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2017 B1G Recruiting: Final Rankings and Team Lists

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by Matt Gutridge
February 2, 2017 at 8:20pm
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National Signing Day

The day after National Signing Day is the perfect time to look over and compare the B1G's 2017 recruiting classes.

The Composite Team Rankings according to 247:

247 B1G RANKINGS
B1G RANK TEAM COMP. RATING NATIONAL RANK
1 OHIO STATE 310.97 2
2 MICHIGAN 293.79 5
3 PENN STATE 238.47 15
4 MARYLAND 228.92 18
5 NEBRASKA 222.44 23
***** B1G AVERAGE 208.85 *****
6 MICHIGAN STATE 201.03 34
7 WISCONSIN 191.25 40
8 IOWA 190.36 41
9 RUTGERS 188.26 42
10 ILLINOIS 185.05 44
11 NORTHWESTERN 182.19 48
12 MINNESOTA 171.80 57
13 INDIANA 166.02 61
14 PURDUE 153.39 69
  AVERAGES 208.85 35.6
  • Ohio State finished the 2017 recruiting cycle with a commanding 17-plus point lead over second place Michigan. However, the Wolverines did sign an eye-popping 30 players.
  • Nine teams landed below the conference's average rating of 208.85. Going forward there is still a gap between the haves and have-nots.
  • The largest difference between ratings came at the No. 5 and No. 6 spot. Michigan State is 21.41 points behind the fifth-ranked Cornhuskers.
     
Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer continues to dominate the B1G in recruiting.
CHARTING 2017'S AVG PLAYER RATINGS*
TEAM APR MAY JUN SEP JAN FINAL (Thr)
OHIO STATE .950 .948 .955 .964 .959 .950
MICHIGAN .883 .877 .891 .890 .912 .916
PENN STATE .887 .883 .883 .875 .888 .888
NEBRASKA .876 .878 .875 .867 .874 .876
MARYLAND .878 .882 .873 .877 .867 .868
WISCONSIN .858 .857 .858 .861 .861 .865
B1G AVERAGE           .863
NORTHWESTERN .855 .846 .845 .850 .853 .853
MICHIGAN STATE .873 .858 .842 .842 .862 .851
IOWA .882 .876 .876 .862 .857 .845
ILLINOIS .831 .850 .838 .848 .846 .841
RUTGERS .815 .836 .836 .845 .835 .837
MINNESOTA .866 .866 .842 .831 .833 .833
INDIANA .866 .834 .825 .832 .831 .833
PURDUE .814 .799 .824 .822 .827 .820
B1G AVERAGE .868 .868 .861 .862 .865 .863

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

  • Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes also led the B1G in average player rating. Ohio State brought in a crazy-talented class in '17. The incoming group is 34 points better than second place Michigan.
  • The 34-point difference is the largest between consecutively ranked teams in the conference. If you believe in quality over quantity, Urban Meyer has it.
  • Six teams are above the conference average of .863.
Browning and Okudah
Baron Browning (center) and Jeffrey Okudah (right) gave Ohio State the best recruiting class in the B1G. What if Marvin Wilson (right) came to Columbus?

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 1/30/2017.
  • Names that are italicized and striked decommitted from the team.
  • Kickers/punters/long snappers are not included in the team average. 

2017 B1G Commitments as of 2-2-17

2017 OHIO STATE (21*) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
JEFFREY OKUDAH CB 1 995
CHASE YOUNG WDE 2 995
BARON BROWNING OLB 1 994
SHAUN WADE CB 2 990
WYATT DAVIS OG 1 987
TREVON GRIMES WR 5 980
J.K. DOBBINS APB 2 978
JOSH MEYERS OT 2 974
TYJON LINDSEY WR 5 986
TATE MARTELL QB 2 972
ISAIAH PRYOR SAF 7 971
HASKELL GARRETT DT 6 966
JAKE MORETTI OT 12 962
KENDALL SHEFFIELD CB 1 944
BRENDON WHITE ATH 3 938
AMIR RIEP CB 23 922
JAYLEN HARRIS WR 30 922
MARCUS WILLIAMSON CB 27 920
JERRON CAGE DT 14 908
TODD SIBLEY RB 18 904
PETE WERNER ILB 14 899
THAYER MUNFORD OT 28 899
ANTJUAN SIMMONS OLB 20 895
DANNY CLARK QB 18 884
ELIJAH GARDINER WR 115 852
BLAKE HAUBEIL* K 2 832*
    AVG 950

*Kicker Blake Haubeil not included in the team average.

