Action since last rankings:
5-17-08 Michigan gains commitment from Bryce McNeal.
5-20-08 Wisconsin gains commitment from Jon Budmayr.
5-21-08 Notre Dame gains commitment from Carlo Calabrese.
5-26-08 Penn State gains commitment from Stephon Morris.
5-27-08 Ohio State gains commitment from Reid Fragel. Penn State gains commitments from Brandon Felder and Sean Stanley.
6-5-08 Michigan gains commitment from Jeremy Gallon. Notre Dame gains commitment from Dan Fox.
6-6-08 Notre Dame gains commitment from Alex Bullard.
New Rankings:
| #1 Ohio State – 15 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 |
| LB | *** | Zach Boren |
| TE | *** | Reid Fragel |
| WR | *** | Chris Fields |
| FB | *** | Adam Homan |
Buckeyes grab another Michigan player in Reid Fragel. It seems as though the instate schools (definitely Michigan) didn’t really want him.
| #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). Bryce McNeal was one of Michigan’s top targets at split end. Gallon appeared on the Michigan radar about as fast as he runs. He is a top-100 player on Rivals, and will be ranked in the four-star range.
| #3 Penn State – 11 commits | ||
| OT | ***** | Eric Shrive |
| CB | **** | Darrell Givens |
| DE | **** | Sean Stanley |
| S | *** | Derrick Thomas |
| S | *** | Stephen Obeng-Agyapong |
| S | *** | Malcolm Willis |
| OT | *** | Mark Arcidiacono |
| C | * | Ty Howle |
| OG | * | Frank Figueroa |
| WR | * | Brandon Felder |
| CB | * | Stephon Morris |
Penn State grabs a trio from Maryland. Stanley is a good prospect, the other two are underwhelming. They will be mid three-stars. Arcidiacono is underrated, Howle will end up as a high-three star, Figueroa a low three-star. 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 |
Calabrese is a very good prospect, not as overrated as your typical ND commit. 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). Bullard is an inside/outside prospect, who is a low-to-mid four-star. The Irish beat Michigan and Tennessee for his services.
| #5 Michigan State – 6 commits | ||
| RB | **** | Edwin Baker |
| RB | **** | Larry Caper |
| SLB | **** | Chris Norman |
| WR | *** | Donald Spencer |
| DT | *** | Blake Treadwell |
| QB | *** | Andrew Maxwell |
Every player committed to State thus far is from Michigan. They haven’t gotten any commitments in seemingly forever, and more schools are likely to pass them as time goes on.
| #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 Illinois – 2 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Lendell Buckner |
| OT | **** | Leon Hill |
Illinois started fast, but has since stagnated (and lost Melvin Fellows to the Bucks).
| #8 Wisconsin – 4 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Jared Kohout |
| OG | *** | Ryan Groy |
| DE | *** | Shelby Harris |
| QB | *** | Jon Budmayr |
Wisconsin grabs their first out-of-state player, QB Jon Budmayr. Another breathing body would move them past Illinois unless the Illini start making some moves.
| #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. Come on, state of Indiana.
T-11th – Indiana, Purdue (0 commits)
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Tags: Football, Recruiting
Your rankings all make perfect sense except that Illinois and Wisconsin should be swapped. Three 3-stars beats one 4-star.
(as a side note, not that this is the way it should necessarily be done, but in each case on your rankings, the team with the higher total number of stars is ranked higher, except Illinois/Wisconsin.)
I think that both of Illinois’s four-stars are very solid four-stars, whereas Wisconsin’s recruits are low within their star level. Those two are almost even in my eyes, and I decided to keep them where they were instead of bumping Wisconsin ahead.
I’m also trying to stay away from “more recruits=better class,” but that’s the way it’s happened to turn out so far.