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TheInsiders 101
Posted: Monday September 10, 2001 5:06 PM
Updated: Tuesday December 11, 2001 7:19 PM
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Lorenzo Booker is TheInsiders.com's top prospect coming out of high school in 2002. TheInsiders.com |
CNNSI.com is teaming with TheInsiders.com to provide fans with the best college recruiting coverage on the Web.
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).
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The nation's top high school football prospects, as ranked by TheInsiders.com:
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| No. |
Name |
School |
City |
State |
Ht |
Wt |
Pos |
Commit |
| 1 |
Lorenzo Booker |
St. Bonaventure |
Ventura |
CA |
5-11 |
175 |
RB |
|
| 2 |
Kedrick Golston |
Sandy Creek |
Tyrone |
GA |
6-4 |
280 |
DL |
|
| 3 |
Haloti Ngata |
Highland |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
6-4 |
310 |
DL |
NEBRASKA |
| 4 |
Marco Martin |
Mesquite |
Mesquite |
TX |
6-3 |
312 |
DL |
|
| 5 |
Ben Olson |
Thousand Oaks |
Thousand Oaks |
CA |
6-5 |
205 |
QB |
BYU |
| 6 |
Dishon Platt |
Charlotte Co. |
Punta Gorda |
FL |
6-0 |
170 |
WR |
|
| 7 |
Mike D'Andrea |
Avon Lake |
Avon Lake |
OH |
6-3 |
235 |
LB |
|
| 8 |
Devin Hester |
Suncoast |
Riviera Beach |
FL |
5-11 |
170 |
ATH |
|
| 9 |
Derek Morris |
North Mecklenburg |
Huntersville |
NC |
6-5 |
335 |
OL |
|
| 10 |
Mark Farris |
North Hills |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
6-6 |
285 |
OL |
|
| 11 |
Tyler Palko |
West Allegheny |
Imperial |
PA |
6-2 |
210 |
QB |
PITTSBURGH |
| 12 |
Manuel Wright |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
6-7 |
305 |
DL |
|
| 13 |
Chris Davis |
St Petersburg Catholic |
Saint Petersburg |
FL |
5-11 |
175 |
QB/WR |
|
| 14 |
Gerald Riggs Jr. |
Red Bank |
Chattanooga |
TN |
6-0 |
220 |
RB |
TENNESSEE |
| 15 |
Michael Johnson |
Heritage |
Lynchburg |
VA |
5-10 |
185 |
RB |
|
| 16 |
Julian Jenkins |
Woodward Academy |
College Park |
GA |
6-5 |
225 |
DE/TE |
|
| 17 |
Trent Edwards |
Los Gatos |
Los Gatos |
CA |
6-4 |
185 |
QB |
|
| 18 |
Larry Dibbles |
Lancaster |
Lancaster |
TX |
6-2 |
280 |
DL |
|
| 19 |
Justin Blalock |
Plano East |
Plano |
TX |
6-4 |
335 |
OL |
|
| 20 |
Ahmad Brooks |
Hylton |
Woodbridge |
VA |
6-4 |
230 |
LB |
|
| 21 |
Ryan Moore |
Dr. Phillips |
Orlando |
FL |
6-3 |
188 |
WR |
|
| 22 |
Kai Parham |
Princess Anne |
Virginia Beach |
VA |
6-3 |
230 |
LB |
|
| 23 |
DeShaun Wynn |
Reading |
Cincinnati |
OH |
6-0 |
210 |
RB |
|
| 24 |
Rodrique Wright |
Hastings |
Alief |
TX |
6-5 |
325 |
DT |
|
| 25 |
Fred Matua |
Banning |
Wilmington |
CA |
6-2 |
280 |
DL |
|
| 26 |
Kamerion Wimbley |
Northwest |
Wichita |
KS |
6-4 |
225 |
LB/QB |
FSU |
| 27 |
Ciatrick Fason |
Fletcher |
Neptune Beach |
FL |
6-0 |
210 |
RB |
