Posted: Tuesday October 14, 2008 7:08PM; Updated: Tuesday October 14, 2008 7:09PM

SI/TAKKLE.com top 25 quarterbacks

The Rankings were compiled by the National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA), led by Bob Chmiel and Randy Taylor. Chmiel brings more than 25 years of recruiting experience, including seven years as Notre Dame's director of football Operations, recruiting coordinator and assistant coach. He also served as Michigan's recruiting coordinator. Taylor was UCLA's director of football operations from 1996-2003 and was once honored as the nation's No. 1 director of football operations for his recruiting success. To see more positions on TAKKLE gohere.

Rank	Name	Height	Weight	Position	City	State	HS	College
1	Russell Shepard	6-1	179	QB	Houston	Texas	Cypress Ridge	LSU
2	Matt Barkley	6-3	226	QB	Santa Ana	Calif.	Mater Dei	USC
3	Garrett Gilbert	6-4	205	QB	Austin	Texas	Lake Travis	Texas
4	Aaron Murray	6-0	198	QB	Tampa	Fla.	Plant	Georgia
5	Richard Brehaut	6-2	206	QB	Rancho Cucamonga	Calif.	Los Osos	UCLA
6	A.J. McCarron	6-4	189	QB	Mobile	Ala.	St. Paul's	Alabama
7	Zach Mettenberger	6-4	229	QB	Watkinsville	Ga.	Oconee County	Georgia
8	Tyrik Rollison	6-2	185	QB	Sulphur Springs	Texas	Sulphur Springs	List
9	Josh Nunes	6-3	208	QB	Upland	Calif.	Upland	Stanford
10	Kevin Newsome	6-6	217	QB	Chatham	Va.	Hargrave	Undecided
11	Tom Savage	6-4	217	QB	Springfield	Pa.	Cardinal O'Hara	Rutgers
12	Tate Forcier	6-1	184	QB	San Diego	Calif.	Scripps Ranch	Michigan
13	Bryn Renner	6-3	192	QB	West Springfield	Va.	West Springfield	UNC
14	Tajh Boyd	6-1	208	QB	Hampton	Va.	Phoebus	West Virginia
15	Blain Dalton	6-1	190	QB	Blue Springs	Mo.	South	Missouri
16	Morgan Newton	6-4	205	QB	Carmel	Ind.	Carmel	Kentucky
17	Eugene Smith	6-3	182	QB	Miramar	Fla.	Miramar	List
18	Allan Bridgford	6-3	213	QB	Mission Viejo	Calif.	Mission Viejo	Cal
19	Jon Budmayr	6-0	200	QB	Woodstock	Ill.	Marian Central Catholic	Wisconsin
20	Josh Hollingsworth	6-0	175	QB	Hamilton	Ala.	Hamilton	Mississippi State
21	Shavodrick Beaver	6-3	180	QB	Wichita Falls	Texas	Rider	Michigan
22	Jordan Reed	6-3	230	QB	New London	Conn.	New London	Fla.
23	Jordan Luallen	6-3	195	QB	Greenwood	Ind.	Center Grove	Ga. Tech
24	Edward Wright-Baker	6-2	205	QB	Jeffersonville	Ind.	Jeffersonville	Indiana
25	Andrew Maxwell	6-3	192	QB	Midland	Mich.	Midland	Michigan State