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SCHOOL FORMER COACH RECORD CAREER NEW COACH LAST JOB CAREER BUFFALO ...... JEFF QUINN ...... 20-36 ...... 20-36 ...... LANCE LIEPOLD ...... WIS-WHITEWATER HC ...... 106-6 FLORIDA ...... WILL MUSCHAMP ...... 28-21 ...... 28-21 ...... JIM MCELWAIN ...... CSU HC...... 22-16 KANSAS ...... CHARLIE WEIS ...... 6-22 ...... 41-49 ...... DAVID BEATY ...... TXAM RC COORD...... ——— MICHIGAN ...... BRADY HOKE ...... 78-70 ...... 31-20 ...... JIM HARBAUGH ...... NFL 49ERS HC ...... 58-27 NEBRASKA ...... BO PELINI ...... 67-27 ...... 67-27 ...... MIKW RILEY ...... OREGON ST HC ...... 93-80 OREGON ST ...... MIKE RILEY ...... 93-80 ...... 93-80 ...... GARY ANDERSON...... WISCONSIN HC ...... 49-38 SMU ...... JUNE JONES ...... 112-84 ...... 36-43 ...... CHAD MORRIS ...... CLEMSON OC ...... ——— TROY ...... LARRY BLAKENY ...... 178-112-1 ...... 178-112-1 ...... NEIL BROWN ...... KENTUCKY OC ...... ——— TULSA ...... BILL BLANKENSHIP ...... 24-27 ...... 24-27 ...... PHILIP MONTGOMERY ...... NFL CHICAGO OC ...... ——— UNLV ...... BOBBY HAUK ...... 95-66 ...... 15-49 ...... TONY SANCHEZ ...... HIGH SCHOOL ...... ——--- WISCONSIN ...... GARY ANDERSON ...... 19-7 ...... 49-38 ...... PAUL CHRYST ...... PITT HC ...... 19-19 PITTSBURGH ...... PAUL CHRYST ...... 19-19 ...... 19-19 ...... PAT NARDUZZI ...... MICHIGAN ST OC ...... ——--- CENTRAL MI ...... DAN ENOS ...... 26-36 ...... 26-36 ...... JOHN BONAMEGO ...... NFL ASST DETROIT...... ——--- COLORADO ST ...... JIM MCELWAIN ...... 22-16 ...... 22-16 ...... MIKE BOBO ...... GEORGIA OC ...... ——— HOUSTON ...... TONY LEVINE ...... 21-17 ...... 21-17 ...... TOM HERMAN ...... OHIO STATE OC ...... ———
NUMBER OF PROSPECTS SIGNED BY SCHOOL IN 2015
1 ARMY ...... 62 11 AIR FORCE ...... 28 21 PURDUE ...... 26 31 RUTGERS ...... 25 2 UTSA ...... 36 12 AUBURN ...... 27 22 MIAMI (OH) ...... 26 32 CINCINNATI ...... 25 3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ...... 31 13 OHIO STATE...... 27 23 NORTH TEXAS ...... 26 33 SYRACUSE ...... 25 4 SOUTH CAROLINA...... 30 14 GEORGIA TECH ...... 27 24 LOUISIANA-MONROE ...... 26 34 KANSAS ...... 25 5 TENNESSEE ...... 29 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC ...... 27 25 EASTERN MICHIGAN ...... 26 35 MARSHALL...... 25 6 TEXAS ...... 29 16 MEMPHIS...... 27 26 LSU ...... 25 36 ARKANSAS STATE ...... 25 7 IDAHO ...... 29 17 WESTERN MICHIGAN ...... 27 27 TEXAS A&M ...... 25 37 BALL STATE ...... 25 8 GEORGIA ...... 28 18 SOUTHERN CAL ...... 26 28 PENN STATE ...... 25 38 NAVY ...... 25 9 MISS STATE ...... 28 19 SAN JOSE STATE ...... 26 29 ARIZONA ...... 25 39 NEW MEXICO STATE ...... 25 10 LOUISIANA ...... 28 20 BRIGHAM YOUNG ...... 26 30 BOSTON COLLEGE ...... 25 40 ALABAMA ...... 24
2015 TOP 30 RECRUITING CLASSES 2015 TOP 30 OVERALL HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS SCHOOL # RECRUITS TOP 30 5 STAR PLAYER PS RATING SCHOOL 1- ALABAMA ...... 24 ...... 4...... 5 1- BYRON COWART ...... DE ...... ...... AUBURN 2- SOUTHERN CAL ...... 26 ...... 2...... 3 2- IMAN MARSHALL...... DB ...... ...... SOUTHERN CAL 3- FLORIDA STATE ...... 20 ...... 5...... 5 3- KAHLIL MCKENZIE ...... DT ...... ...... TENNESSEE 4- TENNESSEE ...... 29 ...... 4...... 4 4- TRENTON THOMPSON ...... DT ...... ...... GEORGIA 5- GEORGIA ...... 29 ...... 2...... 2 5- JOSH ROSEN ...... QB ...... ...... UCLA 6- LSU ...... 25 ...... 2...... 4 6- MARTEZ IVEY ...... OL ...... ...... FLORIDA 7- CLEMSON ...... 23 ...... 2...... 2 7- CECE JEFFERSON...... DE ...... ...... FLORIDA ST 8- AUBURN ...... 27 ...... 1...... 1 8- KEVIN TOLIVER II ...... CB ...... ...... LSU 9- OHIO STATE ...... 27 ...... 0...... 0 9- DERWIN JAMES ...... S ...... ...... FLORIDA ST 10- UCLA ...... 19 ...... 3...... 3 10- DREW RICHMOND ...... OL ...... ...... TENNESSEE 11- TEXAS A&M...... 25 ...... 1...... 2 11- CALVIN RIDLEY ...... WR ...... ...... ALABAMA 12- TEXAS ...... 29 ...... 1...... 1 12- DAMIEN HARRIS ...... RB ...... ...... ALABAMA 13- NOTRE DAME ...... 24 ...... 0...... 0 13- DEON CAIN ...... WR ...... ...... CLEMSON 14- PENN STATE...... 25 ...... 0...... 0 14- MALIK JEFFERSON ...... LB ...... ...... TEXAS 15- OKLAHOMA ...... 24 ...... 0...... 0 15- JACQUES PATRICK ...... RB ...... ...... FLORIDA ST 16- MISS STATE ...... 28 ...... 0...... 0 16- DAYLON MACK ...... DT ...... ...... TEXAS A&M 17- SOUTH CAROLINA ...... 30 ...... 0...... 0 17- TARVARUS MCFADDEN ...... DB ...... ...... FLORIDA ST 18- OREGON ...... 22 ...... 0...... 