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2017 B1G Recruiting: Commitment Board Open Thread 1/30

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January 30, 2017 at 9:00am
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National Signing Day

With National Signing Day arriving in two days (Wednesday), here is a snapshot of the B1G commits as of 11:00 Sunday night (1/29).

If you know of  a player committing, or decommitting, from a B1G school post it in the comment section.


There have been several commitments and decommitments over the last week as the final signing sheets for B1G teams shake out. The list below will be updated after NSD. If the last couple of days are an indicator, expect changes to the lists and standings.

Before getting to the team lists, here is a table that shows the ebb and flow of the composite averages for the 2017 class.

CHARTING 2017'S COMP. AVG RATINGS
TEAM APR MAY JUN SEP JAN FINAL (Thr)
OHIO STATE .950 .948 .955 .964 .959  
MICHIGAN .883 .877 .891 .890 .912  
PENN STATE .887 .883 .883 .875 .888  
NEBRASKA .876 .878 .875 .867 .874  
MARYLAND .878 .882 .873 .877 .867  
MICHIGAN STATE .873 .858 .842 .842 .862  
WISCONSIN .858 .857 .858 .861 .861  
IOWA .882 .876 .876 .862 .857  
NORTHWESTERN .855 .846 .845 .850 .853  
ILLINOIS .831 .850 .838 .848 .846  
RUTGERS .815 .836 .836 .845 .835  
MINNESOTA .866 .866 .842 .831 .833  
INDIANA .866 .834 .825 .832 .831  
PURDUE .814 .799 .824 .822 .827  
B1G AVERAGE .868 .868 .861 .862 .865  
Meyer
Will Urban Meyer sign another player, or two, to join the 2017 class?

Below you will find every team in the Big Ten and the 2017 players who have committed to play at each university.

  • Players in bold are new commits since 9/27/2016.
  • The +/- represents the movement in a player's rating since 9/27.
  • Kickers/punters/long snappers are not included in the team average. 

2017 B1G Commitments as of 1-29-17:

2017 OHIO STATE (19*) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING  
JEFFREY OKUDAH CB 1 995  
CHASE YOUNG WDE 2 995 +9
BARON BROWNING OLB 1 994  
SHAUN WADE CB 2 990 +1
WYATT DAVIS OG 1 987  
TREVON GRIMES WR 5 980  
J.K. DOBBINS APB 2 978 -3
JOSH MEYERS OT 2 974 -19
TYJON LINDSEY WR 5 986 DECOMMIT
TATE MARTELL QB 2 972 +1
ISAIAH PRYOR SAF 7 971 -3
HASKELL GARRETT DT 6 966 -2
JAKE MORETTI OT 12 962 DECOMMIT
KENDALL SHEFFIELD CB 3 944  
BRENDON WHITE ATH 3 938 -8
AMIR RIEP CB 23 922 -19
JAYLEN HARRIS WR 30 922  
MARCUS WILLIAMSON CB 27 920 -16
JERRON CAGE DT 14 908 -5
TODD SIBLEY RB 18 904 DECOMMIT
PETE WERNER ILB 14 899  
ANTJUAN SIMMONS OLB 20 895 DECOMMIT
DANNY CLARK QB 18 884 DECOMMIT
BLAKE HAUBEIL* K 1 832*  
      AVG 959

*Kicker Blake Haubeil not included in total or average.