FLORIDA |
| 28 |
Jason Allen |
Muscle Shoals |
Muscle Shoals |
AL |
6-1 |
200 |
RB |
|
| 29 |
Derek Landri |
De La Salle |
Concord |
CA |
6-3 |
290 |
DL |
NOTRE DAME |
| 30 |
Richard Washington |
Fort Myers |
Fort Myers |
FL |
6-0 |
165 |
ATH |
|
| 31 |
Ricardo Hurley |
Greenwood |
Greenwood |
SC |
6-3 |
235 |
LB |
|
| 32 |
Edorian McCullough |
North Garland |
Garland |
TX |
5-9 |
180 |
DB |
|
| 33 |
Marquis Johnson |
Centennial |
Champaign |
IL |
6-2 |
190 |
WR |
TEXAS |
| 34 |
Brandon Jeffries |
Shelby |
Crest |
NC |
6-5 |
255 |
OL |
|
| 35 |
Robert Timmons |
Marcus |
Flower Mound |
TX |
6-2 |
205 |
WR |
|
| 36 |
Nathan Rhodes |
East Bakersfield |
Bakersfield |
CA |
6-7 |
305 |
OL |
|
| 37 |
Brian Pickryl |
Jenks |
Jenks |
OK |
6-5 |
225 |
DL |
TEXAS |
| 38 |
Vincent Young |
Madison |
Houston |
TX |
6-5 |
195 |
QB |
|
| 39 |
Kyle Brown |
West Bloomfield |
West Bloomfield |
MI |
6-1 |
195 |
ATH |
|
| 40 |
Darren Williams |
Clarksdale |
Clarksdale |
MS |
6-3 |
200 |
ATH |
MISSISSIPPI ST. |
| 41 |
Buster Davis |
Mainland |
Daytona Beach |
FL |
5-10 |
230 |
LB |
|
| 42 |
Marcus Vick |
Warwick |
Newport News |
VA |
6-1 |
180 |
QB |
|
| 43 |
Rhema McKnight |
Kennedy |
La Palma |
CA |
6-3 |
180 |
WR |
|
| 44 |
Reggie McNeal |
Lufkin |
Lufkin |
TX |
6-3 |
190 |
QB |
TEXAS A&M |
| 45 |
Rashard Dudley |
Marianna |
Marianna |
FL |
5-11 |
210 |
RB |
|
| 46 |
Lawrence Pinson |
Jenks |
Jenks |
OK |
6-2 |
240 |
LB |
|
| 47 |
Nate Schiccitano |
Southern Columbia |
Catawissa |
PA |
6-3 |
220 |
ATH |
|
| 48 |
Gabriel Watson |
Southfield |
Southfield |
MI |
6-4 |
335 |
OL |
|
| 49 |
James Banks |
Ben Davis |
Indianapolis |
IN |
6-2 |
195 |
QB |
|
| 50 |
Akieem Jolla |
St. Augustine |
New Orleans |
LA |
6-2 |
170 |
WR |
MIAMI |
| 51 |
Maurice Clarett |
Harding |
Warren |
OH |
6-1 |
230 |
RB |
OHIO ST |
| 52 |
Thomas Clayton |
Mount Vernon |
Alexandria |
VA |
6-0 |
197 |
RB |
|
| 53 |
David Richard |
Hazelwood East |
St. Louis |
MO |
6-1 |
235 |
LB |
MICHIGAN STATE |
| 54 |
Brian Calhoun |
Oak Creek |
Oak Creek |
WI |
5-9 |
175 |
RB |
|
| 55 |
Darnell Bing |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
6-2 |
210 |
DB |
|
| 56 |
Nicholas Turner |
Washington |
Atlanta |
GA |
5-10 |
185 |
RB/DB |
|
| 57 |
Jake Kuresa |
Mountain Crest |
Hyrum |
UT |
6-4 |
315 |
DL |
|
| 58 |
Marvin Byrdsong |
Longview |
Longview |
TX |
6-3 |
228 |
LB |
|
| 59 |
Hershel Dennis |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
5-11 |
190 |
RB |
|
| 60 |
Anthony Martinez |
Patrick Henry |
Ashland |
VA |
6-3 |
225 |
QB |
VIRGINIA |
| 61 |
Berkeley Hutchinson |
Long Branch |
Long Branch |
NJ |
6-3 |
230 |
LB |
RUTGERS |
| 62 |
Pat Watkins |
Lincoln |
Tallahassee |
FL |
6-3 |
195 |
DB |
|
| 63 |
A.J. Davis |
Northern |
Durham |
NC |
6-0 |
180 |
DB |
|
| 64 |
Aaron Miller |
Edison |
Fresno |
CA |
6-0 |
170 |
DB |
|
| 65 |
