Every Big Ten Football Team's 2024 Recruiting, Transfer Portal Ranking

College football's National Signing Day was on Wednesday. Here's a look at where all 18 Big Ten teams stand on the recruiting and transfer portal front heading into spring football.
Every Big Ten Football Team's 2024 Recruiting, Transfer Portal Ranking
Every Big Ten Football Team's 2024 Recruiting, Transfer Portal Ranking /

Both signing days for the 2024 football recruiting class are in the books. Teams in the Big Ten have solidified a good chunk of their rosters through high school commitments and transfer portal additions.

Now that most of the work is done, it's time to start focusing on spring football and begin preparations for the 2024 college football season.

Here's a brief look at how all 18 teams rank in terms of recruiting and transfer portal additions following Wednesday's National Signing Day (all rankings via 247Sports composite scores):

Illinois Fighting Illini

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 15
  • National recruiting rank: No. 51
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 13
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 54

Indiana Hoosiers

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 16
  • National recruiting rank: No. 59
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 8
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 22

Iowa Hawkeyes

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 9
  • National recruiting rank: No. 32
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 16
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 76

Maryland Terrapins

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 12
  • National recruiting rank: No. 39
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 14
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 61

Michigan Wolverines

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 4
  • National recruiting rank: No. 16
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 17
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 78

Michigan State Spartans

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 14
  • National recruiting rank: No. 43
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 7
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 18

Minnesota Golden Gophers

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 10
  • National recruiting rank: No. 36
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 12
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 53

Nebraska Cornhuskers

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 6
  • National recruiting rank: No. 18
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 11
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 50

Northwestern Wildcats

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 17
  • National recruiting rank: No. 77
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 18
  • National transfer portal rank: N/A

Ohio State Buckeyes

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 2
  • National recruiting rank: No. 5
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 2
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 8

Oregon Ducks

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 1 
  • National recruiting rank: No. 3
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 1
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 3

Penn State Nittany Lions

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 3
  • National recruiting rank: No. 15
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 9
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 46

Purdue Boilermakers

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 8
  • National recruiting rank: No. 29
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 4
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 16

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 11
  • National recruiting rank: No. 37
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 15
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 73

UCLA Bruins

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 18
  • National recruiting rank: No. 87
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 10
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 49

USC Trojans

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 5
  • National recruiting rank: No. 17
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 3
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 12

Washington Huskies

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 13
  • National recruiting rank: No. 38
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 5
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 21

Wisconsin Badgers

  • Big Ten recruiting rank: No. 7
  • National recruiting rank: No. 23
  • Big Ten transfer portal rank: No. 6
  • National transfer portal rank: No. 17

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Dustin Schutte
DUSTIN SCHUTTE

Dustin Schutte is a writer for Sports Illustrated/HoosiersNow.com. He has a more than a decade of experience covering the Big Ten Conference.