National Signing Day: Big Ten classes in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings

Although some prospects have yet to officially put pen to paper, National Signing Day for the class of 2025 is largely in the books.

Of the 18 programs in the Big Ten Conference, three have classes inside the national top 10 while eight land in the top 25.

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

National Signing Day: Biggest Winners

Recruits have until this Friday to sign during the Early Signing Period before the window opens back up in February. Until then, here is how the Big Ten stands as of Wednesday evening.

Big Ten On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings

1. Oregon Ducks
National Ranking: No. 3
Blue-Chip Ratio: 90% (19 of 21 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Duncanville (Texas) Five-Star Plus+ WR Dakorien Moore, No. 4 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Birmingham (Ala.) Parker Five-Star Plus+ CB Na’eem Offord, No. 12 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Portland (Ore.) Central Catholic four-star OT Zac Stascausky, No. 146 NATL.

2. Ohio State Buckeyes
National Ranking: No. 5
Blue-Chip Ratio: 77% (20 of 26 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Bellefontaine (Ohio) Five-Star Plus+ QB Tavien St. Clair, No. 3 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Houston North Shore Five-Star Plus+ CB Devin Sanchez, No. 7 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Cleveland (Ohio) Gilmour Academy four-star tight end Brody Lennon, No. 316 NATL.

3. Michigan Wolverines
National Ranking: No. 6
Blue-Chip Ratio: 70% (16 of 23 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Belleville (Mich.) Five-Star Plus+ QB Bryce Underwood, No. 1 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick four-star DL Nate Marshall, No. 59 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Newburgh (Ind.) Castle four-star DL Benny Patterson, No. 298 NATL.

4. USC Trojans
National Ranking: No. 14
Blue-Chip Ratio: 52% (11 of 21 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Corona (Calif.) Centennial five-star QB Husan Longstreet, No. 20 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: New Orleans Edna Karr five-star DL Jahkeem Stewart, No. 16 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Baltimore Milford Mill four-star WR Romero Ison, No. 357 NATL.

5. Penn State Nittany Lions
National Ranking: No. 16
Blue-Chip Ratio: 46% (12 of 26 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Paramus (N.J.) Catholic four-star OT Malachi Goodman, No. 88 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei four-star CB Daryus Dixson, No. 152 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Warren (Ohio) Warren G. Harding three-star EDGE Chaz Coleman, No. 463 NATL.

6. Nebraska Cornhuskers
National Ranking: No. 20
Blue-Chip Ratio: 40% (8 of 20 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Homestead (Fla.) four-star WR Cortez Mills, No. 137 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley four-star EDGE Dawson Merritt, No. 118 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Murray (Ky.) three-star athlete Jeremiah Jones, No. 423 NATL.

No. 7 Washington Huskies
National Ranking: No. 23
Blue-Chip Ratio: 23% (7 of 29 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star WR Raiden Vines-Bright, No. 299 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Spanaway (Wash.) Bethel four-star LB Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, No. 95 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Bismarck (N.D.) three-star OT Jack Shaffer, No. 856 NATL.

No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers
National Ranking: No. 24
Blue-Chip Ratio: 25% (6 of 24 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot four-star QB Carter Smith, No. 205 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Albuquerque (N.M.) La Cueva four-star LB Mason Posa, No. 206 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Monticello (Minn.) three-star S Luke Emmerich, No. 592 NATL.

9. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
National Ranking: No. 30
Blue-Chip Ratio: 4% (1 of 27 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Barnegat (N.J.) Donovan Catholic three-star WR Michael Thomas, No. 440 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Upper Marlboro (Md.) St. John’s four-star S Tariq Hayer, No. 317 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Norwalk (Ohio) three-star tight end Ben Rothhaar, No. 926 NATL.

10. Iowa Hawkeyes
National Ranking: No. 32
Blue-Chip Ratio: 33% (5 of 15 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Clear Lake (Iowa) four-star TE Thomas Meyer, No. 197 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Edwardsville (Ill.) four-star DL Iose Epenesa, No. 43 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Oswego (Ill.) four-star LB Carson Cooney, No. 290 NATL.

11. Maryland Terrapins
National Ranking: No. 34
Blue-Chip Ratio: 22% (5 of 23 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Baltimore Archbishop Spalding four-star QB Malik Washington, No. 99 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Newport News (Va.) Warwick four-star S Messiah Delhomme, No. 330 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Baltimore Mergenthaler Vocational Technical three-star WR Justin Devaughn, No. 595 NATL.

12. Illinois Fighting Illini
National Ranking: No. 40
Blue-Chip Ratio: 0% (0 of 21 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Mt. Zion (Ill.) three-star WR Brayden Trimble, No. 506 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Brooklyn Park (Minn.) Park Center three-star EDGE Ismael Kante, No. 19 JUCO
On3 Sleeper: Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas three-star RB Cedric Wyche, No. 729 NATL.

13. Indiana Hoosiers
National Ranking: No. 48
Blue-Chip Ratio: 5% (1 of 21 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Indianapolis Warren Central three-star EDGE Tyrone Burrus, No. 561 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Baltimore St. Francis Academy four-star S Byron Baldwin, No. 173 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Indianapolis Lawrence North three-star WR Davion Chandler, No. 756 NATL.

15. Michigan State Spartans
National Ranking: No. 50
Blue-Chip Ratio: 6% (1 of 16 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: East Lansing (Mich.) three-star RB Jace Clarizio, No. 436 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Frankenmuth (Mich.) four-star DL Derrick Simmons, No. 397 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Macomb (Mich.) Dakota three-star OT Justin Bell, No. 1,337 NATL.

15. UCLA Bruins
National Ranking: No. 53
Blue-Chip Ratio: 12% (2 of 17 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Hesperia (Calif.) Oak Hills four-star RB Karson Cox, No. 250 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Pittsburg (Calif.) four-star S Jadyn Hudson, No. 308 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Pasadena (Calif.) John Muir three-star EDGE Cole Cogshell, No. 667 NATL.

16. Minnesota Golden Gophers
National Ranking: No. 55
Blue-Chip Ratio: 5% (1 of 21 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Laguna Beach (Calif.) three-star QB Jackson Kollock, No. 445 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Minneapolis Robbinsdale Cooper four-star LB Emmanuel Karmo, No. 335 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Plainfield (Ill.) three-star OT Kaveon Lee, No. 1,244 NATL.

17. Northwestern Wildcats
National Ranking: No. 62
Blue-Chip Ratio: 0% (0 of 20 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Bryant (Ark.) three-star RB Daniel Anderson, No. 743 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Frankfort (Ill.) Lincoln-Way East three-star EDGE Caden O’Rourke, No. 874 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Altamonte Springs (Fla.) Lake Brantley three-star DL Tanner Jumpp, No. 1,354 NATL.

18. Purdue Boilermakers
National Ranking: No. 104
Blue-Chip Ratio: 0% (0 of 8 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Fishers (Ind.) Hamilton Southeastern three-star IOL Cameron Gorin, No. 872 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Battle Ground Academy three-star CB Zyntreacs Otey, No. 778 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Elkhart (Ind.) Concord three-star ATH Jaron Thomas, No. 885 NATL.