The data out of last year's NCAA tournament yields similar conclusion as well: 19/80 All-Americans were top ten recruits, 40/80 were top thirty recruits, while 20 were not top 100 recruits.
With that premise laid out, one can see the importance for programs to land elite talents in recruiting. It then goes without saying that recognizing which elite talents have the true goods in all aspects to perform in college, as well as developing said talent once on campus, is also vital. The importance of elite talent is made abundantly clear when looking at the lineups that Penn State and Ohio State put on the mat during this past season.
The five NCAA finalists for Penn State that comprised "death row" were all top ten recruits in their respective graduating classes: Zain Retherford was third in the Class of 2013, Jason Nolf seventh in 2014, Vincenzo Joseph seventh in 2015, Mark Hall first in 2016, and Bo Nickal fifth in 2014.
Other All-Americans for Penn State were two more top ten recruits in Nick Lee (fifth from the Class of 2017) and Nick Nevills (fourth from the Class of 2014), plus Shakur Rasheed who was 56th in the Class of 2014. The remaining two Nittany Lion starters in the postseason were also top 100 recruits, Carson Kuhn was 86th in the Class of 2010, while Corey Keener was 97th in the Class of 2013. (Kuhn did not qualify for the NCAAs this past season.)
All ten of Ohio State's starters made the NCAA tournament, and all were ranked as top 100 recruits in their graduating class. NCAA champ Kyle Snyder was first in the Class of 2014, and runner-up Myles Martin was fourth in 2015. Four additional top ten recruits were among the All-American finishers: Luke Pletcher (eighth in 2016), Joey McKenna (eighth in 2014), Micah Jordan (sixth in 2014), and Bo Jordan (first in 2013).
Nathan Tomasello (15th in 2013) and Kollin Moore (32nd in 2015) were the other Buckeyes' All-American finishers, while additional NCAA qualifiers for the Buckeyes were Ke-Shawn Hayes (13th in 2015) and Te'Shan Campbell (65th in 2015).
It should come as little surprise that the top two programs of recent years are continuing to recruit at an extraordinarily elite level, as one will find out when reading the rankings and capsule profiles below (top 25 class for 2018, along with the recruits that are in those classes).
Four-time state champ Seth Nevills anchors Penn State's No. 1 recruiting class (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)1. Penn State
Top 100 recruits: No. 6 Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), No. 10 Joe Lee (Evansville Mater Dei, Ind./NLWC), No. 12 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.), No. 14 Aaron Brooks (North Hagerstown, Md.), No. 15 Roman Bravo-Young (Sunnyside, Ariz.), No. 20 Gavin Teasdale (Jefferson-Morgan, Pa.), and No. 37 Brody Teske (Fort Dodge, Iowa)
Commentary: The most notable part of this class for the three-time defending national champion Nittany Lions is the addition of three high-end prospects for the opening couple of weight classes in Bravo-Young, Teasdale, and Teske. It's an absurdly strong class for the squad that has won seven national titles over the last eight seasons -- featuring six of the top 20 recruits nationally, and a seventh within the top 40. Rounding out the class are Joe Lee, true freshman All-American Nick's younger brother, and Cadet world champion Brooks who address the middle, while Beard and Nevills cover the back couple of weight classes.
2. Ohio State
Top 100 recruits: No. 9 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth, Pa.), No. 11 Gavin Hoffman (Montoursville, Pa.), No. 30 Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), No. 36 Quinn Kinner (Kingsway Regional, N.J.), No. 38 Jaden Mattox (Grove City Central Crossing, Ohio), No. 48 Malik Heinselman (Castle View, Colo.), No. 73 J.D. Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), No. 75 Alex Fleix (Gilroy, Calif.), and No. 79 Kevon Freeman (Lake Catholic, Ohio)
Other ranked recruit: Braeden Redlin (Allen, Texas)
Additional notable: Josh Ramirez (Dubuque Wahlert, Iowa)
Commentary: While the landscape of football is slightly different, one can assert within reason that Penn State wrestling is to Ohio State as Alabama football is to Urban Meyer's outfit that plays in "The 'Shoe" on Saturdays in the fall. The loss of three four-time All-Americans to graduation provides the need and open resources for what is an absolutely loaded class headed to Columbus. It features an absurd nine top 100 recruits, though just two reside in the top 20. In total this class covers every weight except for 285 and possibly 133.
