Apologies to those who read this before it went to Blog Heaven.
Have you ever wondered how Ohio State and the B1G stack up against the other members of the Power Five conferences in recruiting for 2016? How the top recruit in the B1G compares to the other Power Five team's top recruits? This series will answer those questions and will be updated every Sunday.
At the bottom of this article you will also find a breakdown of each conference.
| RANK | CONFERENCE | AVG. COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | .883 |
| 2 | PAC-12 | .868 |
| 3 | B1G* | .862 |
| 4 | ACC | .859 |
| 5 | BIG 12 | .858 |
*Ohio State, Penn State, Nebraska and That Team are the only B1G teams with a higher composite average of the SEC average of .883. The other 10 B1G teams need to step up their recruiting if the B1G is going to take the top spot.
| RANK | TEAM | COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | .946 |
| 2 | OHIO STATE | .931 |
| 3 | FLORIDA STATE | .929 |
| 4 | USC | .923 |
| 5 | TEXAS | .913 |
Eight of LSU's nine commits have a composite rating above .900.
Ohio State has 9 out of 12 commits above .900.
| RANK | SCHOOL | PLAYER | POSITION | COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS A&M | GREGORY LITTLE | OT | .999 |
| 2 | FLORIDA STATE | LEVONTA TAYLOR | CB | .995 |
| 3 | OHIO STATE | KAREEM WALKER | RB | .993 |
| 4 | BAYLOR | PATRICK HUDSON | WR | .991 |
| 5 | STANFORD | KJ COSTELLO | PRO QB | .982 |
Gregory Little has 2016's highest composite rating (.999)
| RANK | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | HIGHEST RATED COMMIT | COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO STATE | .931 | KAREEM WALKER | .993 |
| 2 | PENN STATE | .921 | SHANE SIMMONS | .971 |
| 3 | NEBRASKA | .903 | JOHN RARIDON | .965 |
| 4 | THAT TEAM | .887 | ERIK SWENSON | .929 |
| 5 | MICHIGAN STATE | .874 | JUSTIN LAYNE | .932 |
| 6 | MINNESOTA | .862 | SEAN FOSTER | .907 |
| 7 | PURDUE | .850 | JOSHUA HAYES | .850 |
| 8 | MARLYAND | .845 | KEANDRE JONES | .932 |
| 9 | NORTHWESTERN | .844 | RODERICK CAMPBELL JR. | .862 |
| 9 | RUTGERS | .844 | TREY SNEED | .868 |
| 11 | WISCONSIN | .837 | ANOTONIO WILLIAMS | .932 |
| 12 | ILLINOIS | .836 | KENTRAIL WILLIAMS | .893 |
| 13 | IOWA | .825 | NATE STANLEY | .842 |
| 14 | INDIANA | .813 | PEYTON RAMSEY | .813 |
| B1G AVERAGE | .862 | PLAYER AVERAGE | .906 |
Go here for the latest B1G Recruiting Update.
| RANK | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | HIGHEST RATED PLAYER | POSITION | COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | .946 | SAIVION SMITH | CB | .994 |
 |
.931 | ||||
| 2 | GEORGIA | .918 | JACOB EASON | PRO QB | .998 |
| 3 | ALABAMA | .912 | SHYHEIM CARTER | CB | .981 |
| 4 | OLE MISS | .908 | SHEA PETERSON | PRO QB | .991 |
| 5 | SOUTH CAROLINA | .898 | KYLE DAVIS | WR | .965 |
| 6 | AUBURN | .895 | NATE CRAIG-MYERS | WR | .988 |
| 7 | TENNESSEE | .887 | JARRETT GUARANTANO | PRO QB | .947 |
| 8 | ARKANSAS | .884 | AUSTIN CAPPS | DT | .925 |
| 9 | TEXAS A&M | .878 | GREGORY LITTLE | OT | .999 |
| 10 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | .877 | TOMMY CHAMPION | OT | .920 |
| 11 | FLORIDA | .865 | CHAUNCEY GARDNER | CB | .930 |
| 12 | KENTUCKY | .858 | DRAKE JOHNSON | C | .932 |
| 13 | VANDERBILT | .831 | DEUCE WALLACE | PRO QB | .868 |
| 14 | MISSOURI | .800 | TRYSTAN CASTILLO | OT | .800 |
| SEC AVERAGE | .883 | PLAYER AVERAGE | .946 |
Ohio State is currently ahead of Alabama in 2016 recruiting. Suck it Saban.
