Tracking Football has researched and athletically rated the Big Ten recruiting classes of 2017. The University of Michigan led the way this year with 15 recruits possessing PAI scores above 3.0. FBS programs recruiting large numbers of players with PAI scores above 3.0 have historically done well in the win/loss column. Below are two charts indicating the conference’s breakdown of multi-sport high school participation by recruits and our Player Athletic Index scoring of raw football athleticism.
PAI Score Chart
Multi-Sport Chart