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It’s Christmas morning for college football coaches and their programs – well figuratively, of course.
Over the next three days of the early signing period, programs within the Big Ten will see their hours and resources put into finding the missing pieces of their rosters pay off with official commitments for their incoming recruiting class.
The three-day early signing period, which ends Friday, has become one of the more active recruiting periods in college football in the past few years. That trend is expected to continue this year, as the top players in the country will sign over the next 72 hours instead of waiting for National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
One Big Ten program has already made a splash going into the early signing period, as Sherrone Moore and Michigan flipped the No. 1 recruit in the country, Bryce Underwood, from LSU to the Wolverines.
And while the current season hasn’t come to a close just yet, signings over the next three days will serve as the catalyst to the offseason debate of which Big Ten team has the most talent going into next season among fan bases.
Here’s a look at where Big Ten teams rank within the country as the early signing period starts Wednesday, including which of the country’s top 50 players are Big Ten bound:
Big Ten football recruiting team rankings 2025
Ohio State currently leads the Big Ten with the highest ranked 2025 recruiting class in the country at No. 3, according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings. The Buckeyes, who have verbal commitments from three five-star recruits, are behind the SEC’s Georgia and Alabama heading into Wednesday’s start of the early signing period.
Two additional Big Ten teams — Oregon at No. 6 and Michigan at No. 7 — are in the top 10, while the conference as a whole has nine total teams with a top-25 ranked recruiting class.
Here’s where all Big Ten teams rank nationally with their 2025 recruiting class per 247Sports’ Composite rankings, heading into early signing period:
This section will be updated throughout the early signing period.
Rankings are based on 247Sports’ Composite rankings.
- Ohio State: No. 3
- Oregon: No. 6
- Michigan: No. 7
- USC: No. 16
- Penn State: No. 17
- Washington: No. 19
- Wisconsin: No. 22
- Nebraska: No. 23
- Maryland: No. 25
- Rutgers: No. 26
- UCLA: No. 37
- Indiana: No. 40
- Iowa: No. 46
- Illinois: No. 47
- Minnesota: No. 48
- Michigan State: No. 60
- Northwestern: No. 63
- Purdue: No. 104
Big Ten football top 2025 recruits
As of Monday, Dec. 2, the Big Ten currently has commitments from 13 of the top 50 players in the country on the 247Sports’ Composite rankings list. Of the 18 programs in the Big Ten, Oregon leads the conference with verbal commitments from five top 50 players in the country.
Here’s a full breakdown of the top 50 players in the 2025 recruiting class who have verbally committed to one of the Big Ten programs:
National ranking leads name
- 1. QB Bryce Underwood: Michigan
- 4. WR Dakorien Moore: Oregon
- 6. CB Devin Sanchez: Ohio State
- 7. QB Tavien St. Clair: Ohio State
- 14. OT Andrew Babalola: Michigan
- 21. WR Dallas Wilson: Oregon
- 28. S Trey McNutt: Oregon
- 34. QB Husan Longstreet: USC
- 39. CB Brandon Finney: Oregon
- 41. LB Riley Pettijohn: Ohio State
- 46. DL Iose Epenesa: Iowa
- 49. CB Dorian Brew: Oregon
- 50. S Faheem Delane: Ohio State
When is the early signing period for college football?
The early signing period for college football this year is Wednesday, Dec. 4 through Friday, Dec. 6.
