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Big Ten 2009 Recruiting Class Rankings 9-27-08

Action since last rankings:
9-26-08 Michigan gains commitment from Thomas Gordon.

Apparently while I wasn't paying attention (and I rarely am), Rivals updated its rankings. I've adjusted them accordingly below. Also, for consistency's sake, I'm now only including prospects who are listed on the Rivals commit lists.

New Rankings:
#1 Ohio State - 25 commits
LB
*****
Dorian Bell
RB
****
Jaamal Berry
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
Down: Berry (from 5)

#2 Michigan - 19 commits
CB
****
Justin Turner
QB
****
Tate Forcier
QB
****
Shavodrick Beaver
WR
****
Bryce McNeal
RB
****
Fitzgerald Toussaint
WR
****
Jeremy Gallon
OL
****
Michael Schofield
DT
****
DeQuinta Jones
DE
****
Anthony LaLota
DE
****
Craig Roh
S
***
Isaiah Bell
WR
***
DeWayne Peace
RB
***
Teric Jones
LB
***
Jordan Barnes
S
***
Mike Jones
K
***
Anthony Fera
LB
***
Brandin Hawthorne
RB
***
Vincent Smith
S
***
Thomas Gordon
Changes: None.

#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
P
***
Ben Turk
K
**
Nicholas Tausch
TE
**
Jake Golic
Up: Turk (from 1).
I still anticipate a drop for Fox. There's got to be a reason a guy from Ohio never even got on the radar of OSU or either Michigan school.

#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
OL
****
Nate Klatt
WR
***
Dana Dixon
LB
***
Tyquan Hammock
OL
***
Micajah Reynolds
WR
***
Patrick White
DE
***
Dan France
WR
**
Bennie Fowler
TE
**
Derek Hoebing
Up: Klatt (from 3).
I'm going to be honest here: I've seen Maxwell play this year and BOY HOWDY does he suck. He might end up a three-star when all is said and done, unless the game against Saginaw just happened to be the worst of his life.

#5 Penn State - 16 commits
OT
****
Eric Shrive
CB
****
Darrell Givens
DE
****
Sean Stanley
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
OT
**
Mark Arcidiacono
Down: Arcidiacono (from 3).
Up: Dukes (from 2).

#6 Illinois - 14 commits
DT
****
Lendell Buckner
OT
****
Leon Hill
QB
****
Nathan Scheelhaase
RB
****
Bud Golden
WR
****
Terry Hawthorne
OL
***
Andrew Carter
FB
***
Greg Fuller
OL
***
Hugh Thornton
WR
**
Steve Hull
S
**
Tommie Hopkins
CB
**
Joelil Thrash
OL
**
Jake Feldmeyer
LB
**
Darryl Lee
Changes: Kraig Appleton not considered committed.

#7 Wisconsin - 13 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
LB
***
AJ Fenton
WR
***
Jeff Duckworth
OL
**
Casey Dehn
S
**
Jason Peprah
Up: Duckworth (from 2).

#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
Changes: None.

#9 Indiana - 17 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
K
***
Mitch Ewald
S
***
Nick Zachery
S
***
Demetrius Carr
S
***
Ted Bolser
OL
***
Pat McShane
S
**
Kenny Watkins
DE
**
Javon Cornley
Changes: Keyt not listed as a commit.
Up: Barnett, Zachery, Carr, Bolser, McShane, Ewald (from two).

#10 Iowa - 6 commits
WR
****
Keenan Davis
RB
****
Brandon Wegher
WR
***
Jordan Cotton
FB
***
Brad Rogers
OL
**
Drew Clark
OL
**
Brett Van Sloten
Changes: none.

#11 Northwestern - 7 commits
OL
****
Patrick Ward
QB
***
Evan Watkins
RB
***
Mike Trumpy
DE
***
Anthony Battle
WR
**
Drew Moulton
OL
**
Brian Smith
OL
**
Taylor Paxton
LB
*
Tim Riley
Changes: None.

#12 Purdue - 6 commits
QB
**
Rob Henry
DE
**
Trevor Foy
S
**
Ishmael Aristide
WR
**
Gary Bush
DE
**
Shayon Green
WR
**
Josh Johnson
Changes: Kris Cooke not considered committed.

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