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:
7-12-08 Michigan State gains commitment from Bennie Fowler. Penn state gains commitment from Nate Cadogan.
7-13-08 N0tre Dame gains commitment from Chris Watt. Michigan State gains commitment from Derek Hoebing.
7-14-08 Indiana gains commitment from Mitch Ewald. Indiana gains commitment from Pat McShane.
7-15-08 Purdue gains commitment from Kris Cooke.
7-16-08 Illinois gains commitment from Nathan Scheelhaase. Indiana gains commitment from Lawrence Barnett.
7-17-08 Indiana gains commitment from Dustin Kiel.
7-18-08 Indiana gains commitment from Charles Champan.
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 – 12 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 |
Michigan is waiting for more commits.
| #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 – 12 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 |
| 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 – 9 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Jared Kohout |
| OG | *** | Ryan Groy |
| DE | *** | Shelby Harris |
| QB | *** | Jon Budmayr |
| OT | *** | Zac Matthias |
| RB | *** | Montee Ball |
| TE | *** | Brian Wozniak |
| MLB | * | Chris Borland |
| OL | * | Travis Frederick |
Wisconsin’s OL commits get a bonus half0star because of their inherent Wisconsin-ness. Borland will be a mid three-star, frederick a high three.
| #6 Michigan State – 12 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 |
| OL | * | Micajah Reynolds |
| OL | * | Nate Klatt |
| WR | * | Bennie Fowler |
| TE | * | Derek Hoebing |
Bennie Fowler and Derek Hoebing commit. Reynolds will be a low three-star, as will Klatt and probably Fowler. Hoebing may end up a high two-star.
| #7 Minnesota – 8 commits | ||
| QB | **** | Moses Alipate |
| RB | *** | Hasan Lipscomb |
| C | *** | Ed Olsen |
| OT | *** | Josh Campion |
| WR | * | Victor Keise |
| DE | * | Nick Rengel |
| OL | * | Brooks Michel |
| K | * | Dan Orseske |
Keise, Rengel, and Michel probably low-3/high-2 guys. Orseske will end up a high two.
| #8 Illinois – 5 commits | ||
| DT | **** | Lendell Buckner |
| OT | **** | Leon Hill |
| QB | **** | Nathan Scheelhaase |
| WR | *** | Steve Hull |
| CB | ** | Joelil Thrash |
| FB | * | Greg Fuller |
Thrash will be a mid three-star, Fuller a high two.
| #9 Indiana – 11 commits | ||
| LB | *** | Jeremy 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 – 3 commits | ||
| S | * | Ishmael Aristide |
| WR | * | Gary Bush |
| DT | **** | Kris Cooke |
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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Tags: Football, Recruiting
schofield and gallon have been rated 4 stars on rivals, it doesn’t really matter it just looks better
You use scout’s rankings? They are awful all over the place.
As for Iowa — David Barrent should be a 4*.
Also, fascinated to know your thoughts on Indiana’s entry into the state of Michigan for recruiting, Tim. I believe they have 4 guys from Michigan committed.
I wonder if that means that MSU is getting better players outside of Michigan so they don’t have to pick up the crumbs or if MSU is just losing its grip on said crumbs.
First two comments:
I plan to switch to the Rivals rankings eventually (they are kinder to Michigan in this particular class, and generally better overall in my opinion). It’ll come whenever there is a week without 30,000 commitments.
As for Indiana, that is a good question, and I think Paul’s answer may be on the right target, but a little off.