Volume 10 brings 13 new players to the Big Ten.

B1G Gains
13 players committed to eight Big Ten schools in October. Indiana brought in the biggest haul with four verbals.  The other programs adding to their class were: Maryland (1), Michigan (2), Michigan State (1), Minnesota (2), Nebraska (1), Rutgers (1) and Wisconsin (1).

B1G Losses For Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State
The conference lost seven players between October 1st and October 31st. That is the most players to rescind their commitments in a single month for the class of 2018 since six players decommitted in June.

The most notable players to leave were CB Brendan Radley-Hiles (.974) and OG Emil Ekiyor (.951). Radley-Hiles was Nebraska's highest-rated player in its 2018 class. His decision to leave was a huge blow and could put the class into a tailspin. This is a situation to monitor as speculation continues to swirl around Miek Riley's job.

Ekiyor, a talented offensive guard from Indiana, dropped Harbaugh and Michigan for Nick Saban and Alabama on October 29th. Ekiyor was Michigan's highest rated player in the 2018 class that is down to two offensive linemen, OT Jalen Mayfield (.901) and OT Ryan Hayes (.899).

Another high-profile player to look elsewhere was SDE Dorian Hardy (.927) who had a parting of ways with Penn State on the 13th of October. It appears that there was an incident with Hardy and his high school team that led to the Nittany Lions withdrawing their offer.

Dorian Hardy is no longer committed to Penn State because the program reportedly rescinded his scholarship offer.https://t.co/deJWzhCv2S

— Onward State (@OnwardState) October 13, 2017

King Of The Mountain

Meyer and the Buckeyes' 2018 recruiting class remains on top of the Big Ten and the nation. Although Ohio State took a minor hit (-0.08) the class was still able to increase its lead over second place Penn State. Why? Because Penn State withdrew its offer to Dorian Hardy and lost 3.82 points in the process.

The Buckeyes currently have a 30.17 composite point lead over the Nittany Lions. What makes this more impressive is that Ohio State has four fewer commits than Franklin and the team from Pennsylvania. 

On the national front, Texas is still the team just behind the Buckeyes. The Longhorns and Ohio State both have 18 commits, but Meyer's lead has dropped from a 19.49 point lead to 16.78 points over Herman. The Buckeyes have a .951 player rating average and Texas has .934 average.

Where is Alabama? The Crimson Tide keeps climbing. Nick Saban's class is up nine spots from 25th to 16th and has 12 players. The Tide's average commit has a .914 average, that is 37 points below the Buckeyes' average.

This piece has information on:

• 247's B1G Rankings
• Comprehensive Stars Chart
• Top B1G committed players by position and Ohio State's top offers
• Charting the B1G's 2018 average player ratings
• Charting Ohio State's committed players
• Committed players by school
• Open commit/decommit board in the comment section

The 2018 Composite Team Rankings as of 11/1/2017 according to 247

For the fifth straight update, Ohio State remains the top team in the Big Ten. The Bucks are comfortably in the lead and were able to widen the gap on Penn State. The races to watch are between Michigan and Penn State for second place and the mass of teams fighting for fifth through tenth.

Three Up, Three Down
For the third straight cycle, the top four spots stayed steady, while spots 6 through 13 had some movement. Indiana was the biggest winner this month moving up four spots to 8th. 

Tom Allen added four players in October and those additions bumped his 2018 class up 13.64 points and up four spots to eighth. The commits were WDE Madison Norris, DT Shamar Jones, ATH Cam Jones and TE TJ Ivy. All of the players are rated at 3★. Jones originally committed in April, but had a change of heart in May. Fast forward to October 21st and the Tennessee native is back with the Hoosiers.

The other teams moving up the chart were Minnesota and Iowa. The Gophers jumped Wisconsin for sixth place and the Hawkeyes climbed benefited from Rutgers' slide.

The Scarlet Knights and Nebraska were this months big losers. Chris Ash's class fell three spots to 13th and Mike Riley's Huskers dropped to tenth.

Rutgers had three players decide to reopen their recruiting options. The losses of dual-threat QB Sean Chambers, WR EJ Turner and ATH Amad Anderson caused the Scarlet Knights to lose 9.32 composite points. The fall would have been worse if 3★ ATH Christian Izien (.820) didn't verbal on the 13th of October.

Wisconsin fell one spot for the second straight cycle. The Badgers are now seventh in the conference as they continue their yo-yo action with Minnesota.

