Have you ever wondered how Ohio State and the B1G stack up against the other members of the Power Five conferences in recruiting for 2016? How the top recruit in the B1G compares to the top recruits in the other Power Five conferences? This series will answer those questions and more.
BIG 12 BLUE BLOOD TROUBLE?
Texas and Oklahoma have a combined 14 commits for the 2016 class. Texas leads the Big 12 with a .889 composite average rating. Oklahoma is fourth in the Big 12 with a .859 comp. avg. rating.
12 Power Five Conference schools have a higher rating than Texas. 25 P5 schools outside of the Big 12 have better classes than the Sooners.
RANK | (PREVIOUS RANK) | CONFERENCE | AVG. COMP. RATING | CHANGE (+ / -) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (1) | SEC | .876 | -.003 |
2 | (2) | PAC-12 | .863 | -.005 |
3 | (4) | B1G | .853 | -.003 |
4 | (3) | ACC | .852 | -.012 |
5 | (5) | BIG 12 | .846 | +.002 |
The B1G moves up to number three in the rankings because the ACC lost 12 points and took a free fall. The Big 12 was the only conference not to lose points in the last month.
RANK | (PREV. RANK) | TEAM | COMP. RATING | CHANGE (+ / -) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (1) | OHIO STATE | .930 | +.002 |
2 | (2) | FLORIDA STATE | .926 | |
3 | (3) | LSU | .920 | -.003 |
4 | (4) | USC | .909 | +.006 |
5 | (5) | TEXAS | .889 | +.001 |
The rankings remain the same, but Ohio State built its lead over Florida State and LSU. Getting verbals from Nick Bosa and Luke Farrell definitely helped the cause.
RANK | (PREV. RANK) | SCHOOL | PLAYER | POSITION | COMP. RATING |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NR | GEORGIA | JACOB EASON | PRO QB | .998 |
2 | (2) | FLORIDA STATE | LEVONTA TAYLOR | CB | .996 |
3 | NR | OHIO STATE | NICK BOSA | SDE | .995 |
4 | (3) | BAYLOR | PATRICK HUDSON | WR | .990 |
5 | (4) | USC | MIQUE JUAREZ | OLB | .988 |
There is a new name on top of the board because OT Gregory Little de-committed from Texas A&M.
RANK | CONFERENCE | COMMITS |
---|---|---|
1 | PAC-12 | 37 |
2 | SEC | 33 |
3 | B1G | 31 |
4 | ACC | 24 |
5 | BIG 12 | 15 |
TOTAL | 140 |
The B1G slowed down a little after the flood gates opened in June. Is the Big 12 even trying?
rank | school | player | position | comp. rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | OHIO STATE | NICK BOSA | SDE | .995 |
2 | USC | TREVON SIDNEY | WR | .953 |
3 | CLEMSON | XAVIER KELLY | WDE | .947 |
4 | ALABAMA | B.J. EMMONS | RB | .943 |
5 | TEXAS | TREN'DAVIAN DICKSON | WR | .940 |
TE Luke Farrell (.933) was the second highest commit in the B1G during this time span.
RANK | (PREVIOUS RANK) | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | COMMITS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (1) | OHIO STATE | .930 | 19 |
2 | (2) | PENN STATE | .900 | 18 |
3 | (3) | MICHIGAN STATE | .885 | 20 |
4 | (4) | THAT TEAM | .874 | 21 |
5 | (5) | NEBRASKA | .865 | 14 |
6 | (7) | MINNESOTA | .853 | 12 |
7 | (6) | WISCONSIN | .845 | 15 |
8 | (9) | NORTHWESTERN | .835 | 19 |
9 | (10) | RUTGERS | .831 | 17 |
10 | (8) | IOWA | .830 | 21 |
11 | (11) | MARYLAND | .829 | 16 |
12 | (12) | ILLINOIS | .827 | 10 |
13 | (14) | INDIANA | .825 | 8 |
(14) | (13) | PURDUE | .819 | 11 |
B1G AVERAGE | .853 | 15.8 |
Ohio State is the crown jewel of the conference Power 5 Conferences.
