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Lorenzo Booker is TheInsiders.com's top prospect coming out of high school in 2002. TheInsiders.com

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Below is a ranking of the nation's top 101 football prospects for 2002, with commitments updated as they occur. The rankings are based on talent evaluation from TheInsiders.com's nationwide network of trusted recruiting experts, including Jamie Newberg (BorderWars.com), David Garvin (HeartlandRecruiting.com), Chris Pool (PoolRecruiting.com) and Greg Biggins (PacWestFootball.com).

TheInsiders 101
The nation's top high school football prospects, as ranked by TheInsiders.com:
No.	Name	School	City	State	Ht.	Wt.	Pos.	Commit
1	Lorenzo Booker	St. Bonaventure	Ventura	CA	5-11	175	RB	FLORIDA ST.
2	Haloti Ngata	Highland	Salt Lake City	UT	6-4	310	DL	OREGON
3	Devin Hester	Suncoast	Riviera Beach	FL	5-11	170	ATH	MIAMI
4	Vincent Young	Madison	Houston	TX	6-5	195	QB	TEXAS
5	Derek Landri	De La Salle	Concord	CA	6-3	290	DL	NOTRE DAME
6	Chris Davis	St Petersburg Catholic	Saint Petersburg	FL	5-11	175	QB/WR	FLORIDA ST.
7	Trent Edwards	Los Gatos	Los Gatos	CA	6-4	185	QB	STANFORD
8	Ben Olson	Thousand Oaks	Thousand Oaks	CA	6-5	205	QB	BYU
9	Dishon Platt	Charlotte Co.	Punta Gorda	FL	6-0	170	WR	FLORIDA ST.
10	Kai Parham	Princess Anne	Virginia Beach	VA	6-3	230	LB	VIRGINIA
11	Ryan Moore	Dr. Phillips	Orlando	FL	6-3	188	WR	MIAMI
12	Mike D'Andrea	Avon Lake	Avon Lake	OH	6-3	235	LB	OHIO ST.
13	Ciatrick Fason	Fletcher	Neptune Beach	FL	6-0	210	RB	FLORIDA
14	Aaron Harris	North Mesquite	Mesquite	TX	6-0	230	LB	TEXAS
15	Darnell Bing	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach	CA	6-2	210	DB	USC
16	Ahmad Brooks	Hylton	Woodbridge	VA	6-4	230	LB	VIRGINIA
17	Justin Blalock	Plano East	Plano	TX	6-4	335	OL	TEXAS
17	Pat Watkins	Lincoln	Tallahassee	FL	6-3	195	DB	FLORIDA ST.
19	A.J. Nicholson	Mt Tabor	Winston Salem	NC	6-2	232	LB	FLORIDA ST.
20	Brandon Jefferies	Shelby	Crest	NC	6-5	255	OL	TENNESSEE
21	Michael Johnson	Heritage	Lynchburg	VA	5-10	185	RB	VIRGINIA
22	Marcedes Lewis	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach	CA	6-7	225	TE	UCLA
23	Ricardo Hurley	Greenwood	Greenwood	SC	6-3	235	LB	SOUTH CAROLINA
24	A.J. Davis	Northern	Durham	NC	6-0	180	DB	N.C. STATE
25	Gerald Riggs Jr.	Red Bank	Chattanooga	TN	6-0	220	RB	TENNESSEE
26	Maurice Clarett	Harding	Warren	OH	6-1	230	RB	OHIO ST
27	Chris Anderson	Mandarin	Jacksonville	FL	6-3	275	DT	FLORIDA ST.
28	Rhema McKnight	Kennedy	La Palma	CA	6-3	180	WR	NOTRE DAME
29	Winston Justice	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach	CA	6-7	280	OL	USC
30	Zachary Latimer	Gateway	Aurora	CO	6-2	220	DL	OKLAHOMA
31	Kedric Golston	Sandy Creek	Tyrone	GA	6-4	280	DL	GEORGIA
32	Derek Morris	North Mecklenburg	Huntersville	NC	6-5	335	OL	OHIO ST.
33	Kamerion Wimbley	Northwest	Wichita	KS	6-4	225	LB/QB	FSU
34	Julian Jenkins	Woodward Academy	College Park	GA	6-5	225	DE/TE	STANFORD
35	Reggie McNeal	Lufkin	Lufkin	TX	6-3	190	QB	TEXAS A&M
36	Larry Dibbles	Lancaster	Lancaster	TX	6-2	280	DL	TEXAS
37	Aaron Miller	Edison	Fresno	CA	6-0	170	DB	OKLAHOMA
38	Manuel Wright	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach	CA	6-7	305	DL	USC
39	DeShaun Wynn	Reading	Cincinnati	OH	6-0	210	RB	FLORIDA
40	Gavin Dickey	Lincoln	Tallahassee	FL	6-0	188	QB	FLORIDA
41	Darren Williams	Clarksdale	Clarksdale	MS	6-3	200	ATH	MISSISSIPPI ST.
42	Berkeley Hutchinson	Long Branch	Long Branch	NJ	6-3	230	LB	RUTGERS
43	Jabari Levey	Berkeley	Moncks Corner	SC	6-8	300	OL	S. CAROLINA
44	Gabriel Watson	Southfield	Southfield	MI	6-4	335	OL	MICHIGAN
