Scout unveiled a new set of rankings, but I’m not going to bother updating the stars for now, since I’m planning to switch to Rivals’ rankings son anyway.
Action since last rankings:
7-19-08 Minnesota gains commitment from Eric Stephens.
7-20-08 Notre Dame gains commitment from Zach Martin. Illinois gains commitments from Tommie Hopkins and Terry Hawthorne.
7-21-08 Michigan gains commitment from DeQuinta Jones. Wisconsin gains commitment from Jeff Duckworth.
7-22-08 Michigan State gains commitment from Tyquan Hammock.
7-23-08 Purdue gains commitment from Rob Henry
New Rankings:
| #1 Ohio State – 24 commits | ||
| DT | ***** | Johnny Simon |
| LB | ***** | Dorian Bell |
| DE | ***** | Melvin Fellows |
| CB | **** | CJ Barnett |
| WR | **** | James Jackson |
| MLB | **** | Storm Klein |
| MLB | **** | Jordan Whiting |
| RB | **** | Jordan Hall |
| OG | **** | Corey Linsley |
| OT | **** | Jack Mewhort |
| S | **** | Jamie Wood |
| WR | **** | Duron Carter |
| WR | **** | Justin Green |
| RB | **** | Carlos Hyde |
| CB | **** | Corey Brown |
| S | *** | Bradley McDougald |
| DE | *** | Jonathan Newsome |
| TE | *** | Reid Fragel |
| DT | *** | Adam Bellamy |
| WR | *** | Chris Fields |
| FB | *** | Adam Homan |
| LB | *** | Zach Boren |
| CB | *** | Dominic Clarke |
| OL | *** | Sam Longo |
Sam Longo commits. OSU probably has 3-4 slots left for people like Marcus Hall, Jaamal Berry, etc.
| #2 Michigan – 13 commits | ||
| DT | ***** | William Campbell |
| QB | ***** | Kevin Newsome |
| CB | **** | Justin Turner |
| QB | **** | Shavodrick Beaver |
| WR | **** | Bryce McNeal |
| RB | **** | Teric Jones |
| RB | *** | Fitzgerald Toussaint |
| WR | *** | DeWayne Peace |
| OL | *** | Michael Schofield |
| S | *** | Isaiah Bell |
| LB | *** | Jordan Barnes |
| WR | *** | Jeremy Gallon |
| DE | *** | DeQuinta Jones |
A defensive end goes a long way to easing Michigan fans’ fears about the position.
| #3 Penn State – 16 commits | ||
| OT | ***** | Eric Shrive |
| CB | **** | Darrell Givens |
| DE | **** | Sean Stanley |
| OT | **** | Mark Arcidiacono |
| S | *** | Stephen Obeng-Agyapong |
| S | *** | Malcolm Willis |
| S | *** | Derrick Thomas |
| QB | *** | Curtis Drake |
| C | *** | Ty Howle |
| CB | *** | Stephon Morris |
| WR | *** | Brandon Felder |
| OT | *** | Adam Gress |
| RB | *** | Curtis Dukes |
| OL | *** | Nate Cadogan |
| OG | * | Frank Figueroa |
| WR | * | Christian Kuntz |
Nate Cadogan commitment is now official. Figueroa and Kuntz figure to be low three-star types, maybe dropping in twos.
| #4 Notre Dame – 13 commits | ||
| RB | ***** | Cierre Wood |
| OL | ***** | Chris Watt |
| MLB | **** | Carlo Calabrese |
| RB | **** | Theo Riddick |
| DT | **** | Tyler Stockton |
| OL | **** | Alex Bullard |
| CB | **** | Marlon Pollard |
| TE | *** | Jake Golic |
| TE | *** | Tyler Eifert |
| LB | *** | Dan Fox |
| OL | *** | Zach Martin |
| P | * | Ben Turk |
| K | * | Nicholas Tausch |
Chris Watt commits, failing to realize that ND OL have underperformed horrifically in recent times. Turk and Tausch have a rating ceiling of high three-stars (standard for non-all-world kickers).