0 18- CHRISTIAN WILKINS ...... DT ...... ...... CLEMSON 19- MISSOURI ...... 24 ...... 1...... 1 19- KYLE PHILLIPS ...... DE ...... ...... TENNESSEE 20- ARKANSAS...... 23 ...... 0...... 0 20- DEONDRE FRANCOIS ...... QB ...... ...... FLORIDA ST 21- MI STATE ...... 20 ...... 0...... 0 21- SOSO JAMABO ...... RB ...... ...... UCLA 22- FLORIDA ...... 21 ...... 2...... 2 22- MINKAH FITZPATRICK ...... DB ...... ...... ALABAMA 23- VA TECH ...... 24 ...... 0...... 0 23- BLAKE BARNETT...... QB ...... ...... ALABAMA 24- STANFORD ...... 22 ...... 0...... 0 24- TERRY GODWIN...... ATH ...... ...... GEORGIA 25- AZ STATE ...... 22 ...... 0...... 0 25- TERRY BECKNER JR...... DT ...... ...... MISSOURI 26- NEBRASKA...... 20 ...... 0...... 0 26- PRESTON WILLIAMS ...... WR ...... ...... TENNESSEE 27- NORTH CAROLINA ...... 19 ...... 0...... 0 27- MAEA TEUHEMA ...... OL ...... ...... LSU 28- WASHINGTON ...... 24 ...... 0...... 0 28- GEORGE CAMPBELL ...... WR ...... ...... FLORIDA ST. 29- LOUISVILLE...... 24 ...... 0...... 0 29- KEISEAN LUCIER-SOUTH ...... DE ...... ...... UCLA 30- CALIFORNIA...... 23 ...... 0...... 0 30- RASHEEM GREEN ...... DT ...... ...... SOUTHERN CAL RECRUITING: 2015 TOP HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS
2015– TOP TEN HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS BY POSITION TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERBACK PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- JOSH ROSEN ...... QB ...... BELLFLOWER ...... CA ...... JOHN BOSCO ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 210 ...... UCLA 2- DEONDRE FRANCOIS ...... QB ...... BRADENTON ...... FL ...... IMG ACADEMY ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 190 ...... FLORIDA ST 3- BLAKE BARNETT ...... QB ...... CORONA ...... CA ...... SANTIAGO ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 200 ...... ALABAMA 4- KYLER MURRAY ...... QB ...... ALLEN ...... TX ...... ALLEN ...... ...... 5'11" ...... 170 ...... TEXAS A&M 5- BRANDON WIMBUSH ...... QB ...... JERSEY CITY ...... NJ ...... ST. PETER'S PREP ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 215 ...... NOTRE DAME 6- BRADY WHITE ...... QB ...... NEWHALL ...... CA ...... HART ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 185 ...... ARIZONA ST 7- JARRETT STIDHAM ...... QB ...... STEPHENVILLE ...... TX ...... STEPHENVILLE ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 185 ...... BAYLOR 8- RICKY TOWN ...... QB ...... VENTURA ...... CA ...... BONAVENTURE ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 210 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 9- TRAVIS WALLER ...... QB ...... ANAHEIM ...... CA ...... SERVITE ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 195 ...... OREGON 10- SHERIRON JONES ...... QB ...... MORENO VALLEY ...... CA ...... RANCHO VERDE ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 190 ...... TENNESSEE
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL RUNNING BACK PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- DAMIEN HARRIS ...... RB ...... BEREA ...... KY ...... MADISON SOUTHERN ...... ...... 5'11" ...... 205 ...... ALABAMA 2- JACQUES PATRICK ...... RB ...... ORLANDO ...... FL ...... TIMBER CREEK ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 225 ...... FLORIDA ST 3- SOSO JAMABO ...... RB ...... PLANO ...... TX ...... PLANO WEST ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 200 ...... UCLA 4- DERRIUS GUICE ...... RB ...... BATON ROUGE ...... LA ...... CATHOLIC ...... ...... 5'11" ...... 215 ...... LSU 5- MIKE WEBER ...... RB ...... DETROIT ...... MI ...... CASS TECH ...... ...... 5'10" ...... 205 ...... OHIO ST 6- KERRYON JOHNSON ...... RB ...... MADISON ...... AL ...... MADISON ACA...... ...... 5'11" ...... 200 ...... AUBURN 7- RONALD JONES II ...... RB ...... MCKINNEY ...... TX ...... MCKINNEY NORTH ...... ...... 5'10" ...... 180 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 8- LARRY SCOTT ...... RB ...... HUBBARD ...... OH ...... HUBBARD ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 215 ...... MICHIGAN ST 9- TAJ GRIFFIN ...... RB ...... POWDER SPRINGS ...... GA ...... MCEACHERN ...... ...... 5'9" ...... 175 ...... OREGON 10- KENDALL BUSSEY ...... RB ...... NEW ORLEANS ...... LA ...... ISIDORE NEWMAN...... ...... 5'8" ...... 200 ...... TEXAS A&M