David Horne |
Omaha Central |
Omaha |
NE |
6-0 |
200 |
RB |
|
| 66 |
Winston Justice |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
6-7 |
280 |
OL |
|
| 67 |
Mike Kolodziej |
Joliet Catholic |
Joliet |
IL |
6-7 |
275 |
DL/TE |
MICHIGAN |
| 68 |
Jason Avant |
Carver |
Chicago |
IL |
6-2 |
205 |
WR/DB |
|
| 69 |
Gavin Dickey |
Lincoln |
Tallahassee |
FL |
6-0 |
188 |
QB |
|
| 70 |
Maurice Stovall |
Archbishop Carroll |
Radnor |
PA |
6-5 |
200 |
WR |
|
| 71 |
L' Tydrick Riley |
Crockett |
Crockett |
TX |
6-2 |
205 |
WR |
TEXAS A&M |
| 72 |
Marcedes Lewis |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
6-7 |
225 |
TE |
UCLA |
| 73 |
Dominique Byrd |
Breck |
Minneapolis |
MN |
6-3 |
230 |
LB/WR |
|
| 74 |
Jonathon Mapu |
Kahuku |
Kahuku |
HI |
6-3 |
275 |
DL |
|
| 75 |
William Blackmon |
Bishop Hendrickson |
Warwick |
RI |
6-0 |
185 |
ATH |
|
| 76 |
Selvin Young |
Jersey Village |
Houston |
TX |
5-10 |
190 |
RB |
|
| 77 |
Leon Washington |
Andrew Jackson |
Jacksonville |
FL |
5-8 |
175 |
RB/ATH |
|
| 78 |
Cyrus Garrett |
Romeoville |
Romeoville |
IL |
6-4 |
220 |
LB |
ILLINOIS |
| 79 |
Zachary Latimer |
Gateway |
Aurora |
CO |
6-2 |
220 |
DL |
|
| 80 |
Eric Winston |
Robert E Lee |
Midland |
TX |
6-7 |
260 |
TE/OL |
|
| 81 |
Benjamin Obomanu |
Selma |
Selma |
AL |
6-2 |
182 |
WR |
|
| 82 |
Curtis Justus |
Perry |
Perry |
OK |
6-7 |
220 |
TE |
|
| 83 |
Bobby Carpenter |
Lancaster |
Lancaster |
OH |
6-3 |
225 |
LB/RB |
|
| 84 |
Jeff Lebby |
Andrews |
Andrews |
TX |
6-5 |
275 |
OL |
OKLAHOMA |
| 85 |
Charles Ben |
Calhoun County |
Saint Matthews |
SC |
6-1 |
190 |
WR |
|
| 86 |
Garnett Smith |
Lamar |
Arlington |
TX |
6-3 |
210 |
LB |
|
| 87 |
Alex Pou |
Coral Gables |
Coral Gables |
FL |
6-4 |
235 |
OL/DL |
|
| 88 |
Chris Herring |
South Panola |
Batesville |
MS |
6-2 |
240 |
LB/DE |
OLE MISS |
| 89 |
Glenn Ohaeri |
Aquinas |
San Bernardino |
CA |
5-9 |
190 |
RB |
|
| 90 |
Donnie Mateaki |
Iolani |
Honolulu |
HI |
6-5 |
265 |
DE |
|
| 91 |
Aaron Harris |
North Mesquite |
Mesquite |
TX |
6-0 |
230 |
LB |
TEXAS |
| 92 |
Mario Whitney |
Jackson |
Jackson |
MO |
6-0 |
185 |
RB |
MISSOURI |
| 93 |
Kwa Kou Robinson |
Poly Prep |
Brooklyn |
NY |
6-4 |
310 |
DT |
|
| 94 |
Eric McNeal |
Serra |
Gardena |
CA |
6-2 |
190 |
DB |
UCLA |
| 95 |
Hosea Atkinson |
B.T. Washington |
Houston |
TX |
6-4 |
260 |
DE/LB |
|
| 96 |
A.J. Nicholson |
Mt Tabor |
Winston Salem |
NC |
6-2 |
232 |
LB |
|
| 97 |
Quinn Pitcock |
Piqua |
Piqua |
OH |
6-4 |
285 |
DL |
|
| 98 |
Timmy Ducksworth |
Taylorsville |
Taylorsville |
MS |
6-4 |
320 |
OL |
|
| 99 |
Vickiel Vaughn |
Plano West |
Plano |
TX |
6-0 |
175 |
DB |
|
| 100 |
Matt Gutierrez |
De La Salle |
Concord |
CA |
6-4 |
210 |
QB |
|
| 101 |
Isaiah Stanback |
Garfield |
Seattle |
WA |
6-3 |
190 |
QB/ATH |
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