Compare to the previous edition of the recruiting class rankings. Action since last rankings:
7-2-09 Minnesota gains commitment from Donnell Kirkwood.
7-6-09 Notre Dame gains commitment from Justin Utupo. Purdue gains commitment from Sean Robinson.
7-7-09 Notre Dame gains commitment from Tommy Rees. Iowa gains commitment from Brandon Scherff.
7-9-09 Illinois gains commitment from CJ Fiedorowicz. Northwestern gains commitment from Chi Chi Ariguzo.
7-10-09 Penn State gains commitment from Robert Bolden. Michigan State gains commitment from Travis Jackson. Michigan State gains commitment from Michael Dennis. Wisconsin gains commitment from Cameron Ontko.
7-11-09 Notre Dame gains commitment from Kendall Moore.
Penn State passes Michigan on the basis of a much better ranking per commit, and not that many fewer commits overall. In addition, Scout released their 2-stars, so nearly every Big Ten commit now has a ranking of some sort on that service.
| #1 Penn State – 12 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Paul Jones | QB | **** | ***** | 150* |
| Adrian Coxson | WR | **** | ***** | 150* |
| Evan Hailes | DT | **** | **** | 150* |
| Robert Bolden | QB | **** | **** | 150* |
| Silas Redd | RB | **** | **** | 79 |
| Mike Hull | LB | **** | **** | 77 |
| Kyle Baublitz | DE | **** | *** | 150* |
| Miles Dieffenbach | OL | *** | **** | 150* |
| DaQuan Jones | DT | *** | **** | 77 |
| Tom Ricketts | OL | NR | **** | 77 |
| Luke Graham | OL | NR | *** | NR |
| Levi Norwood | WR | NR | NR | NR |
The Nittany Lions grab Robert Bolden, and pass Michigan (even though he’s overrated).
| #2 Michigan – 15 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Ricardo Miller | WR | **** | **** | 150* |
| Devin Gardner | QB | **** | **** | 150* |
| Marvin Robinson | S | **** | **** | 150* |
| Jerald Robinson | WR | **** | *** | 77 |
| Ken Wilkins | LB | *** | **** | 77 |
| Jeremy Jackson | WR | *** | *** | 150* |
| Christian Pace | OL | *** | *** | 150* |
| Jordan Paskorz | DE | *** | *** | 78 |
| Stephen Hopkins | RB | *** | *** | 77 |
| Antonio Kinard | LB | *** | *** | 77 |
| Drew Dileo | WR | *** | *** | 75 |
| Tony Drake | RB | *** | ** | 77 |
| Courtney Avery | CB | NR | *** | 73 |
| DJ Williamson | WR | NR | *** | NR |
| Cornelius Jones | QB | NR | ** | 77 |
No change for Michigan. There should be at least one commit coming this week, though.
| #3 Notre Dame – 12 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Chris Martin | DE | ***** | ***** | 150* |
| Blake Leuders | DE | **** | **** | 150* |
| Alex Welch | TE | **** | **** | 79 |
| Andrew Hendrix | QB | **** | *** | 150* |
| Kendall Moore | LB | **** | *** | 77 |
| Christian Lombard | OL | *** | **** | 150* |
| Daniel Smith | WR | *** | **** | 78 |
| Bennett Jackson | WR | *** | **** | 77 |
| Chris Badger | S | *** | *** | 150* |
| Lo Wood | CB | *** | *** | 78 |
| Justin Utupo | DE | *** | *** | 77 |
| Tommy Rees | QB | *** | *** | NR |
The Irish grab three commits, and are nipping right at Michigan’s heels for second best class.
| #4 Ohio State – 8 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Andrew Norwell | OL | **** | ***** | 150* |
| Jamel Turner | DE | **** | ***** | 150* |
| Roderick Smith | RB | **** | **** | 150* |
| JT Moore | DE | **** | *** | 78 |
| Scott McVey | LB | *** | **** | 77 |
| David Durham | LB | *** | *** | 150* |
| Taylor Graham | QB | NR | *** | 78 |
| Drew Basil | K | NR | *** | NR |
No change for the Buckeyes.
| #5 Michigan State – 7 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos. | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| William Gholston | DE | **** | **** | 150* |
| Joe Boisture | QB | **** | **** | 150* |
| Max Bullough | LB | **** | *** | 150* |
| Mylan Hicks | CB | *** | *** | 78 |
| Nick Hill | RB | *** | *** | 75 |
| Tony Lippett | WR | NR | *** | 78 |
| Travis Jackson | OL | NR | *** | 77 |
| Taylor Calero | DE | NR | ** | 76 |
| Michael Dennis | OL | NR | NR | 76 |
The Spartans dip into Ohio for offensive linemen Travis Jackson and Michael Dennis.