Young
Chase Young (.995) is tied with Jeffrey Okudah as 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
AUBREY SOLOMON DT 2 987
CESAR RUIZ C 1 978
LUIJI VILAIN WDE 5 972
DREW SINGLETON OLB 4 960
AMBRY THOMAS CB 11 955
JORDAN ANTHONY OLB 8 949
CHUCK FILIAGA OT 14 945
DYLAN McCAFFREY PRO 5 942
TARIK BLACK WR 17 942
NICO COLLINS WR 23 935
OLIVER MARTIN WR 28 925
JOSH ROSS ILB 9 915
JAMES HUDSON SDE 13 912
KAI-LEON HERBERT OT 28 905
DERON IRVING-BEY SDE 10 904
JAYLEN KELLY-POWELL S 21 902
O'MAURY SAMUELS RB 21 899
DONOVAN JETER SDE 13 897
COREY MALONE-HATCHER WDE 20 897
A.J. DILLON ATH 18 894
JaRAYMOND HALL OT 30 892
BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE CB 38 890
ANDREW STUEBER OT 35 886
J'MARICK WOODS SAF 30 884
BRAD HAWKINS WR 63 878
JOEL HONIGFORD OT 47 873
PHILLIP PAEA DT 38 872
KWITY PAYE WDE 29 870
BEN MASON ILB 32 851
KURT TAYLOR RB 51 847
CARTER DUNAWAY TE 60 829
CHASE LASATER FB 2 826
BRAD ROBBINS P 13 759
    AVG 916

*P Brad Robbins is not included in the team average.

2017 PENN STATE (21) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
LAMONT WADE CB 5 978
CJ THORPE OG 6 957
SEAN CLIFFORD PRO 8 918
YETUR MATOS SDE 5 918
FRED HANSARD DT 11 917
ELLIS BROOKS ILB 13 901
DYLAN RIVERS OLB 18 899
JONATHAN SUTHERLAND SAF 23 899
TARIQ CASTRO-FIELDS CB 34 897
DAMION BARBER SDE 14 896
KJ HAMLER WR 46 892
DONOVAN JOHNSON CB 37 891
BRELIN FAISON-WALDEN OLB 26 872
DERREK PITTS ATH 29 872
MICHAEL MIRANDA OG 4 870
COREY BOLDS DT 45 864
CAMERON SULLIVAN-BROWN WR 84 864
MAC HIPPENHAMMER WR 87 862
ROBERT MARTIN OT 65 859
BRAILYN FRANKLIN ATH 62 849
DESMOND HOLMES OT 82 849
JOURNEY BROWN RB 52 847
DJ BROWN CB 109 845
    AVG 888
Ellis Brooks
ILB Ellis Brooks (.901) gave Penn State six commits ranked .900 or higher in the '17 class.
2017 NEBRASKA (20) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
TYJON LINDSEY WR 7 976
ELIJAH BLADES CB 16 935
AVERY ROBERTS ILB 7 925
TRISTAN GEBBIA PRO 9 918
JAEVON McQUITTY WR 41 894
JAMIRE CALVIN WR 44 892
KEYSHAWN JOHNSON WR 49 889
BRENDEN JAIMES OT 44 880
DEONTRE THOMAS DT 33 877
MATT SICHTERMAN OT 46 876
DEONTRE THOMAS DT 33 876
GUY THOMAS WDE 25 873
DAMION DANIELS DT 50 860
KURT RAFDAL TE 32 856
AUSTIN ALLEN TE 38 851
REESE LEITAO TE 35 850
ANDREW WARD ILB 38 846
BROC BANDO OG 50 841
CHRIS WALKER OT 100 841
WILLIE HAMPTON OLB 70 840
BEN MILES FB 2 839
ROBERT PORCHER IV WDE 61 825
JAYLIN BRADLEY RB 86 821
    AVG 876

 