RANK | (PREV. RANK) | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | COMMITS | NEW COMMITS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (1) | LSU | .920 | 18 | 1 |
2 | (2) | GEORGIA | .911 | 14 | 3 |
2 | (3) | ALABAMA | .911 | 18 | 2 |
4 | (4) | OLE MISS | .897 | 17 | 4 |
5 | (5) | AUBURN | .888 | 12 | 1 |
6 | (7) | TENNESSEE | .882 | 13 | 1 |
7 | (8) | TEXAS A&M | .877 | 13 | -1 * |
8 | (9) | ARKANSAS | .868 | 11 | 1 |
9 | (7) | SOUTH CAROLINA | .862 | 12 | 7 |
10 | (11) | FLORIDA | .862 | 18 | 4 |
11 | (10) | MISS. STATE | .855 | 14 | 3 |
11 | (12) | KENTUCKY | .855 | 20 | 2 |
13 | (14) | MISSOURI | .845 | 11 | |
14 | (13) | VANDERBILT | .830 | 10 | 4 |
SEC AVERAGE | .876 | 14.4 | 2.4 |
*OT GREGORY LITTLE (.988) DE-COMMITTED FROM TEXAS A&M.
RANK | (PREV. RANK) | TEAM | COMP. AVG. | COMMITS | NEW COMMITS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (1) | FLORIDA STATE | .926 | 18 | |
2 | (2) | CLEMSON | .910 | 11 | 2 |
3 | (3) | MIAMI | .879 | 21 | |
4 | (4) | DUKE | .861 | 16 | |
5 | (6) | NORTH CAROLINA | .854 | 14 | 3 |
6 | (10) | LOUISVILLE | .851 | 17 | 5 |
6 | (7) | VIRGINIA TECH | .851 | 14 | 3 |
8 | (12) | WAKE FOREST | .836 | 15 | 1 |
9 | (14) | BOSTON COLLEGE | .831 | 13 | 2 |
9 | (6) | SYRACUSE | .831 | 11 | |
11 | (10) | VIRGINIA | .827 | 20 | 6 |
12 | (9) | PITTSBURGH | .824 | 8 | |
13 | (8) | NC STATE | .821 | 11 | 1 |
14 | (13) | GEORGIA TECH | .819 | 6 | 1 |
ACC AVERAGE | .852 | 13.9 | 1.7 |
Paul Johnson continues to get the most out of the talent he recruits.
RANK | (PREV. RANK) | TEAM | COMP. AVG. | COMMITS | NEW COMMITS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (1) | TEXAS | .889 | 8 | 2 |
2 | (2) | BAYLOR | .877 | 13 | 1 |
3 | (3) | TCU | .872 | 15 | 1 |
4 | (5) | OKLAHOMA | .859 | 6 | |
5 | (4) | KANSAS STATE | .843 | 6 | 3 |
6 | (8) | WEST VIRGINIA | .834 | 16 | 2 |
7 | (7) | TEXAS TECH | .833 | 21 | 2 |
8 | (6) | OKLAHOMA STATE | .830 | 10 | |
9 | (9) | KANSAS | .814 | 9 | 3 |
10 | (10) | IOWA STATE | .808 | 3 | 1 |
BIG 12 AVERAGE | .846 | 10.7 | 1.5 |
Iowa State has the lowest comp. average rating of all of the P5 schools.
RANK | (PREV. RANK) | TEAM | COMP. AVG. | COMMITS | NEW COMMITS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (1) | USC | .909 | 16 | 4 |
2 | (2) | STANFORD | .901 | 12 | 2 |
3 | (3) | UCLA | .891 | 14 | 1 |
3 | (5) | OREGON | .891 | 14 | 4 |
5 | (4) | WASHINGTON | .883 | 7 | 3 |
6 | (6) | ARIZONA STATE | .870 | 10 | 2 |
7 | (7) | ARIZONA | .848 | 15 | 9 |
8 | (8) | CALIFORNIA | .840 | 18 | 6 |
9 | (9) | UTAH | .839 | 10 | 2 |
10 | (11) | COLORADO | .828 | 5 | 2 |
11 | (11) | OREGON STATE | .826 | 8 | -1 |
12 | (10) | WASHINGTON STATE | .825 | 10 | 2 |
PAC-12 AVERAGE | .863 | 11.6 | 3.1 |
Arizona (9) picked up the most recruits in the conference over the last month.
*Kickers, long snappers and punters not included in team comp. average ratings.
Source- 247sports.com