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Recruiting Rankings: An early look at where each B1G team currently stands with the 2020 class
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Recruiting never stops in college football. It’s the one aspect of the sport the runs year round and keeps us somewhat entertained while we wait for the long offseason to come to an end.
It’s only May, meaning there are still seven months until the Early Signing Period. While some teams have already locked up some really talented prospects and done extremely well on the recruiting trail, there’s a lot of time until these classes are finalized.
Some of the top prospects are still unsigned, some players will flip commitments and others will start to narrow down their options in the coming months. Still, it’s always interesting to see which teams are recruiting well at this point in the year.
Here’s a quick look at where each B1G team stands on the 2020 recruiting trail currently. All of the conference rankings, national rankings and player rankings come via 247Sports.
1. Penn State (7th)
Commits: 10
4-star & 5-star: 6
Top recruit: Curtis Jacobs, OLB (No. 98 overall)
2. Ohio State (10th)
Commits: 8
4-star & 5-star: 6
Top recruit: Paris Johnson Jr., OT (No. 7 overall)
3. Northwestern (15th)
Commits: 10
4-star & 5-star: 2
Top recruit: Peter Skoronski, OG (No. 200 overall)
4. Iowa (17th)
Commits: 9
4-star & 5-star: 1
Top recruit: Logan Jones, DT (No. 269 overall)
5. Minnesota (22nd)
Commits: 8
4-star & 5-star: 0
Top recruit: Ky Thomas, RB (No. 456 overall)
6. Michigan (24th)
Commits: 6
4-star & 5-star: 3
Top recruit: Andre Seldon, CB (No. 251 overall)
7. Wisconsin (25th)
Commits: 6
4-star & 5-star: 2
Top recruit: Trey Wedig, OT (No. 69 overall)
8. Maryland (34th)
Commits: 6
4-star & 5-star: 0
Top recruit: Ruben Hyppolite II, OLB (No. 662 overall)
9. Nebraska (40th)
Commits: 3
4-star & 5-star: 2
Top recruit: Turner Corcoran, OT (No. 31 overall)
10. Michigan State (52nd)
Commits: 3
4-star & 5-star: 1
Top recruit: Darius Snow, S (No. 262 overall)
11. Indiana (59th)
Commits: 3
4-star & 5-star: 1
Top recruit: Rashawn Williams, WR (No. 201 overall)
12. Purdue (60th)
Commits: 3
4-star & 5-star: 0
Top recruit: Gus Hartwig, OC (No. 458 overall)
13. Illinois (70th)
Commits: 2
4-star & 5-star: 2
Top recruit: Jadon Thompson, WR (No. 290 overall)
14. Rutgers (87th)
Commits: 1
4-star & 5-star: 0
Top recruit: Sofian Massoud, ATH (No. 365 overall)
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB