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Rankings revised Aug. 22; commitments updated Sept. 23
Editor's note: The players denoted by an asterisk are ones whom Tom Lemming has seen personally and on film. The list below is subject to change during the high school football season.
Quarterbacks
| Player |
Ht., Wt., 40 time |
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High school |
Committed |
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Cliff Davis*
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6-5, 210, 4.7 |
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Eupora, Miss.
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--
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Dennis Dixon*
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6-5, 190, 4.6 |
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San Leandro, Calif. |
--
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Johnny DuRocher*
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6-4, 205, 4.6 |
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Spanaway (Bethel), Wash. |
Oregon
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Richard Kovalcheck*
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6-3, 205, 4.7 |
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San Diego (St. Augustine), Calif. |
--
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Robert Lane*
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6-3, 210, 4.6
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Monroe (Neville), La.
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LSU
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Chris Leak*
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6-1, 210, 4.6
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Charlotte (Independence), N.C.
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--
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Blake Mitchell*
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6-4, 180, 4.7 |
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LaGrange, Ga. |
S.C.
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Syvelle Newton*
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6-2, 202, 4.4 |
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Bennettsville (Marlboro Co.), S.C.
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--
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Brady Quinn*
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6-3, 205, 4.6
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Dublin (Coffman), Ohio |
Notre Dame
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Clayton Richard*
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6-5, 230, 4.7 |
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Lafayette (McCutcheon), Ind. |
--
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Jamarcus Russell*
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6-6, 220, 4.7
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Mobile (Williamson), Ala. |
-- |
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Marcus Stone*
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6-4, 220, 4.6
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Harrisburg (Bishop McDevitt), Pa. |
N.C. State
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Kyle Wright*
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6-4, 200, 4.6
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Danville (Monte Vista), Calif.
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Miami (Fla.)
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Tom Zbikowski*
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6-0, 190, 4.3 |
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Buffalo Grove, Ill.
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--
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Running backs
| Player |
Ht., Wt., 40 time |
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High school |
Committed |
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Darrell Blackman*
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6-0, 190, 4.4 |
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Williamsport, Pa.
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--
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Alley Broussard*
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6-1, 228, 4.45
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Lafayette (Acadiana), La.
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LSU
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Reggie Bush*
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6-0, 190, 4.5 |
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La Mesa (Helix), Calif.
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--
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Tim Castille*
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5-11, 220, 4.5
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Birmingham (Briarwood Christian), Ala. |
Alabama
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Joe Cohen*
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6-3, 235, 4.6 |
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Melbourne (Palm Bay), Fla.
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--
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Barrington Edwards*
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6-1, 213, 4.48
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Bowie, Md.
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--
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Erik Hardeman*
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6-1, 205, 4.4
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Pflugerville, Texas
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Texas
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Cornell Johnson*
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6-1, 205, 4.4 |
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Desert Pines, Nev. |
--
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Kregg Lumpkin*
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6-0, 200, 4.4
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Stone Mountain (Stephenson), Ga.
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Georgia
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Tyrone Moss*
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5-10, 195, 4.5 |
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Pompano Beach (Ely), Fla. |
--
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Demetris Summers*
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6-1, 200, 4.5
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Lexington, S.C.
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--
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Lendale White*
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6-2, 215, 4.5
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Littleton (Chatfield), Colo. |
--
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Wide receivers
| Player |
Ht., Wt., 40 time |
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High school |
Committed |
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Sean Bailey*
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6-1, 175, 4.5 |
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Alpharetta (Milton), Ga.
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--
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Adarius Bowman*
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6-4, 208, 4.5 |
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Chattanooga (Notre Dame), Tenn.
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--
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Andre Caldwell*
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6-2, 180, 4.4 |
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Tampa (Jefferson), Fla.
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--
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Chad Jackson*
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6-1, 200, 4.39 |
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Hoover, Ala.
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--
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Keon Lattimore*
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6-0, 205, 4.5 |
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Baltimore (Mt. St. Joseph), Md.
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--
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Whitney Lewis*
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6-1, 215, 4.4 |
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Ventura (St. Bonaventure), Calif. |
--
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Mike Mason*
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6-0, 175, 4.4
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Rocky Mount, N.C.
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UNC
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Robert Meachem*
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6-3, 200, 4.39 |
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Tulsa (Washington), Okla. |
--
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Reggie Nelson*
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6-1, 200, 4.4
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Melbourne (Palm Bay), Fla.
|
-- |
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Bret Smith*
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6-2, 170, 4.4
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Warren, Ark. |
--
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Jayson Swain*
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6-2, 205, 4.4 |
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Huntsville (Grissom), Ala. |
--
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Limas Sweed*
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6-4, 203, 4.4 |
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Brenham, Texas |
Texas
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B.J. Vickers*
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6-3, 205, 4.5 |
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Venice, Calif. |
--
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Tight ends
| Player |
Ht., Wt., 40 time |
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High school |
Committed |
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Chris Barrett*
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6-3, 230, 4.7 |
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Tustin, Calif.
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--
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Vernon Davis*
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6-4, 220, 4.8 |
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Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
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--
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Tony Hills*
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6-6, 230, 4.6 |
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Alief (Elsik), Texas
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--
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Louis Irizarry*
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6-5, 235, 4.6 |
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Youngstown (Ursuline), Ohio
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Ohio State
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Josh Mueller*
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6-6, 240, 4.7 |
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Columbus (Lakeview), Neb. |
Nebraska
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Greg Olsen*
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6-6, 245, 4.7
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Wayne Hills, N.J.
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--
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Jon Stupar*
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6-5, 250, 4.78 |
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State College, Pa. |
--
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Doug Van Dyke*
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6-6, 230, 4.7 |
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Marshall, Mich.
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--
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Offensive linemen
| Player |
Ht., Wt., 40 time |
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High school |
Committed |
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Jorrie Adams*
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6-8, 300, 4.9 |
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Jasper, Texas
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--
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Jarrod Britt*
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6-5, 275, 4.9 |
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Powder Springs (McEachern), Ga.
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Clemson
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Tripp Carroll*
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6-4, 300, 5.0 |
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Jacksonville (Jackson), Fla.
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Va. Tech
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Donovan Davis*
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6-7, 330, 5.5 |
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Jackson (Callaway), Miss.
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--
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Ryan Harris*
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6-5, 255, 4.7
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St. Paul (Cretin Derham), Minn. |
--
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Mike Jones*
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6-5, 302, 5.1 |
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Oak Lawn (Richards), Ill. |
--
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Dominic Lee*
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6-4, 300, 4.9 |
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Birmingham (Huffman), Ala.
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--
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Aubrey McPhadden*
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6-7, 310, 5.1
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Jacksonville (First Coast), Fla.
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--
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Ofa Mohetau*
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6-3, 325, 4.9
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Euless (Trinity), Texas |
--
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Dan Pribula*
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6-6, 280, 5.0 |
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Strongsville, Ohio |
-- |
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Ryan Schuler*
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6-7, 270, 4.98 |
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Sioux Falls (Washington), S.D. |
Oklahoma |
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Aaron Sears*
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6-4, 305, 5.0
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Russellville, Ala. |
--
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John Sullivan*
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6-4, 280, 4.9 |
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Greenwich, Conn. |
-- |
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Joe Thomas*
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6-8, 269, 4.78
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Brookfield (Central), Wis. |
--
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Defensive linemen
| Player |
Ht., Wt., 40 time |
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High school |
Committed |
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Victor Abiamiri
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6-5, 245, 4.6 |
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Baltimore (Gilman), Md.
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--
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Kyle Caldwell*
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6-3, 260, 4.8 |
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Scottsdale (Saguaro), Ariz.
|
--
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Sian Cotton*
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6-4, 305, 4.8
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Akron (St. Vincent-St. Mary), Ohio |
--
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Shawn Crable*
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6-6, 230, 4.7
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Massillon (Washington), Ohio |
--
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Moe Dampeer*
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6-5, 275, 4.8 |
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Decatur (MacArthur), Ill.