| #5 Wisconsin – 10 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Jared Kohout |
| OG | *** | Ryan Groy |
| DE | *** | Shelby Harris |
| QB | *** | Jon Budmayr |
| OT | *** | Zac Matthias |
| RB | *** | Montee Ball |
| TE | *** | Brian Wozniak |
| WR | ** | Jeff Duckworth |
| MLB | * | Chris Borland |
| OL | * | Travis Frederick |
Wisconsin’s OL commits get a bonus half0star because of their inherent Wisconsin-ness. Jeff Duckworth drops for the Badgers.
| #6 Michigan State – 13 commits | ||
| RB | **** | Edwin Baker |
| RB | **** | Larry Caper |
| SLB | **** | Chris Norman |
| WR | *** | Donald Spencer |
| DT | *** | Blake Treadwell |
| QB | *** | Andrew Maxwell |
| WR | *** | Patrick White |
| WR | *** | Dana Dixon |
| LB | *** | Tyquan Hammock |
| OL | * | Micajah Reynolds |
| OL | * | Nate Klatt |
| WR | * | Bennie Fowler |
| TE | * | Derek Hoebing |
Tyquan Hammock goes green after not getting the Michigan offer he wanted.
| #7 Minnesota – 9 commits | ||
| QB | **** | Moses Alipate |
| RB | *** | Hasan Lipscomb |
| C | *** | Ed Olsen |
| OT | *** | Josh Campion |
| RB | ** | Eric Stephens |
| WR | * | Victor Keise |
| DE | * | Nick Rengel |
| OL | * | Brooks Michel |
| K | * | Dan Orseske |
Gophers pick up Eric Stephens, whom the recruiting sites give vastly different rankings (Scout 2-star, Rivals 4-star).
| #8 Illinois – 8 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Lendell Buckner |
| OT | **** | Leon Hill |
| QB | **** | Nathan Scheelhaase |
| WR | **** | Terry Hawthorne |
| WR | *** | Steve Hull |
| S | ** | Tommie Hopkins |
| CB | ** | Joelil Thrash |
| FB | * | Greg Fuller |
The Illini grab Terry Hawthorne and Tommie Hopkins. Is Hawthorne’s teammate Kraig Appleton next to drop?
| #9 Indiana – 15 commits | ||
| LB | *** | Jere my Gainer |
| QB | *** | Edward Wright-Baker |
| DT | *** | Adam Replogle |
| WR | *** | Jamonne Chester |
| WR | *** | Duwyce Wilson |
| OL | *** | Charles Chapman |
| QB | *** | Dustin Kiel |
| CB | ** | Lawrence Barnett |
| DE | ** | Josh Keyt |
| S | ** | Nick Zachery |
| S | ** | Kenny Watkins |
| S | ** | Demetrius Carr |
| S | ** | Ted Bolser |
| OL | ** | Pat McShane |
| K | * | Mitch Ewald |
Dustin Kiel, Lawrence Barnett, Charles Chapman, Mitch Ewald, and Pat McShane commit. While the Hoosiers have a lot of commitments (which would rank them higher in many ranking systems) their abundance of 2-star guys really limits where this class can end up.
| #10 Northwestern – 4 commits | ||
| QB | *** | Evan Watkins |
| RB | * | Mike Trumpy |
| DE | * | Anthony Battle |
| WR | * | Drew Moulton |
Trumpy and Battle will be low threes, Moulton a high two.
| #11 Purdue – 4 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Kris Cooke |
| QB | *** | Rob Henry |
| S | * | Ishmael Aristide |
| WR | * | Gary Bush |
Aristide could end up a high three-star. He was on the verge of being a big prospect before a bad junior year injury. Bush will be a mid three-star. The Boilermakers pass Iowa.
| #12 Iowa – 2 commits | ||
| OT | *** | David Barrent |
| FB | * | Brad Rogers |
Ferentz’s glory days in recruiting seem to be over. Rogers will end up a low two-star.
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