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Ed.'s note: Lemming's fullback ranking was revised Jan. 27, 2004.
One last look at this year's crop of fullbacks led me to one colclusion: Peyton Hillis had to be No. 1. Brock Bolen slides down to No. 2, while Chris Pressley, remains at No. 3. The top four fullbacks can play anywhere in the country.
There might be a few more changes before Signing Day, so check back to see who drops out, drops down or moves up the list.
| Player |
Ht., Wt. |
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City (High School), St. |
College
(Verbal) |
| 1. Peyton Hillis |
6-2, 240 |
| Conway, Ark. |
Arkansas |
| 2. Brock Bolen |
6-0, 230 |
| Germantown (Valley View), Ohio |
Illinois |
| 3. Chris Pressley |
6-0, 240 |
| Woodbury, N.J. |
Wisconsin |
| 4. David Holbert |
6-2, 225 |
| Nashville (Brentwood Academy), Tenn. |
Tennessee |
| 5. Mike McLaughlin |
6-1, 215 |
| Waynesboro (Wayne County), Miss. |
Auburn |
| 6. Dwayne Jones |
6-1, 230 |
| Lakewood, N.J. |
Rutgers |
| 7. Delbert Ferguson |
6-3, 215 |
| Warren (Harding), Ohio |
Cincinnati |
| 8. Dan Lawlor |
6-2, 240 |
| Mechanicsburg (Cumberland Valley), Pa. |
Penn State |
| 9. Jay Lucas |
6-1, 210 |
| Baton Rouge (Redemptorist), La. |
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| 10. Jacob Hester |
6-0, 240 |
| Shreveport (Evangel), La. |
LSU |
| 11. Leon Pennington |
6-1, 225 |
| Hallandale, Fla. |
Michigan State |
| 12. Levonte Barber |
5-10, 212 |
| Cleveland, Tenn. |
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| 13. Russ Weil |
6-1, 230 |
| Minooka, Ill. |
Illinois |
| 14. Tom Walls |
6-2, 235 |
| Westville (West Deptford), N.J. |
Boston College |
| 15. Tyease Thompson |
6-1, 200 |
| Lakeland (Jenkins), Fla. |
Iowa State |
| 16. Matt Hahn |
6-1, 215 |
| Melville (St. Anthony's), N.Y. |
Penn State |
| 17. J.T. Diederichs |
6-1, 215 |
| Seattle (Ballard), Wash. |
Washington State |
| 18. Weston Dacus |
6-2, 230 |
| Searcy, Ark. |
Arkansas |
| 19. William Taufoou |
6-0, 240 |
| Mountain View (St. Francis), Calif. |
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| 20. Demetrius Rudd |
6-0, 230 |
| Harvey (Thorton), Ill. |
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| 21. J.T. Turner |
5-11, 215 |
| Augusta, Ark. |
Tennessee |
| 22. Dionte Johnson |
6-0, 225 |
| Columbus (Eastmoor), Ohio |
Ohio State |
| 23. Jordan Dizon |
6-1, 210 |
| Honolulu (Waimea), Hawaii |
Colorado |
| 24. Quran Barge |
6-1, 210 |
| Camden (Catholid), N.J. |
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| 24. Aaron O'Neal |
6-2, 215 |
| Creve Coeur, Mo. |
Missouri |
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