Okudah
Jeffrey Okudah (.995) is the top-ranked player in the B1G's top-ranked class.
2017 MICHIGAN (26) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES WR 1 992  
CESAR RUIZ C 1 978  
LUIJI VILAIN WDE 8 972 +22
DREW SINGLETON OLB 3 960  
AMBRY THOMAS CB 11 955  
AUBREY SOLOMON DT 6 952 DECOMMIT
JORDAN ANTHONY OLB 13 949  
CHUCK FILIAGA OT 14 945  
DYLAN McCAFFREY PRO 4 942 -33
TARIK BLACK WR 17 942  
JOSH ROSS ILB 10 915 +2
JAMES HUDSON SDE 7 912 +20
KAI-LEON HERBERT OT 28 905 DECOMMIT
DERON IRVING-BEY SDE 11 904  
JAYLEN KELLY-POWELL S 21 902  
O'MAURY SAMUELS RB 21 899 -1
DONOVAN JETER SDE 14 897  
COREY MALONE-HATCHER WDE 19 897  
A.J. DILLON ATH 18 894 DECOMMIT
JaRAYMOND HALL OT 32 892  
BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE CB 37 890 -2
ANDREW STUEBER OT 36 886 +27
J'MARICK WOODS SAF 29 884 -2
BRAD HAWKINS WR 60 878  
JOEL HONIGFORD OT 48 873 +1
PHILLIP PAEA DT 37 872  
KWITY PAYE WDE 32 870  
BEN MASON ILB 32 851  
KURT TAYLOR RB 58 847  
CARTER DUNAWAY TE 60 829 DECOMMIT
CHASE LASATER FB 2 826 DECOMMIT
      AVG 912

 

2017 PENN STATE (18) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
LAMONT WADE CB 5 978  
CJ THORPE OG 5 957 +39
SEAN CLIFFORD PRO 9 918 -6
YETUR MATOS SDE 5 918 +11
FRED HANSARD DT 11 917  
DYLAN RIVERS OLB 18 899 DECOMMIT
JONATHAN SUTHERLAND SAF 22 899  
DAMION BARBER SDE 15 896 +24
KJ HAMLER WR 46 892  
DONOVAN JOHNSON CB 36 891  
BRELIN FAISON-WALDEN OLB 28 872  
DERREK PITTS ATH 29 872 DECOMMIT
MICHAEL MIRANDA OG 4 870 +6
CAMERON SULLIVAN-BROWN WR 81 864  
MAC HIPPENHAMMER WR 84 862 +12
ROBERT MARTIN OT 66 859 +5
BRAILYN FRANKLIN ATH 59 849 +3
DESMOND HOLMES OT 83 849 +3
JOURNEY BROWN RB 60 847  
DJ BROWN CB 103 845 +7
      AVG 888
Lamont Wade
Lamont Wade (.978) is one of five Penn State player ranked above .900.
2017 NEBRASKA (19) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
TYJON LINDSEY WR 7 976  
AVERY ROBERTS ILB 6 925 -2
TRISTAN GEBBIA PRO 9 918 -3
JAEVON McQUITTY WR 42 894  
JAMIRE CALVIN WR 44 892  
KEYSHAWN JOHNSON WR 48 889 -5
BRENDEN JAIMES OT 45 880 +17
DEIONTAE WATTS DT 31 879  
MATT SICHTERMAN OT 47 876  
DEONTRE THOMAS DT 33 876 +17
GUY THOMAS WDE 24 873  
KURT RAFDAL TE 32 856  
AUSTIN ALLEN TE 40 851  
REESE LEITAO TE 35 850 DECOMMIT
ANDREW WARD ILB 42 846  
BROC BANDO OG 45 841  
WILLIE HAMPTON OLB 76 840  
BEN MILES FB 1 839 +36
ROBERT PORCHER IV WDE 61 825 DECOMMIT
CHRIS WALKER OT 128 829  
JAYLIN BRADLEY RB 99 821  
      AVG 874

 

2017 MARYLAND (28) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
JOSHUA KAINDOH WDE 2 981 DECOMMIT
ANTHONY McFARLAND APB 3 952  
DEON JONES CB 22 925 -17
MARKQUESE BELL ATH 7 921  
MARCUS MINOR OG 13 911 -1
KASIM HILL PRO 10 908 +1
JORDAN McNAIR OT 31 898 +2
CAM SPENCE DT 19 891 -1
BREYON GADDY DT 20 890  
AYINDE ELEY OLB 25 881 -3
JAVON LEAKE APB 6 864  
SEAN NELSON WR 92 859 +17
BRANDON GADDY DT 50 858  
JAYDEN COMMA WR 97 857  
FOFIE BAZZIE CB 68 856  
JALEN BROWDER ATH 54 854  
CARLOS CARRIERE WR 107 853 +16
TAYON FLEET-DAVIS RB 45 850 -4
JOHNNY JORDAN C 7 849  
KENNY BENNETT CB 96 847  
ALEX WOODS CB 13 845  
BRYCE BRAND OLB 46 843  
KOFI WARDLOW WDE 55 843  
NICK UNDERWOOD ILB 7 842  
ANDREW PARK TE 49 842  
TYRAN HUNT SDE 53 840  
MJ JARRELL WR 165 836 -1
DAZZ NEWSOME ATH 79 833 DECOMMIT
LAWTEZ ROGERS SDE 66 828  
B'AHMAD MILLER SDE 71 822  
JONATHAN DOERER K 16 790 DECOMMIT
      AVG 867