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL WIDE RECIEVER PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- CALVIN RIDLEY ...... WR ...... COCONUT CREEK ...... FL ...... MONARCH ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 180 ...... ALABAMA 2- DEON CAIN ...... WR ...... TAMPA ...... FL ...... TB TECH ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 190 ...... CLEMSON 3- PRESTON WILLIAMS ...... WR ...... HAMPTON ...... GA ...... LOVEJOY ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 195 ...... TENNESSEE 4- GEORGE CAMPBELL ...... WR ...... TARPON SPRINGS...... FL ...... EAST LAKE ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 185 ...... FLORIDA ST 5- TYRON JOHNSON...... WR ...... NEW ORLEANS ...... LA ...... WARREN EASTON ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 185 ...... LSU 6- CHRISTIAN KIRK ...... WR ...... SCOTTSDALE ...... AZ ...... SAGUARO ...... ...... 5'11" ...... 190 ...... TEXAS A&M 7- DAMARKUS LODGE ...... WR ...... CEDAR HILL ...... TX ...... CEDAR HILL ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 190 ...... OLE MISS 8- DA'VANTE PHILLIPS ...... WR ...... MIAMI ...... FL ...... MIAMI CENTRAL ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 205 ...... FLORIDA ST 9- TRENT IRWIN ...... WR ...... NEWHALL ...... CA ...... HART ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 180 ...... STANFORD 10- DAYLON CHARLOT ...... WR ...... PATTERSON ...... LA ...... PATTERSON ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 180 ...... ALABAMA
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL TIGHT END PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- ALIZE JONES ...... TE ...... LAS VEGAS ...... NV ...... BISHOP GORMAN ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 220 ...... NOTRE DAME 2- CHRIS CLARK ...... TE ...... AVON ...... CT ...... AVON OLD FARMS...... ...... 6'5" ...... 250 ...... UCLA 3- GARRETT WILLIAMS ...... TE ...... ORLANDO ...... FL ...... FIRST ACADEMY ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 225 ...... CLEMSON 4- HALE HENTGES ...... TE ...... JEFFERSON CITY ...... MO ...... HELIAS ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 230 ...... ALABAMA 5- C.J. O'GRADY ...... TE ...... FAYETTEVILLE ...... AR ...... FAYETTEVILLE ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 230 ...... ARKANSAS 6- TYLER PETITE ...... TE ...... MORAGA ...... CA ...... CAMPOLINDO ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 220 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 7- JACKSON HARRIS ...... TE ...... COLUMBIA ...... TN ...... COL CENTRAL ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 240 ...... GEORGIA 8- KYLE PENNISTON...... TE ...... SANTA ANA ...... CA ...... MATER DEI ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 230 ...... WISCONSIN 9- CHRISTIAN OWENS ...... TE ...... GRIFFIN, ...... GA ...... GRIFFIN ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 205 ...... SOUTH CAROLINA 10- WILL GRAGG ...... TE ...... DUMAS...... AR ...... DUMAS...... ...... 6'4" ...... 240 ...... ARKANSAS
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL OFFENSIVE TACKLE PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- MARTEZ IVEY ...... OT ...... APOPKA ...... FL ...... APOPKA ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 270 ...... FLORIDA 2- DREW RICHMOND ...... OT ...... MEMPHIS ...... TN ...... MEMPHIS UNIV...... ...... 6'5" ...... 325 ...... TENNESSEE 3- MITCH HYATT ...... OT ...... SUWANEE ...... GA ...... NORTH GWINNETT ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 285 ...... CLEMSON 4- ISAIAH PRINCE ...... OT ...... GREENBELT ...... MD ...... ELEANOR ROOSEVELT...... ...... 6'6" ...... 270 ...... OHIO STATE 5- JAKE FRUHMORGEN...... OT ...... TAMPA ...... FL ...... PLANT ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 282 ...... CLEMSON 6- JACK JONES ...... OT ...... MURFREESBORO ...... TN ...... OKLAND ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 300 ...... TENNESSEE 7- TOBY WEATHERSBY ...... OT ...... HOUSTON ...... TX ...... WESTFIELD ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 295 ...... LSU 8- CHIDI VALENTINE-OKEKE ...... OT ...... STOCKBRIDGE ...... FA ...... FAITH BAPTIST ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 305 ...... LSU 9- ABDUL BELLO ...... OT ...... MONTVERDE ...... FL ...... MONTVERDE ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 300 ...... FLORIDA ST. 10- KEENAN WALKER ...... OT ...... SCOTTSDALE ...... AZ ...... CHAPARRAL ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 266 ...... ARIZONA