Conference Average Line
There divide between the haves and have nots is not as large, but continues in the Big Ten. The conference average line should sit just after the seventh place team. However, the average is still located just behind fifth place Michigan State. This indicates a big gap between the five top schools and the rest of the conference.

Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan and Maryland remain the only teams above 200 points. Michigan State is close to the conference average, but the rest have work to do. It's time for Nebraska and Wisconsin to step up. The Cornhuskers appear to have the harder road as they struggle on the field and they appear to have a lame-duck coach as things get "Frosty".

247 B1G RANKINGS

B1G RANK	TEAM	COMP. RATING	change
1	OHIO STATE	298.48	- 0.08
2	PENN STATE	268.31	- 3.82
3	MICHIGAN	217.72	+ 4.03
4	MARYLAND	206.52	+ 1.39
5	MICHIGAN STATE	190.51	+ 3.09
	B1G AVERAGE	190.14	+ 0.49
6 (+1)	MINNESOTA	180.63	+ 3.71
7 (-1)	WISCONSIN	180.31	+ 2.40
8 (+4)	INDIANA	170.24	+ 13.64
9	NORTHWESTERN	169.61	- 0.01
10 (-2)	NEBRASKA	162.15	- 10.29
11	PURDUE	158.86
12 (+1)	IOWA	157.08	+ 1.10
13 (-3)	RUTGERS	154.43	- 9.32
14	ILLINOIS	147.11	+1.05
	AVERAGES	190.14	+ 0.49

My commitment is December 20th all glory to god

— BLESSEDMVP (@Micah_parsons23) October 31, 2017

Micah Parsons will make his decision next month. Will he choose the Buckeyes, Nittanly Lions or Sooners? If you believe crystal balls he will play for Penn State.

B1G Stars Breakdown

Ohio State and Penn State remain the only teams in the conference to have 5★ commits. The Buckeyes have four and the Nittany Lions have one.

Taron Vincent, Brenton Cox Jeremy Ruckert and Jaelen Gill are Ohio State's 5★ players. Justin Shorter is Penn State's lone five star player. 

Movers And Shakers
What a difference a month makes. In the last update, only four teams moved on the board. This month, eight of the conference's 14 teams find themselves in a new spot on the Stars Chart this month.

Minnesota is back on top as the Gophers added two new commits and now stand at 24 players. 

Indiana made the biggest positive move as the Hoosiers added the most players, four, and went from tenth to sixth. Wisconsin (+2) and Michigan (+1) were the other teams to make positive moves.

Star Gazing
Only one player had his star ranking change. Indiana's OLB Micah McFadden went up from two stars to three. 

96 percent of the Big Ten's commits are 4★ and 3★ players. To put Ohio State's recruiting in perspective, just over 25 percent of the conference's 4 star commits and 80 percent of the 5 star players are Buckeyes.

No. of Recruits and Stars for B1G Teams

RANK	TEAM	5★	4★	3★	2★	NR	★ TOTAL
1	PENN STATE	1	11	10			79
2	OHIO STATE	4	12	2			74
3	MINNESOTA			24			72
4	MARYLAND		3	18			66
5	PURDUE			21	1		65
6 (+2)	WISCONSIN		1	18			58
7 (+4)	INDIANA		1	17	1		57
8 (-1)	MICHIGAN STATE		4	14			54
9	MICHIGAN		8	7			53
	B1G AVERAGE	1.8	13.4	40.9	0.7		56.6
9 (-3)	RUTGERS			17	1		53
11 (-1)	NORTHWESTERN		1	14			46
12	ILLINOIS		1	12	1		42
13	IOWA			13			39
14	NEBRASKA		5	4	1		34
	PLAYER TOTAL	5	47	191	5		248
	B1G ★ TOTAL	25	188	573	10		792

ROLL TIDE ROLL #Committed pic.twitter.com/a583FE0wPV

— Emil Ekiyor Jr. (@bigE__18) October 29, 2017

Emil Okiyor flipped from Michigan to Alabama on October 29th.

At the end of October, 11 Ohio State commits are the highest rated players at their position in the conference. If you look at the players Urban Meyer has offered, the Buckeyes could have the best player at every position except for pro-style quarterback.

The Big Ten East still owns 16 of the 18 positions. Minnesota is the only team in the Big Ten West with a player on the board. Is the West even trying?

