Big Ten football recruiting class of 2026 team rankings entering June

The calendar has turned to June, which means the start of the most important stretch of the 2026 recruiting cycle.

Official visits are already underway. For most programs, the recently concluded May 30 visit weekend is the most important of the multi-week period. That weekend is often full of each program’s high-priority targets, where a strong first impression can often lead to converted commitments.

Wisconsin’s start to the official visit season displays the first weekend’s importance. The program already has three commitments from its group of visitors — defensive lineman Arthur Scott, linebacker Ben Wenzel and defensive lineman Djidjou Bah. However, since it has yet to land a blue-chip recruit to its growing class of 2026, commitments from top visitors LB McHale Blade, WR Jayden Petit, RB Amari Latimer, OT Kamari Blair and athlete Jackson Ford are paramount.

As we await those players’ decisions, here is an updated look at how Wisconsin’s class of 2026 stacks up compared to the rest of the Big Ten, now into June.

Updated Big Ten football class of 2026 recruiting rankings entering June

  1. USC Trojans
    • Class Recap: 27 commits, 17 blue-chip (one five-star), 91.57 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 1
  2. Ohio State Buckeyes
    • Class Recap: 13 commits, 11 blue-chip (two five-stars), 93.09 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 3
  3. Penn State Nittany Lions
    • Class Recap: 17 commits, nine blue-chip, 89.82 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 4
  4. Illinois Fighting Illini
    • Class Recap: 16 commits, two blue-chip, 87.73 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 12
  5. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
    • Class Recap: 16 commits, four blue-chip, 87.26 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 13
  6. Minnesota Golden Gophers
    • Class Recap: 15 commits, two blue-chip, 87.60 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 18
  7. Washington Huskies 
    • Class Recap: 11 commits, four blue-chip (one five-star), 88.49 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 20
  8. Oregon Ducks
    • Class Recap: Seven commits, five blue-chip (one five-star), 92.81 Average Player Rating
    • National Ranking: No. 27
  9. Iowa Hawkeyes 
    • Class Recap: Nine commits, four blue-chip, 88.60 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 28
  10. Indiana Hoosiers
    • Class Recap: Nine commits, three blue-chip, 87.85 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 31
  11. UCLA Bruins
    • Class Recap: Eight commits, three blue-chip, 88.53 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 35
  12. Wisconsin Badgers
    • Class Recap: 10 commits, zero blue-chip, 86.84 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 37
  13. Michigan Wolverines
    • Class Recap: Seven commits, four blue-chip, 90.04 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 39
  14. Purdue Boilermakers
    • Class Recap: Eight commits, zero blue-chip, 86.60 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 43
  15. Northwestern Wildcats
    • Class Recap: Nine commits, zero blue-chip, 86.27 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 49
  16. Maryland Terrapins
    • Class Recap: Six commits, one blue-chip (one five-star), 89.95 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 51
  17. Michigan State Spartans
    • Class Recap: Five commits, one blue-chip, 87.64 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 58
  18. Nebraska Cornhuskers
    • Class Recap: Four commits, one blue-chip, 88.26 average player rating
    • National Ranking: No. 64

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