NU's 2016 class currently sits at five players. The month of June is the time for Pat Fitzgerald and his staff to start locking up commitments.
It's June, and that means, among other things, it's 'crootin time. Especially for Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern.
With five class of 2016 commitments heading into the summer, the Wildcats aren't necessarily behind, but they have plenty of work to do, and plenty of spots to fill. NU's class currently ranks 9th in the Big Ten, just behind Rutgers, and some schools at the top of the list already have double-digit commits.