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Big Ten Conference: 2017 Team Recruiting Rankings

By Rees Woodcock

Dec 5, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A Big Ten logo on the field before the Big Ten Conference football championship game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Michigan State Spartans at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A Big Ten logo on the field before the Big Ten Conference football championship game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Michigan State Spartans at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Mike Riley watches the game against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska won 31-16. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Mike Riley watches the game against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska won 31-16. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 5 Nebraska Cornhuskers

The No. 5 team on this list is playing pretty well this season and isn’t too far behind Rutgers for the No. 4 spot.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have yet to secure a 5-star recruit, but they are coming in with 5 4-star commitments.

Nebraska is bringing in a pretty good recruiting class that is led by quarterback Tristan Gebbia.  He is a 6-foot-3, 180-pound, pro-style quarterback from Calabasas, California.

This was a great steal by the Cornhuskers and will possibly be a replacement for Tommy Armstrong Jr. once he leaves the program.

Nebraska didn’t just stop there with focusing on their offense, though.  They also have two 4-star wide receivers committed as well.

The Cornhuskers have some solid 4-star recruits coming in for 2017, but their 3-star recruits will help as well.

Right now, Nebraska is sitting with an average of 9.66 3-star recruits.  These players will emerge as your down and dirty workhorse players.

Nebraska has a lot of defensive players in this bunch of 3-stars.  The great thing about these 3-stars is that they are all borderline 4-star players.

Most of these 3-star defensive players are ranked in the top 700 among all players.  That is impressive and the Nebraska defense could be scary again in a few years.

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