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--
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Tez Doolittle*
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6-3, 250, 4.6
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Opelika, Ala. |
--
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Sedric Ellis*
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6-3, 270, 4.7
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Chino, Calif. |
--
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Jason Jack*
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6-5, 255, 4.6
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Humble, Texas |
Texas A&M
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Lawrence Jackson*
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6-5, 245, 4.8
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Inglewood, Calif. |
--
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Richard Kittrell*
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6-5, 300, 4.75
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Hamden (Hyde), Conn. |
--
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Trevor Laws*
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6-2, 280, 4.8
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Apple Valley, Minn. |
Notre Dame
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Xavier Lawson-Kennedy*
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6-3, 300, 4.9
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Duncanville, Texas |
--
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Sean Merrill*
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6-4, 275, 4.8
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D'Iberville, Miss. |
--
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Jarvis Moss*
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6-5, 235, 4.6 |
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Denton (Ryan), Texas
|
--
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Will Paul*
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6-4, 255, 4.6 |
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Ballwin (Parkway West), Mo. |
Michigan
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Carl Pendleton*
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6-5, 275, 4.8
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Sapulpa, Okla.
|
--
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Vincent Redd*
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6-6, 245, 4.7 |
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Elizabethton, Tenn. |
--
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John Shaw*
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6-4, 275, 4.8
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Spring Grove, Pa. |
Penn State
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Tim Washington*
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6-4, 230, 4.6
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Sugar Land (Dulles), Texas |
--
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Mario Williams*
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6-6, 250, 4.57
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Richlands, N.C. |
--
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Linebackers
| Player |
Ht., Wt., 40 time |
|
High school |
Committed |
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Xavier Adibi*
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6-2, 205, 4.5
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Hampton (Phoebus), Va. |
--
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Daniel Brooks*
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6-3, 225, 4.7
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Jackson (Central-Merry), Tenn.
|
--
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Ryan Brown*
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6-2, 238, 4.55 |
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Moncks Corner (Berkeley), S.C. |
--
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Jermaine Dias*
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6-2, 220, 4.6 |
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Hackensack, N.J. |
--
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Tavares Gooden*
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6-2, 220, 4.5 |
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Ft. Lauderdale (Aquinas), Fla. |
--
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Wesley Jefferson*
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6-2, 230, 4.65 |
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Gwynn Park (Brandywine), Md. |
--
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Turk McBride*
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6-4, 225, 4.5
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Camden (Wilson), N.J. |
--
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Ernie Sims*
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6-0, 220, 4.5 |
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Tallahassee (N. Fla. Christian), Fla. |
--
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LaMarr Woodley*
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6-3, 230, 4.6
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Saginaw, Mich.
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--
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Defensive backs
| Player |
Ht., Wt., 40 time |
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High school |
Committed |
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Tarell Brown*
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6-0, 180, 4.3 |
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Mesquite (North Mesquite), Texas
|
--
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Dorian Bryant*
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5-11, 165, 4.35 |
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Woolwich (Kingsbury Reg.), N.J.
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--
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Prescott Burgess*
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6-3, 210, 4.6
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Warren (Harding), Ohio |
--
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Michael Bush*
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6-3, 220, 4.5
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Louisville (Male), Ky. |
--
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Tony Cade*
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6-2, 200, 4.4 |
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Lewisville, Texas
|
Oklahoma
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Antonio Cromartie*
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6-3, 190, 4.4 |
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Tallahassee (Lincoln), Fla. |
--
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Quinton Culberson*
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6-1, 210, 4.5
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Jackson (Provine), Miss.
|
--
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Ryan Mundy*
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6-2, 210, 4.4 |
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Pittsburgh (Woodland Hills), Pa.
|
--
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Paul Oliver*
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6-1, 180, 4.4
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Kennesaw (Harrison), Ga. |
Georgia
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Steve Smith*
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6-1, 185, 4.4
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Woodland Hills (Taft), Calif. |
--
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Travis Thomas*
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6-1, 185, 4.5 |
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Washington, Pa.
|
--
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Demetrice Webb*
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6-0, 185, 4.39 |
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Jacksonville (White), Fla. |
--
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Donte Whitner*
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5-11, 175, 4.3 |
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Cleveland (Glenville), Ohio |
--
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Ambrose Wooden*
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6-1, 185, 4.4 |
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Baltimore (Gilman), Md. |
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