3. North Carolina State
Top 100 recruits: No. 19 Jakob Camacho (Danbury, Conn.), No. 22 Trent Hidlay (Mifflin County, Pa.), No. 53 Jarrett Trombley (Lake Fenton, Mich.), No. 55 Josiah Rider (Grand Junction, Colo.), and No. 84 Tyler Barnes (Ballston Spa, N.Y.)
Other ranked recruits: Deonte Wilson (Amityville, N.Y.) and Colin Lawler (Kinkaid School, Texas)
Impact transfer: Justin Oliver (Central Michigan)
Additional notables: Matt Fields (Brunswick, Ohio), Matthew Grippi (Fox Lane, N.Y.), and Tony Wuest (Smyrna, Del.)
Commentary: Two years ago head coach Pat Popolizio and staff pulled in the No. 1 recruiting class. This past season two of those wrestlers - in their redshirt freshman season - were key components to the Wolfpack earning a "trophy finish" at the national tournament; Hayden Hidlay was runner-up at 157, while Tariq Wilson took third at 133. Familiarity is the theme in this class; its anchors beng Hayden's younger but bigger (in size) brother Trent, as well as the dynamite lightweight Camacho, who graduated the same high school as three-time All-American Kevin Jack. Given this program's track record with less heralded recruits, the pair of projected 197 and 285 wrestlers (Wuest and Tyler Houghton, Wilson and Lawler) could emerge to the impact level. In addition, 2016 All-American Oliver provides a one-year "solution" at 149.
4. Minnesota
Top 100 recruits: No. 1 Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, Minn.), No. 7 Brayton Lee (Brownsburg, Ind.), No. 32 Patrick Mckee (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.), No. 58 Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), and No. 87 Garrett Joles (Boyceville, Wis.)
Additional notables: Kasper McIntosh (Portage, Ind.)
Commentary: After a stretch of relatively down recruiting seasons that followed the Gophers' top-ranked class of 2010, this marks the third time in the last four years that Minnesota has brought in a top ten class. It's also the first "true" class for head coach Brandon Eggum. He was appointed as interim coach in the fall of 2016 before getting full time job later during the 2016-17 season. Three-time world freestyle champion Steveson is being talked about as an immediate title contender at 285 pounds, a weight class where both finalists graduate; while Lee and McKee possess high-end potential after each possibly redshirts.
5. Nebraska
Top 100 recruits: No. 26 Peyton Robb (Owatonna, Minn.), No. 31 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah), and No. 34 Alex Thomsen (Underwood, Iowa)
Other ranked recruit: Austin Emerson (Bedford, Mich.)
Impact transfer: Zeke Moisey (West Virginia)
Additional notable: Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, N.Y.)
Commentary: The year-to-year success of the 'Huskers across their roster is very impressive. Mark Manning manages to always put out a very competitive team in all weight classes, one that this past season finished top ten at the NCAA tournament; all six qualifiers won multiple matches, three were All-Americans, while another two missed the podium by a solitary match. Solid recruiting and development of that talent is an obviously key ingredient. This year's group is no exception, as there are three top 35 recruits (though Hardy will be a delayed enrollee to campus due to a two-year Mormon mission) plus a fourth weight class ranked wrestler who projects to compete at 285 pounds. Two-time All-American Moisey will provide a one-year solution transferring in to start at 125 pounds.
6. Michigan
Top 100 recruits: No. 4 Mason Parris (Lawrenceburg, Ind.), No. 5 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), and No. 23 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.)
Impact transfer: Kanen Storr (Iowa State)
Additional notables: Bobby Striggow (Orono, Minn.) and Mike Mars (Westland John Glenn, Mich.)
Commentary: Last year's class provided four top 100 recruits and a fifth higher end wrestler in Drew Mattin, who happened to qualify for the NCAA tournament as a true freshman at 125. The Wolverines will enter 2018-19 with a new, but familiar, head coach in Sean Bormet as Joe McFarland retired after earning an elusive trophy finish at the NCAA tournament. Two-time Super 32 champ Silva, Cadet world champ Lewan, and a potential Division I athlete in two sports in Parris anchor this class; along with the transfer in of Storr, who was nationally ranked during his redshirt freshman season at Iowa State.