45	Marcus Vick	Warwick	Newport News	VA	6-1	180	QB	VA. TECH
46	Justin Miller	Owensboro	Owensboro	KY	5-11	180	DB	CLEMSON
47	Deljuan Robinson	Hernando	Hernando	MS	6-4	270	DE	MISSISSIPPI ST.
48	David Richard	Hazelwood East	St. Louis	MO	6-1	235	LB	MICHIGAN ST.
49	Edorian McCullough	North Garland	Garland	TX	5-9	180	DB	TEXAS
50	Jerious Norwood	Brandon	Brandon	MS	6-1	200	RB	MISSISSIPPI ST.
51	Rodrique Wright	Hastings	Alief	TX	6-5	325	DT	TEXAS
52	Mark Farris	North Hills	Pittsburgh	PA	6-6	285	OL	PENN ST.
53	Donnie Mateaki	Iolani	Honolulu	HI	6-5	265	DE	WASHINGTON
54	Kwa Kou Robinson	Poly Prep	Brooklyn	NY	6-4	310	DT	VIRGINIA
55	Marvin Byrdsong	Longview	Longview	TX	6-3	228	LB	MISSISSIPPI ST.
56	Quinn Pitcock	Piqua	Piqua	OH	6-4	285	DL	OHIO ST.
57	Eric McNeal	Serra	Gardena	CA	6-2	190	DB	UCLA
58	James Banks	Ben Davis	Indianapolis	IN	6-2	195	QB	TENNESSEE
59	Mike Kudla	Highland	Medina	OH	6-4	235	DE	OHIO ST.
60	Jason Allen	Muscle Shoals	Muscle Shoals	AL	6-1	200	RB	TENNESSEE
61	Tyler Palko	West Allegheny	Imperial	PA	6-2	210	QB	PITTSBURGH
62	Fred Matua	Banning	Wilmington	CA	6-2	280	DL	USC
63	Michael Cooper	Screven County	Sylvania	GA	6-1	210	RB	GEORGIA
64	Marquis Johnson	Centennial	Champaign	IL	6-2	190	WR	TEXAS
65	Buster Davis	Mainland	Daytona Beach	FL	5-10	230	LB
66	Nathan Rhodes	East Bakersfield	Bakersfield	CA	6-7	305	OL	WASHINGTON
67	Richard Washington	Fort Myers	Fort Myers	FL	6-0	165	ATH	N.C. STATE
68	Jeff Lebby	Andrews	Andrews	TX	6-5	275	OL	OKLAHOMA
69	Terrell Walden	Edison	Miami	FL	5-11	160	DB	MIAMI
70	Robert Merrill	Taft	San Antonio	TX	5-10	180	RB	TCU
71	Akieem Jolla	St. Augustine	New Orleans	LA	6-2	170	WR	MIAMI
72	Hershel Dennis	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach	CA	5-11	190	RB	USC
73	Brian Pickryl	Jenks	Jenks	OK	6-5	225	DL	TEXAS
74	Nate Harris	Edison	Miami	FLA	6-2	205	LB	MIAMI
75	Max Jean-Gilles	North	Miami	FLA	6-4	335	OL	GEORGIA
76	Marco Martin	Mesquite	Mesquite	TX	6-3	312	DL	TEXAS
77	Jonathon Mapu	Kahuku	Kahuku	HI	6-3	275	DL	TENNESSEE
78	Reshard Dudley	Marianna	Marianna	FL	5-11	205	RB	GEORGIA
79	Chris Baker	Osceola	Osceola	AR	6-1	175	WR	ARKANSAS
80	Benjamin Obomanu	Selma	Selma	AL	6-2	182	WR	AUBURN
81	Aaron Kirkland	Britt	Fayetteville	NC	6-5	255	TE	TENNESSEE
82	Albert Toeaina	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	CA	6-5	325	OL	OREGON ST.
83	Tony Ugoh	Westfield	Spring	TX	6-6	285	OL	ARKANSAS
84	L' Tydrick Riley	Crockett	Crockett	TX	6-2	205	WR	TEXAS A&M
85	Jason Carter	Jenks	Jenks	OK	5-11	175	DB	OKLAHOMA
86	Jason Avant	Carver	Chicago	IL	6-2	205	WR/DB	MICHIGAN
87	Jake Kuresa	Mountain Crest	Hyrum	UT	6-4	315	DL	BYU
88	Quinton McCoy	Valley Christian	Christian	AZ	5-10	175	ATH	MICHIGAN
89	William Cooper	Northern	Flint	MI	6-1	180	DB	MICHIGAN
90	Motavis Pitts	Loachapoka	Loachapoka	AL	6-1	180	WR	AUBURN
91	Chris Herring	South Panola	Batesville	MS	6-2	240	LB/DE	OLE MISS
92	Brian Borgoyn	Woodland Hills	Woodland Hills	PA	6-5	275	OL	PENN ST.
93	Mike Nixon	Sunnyslope	Phoenix	AZ	6-3	195	DB	UCLA
94	William Blackmon	Bishop Hendrickson	Warwick	RI	6-0	185	DB	BOSTON COLLEGE
95	Roy Hall	Brush	Lyndhurst	OH	6-3	205	WR	OHIO ST.
96	Kyle Brown	West Bloomfield	West Bloomfield	MI	6-1	195	ATH	MICHIGAN ST.
97	Curtis Justus	Perry	Perry	OK	6-7	220	TE	MIAMI
98	Glenn Ohaeri	Aquinas	San Bernardino	CA	5-9	190	RB	UCLA
99	Isaiah Stanback	Garfield	Seattle	WA	6-3	190	QB/ATH	WASHINGTON
100	Nicholas Turner	Washington	Atlanta	GA	5-10	185	RB/DB	MISSISSIPPI ST.
101	E.J. Underwood	Hamilton	Hamilton	OH	6-1	175	DB	OHIO ST.

 

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