Rivals' national recruiting expert Mike Farrell names NU one of his five surprise recruiting teams in his Three-Point Stance column. Here's what he had to say about his Top 5...
It’s mid-June in recruiting, so who cares about recruiting rankings, right?
I do because it’s my job, and it’s always interesting to see which teams are surprising at what many think is the midpoint of the cycle. Here are five teams I didn’t expect to see so high in our team rankings at this stage…
Oklahoma State – While much of the attention in the Big 12 has been paid to Texas and Oklahoma with new coaches, Oklahoma State is putting together a very nice class led by wide receiver C.J. Moore and potential future stars Spencer Sanders and Jonathan Shepherd. Each brings serious offensive talent to the program.
Baylor – The best job in recruiting last year was done by Matt Rhule at Baylor, hands down, and he continues to kill it despite all the awfulness surrounding the program. Running backs Stanley Hackett and Joshua Fleeks are a great one-two combo, and defensive end Joshua Landry has excellent upside.
Kansas – I’ve mentioned Kansas many times before, and they continue to surprise. Not only do they have headliners Devonta Jason and Corione Harris, but players like Tevailance Hunt and Miles Emery, among others, have serious talent.
Minnesota – P.J Fleck hasn’t landed his first four-star yet, but the class is loaded with talented three- stars including defensive tackle Elijah Teague and defensive backs Tyrik Henerson and home grown Benjamin Sapp.
Northwestern – Defensive end Devin O’Rourke is the headliner, but keep an eye out for quarterback Jason Whittaker and rangy safety Greg Newsome as well.
Link: Three-point stance
It’s mid-June in recruiting, so who cares about recruiting rankings, right?
I do because it’s my job, and it’s always interesting to see which teams are surprising at what many think is the midpoint of the cycle. Here are five teams I didn’t expect to see so high in our team rankings at this stage…
Oklahoma State – While much of the attention in the Big 12 has been paid to Texas and Oklahoma with new coaches, Oklahoma State is putting together a very nice class led by wide receiver C.J. Moore and potential future stars Spencer Sanders and Jonathan Shepherd. Each brings serious offensive talent to the program.
Baylor – The best job in recruiting last year was done by Matt Rhule at Baylor, hands down, and he continues to kill it despite all the awfulness surrounding the program. Running backs Stanley Hackett and Joshua Fleeks are a great one-two combo, and defensive end Joshua Landry has excellent upside.
Kansas – I’ve mentioned Kansas many times before, and they continue to surprise. Not only do they have headliners Devonta Jason and Corione Harris, but players like Tevailance Hunt and Miles Emery, among others, have serious talent.
Minnesota – P.J Fleck hasn’t landed his first four-star yet, but the class is loaded with talented three- stars including defensive tackle Elijah Teague and defensive backs Tyrik Henerson and home grown Benjamin Sapp.
Northwestern – Defensive end Devin O’Rourke is the headliner, but keep an eye out for quarterback Jason Whittaker and rangy safety Greg Newsome as well.
Link: Three-point stance