| RANK | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | HIGHEST RATED PLAYER | POSITION | COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
.931 | ||||
| 1 | FLORIDA STATE | .929 | LEVONTA TAYLOR | CB | .995 |
| 2 | CLEMSON | .910 | TAVIEN FEASTER | RB | .987 |
| 3 | MIAMI | .886 | SAM BRUCE | WR | .970 |
| 4 | DUKE | .875 | SCOTT BRACEY | ATH | .947 |
| 5 | SYRACUSE | .867 | ROBERT WASHINGTON | RB | .909 |
| 6 | NORTH CAROLINA | .863 | JAY JAY McCARGO | OT | .890 |
| 7 | VIRGINIA TECH | .849 | VICTOR GREENE | OLB | .870 |
| 8 | VIRGINIA | .845 | SONNY ABRAMSON | PRO QB | .871 |
| 9 | NC STATE | .843 | KOBE SMITH | DT | .854 |
| 10 | PITTSBURGH | .842 | TONY BUTLER | CB | .860 |
| 11 | WAKE FOREST | .835 | JAMIE NEWMAN | DUAL QB | .857 |
| 12 | BOSTON COLLEGE | .835 | SCOOTER HARRINGTON | TE | .853 |
| 13 | LOUISVILLE | .831 | DESMOND FITZPATRICK | WR | .888 |
| 14 | GEORGIA TECH | .820 | XAVIER GANTT | ATH | .861 |
| ACC AVERAGE | .859 | PLAYER AVERAGE | .901 |
Florida State, Clemson and Miami are currently at the top of the conference. What happened to Louisville?
| RANK | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | HIGHEST RATED PLAYER | POSITION | COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
.931 | ||||
| 1 | TEXAS | .913 | COLLIN JOHNSON | WR | .946 |
| 2 | BAYLOR | .894 | PATRICK HUDSON | OT | .991 |
| 3 | TCU | .890 | COURTNEY LARK | WR | .927 |
| 4 | OKLAHOMA | .889 | AUSTIN KENDALL | PRO QB | .937 |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA STATE | .843 | TYRELL ALEXANDER | ATH | .886 |
| 6 | TEXAS TECH | .836 | DA'LEON WARD | RB | .859 |
| 7 | KANSAS STATE | .832 | NICK LENNERS | TE | .832 |
| 8 | WEST VIRGINIA | .824 | ZACH SANDWISCH | OLB | .856 |
| 9 | KANSAS | .801 | ANTIONE FRAZIER | OT | .803 |
| 10 | IOWA STATE* | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| BIG 12 AVERAGE | .858 | PLAYER AVERAGE | .893 |
*Iowa State is not included
Other than Texas is the Big 12 even trying?
| RANK | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | HIGHEST RATED PLAYER | POSITION | COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
.931 | ||||
| 1 | USC | .923 | MIQUE JUAREZ | OLB | .978 |
| 2 | STANFORD | .913 | KJ COSTELLO | PRO QB | .982 |
| 3 | UCLA | .912 | BRELAND BRANDT | WDE | .971 |
| 4 | WASHINGTON | .901 | BRANDON WELLINGTON | S | .917 |
| 5 | OREGON | .891 | THEO HOWARD | WR | .920 |
| 6 | CALIFORNIA | .872 | SHUROD THOMPSON | S | .948 |
| 7 | WASHINGTON STATE | .860 | IAN BOOK | PRO QB | .860 |
| 8 | ARIZONA STATE | .842 | MARSHAL NATHE | OG | .842 |
| 9 | ARIZONA | .826 | DEVON MODSTER | PRO QB | .897 |
| 10 | UTAH | .810 | MICAH CROOM | S | .862 |
| 11 | OREGON STATE | .801 | DEVON CLARKE | S | .832 |
| 12 | COLORADO* | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| PAC-12 AVERAGE* | .868 | PLAYER AVERAGE | .910 |
*Colorado not included
The PAC-12 and SEC are the only conferences with four or more teams with a comp. rating above .900
In Case You Missed It
Comparing Recruits
Career Records
Single Season Records
If you like, @RemyBuckeye
