Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Some recruiting numbers...

Understanding that National Signing Day is just under a month away, and some of these number can change, here are some things to get excited about (all numbers according to Rivals as of today)...

* 21st ranked recruiting class in all of Division I football

* 4th ranked recruiting class in the Big10

* Six 4-star recruits

* 5 of the Top-10 prospects in Minnesota staying home (Maresh, Nance, Grant, Salamon, Gayden)

* 13th ranked Inside Linebacker in the nation (Sam Maresh)

* 2nd ranked dual-threat QB in the nation (MarQueis Gray)

* 4th ranked scrambling QB in the nation (MarQueis Gray)

* Two Top-30 JUCO prospects (Traye "Big Play" Simmons #28, David Pittman #25)

* Two Top-40 Wide Receiver prospects (Vincent Hill #16, Brandon Green #38)

* Top-50 Defensive Tackle (Jewhan Edwards #42)

* Top-60 Corner Back (Jonathan Dandridge #54)

* Top-100 Offensive Tackle (Roszell Gayden #72)

* Top-60 Strongside Defensive End (Brandon Kirksey #54)

* Top-40 Tight End (Eric Lair #38)

* Top-40 Outside Linebacker (Spencer Reeves #32)

* Top-40 Inside Linebacker (Gary Tinsley #40)

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