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 Michigan and Ohio State.
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| FS | TYREE KINNEL | .918 | QB | J.T. BARRETT | .935 |
| MLB | DEVIN BUSH | .892 | RB | J.K. DOBBINS | .979 |
| RCB | DAVID LONG | .966 | WR | AUSTIN MACK | .961 |
| LCB | LAVERT HILL | .936 | WR | JOHNNIE DIXON | .964 |
| SS | JOSH METELLUS | .854 | HY | PARRIS CAMPBELL | .936 |
| WLB | MIKE McCRAY | .933 | TE | MARCUS BAUGH | .960 |
| DE | RASHAN GARY | 1.000 | LT | JAMARCO JONES | .970 |
| NT | MAURICE HURST JR. | .904 | LG | MICHAEL JORDAN | .939 |
| DT | AUBREY SOLOMON | .988 | C | BILLY PRICE | .916 |
| BUCK | CHASE WINOVICH | .894 | RG | DEMTRIUS KNOX | .952 |
| VIPER | KHALEKE HUDSON | .882 | RT | ISAIAH PRINCE | .950 |
| AVERAGE | .924 | AVERAGE | .951 |
Rashan Gary (1.000) is the highest rated player Ohio State has faced this season. Michigan has seven players with a ranking of at least .900 and four defensive players in the 800s. All of Ohio State's offensive starters are ranked in the .900s.
Mike Weber, KJ Hill, Binjimen Victor and Terry McLaurin are listed as "or" at their respective positions. If all four are substituted into the starting lineup, Ohio State's average goes from .951 to .942.
OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES
- Michigan's highest rated defensive starter is DE Rashan Gary (1.000).
- The largest gap between these units is the 87 point difference between Ohio State's RB J.K. Dobbins (.979) and the Wolverine's MLB Devin Bush (.892).
- The average of Ohio State's offensive starters is 27 points better than Michigan's defensive starters.
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| LT | MASON COLE | .941 | DE | TYQUAN LEWIS | .898 |
| LG | BEN BREDESON | .979 | DT | TRACY SPRINKLE | .859 |
| C | PATRICK KUGLER | .970 | DT | DRE'MONT JONES | .938 |
| RG | MICHAEL ONWENU | .955 | DE | SAM HUBBARD | .923 |
| RT | JUWANN BUSHELL-BEATTY | .889 | LB | DANTE BOOKER | .972 |
| TE | SEAN McKEON | .849 | MLB | CHRIS WORLEY | .868 |
| RB | KARAN HIGDON | .872 | LB | JEROME BAKER | .969 |
| WR | KEKOA CRAWFORD | .943 | CB | DENZEL WARD | .903 |
| WR | GRANT PERRY | .850 | S | DAMON WEBB | .982 |
| QB | BRANDON PETERS | .967 | S | JORDAN FULLER | .938 |
| TE | ZACH GENTRY | .923 | CB | DAMON ARNETTE | .944 |
| AVERAGE | .922 | AVERAGE | .927 |
The and/or players this week are: DE Nick Bosa (.997), DE Jalyn Holmes (.962), LB Malik Harrison (.857), MLB Tuf Borland (.893) and Kendall Sheffield (.931).
If John O'Korn (.859) gets the start, That Team's offensive average drops to .921. If Wilton Speight (.922) is the starter their offensive average goes up to .922.
If all of the and/or players are substituted, Ohio State's average jumps from .927 to .930. That is a three point difference.
DEFENSIVE/OFFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES
- Michigan's highest rated offensive starter is LG Ben Bredesen (.979).
- The largest gap between these units is the 132 point difference between Ohio State's SAF Damon Webb (.982) and Wolverine WR Grant Perry (.850).
- Michigan has an point advantage with six of the 11 positions.
- The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 5 points better than the Wolverine's offensive starters.
| YEAR | OHIO STATE | MICHIGAN |
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| 2014 | .906 | .897 |
| 2015 | .903 | .899 |
| 2016 | .916 | .878 |
| 2017 | .946 | .912 |
| AVG | .918 | .897 |
Ohio State averaged a national ranking of 4th over the last four years.
Over the past four recruiting cycles, Michigan averaged a national ranking of 18th.
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