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL OFFENSIVE GUARD PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- MAEA TEUHEMA ...... OG ...... KELLER, TXKELLER...... TX ...... KELLER ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 340 ...... LSU 2- CHUMA EDOGA ...... OG ...... POWDER SPRINGS ...... GA ...... MCEACHERN ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 280 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 3- LESTER COTTON ...... OG ...... TUSCALOOSA ...... AL ...... CENTRAL ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 320 ...... ALABAMA 4- JAVON PATTERSON ...... OG ...... PETA ...... MS ...... PETAL ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 310 ...... OLE MISS 5- RICHIE PETITBON...... OG ...... WASHINGTON ...... DC ...... GONZAGA ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 310 ...... ALABAMA 6- JOSH WARIBOKO ...... OG ...... OKLAHOMA CITY ...... OK ...... CASSADY ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 315 ...... UCLA 7- TYLER CARR ...... OG ...... SOUTHSIDE ...... AL ...... SOUTHSIDE ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 325 ...... AUBURN 8- MATTHEW BURRELL JR...... OG ...... WOODBRIDGE ...... VA ...... C.D. HYLTON ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 300 ...... OHIO ST 9- KYONTA STALLWORTH ...... OG ...... DETROIT ...... MI ...... MLK ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 270 ...... MICHIGAN ST 10- JALIN BARNETT ...... OG ...... LAWTON ...... OK ...... LAWTON ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 305 ...... NEBRASKA
TOP 5 HIGH SCHOOL CENTER PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- TRISTEN HOGE ...... C ...... POCATELLO ...... ID ...... HIGHLAND ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 285 ...... NOTRE DAME 2- BRANDON KENNEDY ...... C ...... WETUMPKA ...... AL ...... WETUMPKA ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 295 ...... ALABAMA 3- FRED ULU-PERRY ...... C ...... HONOLULU ...... HI ...... ST. LOUIS ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 310 ...... UCLA 4- TOMMY HATTON ...... C ...... MONTVALE ...... NJ ...... ST. JOSEPH'S...... ...... 6'3" ...... 280 ...... UNC 5- JAMES DANIELS ...... C ...... WARREN ...... OH ...... HARDING ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 275 ...... IOWA RECRUITING: 2014 TOP HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL DEFENSIVE END PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- BYRON COWART ...... DE ...... SEFFNER ...... FL ...... ARMWOOD ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 255 ...... AUBURN 2- CECE JEFFERSON ...... DE ...... GLEN ST. MARY ...... FL ...... BAKER COUNTY ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 245 ...... FLORIDA 3- KYLE PHILLIPS ...... DE ...... NASHVILLE ...... TN ...... HILLSBORO ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 260 ...... TENNESSEE 4- KEISEAN LUCIER-SOUTH ...... DE ...... ORANGE ...... CA ...... LUTHERAN ...... ...... 6'6" ...... 220 ...... UCLA 5- CANTON KAUMATULE...... DE ...... HONOLULU ...... HI ...... PUNAHOU ...... ...... 6'7" ...... 275 ...... OREGON 6- JOSH SWEAT ...... DE ...... CHESAPEAKE ...... VA ...... OSCAR SMITH ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 235 ...... FLORIDA ST 7- JALEN DALTON ...... DE ...... CLEMMONS ...... NC ...... WEST FORSYTH ...... ...... 6'6" ...... 220 ...... UNC 8- JONATHAN LEDBETTER ...... DE ...... TUCKER ...... GA ...... TUCKER ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 270 ...... GEORGIA 9- NATREZ PATRICK ...... DE ...... ATLANTA ...... GA ...... MAYS ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 260 ...... GEORGIA 10- D'ANDRE WALKER ...... DE ...... FAIRBURN ...... GA ...... LANGSTON HUGHES...... ...... 6'3" ...... 210 ...... GEORGIA
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL DEFENSIVE TACKLE PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- KAHLIL MCKENZIE ...... DT ...... CONCORD ...... CA ...... CLAYTON VALLEY ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 340 ...... TENNESSEE 1- TRENTON THOMPSON ...... DT ...... ALBANY ...... GA ...... WESTOVER ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 295 ...... GEORGIA 3- CHRISTIAN WILKINS...... DT ...... SUFFIELD ...... CT ...... SUFFIELD ACAD...... ...... 6'5" ...... 