*K Jonathan Doerer not included in total or average.

Anthony McFarland
On Friday, Maryland's class was boosted by getting a commitment from Anthony McFarland Jr. (.952).
2017 MICHIGAN STATE (20) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
KEVIN JARVIS OG 16 911 +10
MATT DOTSON TE 9 899  
HUNTER RISON WR 45 892 +2
ANTJUAN SIMMONS OLB 19 892  
JORDAN REID OG 18 886 +1
CODY WHITE WR 56 885  
ROCKY LOMBARDI DUAL 13 864  
JACUB PANASIUK SDE 24 863 +5
WESTON BRIDGES RB 32 863 +10
CONNOR HEYWARD ATH 53 855  
LASHAWN PAULINO-BELL WDE 43 854  
DOMINIQUE LONG SAF 56 852 -5
MATT CARRICK OG 36 851  
MUSTAFA KHALEEFAH OT 77 850 +8
JOSIAH SCOTT CB 99 846 +6
DONOVAN WINTER WDE 49 848 +31
DARIEN CLEMONS OLB 72 839  
TRE PERSON CB 149 828  
RAHEEM BLACKSHEAR WR 263 808 DECOMMIT
DeARI TODD SDE 83 813  
      AVG 862

 

2017 WISCONSIN (16*) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
KAYDEN LYLES OG 12 917 -2
JAKE FERGUSON TE 12 888 +5
JONATHAN TAYLOR RB 24 885  
TYLER BEACH OT 43 880 -6
ANDREW VAN GINKEL WDE 2 878  
JACK COAN PRO 21 871 -1
IZAYAH GREEN-MAY WDE 33 868 +13
LOGAN BRUSS OG 25 866  
AARON VOPAL SDE 27 860 +7
SCOTT NELSON SAF 57 852  
CADE GREEN WR 132 846 +68
KE'SHAN PENNAMON CB NA 840 DECOMMIT
ALEX FENTON TE 46 834 +1
MADISON CONE CB 131 834 -9
EMMET PERRY WR 187 830  
FAION HICKS CB 184 809  
ADAM BAY* LS 3 784  
      AVG 861

*LS Adam Bay not included in total or average.

Kayden Lyles
Kayden Lyles is the only 2017 Wisconsin commit ranked above .900.
2017 IOWA (15) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
AJ EPENESA SDE 1 985 -3
CHEVIN CALLOWAY CB 11 948 DECOMMIT
ENO BENJAMIN RB 11 931 DECOMMIT
TRISTAN WIRFS OT 33 891 +19
MARK KALLENBERGER OT 34 887 +16
DJIMON COLBERT CB 41 876  
PEYTON MANSELL DUAL 15 858 +17
MATT HANKINS CB 88 850 +4
LEVI DUWA SDE 38 850  
BRANDON SMITH WR 125 849  
IVORY KELLY-MARIN RB 57 848  
JUAN HARRIS DT 44 848  
CAMERON HARRELL SAF 72 846 -3
GAVIN HOLMES WR 140 842 DECOMMIT
JACOB COONS ATH 87 828 +5
HENRY MARCHESE WR 204 826  
JOSHUA TURNER CB 152 824  
COY KIRKPATRICK SDE 71 821  
BEAU CORRALES WR 293 782 DECOMMIT
MAX COOPER WR 230 820  
      AVG 857

 

