Wednesday (February 1st) is National Signing Day for College Football. The four primary recruiting services are Scout.com, Rivals.com, ESPN.com, and 247sports.com.
For the Terps, here are links to each site with their respective rankings:
Scout.com: http://maryland.scout.com/a.z?s=174&p=9&c=8&yr=2012
ESPN.com: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/120/class/2012
247sports.com: http://maryland.247sports.com/Recruit/Commits
The services rank players on a scale of 1 to 5 stars. While there is value from looking at each of the individual rankings from the different services, I prefer to look at the recruits by averaging the combined results as a whole.
23 players have provided a verbal to Maryland so far. Here are their combined rankings:
QB:
Perry Hills, QB, Pittsburgh, PA, Central Catholic
3 stars Rivals, 3 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 3 stars average
Caleb Rowe, QB, Greer, SC, Blue Ridge
3 stars Rivals, 3 stars Scout, 2 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.75 stars average
RB:
Wes Brown, RB, Olney, MD, Good Counsel
4 stars Rivals, 4 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 4 stars 247sports = 3.75 stars average
Albert Reid, RB, Washington DC, Friendship
3 stars Rivals, 4 stars Scout, 4 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 3.5 stars average
Kenneth Goins, RB, Baltimore, MD, Gilman School
2 stars Rivals, 3 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.75 stars average
Joe Riddle, RB, Frederick, MD, Linganore
2 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 2 stars ESPN, 2 stars 247sports = 2 stars average
WR:
Amba Etta-Tawo, WR, Powder Springs, GA, McEachern
3 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.75 stars average
Levern Jacobs, WR, New Berlin, NY, Milford Academy
3 stars Rivals, 3 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 2 stars 247sports = 2.75 stars average
Malcolm Culmer, WR, Willingboro, NJ, Willingboro
2 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.5 stars average
TE:
P.J. Gallo, TE, Holland, PA, Council Rock South
3 stars Rivals, 3 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 3 stars average
Offensive Line:
Mike Madaras, OL, Olney, MD, Good Counsel
3 stars Rivals, 3 stars Scout, 4 stars ESPN, 4 stars 247sports = 3.5 stars average
Nick Brigham, OL, Atlanta, GA, Marist School
3 stars Rivals, 3 stars Scout, 4 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 3.25 stars average
Defensive Line:
Roman Braglio, DE, Owings Mills, MD, McDonough
3 stars Rivals, 3 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 3 stars average
Linebacker:
Abner Logan, LB, Brookline, MA, Dexter
4 stars Rivals, 3 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 4 stars 247sports = 3.5 stars average
Brock Dean, LB, Harrisburg, PA, Bishop McDevitt
3 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.75 stars average
Stefan Houston, LB, Clarksburg, MD, Clarksburg
3 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.75 stars average
Dallas Griffiths, LB, Tallahassee, FL, North Florida Christian
3 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 3 stars ESPN, 2 stars 247sports = 2.5 stars average
Avery Thompson, LB, Chesapeake, VA, Grassfield
2 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 2 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.25 stars average
Shawn Petty, LB, Greenbelt, MD ,Eleanor Roosevelt
2 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 2 stars ESPN, 2 stars 247sports = 2 stars average
Secondary:
Sean Davis, DB, Washington DC, Maret School
3 stars Rivals, 3 Stars Scout, 2 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.75 stars average
Alvin Hill, DB, Locust Grove, GA, Luella
3 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 2 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.5 stars average
Anthony Nixon, DB, Pittsburgh, PA, Central Catholic
3 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, 2 stars ESPN, 3 stars 247sports = 2.5 stars average
Isaac Goins, DB, San Pablo, CA, Contra Costa CC
2 stars Rivals, 2 stars Scout, NR ESPN, 2 stars 247sports = 2 stars average
Maryland is still involved with several major prospects, including:
Eddie Goldman, DT, Friendship, Washington, DC
5 stars Rivals, 5 stars Scout, 5 stars ESPN, 5 stars 247sports = 5 stars average
Stefon Diggs, WR, Good Counsel, Olney, MD
5 stars Rivals, 5 stars Scout, 4 stars ESPN, 5 stars 247sports = 4.75 stars average
Korren Kirven, DT, Brookville, Lynchburg, VA
4 stars Rivals, 5 stars Scout, 4 stars ESPN, 4 stars 247sports = 4 stars average
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