7. Stanford
Top 100 recruits: No. 16 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 17 Shane Griffith (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 80 Tyler Eischens (Anoka, Minn.), and No. 97 Colbey Harlan (Oakdale, Calif.)
Additional notable: Gabe Dinette (Lakewood, Colo.)
Commentary: Head coach Jason Borrelli now has brought in seven top 20 recruiting classes in ten years at the helm, with this one being the highest rated. However, there comes a point when the on-the-mat results have to consistently match the recruiting success. Since an 11th-place finish in 2011, the high water mark was a 16th-place finish in 2012, with finishes the last two years sliding backwards. Lightweight Woods and middleweight Griffith are potential impact wrestlers in the near-term, while Eischens and Harlan bring potential as middleweight and upperweight wrestlers respectively.
8. Missouri
Top 100 recruits: No. 40 Zach Elam (Staley, Mo.), No. 47 Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers College, Mo.), No. 49 Jarrett Jacques (Father Tolton Catholic, Mo.), No. 63 Brock Mauller (Father Tolton Catholic, Mo.), No. 64 Peyton Mocco (West Allis Nathan Hale, Wis.), No. 69 Jeremiah Kent (Hickman, Mo.), and No. 99 Ceivon Severado (Christian Brothers College, Mo.)
Other ranked recruits: Jack Flynn (Francis Howell, Mo.) and Cameron Fusco (Seckman, Mo.)
Additional notable: Weston DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.)
Commentary: 2017-18 was another positive season for Mizzou, as the Tigers were undefeated in dual meets before winning a seventh straight conference title and placing sixth at the national tournament with four All-Americans. Effective recruiting has been a key part of Brian Smith's success at the helm of "Tiger Style" ... with this year's group particularly notable for the significant in-state flavor. The clear high-end anchor is projected heavyweight Elam, who eschewed potential Division I football opportunities to wrestle in college; while Kent is a notable "diamond in the rough" as he only started wrestling while in high school. Why a low ranking despite this quantity of ranked kids? All seven top 100 recruits are below the last of the seven Penn State brought in; only one (Elam) is ranked in the top four in his high school weight class, while for instance Ohio State has seven ranked top four in their weight class.
9. North Carolina
Top 100 recruits: No. 24 Brandon Whitman (Dundee, Mich.), No. 52 Mason Phillips (Stanwood, Wash.), No. 61 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 90 Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, Pa.)
Other ranked recruits: Keaton Kluever (Kaukauna, Wis.) and Joey Mazarra (Bishop Gorman, Nev.)
Additional notable: Joe Heilmann (South Plainfield, N.J.)
Commentary: 2017-18 was an improved season for the Tar Heels. They won an additional conference dual relative to the previous year, while also improving by two positions (fifth to third) in the conference tournament standings. An additional positive was the pair of All-Americans from an almost two decade high of eight qualifiers; while this recruiting class, which follows up last year's haul of three top 100 prospects that was rated 10th, adds further momentum in the right direction in Chapel Hill. The obvious anchor is projected 197 Whitman, Melendez is a potential impact lower-weight with Izzy Style connections (like assistant coach Tony Ramos), while Heilmann is the younger brother of All-American 149 pound wrestlers Troy.
10. Princeton
Top 100 recruits: No. 13 Patrick Glory (Delbarton, N.J.), No. 57 Quincy Monday (Carrboro, N.C.), No. 72 Grant Cuomo (Brewster, N.Y.), and No. 77 Marshall Keller (Christiansburg, Va.)
Other ranked recruit: Jake Marsh (Marysville, Ohio)
Commentary: It's yet another ranked recruiting class for head coach Chris Ayres, who continues to do excellent work as head coach, especially in terms of bringing in talent. Last year it was two top thirty recruits, while the year before it was three in the top 100 (four weight class ranked). This year, the clear anchor is four-time New Jersey state finalist Glory, a two-time state champion; he'll join fellow Delbarton grad Agaisse in the lightweight queue. Keller and Monday are expected to help in the middle-weights, as is Marsh, while Cuomo fits in as an upper-middle.