2017 NORTHWESTERN (19*) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
EARNEST BROWN SDE 6 914 +36
SAM MILLER DT 29 882  
TREVOR KENT SDE 17 878 -2
J.R. PACE SAF 41 862  
RASHAWN SLATER OG 29 858  
TREY PUGH TE 29 858  
SAM GERAK C 8 858 +2
BLAKE GALLAGHER ILB 26 856  
AUSTIN HILLER SAF 68 847  
PETER McINTYRE OLB 68 845  
BERKELEY HOLMAN WR 139 844 +8
JACE JAMES WR 140 844  
CAMERON RUIZ CB 112 841 -1
ETHAN WIEDERKEHR OT 103 841 +9
KYRIC McGOWAN RB 72 837  
CHEE ANYANWU ATH 100 830  
BRYCE JACKSON SAF 98 829 +29
CHARLIE KUHBANDER* K 4 824 +3
ANDREW MARTY PRO 59 822  
      AVG 853

*Kicker Charlie Kubander not included in total or average.

Chee Anyanwu
Chee Anyanwu might be feeling down because he is the only player to commit to Northwestern since late September.
2017 ILLINOIS (20) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
RICKY SMALLING WR 50 887 +11
KENDRICK GREEN DT 30 880  
DELSHAWN PHILLIP ILB 3 874  
LARRY BOYD OG 23 872  
OWEN CARNEY WDE 29 870  
CARMONI GREEN WR 74 868 -17
OLALERE OLADIPO SDE 37 851 +1
DWAYNE LAWSON PRO 5 850  
TONY ADAMS WR 131 847 +5
KENDALL SMITH WR 137 844  
LOUIS DORSEY TE 47 844  
MIKE EPSTEIN RB 60 842 +12
HOWARD WATKINS OG 51 842  
RYAN O'MALLEY DT 59 839 DECOMMIT
ANTWAN COLLIER CB 116 837 DECOMMIT
VEDERIAN LOWE OT 109 837  
CAMERON THOMAS PRO 47 836  
ALEX PALCZEWSKI OT 120 832  
Ra'VON BONNER RB 90 832 +7
MARC MONDESIR OLB 108 825  
NATE HOBBS CB 210 798  
JAMES KNIGHT S 158 795  
      AVG 846

 

2017 RUTGERS (23) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
MICAH CLARK OT 17 937 +1
BO MELTON WR 36 907 +21
TYSHON FOGG OLB 17 894 -15
JONTHAN TAYLOR RB 31 863 DECOMMIT
JOHNATHAN LEWIS DUAL 16 856 +6
SAMUEL VRETMAN OT 75 853  
OLAKUNLE FATUKASI OLB 56 849 +3
EDWIN LOPEZ SAF 66 847  
TIM BARROW CB 100 847 +15
BRENDAN BORDNER SDE 47 845  
SHAMEEN JONES WR 149 842 +21
MIKE TVERDOV WDE 56 841  
OWEN BOWLES OG 49 840  
JOHNATHAN LOVETT RB 63 840 DECOMMIT
IHMIR MARSETTE CB 133 833 DECOMMIT
EVERETT WORMLEY WR 180 830  
JAMAAL BEATY OG 70 828  
BRYCE WATTS WR 184 828 DECOMMIT
C.J. ONYECHI OLB 100 824 +11
TIJAUN MASON WDE 76 823  
NAIJEE JONES CB 154 823  
JAOHNE DUGGAN SDE 78 817  
TRAVIS VOKOLEK TE 94 811  
TYLER HAYEK SAF 137 805 +2
BRENDAN DE VERA OLB 229 772  
SYHIEM SIMMONS ATH NR NR  
HUNTER HAYEK WR NR NR  
      AVG 835
Marsette
New Jersey native Ihmir Marsette (.835) spurned his hometown school last week and joined P.J. Fleck's boat in Minnesota. 
2017 MINNESOTA (25*) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
BLAISE ANDRIES OT 37 886  
KENDARIAN HANDY-HOLLY SAF 37 866  
MOHAMED IBRAHIM RB 40 856  
DEMETRIUS DOUGLAS CB 75 853  
JOSHUA CROSLEN DT 55 852 DECOMMIT
CHRIS AUTMAN-BELL WR 121 850  
ADAM BECK CB 84 850  
JACOB PAULSON TE 43 847  
KYREI FISHER OLB 61 846 DECOMMIT
BRYSON JACKSON OLB 73 843 DECOMMIT
ERIC ABOJEI OT 94 842 -5
JOHN SCHMITZ OG 46 841  
TANNER MORGAN QB 43 838  
TREY CREAMER CB 126 836  
IHMIR MARSETTE CB 132 835  
DOMINIK LONDON RB 75 834 +2
REYONDOUS ESTES ATH 77 834  
JAQUARIUS LANDREWS SAF 2 832 DECOMMIT
TYRONE CHAMBERS DT 81 831  
NATE UMLOR TE 58 830  
HARRISON VAN DYNE WR 194 828  
RAHEEM LAYNE CB 153 823 DECOMMIT
KYLE SASSACK OT 137 822  
TRENTON GUTHRIE OLB 103 822  
JAVAN HAWES WR 201 822 DECOMMIT
NOAH HICKCOX SDE 70 821  
GRANT RYERSE* K 5 821 +6
BRETT KITRELL C 23 806 DECOMMIT
NEIL McLAURIN DUAL 6 814  
NATHAN BURSCH TE 86 814 -11
ESEZI OTOMEWO WDE 94 805  
COREY GAYNOR OG 91 802 DECOMMIT
CLAUDIN CHERELUS SAF 139 800 DECOMMIT
AUSTIN SCHIRCK DT 151 778  
      AVG 833