TOP 2018 B1G COMMITTED PLAYERS

POS.	PLAYER	247 COMP.	POS RK	SCHOOL	OSU'S TOP COMMIT / OFFER
DUAL	EMORY JONES	979	3	OHIO STATE	EMORY JONES (979 / 3)
PRO	JOE MILTON	929	8	MICHIGAN	ARTUR SITKOWSKI (949 / 5) committed to Miami 2/27
APB	JAELEN GILL	985	1	OHIO STATE	JAELEN GILL (985 / 1)
RB	BRIAN SNEAD	957	4	OHIO STATE	ZAMIR WHITE (997 / 1) committed to Georgia 6/27
FB
WR	JUSTIN SHORTER	993	3	PENN STATE	AMON-RA ST. BROWN (994 / 2)
TE	JEREMY RUCKERT	986	1	OHIO STATE	JEREMY RUCKERT (986 / 1)
C	JACOB ISAIA	848	17	MICHIGAN STATE	FREDRICK SCRUGGS (920 / 3)
OG	MATTHEW JONES	967	3	OHIO STATE	JAMAREE SALYER (995 / 1)
OT	NANU ASIEDU	964	7	PENN STATE	JACKSON CARMAN (995 / 1)
DEFENSE
SDE	BRENTON COX	988	2	OHIO STATE	XAVIER THOMAS (999 / 1) committed to Clemson 4/18/2017
WDE	ALEX REIGELSPERGER	872	21	MINNESOTA	MICAH PARSONS (998 / 1)
DT	TARON VINCENT	993	1	OHIO STATE	MICHAEL THOMPSON (967 / 2)
ILB	TERADJA MITCHELL	978	2	OHIO STATE	SOLOMON TULIAUPUPU (967 / 3)
OLB	DALLAS GANT	938	9	OHIO STATE	PAYTON WILSON (963 / 3) committed to North Carolina 5/1/2017
CB	MYLES SIMS	943	17	MICHIGAN	PATRICK SURTAIN JR (999 / 1)
SAF	JAIDEN WOODBEY	981	3	OHIO STATE	BJ FOSTER (989 / 1) committed to Texas 6/5
ATH	BLUE SMITH	947	4	OHIO STATE	BLUE SMITH (947 / 4)

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CHARTING 2018'S AVG PLAYER RATINGS*

RANK	TEAM	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV
1	OHIO STATE	.978	.979	.981	.967	.965	.953	.951	.953	.951	.951
2	PENN STATE*	.931	.934	.929	.923	.918	.914	.909	.911	.907	.910
3 (+1)	NEBRASKA*	.913	.913	.911	.94	.902	.909	.912	.906	.894	.894
4 (-1)	MICHIGAN	.941	.935	.937	.903	.904	.906	.905	.900	.898	.893
5	MARYLAND*			.818	.885	.873	.867	.866	.868	.866	.867
	B1G AVERAGE	.890	.880	.874	.866	.866	.864	.863	.866	.865	.866
6	MICHIGAN STATE	.923	.883	.883	.873	.875	.854	.854	.857	.858	.858
7	NORTHWESTERN	.835	.835	.853	.849	.849	.851	.851	.855	.856	.856
8	WISCONSIN	.857	.845	.850	.855	.852	.848	.849	.853	.854	.854
8 (+1)	IOWA	.829	.829	.836	.845	.846	.845	.844	.850	.853	.854
10	MINNESOTA		.849	.848	.851	.850	.843	.841	.842	.843	.845
11	INDIANA*	.800	.800	.823	.833	.831	.831	.835	.844	.841	.842
12	ILLINOIS			.822	.834	.834	.833	.828	.833	.836	.837
13	RUTGERS				.803	.827	.829	.825	.833	.833	.832
14	PURDUE				.800	.800	.816	.818	.824	.826	.826

*Kickers, punters and long snappers are not included in player averages.

For the fourth straight month, Nebraska is in a new position. The back-and-forth with Michigan continues. This time, the Cornhuskers passed the Wolverines and dropped That Team to fourth.

Iowa was the only other team with movement. The Hawkeyes climbed up a spot and tied Minnesota for eighth. 

Meyer and the Buckeyes continue to have a massive lead over the rest of the conference. With more 5★ and 4★ players on the horizon, the 2018 Ohio State recruiting class could be one for the ages. 

The Big Ten had six schools improve their average player ranking, two programs had a loss and six teams stayed the same.

The two schools that lost points were Michigan and Rutgers. The Wolverines fell 5 points and the Scarlet Knights one point. Penn State had the biggest positive gain as its player average increased three points.

