Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 3-7
There have been a lot of requests for this to become a recurring feature (as it was on Varsity Blue), so I'll post the rankings weekly in the diaries, and frontpage it occasionally. The team rankings are very rough estimates until the services have released more full individual grades.
Action since last rankings:
3-5-10 Illinois gains commitment from Hunter Wells. Michigan State gains commitment from Lawrence Thomas.
| Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | # of Commits | Rivals 250 | Scout Average | ESPN 150 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 4.00 | 2 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 3.50 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan | 3 | 1 | 1.67 | 2 |
| 5 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 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 - 2 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Steve Miller | DE | 250 | 4 | 150* |
| Kenny Hayes | DE | 250 | 4 | 150* |
The Buckeyes start their recruiting class with a couple bigtime defensive ends.
| #2 Minnesota - 2 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Tommy Olson | OL | 250 | 3 | 150* |
| Calvin Phillips | RB | NR | 4 | 150* |
Minnesota has a solid beginning - for now.
| #3 Michigan State - 2 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Lawrence Thomas | LB | 250 | 5 | 150* |
| Onaje Miller | RB/Ath | NR | 1 | 45 |
The state's top prospect picks the Spartans.
| #4 Michigan - 3 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Delonte Hollowell | CB | 250 | 3 | 150* |
| Greg Brown | CB | NR | 1 | 150* |
| Shawn Conway | WR |
NR | 1 | 45 |
Michigan's first three prospects are not super-heralded at this point.
| #5 Illinois - 1 Commit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Hunter Wells | OL | NR | 1 | 45 |
Illinois gets a big in-stater to start off the class.
| #6 Northwestern - 1 Commit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jarrell Williams | CB | NR | 1 | 40 |
Northwestern holds steady with one prospect.
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