The 2016 recruiting cycle is officially in the books, but in a sport that never stops, coaches already find themselves looking ahead to 2017.
That rings especially true in the Big Ten, which dominated headlines on this year's signing day and will look garner even more attention a year from now.
And while recruiting rankings matter, as evidenced by the teams that typically find themselves at the top, what's most important for a program is matching its particular needs. Much of that is determined by what a team attracted a year prior and filling in the gaps of what was left on the table.