Inside Slant On The Colleges

FIVE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO CAN TAKE THE COLLEGE CHEERLEADER OF THEIR CHOICE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL PROM

Joe Terranova, 43, of Dearborn, Mich., a car-company exec by day and football fanatic by night, knows better than anyone the names of the best high school football players. That's why the best college coaches know Terranova's phone number by heart. Here are the five hottest schoolboy seniors, according to Terranova.

1) Quarterback Dave Schnell, Elkhart, Ind., 6'3", 204 pounds, 4.8 for the 40. Pure drop-back passer, a Mark Herrmann reincarnate.

2) Running back Brian Davis, Washington, Pa., 5'11", 198, 4.5. Better than Tony Dorsett at same stage.

3) Running back D'Juan Francisco, Moeller High, Cincinnati, 5'11", 185, 4.4. Tough, fast and ornery.

4) Running back Sammie Smith, Apopka, Fla., 6'2", 205, 4.5. Premier runner in Florida, where great high school backs are commonplace.

5) Offensive lineman Ed Monaghan, Drexel Hill, Pa., 6'3", 260, 4.9. No doubts. A college All-America.

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George Adams, RB, Kentucky
Greg Allen, RB, Florida State
Mark Behning, OT, Nebraska
Lomas Brown, OT, Florida
Ray Childress, DT, Texas A&M
Jack Del Rio, LB, USC
Bill Fralic, OT, Pitt
Owen Gill, RB, Iowa
Jerry Gray, DB, Texas
Danny Greene, WR, Washington
Ron Holmes, DT, Washington
Ethan Horton, RB, N. Carolina
Dwayne Jiles, LB, Texas Tech
Richard Johnson, DB, Wisconsin
Mike Kelley, C, Notre Dame
Emanuel King, LB, Alabama
Chuck Long, QB, Iowa
Mark MacDonald, OT, BC
Keli McGregor, TE, Colorado State
Micah Moon, LB, N. Carolina
Ricky Moore, FB, Alabama
Kevin Murphy, DE, Oklahoma
Greg Naron, OG, N. Carolina
Jerry Rice, WR, Mississippi Valley State
Bruce Smith, DT, Virginia Tech
Alvin Toles, LB, Tennessee
Al Toon, WR, Wisconsin
Luis Zendejas, K, Arizona State

On balance, not a great group. Especially slim pickings at quarterback and running back. "But," says Tony Razzano, director of college scouting for the San Francisco 49ers, "at the least, you could win the USFL with 'em."