North Dakota State Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Fargodome • Fargo • ND
Recruiting context
North Dakota State recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups North Dakota State commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2015 class includes 16 commits, with an average star rating of 2.06. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2015 North Dakota State: Development class
Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 65.14
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Athlete
- Top Pipeline
- MN
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
16
Average Stars
2.06
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
MN • 11
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2015.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
16 recruits found in 2015.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Ellefson | TE | 3★ | 79.8 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Hawley, MN | Hawley Secondary | Retained |
| Trenton Mooney | OT | 2★ | 78.9 | 6'5" | 260 lbs | Lamar, MO | Lamar | Retained |
| Aaron Mercadel | ILB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Berkeley, CA | Berkeley | Retained |
| Demaris Purifoy | RB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'2" | 185 lbs | Milwaukee, WI | Wauwatosa West | Retained |
| Jaxon Brown | S | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 181 lbs | Eau Claire, WI | Regis | Retained |
| Marquise Bridges | WR | 2★ | 76.3 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Minneapolis, MN | DeLaSalle | Retained |
| Robbie Grimsley | ATH | 2★ | 76.3 | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Hutchinson, MN | Hutchinson | Retained |
| Jack Darnell | DT | 2★ | 75.8 | 6'3" | 250 lbs | Champlin, MN | Champlin Park | Retained |
| Bryan Carlton | SDE | 2★ | 75.3 | 6'3" | 240 lbs | Minnetonka, MN | Minnetonka | Retained |
| Connor Hubbs | DT | 2★ | 74.3 | 6'3" | 265 lbs | White Bear Lake, MN | White Bear Lake | Retained |
| Braden Sikes | ATH | 2★ | 74.0 | 6'0" | 187 lbs | Minnetonka, MN | Minnetonka | Retained |
| Derrek Tuszka | WDE | 2★ | 73.0 | 6'4" | 227 lbs | Warner, SD | Warner - 01 | Retained |
| Dimitri Williams | ATH | 2★ | 73.0 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Rosemount, MN | Rosemount Senior | Retained |
| James Hendricks | ATH | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | Bemidji, MN | Bemidji Senior | Retained |
| Matt Anderson | TE | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Stillwater, MN | Stillwater Area | Retained |
| Zach Johnson | OT | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'5" | 270 lbs | Minneapolis, MN | Spring Lake Park | Retained |
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