Which teams do you think will rise and fall over the next month? 

CHARTING OHIO STATE'S 2018 COMMITTED PLAYERS

RANK	PLAYER	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV
1	TARON VINCENT			993	994	994	994	993	993	993	993
2	BRENTON COX			973	973	985	986	988	988	988	988
3	JEREMY RUCKERT						970	974	986	986	986
4	JAELEN GILL		982	981	978	977	979	984	985	985	985
5	JAIDEN WOODBEY	984	982	982	981	982	981	980	981	981	981
6	EMORY JONES	984	984	983	985	984	981	981	980	979	979
7	TERADJA MITCHELL					977	977	976	979	978	978
8	MATTHEW JONES					968	967	969	967	967	967
9	MAX WRAY			967	965	965	959	959	958	958	957
9 (+1)	BRIAN SNEAD	967	966	965	959	958	957	961	958	957	957
11 (-1)	JOSH PROCTOR			955	956	956	954	957	955	955	954
12	L'CHRISTIAN SMITH							948	948	947	947
13	DALLAS GANT				939	939	938	940	938	938	938
14	K'VAUGHAN POPE							930	930	929	929
15	ANTWUAN JACKSON JR								915	915	915
16	SEVYN BANKS			917	917	907	907	911	909	909	909
	ANDREW CHATFIELD					898	898	899
17	MASTER TEAGUE III					866	866	881	881	889	889
18	MARCUS HOOKER						860	860	861	861	861

2018 B1G Commitments as of 6/30/17

Below you will find every team in the Big Ten and the players in the 2018 class who have committed to play at each university.

• Players in bold are new commits since 6/30/2017.
• Kickers/punters/long snappers are not included in the team average. 
   

