Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 6-13

Submitted by Tim on June 14th, 2010 at 8:43 AM

6-7-10 Ohio State gains commitment from Joel Hale.
6-8-10 Indiana gains commitment from Nick VanHoose. Minnesota loses commitment from James Farrow. Minnesota gains commitment from Sam Rohr.
6-10-10 Indiana gains commitment from Shafer Johnson.
6-11-10 Indiana gains commitment from Donte Phillips. Minnesota gains commitment from Max Shortell.

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings
Rank	School	# Commits	Rivals Avg	Scout Avg	ESPN Avg
1	Ohio State	13	3.50	3.71	79.43
2	Notre Dame	9	3.00	3.56	75.00
3	Michigan	5	3.40	3.20	78.20
4	Michigan State	5	3.40	3.20	64.80
5	Indiana	11	2.00	2.18	73.09
6	Wisconsin	4	2.25	2.25	61.50
7	Iowa	3	3.33	2.67	77.67
8	Purdue	2	2.00	3.00	78.00
9	Northwestern	2	3.00	3.00	77.50
10	Minnesota	3	2.00	2.25	68.75
11	Illinois	3	1.67	2.33	55.67
12	Penn State	1	1.00	2.00	76.00

Rivals, Scout, and ESPN all have their Top-X (X is 250, 300, and 150, respectively) lists released now. In the tables, Rivals' and Scout's rankings are on the 5-star scale (unranked = 1-star), and ESPN's will now be shown as their numerical rating (unranked = 45).

#1 Ohio State - 14 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Steve Miller	DE	4	5	84
Braxton Miller	QB	4	5	84
Michael Bennett	DT	4	4	80
Brian Bobek	OL	4	4	79
Chase Farris	DE	4	4	79
Kenny Hayes	DE	4	4	78
Jeremy Cash	S	4	3	80
Evan Spencer	WR	3	4	81
DerJuan Gambrell	CB	3	4	77
Jeff Heuerman	TE	3	3	80
Joel Hale	DT	3	3	79
Chris Carter	OL	3	3	78
Tommy Brown	OL	3	3	78
Antonio Underwood	OL	3	3	75

Ohio State gets a long-awaited commitment from Joel Hale.

#2 Notre Dame - 9 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Ben Koyack	TE	4	5	81
Matt Hegarty	OL	4	4	83
Jordan Prestwood	OL	3	4	80
Jarrett Grace	LB	3	4	78
Tony Springmann	OL	3	4	78
Conor Hanratty	OL	3	4	76
Brad Carrico	OL	3	3	77
Matthias Farley	CB	3	3	77
Kyle Brindza	K	NR	1	NR

The Irish have been stagnating for a loooong time. Are some recruits taking a wait-and-see approach on the Kelly Administration?

#3 Michigan - 5 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Brennen Beyer	DE	4	4	79
Delonte Hollowell	CB	4	3	79
Chris Rock	DE	3	3	78
Shawn Conway	WR	3	3	78
Greg Brown	CB	3	3	77

No commits for Michigan coming out of their Elite Camp, but a new offer or two could net them a new recruit soon.

#4 Michigan State - 5 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Lawrence Thomas	LB	5	5	80
Onaje Miller	RB/Ath	3	4	NR
Taiwan Jones	Ath/LB	3	3	NR
AJ Sims	CB	3	2	78
Connor Cook	QB	3	2	76

The Spartans could move up once ESPN ranks Jones and Miller.

#5 Indiana - 11 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Zack Shaw	LB	4	NR	76
Max Pirman	LB	3	3	78
Jake Reed	TE	3	3	77
Ralston Evans	OL	3	3	74
Tre Roberson	QB	3	2	76
Kirk Harris	OL	NR	2	77
Shafer Johnson	DT	NR	2	77
Kyle Kennedy	LB	NR	2	76
Mike Replogle	LB	NR	2	74
Nick VanHoose	DB	NR	2	74
Donte Phillips	DE	NR	2	NR

Quantity over quality early for Indiana - as has seemed to be the case for each of the past couple years, as well.

#6 Wisconsin - 4 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Jake Keefer	LB	4	3	78
Sam Arneson	TE	3	2	78
Austin Maly	TE	NR	2	NR
Eric Steffes	TE	NR	2	NR

Wisconsin's averages are slightly deflated by the fact that Rivals and ESPN have each ranked only half of their commits.

#7 Iowa - 3 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Austin Blythe	OL	4	3	79
Marcus Grant	WR	3	2	78
JaCorey Shepherd	WR	3	3	76

I considered moving Iowa past Wisconsin, but even with poor rankings for the Badgers' as-yet-unrated guys, they'd move up big time.

#8 Purdue - 2 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Russell Bellomy	QB	3	3	78
Robert Kugler	TE	NR	3	78

A solid air for the Boilers.

#9 Northwestern - 2 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Sean Cotton	S	3	3	79
Jarrell Williams	CB	3	3	76

No change, though ESPN's rankings helped them pass Minnesota.

#10 Minnesota - 4 Commits
Name	Position	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Max Shortell	OL	3	3	NR
Tommy Olson	OL	3	2	79
Sam Rohr	TE	NR	2	74
Jephete Matilus	LB	NR	2	77

Gophers pick up Sam Rohr and Max Shortell, though my Minnesota peeps tell me James Farrow has decommitted. That's already two commits lost for Tim Brewster this year, and it seems like he's looking to outdo last year's decommitment parade.