The first of December means we have officially entered the month when the Class of 2023 will largely be locked up around the country. The early signing period begins on December 21, which means we are in the final few weeks before recruits begin submitting their letters of intent to the schools of their choosing. So how are the Big Ten schools looking on the national recruiting scene as we approach the early signing period, and how does the conference stack up against one another?
The following rankings are based off the 247Sports composite rankings. National rankings are highlighted for an idea of where each Big Ten team sits nationally. Also included is a look at the movement in the national and Big Ten rankings since our last look at the recruiting rankings, which was published on October 6 (we skipped November).
For the third straight month, we have also included future Big Ten members USC and UCLA as the Class of 2023 will end up playing the majority of their college football in the Big Ten. If the Big Ten makes any additional expansion moves, those schools will be added to our check-ins in the future.