11. Iowa State
Top 100 recruits: No. 3 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio), No. 42 Joel Shapiro (West Des Moines Valley, Iowa)
Other ranked recruits: Francis Duggan (Iowa City West, Iowa) and Anthony Sherry (Glenwood, Iowa)
Impact transfer: Todd Small (Iowa Central)
Additional notables: Grant Stotts (West Des Moines Valley, Iowa), Hunter DeJong (Sibley-Ocheyedan, Iowa), and Tyler Buesgens (Scott West, Iowa)
Commentary: Recruiting hasn't been the problem in recent years for Iowa State, it's been the parts that happen after enrolling on campus. The first year of the Kevin Dresser Era was a struggle, with some clunky dual meet losses followed by the coup de gras of only getting one wrestler to the NCAA tournament. Expectations and pressure are clear and present headed into year two, including on Carr, who could be called on as an immediate starter in the middle-weights. Small has had success at the junior college level, and should help in the lower-weight,s along with redshirt freshman Austin Gomez. Of interest is a bunch of similar recruits that project to be part of the upper third of the lineup.
12. Rutgers
Top 100 recruits: No. 39 Bill Janzer (Delsea Regional, N.J.) and No. 59 Nico Aguilar (Gilroy, Calif.)
Other ranked recruit: Jake Benner (Ocean Township, N.J.)
Additional notables: Kyle Lightner (Delaware Valley, N.J.) and Malcolm Robinson (Blair Academy, N.J.)
Commentary: The Scarlet Knights have now had five consecutive seasons with an All-American finisher. That includes this past season where they finished just outside the top ten (11th with 42-1/2 points), with multiple All-Americans and a national finalist in Nick Suriano. Scott Goodale has built an excellent program, where the on mat product is getting closer to matching the strong fan support and enthusiasm. The anchor recruits are a lower-weight in Aguilar and an upperweight in Janzer, while Lightner is a 197/285 type that missed his senior season due to injury after winning state as a junior.
13. Iowa
Top 100 recruits: No. 18 Anthony Cassioppi (Hononegah, Ill.) and No. 60 Nelson Brands (Iowa City West, Iowa)
Impact transfer: Austin DeSanto (Drexel)
Commentary: The Hawkeyes have already seen return from last year's number one recruiting class, as Spencer Lee dominated his true freshman NCAA tournament on the way to earning gold and promoting Pokemon to new heights among people above elementary school age; while the fourth ranked class of 2016 provided return in an All-American finish from Alex Marinelli at 165. Though Cassioppi is not Gable Steveson, he's a legit wrestling talent at the 285 class; Brands comes from a strong gene pool as the son of Associate Head Coach (Terry) and nephew of Head Coach (Tom). Incoming transfer DeSanto came on the scene after a specatular Cliff Keen in early December and reached the quarterfinals from the seventh seed at the NCAA tournament in his true freshman campaign at Drexel.
14. Oklahoma
Top 100 recruits: No. 33 Antony Madrigal (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), No. 85 Tommy Hoskins (Legacy Christian Academy, Ohio), and No. 93 Jaryn Curry (Choctaw, Okla.)
Other ranked recruit: Josiah Jones (Bishop McCort, Pa.)
Impact transfer: Kayne MacCallum (Eastern Michigan)
Commentary: The second season for Lou Rosselli saw further affirmation of the "talent gap" that exists in Norman between the Sooners and the top teams in the country. His squad qualified just four wrestlers for the NCAA tournament, and mustered one point during the competition in Cleveland two eight weeks ago. It is the hope that last year's sixth ranked class and this solid group can help reboot his program. Of note is the transfer of NCAA qualifier MacCallum from Eastern Michigan.
15. Oklahoma State
Top 100 recruits: No. 2 Travis Wittlake (Marshfield, Ore.) and No. 70 Anthony Montalvo (Buchanan, Calif.)
Additional notable: Jalin Harper (Manhattan, Kansas)
Commentary: This is a third straight "light" class in terms of quantity for head coach John Smith and the Cowboys after significant pulls in 2014 and 2015 of 11 combined top 100 recruits. However, Wittlake and Montalvo are clear elite talents from the west coast; Wittlake a 2016 Cadet world medalist who beat eventual 2017 Cadet world champion Brooks at the trials in Akron before injury precluded him from competing. Harper was a Junior folkstyle national champion this spring despite failing to win his high school state tournament. All three wrestlers are upper-middle-weight types.