2017 MARYLAND (28) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
JOSHUA KAINDOH WDE 2 981
ANTHONY McFARLAND APB 3 952
DEON JONES CB 22 925
MARKQUESE BELL ATH 7 921
MARCUS MINOR OG 16 911
KASIM HILL PRO 10 908
JORDAN McNAIR OT 29 898
CAM SPENCE DT 20 891
BREYON GADDY DT 21 890
TAHJ CAPEHART WR 48 889
AYINDE ELEY OLB 24 881
JAVON LEAKE APB 8 872
SEAN NELSON WR 92 859
BRANDON GADDY DT 53 858
JAYDEN COMMA WR 96 857
FOFIE BAZZIE CB 71 856
JALEN BROWDER ATH 56 854
CARLOS CARRIERE WR 108 853
TAYON FLEET-DAVIS RB 44 850
JOHNNY JORDAN C 10 849
KENNY BENNETT CB 100 847
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 52 840
MJ JARRELL WR 169 836
DAZZ NEWSOME ATH 79 833
LAWTEZ ROGERS SDE 68 828
B'AHMAD MILLER SDE 81 811
JONATHAN DOERER K 16 790
    AVG 868

 

Tahj Capehart
WR Tahj Capehart (.889) was expected to sign with Virginia Tech, but the talented receiver chose Maryland.

 

2017 MICHIGAN STATE (23) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
KEVIN JARVIS OG 15 911
MATT DOTSON TE 7 899
HUNTER RISON WR 45 892
ANTJUAN SIMMONS OLB 16 892
JORDAN REID OG 21 886
CODY WHITE WR 55 885
ROCKY LOMBARDI DUAL 13 864
JACUB PANASIUK SDE 23 863
WESTON BRIDGES RB 32 863
CONNOR HEYWARD ATH 54 855
LASHAWN PAULINO-BELL WDE 44 854
JACK CAMPER TE 35 853
DOMINIQUE LONG SAF 57 852
MATT CARRICK OG 40 851
MUSTAFA KHALEEFAH OT 78 850
JOSIAH SCOTT CB 105 846
DONOVAN WINTER WDE 49 848
DARIEN CLEMONS OLB 73 839
CJ HAYES WR 166 836
TRE PERSON CB 134 835
DeARI TODD SDE 65 829
NOAH HARVEY OLB 103 822
RAHEEM BLACKSHEAR WR 263 808
LARESS NELSON WR 330 789
EMMANUEL FLOWERS SAF 188 785
    AVG 851

 

2017 WISCONSIN (18) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
KAYDEN LYLES OG 14 917
DANNY DAVIS WR 31 912
JAKE FERGUSON TE 12 888
JONATHAN TAYLOR RB 24 885
TYLER BEACH OT 43 880
ANDREW VAN GINKEL WDE 2 878
JACK COAN PRO 20 871
IZAYAH GREEN-MAY WDE 33 868
LOGAN BRUSS OG 28 866
AARON VOPAL SDE 25 860
SCOTT NELSON SAF 59 852
CADE GREEN WR 135 846
KE'SHAN PENNAMON CB NA 840
ALEX FENTON TE 58 834
MADISON CONE CB 137 833
EMMET PERRY WR 189 830
FAION HICKS CB 155 823
ADAM BAY* LS 3 784
DANNY VANDEN BOOM PRO NA NA
    AVG 865

*LS Adam Bay and QB Danny Vanden Boom are not included in the team average.

Danny Davis
WR Danny Davis (.912), a springfield, OH native, gave Wisconsin its second player ranked .900 or better.
2017 IOWA (22) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
AJ EPENESA SDE 2 985
CHEVIN CALLOWAY CB 11 948
ENO BENJAMIN RB 11 931
TRISTAN WIRFS OT 31 891
MARK KALLENBERGER OT 33 887
DJIMON COLBERT CB 45 876
PEYTON MANSELL DUAL 15 858
KYSHAUN BRYAN RB 38 853
MATT HANKINS CB 91 850
LEVI DUWA SDE 37 850
BRANDON SMITH WR 127 849
IVORY KELLY-MARIN RB 49 848
JUAN HARRIS DT 44 848
CAMERON HARRELL SAF 73 846
TREY CREAMER CB 114 843
GAVIN HOLMES WR 140 842
JACOB COONS ATH 91 828
HENRY MARCHESE WR 203 826
JOSHUA TURNER CB 159 824
GENO STONE SAF 115 821
COY KIRKPATRICK SDE 74 821
BEAU CORRALES WR 293 782
IHMIR SMITH-MARSETTE CB 167 821
MAX COOPER WR 230 820
NATE WIELAND OLB 170 782
BEAU CORRALES WR 293 782
DAVIYON NIXON WDE 132 767
RYAN GERSONDE P NA NA
    AVG 845

*P Ryan Gersonde is not included in the team average.
 