305 ...... CLEMSON 4- TERRY BECKNER JR...... DT ...... EAST ST. LOUIS ...... IL ...... EAST ST. LOUIS ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 300 ...... MISSOURI 5- RASHEEM GREEN ...... DT ...... GARDENA ...... CA ...... JUNIPERO SERRA ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 290 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 6- DAYLON MACK ...... DT ...... GLADEWATER ...... TX ...... GLADEWATER ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 325 ...... TEXAS A&M 7- DARON PAYNE ...... DT ...... BIRMINGHAM ...... AL ...... SHADES VALLEY ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 335 ...... ALABAMA 8- SHY TUTTLE ...... DT ...... LEXINGTON ...... NC ...... NORTH DAVIDSON ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 310 ...... TENNESSEE 9- BREIDEN FEHOKO...... DT ...... HONOLULU ...... HI ...... FARRINGTON ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 290 ...... TEXAS TECH 10- JACOB DANIEL ...... DT ...... FRESNO ...... CA ...... CLOVIS NORTH ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 300 ...... SOUTHERN CAL
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL OUTSIDE LINEBACKER PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- MALIK JEFFERSON...... LB...... MESQUITE ...... TX ...... MESQUITE POTEET...... ...... 6'2" ...... 220 ...... TEXAS 2- JOHN HOUSTON ...... LB...... GARDENA ...... CA ...... JUIPERO SERRA ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 210 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 3- OSA MASINA ...... LB...... SALT LAKE CITY ...... UT ...... BRIGHTON ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 230 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 4- ROQUAN SMITH ...... LB...... MONTEZUMA ...... GA ...... MACON CO ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 200 ...... GEORGIA 5- JAMAL PETERS ...... LB...... BASSFIELD ...... MS ...... BASSFIELD ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 200 ...... MISS STATE 6- ANTHONY WHEELER ...... LB...... DALLAS ...... TX ...... SKYLINE ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 215 ...... TEXAS 7- CHAD SMITH ...... LB...... STERLING ...... VA ...... DOMINION ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 215 ...... CLEMSON 8- DARRELL WILLIAMS ...... LB...... HOOVER ...... AL ...... HOOVER ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 225 ...... AUBURN 9- BEN HUMPHREYS ...... LB...... SANTA ANA ...... CA ...... MATER DEI ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 205 ...... DUKE 10- QUARTE SAPP ...... LB...... ALPHARETTA ...... GA ...... MILTON ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 200 ...... TENNESSEE
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL INSIDE LINEBACKER PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- LEO LEWIS ...... LB...... BROOKHAVEN ...... MS ...... BROOKHAVEN ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 240 ...... MISS STATE 2- RICKY DEBERRY ...... LB...... MECHANICSVILLE ...... VA ...... ATLEE ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 230 ...... OKLAHOMA 3- JAHVONI SIMMONS ...... LB...... VIRGINIA BEACH ...... VA ...... OCEAN LAKES ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 230 ...... VIRGINIA 4- DARRIN KIRKLAND JR...... LB...... INDIANAPOLIS ...... IN ...... LAWRENCE CENTRAL...... ...... 6'1" ...... 230 ...... TENNESSEE 5- PORTER GUSTIN ...... LB...... SALEM ...... UT ...... SALEM HILLS ...... ...... 6'5" ...... 240 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 6- JOSH SMITH ...... LB...... MURFREESBORO ...... TN ...... OAKLAND ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 220 ...... VANDERBILT 7- JUSTIN HILLIARD ...... LB...... CINCINNATI ...... OH ...... ST. XAVIER ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 225 ...... OHIO ST 8- SHERROD PITTMAN ...... LB...... JACKSONVILLE ...... FL ...... FIRST COAST ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 215 ...... SOUTH CAROLINA 9- ASMAR BILAL ...... LB...... INDIANAPOLIS ...... IN ...... BEN DAVIS ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 200 ...... NOTRE DAME 10- JOSHUA MCMILLON ...... LB...... MEMPHIS ...... TN ...... WHITEHAVEN ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 245 ...... ALABAMA
