Purdue is officially last to the party, as Indiana picks up their first commit.
Action since last rankings:
6-8-08 Ohio State gains commitment from Dominic Clarke. Michigan State gains commitment from Patrick White.
6-9-08 Indiana gain commitment from Josh Keyt.
6-10-08 Ohio State gains commitment from Adam Bellamy. Wisconsin gains commitment from Zac Matthias.
6-11-08 Penn State gains commitment from Curtis Drake.
6-12-08 Notre Dame gains commitment from Ben Turk.
New Rankings:
| #1 Ohio State – 16 commits | ||
| DT | ***** | Johnny Simon |
| LB | ***** | Dorian Bell |
| RB | **** | Jordan Hall |
| CB | **** | CJ Barnett |
| WR | **** | James Jackson |
| MLB | **** | Storm Klein |
| MLB | **** | Jordan Whiting |
| DE | **** | Melvin Fellows |
| OG | **** | Corey Linsley |
| OT | **** | Jack Mewhort |
| S | **** | Jamie Wood |
| TE | *** | Reid Fragel |
| DT | *** | Adam Bellamy |
| WR | *** | Chris Fields |
| FB | *** | Adam Homan |
| LB | * | Zach Boren |
| CB | * | Dominic Clarke |
Dominic Clarke is lightly-regarded at this point, but it seems like the Bucks really know what they’re doing when evaluating DBs. He’ll be in the high three-star range. Boren will be a three-star whose commitment is more celebrated for bringing in his brother.
| #2 Michigan – 9 commits | ||
| DT | ***** | William Campbell |
| QB | ***** | Kevin Newsome |
| CB | **** | Justin Turner |
| QB | **** | Shavodrick Beaver |
| WR | **** | Bryce McNeal |
| RB | **** | Teric Jones |
| RB | *** | Fitzgerald Toussaint |
| S | * | Isaiah Bell |
| WR | * | Jeremy Gallon |
Bell will likely end up a high 3-star or low 4-star (ESPN loves him). Gallon
| #3 Penn State – 12 commits | ||
| OT | ***** | Eric Shrive |
| CB | **** | Darrell Givens |
| DE | **** | Sean Stanley |
| S | *** | Derrick Thomas |
| S | *** | Stephen Obeng-Agyapong |
| S | *** | Malcolm Willis |
| OT | *** | Mark Arcidiacono |
| QB | *** | Curtis Drake |
| C | * | Ty Howle |
| OG | * | Frank Figueroa |
| WR | * | Brandon Felder |
| CB | * | Stephon Morris |
Arcidiacono is underrated, Howle will end up as a high-three star, Figueroa a low three-star, and Felder somewhere in between. New commit Curtis Drake is being brought in as a QB unless the Nittany Lions get a top-notch signal caller in this calss (in which case he will likely be a WR). Penn State has a quantity-over-quality class right now.
| #4 Notre Dame – 6 commits | ||
| RB | ***** | Cierre Wood |
| MLB | **** | Carlo Calabrese |
| RB | **** | Theo Riddick |
| DT | **** | Tyler Stockton |
| OL | *** | Alex Bullard |
| TE | **** | Jake Golic |
| LB | * | Dan Fox |
| P | * | Ben Turk |
Michigan and Ohio State didn’t seem to be pursuing Fox at all, and he wasn’t exactly a sleeper, so I doubt he is much better than a high three-star (with requisite ND-rounding to four). New punter commit! Notre Dame will rule the world!
| #5 Michigan State – 7 commits | ||
| RB | **** | Edwin Baker |
| RB | **** | Larry Caper |
| SLB | **** | Chris Norman |
| WR | *** | Donald Spencer |
| DT | *** | Blake Treadwell |
| QB | *** | Andrew Maxwell |
| WR | *** | Patrick White |
MSU has started losing coveted in-state guys to other schools.
| #6 Minnesota – 5 commits | ||
| QB | **** | Moses Alipate |
| RB | *** | Hasan Lipscomb |
| C | *** | Ed Olsen |
| OT | *** | Josh Campion |
| WR | * | Victor Keise |
Keise will probably end up a mid 3-star.
| #7 Wisconsin – 4 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Jared Kohout |
| OG | *** | Ryan Groy |
| DE | *** | Shelby Harris |
| QB | *** | Jon Budmayr |
| OT | *** | Zac Matthias |
Zac Matthias brings the Badgers past Illinois. His ranking is bumped in my mind by the Wisconsin seal of approval.
| #8 Illinois – 2 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Lendell Buckner |
| OT | **** | Leon Hill |
Illinois started fast, but has since stagnated (and lost Melvin Fellows to the Bucks).
| #9 Iowa – 2 commits | ||
| OT | **** | David Barrent |
| FB | * | Brad Rogers |
Ferentz’s glory days in recruiting seem to be over.
| #10 Northwestern – 2 commits | ||
| QB | *** | Evan Watkins |
| RB | * | Mike Trumpy |
At least they have some commits.
| #11 Indiana – 1 commit | ||
| DE | *** | Josh Keyt |
Keyt is a long snapper/DE who will greyshirt, according to IUFootball (who deserves props: writing about Indiana football has to be among the most thankless jobs out there).
12th – Purdue (0 commits)
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