2018 BIG TEN EAST COMMITS (131 PLAYERS // .863 AVG PLAYER RATING)

SCHOOL	NAME	POS	OCT RATING	NOV RATING	COMMIT DATE
	BRIAN SNEAD EMORY JONES JAIDEN WOODBEY JAELEN GILL TARON VINCENT MAX WRAY JOSH PROCTOR BRENTON COX SEVYN BANKS DALLAS GANT ANDREW CHATFIELD TERADJA MITCHELL MASTER TEAGUE III MATTHEW JONES JEREMY RUCKERT MARCUS HOOKER K'VAUGHAN POPE BLUE SMITH ANTWUAN JACKSON JR	RB DUAL SAF APB DT OT SAF SDE CB OLB WDE ILB RB OG TE CB ILB ATH DT	957 979 981 985 993 958 955 988 909 938 898 978 889 967 986 861 929 947 915	957 979 981 985 993 958 955 988 909 938 898 978 889 967 986 861 929 947 915	7/22/2017 7/29/2016 2/7/2017 3/1/2017 4/2/2017 4/15/2017 4/15/2017 4/25/2017 4/26/2017 5/16/2017 6/1/2017 6/2/2017 6/11/2017 6/17/2017 7/17/2017 7/27/2017 8/4/2017 8/27/2017 9/12/2017
TOTAL	18	AVG	951	951
	JORDAN JUSEVITCH ELIJAH RODGERS CAM JONES KRISTIAN PECHAC JACOLBY HEWITT MATT BJORSON NICK MAROZAS AARON CASEY GAVIN McCABE CHARLES CAMPBELL MILES MARSHALL AIDAN RAFFERTY JAMES HEAD MICAH McFADDEN JAYLIN WILLIAMS REESE TAYLOR RONNIE WALKER MADISON NORRIS SHAMAR JONES CAM JONES TJ IVY	SAF CB ATH RB WR TE OT SAF SDE K WR OT SDE OLB CB ATH RB WDE DT ATH TE	832 833 839 865 824 829 841 848 846 815 847 859 860 795 842 857 894 ​846 785 846 832	832 833 839 865 824 829 841 848 846 815 847 859 860 795 842 857 894 852 785 844 837	1/21/2017 4/1/2017 4/2/2017 4/8/2017 6/10/2017 6/14/2017 6/19/2017 6/20/2017 6/20/2017 7/16/2017 7/20/2017 7/21/2017 7/21/2017 7/30/2017 8/1/2017 8/2/2017 8/28/2017 10/6/2017 10/13/2017 10/21/2017 10/23/2017
TOTAL	19	AVG	841	841
	DURELL NCHAMI TYLER DESUE NIHYM ANDERSON AUSTIN FONTAINE EVAN GREGORY MALEAK BRYANT CHANCE CAMPBELL DONTAY DEMUS JR JAELYN DUNCAN RAYMOND BOONE BRIAN COBBS SPENCER ANDERSON VINCENT FLYTHE NOAH BOYKIN JOSEPH PETRINO JORDAN MOSLEY DARRYL JONES TYLER BAYLOR CHIGOZIEM OKONKWO TJ BRADLEY JALEN ALEXANDER	WDE DUAL OLB DT OG TE OLB WR OT ATH WR OT CB CB K OLB WR WDE TE OT DT	858 866 854 953 890 843 841 862 929 843 840 854 854 872 813 852 889 870 864 868 827	858 866 854 953 890 843 841 862 929 843 840 854 854 872 813 852 889 870 864 868 847	3/13/2017 4/12/2017 4/13/2017 4/22/2017 4/22/2017 5/21/2017 5/26/2017 6/2/2017 6/15/2017 6/16/2017 6/20/2017 6/21/2017 6/23/2017 7/5/2017 7/7/2017 7/17/2017 8/1/2017 8/1/2017 8/14/2017 8/19/2017 10/12/2017
		AVG	866	865
	OTIS REESE EMIL EKIYOR AIDAN HUTCHINSON MYLES SIMS CHRISTIAN TURNER GEMON GREEN GERMAN GREEN JOE MILTON JALEN MAYFIELD RYAN HAYES LUKE SCHOONMAKER CAMERON McGRONE SAMMY FAUSTIN KEVIN DOYLE MUSTAPHA MUHAMMAD HASSAN HASKINS	OLB OG SDE CB RB CB CB PRO OT OT TE OLB CB PRO TE RB	938 952 918 943 872 888 839 929 895 899 854 919 857 864 950 825	938 951 918 943 872 888 839 929 895 899 854 919 857 864 950 825	6/18/2016 10/2/2016 2/21/2017 4/7/2017 4/10/2017 4/20/2017 4/20/2017 5/7/2017 5/23/2017 5/27/2017 7/25/2017 7/31/2017 8/2/2017 9/24/2017 ​10/20/2017 10/29/2017
