabriel Miller to the fold.
#6 Illinois - 13 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Aaron Bailey | QB | IL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Caleb Day | CB | OH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Darius Mosely | CB | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Jarrod Clements | DE | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Reon Dawson | CB | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Christian DiLauro | TE | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Kenton Gibbs | DT | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Merrick Jackson | DT | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Dillan Cazley | CB | IL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Kendrick Foster | RB | IL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Jesse Chadwell | OL | MI | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Austin Schmidt | OL | OH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Bryce Douglas | DT | IL | NR | NR | NR | NR |
The Illini secure three commitments—OH CB Caleb Day, IL CB Darius Mosely, and IL DT Bryce Douglas—in three days, which is enough to vault them past Michigan State for sixth place in the standings.
#7 Iowa - 12 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
David Kenney | DE | IN | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Colin Goebel | OL | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Delano Hill | S | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Brant Gressel | DT | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
John Kenny | LB | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Derrick Mitchell Jr. | S | MO | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Malik Rucker | S | MN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Sean Welsh | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Derrick Willies | WR | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Nathan Bazata | DT | NE | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nic Shimonek | QB | TX | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Andre Harris | ATH | MO | NR | NR | NR | NR |
The Hawkeyes also pass Michigan State after picking up four commits: Malik Rucker, Derrick Mitchell Jr., Sean Welsh, and Andre Harris.
#8 Michigan State - 7 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Jon Reschke | LB | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Shane Jones | LB | OH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Damion Terry | QB | PA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Darian Hicks | CB | OH | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Jalyn Powell | S | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Gerald Holmes | RB | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
R.J. Shelton | RB | WI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
The Spartans lose the commitment of Texas lineman Caleb Benenoch—not a big surprise considering the course of his recruitment—but pick up Ohio corner Darian Hicks.
#9 Wisconsin - 8 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Chikwe Obasih | DE | WI | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Rob Wheelwright | WR | OH | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Austin Ramesh | ATH | WI | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Garret Dooley | LB | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Jack Keeler | OL | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Hayden Biegel | OL | WI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
T.J. Watt | ATH | WI | 3 | 3 | 3 | NR |
Jazz Peavy | WR | WI | 3 | 2 | 2 | NR |
The Badgers pick up two in-state commits in OL Hayden Biegel and WR Jazz Peavy. T.J. Watt gets three stars from 247.
#10 Northwestern - 9 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Matt Alviti | QB | IL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Sam Coverdale | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Blake King | OL | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Brad North | OL | TX | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Eric Joraskie | DE | PA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Macan Wilson | WR | TX | 3 | 2 | NR | NR |
Tyler Lancaster | OL | IL | NR | 2 | 3 | NR |
Xavier Menifield | RB | CA | NR | 2 | NR | NR |
Hunter Miswander | K | OH | NR | NR | NR | NR |
The Wildcats add four commits—OH OL Sam Coverdale, PA DE Eric Joraskie, CA RB Xavier Menifield, and OH K Hunter Miswander—and Tyler Lancaster picks up two stars from Scout and three from 247.
#11 Minnesota - 4 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Keelon Brookins | CB | MN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Alex Mayes | OL | TX | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Owen Salzwedel | DE | WI | NR | 3 | 3 | NR |
Chris Streveler | QB | IL | NR | 2 | NR | NR |
The Gophers add three commits: TX OL Alex Mayes, WI DE Owen Salzwedel, and IL QB Chris Streveler. They pass Purdue for 11th place.
#12 Purdue - 3 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Danny Etling | QB | IN | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Randy Gregory | DE | AZ | 3 | 3 | 3 | JC |
David Yancey | RB | IN | 3 | 2 | 3 | NR |
The Boilermakers get a commitment from in-state running back David Yancey.
#13 Indiana - 1 Commit | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | ESPN |
Isaac Griffith | WR | IN | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
THE HOOSIERS LAND A COMMIT! For this, we shall celebrate, since I'm pretty sure there aren't any Indiana football fans to do so for themselves.
Congratulations, Indiana. At this pace you should be able to field an actual team in 2044 or so.
Jazz Peavy is a ridiculously awesome name.
I've been staring at this gif longer than I ever have for one of Kate Upton's. Not so sure how I feel about that
You mean this one ISN'T your favorite??
My favorite by a mile.
...a pic of teenage Brady Hoke at a basketball game?
...a pic of teenage Brady Hoke at a basketball game?
