Big Ten 2010 Recruiting Class Rankings
Now that the 2010 classes are wrapped up in the Big Ten (pending final decisions from OH S Latwan Anderson and MN OL Seantrel Henderson), it's time to take the next natural step and decide who acquitted themselves well in college football's second season.
Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
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Rank | School | # of Commits | Rivals Average* | Scout Average | ESPN Average |
1 | Penn State | 20 | 5.76 | 3.85 | 78.45 |
2 | Michigan | 27 | 5.65 | 3.33 | 77.48 |
3 | Ohio State | 18 | 5.70 | 3.61 | 77.88 |
4 | Notre Dame | 23 | 5.70 | 3.17 | 76.09 |
5 | Michigan State | 21 | 5.62 | 3.10 | 73.10 |
6 | Iowa | 21 | 5.62 | 2.76 | 72.71 |
7 | Wisconsin | 24 | 5.54 | 2.79 | 71.38 |
8 | Northwestern | 17 | 5.57 | 2.65 | 73.65 |
9 | Purdue | 24 | 5.49 | 2.54 | 68.04 |
10 | Illinois | 20 | 5.48 | 2.45 | 67.20 |
11 | Minnesota | 25 | 5.51 | 2.28 | 65.56 |
12 | Indiana | 25 | 5.44 | 2.40 | 64.52 |
Yes, I'm well aware that Notre Dame isn't in the Big Ten, but there's enough interest in them as a regional rival that Michigan pays every year, that it's worthwhile to include them.
*(Rivals uses a five star system but also grades players on a finer scale that ranges from 6.1 to 5.2.)
The full data after the jump.
#1 Penn State - 20 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Silas Redd | RB | 6 | 5 | 79 |
Khairi Fortt | LB | 6 | 4 | 81 |
MIke Hull | LB | 5.9 | 5 | 78 |
Paul Jones | QB | 5.9 | 5 | 78 |
Robert Bolden | QB | 5.9 | 4 | 81 |
Miles Dieffenbach | OL | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
Dakota Royer | DE | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
CJ Olaniyan | DE | 5.8 | 4 | 80 |
Alex Kenney | ATH | 5.8 | 4 | 80 |
Kyle Baublitz | TE | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Thomas Ricketts | OL | 5.8 | 4 | 77 |
Zach Zwinak | RB | 5.8 | 4 | 77 |
Evan Hailes | DT | 5.7 | 4 | 81 |
Kevin Haplea | TE | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
Daquan Jones | OL | 5.7 | 4 | 77 |
Luke Graham | OL | 5.7 | 3 | 76 |
Shyquawn Pullium | Ath | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
Khamrone Kolb | OL | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Levi Norwood | WR | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Brad Bars | LB | 5.4 | 2 | 77 |
Though they lost a big name or two (MD WR Adrian Coxson and NY DE Dominque Easely decommitted from PSU and ended up signing with Florida), the Nittany Lions still landed a nice-sized class with some top talent.
#2 Michigan - 27 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Devin Gardner | QB | 5.9 | 5 | 81 |
Cullen Christian | CB | 5.9 | 4 | 79 |
Demar Dorsey | S | 5.8 | 4 | 85 |
Marvin Robinson | S | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Richard Ash | DT | 5.8 | 3 | 77 |
Kenny Wilkins | DE | 5.8 | 3 | 77 |
Ricardo Miller | WR | 5.7 | 4 | 80 |
Josh Furman | LB | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
Jibreel Black | DT | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
Jerald Robinson | WR | 5.7 | 4 | 77 |
Austin White | RB | 5.7 | 4 | 77 |
Christian Pace | OL | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
Davion Rogers | DE | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Carvin Johnson | S | 5.7 | 3 | 76 |
Terry Talbott | DT | 5.7 | 3 | 75 |
Jordan Paskorz | DE | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Conelius Jones | QB | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Jake Ryan | LB | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Drew Dileo | WR | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
Jeremy Jackson | WR | 5.5 | 3 | 79 |
Will Hagerup | P | 5.5 | 3 | 79 |
Terrence Talbott | CB | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
Stephen Hopkins | RB | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Antonio Kinard | LB | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Courtney Avery | CB | 5.5 | 3 | 73 |
DJ Williamson | WR | 5.5 | 2 | 78 |
Ray Vinopal | S | 5.4 | 3 | 68 |
Michigan's ranking is inflated by its size, but Devin Gardner, Cullen Christian, and Demar Dorsey are the highly-ranked headliners for a class that fills a lot of needs in ann Arbor.
