Big Ten classes in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings

Big Ten media days are underway as the traditionally Midwestern conference welcomes USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington to the table.

On the recruiting trail, the new Big Ten features eight programs in the Top 25 of the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.

In order to create the most comprehensive and unbiased team recruiting ranking, the On3 Team Recruiting Rankings is solely based on the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. The On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings is the most advanced and accurate team ranking in the industry.

1. Ohio State — 94.053

3 five-stars | 15 four-stars | 6 three-stars | 24 total commits
Top Commit: Houston North Shore Five-Star Plus+ CB Devin Sanchez, No. 4 NATL. (No. 1 CB).

The top cornerback in the 2025 class, Devin Sanchez, pledged to Ohio State at the All-American Bowl on January 6. He rates as a Five-Star Plus+ prospect alongside fellow commits Tavien St. Clair, Bellefontaine (Ohio) QB, and Na’eem Offord — Birmingham (Ala.) Parker cornerback.

Elite McKinney (Texas) linebacker Riley Pettijohn joined the Buckeyes earlier this month and ranks inside the top 100 like Toledo Whitmer offensive tackle Carter Lowe, Olney (Md.) Good Counsel safety Faheem Delane, Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic wide receiver Quincy Porter, Philadelphia Imhotep Institute EDGE Zahir Mathis, Port Saint Lucie (Fla.) Vero Beach linebacker Tarvos Alford and Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph athlete Bo Jackson.

2. Oregon — 92.352

2 five-stars | 13 four-stars | 1 three-star | 16 total commits
Top Commit: Duncanville (Texas) Five-Star Plus+ WR Dakorien Moore, No. 3 NATL. (No. 1 WR).

Dakorien Moore, the top receiver in the class, committed to Oregon on the Fourth of July just over a month after decommitting from LSU. He and Tampa Bay Tech five-star receiver Dallas Wilson headline an elite receiver corps that also includes Lee’s Summit (Mo.) North four-star Isaiah Mozee and Scottsdale (Ariz.) Notre Dame Prep four-star Cooper Perry.

Conroe (Texas) elite cornerback Dorian Brew chose the Ducks over Ohio State and USC at the end of June. Owings Mills (Md.) McDonogh four-star cornerback Brandon Finney ranks inside the top 100 and Derby (Kan.) tight end DaSaahn Brame sits just outside at No. 101.

3. Michigan — 90.501

0 five-stars | 12 four-stars | 4 three-stars | 16 total commits
Top Commit: Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick four-star DL Nate Marshall, No. 54 NATL. (No. 5 DL).

Things were slow on the recruiting trail for Michigan in the months following the departure of former head coach Jim Harbaugh, but Sherrone Moore & Co. have turned on the jets since April when the Wolverines landed Nate Marshall.

Since Marshall’s commitment, Michigan has received pledges from former Notre Dame safety commit Ivan Taylor, Center Valley (Pa.) Southern Lehigh four-star tight end Andrew Olesh, Montgomery Village (Md.) Gonzaga four-star safety Kainoa Winston, Palatine (Ill.) four-star defensive lineman Jaylen Williams and more.

4. Penn State — 89.962

0 five-stars | 11 four-stars | 11 three-stars | 22 total commits
Top Commit: Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei four-star CB Daryus Dixson, No. 159 NATL. (No. 19 CB).

June was good to the Nittany Lions as Penn State added its top three commits last month in Daryus Dixson, Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph four-star cornerback Jahmir Joseph and Sugar Land (Texas) Fort Bend Christian four-star linebacker Max Granville.

Shawnee (Kan.) Mill Valley four-star EDGE Jayden Woods and Philadelphia Imhotep four-star running back Jabree Wallace-Coleman also pledged in June. The signal-caller for the class is Boulder (Colo.) Miami Central three-star Bekkem Kritza.

5. USC — 89.279

1 five-star | 7 four-stars | 6 three-stars | 14 total commits
Top Commit: Carrollton (Ga.) five-star QB Julian Lewis, No. 22 NATL. (No. 3 QB).

Julian Lewis has been a longtime member of this USC recruiting class, having pledged to the Trojans last August. Right behind Lewis are three consecutive defensive prospects in San Clemente (Calif.) top-100 linebacker Matai Tagoa’i, Upland (Calif.) four-star cornerback Trestin Castro and Los Angeles Oaks Christian four-star EDGE Hayden Lowe.