		AVG	898	893
	XAVIER HENDERSON JOSEPH SCATES TRENTON GILLISON THEO DAY CHRISTIAN JACKSON EDWARD WARRINER MICHAEL DOWELL JESLORD BOATENG DAVION WILLIAMS DIMITRI DOUGLAS ZACH SLADE JACOB SLADE JAVEZ ALEXANDER PARKS GISSINGER CHASE KLINE JULIAN MAJOR JAMES OHONBA ELIJAH COLLINS JACOB ISAIA	ATH WR TE PRO CB ILB SAF OLB CB OT WDE SDE DUAL WDE ILB WR OT RB OC	902 940 911 895 852 836 884 844 856 826 820 822 820 852 868 862 897 842 848	902 940 911 895 852 836 884 844 856 826 820 822 820 852 868 862 897 842 848	9/9/2016 1/18/2017 1/29/2017 2/26/2017 3/1/2017 4/12/2017 5/29/2017 6/12/2017 6/17/2017 6/19/2017 6/25/2017 6/25/2017 6/28/2017 7/20/2017 7/25/2017 7/29/2017 9/29/2017 9/29/2017 10/1/2017
		AVG	858	858
	MICAH PARSONS CHRIS BLEICH JUSTIN SHORTER PAT FREIERMUTH ZACK KUNTZ JUSTIN FIELDS ISAIAH HUMPHRIES CHARLIE KATSHIR JESSE LUKETA RICKY SLADE NICK TARBURTON TRENT GORDON NANU ASIEDU ATWAN REED BRYCE EFFNER DORIAN HARDY JORDAN MINER JUDGE CULPEPPER WILL LEVIS SHAQUON ANDERSON JAKE PINEGAR DANIEL GEORGE ISHEEM YOUNG FREDRICK SCRUGGS PJ MUSTIPHER AENEAS HAWKINS	WDE OT WR SAF TE DUAL SAF OLB OLB APB ILB CB OT OT OT SDE CB SDE PRO ATH K WR S S OLB DT	999 896 993 919 954 997 883 862 892 983 883 874 964 890 859 928 892 869 860 887 819 918 947 920 953 899	999 896 993 919 954 997 883 862 892 983 883 874 964 890 859 927 892 869 860 887 819 918 947 920 953 899	2/27/2016 4/7/2016 8/6/2016 8/16/2016 11/26/2016 12/1/2016 12/31/2016 2/2/2017 2/3/2017 2/3/2017 2/9/2017 3/29/2017 4/22/2017 4/22/2017 5/6/2017 6/11/2017 7/6/2017 7/14/2017 7/15/2017 7/15/2017 7/16/2017 7/16/2017 7/18/2017 8/4/2017 8/7/2017 8/10/2017
		AVG	907	906
	RACHAD WILDGOOSE JARRETT PAUL JALEN CHATMAN ZIHIR LACEWELL SEAN CHAMBERS ISAIH PACHECO JAYDEN McDONALD KESSAWN ABRAHAM TRAVIS JONES ZAMIR MICKENS MATT ROSSO DEION JENNINGS REGINALD SUTTON AVERY YOUNG PAUL WOODS ADAM KORSAK EJ TURNER AMAD ANDERSON STEVIE SCOTT RAIQWON O'NEAL MATTHEW THOMAS TRAVON KING CHRISTIAN IZIEN	SAF CB DUAL WR DUAL RB OLB ATH OG SAF OT CB OT CB WR P WR ATH RB OT WDE WR ATH	789 810 839 881 825 846 830 830 699 820 826 799 831 830 843 789 853 869 832 848 842 809 820	789 810 839 881 825 846 830 830 699 820 826 799 831 830 843 789 853 869 832 848 842 809 820	4/15/2017 4/22/2017 5/15/2017 6/13/2017 6/17/2017 6/21/2017 6/21/2017 6/22/2017 6/23/2017 6/24/2017 6/24/2017 6/26/2017 6/27/2017 6/30/2017 7/11/2017 7/12/2017 7/22/2017 8/6/2017 8/8/2017 8/16/2017 8/25/2017 8/26/2017 10/13/2017
		AVG	833	830

