The summer is here and the countdown to a new college football season is in full force. With summer typically comes a flurry of recruiting activity with offers, camps, and commitments across the nation. So stay tuned for some significant recruiting news around the Big Ten as the summer rolls along on our march to the start of the 2024 college football season.
The Class of 2025 continues to build across the Big Ten, and it is time once again to take a monthly look at how the Big Ten football recruiting rankings look. There were no changes to the top of the Big Ten recruiting rankings with Ohio State, USC, Penn State, Wisconsin, and Oregon all taking the top five spots, respectively, for a second straight month..
Northwestern was a school that took a nice jump up in the national and Big Ten recruiting rankings over the span of the last month. The Wildcats were boosted in the rankings by more than doubling their number of commitments from four at the beginning of May to 11 at the start of June. Michigan, the defending national champions and Big Ten champs, actually took a step back in the rankings despite adding a commitment to the current recruiting class. But the Wolverines lag in the rankings more because of the total of five commitments, although all five are rated as four-star recruits.
The following look at the Big Ten Class of 2025 football recruiting rankings is based on the most recent update to the 247Sports composite rankings. Teams are ranked according to their national and Big Ten class rankings at the time of posting and we will take a monthly look at the updated rankings to see what changes have occurred with the national and Big Ten rankings. Movement in the national and Big Ten rankings is relative to our look at the recruiting rankings at the start of May.
1
Ohio StateJeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 2 (no change)
Big Ten ranking: 1
Total commits: 12
Five-star commits: 3
Four-star commits: 9
For more Ohio State coverage, visitBuckeyes Wire.
2
USC TrojansJayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 4 (no change)
Big Ten ranking: 2 (no change)
Total commits: 12
Five-star commits:2
Four-star commits: 3
For more USC coverage, visitTrojans Wire.
3
Penn State Nittany LionsRich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 9 (no change)
Big Ten ranking: 3 (no change)
Total commits: 13
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 6
For more Penn State coverage, visitNittany Lions Wire.
4
Wisconsin BadgersNick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking:20 (down 2)
Big Ten ranking: 4 (no change)
Total commits: 11
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 2
For more Wisconsin coverage, visitBadgers Wire.
5
Oregon DucksMichael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 22 (up 3)
Big Ten ranking: 5 (no change)
Total commits: 6
Five-star commits: 1
Four-star commits: 4
For more Oregon coverage, visit Ducks Wire.
6
Northwestern WildcatsJamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 26 (up 30)
Big Ten ranking: 6 (up 11)
Total commits: 11
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits:0
7
Nebraska CornhuskersDylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 32 (up 3)
Big Ten ranking: 7 (up 1)
Total commits: 8
Five-star commits: 0
Four-star commits: 1
For more Nebraska coverage, visitCornhuskers Wire.
8
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsVincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 33 (down 2)
Big Ten ranking: 8 (down 1)
Total commits: 8
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 0
For more Rutgers coverage, visitRutgers Wire.
9
UCLA BruinsGary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 34 (up 19)
Big Ten ranking: 9 (up 7)
Total commits: 7
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 3
For more UCLA coverage, visit UCLA Wire.
10
Indiana HoosiersThe Herald-Times
National ranking: 35 (down 6)
Big Ten ranking: 10 (down 4)
Total commits: 8
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 0
11
Minnesota Golden GophersNick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 37 (up 8)
Big Ten ranking: 11 (up 1)
Total commits: 7
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 1
12
Michigan WolverinesMatthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 43 (down 2)
Big Ten ranking: 12 (down 1)
Total commits: 5
Five-star commits: 0
Four-star commits: 5
For more Michigan coverage, visitWolverines Wire.
13
Iowa HawkeyesJeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 45 (down 9)
Big Ten ranking: 13 (down 4)
Total commits: 7
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 2
For more Iowa coverage, visitHawkeyes Wire.
14
Maryland TerrapinsTommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 47 (no change)
Big Ten ranking: 14 (down 1)
Total commits: 6
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 1
15
Illinois Fighting IlliniRon Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 49 (down 1)
Big Ten ranking: 15 (down 4)
Total commits: 6
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 0
16
Michigan State SpartansThe Columbus Dispatch
National ranking: 55 (up 13)
Big Ten ranking: 16 (up 2)
Total commits: 5
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 0
For more Michigan State coverage, visitSpartans Wire.
17
Purdue BoilermakersRobert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 58 (down 19)
Big Ten ranking: 17 (down 7)
Total commits: 5
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 0
18
Washington HuskiesJoe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
National ranking: 60 (down 9)
Big Ten ranking: 18 (down 3)
Total commits: 5
Five-star commits:0
Four-star commits: 1
For more Washington coverage, visit Huskies Wire.