Ranking every Big Ten team’s recruiting class by blue-chip percentage
Commitments are beginning to flow as the spring visit season leads to early decisions. Official visits are beginning and that’ll only lead to more pledges, too. Looking at the Big Ten, some teams have already loaded up in the 2027 cycle while others are still getting off the ground and running.
Of the top 20 classes in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings , seven are currently in the Big Ten. Rivals is breaking down each recruiting class in the conference based off its blue-chip (four and five-star) commitment percentage. Note: Schools with less than four commits are not included in this exercise.
[ $19. 99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] Ohio State — 80% Ryan Day and the Buckeyes have a top-five class early on thanks to 10 commits, eight of whom are blue-chippers. The biggest surprise of the cycle thus far saw Ohio State beat out Miami late for Five-Star Plus+ EDGE David Jacobs , the No.
4 overall prospect. Jacobs headlines alongside longtime five-star WR Jamier Brown . There’s five top-200 prospects in the class to date.
Four-star IOL Kellen Wymer and four-star safety Eli Johnson are others in the mix. Oregon — 75% You can always count on Dan Lanning and Co. to ink myriad blue-chip prospects.