Wins on Saturdays are often determined by signed letters of intent over Februaries past. This piece is a look at the composite ratings of Saturday's starters that signed on the dotted line for Nebraska and Ohio State.
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| S | ANTONIO REED | .803 | QB | J.T. BARRETT | .935 |
| ILB | CHRIS WEBER | .699 | RB | MIKE WEBER | .960 |
| CB | ERIC LEE JR | .941 | WR | AUSTIN MACK | .961 |
| CB | LAMAR JACKSON | .958 | WR | JOHNNIE DIXON | .964 |
| ILB | DEDRICK YOUNG | .878 | HY | PARRIS CAMPBELL | .936 |
| S | AARON WILLIAMS | .861 | TE | MARCUS BAUGH | .960 |
| OLB | LUKE GIFFORD | .846 | LT | JAMARCO JONES | .970 |
| DE | FREEDOM AKINMOLADUN | .858 | LG | MICHAEL JORDAN | .939 |
| NT | MICK STOLTENBERG | .846 | C | BILLY PRICE | .916 |
| DE | CARLOS DAVIS | .889 | RG | MATTHEW BURRELL | .949 |
| OLB | SEDRICK KING | .822 | RT | ISAIAH PRINCE | .950 |
| AVERAGE | .855 | AVERAGE | .949 |
Nebraska only has two defensive starters ranked in the .900s and has one ranked below .800. All of Ohio State's offensive starters are ranked in the .900s.
OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES
- Nebraska's highest rated defensive starter is CB Lamar Jackson (.958).
- The largest gap between these units is the 261 point difference between Ohio State's RB Mike Weber (.960) and the Cornhuskers' ILB Chris Weber (.699).
- The average of Ohio State's offensive starters is 94 points better than Nebraska's defensive starters.
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| LT | NICK GATES | .893 | DE | TYQUAN LEWIS | .898 |
| LG | JERALD FOSTER | .887 | DT | TRACY SPRINKLE | .859 |
| OC | MICHAEL DECKER | .854all | DT | DRE'MONT JONES | .938 |
| RG | TANNER FARMER | .902 | DE | SAM HUBBARD | .923 |
| RT | BRENDEN JAIMES | .880 | LB | DANTE BOOKER | .972 |
| TE | CONNOR KETTER | .699 | MLB | CHRIS WORLEY | .868 |
| RB | MIKALE WILBON | .882 | LB | JEROME BAKER | .969 |
| WR | STANLEY MORGAN JR. | .877 | CB | DENZEL WARD | .903 |
| WR | JD SPIELMAN | .869 | S | DAMON WEBB | .982 |
| QB | TANNER LEE | .799 | S | JORDAN FULLER | .938 |
| WR | DE'MORNAY PIERSON-EL | .846 | CB | KENDALL SHEFFIELD | .944 |
| AVERAGE | .853 | AVERAGE | .927 |
The and/or players this week are: DE Nick Bosa (.997), DE Jalyn Holmes (.962) and MLB Tuf Borland (.893).
If the and/or players are substituted, Ohio State's average jumps from .927 to .942. That is a 15 point difference.
DEFENSIVE/OFFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES
- Nebraska's highest rated offensive starter is RG Tanner Farmer (.902).
- For the second time this season, an opponent has multiple match-up advantages according to the recruiting rankings. Nebraska has two players ranked higher than their Ohio State counterpart.
- The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 74 points better than the Cornhuskers' offensive starters.
| YEAR | OHIO STATE | NEBRASKA |
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| 2014 | .906 | .850 |
| 2015 | .903 | .862 |
| 2016 | .916 | .869 |
| 2017 | .946 | .878 |
| AVG | .918 | .865 |
Ohio State averaged a national ranking of 4th over the last four years.
Over the past four recruiting cycles, Nebraska averaged a national ranking of 29th.
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