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Posted
1/17/16;
Updated
1/31/16
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NU Set to Sign
2016 Recruiting Class this Week
With signing day just a few days away, Northwestern appears to have a class of 20 ready for 2016.
As
with last year, this
year's list of potential new players appears split nearly evenly
between
offense and defense, with eleven players on offense (four on the line)
and nine players on defense (also four on the line) And, for the third
year straight, NU will not sign any new kickers or punters, apparently
relying on walkons for these critical positions.
NU
has apparently lightened its recruiting emphasis on Pennsylvania, while
renewing its focus on Ohio and Texas. The 'Cats have six recruits from
Ohio, four from Texas, and a pair each from Illinois and Indiana. The
two recruits from Indiana are both from Fort Wayne (hometown of former
NU standout Trai Essex). Two of the Texas recruits are from Katy High
School. Overall, NU has 13 recruits from the midwest, three from the
east / southeast, and none from the plains or west coast.
Rivals
has given four stars to defensive back Roderick Campbell, from St.
Louis. Scout, meanwhile, has given a four-star rating to running back
Jeremy Larkin, from Cincinnati. Most of the rest of NU's class have
three stars from the
major recruiting sites. CBS Sports' 247Sports site gave every one of
NU's recruits three stars.
While
the number of four-star recruits for NU is down vs. recent years,
the team's ranking is roughly the same as last year. As of January 31,
Scout ranks NU 38th in the
country (up from #40 two weeks ago), just behind Miami, FL, and eighth
in the B1G, just
ahead of Minny. Rivals has NU at
#43 nationally (down from #39 two weeks ago), just above NC State, and
8th in the B1G, now just behind Iowa. 247Sports is more downbeat on
NU's class, ranking it
48th in the nation and 10th in the B1G
The following table shows the
list of recruits who have committed to Northwestern. The comments are compiled
from
material taken from Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports.
Recruiting
is always a somewhat challenging topic for me to cover. I have no interest at all in
college recruiting. Yet, I recognize that success in recruiting is
critical to Northwestern's program.
For more
detailed info and analysis, be sure to check out Lou V.'s reporting at
Rivals and the work at Scout and CBS' 247 Sports.
RB
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Jesse Brown
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Snellville, GA
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Scout and 247 3-Star. 17 offers, incl. Air Force, Army, BC, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Iowa, KS St., Yale
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| DB
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Brian Bullock
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Round Rock, TX
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Rivals and 247 3-Star. Offer from Texas St.
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Roderick Campbell
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St. Louis, MO
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Rivals 4-Star.
Scout and 247 3-Star. Rivals 3rd in state; 17th at DB. Scout 1st in
state. 13 offers, incl. AZ St., Cincy, Duke, Illinois, Iowa, Notre
Dame, Vandy
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DE
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Tommy Carnifax
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Warren, OH
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Rivals 24th in state. Scout 3rd in state. 8 offers, incl. Duke, Iowa, Wisc.
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| WR
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Ramaud Chiaokhiao- Bowman
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Minneapolis, MN
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Rivals 9th in state. 12 offers, incl. Harvard, Minny, Yale
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| TE
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Eric Eshoo
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Wilmette, IL
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Rivals 23rd in state. Scout 3rd in state. 11 offers, incl. Cornell, Illinois
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| LB
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Paddy Fisher
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Katy, TX
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Scout 10th in state. 11 offers, incl. Baylor, BC, Wash, Wisc.
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| LB
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Jango Glackin
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Bradenton, FL
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Scout 5th in state. 17 offers, incl. Harvard, Indy, Navy, WVA, Wisc., Yale
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Mark Gooden
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Reynoldsburg, OH
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Scout 6th in state. 14 offers, incl. Air Force, BC, Iowa, Vandy, Wake
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| OL
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Cameron Kolwich
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Orchard Lake, MI
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Rivals,
247 and Scout 3-Star. Rivals 32nd in state. Scout 3rd in state. 11
offers, incl. Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Mizzou, Vandy
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Jeremy Larkin
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Cincinnati, OH
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Scout 4-Star. Rivals and 247 3-Star. Rivals 14th in state; 8th at RB. Scout 3rd in state; 25th at RB. 7 offers, incl. BC, Cincy, Wake
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| WR |
Riley Lees
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Libertyville, IL
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Rivals 24th in state. Scout 2nd in state. 9 offers, incl. Army, Iowa
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Jesse Meyler
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Alexandria, VA
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Rivals,
247 and Scout 3-Star. Rivals 24th in state. Scout 2nd in state. 17
offers, incl. BC, Harvard, Illinois, Pitt, Vandy, VA, Wake, WVA, Yale
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Alex Miller
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Houston, TX
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247 3-Star. 13 offers, incl. Air Force, Army, Boise St., Houston, Rice, SMU, TX Tech
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Jake Saunders
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Loveland, OH
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Scout 2nd in state. 10 offers, incl. BC, Cincy, Illinois, Oregon St., Pitt, Vandy, Wake, Wisc.
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Ben Skowronek
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Fort Wayne, IN
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Rivals 15th in state. Scout 2nd in state. 15 offers, incl. BC, Cincy, Iowa, NC St., Indy, Purdue
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Aidan Smith
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Fort Wayne, IN
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Rivals 4th in state; 12th at QB. Scout 2nd in state. 7 offers, incl. BC, Toledo
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| OG |
Nik Urban
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Willoughby, OH
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Scout 2nd in state. 10 offers, incl. Duke, Illinois, WVA
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Gunnar Vogel
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Westerville, OH
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Rivals, 247 and Scout 3-Star. Rivals 29th in state. Scout 5th in state. 8 offers, incl. Air Force, Harvard
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Travis Whillock
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Katy, TX
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Scout and 247 3-Star. Scout 10th in state. 12 offers, incl. BC, Houston, Iowa St., Wisc.
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Rivals state ranks include all positions. Scout state ranks are position-specific.
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