| #6 Minnesota – 9 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jimmy Gjere | OL | **** | **** | 79 |
| Lamonte Edwards | Ath | **** | *** | 76 |
| Antoine Lewis | WR | *** | *** | 76 |
| Matt Eggen | OL | *** | *** | 76 |
| Tom Parish | QB | *** | *** | 73 |
| Zac Epping | OL | *** | *** | 73 |
| Donnell Kirkwood | RB | *** | ** | NR |
| Mark Lenkiewicz | OL | NR | ** | 75 |
| Kip Smith | K | NR | *** | NR |
| Allen Veazie | CB | NR | ** | 75 |
Nothing new for Minnesota.
| #7 Illinois – 8 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos. | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Corey Cooper | CB | **** | **** | 150* |
| CJ Fiedorowicz | TE | **** | **** | 150* |
| Chandler Whitmer | QB | *** | *** | 150* |
| Daniel Easterly | Ath | *** | *** | 78 |
| Shawn Afryl | OL | *** | *** | 69 |
| Andy Gallik | OL | *** | ** | 74 |
| Dexter McDonald | S | NR | *** | 79 |
| Mark Wilson | LB | NR | *** | 76 |
Top TE CJ Fiedorowicz picks the Illini.
| #8 Iowa – 9 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos. | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Matt Hoch | DE | *** | *** | 150* |
| Austin Gray | LB | *** | *** | 77 |
| Louis Trinca-Pasat | DE | *** | *** | 76 |
| Mike Hardy | DE | *** | *** | 76 |
| James Morris | LB | *** | *** | 74 |
| Brandon Scherff | OL | *** | *** | NR |
| Jim Poggi | LB | NR | *** | NR |
| Anthony Ferguson | DT | NR | *** | NR |
| Austin Vier | QB | NR | ** | NR |
No change for Iowa.
| #9 Wisconsin – 6 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos. | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Konrad Zagzebski | LB | *** | **** | 76 |
| Marquis Mason | WR | *** | ** | NR |
| Frank Tamakloe | S | NR | *** | 150* |
| Bryce Gilbert | DT | NR | *** | 74 |
| Cameron Ontko | LB | NR | ** | 66 |
| Jake Irwin | DE | NR | ** | NR |
| Dallas Lewallen | OL | NR | ** | NR |
Wisconsin gets Cameron Ontko, who ESPN thinks is by far the worst Big Ten commit (among ranked players) so far.
| #10 Indiana – 9 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos. | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jibreel Black | DT | *** | **** | 78 |
| Xavier Whitaker | RB | NR | *** | NR |
| Logan Young | WR | NR | ** | 76 |
| Leneil Himes | TE | NR | ** | 74 |
| Matt Perez | RB | NR | ** | 74 |
| Antonio Banks | RB | NR | ** | 73 |
| Marlandez Harris | OL | NR | ** | 72 |
| Andre Kates | CB | NR | ** | NR |
| Ryan Phillis | LB | NR | ** | NR |
Nothing new for Indiana.
| #11 Northwestern – 5 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos. | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Shontrelle Johnson | RB | *** | *** | 77 |
| Rashad Lawrence | WR | *** | *** | 73 |
| Trevor Siemian | QB | *** | ** | 79 |
| Paul Jorgenson | OL | NR | ** | 79 |
| Collin Ellis | LB | NR | ** | 77 |
| Chi Chi Ariguzo | LB | NR | ** | 74 |
Spectacular name Chi Chi Ariguzo picks purple. One more legit commit would probably see Northwestern put some serious heat on Indiana, if not pass them.
| #12 Purdue – 5 commits | ||||
| Name | Pos. | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Sean Robinson | QB | *** | *** | 78 |
| De’Ron Flood | TE | NR | *** | 74 |
| Charles Torwudzo | WR | NR | *** | NR |
| Ryan Isaacs | DE | NR | ** | NR |
| Jeremy Cornelius | WR | NR | ** | NR |
Nothing new for the Boilermakers.
Posted under Football, Recruiting
Tags: 2010 rankings
PSU is putting together a great class.
PSU does put together a great class every 4 years. That’s why they have a very good team every fourth year and everyone talks about how great Joe is.
Then in 2 years they suck and they will talk about the game passing Joe by and how he just can’t get the recruits anymore.
If this holds true to form, they’ll be bad next year (’10) and not quite as good as last year in ’09. Michigan is the real wildcard now for the bad years. Do they finish ahead or behind them?