With more new Michigan commits, we're hitting the front page after a hiatus of a couple weeks. Action since last rankings:
6-24-11 Minnesota gains commitment from Eric Murray.
6-26-11 Notre Dame gains commitment from John Turner. Michigan State gains commitment from Nick Tompkins. Michigan gains commitment from Blake Bars.
6-27-11 Purdue gains commitment from Ryan Morris.
6-28-11 Indiana gains commitment from Adam Kranda.
6-29-11 Penn State gains commitment from Joey O'Connor. Purdue gains commitment from Austin Appleby. Minnesota gains commitment from Mitch Leidner.
7-1-11 Indiana gains commitment from Jacob Bailey. Purdue gains commitment from Steffon Martin.
| Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | ESPN Avg | 24/7 Avg |
| 1 | Michigan | 17 | 3.47 | 3.53 | 3.29 | 3.53 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 11 | 3.27 | 3.45 | 3.27 | 3.27 |
| 3 | Penn State | 11 | 3.18 | 2.90 | 3.27 | 3.18 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 9 | 3.22 | 3.56 | 3.11 | 3.56 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 8 | 3.13 | 3.00 | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.20 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 12 | 2.25 | 2.42 | 2.33 | 1.92 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 5 | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 3.80 |
| 9 | Indiana | 11 | 2.09 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.18 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 10 | 1.80 | 1.90 | 2.11* | 1.70 |
| 11 | Illinois | 4 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 2.25 | 2.50 |
| 12 | Purdue | 7 | 2.43 | 1.86 | 2.29 | 1.86 |
| 13 | Iowa | 5 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.00 | 2.20 |
*ESPN doesn't rate JUCOs, so Isaac Fruechte is not included in Minnesota's average.
On to the full data, after the jump.
| #1 Michigan - 17 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Royce Jenkins-Stone | LB | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| James Ross | LB | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Joe Bolden | LB | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Terry Richardson | CB | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Erik Magnuson | OL | CA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tom Strobel | DE | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Pharaoh Brown | DE | OH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Blake Bars | OL | TN | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Devin Funchess | TE | MI | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Mario Ojemudia | DE | MI | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Kaleb Ringer | LB | OH | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Matt Godin | DE | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Ben Braden | OL | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Anthony Standifer | CB | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Caleb Stacey | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Allen Gant | S | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| AJ Williams | TE | OH | 3 | 3 | NR | 3 |
Michigan picks up Blake Bars. This Friday, they'll either add OH S Jarrod Wilson, or move KY S Jeremy Clark into the 2012 class.
| #2 Notre Dame - 11 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Ronald Darby | CB | MD | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Tee Shepard | CB | CA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Deontay Greenberry | WR | CA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Taylor Decker | OL | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| David Perkins | LB | IN | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Nick Baratti | S | TX | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Justin Ferguson | WR | FL | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Mark Harrell | OL | NC | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| CJ Prosise | S | VA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| John Turner | S | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Scott Daly | LS | IL | 2 | NR | NR | NR |
Still no change for Notre Dame.
| #3 Penn State - 11 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Jarron Jones | DT | NY | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Camren Williams | LB | MA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| JJ Denman | OL | PA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Joey O'Connor | OL | CO | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Brent Wilkerson | DE | MD | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Jamil Pollard | DT | NJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Brian Gaia | OL | MD | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Anthony Stanko | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Jesse James | TE | PA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Derek Dowrey | DT | VA | NR | NR | 3 | NR |
| Austin Johnson | OL | NJ | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Joey O'Connor picks Penn State. Dowrey finally picks up a ranking from one of the services (ESPN). The top three teams in these rankings are vying for Jarrod Wilson on Friday.
| #4 Ohio State - 9 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Bri'onte Dunn | RB | OH | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Joshua Perry | LB | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Warren Ball | RB | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| De'Van Bogard | S | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Jacoby Boren | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Frank Epitropoulos | WR | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Blake Thomas | TE | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tyvis Powell | S | OH | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Najee Murray | CB | OH | NR | 3 | 3 | 3 |
No change for the Bucks.
| #5 Wisconsin - 8 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Dan Voltz | OL | IL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Vince Biegel | LB | WI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Kyle Dodson | OL | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Vonte Jackson | RB | WI | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Bart Houston | QB | CA | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hugs Etienne | CB | CA | 3 | 2 | NR | NR |
| Reggie Mitchell | CB | PA | 2 | NR | NR | NR |
| Arthur Goldberg | DT | PA | NR | NR | 2 | NR |
No change for Wisconsin. They're waiting on rankings for a couple of their guys.