BIG TEN WEST COMMITS (117 PLAYERS // .856 AVG PLAYER RATING)

SCHOOL	NAME	POS	JULY RANK	AUG RANK	COMMIT DATE
	CORAN TAYLOR JULIAN PEARL ANTWAIN WALKER JORDYN SLAUGHTER JAKARI NORWOOD CARLOS SANDY RON HARDGE III KIEVAN MYERS DANIEL BARKER JARTAVIUS MARTIN KHALAN TOLSON CALVIN AVERY BRAEDEN DANIELS CORDELL LITTLEJOHN MJ RIVERS	DUAL OT CB OT RB WR SAF OT TE SAF OLB DT OT DUAL DUAL	839 824 813 839 796 831 816 852 832 826 850 922 825 817 839	839 824 813 839 796 831 816 852 832 826 850 922 825 817 839	4/3/2017 4/21/2017 6/6/2017 6/16/2017 6/16/2017 6/21/2017 6/26/2017 6/29/2017 7/4/2017 7/31/2017 7/31/2017 8/4/2017 8/22/2017 8/31/2017 9/11/2017
		AVG	836	837
	MIKE BRUNER JEFFREY JENKINS DILLON DOYLE HENRY GEIL TYRONE TRACY TYLER LINDERBAUM SAMSON EVANS TERRY ROBERTS CODY INCE JACK PLUMB NOAH SHANNON ANTHONY TORRES DONALD JOHNSON JULIUS BRENTS	OLB OG OLB RB RB DT ATH CB OT TE DT TE CB S	826 845 850 844 854 845 847 813 850 842 859 839 885 879	826 869 850 844 854 845 847 813 850 842 859 839 885 879	10/23/2016 1/22/2017 3/20/2017 4/23/2017 4/29/2017 5/1/2017 5/21/2017 6/5/2017 6/19/2017 6/26/2017 7/4/2017 7/12/2017 8/22/2017 9/1/2017
		AVG	853	854
	BENJAMIN SAPP III JALEN MAYFIELD BRENNAN ARMSTRONG ELIJAH TEAGUE TERELL SMITH NOLAN EDMONDS ABI OKONJI LOGAN RICHTER AUSTIN BEIER JORNELL MANNS OYENMWEN UZEBU TYRIK HENDERSON ERIK GIBSON MARIONO SORI-MARIN NOAH SHANNON BREVYN SPANN-FORD JOSH AUNE SHAMAUR McDOWELL RASHOD BATEMAN NATHAN BOE THOMAS RUSH BRYCE WILLIAMS MAYAN AHANOTU NOLAN EDMONDS GRANT NORTON JACK YORK BRAELEN OLIVER ALEX REIGELSPERGER CJ SMITH	CB OT DUAL DT CB RB SDE DT OG ATH OT CB WR OLB DT TE ATH CB WR OC OLB RB SDE RB OT OT OLB WDE CB	856 842 862 868 862 856 849 845 848 858 864 845 847 834 854 838 820 821 854 809 823 835 842 856 841 822 846 872 842	856 842 862 868 862 856 849 845 848 858 864 845 847 834 854 838 820 821 854 809 823 835 842 856 841 822 846 872 842	2/11/2017 2/18/2017 2/19/2017 2/25/2017 3/10/2017 3/15/2017 3/25/2017 3/25/2017 3/30/2017 4/14/2017 4/15/2017 4/19/2017 4/22/2017 4/28/2017 5/9/2017 6/2/2017 6/3/2017 6/11/2017 6/12/2017 6/17/2017 6/21/2017 6/22/2017 6/24/2017 7/29/2017 7/29/2017 7/29/2017 7/30/2017 10/15/2017 10/19/2017
		AVG	843	845
	CAMERON JURGENS MASRY MAPIEU ERIC FULLER WILL FARNIOK BRENDAN RADLEY-HILES MANUEL ALLEN TATE WILDEMAN CHASE WILLIAMS BARRET PICKERING CAMERON BROWN MARIO GOODRICH JOSHUA MOORE CAMERON BROWN DAVID ALSTON	TE DT CB OC CB WR WDE WR K WR ATH WR WR WDE	926 849 938 835 974 923 861 946 790* 879 909 958 896 853	926 849 938 835 974 923 861 946 790* 879 909 958 896 853	8/6/2015 6/17/2016 1/18/2017 4/8/2017 4/14/2017 4/15/2017 4/16/2017 4/23/2017 5/2/2017 5/7/2017 5/23/2017 6/18/2017 8/7/2017 10/6/2017
		AVG	894	883
	JASON WHITTAKER PAYNE HE'BERT CHARLES SCHMIDT CHARLIE MANGIEIRI DEVIN O'ROURKE BRIAN KAISER WYATT BLAKE ANDREW LEOTA JACOB JEFFERSON GREG NEWSOME GRAYSON MANN ETHAN BONNER JEREMIAH McDONALD JAYLEN RIVERS ISAAIAH BOWSER KHALID JONES II	PRO OT OG ATH SDE TE OG WDE WR CB ILB CB SAF ATH RB ILB	865 838 847 841 913 840 862 860 846 863 845 828 866 839 851 859	865 838 847 841 913 840 862 860 846 863 845 828 866 839 851 859	12/10/2016 1/13/2017 3/5/2017 3/8/2017 3/10/2017 3/10/2017 3/17/2017 3/31/2017 4/1/2017 4/3/2017 4/7/2017 4/8/2017 4/10/2017 6/2/2017 6/23/2017 6/28/2017
		AVG	856	856
	JAYLAN ALEXANDER JACK PLUMMER KADIN SMITH ELIJAH BELL JACK CRAVAACK CHARLES ALLEN ERIC MILLER CORNELIUS McCOY BRYON PERKINS CONNOR PARKS CORY TRICE WILL BRAMEL LAWRENCE JOHNSON JIMMY McKENNA WILLIE LANE JORDAN BONNER KELVIN STOKES CLAY HARRIS DESTIN COATES BRANSON DEEN JACK SULLIVAN EVANDER CRAFT	ILB PRO SAF CB TE OG OT WR CB WDE SAF OT DT OT SDE WR WDE RB RB DT SDE OLB	833 856 807 810 815 840 806 818 806 847 788 842 836 854 810 839 826 810 839 844 801 836	833 856 807 810 815 840 806 818 806 847 788 842 836 854 810 839 826 810 839 844 801 836	6/5/2017 6/8/2017 6/9/2017 6/11/2017 6/12/2017 6/13/2017 6/17/2017 6/16/2017 6/19/2017 6/20/2017 6/20/2017 6/21/2017 6/22/2017 6/24/2017 7/13/2017 7/22/2017 7/22/2017 7/23/2017 7/25/2017 7/26/2017 7/26/2017 9/12/2017
		AVG	826	826
	BEN BRYANT REGGIE PEARSON TRENT INGALLS BOYD DIETZEN CJ GOETZ MASON PLATTER MICHAEL FURTNEY JACK SANBORN CHASE WOLF CORMAC SAMPSON ISAIAH MULLENS NAKIA WATSON JAYLAN FRANKLIN ALEXANDER SMITH TAJ MUSTAPHA AJ ABBOTT ARON CRUICKSHANK BRYSON WILLIAMS ISAAC GUERENDO TRAVIAN BLAYLOCK DONTRE BURTON	PRO SAF SAF SDE ILB OLB OT ILB PRO WDE SDE RB ATH CB WR WR ATH DT WR CB CB	857 862 844 860 835 840 854 898 842 860 860 849 858 840 852 849 862 854 841 853 853	857 862 844 860 835 840 854 898 842 860 860 849 858 840 852 849 862 854 841 853 853	12/7/2016 8/27/2016 10/29/2016 2/20/2017 2/20/2017 2/20/2017 3/14/2017 3/22/2017 5/5/2017 5/13/2017 5/16/2017 6/10/2017 6/12/2017 6/13/2017 6/22/2017 6/23/2017 6/27/2017 7/5/2017 7/6/2017 7/6/2017 10/1/2017
		AVG	854	854

