Action since
last rankings:
8-18-08 Michigan gains commitment from Anthony Fera.
8-20-08 Michigan loses commitment from Kevin Newsome.
8-21-08 Northwestern gains commitment from Tim Riley.
Since there wasn't a ton going on this week, I'll give a little commentary on how good each of the classes is, and the size of gaps between them.
New Rankings:
#1 Ohio State - 24 commits
|
LB
| *****
| Dorian Bell
|
DT
| ****
| Johnny Simon
|
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
| ****
| Justin Green
|
RB
| ****
| Carlos Hyde
|
CB
| ****
| Corey Brown
|
S
| ****
| Bradley McDougald
|
WR
| ****
| Chris Fields
|
CB
| ****
| Dominic Clarke
|
WR
| ***
| Duron Carter
|
DE
| ***
| Jonathan Newsome
|
TE
| ***
| Reid Fragel
|
DT
| ***
| Adam Bellamy
|
FB
| ***
| Adam Homan
|
LB
| ***
| Zach Boren
|
OL
| ***
| Sam Longo
|
Solid class by the Bucks, but they aren't likely to challenge for the mythical recruiting national champion in February.
#2 Michigan - 15 commits
|
DT
| *****
| William Campbell
|
CB
| ****
| Justin Turner
|
QB
| ****
| Shavodrick Beaver
|
WR
| ****
| Bryce McNeal
|
RB
| ****
| Fitzgerald Toussaint
|
WR
| ****
| Jeremy Gallon
|
OL
| ****
| Michael Schofield
|
DT
| ****
| DeQuinta Jones
|
S
| ***
| Isaiah Bell
|
WR
| ***
| DeWayne Peace
|
RB
| ***
| Teric Jones
|
LB
| ***
| Jordan Barnes
|
S
| ***
| Mike Jones
|
K
| ***
| Anthony Fera
|
There is a pretty big dropoff between Michigan and OSU, especially after one of the top commits in the class is there no longer. However, Michigan has filled needs with the types of players that are god in its specific system, if not highly ranked.
#3 Notre Dame - 14 commits
|
RB
| *****
| Cierre Wood
|
OL
| ****
| Chris Watt
|
RB
| ****
| Theo Riddick
|
DT
| ****
| Tyler Stockton
|
OL
| ****
| Alex Bullard
|
CB
| ****
| Marlon Pollard
|
LB
| ****
| Dan Fox
|
OL
| ****
| Zach Martin
|
S
| ***
| EJ Banks
|
TE
| ***
| Tyler Eifert
|
MLB
| ***
| Carlo Calabrese
|
K
| **
| Nicholas Tausch
|
TE
| **
| Jake Golic
|
P
| *
| Ben Turk
|
The gap between Michigan and Notre Dame isn't quite as large as that between Ohio State and Michigan, but it is a fairly sizable one. The Irish have gotten a couple of big-time commits, however.
#4 Michigan State - 15 commits
|
RB
| ****
| Edwin Baker
|
RB
| ****
| Larry Caper
|
SLB
| ****
| Chris Norman
|
OL
| ****
| David Barrent
|
WR
| ****
| Donald Spencer
|
DT
| ****
| Blake Treadwell
|
QB
| ****
| Andrew Maxwell
|
WR
| ***
| Patrick White
|
WR
| ***
| Dana Dixon
|
LB
| ***
| Tyquan Hammock
|
OL
| ***
| Micajah Reynolds
|
OL
| ***
| Nate Klatt
|
DE
| ***
| Dan France
|
WR
| **
| Bennie Fowler
|
TE
| **
| Derek Hoebing
|
MSU is virtually tied with Notre Dame, though their class has less upside. They aren't likely to challenge for any more 5-star recruits either, so unless Michigan and Notre Dame lose a lot of players form their classes, this is the peak position for the Spartans.
#5 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
|
C
| ***
| Ty Howle
|
CB
| ***
| Stephon Morris
|
WR
| ***
| Brandon Felder
|
OT
| ***
| Adam Gress
|
OL
| ***
| Nate Cadogan
|
RB
| **
| Curtis Dukes
|
QB
| **
| Curtis Drake
|
OG
| **
| Frank Figueroa
|
WR
| **
| Christian Kuntz
|
Penn State is nearly in a tie with Michigan State, but I rank them lower because they have tons of 3-stars and few exciting prospects.