Houston Dekaney four-star wide receiver Tanook Hines is the most recent commitment for USC, joining three-star offensive tackle Elijah Vaikona in the month of July.

6. Washington — 88.708

0 five-stars | 7 four-stars | 15 three-stars | 23 total commits
Top Commit: Spanaway (Wash.) Bethel four-star LB Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, No. 125 NATL. (No. 13 LB).

Zaydrius Rainey-Sale was a onetime Washington commit who decommitted following the departure of former head coach Kalen DeBoer. Rainey-Sale reentered the fold as the Huskies’ top commit at the start of the month.

Fellow blue-chip commits include La Verne (Calif.) Bonita athlete Dylan Robinson, Fullerton (Calif.) Troy tight end Vander Ploog, Pleasanton (Calif.) Archbishop Riordan wide receiver Chris Lawson, San Jose Valley Christian IOL Champ Taulealea, IMG Academy wide receiver Raiden Vines-Bright and Auburn (Wash.) Riverside linebacker Jonathan Epperson.

7. Rutgers — 88.572

0 five-stars | 5 four-stars | 24 three-stars | 29 total commits
Top Commit: Barnegat (N.J.) Donovan Catholic four-star WR Michael Thomas, No. 253 NATL. (No. 36 WR).

Greg Schiano has the Scarlet Knights chopping away at the 2025 recruiting cycle with more commitments than any other Power 4 program. Of Rutgers’ five blue-chip recruits, three hail from New Jersey — Michael Thomas, Trenton (N.J.) Hun linebacker Kamar Archie and Jersey City (N.J.) Henry Snyder linebacker DJ McClary.

Atlanta North four-star EDGE Chase Linton and Upper Marlboro (Md.) St. John’s four-star safety Tariq Hayer both pledged to the Knights in June.

8. Wisconsin — 88.379

0 five-stars | 6 four-stars | 16 three-stars | 22 total commits
Top Commit: Albuquerque (N.M.) La Cueva four-star LB Mason Posa, No. 212 NATL. (No. 24 LB).

Wisconsin’s three highest-rated commits have joined the class over the last two months. Mason Posa and Scottsdale (Ariz.) Brophy College Prep four-star interior offensive lineman Logan Powell committed to the Badgers in June, while West Roxbury (Mass.) Dexter four-star IOL Hardy Watts committed the first of July.

Luke Fickell’s three other blue-chip pledges are Cincinnati Mt. Healthy cornerback Jaimier Scott, Atco (N.J.) Winslow wide receiver Cameron Miller and Wautoma (Wis.) offensive tackle Michael Roeske.

9. Nebraska — 87.739

0 five-stars | 4 four-stars | 13 three-stars | 17 total commits
Top Commit: Galveston (Texas) Hitchcock four-star DL Malcolm Simpson, No. 267 NATL. (No. 24 DL).

Malcolm Simpson committed to the Huskers in June alongside Saint Louis Cardinal Ritter four-star running back Jamarion Parker, Honolulu St. Louis three-star offensive lineman Houston Kaahaaina-Torres, Layton (Utah) West three-star offensive tackle Brian Tapu and Omaha (Neb.) Millard North three-star linebacker Pierce Mooberry.

Nebraska’s two most recent commitments come from West Fargo (N.D.) Sheyenne four-star defensive lineman Kade Pietrzak and Missouri City (Texas) Ridge Point three-star cornerback Bryson Webber.

10. Maryland — 86.892

0 five-stars | 3 four-stars | 18 three-stars | 21 total commits
Top Commit: Baltimore Archbishop Spalding four-star QB Malik Washington, No. 260 NATL. (No. 20 QB).

Maryland made a big splash when it kept home Elite 11 Finals invitee Malik Washington last month. Washington headlines a class that includes two other blue-chip commitments from Denton (Md.) North Caroline four-star athlete Zymear Smith and Washington (D.C.) Friendship Collegiate Academy four-star defensive lineman Bryce Jenkins — who both joined the class this month.

Teams 11-18

11. UCLA — 86.795
12. Purdue — 86.354
13. Iowa — 86.212
14. Indiana — 86.116

15. Minnesota — 86.100
16. Michigan State — 85.974
17. Illinois — 85.732
18. Northwestern — 84.939