| #6 Michigan State - 10 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Se'Von Pittman | DE | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Benny McGowan | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Tyler O'Connor | QB | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Riley Bullough | LB | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Zach Higgins | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Jamal Lyles | LB | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Josiah Price | TE | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Nick Tompkins | RB | GA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kyle Kerrick | WR | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Evan Jones | TE | OH | 3 | 3 | NR | 3 |
Kerrick gets three stars from ESPN, bumping the Spartans slightly. Nick Tompkins also picks MSU.
| #7 Northwestern - 12 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Adam DePietro | OL | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dean Lowry | DE | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kenton Playko | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Jack Schwaba | TE | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Ian Park | OL | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | NR |
| Malin Jones | RB | IL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Eric Olson | OL | MA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Connor Mahoney | OL | PA | 2 | 3 | 3 | NR |
| Dan Vitale | S | IL | NR | 2 | 2 | NR |
| Joseph Jones | S | PA | NR | 2 | NR | NR |
| Mike McHugh | WR | PA | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Chris Fitzpatrick | OL | KY | NR | NR | NR | NR |
No change for Northwestern. In 4 years of these rankings, I've never seen a site be so inaccurate on a commitment list than 24/7's is for the Nittany Lions, for what it's worth.
| #8 Nebraska - 5 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Paul Thurston | OL | CO | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Greg McMullen | DE | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Michael Rose | LB | MO | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jordan Westerkamp | WR | IL | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Sam Cotton | TE | NE | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Cotton now has rankings from all three services.
| #9 Indiana - 11 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Nick Mangieri | DE | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dan Feeney | OL | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Jordan Wallace | LB | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kevin Davis | WR | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Cotton | LB | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | NR |
| Adam Kranda | TE | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tanner Kearns | TE | OH | NR | 3 | 2 | NR |
| Jacob Bailey | OL | IN | NR | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Alex Todd | OL | OH | NR | 2 | 2 | NR |
| Caleb Cornett | WR | IN | NR | NR | NR | 2 |
| Dawson Fletcher | S | OH | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Indiana slowly picking up commitments. IN QB Gunner Kiel could be the (surprising) headliner of the class down the road.
| #10 Minnesota - 10 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Andre McDonald | WR | MN | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Dinero Moss | S | FL | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Philip Nelson | QB | MN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Drew Davis | LB | NC | 2 | 2 | 3 | NR |
| Maxx Williams | TE | MN | NR | 3 | NR | NR |
| Josh Ballesteros | LB | FL | NR | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Ekpe | DT | TX | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Isaac Fruechte | WR | MN | NR | NR | JC | NR |
| Eric Murray | CB | WI | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Mitch Leidner | QB | MN | NR | NR | NR | NR |
McDonald is still listed by the sites as a commit (albeit soft), so I've re-added him to the list. Gophers also pick up a couple prospects. Nick Rallis isn't included on Rivals's list yet, but I believe he's a future Gopher.
| #11 Illinois - 4 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Tajarvis Fuller | LB | FL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Elliot Faerber | WR | KS | 3 | 3 | 2 | NR |
| Cody Quinn | CB | OH | 3 | 3 | NR | 3 |
| Jason Robertson | WR | IL | NR | 3 | 3 | 3 |
No change for Illinois.
| #12 Purdue - 7 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Jordan Shine | S | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ryan Morris | TE | NJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Austin Appleby | QB | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| BJ Knauf | WR | FL | 3 | NR | 2 | NR |
| Paul Griggs | K | NC | 2 | NR | 3 | NR |
| Thomas Meadows | K | VA | 2 | NR | NR | NR |
| Steffon Martin | LB | AZ | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Purdue has by far the most national recruiting effort in the league (sorry, Mark Dantonio), with seven commitments from seven different states.
| #13 Iowa - 5 Commits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
| Cameron Wilson | WR | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Maurice Fleming | CB | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Mitch Keppy | OL | IL | 3 | 2 | NR | NR |
| Drew Ott | DE | NE | NR | 2 | NR | 3 |
| Connor Kornbrath | K | WV | NR | NR | 2 | NR |
Iowa is lagging behind in quality and number of commits. I'm sure Hawkeye partisans trust their staff's evaluating skills.
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