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL CORNERBACK PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- IMAN MARSHALL ...... CB ...... LONG BEACH ...... CA ...... POLY ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 195 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 2- KEVIN TOLIVER II ...... CB ...... JACKSONVILLE ...... FL ...... TRINITY CHRISTIAN ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 195 ...... LSU 3- TARVARUS MCFADDEN ...... CB ...... PLANTATION ...... FL ...... AMER HERITAGE ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 195 ...... FLORIDA ST 4- MINKAH FITZPATRICK...... CB ...... JERSEY CITY ...... NJ ...... ST. PETER'S PREP ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 190 ...... ALABAMA 5- KENDALL SHEFFIELD...... CB ...... MISSOURI CITY ...... TX ...... FT BEND MARSHALL ...... ...... 5'11" ...... 185 ...... ALABAMA 6- DECHAUN HOLIDAY ...... CB ...... SAN MARCOS ...... CA ...... MISSION HILLS ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 210 ...... UCLA 7- YKILI ROSS ...... CB ...... RIVERSIDE ...... CA ...... RIVERSIDE POLY ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 190 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 8- MARK FIELDS ...... CB ...... CHARLOTTE ...... NC ...... HOUGH ...... ...... 5'10" ...... 185 ...... CLEMSON 9- SHAUN CRAWFORD ...... CB ...... LAKEWOOD ...... OH ...... ST. EDWARD ...... ...... 5'9" ...... 170 ...... NOTRE DAME 10- JORDAN WHITEHEAD ...... CB ...... MONACA ...... PA ...... CENTRAL VALLEY ...... ...... 5'10" ...... 180 ...... PITTSBURGH
TOP 5 HIGH SCHOOL SAFETY PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- DERWIN JAMES ...... S...... HAINES CITY ...... FL ...... HAINES CITY ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 200 ...... FLORIDA ST 2- DEIONTE THOMPSON ...... S...... ORANGE ...... TX ...... ORANGE-STARK ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 175 ...... ALABAMA 3- MARVELL TELL ...... S...... ENCINO ...... CA ...... CRESPI ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 185 ...... SOUTHERN CAL 4- RASHAD ROUNDTREE ...... S...... EVANS ...... GA ...... LAKESIDE ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 190 ...... GEORGIA 5- WILL SUNDERLAND...... S...... MIDWEST CITY ...... OK ...... MIDWEST CITY ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 185 ...... OKLAHOMA
TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE PROSPECTS PLAYER POS CITY ST HIGH SCHOOL RATING HT LBS COMMITMENT 1- TERRY GODWIN ...... ATH ...... HOGANSVILLE ...... GA ...... CALLAWAY ...... ...... 5'11" ...... 170 ...... GEORGIA 2- JEROME BAKER ...... ATH ...... CLEVELAND ...... OH ...... BENEDICTINE ...... ...... 6'1" ...... 205 ...... OHIO ST 3- DONTE JACKSON ...... ATH ...... JEFFERSON ...... LA ...... RIVERDALE ...... ...... 5'11" ...... 170 ...... LSU 4- TORRANCE GIBSON...... ATH ...... PLANTATION ...... FL ...... AMER. HERITAGE ...... ...... 6'4" ...... 195 ...... OHIO ST 5- JAUAN JENNINGS ...... ATH ...... MURFREESBORO ...... TN ...... BLACKMAN ...... ...... 6'3" ...... 180 ...... TENNESSEE 6- RAY-RAY MCCLOUD III...... ATH ...... TAMPA ...... FL ...... SICKLES ...... ...... 5'9" ...... 175 ...... CLEMSON 7- BRIAN COLE ...... ATH ...... SAGINAW ...... MI ...... HERITAGE ...... ...... 6'2" ...... 190 ...... MICHIGAN 8- MARCUS LEWIS ...... ATH ...... WASHINGTON DC ...... DC ...... GONZAGA ...... ...... 6'0" ...... 195 ...... FLORIDA ST 9- STANLEY NORMAN ...... ATH ...... GARDENA ...... CA ...... JUNIPERO SERRA ...... ...... 5'10" ...... 170 ...... ARIZONA ST 10- JALEN CHRISTIAN ...... ATH ...... DAMASCUS ...... MD ...... DAMASCUS ...... ...... 5'10" ...... 175 ...... SOUTH CAROLINA
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PLAYER POS SCHOOL PLAYER JUCO POS RATING HGT/WT COMMITMENT *ZACH D'ORAZIO ...... WR ...... AKRON 1- ALVIN KAMARA ...... HUTCHINSON C.C...... RB ...... ...... 5'11" 210 ...... TENNESSEE LANDON COLLINS ...... S ...... ALABAMA 2- JOVON ROBINSON ...... GA MILITARY COLLEGE ...... RB ...... ...... 6'0" 220 ...... AUBURN AMARI COOPER ...... WR ...... ALABAMA 3- MARQUAVIUS LEWIS...... HUTCHINSON C.C...... DE ...... ...... 6'4" 270 ... SOUTH CAROLINA T.J. YELDON ...... RB ...... ALABAMA 4- DE'QUAN HAMPTON ...... LONG BEACH C.C...... WR ...... ...... 6'4" 220 ...... USC *TACOI SUMLER ...... WR ...... APPY STATE 5- PARIS PALMER ...... LACKAWANNA C.C...... OL ...... ...... 6'8" 285 ...... PENN ST. JAELEN STRONG ...... WR ...... ARIZONA STATE 6- DAVON DURANT ...... BUTLER COUNTY C.C...... LB...... ...... 6'2" 240 ...... ARIZONA ST. EASTON WAHLSTROM ...... LS ...... ARIZONA STATE 7- D.J. JONES ...... EAST MISSISSIPPI C.C...... DT ...... ...... 6'2" 310 ...... OLE MISS DARIUS PHILON ...... DT ...... ARKANSAS 8- JUSTIN MARTIN ...... NE OKLAHOMA A&M J.C...... DB ...... ...... 6'2" 200 ...... TENNESSEE *SAMMIE COATES ...... WR ...... AUBURN 9- MARTINAS RANKIN ...... GULF COAST C.C...... OL ...... ...... 