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:
7-25-08 Indiana gains commitment from **OT Colin Rodkey.
7-29-08 Iowa loses commitment from David Barrent. Michigan State gains commitment from David Barrent.Illinois gains commitment from Andrew Carter.
7-30-08 Illinios gains commitment from Jake Feldmeyer. Iowa gains commitment from Jordan Cotton.
8-1-08 Iowa gains commitment from Drew Calrk. Michigan gains commitment from Mike Jones.
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 – 14 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 |
DE | *** | DeQuinta Jones |
S | *** | Mike Jones |
A defensive end goes a long way to easing Michigan fans’ fears about the position.
#3 Notre Dame – 13 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 |
OL | *** | Zach Martin |
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).
#4 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.
#5 Michigan State – 14 commits | ||
RB | **** | Edwin Baker |
RB | **** | Larry Caper |
SLB | **** | Chris Norman |
OL | *** | David Barrent |
WR | *** | Donald Spencer td> |
DT | *** | Blake Treadwell |
QB | *** | Andrew Maxwell |
WR | *** | Patrick White |
WR | *** | Dana Dixon |
LB | *** | Tyquan Hammock |
OL | * | Micajah Reynolds |
OL | * | Nate Klatt |
WR | * | Bennie Fowler |
TE | * | Derek Hoebing |
Tyquan Hammock goes green after not getting the Michigan offer he wanted.
#6 Illinois – 10 commits | ||
DT | **** | Lendell Buckner |
OT | **** | Leon Hill |
QB | **** | Nathan Scheelhaase |
WR | **** | Terry Hawthorne |
OL | **** | Andrew Carter |
WR | *** | Steve Hull |
S | ** | Tommie Hopkins |
CB | ** | Joelil Thrash |
OL | ** | Jake Feldmeyer |
FB | * | Greg Fuller |
The Illini grab Terry Hawthorne and Tommie Hopkins. Is Hawthorne’s teammate Kraig Appleton next to drop?
#7 Wisconsin – 10 commits | ||
DT | **** | Jared Kohout |
OG | *** | Ryan Groy |
DE | *** | Shelby Harris |
QB | *** | Jon Budmayr |
OT | *** | Zac Matthias |
RB | *** | Montee Ball |
TE | *** | Brian Wozniak |
WR | ** | Jeff Duckworth |
MLB | * | Chris Borland |
OL | * | Travis Frederick |
Wisconsin’s OL commits get a bonus half0star because of their inherent Wisconsin-ness. Jeff Duckworth drops for the Badgers.
#8 Minnesota – 9 commits | ||
QB | **** | Moses Alipate |
RB | *** | Hasan Lipscomb |
C | *** | Ed Olsen |
OT | *** | Josh Campion |
RB | ** | Eric Stephens |
WR | * | Victor Keise |
DE | * | Nick Rengel |
OL | * | Brooks Michel |
K | * | Dan Orseske |
Gophers pick up Eric Stephens, whom the recruiting sites give vastly different rankings (Scout 2-star, Rivals 4-star).
#9 Indiana – 15 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 – 4 commits | ||
DT | **** | Kris Cooke |
QB | *** | Rob Henry |
S | * | Ishmael Aristide |
WR | * | Gary Bush |
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 – 3 commits | ||
WR | *** | Jordan Cotton |
FB | ** | Brad Rogers |
OL | * | Drew Clark |
Ferentz’s glory days in recruiting seem to be over. Rogers will end up a low two-star.
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