*Kicker Grant Ryerse not included in total and average.
 

2017 INDIANA (22) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
LYNN BOWDEN ATH 10 935  
JUWAN BURGESS ATH 25 878  
DERRIUS MULLINS DT 49 859 +5
BRYANT FITZGERALD ATH 56 853  
PEYTON HENDERSHOT TE 38 852 +15
JUAN HARRIS DT 58 849  
MO BARNUM ILB 41 844  
CALEB JONES OT 95 842  
LeSHAUN MINOR DT 67 842  
ALFRED BRYANT WDE 53 841 +1
BRITT BEERY SDE 54 838  
HARRY CRIDER C 14 832  
WHOP PHILYOR WR 193 828  
MICHAEL ZIEMBA TE 70 826  
NICK TRONTI QB 29 825  
LaDAMION HUNT CB 151 824 +7
TYLER KNIGHT OT 129 823 +6
MIKE McGINNIS ILB 9 818  
TYRESE FRYFOGLE WR 242 816  
TRAMAR REECE WDE 80 815 +16
CRAIG NELSON RB 118 798  
THOMAS ALLEN ILB 92 797  
HAYDON WHITEHEAD P 11 700  
      AVG 831

 

2017 PURDUE (19) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING +/-
TJ ALLOW CB 7 858  
NICK SIPE QB 25 857 +4
DEDRICK MACKEY CB 69 856 +6
TYLER HAMILTON WR 113 852  
DJ EDWARDS WR 116 851  
ANTWUAN BRANCH RB 52 847 DECOMMIT
ROBERT HUDSON DT 66 844 DECOMMIT
MALCOLM ROBINSON OG 47 841 DECOMMIT
ISAAC ZICO WR 13 841  
BREVIN HARRIS WR 157 839 -3
LaPERION PERRY ATH 86 829 +24
C.J. HAYES WR 192 828 +3
DARIUS PITTMAN WR 219 818  
GRIFFIN ALSTOTT DUAL 35 818  
TIJUAN MASON WDE 71 815 DECOMMIT
ETHAN SMART OT 17 815  
MARK STICKFORD OT 151 813  
GIOVANNI HIGHTOWER SDE 84 811  
JALEN JACKSON OT 162 811  
LaPERION PERRY ATH 117 805  
MITCH WEST CB 197 800 DECOMMIT
JACOB ABRAMS CB 211 797  
KAI HIGGINS WDE 15 804  
JYLTON TUSHA OT 166 796  
DESHON WASHINGTON OT 204 789  
MARCUS JONES CB 257 760 DECOMMIT
      AVG 827

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