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Know Thy Enemy: Comparing Recruiting Rankings of Rutgers' and Ohio State's Starters

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by Matt Gutridge
September 28, 2017 at 6:45am
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Wins on Saturdays are often determined by signed letters of intent over Februaries past. This piece is a look at the composite ratings of Saturday's starters that signed on the dotted line for Rutgers and Ohio State.

RECRUITING RANKINGS: OHIO STATE'S OFF. STARTERS VS. rutgerS' DEF. STARTERS 
RUTGERS
 
     
OHIO STATE            
POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING
FS SAQUAN HAMPTON .834 QB J.T. BARRETT .935
MLB DEONTE ROBERTS .812 RB MIKE WEBER .960
CB ISAIAH WHARTON .768 WR AUSTIN MACK .961
CB EDWIN LOPEZ .838 WR JOHNNIE DIXON .964
WLB TREVOR MORRIS .792 HY PARRIS CAMPBELL .936
SS KIY HESTER .911 TE MARCUS BAUGH .960
DE KEVIN WILKINS .834 LT JAMARCO JONES .970
NT SEBASTIAN JOSEPTH .830 LG MICHAEL JORDAN .939
DT JON BATEKY .830 C BILLY PRICE .916
DE KEMOKO TURAY .825 RG BRANDEN BOWEN .867
SLB ROSS DOUGLAS .881 RT ISAIAH PRINCE .950
           
  AVERAGE .823 AVERAGE   .942

Rutgers will be without its best cornerback Blessaun Austin. Will Barrett and company take advantage of Austin's absence? 

OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES

  • Rutgers' highest rated defensive starter is SS Kiy Hester (.911).
  • The largest gap between these units is the 193 point difference between Ohio State's WR Austin Mack (.935) and the Scarlet Knights' Isaiah Wharton (.768).
  • The average of Ohio State's offensive starters is 119 points better than Rutgers' defensive starters.
Rutgers
RECRUITING RANKINGS: OHIO STATE'S DEF. STARTERS VS. rutgerS' OFF. STARTERS
       
RUTGERS
 
     
OHIO STATE                     
POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING
LT TARIQ COLE .844 DE TYQUAN LEWIS .898
LG DORIAN MILLER .882 DT TRACY SPRINKLE .859
OC JONAH JACKSON .814 DT DRE'MONT JONES .938
RG MARCUS APPLEFIELD .838 DE SAM HUBBARD .923
TE JEROME WASHINGTON .891 LB DANTE BOOKER .972
FB MAX ANTHONY .699 MLB CHRIS WORLEY .868
RB GUS EDWARDS .857 LB JEROME BAKER .969
WR BO MELTON .907 CB DENZEL WARD .903
WR JANARION GRANT .861 S DAMON WEBB .982
QB KYLE BOLIN .892 S JORDAN FULLER .938
WR DAMON MITCHELL .856 CB DAMON ARNETTE .860
           
  AVERAGE .849 AVERAGE   .919

Ohio State's comp. average jumps to .935 if Nick Bosa (.997) is substituted for Tyquan Lewis and Kendall Sheffield (.931) is substituted for Damon Arnette. The players above are listed as or on this week's depth chart.

DEFENSIVE/OFFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES

  • Rutgers' highest rated offensive starter is WR Bo Melton (.907).
  • For the first time this season, an opponent has a match-up advantage according to the recruiting rankings. Rutgers' WR Bo Melton (.907) is four points better than Ohio State CB Denzel Ward (.903).
  • The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 130 points better than UNLV's defensive starters.
Comparing Ohio State's and Rutgers' Recruiting Classes
YEAR OHIO STATE RUTGERS
2014 .906 .815
2015 .903 .828
2016 .916 .829
2017 .946 .837
AVG .918 .827

Ohio State averaged a national ranking of 4th over the last four years.
Over the past four recruiting cycles, Rutgers averaged a national ranking of 55th. 

ICYMI
The Rundown: Rutgers at No. 11 Ohio State
Power Rankings: Power Five Out Of Conference Schedules 

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