16. Wisconsin
Top 100 recruits: No. 66 Tyler Dow (Stoughton, Wis.), No. 68 Jared Krattiger (Waterford, Wis.), and No. 71 Jeremy Schoenherr (Stratford, Wis.)
Impact transfer: Connor Brown (South Dakota State)
Additional notable: Joey Sanchez (St. Paris Graham, Ohio)
Commentary: New head coach Chris Bono came into the fold after recruiting was basically done for the 2018 class by Barry Davis and the previous staff. Davis did a solid job with this group signing three of the five top 100 prospects that resided in the state of Wisconsin (Mocco went to Missouri, while Joles went across the border to Minnesota); Bono and the new staff will have to continue that trend, and possibly even improve it. The three in-state talents all have shown their mettle at national level events, while Brown qualified for the NCAA tournament as a true freshman at 125 competing for South Dakota State this past season, and Sanchez was a state champion and Ironman placer for national power St. Paris Graham this past season.
17. Northwestern
Top 100 recruits: No. 46 Jack Jessen (Willowbrook, Ill.), No. 74 Lucas Davison (Chesterton, Ind.), and No. 96 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.)
Additional notable: Jack Heyob (Cincinnati St. Xavier, Ohio)
Commentary: As Matt Storniolo and staff finally come into their own in Evanston, this is a rather solid recruiting group for the Wildcats. It's a trio of top 100 recruits headed by the excellent upperweight from just outside of Chicago in Jessen, who has had major success in national level events. Davison and Byelick also have significant national-level event credentials, and will bolster the back half of the lineup; while state runner-up Heyob projects as a 285 (similar to Conan Jennings, who was also from Southwest Ohio, and finished runner-up at state as a senior).
18. Drexel
Top 100 recruits: No. 45 Michael O'Malley (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.) and No. 67 Anthony Walters (Bishop McCort, Pa.)
Other ranked recruits: Dante Mininno (Gateway Woodbury, N.J.), Antonio Mininno (Gateway Woodbury, N.J.), and Josh Stillings (Pennridge, Pa.)
Additional notable: Ty Smith (Virgin Valley, Nev.)
Commentary: This is a third straight ranked recruiting class for head coach Matt Azevedo, though for a second straight year the anchor member of the previous year's class has already left campus, with DeSanto headed for Iowa. Even so there is strong momentum as this year's class features a pair of top 100 talents in projected upper-middleweight O'Malley and projected 197 Walters. The Mininno twins and Smith all fit in as potential options at 125/133, Smith an unexpected Junior National freestyle champion last summer at 113; while Super 32 Challenge and Flo Nationals runner-up Stillings fits in a similar area of the lineup as O'Malley.
19. Northern Iowa
Top 100 recruits: No. 95 Drew Bennett (Fort Dodge, Iowa) and No. 98 Michael Blockhus (New Hampton, Iowa)
Other ranked recruits: Kyle Biscoglia (Waukee, Iowa), Bryce Esmoil (West Liberty, Iowa), and John McConkey (Atlantic, Iowa)
Additional notables: Tyrell Gordon (Waterloo East, Iowa) and Cayd Lara (Fort Dodge, Iowa)
Commentary: Head coach Doug Schwab has made the most out of the Panthers position as a collegiate wrestling program in Iowa. The 2014 season was their high-water mark in terms of on the mat success, while recruiting has continued to be a positive with now three ranked recruiting classes in four years. The very interesting thing about this group is that even with in-state power Iowa and Iowa State, all seven core members are from the state of Iowa. Biscoglia and Bennett are lightweights; Blockhus and Lara are middleweights; while Esmoil, Gordon, and McConkey are upperweights to form a class with excellent depth and breadth.
20. Cornell
Top 100 recruits: No. 28 Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.)
Other ranked recruit: Jonathan Loew (Wantagh, N.Y.)
Additional notables: Gerard Angelo (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) and Ryan Moore (Walton Verona, Ky.)