6'4" 295 ...... MISS STATE PATRICK MILLER ...... OL ...... AUBURN 10- DEDE WESTBROOK...... BLINN C.C...... WR ...... ...... 6'1" 175 ...... OKLAHOMA JAY AJAYI ...... RB ...... BOISE STATE 11- DONALD GRAY ...... COPIAH-LINCOLN C.C...... ATH ...... ...... 5'10" 190 ...... MISS STATE CHRIS HARPER ...... WR ...... CALIFORNIA 12- JAMAL DANLEY ...... EAST MISSISSIPPI C.C...... OL ...... ...... 6'5" 305 ...... OKLAHOMA BRESHAD PERRIMAN ...... WR ...... CENTRAL FLORIDA 13- DANTE SAWYER ...... EAST MISSISSIPPI C.C...... DE ...... ...... 6'3" 270 .... SOUTH CAROLINA BRADLEY PINION ...... P ...... CLEMSON 14- JASON SMITH ...... GULF COAST C.C...... ATH ...... ...... 6'1" 195 ...... AUBURN BRADLEY PINION ...... P ...... CLEMSON 15- CHRIS CARSON ...... BUTLER COUNTY C.C...... RB ...... ...... 6'1" 210 ...... OK STATE *DEE HART ...... RB ...... COLORADO STATE 16- TONY BRIDGES ...... GULF COAST C.C...... DB ...... ...... 6'2" 185 ...... OLE MISS DANTE FOWLER JR...... DE ...... FLORIDA 17- JEREMY CUTRER ...... GULF COAST C.C...... DB ...... ...... 6'2" 170 ...... LSU D.J. HUMPHRIES ...... OT ...... FLORIDA 18- CHASE ABBINGTON ...... HUTCHINSON C.C...... RB ...... ...... 6'2" 210 ...... MISSOURI MATT JONES ...... RB ...... FLORIDA 19- JEREMIAH LEDBETTER ...... HUTCHINSON C.C...... DE ...... ...... 6'4" 270 ...... ARKANSAS TYLER MOORE ...... G ...... FLORIDA 20- RASUL DOUGLAS ...... NASSAU C.C...... DB ...... ...... 6'3" 200 ...... WEST VIRGINIA RONALD DARBY ...... CB ...... FLORIDA STATE 21- JEROME WASHINGTON ...... MERCER C.C...... TE ...... ...... 6'5" 255 ...... MIAMI (FL) MARIO EDWARDS JR...... DE ...... FLORIDA STATE 22- CORY BUTLER ...... LA HARBOR C.C...... DB ...... ...... 5'11" 170 ...... UTAH EDDIE GOLDMAN ...... DT ...... FLORIDA STATE 23- DEVONDRE SEYMOUR ...... HINDS C.C...... OL ...... ...... 6'6" 305 ...... GEORGIA P.J. WILLIAMS ...... CB ...... FLORIDA STATE 24- LORENZO PHILLIPS ...... EAST MISSISSIPPI C.C...... LB...... ...... 6'3" 220 ...... FLORIDA ST. JAMEIS WINSTON ...... QB ...... FLORIDA STATE 25- MAURICE SWAIN...... GULF COAST C.C...... DT ...... ...... 6'5" 300 ...... AUBURN TODD GURLEY ...... RB ...... GEORGIA 26- TRAVER JUNG ...... HOLMES C.C...... LB...... ...... 6'4" 220 ...... MISS STATE DEONTAY GREENBERRY ...... WR ...... HOUSTON 27- CLAUDE GEORGE...... HUTCHINSON C.C...... LB...... ...... 6'2" 230 ...... TEXAS A&M TEVIN COLEMAN ...... RB ...... INDIANA 28- DOMINIC DESOUZA ...... CITY COLLEGE OF SF ...... OL ...... ...... 6'8" 300 ...... BAYLOR DAVID IRVING ...... DT ...... IOWA STATE 29- CHAD KELLY ...... EAST MISSISSIPPI C.C...... QB ...... ...... 6'1" 210 ...... OLE MISS *NIGEL KING ...... WR ...... KANSAS 30- PAUL HARRIS ...... IOWA WESTERN C.C...... WR ...... ...... 6'3" 205 ...... LOUISVILLE BRAYLON HEARD ...... RB ...... KENTUCKY *CHARLES GAINES ...... DB ...... LOUISVILLE GEROD HOLLIMAN ...... S ...... LOUISVILLE TOP 10 PREP SCHOOL PROSPECTS JAMES SAMPLE ...... S ...... LOUISVILLE PLAYER PREP SCHOOL POS RATING HGT/WT COMMITMENT KWON ALEXANDER ...... LB ...... LSU JALEN COLLINS ...... CB ...... LSU 1- DEXTER WIDEMAN ...... CAMDEN MILITARY ACADEMY ...... DT ...... ...... 6'3" 280 . SOUTH CAROLINA 2- YOSUAH NIJMAN ...... FORK UNION MILITARY ACADEMY ...... DE ...... ...... 6'7" 270 ...... VIRGINIA TECH DANIELLE HUNTER ...... DE ...... LSU STEFON DIGGS ...... WR ...... MARYLAND 3- JAE'LON OGLESBY ...... FORK UNION MILITARY ACADEMY ...... WR ...... ...... 5'11" 175 ...... MEMPHIS 4- KJ WILLIAMS ...... MILFORD ACADEMY ...... WR ...... ...... 6'2" 190 ... NOT COMMITTED JEAN SIFRIN ...... TE ...... MASSACHUSETTS ERECK FLOWERS ...... OT ...... MIAMI 5- XAVIER BURKE ...... FORK UNION MILITARY ACADEMY ...... TE ...... ...... 6'3" 240 ...... VIRGINIA TECH 6- GILBERT JOHNSON ...... GEORGIA PREP SPORTS ACADEMY ...... WR ...... ...... 6'4" 190 ...... TEXAS DUKE JOHNSON ...... RB ...... MIAMI DEVIN FUNCHESS ...... WR/TE ...... MICHIGAN 7- SIDNEY GOPRE ...... MILFORD ACADEMY ...... LB ...... ...... 6'1" 210 ...... RUTGERS 8- TYRELL SMITH ...... CUSHING ACADEMY ...... OL ...... ...... 6'4" 285 ...... VIRGINIA TECH TRAE WAYNES ...... CB ...... MICHIGAN STATE MAXX WILLIAMS ...... TE ...... MINNESOTA 9- MARKEL SMITH ...... MILFORD ACADEMY ...... RB ...... ...... 5'11" 220 ...... UNCOMMITED 10- DARRELL CLOY ...... MILFORD ACADEMY ...... TE ...... ...... 