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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 15, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; Northwestern Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald walks the sidelines during the first half of a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; Northwestern Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald walks the sidelines during the first half of a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 9 Northwestern Wildcats

The Northwestern Wildcats are the No. 9 team in the recruiting rankings and I doubt they drop anytime soon.  They are easily ahead of the No. 10 team on this list.

Northwestern does not have a 5-star recruit that has committed to the program.  They do have an average of 1 4-star recruit committed, though.

The highest ranked recruit for the Wildcats right now is strong-side defensive end, Earnest Brown.

Brown is a top 300 player that is 6-foot-5, 233-pounds.  He was a great find for Northwestern from Denton, Texas.

Alongside Brown will be defensive tackle Sam Miller out of this class.  He is a 6-foot-3, 260-pound, defensive tackle out of Houston, Texas.

This is a great class for Northwestern because they have received commitments from good players out of state.

Northwestern also has the most 3-star recruits in the Big Ten averaging 15.6.

The leader of the 3-star recruits for Northwestern is safety JR Pace.

Pace is from Atlanta, Georgia and looks to dominate on the defensive side of the ball for the Wildcats.  He is a top 600 player and should make an impact on Northwestern immediately.

This Wildcats recruiting class is pretty solid.  If they continue to add players then I could see them moving up on this list.

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