Commentary: 2018 marked an eleventh straight top ten finish at the national tournament for the Big Red, while the quartet of All-Americans made it sixteen consecutive seasons with three-plus on the podium. With the banner recruiting class of 2017 plus a solid incumbent roster already present on campus in Ithaca, this year's class is a bit lighter in quantity of talent; however, Merola is a potential impact talent in a middle-weight with Loew showing upside potential as a 184/197 after moving up three weights to have an excellent high school senior season at 195.
21. Army West Point
Top 100 recruit: No. 21 Markus Hartman (Barrington, Ill.)
Other ranked recruits: Paul Robinson (Bremen, Ga.) and Max Darrah (Whitfield, Mo.)
Additional notables: Ryan Chauvin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Mason Smith (Walton Verona, Ky.), Andrew Wert (Central Dauphin, Pa.), and Christian Hunt (Yorktown, Ind.)
Commentary: It's a second consecutive ranked recruiting class for head coach Kevin Ward, and the Black Knights. This group is led by Hartman, a two-time Fargo double All-American, who beat Will Lewan for his state title this year. Between Robinson and Darrah one is bound to be a capable starter at 285, as both have national event productivity to their credit; Chauvin and Wert are solid lower-weight options, while two-time state runner-up Hunt and Smith are potential options in the middleweights.
22. Rider
Top 100 recruit: No. 29 Frankie Gissendanner (Penfield, N.Y.) and No. 83 Chris Wright (Central Dauphin, Pa.)
Additional notables: Bryan Martin (Williamstown, N.J.)
Commentary: Gissendanner is probably the best recruit the Broncos have landed in recent program memory other than B.J. Clagon. The last time Rider landed two top 100 recruits was in 2013, when Clagon and Chad Walsh enrolled; each was an All-American at least once (Walsh twice in actuality) with an additional round of 12 appearance. Should Gissendanner and Wright replicate that success, it would be good news for head coach John Hagney and crew. Martin is a potential "diamond in the rough" as an upperweight, placing third at state for the first time as a senior.
23. SIU Edwardsville
Top 100 recruit: No. 25 Justin Ruffin (Union Grove, Ga.)
Other ranked recruits: Aaron Schulist (Mukwanago, Wis.) and Saul Ervin (Union County, Ky.)
Additional notable: Austin Macias (Burlington Central, Ill.)
Commentary: As a school that doesn't sponsor football and with basketball competing in the Ohio Valley Conference, there seem to be obstacles in front of the wrestling program for achieving success. However, head coach Jeremy Spates has things going in a positive direction (from one NCAA qualifier his first season, to two each of the following two years, and three the last two years). In addition, this excellent recruiting class is another momentum boost. Ruffin is an elite wrestler who has competed and produced in many national events, while Schulist and Macias were Junior freestyle All-Americans last summer as well.
24. Penn
Top 100 recruits: No. 27 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.) and No. 86 Grant Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.)
Other ranked recruit: Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.)
Additional notables: Doug Zapf (Downington West, Pa.), Carmen Ferrante (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), and Jake Hendricks (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)
Commentary: Having this type of pipeline to Florida would be more notable if it was in the fall sport played with an oblong ball that generates a ton of revenue. However, in this case it's good news for head coach Roger Reina, as his Quakers add two talented middleweights and an upperweight to the stable. Complimentary pieces include two-time state finalist Zapf and three-time state placer Ferrante as lower-weights and Cadet world Greco-Roman team participant Hendricks as a middle-weight.
25. Lehigh
Top 100 recruit: No. 51 Josh Humphreys (Parkersburg South, W.Va.)
Other ranked recruits: Jaret Lane (Southern Columbia, Pa.) and Mitchell Polito (East Brunswick, N.J.)
Impact transfer: Connor Schram (Canon-McMillan, Pa.)
Additional notable: Brian Meyer (Phillipsburg, N.J.)
Commentary: Coming off an excellent season in which the Mountain Hawks ended Cornell's eleven-year hold on the EIWA title, while qualifying all ten wrestlers to the NCAA tournament and then earning three All-Americans, they bring in a solid recruiting class. The anchors are the middle-weight Humphreys along with lower-weights Lane and Polito. Previous All-American Schram is a solid one-year solution at 125 after 2017 national champion Darian Cruz graduated.
Honorable mention: Arizona State, Harvard, Pitt, South Dakota State, Virginia
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