2017 NORTHWESTERN (19*) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
EARNEST BROWN SDE 6 914
SAM MILLER DT 30 882
TREVOR KENT SDE 16 880
J.R. PACE SAF 41 862
RASHAWN SLATER OG 32 858
TREY PUGH TE 29 858
SAM GERAK C 8 858
BLAKE GALLAGHER ILB 28 856
AUSTIN HILLER SAF 70 847
PETER McINTYRE OLB 64 845
BERKELEY HOLMAN WR 143 844
JACE JAMES WR 144 844
CAMERON RUIZ CB 118 841
ETHAN WIEDERKEHR OT 99 841
KYRIC McGOWAN RB 64 837
CHEE ANYANWU ATH 89 831
BRYCE JACKSON SAF 102 829
CHARLIE KUHBANDER* K 5 824
ANDREW MARTY PRO 55 822
    AVG 853

*Kicker Charlie Kubander not in included in the team average.

Earnest Brown
SDE Earnest Brown (.914) is the only commit in Northwestern's '17 class ranked above .900
2017 ILLINOIS (25) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
RICKY SMALLING WR 52 887
KENDRICK GREEN DT 31 880
DELSHAWN PHILLIP ILB 3 874
LARRY BOYD OG 25 872
OWEN CARNEY WDE 31 870
CARMONI GREEN WR 74 868
OLALERE OLADIPO SDE 36 851
DWAYNE LAWSON PRO 5 850
TONY ADAMS WR 132 847
KENDALL SMITH WR 140 844
LOUIS DORSEY TE 47 844
MIKE EPSTEIN RB 59 842
HOWARD WATKINS OG 49 842
RYAN O'MALLEY DT 59 839
ANTWAN COLLIER CB 116 837
DEON PATE SDE 58 837
VEDERIAN LOWE OT 58 837
CAMERON THOMAS PRO 44 836
BOBBY ROUNDTREE SDE 63 833
ALEX PALCZEWSKI OT 124 832
Ra'VON BONNER RB 70 832
MARC MONDESIR OLB 96 825
JAMES KNIGHT SAF 108 824
BENNETT WILLIAMS CB 163 822
DAWSON GeGROOT ATH 106 820
JAMAL WOODS SDE 95 801
NATE HOBBS CB 215 798
    AVG 841

 

