Top 100 High School Football Recruits

[Awsi Dooger]

While watching the Army All-Star game on NBC today, I remembered I posted this list on DU last year and it drew some interest. It's from this link, with the list updated frequently before national signing day on February 2: http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?SID=880&Year=2005&ra_key=817

The college commitment is at the bottom of each listing. If it says "list" the athlete is still undecided, and you have to visit the link above and click on the list to see the schools he's considering.

Admittedly an inexact science, but I'll point out Adrian Peterson was #1 in the ranking last year.

The USC haters have a potential new target of ridicule in #32 on this list, DeSean Jackson. He is a smooth Marvin Harrison-type WR who is apparently headed to 'SC. But he's anything like Harrison in onfield class. I'm sure Sportscenter will highlight the ridiculous move Jackson made today, in the first quarter of the high school all-star game. He caught a pass along the left sideline and had a simple walk-in TD, but decided to launch himself from the 6 yard line and do a twisting summersault in the direction of the end zone. He lost the ball on the 1/2 yard line and was lucky it was ruled down, not a fumble. On top of it, he got a 15 yard penalty for excess celebration, so a TD turned into 1st and 10 at the 16.

1
Derrick Williams
ATH
6-0/189
Greenbelt (MD) Eleanor Roosevelt
Penn State


2
Jerrell Powe
DT
6-3/352
Waynesboro (MS) Wayne County
Auburn


3
Eugene Monroe
OL
6-6/319
Plainfield (NJ)
Virginia


4
Fred Rouse
WR
6-4/190
Tallahassee (FL) Lincoln
list


5
Callahan Bright
DT
6-2/315
Bryn Mawr (PA) Harriton
list


6
Mark Sanchez
QB
6-4/211
Mission Viejo (CA)
Southern Cal


7
Martellus Bennett
TE
6-7/237
Alief (TX) Taylor
list


8
Reginald Youngblood
OL
6-5/280
Houston (TX) Washington
Miami-FL


9
Justin King
DB
6-0/183
Pittsburgh (PA) Gateway
Penn State


10
Patrick Turner
WR
6-5/210
Nashville (TN) Goodpasture
list


11
Jonathan Stewart
RB
5-10/224
Lacey (WA) Timberline
list


12
DeMarcus Granger
DT
6-3/315
Dallas (TX) Kimball
list


13
Melvin Alaeze
DE
6-2/277
Randallstown (MD)
list


14
Marlon Lucky
RB
6-0/202
North Hollywood (CA)
Nebraska


15
Toney Baker
RB
5-10/218
Jamestown (NC) Ragsdale
list


16
Kenneth Phillips
DB
6-2/195
Miami (FL) Carol City
list


17
Tray Blackmon
LB
6-0/200
LaGrange (GA)
Auburn


18
Ryan Perrilloux
QB
6-2/207
Reserve (LA) East St. John
Texas


19
Victor Harris
ATH
6-0/185
Highland Springs (VA)
Virginia Tech


20
Kevin Grady
RB
5-10/230
East Grand Rapids (MI)
Michigan


21
Darren McFadden
ATH
6-0/198
Little Rock (AR) Pulaski Oak Grove
Arkansas


22
Rey Maualuga
LB
6-2/253
Eureka (CA)
list


23
Ekom Udofia
DT
6-1/288
Scottsdale (AZ) Chaparral
list


24
Alex Boone
OL
6-8/296
Lakewood (OH) St. Edwards
Ohio State


25
Jamario O'Neal
DB
6-1/190
Cleveland (OH) Glenville
Ohio State


26
Dan Doering
OL
6-6/300
Barrington (IL)
Iowa


27
Ryan Reynolds
LB
6-2/216
Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman
list


28
Kade Weston
DT
6-5/315
Red Bank (NJ)
Georgia


29
Jason Gwaltney
RB
6-0/234
Long Island (NY) North Babylon
list


30
Antone Smith
RB
5-8/181
Pahokee (FL)
list


31
Eugene Hayes
LB
6-2/206
Greenville (FL) Madison County
list


32
DeSean Jackson
WR
5-11/170
Long Beach (CA) Poly
list


33
Jamaal Charles
RB
6-1/185
Port Arthur (TX) Memorial
Texas


34
Luthur Brown
LB
6-3/227
Lakewood (CA)
list


35
James Davis
RB
6-0/207
Atlanta (GA) Douglass
list


36
Marques Slocum
OL
6-4/331
Philadelphia (PA) West Catholic
list


37
Averell Spicer
DE
6-2/260
Rancho Cucamonga (CA)
Southern Cal


38
Eric Huggins
WR
6-3/186
Conway (SC)
Oklahoma


39
Kyle Moore
DE
6-6/247
Warner Robins (GA) Houston County
list


40
Mohamed Massaquoi
WR
6-2/190
Charlotte (NC) Independence
Georgia


41
Leon Jackson
ATH
6-3/200
Pasco (WA) Pasco
Nebraska


42
Antonio Bass
ATH
6-1/194
Jackson (MI)
Michigan


43
Matt Hardrick
OL
6-5/338
Orlando (FL) Edgewater
list


44
Ndamukong Suh
DT
6-4/278
Portland (OR) Grant
list


45
Aleksey Lanis
OL
6-5/313
Los Angeles (CA) Crenshaw
UCLA


46
Mario Manningham
WR
6-0/174
Warren (OH) Harding
Michigan


47
C.J. Byrd
ATH
6-3/185
North Augusta (SC)
Georgia