#3 Ohio State - 18 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Andrew Norwell | OL | 5.9 | 5 | 80 |
Roderick Smith | RB | 5.9 | 4 | 82 |
Corey Brown | RB | 5.9 | 4 | 81 |
Christian Bryant | DB | 5.9 | 4 | 78 |
James Louis | WR | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
Carlos Hyde | RB | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Jamel Turner | DE | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Taylor Graham | QB | 5.8 | 3 | 74 |
Tyrone Williams | WR | 5.7 | 4 | 79 |
Darryl Baldwin | DE | 5.7 | 3 | 81 |
JT Moore | DE | 5.6 | 4 | 78 |
Scott McVey | LB | 5.6 | 4 | 77 |
David Durham | DE | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
Bradley Roby | WR | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Verlon Reed | QB | 5.6 | 3 | 68 |
Johnathon Hankins | DT | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Chad Hagan | LB | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
Drew Basil | K | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
The Buckeyes struck out on a number of guys late (OH OL Matt James, OH LB Jordan Hicks, MN OL Seantrel Henderson - who may choose the Buckeyes yet), and they have a small class. However, with Tressel, quality can trump quantity.
#4 Notre Dame - 23 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Louis Nix | DT | 5.9 | 4 | 81 |
Matt James | OL | 5.9 | 4 | 80 |
Tailer Jones | WR | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
Christian Lombard | OL | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Alex Welch | TE | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Andrew Hendrix | QB | 5.8 | 3 | 80 |
Prince Shembo | LB | 5.8 | 3 | 78 |
Danny Spond | Ath | 5.8 | 3 | 78 |
Kendall Moore | LB | 5.8 | 3 | 77 |
Cameron Roberson | RB | 5.8 | 3 | 77 |
Kona Schwenke | DE | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
Chris Badger | DB | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
Spencer Boyd | DB | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
Tommy Rees | QB | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
Lo Wood | DB | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Bennett Jackson | WR | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
Justin Utupo | DT | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
Luke Massa | QB | 5.7 | 3 | 72 |
Daniel Smith | WR | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Tate Nichols | OL | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
Austin Collinsworth | DB | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
Derek Roback | Ath | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
Bruce Heggie | TE | 5.2 | 2 | 40 |
Brian Kelly had a pretty good February in his first year at Notre Dame, but a few recruits at the back end of the list really drag down average rating. It's still good enough to be one of the top classes.
#5 Michigan State - 21 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
William Gholston | DE | 6.1 | 5 | 83 |
Max Bullough | LB | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Mike Sadler | K | 5.5 | 3 | 79 |
Skyler Schofner | OL | 5.8 | 4 | 78 |
Mylan Hicks | DB | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
Keith Mumphery | ATH | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Marcus Rush | DE | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Tony Lippett | ATH | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
Joe Boisture | QB | 5.8 | 3 | 77 |
Isaiah Lewis | DB | 5.8 | 4 | 77 |
Travis Jackson | OL | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
Kurtis Drummond | ATH | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Taylor Calero | DE | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
Justin Wilson | LB | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
Michael Dennis | OL | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
Nick Hill | RB | 5.7 | 3 | 75 |
Jeremy Langford | ATH | 5.6 | 3 | 71 |
Leveon Bell | RB | 5.4 | 2 | 68 |
Anthony White | DT | 5.6 | 2 | 40 |
Darqueze Dennard | DB | 5.4 | 2 | 74 |
Niko Palazeti | FB | 5.3 | 2 | 40 |
Outside of Gholston, this is a solid-not-great class for the Spartans. A couple of their guys might be slightly overrated (see: Boisture, Joe), but with continued on-field improvement, MSU has a chance to move up in the pecking order.