6'3" 245 ...... ARIZONA BENARDRICK MCKINNEY ...... LB ...... MISS STATE JOSH ROBINSON ...... RB ...... MISS STATE DORIAL GREEN-BECKHAM ...... WR ...... MISSOURI 2014-2015 BOWL GAME PAYOUTS SHANE RAY ...... DE ...... MISSOURI RANDY GREGORY ...... DE ...... NEBRASKA R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL ...... $500,000 FRANKLIN AMER MORT. MUSIC CITY BOWL ..... $2,750,000 MAX FLORES ...... LB ...... NORTHERN CO GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL ...... $456,250 BELK BOWL ...... $1,700,000 DAVARIS DANIELS ...... WR ...... NOTRE DAME ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL ...... $1,350,000 FOSTER FARMS BOWL ...... $2,212,500 JORDAN PHILLIPS ...... DT ...... OKLAHOMA FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL ...... $325,000 CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL ...... $4,000,000 ARIK ARMSTEAD ...... DL ...... OREGON SDCCU POINSETTIA BOWL ...... $612,500 VIZIO FIESTA BOWL ...... $4,000,000 *MARCUS MARIOTA ...... QB ...... OREGON HAWAI'I BOWL...... $650,000 CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL ...... $27,500,000 *DEION BARNES ...... DE ...... PENN STATE ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL ...... $800,000 OUTBACK BOWL ...... $3,500,000 JESSE JAMES ...... TE ...... PENN STATE QUICK LANE BOWL ...... $1,200,000 GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC ...... $4,000,000 *DONOVAN SMITH ...... OT ...... PENN STATE BITCOIN ST. PETERSBURG BOWL ...... $537,500 BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL ...... $4,250,000 CHRISTIAN COVINGTON ...... DT ...... RICE MILITARY BOWL ...... $1,000,000 ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY NW MUTUAL ...... $6,000,000 TYLER KROFT ...... TE ...... RUTGERS HYUNDAI SUN BOWL ...... $2,150,000 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL ...... $6,000,000 MIKE DAVIS ...... RB ...... SOUTH CAROLINA DUCK COMMANDER INDEPENDENCE BOWL .....$1,200,000 LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL ...... $675,000 RAKEEM NUNEZ-ROCHES ...... DT ...... SOUTHERN MISS NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL ...... $2,000,000 TAXSLAYER BOWL ...... $2,750,000 ALEX CARTER ...... CB ...... STANFORD NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY BOWL ...... $2,825,000 VALERO ALAMO BOWL ...... $3,825,000 ANDRUS PEAT ...... OT ...... STANFORD AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL ...... $1,437,500 TICKETCITY CACTUS BOWL ...... $3,325,000 DURELL ESKRIDGE ...... FS ...... SYRACUSE RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL ...... $2,275,000 BIRMINGHAM BOWL ...... $1,000,000 B.J. CATALON ...... RB ...... TCU ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWL ...... $3,000,000 GODADDY BOWL ...... $750,000 CHRIS HACKETT ...... S ...... TCU MALCOM BROWN ...... DT ...... TEXAS KICKOFF TOP 20 HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS FROM ONE YEAR AGO TREY WILLIAMS ...... RB ...... TEXAS A&M JAQUEL PITTS ...... WR ...... TRINITY INTERNAT'L PLAYER POS RATING SCHOOL LORENZO DOSS ...... CB ...... TULANE 1- LEONARD FOURNETTE ...... RB ...... ...... LSU JACOBY GLENN ...... CB ...... UCF 2- DA'SHAWN HAND ...... DE ...... ...... ALABAMA *BRETT HUNDLEY ...... QB ...... UCLA 3- MYLES GARRETT ...... DE ...... ...... TEXAS A&M ELLIS MCCARTHY ...... DL ...... UCLA 4- JABRILL PEPPERS ...... CB ...... ...... MICHIGAN DARIEN RANKIN ...... LB ...... UNC 5- MARLON HUMPHREY ...... CB ...... ...... ALABAMA NELSON AGHOLOR ...... WR ...... SOUTHERN CAL 6- QUIN BLANDING ...... DB ...... ...... VIRGINIA JAVORIUS "BUCK" ALLEN ...... RB ...... SOUTHERN CAL 7- CAMERON ROBINSON ...... OL ...... ...... ALABAMA GEORGE FARMER ...... WR ...... SOUTHERN CAL 8- KYLE ALLEN ...... QB...... ...... TEXAS A&M LEONARD WILLIAMS ...... DL ...... SOUTHERN CAL 9- ADOREE' JACKSON ...... CB ...... ...... USC ELI HAROLD ...... DE ...... VIRGINIA 10- MALACHI DUPRE...... WR ...... ...... LSU MAX VALLES ...... DE ...... VIRGINIA 11- RASHAAN EVANS...... LB ...... ...... ALABAMA MARCUS PETERS ...... CB ...... WASHINGTON 12- JALEN TABOR ...... CB ...... ...... FLORIDA SHAQ THOMPSON ...... LB ...... WASHINGTON 13- ANDREW BROWN ...... DT ...... ...... VIRGINIA XAVIER COOPER ...... DE ...... WASHINGTON STATE 14- RAEKWON MCMILLAN ...... LB ...... ...... OHIO ST. MELVIN GORDON ...... RB ...... WISCONSIN 15- TONY BROWN...... CB ...... ...... ALABAMA 16- JALEN HURD ...... RB ...... ...... TENNESSEE 17- DAMIAN PRINCE ...... OL ...... ...... MARYLAND *DENOTES PLAYERS WHO GRADUATED EARLY WITH ELIGIBILITY 18- TRE WILLIAMS ...... LB ...... ...... AUBURN REMAINING 19- DALVIN COOK ...... RB ...... ...... FLORIDA ST. 20- LORENZO CARTER ...... DE ...... ...... GEORGIA