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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 8, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin looks on from the sideline during the fourth quarter against the Maryland Terrapins at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Maryland 38-14. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O
Oct 8, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin looks on from the sideline during the fourth quarter against the Maryland Terrapins at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Maryland 38-14. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O /

No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State is a clear No. 8 in the recruiting rankings.  They have a decent recruiting class coming in but the quantity is just not there yet.

Right now, the Nittany Lions do not have a 5-star recruit committed but they do have an average of 4.6 4-star recruits pledged.

Leading the way out of the 4-star group of recruits is quarterback, Sean Clifford.

Clifford is from Cincinnati, Ohio and decided to come to play for Penn State.  This was a big steal for the Nittany Lions and likely a future starting quarterback.

The quarterback situation hasn’t been great in a while so maybe Clifford can change that.  He stands at 6-foot-2, 210-pounds, and is a top 200 player in the country.

Penn State is also averaging 9 3-star recruits for the class of 2017 as well.

In this group of 3-star recruits, the Nittany Lions have strong-side defensive end Damion Barber.

Barber is from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania so this was a big-time get for Penn State to keep the good players home.

I really like Barber and think he could become a big player for Penn State.  He is a borderline 4-star recruit that will make an impact early on in his career.

Penn State has a solid recruiting class for 2017.  If they could just get more quantity in this class then they would be higher in the rankings.

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