Big Ten football recruiting rankings ahead of 2024 early signing period, including new West Coast teams
Since most people can remember, the Buckeyes have consistently ranked in the top five and have attracted better talent than any Big Ten school. But with four teams scheduled to join the conference starting in 2024 Oregon, Washington, UCLA, and USC and four of them being adept at drawing in talent, changes are in the air.
We’ll have to wait and see how things pan out for Ohio State and its siblings, both old and new, as we move forward with name, image, and likeness, conference realignment, and an expanded College Football Playoff that is scheduled to start next season.
For the time being, though, OSU appears to be assembling another class of students ranked in the top five or top ten and hoping to maintain its position as the school that attracts elite talent to the banks of the Olentangy. All of this will obviously need to wait, and those who have already verbally committed will need to sign on the dotted line, but we’ll notify you as soon as that happens.
Before the early signing period begins on December 20, here is where Ohio State and the other Big Ten teams stand in the 247Sports Team Composite Rankings.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 208.50
Total Commitments | 23
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 3
3-Star Commits | 20
National Ranking | No. 34
Iowa Hawkeyes
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 211.56
Total Commitments | 21
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 3
3-Star Commits | 17
National Ranking | No. 33
Purdue Boilermakers
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 216.12
Total Commitments | 25
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 4
3-Star Commits | 19
National Ranking | No. 30
Wisconsin Badgers
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 226.74
Total Commitments | 20
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 7
3-Star Commits | 18
National Ranking | No. 25
Nebraska Cornhuskers
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 233.20
Total Commitments | 25
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 7
3-Star Commits | 18
National Ranking | No. 22
USC Trojans
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 253.70
Total Commitments | 19
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 12
3-Star Commits | 7
National Ranking | No. 17
Michigan Wolverines
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 259.64
Total Commitments | 26
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 17
3-Star Commits | 9
National Ranking | No. 16
Penn State Nittany Lions
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 266.39
Total Commitments | 25
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 17
3-Star Commits | 8
National Ranking | No. 13
Oregon Ducks
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 275.78
Total Commitments | 23
5-Star Commits | 1
4-Star Commits | 18
3-Star Commits | 4
National Ranking | No. 9
Ohio State Buckeyes
247Sports Team Composite Metrics
Total Score | 299.14
Total Commitments | 23
5-Star Commits | 5
4-Star Commits | 13
3-Star Commits | 4