#6 Iowa - 21 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
CJ Fiedorowicz | TE | 5.9 | 4 | 81 |
AJ Derby | ATH | 5.8 | 3 | 80 |
Andrew Donnal | OL | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
Marcus Coker | RB | 5.8 | 3 | 78 |
Don Shumpert | ATH | 5.7 | 2 | 78 |
Anthony Ferguson | DT | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
Austin Gray | LB | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
Donavan Johnson | DT | 5.7 | 3 | 76 |
Brandon Scherff | OL | 5.7 | 3 | 76 |
Mike Hardy | DE | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
BJ Lowery | DB | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
Louis Trinca-Pasat | DE | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
Jim Poggi | LB | 5.7 | 3 | 75 |
Carl Davis | DT | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
Kevonte Martin-Manley | WR | 5.4 | 2 | 75 |
James Morris | LB | 5.7 | 3 | 74 |
Austin Vier | ATH | 5.4 | 2 | 74 |
DeAndre Johnson | RB | 5.5 | 2 | 70 |
Christian Kirksey | ATH | 5.6 | 2 | 40 |
Anthony Hitchens | RB | 5.4 | 2 | 74 |
Tanner Miller | ATH | 5.1 | 2 | 40 |
Fiedorowicz is a stud tight end, but the Hawkeyes will develop most of the guys they recruit, like usual.
#7 Wisconsin - 24 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
James C. White | RB | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
Michael Trotter | DB | 5.7 | 3 | 74 |
Peniel Jean | DB | 5.7 | 2 | 74 |
Beau Allen | DT | 5.6 | 4 | 79 |
Frank Tamakloe | DB | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
Robby Havenstein | OL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Jeff Lewis | RB | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Marquis Mason | TE | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Konrad Zagzebski | DE | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
Bryce Gilbert | DT | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
Dallas Lewallen | OL | 5.6 | 2 | 40 |
Joseph Brennan | QB | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
Manasseh Garner | ATH | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
Sherard Cadogan | TE | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
Josh Harrison | LB | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
Cody Byers | LB | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
Warren Herring | DE | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
Chase Hammond | WR | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
Jake Irwin | DE | 5.5 | 3 | 40 |
Jameson Wright | DB | 5.5 | 2 | 77 |
Isaiah Williams | ATH | 5.5 | 2 | 75 |
Joe McNamara | OL | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
Cameron Ontko | LB | 5.4 | 2 | 68 |
Kyle Costigan | OL | 5.3 | 2 | 40 |
Middling class for the Badgers, heavy on linemen.
#8 Northwestern - 17 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Kain Colter | ATH | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
Rashad Lawrence | WR | 5.7 | 3 | 73 |
Brandon Vitabile | OL | 5.7 | 3 | 40 |
Paul Jorgenson | OL | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
Trevor Siemian | QB | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
Chance Carter | DE | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Ibraheim Campbell | DB | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
Chichi Ariguzo | LB | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
Jimmy Hall | WR | 5.6 | 2 | 75 |
Venric Mark | ATH | 5.6 | 2 | 73 |
Will Hampton | DT | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Tony Jones | WR | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Adonis Smith | RB | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
Sean McEvilly | OL | 5.5 | 2 | 78 |
Collin Ellis | LB | 5.5 | 2 | 77 |
CJ Bryant | DB | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
Daniel Jones | DB | 5.4 | 2 | 73 |
Small class for Northwestern, and they lost a commit in the final weeks of the recruiting season, too.
#9 Purdue - 24 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
OJ Ross | WR | 5.8 | 3 | 80 |
Sean Robinson | QB | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
Ricardo Allen | DB | 5.7 | 3 | 76 |
Bruce Gaston | DT | 5.7 | 3 | 76 |
Jack DeBoef | OL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Joe Gilliam | LB | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Ryan Isaac | DE | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
EJ Johnson | DB | 5.6 | 3 | 73 |
Rashad Frazier | DE | 5.6 | 3 | 40 |
Charles Torwudzo | WR | 5.6 | 2 | 74 |
Michael Eargle | DB | 5.6 | 2 | 40 |
Antoine Lewis | DB | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
Will Lucas | LB | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
Chevin Davis | WR | 5.5 | 2 | 76 |
Josh Davis | DT | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
DeRon Flood | TE | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
Mike Lee | LB | 5.4 | 2 | 78 |
Reggie Pegram | RB | 5.4 | 2 | 73 |
Ryan Russell | ATH | 5.4 | 2 | 40 |
Justin Sinz | ATH | 5.3 | 2 | 76 |
Cody Webster | K | 5.3 | 2 | 73 |
Normando Harris | DB | 5.3 | 2 | 40 |
Jesse Schmitt | OL | 5.2 | 2 | 69 |
Jonathan Linkenheimer | K | 5.1 | 2 | 40 |
OJ Ross is a coup for the Boilermakers, but they need more than one.