2017 RUTGERS (26) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
MICAH CLARK OT 16 937
BO MELTON WR 37 907
TYSHON FOGG OLB 14 894
JONTHAN TAYLOR RB 31 863
EDDIE LEWIS WR 94 858
JOHNATHAN LEWIS DUAL 16 856
SAMUEL VRETMAN OT 73 853
OLAKUNLE FATUKASI OLB 57 849
SHAMEEN JONES WR 149 842
TIM BARROW CB 102 847
BRENDAN BORDNER SDE 47 845
SHAMEEN JONES WR 149 842
MIKE TVERDOV WDE 57 841
OWEN BOWLES OG 53 840
JOHNATHAN LOVETT RB 63 840
IHMIR MARSETTE CB 133 833
EDWIN LOPEZ SAF 88 838
EVERETT WORMLEY WR 184 830
JAMAAL BEATY OG 72 828
BRYCE WATTS WR 184 828
C.J. ONYECHI OLB 99 824
TIJAUN MASON WDE 78 823
NAIJEE JONES CB 162 823
SYHIEM SIMMONS ATH 103 821
JAOHNE DUGGAN SDE 79 817
RAHEEM BLACKSHEAR WR 262 808
ELIJAH BARNWELL APB 34 807
TYLER HAYEK SAF 149 805
TRAVIS VOKOLEK TE 97 803
HUNTER HAYEK WR 347 784
BRENDAN DE VERA OLB 229 772
    AVG 837
Eddie Lewis
The highest ranked late commit to Chris Ash and Rutgers was WR Eddie Lewis (.858).
2017 MINNESOTA (26*) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
BLAISE ANDRIES OT 37 886
KENDARIAN HANDY-HOLLY SAF 37 866
DEMETRIUS DOUGLAS CB 77 853
JOSHUA CROSLEN DT 55 852
CHRIS AUTMAN-BELL WR 123 850
ADAM BECK CB 87 850
JACOB PAULSON TE 42 847
KYREI FISHER OLB 61 846
BRYSON JACKSON OLB 73 843
ERIC ABOJEI OT 94 842
JOHN SCHMITZ OG 51 841
MALCOLM ROBINSON DT 70 841
MOHAMED IBRAHIM RB 62 840
TANNER MORGAN QB 43 838
TREY CREAMER CB 126 836
IHMIR MARSETTE CB 132 835
DOMINIK LONDON RB 67 834
REYONDOUS ESTES ATH 80 834
JAQUARIUS LANDREWS SAF 2 832
TYRONE CHAMBERS DT 81 831
NATE UMLOR TE 60 830
HARRISON VAN DYNE WR 193 828
RAHEEM LAYNE CB 153 823
BOYE MAFE WDE 76 825
ROYAL SILVER DT 22 824
ESEZI OTOMEWO WDE 80 822
KYLE SASSACK OT 142 822
TRENTON GUTHRIE OLB 101 822
JAVAN HAWES WR 201 822
GRANT RYERSE* K 7 815
BRETT KITRELL C 23 806
NEIL McLAURIN DUAL 6 814
NATHAN BURSCH TE 86 814
JUSTIN HARRIS CB 182 813
NOAH HICKCOX SDE 84 811
COREY GAYNOR OG 91 802
CLAUDIN CHERELUS SAF 139 800
AUSTIN SCHIRCK DT 139 786
    AVG 833

*Kicker Grant Ryerse not included in total and average.
 

2017 INDIANA (23) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
LYNN BOWDEN ATH 10 935
JUWAN BURGESS ATH 26 878
DERRIUS MULLINS DT 49 859
BRYANT FITZGERALD ATH 58 853
JUAN HARRIS DT 60 849
CALEB JONES OT 85 846
MO BARNUM ILB 44 844
LeSHAUN MINOR DT 66 844
ALFRED BRYANT WDE 60 841
PEYTON HENDERSHOT TE 51 841
BRITT BEERY SDE 56 838
MICHAEL ZIEMBA TE 55 838
WHOP PHILYOR WR 192 828
NICK TRONTI QB 30 825
LaDAMION HUNT CB 158 824
TYLER KNIGHT OT 137 823
RAHEEM LAYNE CB 161 823
HARRY CRIDER C 23 822
MIKE McGINNIS ILB 9 818
TYRESE FRYFOGLE WR 238 816
TRAMAR REECE WDE 86 815
THOMAS ALLEN ILB 80 811
CRAIG NELSON RB 118 798
HAYDON WHITEHEAD P 12 771
    AVG 833

*P Haydon Whitehead is not included in the team average.
 

2017 PURDUE (21) COMMITS
NAME POS POS. RANK RATING
TJ ALLOW CB 7 858
NICK SIPE QB 27 857
DEDRICK MACKEY CB 72 856
TYLER HAMILTON WR 116 852
DJ EDWARDS WR 119 851
ANTWUAN BRANCH RB 52 847
ROBERT HUDSON DT 66 844
MALCOLM ROBINSON OG 47 841
ISAAC ZICO WR 12 841
BREVIN HARRIS WR 157 839
TERRY WRIGHT WR 14 833
LaPERION PERRY ATH 90 829
C.J. HAYES WR 192 828
VIKTOR BEACH OT 141 822
TOBIAS LARRY OLB 102 822
DARIUS PITTMAN WR 218 821
GRIFFIN ALSTOTT DUAL 37 818
TIJUAN MASON WDE 71 815
ETHAN SMART OT 18 815
MARK STICKFORD OT 155 813
GIOVANNI HIGHTOWER SDE 83 811
JALEN JACKSON OT 174 804
ALLEN DANIELS DT 111 804
MITCH WEST CB 197 800
KAI HIGGINS WDE 15 804
JYLTON TUSHA OT 166 796
DESHON WASHINGTON OT 189 798
MARCUS JONES CB 257 760
JACOB ABRAMS CB 229 792
KENNETH MAJOR ATH 225 768
    AVG 820

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