IU is the sleeping giant of BT football teams. It is astounding that they have never really been competitive at football and now can recruit barely on a MAC level. Its a school with a lot of resources and a beautiful campus. They should be more competitive than what they are on the gridion. Its a joke.
I agree, I don't understand it. Is the perception of it being a basketball school drown out football that much? Bloomington is a quintessential college town, has very good academics, and is a member of the best conference this world has to offer
I haven't been to Bloomington, but have heard great things about the campus. Here's what I would guess their disadvantages are:
1. Indiana is not exactly Ohio or Pennsylvania for producing football talent according to this chart (though they produce more recruits than some other B10 states)
http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1182411
2. Indiana is and always will be viewed as a basketball first school. Duke, Kentucky and Kansas aren't football powers either.
3. They have the unique disadvantage of having another B10 school in state plus Notre Dame. I wonder how many states the size of Indiana have 3 schools competing at that level. I realize that Notre Dame takes very few kids from Indiana, but I suspect that they are in on any recruits that they are interested in.
These aren't necessarily fatal -- Bill Mallory got them to several bowl games in the late 80s early 90s -- but it does mean that they need have a lot of inherent obstacles.
Not sure if you're serious...?
Well you want to use it because you feel those 2 stars we have hurts our average and you think having a median of 4 would look better. I do not see the benefit of Ace wasting his time on another category that will have each team having a score of a 3 or 4.
I would like to see the median as well. It's not exactly time-wasting per se - it's an excel formula that takes maybe two minutes to copy and paste to the 12 teams in the rankings?
Then again, I'm a financial analyst - I live for data. Must . . . . have . . . . .input . . . . input!
Would you want the median of each of the 4 sites? - 4 columns
Would you want the mode of each of the 4 sites? - 4 more columns.
These tables are already fairly large.
What is the benefit of this? Can't you just look at the rankings and put your finger in the middle of each teams rankings to find the median? Does it ruin your day when you see other teams have higher averages than us? You guys are getting to caught up in the rankings/averages.
So by adding a median category we are accomplishing all of that?
I'm just really happy for you that you're so passionate about medians! What I am saying is that we value the averages and stars over our success in fulfilling needs. The coaching staff felt like a long snapper was a need so they picked one up. Yes, a 2 star long snapper is going to kill our average. Does adding additional stat categories that will make our numbers look better, make you feel better about this class?
A median DOES NOT let you know who has a better class at all. Every team in the BIG 10 will have a 3 or a 4, so what does that tell us? Your attempts at insults and reasoning are that of a grade schoolers. So stop being a snob and requesting additional statistical categories that will show Michigan with the highest score, just because it helps you sleep at night.
We should probably relax a little bit. We have 22 recruits, nearly a full class. When the other schools fill out their classes, they will be adding a bunch of 3 and 2 stars like we did.
That will bring their averages closer to ours. It's not like they will be filling out the rest of their classes with 4 and 5 stars.
They can't, we took them all.
dang double posts
First, Michigan has 16 committs that are 4 stars to at least 3 of 4 services, which is 7 more than Ohio or ND who both have 9 that rank as such. That's mind blowing, and puts in perspecitve taking the commitments of guys like Stribling (who will be a consensus 3 star by NSD) and Spyniewski. Even the vaunted Alabama takes a few consensus 3 stars every year, and let's not forget that guys like Hart and Breaston were 3 stars.
We will have a top 3 class by year end, wether we land Treadwell or other elite guys or not. Given what Hoke, and company seem to be able to do coaching up talent, that should fill the Michigan faithful with great hope for what the future holds. If we eternally miss out on the lingering elite one or two guys to fill out a class because the coaches are busy laying the groundwork with a dozen or more consensus 4 stars for next year's class, I'll take it.
Getting the #1 overall class doesn't matter. Getting elite talent matters - and making sure that the talent fits your roster and schemes matters - but I think people get too worked up about these poorly constructed class rankings.
If we continue recruiting classes like this one, we're unlikely to encounter an opponent with vastly better talent. There will be a lot of teams with similar talent (e.g., OSU) such that execution, game planning, luck, etc. will likely make the difference, and then there will be a lot of teams against which we'll have a real talent advantage that they'll have to overcome (e.g., MSU).
(Note that I'm not saying that star ratings are silly and we should blindly trust the coaches.)
commits in B1G territory,
never thought I'd see that day
I never thought I'd see Courtney Love play Linebacker for Nebraska, yet here we are...
keep it up by far the best michigan class i can remember!!!!!!
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