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Top five true freshman wide receivers in the Big Ten for 2023

Top five true freshman wide receivers in the Big Ten for 2023 #GoBucks #B1G

It is always fun to look at recruiting rankings. The recruiting landscape receives more coverage every year and is a very important aspect of building a program. Still, it is important to remember these players and prospects are not defined by these rankings.

I was diving into the most recent class and trying to figure out which future Buckeye is going to shine brightest and fastest but noticed that the Big Ten as a whole was pretty interesting recruiting-wise this cycle, and we already dove into the top quarterbacks and top running backs of the class, but now we will take a look at the top wide receivers in the class of 2023.

The following are the top five wide receiver recruits ranked by 247Sports heading to Big Ten schools this fall.

Ranking Ohio State wide receivers by 247Sports composite recruiting rankings

Ranking Ohio State wide receivers by 247Sports composite recruiting ranking #GoBucks

The Ohio State football program has 13 wide receivers on scholarship and appears super deep. Still, as any Buckeye fan knows, this unit took a massive hit last season with the injury to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, but the youngsters stepped up in a big way.

It was a bit shocking to see Xavier Johnson return, not that he was an early-round lock for the NFL, but he will undoubtedly get a shot at the next level. There is also a ton of excitement surrounding the stud freshman arriving on campus.

We rank the scholarship wide receivers on the roster based on their 247Sports recruiting rankings. You might be surprised by some of these …

Ohio State lands second 5-star receiver, Brandon Inniss, in back-to-back days

BOOM! … and — another BOOM! Ohio State lands its second 5-star receiver in as many days. #GoBucks

The recruiting momentum is beginning to heat up at Ohio State. Yesterday Ryan Day and the program pulled in 5-star receiver Carnell Tate after a fierce battle with three other programs, and that was followed by news that another 5-star talent at the wideout position, Brandon Inniss, has also decided to call Ohio State home.

Innis was thought to be an OSU lean after committing to Oklahoma before Lincoln Riley bolted for USC, but there was still plenty of competition between the Buckeyes, Alabama, Georgia, and yes — USC.

In the end, though, Inniss has bonded with some of the OSU teammates, and by all accounts had it in the plans for some time now that he and Tate would announce their commitment in back-to-back days.

Innis is rated as the No. 2 wide receiver and 18th overall prospect in the 2023 recruiting cycle according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Like Tate, (IMG Academy), Innis is also a Florida product (Hollywood).

OSU now has twelve members to its fast-rising 2023 recruiting class, and there are rumors that some more heavyweights are on the way. We’ll be close to all the action as anything further happens.

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Alabama Morning Drive: June visits are underway in Tuscaloosa

The latest news and notes involving the Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday morning.

Good Thursday morning, Tide fan! Welcome back to another edition of Alabama Morning Drive where we deliver the latest news and notes involving your Alabama Crimson Tide each weekday morning.

June is set to be a busy month for the Alabama football staff with countless visitors anticipated to arrive in Tuscaloosa.

Not only will [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and his staff host some of the nation’s top prospects on official visits, but several other high-priority recruits will stop by for unofficial visits throughout the month.

Alabama has a chance to upgrade its current 2023 recruiting class with an intense month of visits.

Let’s take a look at the top five most important players, in my opinion, that Alabama will host in June.