By CollegeFootballNews.com | January 20, 2017 12:54 am CT

2017 Recruiting National Signing Day All-Big Ten Team

Who are the best and the brightest new recruits in the Big Ten? It’s the 2017 All-Big Ten Recruiting Team.

Get the expectations going. These are the best and the brightest prospects being signed by the Big Ten teams for the 2017 recruiting class. These are the names you’ll need to know – at least if all goes according to plan.

Scroll down to check out the 2012 Big Ten All-Recruiting Team. Did the top prospects live up to the hype?

2017 Big Ten All-Recruiting National Signing Day Team: Offense

QB: Tate Martell, Ohio State

RB: Weston Bridges, Michigan State

RB: O’Maury Samuels, Michigan

WR: Trevon Grimes, Ohio State

WR: Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan

TE: Matt Dotson, Michigan State

OT: Micah Clark, Rutgers

OG: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State

C: Cesar Ruiz, Michigan

OG: Josh Myers, Ohio State

OT: Chuck Filiaga, Michigan

2017 Big Ten All-Recruiting National Signing Day Team: Defense

DE: A.J. Epenesa, Iowa

DT: Haskell Garrett, Ohio State

DT: Aubrey Solomon, Michigan

DE: Chase Young, Ohio State

OLB: Baron Browning, Ohio State

ILB: Avery Roberts, Nebraska

OLB: Drew Singleton, Michigan

CB: Lamont Wade, Penn State

S: Jeffrey Okudah, Ohio State

S: Isaiah Pryor, Ohio State

CB: Shaun Wade, Ohio State

2017 Big Ten All-Recruiting National Signing Day Team: Kickers

PK: Grant Ryerse, Minnesota

P: Haydon Whitehead, Indiana

Here were the supposed top prospects from five years ago in the 2012 team. These were expected to be the franchise-makers. Did it work out that way?

2012 CFN All-Big Ten Recruiting Team

QB – Tommy Armstrong, Nebraska
RB – Brionte Dunn, Ohio State
RB – Greg Garmon, Iowa
WR – Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State
WR – Eugene Lewis, Penn State
TE – Devin Funchess, Michigan
OT – Taylor Decker, Ohio State
OG – Dan Voltz, Wisconsin
C – Wendy Laurent, Penn State
OG – Ryan Watson, Purdue
OT – Kyle Kalis, Michigan
PK – Paul Griggs, Purdue

DE – Noah Spence, Ohio State
DT – Ondre Pipkins, Michigan
DT – Tommy Schutt, Ohio State
DE – Adolphus Washington, Ohio State
OLB – Joe Bolden, Michigan
MLB – Royce Jenkins-Stone, Michigan
OLB – Ifeadi Odenigbo, Northwestern
CB – Terry Richardson, Michigan
S – Demetrious Cox, Michigan State
S – D.J. Singleton, Wisconsin
CB – Armani Reeves, Ohio State
P – No Punters Signed

2017 Recruiting Position Rankings
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | OTs | OGs & Cs
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