Scout has updated their player rankings, and that is reflected in these team rankings. I might switch to Rivals rankings soon, because they appear to be less terrible. Also: Purdue, welcome.
Action since last rankings:
6-16-08 Michigan gains commitment from Michael Schofield.
6-19-08 Purdue gains commitment (!) from Ismael Aristide.
6-20-08 Ohio State gains commitment from Duron Carter. Indiana gains commitment from Edward Wright-Baker. Michigan State gains commitment from Dana Dixon.
New Rankings:
| #1 Ohio State – 18 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 |
| TE | *** | Reid Fragel |
| DT | *** | Adam Bellamy |
| WR | *** | Chris Fields |
| FB | *** | Adam Homan |
| LB | *** | Zach Boren |
| CB | *** | Dominic Clarke |
Dominic Clarke is now a 3-star, as is Zach Boren. Fellows has been given a fifth star.
| #2 Michigan – 10 commits | ||
| DT | ***** | William Campbell |
| QB | ***** | Kevin Newsome |
| CB | **** | Justin Turner |
| QB | **** | Shavodrick Beaver |
| WR | **** | Bryce McNeal |
| RB | **** | Teric Jones |
| RB | *** | Fitzgerald Toussaint |
| OL | *** | Michael Schofield |
| S | *** | Isaiah Bell |
| WR | *** | Jeremy Gallon |
Michael Schofield is Michigan’s first OL commit. His athleticism is a good fit for the spread offense. Gallon and Bell have now been ranked as 3-star players.
| #3 Penn State – 12 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 |
| OG | * | Frank Figueroa |
Howle, Felder, and Morris have been ranked 3-stars. Arcidiacono has been given a fourth star. 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 – 9 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 |
| K | * | Nicholas Tausch |
Fox now ranked a 3-star. Golic drops to 3-star. Kicker fills a need.
| #5 Michigan State – 8 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 |
An instate WR picks the Spartans.
| #6 Minnesota – 6 commits | ||
| QB | **** | Moses Alipate |
| RB | *** | Hasan Lipscomb |
| C | *** | Ed Olsen |
| OT | *** | Josh Campion |
| WR | * | Victor Keise |
| DE | * | Nick Rengel |
Keise will probably end up a low 3-star/high 2-star. Same with Rengel.
| #7 Wisconsin – 5 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Jared Kohout |
| OG | *** | Ryan Groy |
| DE | *** | Shelby Harris |
| QB | *** | Jon Budmayr |
| OT | *** | Zac Matthias |
Zac Matthi
as 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. Barrent drops to 3 stars in Scout update.
| #10 Northwestern – 2 commits | ||
| QB | *** | Evan Watkins |
| RB | * | Mike Trumpy |
At least they have some commits.
| #11 Purdue – 1 commit | ||
| S | * | Ismael Aristide |
Not sure where Aristide will be ranked, but it has to be a more important commit than a long-snapper. He was on the verge of becoming a big prospect before a junior year injury.
| #12 Indiana – 2 commits | ||
| DE | * | Josh Keyt |
| QB | * | Edward Wright-Baker |
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). Indiana also picks up a QB commit in Edward Wright-Baker.
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Tags: Football, Recruiting
Tim, Keyt is redshirt not greyshirt he is full scholarship as of 2010 when Bugg graduates. 2009 he will travel with the team but be redshirted so he can have full ride in 2010
You should updated the numbers of commits; many are incorrect.
That’s what a greyshirt is…