#10 Illinois - 20 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Chandler Whitmer | QB | 5.8 | 4 | 78 |
Darius Millines | WR | 5.7 | 3 | 80 |
Earnest Thomas | DB | 5.7 | 3 | 74 |
Jonathan Brown | LB | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Shawn Afryl | OL | 5.6 | 3 | 70 |
Mark Wilson | LB | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
Michael Heitz | OL | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
Alex Hill | OL | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
Ryan Lankford | WR | 5.5 | 2 | 78 |
Miles Osei | QB | 5.5 | 2 | 76 |
Evan Wilson | TE | 5.5 | 2 | 70 |
Brandon Denmark | DE | 5.5 | 2 | 40 |
Spencer Harris | WR | 5.4 | 2 | 70 |
AJ Williams | WR | 5.4 | 2 | 70 |
Austin Teitsma | DE | 5.4 | 2 | 69 |
Trulon Henry | DB | 5.4 | 2 | 40 |
Ean Days | DB | 5.3 | 2 | 74 |
Simon Cvijanovic | OL | 5.3 | 2 | 73 |
Jake Howe | RB | 5.3 | 2 | 40 |
Jay Prosch | RB | 5.2 | 2 | 40 |
I would say "wow, this class is terrible (especially for Zook)," but that honor is reserved for his fellow "outstanding recruiter" below.
#11 Minnesota - 25 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Jimmy Gjere | OL | 5.8 | 4 | 78 |
Lamonte Edwards | ATH | 5.8 | 3 | 76 |
Tom Parish | QB | 5.7 | 3 | 73 |
James Manuel | DB | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
Marquise Hill | ATH | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
Marek Lenkiewicz | OL | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
Donnell Kirkwood | RB | 5.6 | 2 | 77 |
Brock Vereen | DB | 5.6 | 2 | 76 |
Johnathan Ragoo | OL | 5.6 | 2 | 75 |
Josh Tauaefa | DT | 5.6 | 2 | 72 |
Herschel Thornton | DB | 5.6 | 2 | 40 |
Christyn Lewis | DB | 5.6 | 2 | 40 |
Devon Wright | RB | 5.5 | 2 | 79 |
Tyrone Bouie | DB | 5.5 | 2 | 77 |
Matt Eggen | OL | 5.5 | 2 | 76 |
Willie Tatum | LB | 5.5 | 2 | 76 |
Harold Legania | DT | 5.5 | 2 | 75 |
Zac Epping | OL | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
Tiree Eure | TE | 5.5 | 2 | 40 |
Sean Ferguson | DT | 5.5 | 2 | 40 |
Dwayne Mitchell | LB | 5.4 | 2 | 76 |
Ben Perry | DE | 5.3 | 2 | 40 |
Logan Hutton | WR | 5.2 | 2 | 40 |
Dwight Tillman | DB | 5.2 | 2 | 40 |
JD Pride | QB | 5.1 | 2 | 71 |
Wow, this class is terrible. Brewster is supposed to be an outstanding recruiter... and this is what he comes up with? Minnesota suffered through approximately 7,000 decommitments this year, and this class is a huge disappointment.
#12 Indiana - 25 Commits | ||||
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Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
Andre Kates | DB | 5.7 | 2 | 40 |
Ishmael Thomas | LB | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
Tim O'Conner | WR | 5.6 | 2 | 72 |
Jeff Thomas | LB | 5.6 | 2 | 40 |
Chase Hoobler | LB | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
Matt Perez | RB | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
Marlandez Harris | OL | 5.5 | 3 | 72 |
Logan Young | WR | 5.5 | 2 | 76 |
Cameron Cole | DB | 5.5 | 2 | 75 |
Paul Phillips | TE | 5.5 | 2 | 75 |
Pete Bachman | DE | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
Jack Denton | LB | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
Kofi Hughes | ATH | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
Matt Zakrzewski | LB | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
Harrison Scott | DE | 5.4 | 3 | 69 |
Ryan Phillis | DE | 5.4 | 2 | 75 |
Shaquille Jefferson | DB | 5.4 | 2 | 40 |
Brian Williams | DB | 5.4 | 2 | 40 |
Lenyatta Kiles | DB | 5.4 | 2 | 40 |
Leneil Himes | TE | 5.3 | 3 | 74 |
Xavier Whitaker | RB | 5.3 | 3 | 72 |
Antonio Banks | RB | 5.3 | 2 | 73 |
Bill Ivan | OL | 5.3 | 2 | 73 |
Cody Evers | OL | 5.3 | 2 | 40 |
Drew Hardin | DB | 5.2 | 2 | 40 |
As per usual, the Hoosiers bring up the rear.
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