I just open my recruitment please respect my decision

— Andrew Chatfield (@Drew_Chatfield) August 8, 2017

At the end of October, seven players are no longer with four different Big Ten Schools. The previous high for decommitments was six in June. 

BIG TEN DECOMMITS (20)

SCHOOL	NAME	POS	RANK	RATING	COMMIT DATE	DECOMMIT DATE	NEW SCHOOL
	JOSEPH SCATES	WR	42	933	1/18/2017	2/18/2017	WEST VIRGINIA (LEADER)
	JALEN MAYFIELD	OT	59	842	2/18/2017	3/26/2017	MICHIGAN 5/23/2017
	CHRIS BLEICH	OT	33	896	4/7/2016	4/22/2017	UCLA 6/19/2017
	MICAH PARSONS	WDE	1	998	2/27/2016	4/23/2017	PENN STATE (LEADER)
	MIKE BRUNER	OLB	101	826	10/23/2016	4/25/2017	UNCLEAR
	BEN BRYANT	PRO	30	857	12/7/2016	5/12/2017	CINCINNATI 6/27/2017
	OYENMWEN UZEBU	OT	45	864	4/15/2017	5/14/2017	WEST VIRGINIA 7/30/2017
	RACHAD WILDGOOSE	S	115	789	4/15/2017	5/25/2017	GEORGIA 6/2/2017
	CAM JONES	ATH	84	839	4/2/2017	5/25/2017	TENNESSEE (LEADER)
	NOAH SHANNON	DT	43	854	5/9/2017	5/28/2017	IOWA 7/4/2017
	JUSTIN FIELDS	DUAL	1	997	12/1/2016	6/6/2017	FLORIDA STATE (LEADER)
	CAMERON BROWN	WR	56	879	5/7/2017	6/10/2017	NEBRASKA 8/7/2017
	KRISTIAN PECHAC	RB	26	865	4/8/2017	6/12/2017	TOLEDO (LEADER)
	ERIC FULLER	CB	22	938	1/18/2017	6/19/2017	USC (LEADER)
	NOLAN EDMONDS	RB	21	856	3/15/2017	6/23/207	MINNESOTA 7/29/2017
	TRAVIS JONES	OG	51	833	6/23/2017	6/24/2017	CONNECTICUT 7/27/2017
	ETHAN BONNER	CB	102	837	4/8/2017	8/3/2017	STANFORD 8/3/2017
	ANDREW CHATFIELD	WDE	15	899	6/1/2017	8/7/2017	FLORIDA (LEADER)
	MANUEL ALLEN	WR	38	925	4/15/2017	8/17/2017	LOUISVILLE 8/17/2017
	CORDELL LITTLEJOHN	DUAL	32	817	8/31/2017	9/26/2017	UNCLEAR
	SEAN CHAMBERS	DUAL		825	6/17/2017	10/2/2017
	EJ TURNER	WR		853	7/22/2017	10/3/2017
	SHAMAUR McDOWELL	CB		821	6/11/2017	10/12/2017
	DORIAN HARDY	SDE		927	6/11/2017	10/13/2017
	AMAD ANDERSON	ATH		869	8/6/2017	10/18/2017
	EMIL OKIYOR	OG		951	10/2/2016	10/29/2017

 

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