B1G Recruiting Update 4-24-2015

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MOVING ON UP
Rutgers made the biggest move this week by moving up number 10 to number 7 in the B1G. The Scarlet Knights didn't a verbal commit, but the lack of talent selected by Illinois, Northwestern and Maryland moved Rutgers up three positions.

Wisconsin and Minnesota are the only other schools to improve their stock. Wisconsin improved two positions when OLB Mason Stokke gave his verbal on the 22nd. The Gophers were helped by two offensive tackles. Commitments by Sean Foster and Sam Schlueter rocketed Minnesota up to No. 6 on the B1G recruiting leader board.

SUBTRACTION BY ADDITION
Illinois, Northwestern, and Maryland gained commitments, but took hits to their composite averages. The negative effect caused all three schools to slide. Northwestern was this week's biggest loser dropping three positions.

Kareem Walker has the highest composite rating of the 2016 B1G commits.

LONELY AT THE TOP
Ohio State continued separating itself from the B1G. The Buckeyes added four new verbal commits to the class of 2016. The additions of Tristan Wallace, Tuf Borland, Malik Borrow and Jack Wohlabaugh puts the 2016 class at 12 players. It's good to be king.

2016 B1G RECRUITING RANKINGS 4-24-2015
RANK	(pREVIOUS RANK)	TEAM	AVG. COMP. RATING	CHANGE (+ / -)	COMMITS	NEW COMMITS
1	(1)	OHIO STATE	.931	-.016	12	4
2	(2)	PENN STATE	.923	-----	6	1
3	(3)	NEBRASKA	.897	-----	3	-----

4	(4)	MICHIGAN STATE	.893	-.003	3	1
5	(5)	THAT TEAM	.885	-----	6	-----
6	(8)	MINNESOTA	.860	+.009	6	2

7	(10)	RUTGERS	.846	-----	4	-----
8	(7)	ILLINOIS	.839	-.023	4	1
9	(6)	NORTHWESTERN	.837	-.031	2	1

10	(12)	WISCONSIN	.830	+.006	4	1
11	(9)	MARYLAND	.826	-.021	7	1
12	(11)	IOWA	.825	-----	2	-----

13	(13)	INDIANA	.813	.813	1	1
14	(13)	PURDUE	-----	-----	-----	-----

	BIG AVERAGE*	.862	-.011	4.6	1.0

Source: 247sports.com
*Purdue is not included

Tristen Wallace is Ohio State's QB for the class of 2016.

2016 HIGHEST RATED B1G COMMITS PER SCHOOL
RANK	TEAM	PLAYER	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	COMP. RATING
1	OHIO STATE	KAREEM WALKER	RB	6-1	210	.994
2	NEBRASKA	JOHN RARIDON	OG	6-4	260	.969
3	PENN STATE	SHANE SIMMONS	WDE	6-4	221	.968

4	WISCONSIN	ANTONIO WILLIAMS	RB	5-11	210	.942
5	MICHIGAN STATE	CAMERON CHAMBERS	WR	6-3	195	.941
6	THAT TEAM	ERIK SWENSON	OT	6-7	285	.934

7	MARYLAND	KEANDRE JONES	OLB	6-3	198	.916
8	MINNESOTA	SEAN FOSTER	OT	6-8	285	.908
9	ILLINOIS	KENTRAIL MORAN	RB	5-10	192	.907

10	RUTGERS	TREY SNEED	RB	5-11	198	.874
11	NORTHWESTERN	NIK URBAN	OG	6-4	280	.853
12	IOWA	NATE STANLEY	QB	6-4	200	.842

13	INDIANA	PEYTON RAMSEY	QB	6-3	190	.813
14	PURDUE	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
			B1G AVERAGE*	6-3	225	.912

Source: 247sports.com
*Purdue not included

Tuf Borland is one of four new 2016 Ohio State commitments.

2016 B1G NEW COMMITMENTS
TEAM	NAME	POSITION	LOCATION	COMP. RATING
ILLINOIS	AMANI JONES	ILB	CHICAGO	.770

INDIANA	PEYTON RAMSEY	PRO QB	CINCINNATI	.813

IOWA	NONE	-----	-----	-----

MARYLAND	JOEY FISHER	SDE	CLEAR SPRING, MD	NA

THAT TEAM	NONE	-----	-----	-----

MICHIGAN STATE	MESSIAH deWEAVER	PRO QB	DAYTON	.888

MINNESOTA	SEAN FOSTER	OT	MUNDELEIN, IL	.908

NEBRASKA	NONE	-----	-----	-----

NORTHWESTERN	NIK URBAN	OG	WILLOUGHBY	.853

PENN STATE	ZECHARIAH McPHEARSON	CB	UPPER MARLBORO, MD	.899

PURDUE	NONE	-----	-----	-----

RUTGERS	NONE	-----	-----	-----

WISCONSIN	MASON STOKKE	OLB	MENOMONIE, WI	.767