48
Anthony Moeaki
TE
6-4/250
Wheaton (IL) Wheaton South
list


49
O.J. Murdock
WR
6-0/178
Tampa (FL) Middleton
list


50
Brian Cushing
LB
6-4/216
Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic
list


51
Dace Richardson
OL
6-6/300
Wheaton (IL) Wheaton South
list


52
Dajleon Farr
TE
6-6/235
Galena Park (TX) North Shore
Miami-FL


53
Will Harris
DB
6-3/195
Covina (CA) Charter Oak
Southern Cal


54
Michael Oher
OL
6-5/330
Memphis (TN) Briarcrest Christian
list


55
Jonathan Crompton
QB
6-3/211
Waynesville (NC) Tuscola
Tennessee


56
Ricky Jean-Francois
DE
6-3/241
Miami (FL) Carol City
list


57
Curtis Crouch
OL
6-6/322
Fayetteville (NC) E.E. Smith
list


58
Al Jones
DE
6-2/236
New Orleans (LA) St. Augustine
LSU


59
Curtis Lofton
LB
6-1/225
Kingfisher (OK)
Oklahoma


60
Henry Melton
ATH
6-3/275
Grapevine (TX)
Texas


61
Reggie Smith
DB
6-1/190
Edmond (OK) Santa Fe
list


62
Justin Mincey
DE
6-5/240
Folkston (GA) Charlton County
Florida State


63
Malcolm Kelly
WR
6-4/200
Longview (TX)
Oklahoma


64
Christopher Barney
OL
6-6/332
Miami (FL) Northwestern
list


65
LaMarcus Coker
RB
5-10/184
Antioch (TN)
Tennessee


66
Maurice Wells
RB
5-9/177
Jacksonville (FL) Sandalwood
Ohio State


67
Avery Atkins
DB
5-11/182
Daytona Beach (FL) Mainland
Florida


68
Travis Beckum
LB
6-5/220
Oak Creek (WI)
Wisconsin


69
Bryan Evans
DB
6-0/175
Jacksonville (FL) Ed White
list


70
Keenan Clayton
DB
6-2/205
Sulphur Springs (TX)
Oklahoma


71
Everette Brown
DE
6-4/238
Wilson (NC) Beddingfield
Florida State


72
Doug Worthington
DE
6-7/256
Athol Springs (NY) St. Francis
Ohio State


73
Rashard Mendenhall
RB
6-0/190
Skokie (IL) Niles West
Illinois


74
Roy Miller
DT
6-2/302
Killeen (TX) Shoemaker
list


75
Kevin Thomas
DB
6-0/166
Oxnard (CA) Rio Mesa
Southern Cal


76
Cory Zirbel
OL
6-7/301
Murray (KY)
Michigan


77
Courtney Harris
DE
6-4/230
Jupiter (FL)
Miami-FL


78
Carlos Thomas
WR
5-11/165
College Park (GA) Banneker
list


79
Spencer Adkins
LB
6-0/228
Naples (FL)
Miami-FL


80
Jake Christensen
QB
6-0/200
Lockport (IL)
Iowa


81
Matt Reynolds
OL
6-6/270
Provo (UT) Timpview
list


82
Demetrice Morley
DB
6-0/176
Miami (FL) Killian
Tennessee


83
Selwyn Lymon
WR
6-4/190
Fort Wayne (IN) Harding
Purdue


84
Chris Keys
DB
6-2/210
Stevenson (AL) North Jackson
Alabama


85
Michael Ray Garvin
DB
5-8/179
Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep
Florida State


86
Aaron Ware
ATH
6-0/180
Westlake Village (CA) Oaks Christian
UCLA


87
Michael Shumard
OL
6-5/290
Killeen (TX) Harker Heights
Texas A&M


88
Austin Usher
WR
6-2/195
Los Angeles (CA) Jefferson
list


89
Josh McNeil
OL
6-4/290
Collins (MS)
Tennessee


90
Nic Harris
DB
6-2/208
Alexandria (LA)
list


91
Deveon Simmons
LB
6-0/210
Virginia Beach (VA) Landstown
Virginia Tech


92
Chris Scott
OL
6-5/300
Lovejoy (GA)
list


93
Kalvin Bailey
RB
5-11/245
Seffner (FL) Armwood
Iowa


94
Jonathan Hannah
TE
6-4/251
Hope Mills (NC) South View
list


95
Paul Freeney
DE
6-3/229
Aldine (TX) Eisenhower
Texas A&M


96
Rico McCoy
LB
6-2/210
Washington (D.C.) St. John's College
list


97
Kevin Bemoll
OL
6-5/295
Mission Viejo (CA)
list


98
Terrance Taylor
DT
6-1/285
Muskegon (MI)
Michigan


99
James McKinney
DT
6-2/277
Louisville (KY) Central
list


100
Harrison Beck
QB
6-1/205
Clearwater (FL) Countryside
Nebraska

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. #29 is gonna be a Pro Bowl running back in the NFL

29
Jason Gwaltney
RB
6-0/234
Long Island (NY) North Babylon


He's the best player I've ever seen from high school on Long Island, by a MILE.

He's already built like an NFL player at 234 pounds. He scored more touchdowns in his career than my high school has in 20 years.

[underpants]

2. Very quietly Penn State seems to be having quite the recruiting year

Others as well (Va. Tech has signed 3 of the top 5 players in the state-the RB from Highland Springs will play DB) but the top recruit and a co-worker's son who is the prototypical WR. I started pushing the dad towards UVa (still an outside chance) but PSU wants the kid to graduate early (already has enough credits) and enroll in the spring. This kid is can't miss-education AND physically - and flew under the radar because his HS runs to ball on EVERY down.