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Josh Keatley

Top five true freshman quarterbacks in the Big Ten for 2023

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, but 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 the first position I wanted to look at was quarterback.

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

Lincoln Kienholz, Ohio State

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The 247Sports Composite Breakdown

Height: 6 feet, 1 inches

Weight: 182 pounds

High School: T.F. Riggs (Pierre, South Dakota)

247Sports Rating: Four-Star  (No. 11 QB )

Sam Leavitt, Michigan State

The 247Sports Composite Breakdown

Height: 6 feet, 2 inches

Weight: 197 pounds

High School: West Linn (West Linn, Oregon)

247Sports Rating: Four-Star  (No. 18 QB )

Jaxon Smolik, Penn State

The 247Sports Composite Breakdown

Height: 6 feet, 2 inches

Weight: 200 pounds

High School: Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines, Iowa)

247Sports Rating: Three-Star  (No. 35 QB )

Aidan Gray, Northwestern

The 247Sports Composite Breakdown

Height: 6 feet, 3 inches

Weight: 200 pounds

High School: Naperville North (Naperville, Illinois)

247Sports Rating: Three-Star  (No. 42 QB )

Marco Lainez III, Iowa

The 247Sports Composite Breakdown

Height: 6 feet, 2 inches

Weight: 225 pounds

High School: Hun School (Skillman, New Jersey)

247Sports Rating: Three-Star  (No. 48 QB )

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