#6 Illinois - 12 commits
|
DT
| ****
| Lendell Buckner
|
OT
| ****
| Leon Hill
|
QB
| ****
| Nathan Scheelhaase
|
WR
| ****
| Kraig Appleton
|
RB
| ****
| Bud Golden
|
WR
| ****
| Terry Hawthorne
|
OL
| ***
| Andrew Carter
|
FB
| ***
| Greg Fuller
|
WR
| **
| Steve Hull
|
S
| **
| Tommie Hopkins
|
CB
| **
| Joelil Thrash
|
OL
| **
| Jake Feldmeyer
|
Illinois has a very strong base for their class, and Ron Zook can be expected to continue to recruit well.
#7 Wisconsin - 12 commits
|
DT
| ****
| Jared Kohout
|
DE
| ****
| Shelby Harris
|
OG
| ***
| Ryan Groy
|
QB
| ***
| Jon Budmayr
|
OT
| ***
| Zac Matthias
|
RB
| ***
| Montee Ball
|
TE
| ***
| Brian Wozniak
|
MLB
| ***
| Chris Borland
|
OL
| ***
| Travis Frederick
|
WR
| **
| Jeff Duckworth
|
OL
| **
| Casey Dehn
|
S
| **
| Jason Peprah
|
There is a pretty sizable gap between Illinois and Wisconsin. They are filling needs, and I always give offensive linemen committed to the Badgers an extra mental half-star.
#8 Minnesota - 9 commits
|
RB
| ****
| Hasan Lipscomb
|
RB
| ****
| Eric Stephens
|
QB
| ***
| Moses Alipate
|
C
| ***
| Ed Olsen
|
OT
| ***
| Josh Campion
|
WR
| ***
| Victor Keise
|
OL
| ***
| Brooks Michel
|
DE
| **
| Nick Rengel
|
K
| **
| Dan Orseske
|
There is a cavernous, gaping hole between Wisconsin and Minnesota, even though just a look at the number of commits and stars wouldn't seem to indicate that. Is Brewster's recruiting mojo wearing off?
#9 Indiana - 16 commits
|
LB
| ***
| Jeremy Gainer
|
QB
| ***
| Edward Wright-Baker
|
DT
| ***
| Adam Replogle
|
WR
| ***
| Jamonne Chester
|
WR
| ***
| Duwyce Wilson
|
OL
| ***
| Charles Chapman
|
QB
| ***
| Dustin Kiel
|
OL
| ***
| Colin Rodkey
|
CB
| **
| Lawrence Barnett
|
DE
| **
| Josh Keyt
|
S
| **
| Nick Zachery
|
S
| **
| Kenny Watkins
|
S
| **
| Demetrius Carr
|
S
| **
| Ted Bolser
|
OL
| **
| Pat McShane
|
K
| **
| Mitch Ewald
|
Indiana is implementing a new strategy of trying to fill their class early (which may be an overall trend in recruiting nationally). It's working well for them so far, as they appear to be fielding their best class in years.
#10 Iowa - 4 commits
|
WR
| ****
| Keenan Davis
|
WR
| ***
| Jordan Cotton
|
FB
| ***
| Brad Rogers
|
OL
| **
| Drew Clark
|
Cavernous, gaping hole between IU and UI. Iowa lost their best commit to MSU, but made up for it by landing the state's top player. Ferentz is probably toast, though.
#11 Northwestern - 7 commits
|
QB
| ***
| Evan Watkins
|
RB
| ***
| Mike Trumpy
|
DE
| ***
| Anthony Battle
|
WR
| **
| Drew Moulton
|
OL
| **
| Brian Smith
|
OL
| **
| Taylor Paxton
|
OL
| *
| Tim Riley
|
Northwestern has been built on sleepers, and they will continue to do so. However, just because a player isn't highly rated doesn't make him a sleeper. Some guys just aren't any good.
#12 Purdue - 5 commits
|
QB
| **
| Rob Henry
|
S
| **
| Ishmael Aristide
|
WR
| **
| Gary Bush
|
DE
| **
| Shayon Green
|
DT
| * (JC)
| Kris Cooke
|
Purdue has easily the worst class in the Big Ten so far.
Labels: football, recruiting
This entry was posted by Tim, on
Saturday, August 23, 2008.
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8/23/2008 02:36:00 PM
Why is Kevin Newsome still listed as a Michigan commit?