Where each B1G team's recruiting class stands entering fall camp
Now that teams are entering fall camp and preparing for the 2018 season, things on the recruiting front will be put on a temporary hold, or at least placed on the backburner for a few weeks.
But before we take a temporary break from all the rigors and excitement on the recruiting trail, why not take a look at where B1G teams stand with their respective 2019 classes heading into August.
It’s no surprise that Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State are the frontrunners again this year, but there are a few teams that are a little higher than expected at this point in the year. P.J. Fleck and Jeff Brohm are doing some nice work at Minnesota and Purdue and Scott Frost has Nebraska in pretty good shape, as well.
Here’s a quick look at how each B1G stacks up as of Aug. 1, and where they fall nationally, as well.
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1. Ohio State (8th)
Total commits: 15
5-star: 1
4-star: 11
3-star: 3
Top commit: Garrett Wilson, WR (Austin Texas); .9921 rating
2. Michigan (13th)
Total commits: 18
5-star: 1
4-star: 7
3-star: 10
Top commit: Chris Hinton, SDE (Norcross, Georgia); .9886 rating
3. Penn State (16th)
Total commits: 13
5-star: 1
4-star: 9
3-star: 3
Top commit: Brandon Smith, ILB (Mineral, Virginia); .9878 rating
4. Purdue (21st)
Total commits: 21
5-star: 0
4-star: 4
3-star: 17
Top commit: George Karlaftis, SDE (West Lafayette, Indiana); .9623 rating
5. Michigan State (22nd)
Total commits: 15
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5-star: 1
4-star: 1
3-star: 13
Top commit: Devontae Dobbs, OT (Belleville, Michigan); .9907 rating
6. Minnesota (24th)
Total commits: 23
5-star: 0
4-star: 1
3-star: 20
Top commit: Jason Bargy, WDE (Momence, Illinois); .9241 rating
7. Nebraska (27th)
Total commits: 14
5-star: 0
4-star: 3
3-star: 11
Top commit: Nick Henrich, ILB (Omaha, Nebraska); .9152 rating
8. Wisconsin (30th)
Total commits: 12
5-star: 1
4-star: 1
3-star: 10
Top commit: Logan Brown, OT (Grand Rapids, Michigan); .9932 rating
9. Iowa (32nd)
Total commits: 14
5-star: 0
4-star: 2
3-star: 12
Top commit: Ezra Miller, OT (Holstein, Iowa); .9116 rating
10. Northwestern (45th)
Total commits: 14
5-star: 0
4-star: 0
3-star: 14
Top commit: Bryce Kirtz, WR (Brownsburg, Indiana); .8810 rating
11. Indiana (46th)
Total commits: 13
5-star: 0
4-star: 1
3-star: 11
Top commit: Beau Robbins, WDE (Carmel, Indiana); .9067 rating
12. Illinois (52nd)
Total commits: 10
5-star: 0
4-star: 2
3-star: 8
Top commit: Marquez Beason, ATH (Dallas, Texas); .9640 rating
13. Maryland (58th)
Total commits: 10
5-star: 0
4-star: 0
3-star: 10
Top commit: Tayvion Land, CB (Virginia Beach, Virginia) .8858 rating
14. Rutgers (59th)
Total commits: 12
5-star: 0
4-star: o
3-star: 12
Top commit: Zukudo Igwenagu (Worcester, Massachusetts); .8646 rating
