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As the summer approaches and the recruiting dead period ends at the beginning of June, things will start to pick up steam on the trail. It’s always a fun time for those who follow recruiting.
With spring practice in the rearview mirror, coaches start really attacking the recruiting trail, targeting top prospects who are still uncommitted on their future destinations. But before things really start getting interesting in June, it’s fun to see how things currently stand.
Let’s take a quick look at how the B1G recruiting rankings current stand in the first full week of May. All rankings come via 247Sports Composite:
No. 1: Ohio State Buckeyes
National rank: No. 3
Top prospect: Quinn Ewers, QB (No. 1 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 10
Total commits: 11
No. 2: Penn State Nittany Lions
National rank: No. 6
Top prospect: Kaden Saunders, WR (No. 116 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 7
Total commits: 9
No. 3: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
National rank: No. 9
Top prospect: Gavin Wimsatt, QB (No. 91 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 4
Total commits: 11
No. 4: Michigan Wolverines
National rank: No. 18
Top prospect: Will Johnson, CB (No. 11 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 4
Total commits: 7
No. 5: Maryland Terrapins
National rank: No. 22
Top prospect: Preston Howard, ATH (No. 391 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 0
Total commits: 9
No. 6: Illinois Fighting Illini
National rank: No. 26
Top prospect: Joey Okla, OG (No. 719 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 0
Total commits: 8
No. 7: Minnesota Golden Gophers
National rank: No. 32
Top prospect: Trey Bixby, SDE (No. 315 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 1
Total commits: 5
No. 8: Michigan State Spartans
National rank: No. 37
Top prospect: Malik Spencer, S (No. 555 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 0
Total commits: 5
No. 9: Northwestern Wildcats
National rank: No. 43
Top prospect: Reggie Fleurima, WR (No. 222 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 1
Total commits: 3
No. 10: Iowa Hawkeyes
National rank: No. 52
Top prospect: Aaron Graves. SDE (No. 101 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 1
Total commits: 2
No. 11: Indiana Hoosiers
National rank: No. 54
Top prospect: Dasan McCullough, ATH (No. 50 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 1
Total commits: 2
No. 12: Purdue Boilermakers
National rank: No. 61
Top prospect: Brady Allen, QB (No. 228 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 1
Total commits: 2
No. 13: Nebraska Cornhuskers
National rank: No. 64
Top prospect: Ernest Hausmann, LB (No. 563 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 0
Total commits: 2
No. 14: Wisconsin Badgers
National rank: No. 75
Top prospect: Myles Burkett, QB (No. 625 overall)
4- and 5-star commits: 0
Total commits: 1
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