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B1G Recruiting Rankings: January

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January 13, 2017 at 5:25pm
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2017 Recruiting Rankings, Vol. 4.

There has been some movement in the recruiting rankings since we last checked in on the Big Ten. Since late September, 81 players have committed and 25 players decommitted. The final puzzle pieces are coming into place as February 1st and National Signing Day draws nearer.

Reminder that kickers, punters and long snappers are not included in the power ranking numbers. 

NO. 14 INDIANA • 17 COMMITMENTS • 96.86 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Three.
Highest ranked new commit: ILB Mo Barnum ★★★ (.844).

Decommits since 9/27: Zero.

Trending: Down. Indiana dropped three places from September's ranking of 11th. 

Note: Tom Allen replaced Kevin Wilson as Indiana's head coach. Wilson is now on Ohio State's staff.

INDIANA'S TOP COMMITS
DT Derrius Mullins ★★★ // ATH Bryant Fitzgerald ★★★ // TE Peyton Hendershot ★★★
 
 
 
NO. 13 IOWA • 15 COMMITMENTS • 97.17 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Two.
Highest ranked new commit: WR Max Coooper ★★ (.789).

Decommits since 9/27: Four.
Highest ranked decommit: CB ★★★★ Chevin Calloway (.948).

Trending: Down 9 spots. The Hawkeyes were ranked fourth in September.

Note: Kirk Ferentz has a lot of work to do over the next 19 days.

IOWA'S TOP COMMITS
SDE AJ Epenesa ★★★★★ // OT Tristan Wirfs ★★★★ // CB Djimon Colbert ★★★★ 
 
 
 
NO. 12 PURDUE • 19 COMMITMENTS • 97.82 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Ten.
Highest ranked new commit: CB TJ Allow ★★★ (.859).

Decommits since 9/27: Four.
Highest ranked decommit: RB Antwuan Branch ★★★ (.847).

Trending: Up 1 spot.

Note: Will the hiring of Jeff Brohm be enough to bring the Boilermakers out of the bowels of the Big Ten? 

PURDUE'S TOP COMMITS
CB TJ Allow ★★★ // QB Nick Sipe ★★★ // CB Dedrick Mackey ★★★
 
 

 

Jeff Brohm
Jeff Brohm has a lot of work ahead of him to get the Boilermakers back on track.
NO. 11 WISCONSIN • 16 COMMITMENTS • 98.79 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Five.
Highest ranked new commit: RB Jonathan Taylor ★★★ (.879).

Decommits since 9/27: One
Highest ranked decommit: CB Ke'shan Pennamon ★★★ (.840).

Trending: Down 1 spot.

Note: Paul Chryst flipped former Rutgers' commit Jonathan Taylor to play in Madison.

WISCONSIN'S TOP COMMITS
DT Kayden Lyles ★★★★ // TE Jake Ferguson ★★★ // OT Tyler Beach ★★★

 

 

 

NO. 10 ILLINOIS • 17 COMMITMENTS • 98.98 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Seven
Highest ranked new commit: DT Kendrick Green ★★★ (.882).

Decommits since 9/27: Zero.

Trending: Up 2 spots. 

Note: The Illini's 2016 class lost five of its highest rated commits over the last three weeks. Will Lovie Smith keep the 2017 class intact? 

ILLINOIS' TOP COMMITS
WR Ricky Smalling ★★★ // DT Kendrick Green ★★★ // ILB Delshawn Phillip ★★★
 
 
 
NO. 9 NEBRASKA • 15 COMMITMENTS • 99.48 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Two.
Highest ranked new commit: ILB Andrew Ward ★★★ (.842).

Decommits since 9/27: Two.
Highest ranked decommit: TE Reese Leitao ★★★ (.850).

Trending: Down 2 spots. 

Note: WR Keyshawn Johnson Jr. lost a star and is now a three-star recruit.

NEBRASKA'S TOP COMMITS
ILB Avery Roberts ★★★★ // QB Tristan Gebbia ★★★★ // WR Jaevon McQuitty ★★★★
 
 
 
NO. 8 NORTHWESTERN  • 18 COMMITMENTS  • 99.80 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Zero. 

Decommits since 9/27: Zero.

Trending: Up 1 spot.

Note: The Wildcats are the only team in the big not to get a commit or have a player decommit since September.

NORTHWESTERN'S TOP COMMITS
SDE Earnest Brown ★★★★ //WR Sam Miller ★★★ // SDE Trevor Kent ★★★
 
 
 
NO. 7 MINNESOTA • 21 COMMITMENTS • 99.85 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Fourteen.
Highest ranked new commit: RB Mohamed Ibrahim ★★★ (.856).

Decommits since 9/27: Five.
Highest ranked decommit: OLB Kyrei Fisher ★★★ (.846).

Trending: Up 7. Fleck and fourteen commits catapulted Minnesota up the rankings.

Note: Tracy Claeys is out and PJ Fleck's boat is now docked in Minneapolis. 

MINNESOTA'S TOP COMMITS
OT Blaise Andries ★★★ // RB Mohamed Ibrahim ★★★ // DT Joshua Coslen ★★★
 
 
 
PJ Fleck
PJ Fleck made a splash in the calm waters of the Big Ten West.
NO. 6 MICHIGAN STATE • 17 COMMITMENTS  • 100.63 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: One.
Highest ranked new commit: ATH Connor Heyward ★★★ (.855).

