You come at the king, you best have some recruits.
Earlier this afternoon, Ashtabulassassin had a question. He wanted to know the 5-year recruiting ranking average and 5-year player average for Ohio State's 2017 opponents.
Below you will find the answer to both questions.
Comparing Ohio State's Composite Average And It's 2017 Opponents
Over the past five years, Ohio State has a sizable advantage over this year's foes when it comes to composite average.
Three Observations.
- The Buckeyes have close to a 37-point lead over the second place team on the list (Michigan), and over a 45-point advantage over Oklahoma. That's a big-ass gap.
- Half of the teams on Ohio State's 2017 schedule trail the Buckeyes by over 100 composite average points over the five-year span. Meyer is making those teams look like they are not trying. Believe me, they are trying.
- Only once did any of the 12 teams have a comp. rating above Ohio State's average of 295.62. Michigan accomplished this feat in 2017 with a rating of 295.68.
| RANK | SCHOOL | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 5 YR AVG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING |
 |
303.35 | 296.08 | 279.60 | 289.12 | 309.96 | 295.62 | ||
| 1 |
 |
288.74 | 233.54 | 194.82 | 280.38 | 295.68 | 258.63 | ||
| 2 |
 |
241.93 | 248.94 | 249.69 | 238.73 | 272.27 | 250.31 | ||
| 3 |
 |
195.70 | 221.35 | 250.00 | 237.79 | 240.36 | 229.04 | ||
| 4 |
 |
193.96 | 217.62 | 221.77 | 239.13 | 204.66 | 215.43 | ||
| 5 |
 |
220.72 | 200.24 | 211.72 | 216.76 | 225.23 | 214.93 | ||
| 6 |
 |
193.11 | 190.98 | 182.31 | 190.15 | 231.45 | 197.60 | ||
| AVG | 187.06 | 180.90 | 185.82 | 193.81 | 209.99 | 189.85 | |||
| 7 |
 |
171.96 | 171.84 | 169.99 | 181.39 | 191.27 | 177.29 | ||
| 8 |
 |
190.33 | 180.46 | 175.35 | 172.23 | 168.07 | 177.29 | ||
| 9 |
 |
180.79 | 174.14 | 172.19 | 163.80 | 189.02 | 175.99 | ||
| 10 |
 |
176.35 | 153.35 | 181.74 | 153.64 | 185.30 | 170.08 | ||
| 11 |
 |
117.06 | 91.15 | 119.46 | 142.78 | 110.06 | 116.10 | ||
| 12 |
 |
74.07 | 87.22 | 100.83 | 108.90 | 106.59 | 95.52 |
Ohio State's 2017 class has the highest rating of any of the 65 listed in this article.
Comparing Ohio State's Player Average And It's 2017 Opponents
3 Observations.
- None of the teams had a single season average higher than Ohio State's five-year average of 920. Michigan was the closest with a 912 player average in 2017.
- Army and UNLV should not make the trip to Columbus. Both teams are in the 700s and are well below bottom feeder Illinois.
- The teams have the same rankings for the player average as they do the composite average.
| RANK | SCHOOL | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 5 YR AVG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruler |
|
931 | 906 | 903 | 916 | 945 | 920 | ||
| 1 |
|
906 | 899 | 878 | 899 | 912 | 899 | ||
| 2 |
|
877 | 873 | 882 | 885 | 900 | 883 | ||
| 3 |
|
862 | 868 | 891 | 881 | 889 | 878 | ||
| 4 |
|
855 | 868 | 877 | 889 | 850 | 868 | ||
|
5
|
|
868 | 850 | 862 | 869 | 879 | 866 | ||
| 6 |
|
843 | 845 | 847 | 842 | 869 | 866 | ||
| AVG | 841 | 836 | 844 | 846 | 851 | 843 | |||
| 7 |
|
826 | 836 | 833 | 843 | 845 | 837 | ||
| 8 |
|
834 | 824 | 838 | 837 | 832 | 833 | ||
| 9 |
|
840 | 815 | 828 | 829 | 837 | 830 | ||
| 10 |
|
829 | 823 | 835 | 813 | 837 | 827 | ||
| 11 |
|
783 | 768 | 788 | 794 | 788 | 784 | ||
| 12 |
|
771 | 763 | 766 | 771 | 768 | 768 |
