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The Early Signing Period for the 2020 recruiting class has arrived, giving prospects the opportunity to sign their National Letters of Intent and officially commit to a program.
Things get started early on the first day of the signing period, with signatures hitting the dotted line at 7 a.m. And once the clock hit the hour, letters of intent started flying in.
Here’s a look at the recruits who started things off on Wednesday morning, being the first players to commit at their respective programs. Below is the list of the first players to commit for every team in the B1G during this recruiting cycle.
Illinois
Lavar Gardner, ATH — 3-star (junior college)
The first NLI is IN. ✍️
Welcome to the #Illini family, @LavargardnerJr! #ILLGang20 x #NSD20 pic.twitter.com/AxMXRJsIsy
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 18, 2019
Indiana
Dylan Powell, OL — 3-star (transfer from Stanford)
• Dylan Powell (@Dylan_Powell74)
• Hannibal, Missouri#LEO | #RockSolid pic.twitter.com/000jAB9dT0— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) December 18, 2019
Iowa
Diante Vines, WR — 3-star
All signs point Vines | #Swarm20 @diantev22 https://t.co/OXeNkLu015 pic.twitter.com/hnSks8qjZu
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) December 18, 2019
Maryland
Ja’Khi Green, OT — 3-star
First of the day ‼️
Welcome to the 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮, @JaKhiGreen!#MadeForMore pic.twitter.com/uLN1mMjKAw
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) December 18, 2019
Michigan
Braiden McGregor, SDE — 4-star
First signee of the day!
Welcome to Michigan, Braiden McGregor! 〽️@BraidenMcGregor is the top-rated player in the state of Michigan.
NSD CENTRAL » https://t.co/LALmC1eso0 #GoBlue | #NewBlue | #NSD20 pic.twitter.com/RqOeisAKM7
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) December 18, 2019
Michigan State
Tommy Guajardo, TE — 3-star
Alexa play “Congratulations” by Post Malone.
Our first official signee, welcome to EL @GuajardoTlee 🎉 #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/gwSI522R0h
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) December 18, 2019
Minnesota
Melle Kreuder, SDE — 3-star
We went all over the world for this class! @KreuderMelle is a top recruit out of Germany. He was named the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year for the Rangers A-Youth team. He recorded an unofficial broad jump of 10’2” and a vertical of 37 inches as a D-lineman. #NeXXton20 pic.twitter.com/IbnfUNAWGj
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) December 18, 2019
Nebraska
Henry Gray, S — 4-star
SAF: Henry Gray
[ @D1bound_zay212 ]#GBRXX ☠️ #TheGoodLife pic.twitter.com/gkxT206maJ— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) December 18, 2019
Northwestern
Cullen Coleman, OLB — 3-star
NYC ➡️ CHI. Welcome to the family, @CullenColeman! A BIG addition to @Coach_McGarigle's LB room. #B1GCats x #GoCats pic.twitter.com/a9UsatB5Nd
— Pat Fitzgerald (@coachfitz51) December 18, 2019
Ohio State
Jakob James, OG — 3-star
Ohio's very own @jakobjames00 is an official Buckeye‼️ #GoBucks #XXclusive pic.twitter.com/4h6pKnELEj
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 18, 2019
Penn State
Olu Fashanu, OT — 3-star
https://twitter.com/pennstatefball/status/1207275972728434688?s=21
Purdue
Josh Kaltenberger, OC — 3-star
Congrats on your first 🅳🅴🅵🅸🅽🅸🅽🅶 🅼🅾🅼🅴🅽🆃 as a #Boilermaker, @jkalt54. Welcome to the family.
📍: Harmony, Pa.
📏: 6-5 OL
📈: Played for @SV_Sports
ℹ️: https://t.co/QL7InhxuCk#BoilerUp x #NSD20 pic.twitter.com/HR187Yf2HH— Purdue Football (@BoilerFootball) December 18, 2019
Rutgers
Troy Rainey, DT — 3-star
Welcome to the F.A.M.I.L.Y.@theofficial51 #CHOP | #RVI2I0N | #NSD2020 pic.twitter.com/Hss8OQ7iNc
— Rutgers Football (@RFootball) December 18, 2019
Wisconsin
Cam Large, TE — 3-star
Welcome to the family, @cam_large!#BadgerBoiz20 » #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/i7zt5qwzQg
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) December 18, 2019
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