Decommits since 9/27: Zero.

Trending: Up 2 spots.

Note: Dantonio and the Spartans have been quiet.

MICHIGAN STATE'S TOP COMMITS
OG Kevin Jarvis ★★★★ // TE Matt Dotson ★★★★ // WR Hunter Rison ★★★★
 
 
 
NO. 5 RUTGERS • 20 COMMITMENTS • 101.40 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Two.
Highest ranked new commit: SDE Brendan Bordner ★★★ (.845).

Decommits since 9/27: Two.
Highest ranked decommit: RB Jonathan Taylor ★★★ (.863).

Trending: Down 2 spots.

Note: Chris Ash lost two running back commits and Taylor switched from Rutgers to Wisconsin.

RUTGERS' TOP COMMITS
OT Micah Clark ★★★★ // WR Bo Melton ★★★★ // OLB Tyshon Fogg ★★★ 
 
 
 
NO. 4 PENN STATE • 18 COMMITMENTS • 104.90 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Four.
Highest ranked new commit: CB Lamont Wade ★★★★ (.974).

Decommits since 9/27: One.
Highest ranked decommit: ATH Derrek Pitts ★★★ (.872).

Trending: Up 2 spots.

Note: Like Illinois, James Franklin had an exodus of players during the final days of the 2016 recruiting cycle. Will there be a repeat in 2017?

PENN STATE'S TOP COMMITS
CB Lamont Wade ★★★★ // QB Sean Clifford ★★★★ // OG CJ Thorpe ★★★★
 
 
 
NO. 3 MARYLAND • 29 COMMITMENTS • 110.58 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Fifteen.
Highest ranked new commit: ATH Markquese Bell★★★★ (.923).

Decommits since 9/27: One.
Highest ranked decommit: WDE Joshua Kaindoh ★★★★★ (.985).

Trending: Up 2 spots.

Note: Maryland picked up a conference leading 15 commits over the last three months.

MARYLAND'S TOP COMMITS
CB Deon Jones ★★★★ // ATH Markquese Bell ★★★★ // OG Marcus Minor ★★★★
 
 
 
NO. 2 OHIO STATE • 19 COMMITMENTS • 113.51 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Five.
Highest ranked new commit: CB Jeffrey Okudah ★★★★★ (.995).

Decommits since 9/27: Three.
Highest ranked decommit: WR Tyjon Lindsey ★★★★ (.981).

Trending: Down 1 spot.

Note: The Buckeyes have the highest average rating per player in the conference. Meyer and company have the best players, just not the most.

OHIO STATE'S TOP COMMITS
CB Jeffrey Okudah ★★★★★ // OT Josh Myers ★★★★★ // OLB Baron Browning ★★★★★ 
Okudah
CB Jeffrey Okudah (.995) of Grand Prarie, TX is Ohio State's highest rated commit. 
NO. 1 MICHIGAN • 27 COMMITMENTS • 115.58 POWER RANKING

New commits since 9/27: Twelve.
Highest ranked new commit: WR Donovan Peoples-Jones ★★★★★ (.992).

Decommits since 9/27: Two.
Highest ranked decommit: RB AJ Dillon ★★★ (.894).

Trending: Up 1 spot. 

Note: Currently, WR Donovan Peoples-Jones is Michigan's only five-star recruit in the 2017 class. Harbaugh's large 2017 class has a slight lead over Meyer in the power rankings and it should be tight race over the next 2.5 weeks.

MICHIGAN'S TOP COMMITS
WR Donovan Peoples-Jones ★★★★★ // QB Dylan McCaffrey ★★★★ // C Cesar Ruiz ★★★★
 

 

 

 

2017 B1G RECRUITING AVG. COMPOSITE RATINGS
SEP. RANK SEP. RANK TEAM AVG. COMP. RATING CHANGE COMMITS NEW COMMITS
1 (1) OHIO STATE .962 - .002 19* 5
2 (2) MICHIGAN .910 +.019 27 12
3 (4) PENN STATE .889 + .014 15 4
4 (5) NEBRASKA .865 - .002 16* 2
5 (3) MARYLAND .864 -.013 29* 15
6 (8) MICHIGAN STATE .860 + .002 17 1
7 (7) WISCONSIN .859 - .002 15 5
8 (9) NORTHWESTERN .853 + .003 17  
9 (11) RUTGERS .846 + .001 20 2
10 (10) ILLINOIS .846 - .002 17 7
11 (6) IOWA# .845 - .017 15 2
12 (12) INDIANA .835 + .003 16 2
13 (13) MINNESOTA .832 + .001 20 14
14 (14) PURDUE .822   19 10
    B1G AVERAGE .864   263 81

*Kickers, Punters and Long Snappers not included in averages.

#Iowa QB commit Tommy Herion currently is not ranked and has an average of .699.

The Big Ten and NCAA Are On Notice

The loss to Clemson was Urban Meyer's third bowl loss. The last two times Meyer coached teams lost bowl games they won the national championship the next year. 

Meyer

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