Last 5 Years of Rivals Top 20

[gdavis]

I expected more names to come out and hit me as college studs from this list, but just goes to show how much of a guess the recruiting business is. At the end I show a # of missing pieces from this list.

ct name Yr
1 Adrian Peterson 04
1 Martellus Bennett 05
1 Sergio Kindle 06
1 Tray Allen 07
1 Aaron Williams 08
2 Rhett Bomar 04
2 Reginald Youngblood 05
2 Matthew Stafford 06
2 Ryan Mallett 07
2 R.J. Washington 08
3 Franklin Okam 04
3 DeMarcus Granger 05
3 Eddie Jones 06
3 Curtis Brown 07
3 Stephen Good 08
4 William Morrisey 04
4 Jamaal Charles 05
4 Michael Goodson 06
4 John Chiles 07
4 DeSean Hales 08
5 Andrew Kelson 04
5 Dajleon Farr 05
5 Adron Tennell 06
5 Keenan Robinson 07
5 Darryl Stonum 08
6 Robbie Reid 04
6 Henry Melton 05
6 Chykie Brown 06
6 Dez Bryant 07
6 Jermie Calhoun 08
7 Chris Smith 04
7 Malcolm Kelly 05
7 Vondrell McGee 06
7 Michael Huey 07
7 Cyrus Gray 08
8 George Walker 04
8 Keenan Clayton 05
8 Jevan Snead 06
8 Terrance Toliver 07
8 Dan Buckner 08
9 Marcus Walker 04
9 Roy Miller 05
9 J'Marcus Webb 06
9 Ben Wells 07
9 Jeff Fuller 08
10 Lance Leggett 04
10 Michael Shumard 05
10 Michael Morgan 06
10 William Cole 07
10 D.J. Monroe 08
11 Stephen McGee 04
11 Paul Freeney 05
11 Emmanuel Moody 06
11 Malcolm Williams 07
11 Jarvis Humphrey 08
12 Cedric Dockery 04
12 Jermichael Finley 05
12 Deon Beasley 06
12 Gilbert Moye 07
12 Ben Habern 08
13 McCollins Umeh 04
13 Russell Ball 05
13 Anthony Lewis 06
13 Andre Jones 07
13 D.J. Grant 08
14 Jordan Shipley 04
14 Vincent Williams 05
14 Jared Norton 06
14 Ron Brooks 07
14 Kheeston Randall 08
15 Ryan Young 04
15 Vince Oghobaase 05
15 Perrish Cox 06
15 Christian Scott 07
15 Derrick Hall 08
16 Kirby Freeman 04
16 Manuel Johnson 05
16 Mon Williams 06
16 Aundre McGaskey 07
16 Mark Buchanan 08
17 Bobby Tatum 04
17 Chris Brown 05
17 Cory Brandon 06
17 Russell Carter 07
17 Andrew Luck 08
18 Walter Thomas 04
18 R.J. Jackson 05
18 Jason Fox 06
18 Desmond Jackson 07
18 Joseph Ibiloye 08
19 Tremaine Johnson 04
19 Howard Morrow 05
19 Phillip Payne 06
19 Justin Sturns 07
19 Sam McGuffie 08
20 Chris Ogbonnaya 04
20 Jorvorskie Lane 05
20 Montre Webber 06
20 Kyle Hix 07
20 Omarius Hines 08

Questionable rankings:
50 Robert Griffin 08
61 Blake Gideon 08
74 Jacquizz Rodgers 08
30 Earl Thomas 07
63 Travis Lewis 07
22 Michael Crabtree 06
26 Jeremy Beal 06
27 Jordan Pugh 06
28 Ugo Chinasa 06
71 Russell Okung 06
76 Keith Toston 06
88 Dimitri Nance 06
26 Roddrick Muckelroy 05
28 Ciron Black 05
46 Alton Dixon 05
49 Chase Daniel 05
53 Auston English 05
57 Chris Hall 05
61 Charlie Tanner 05
73 Colt McCoy 05
23 Brian Orakpo 04
24 Graham Harrell 04
25 Lendy Holmes 04
36 Adam Ulatoski 04
41 Derek Lokey 04
45 Ryan Palmer 04
77 Danny Amendola 04
85 Rashad Bobino 04

 

[BigWill]

wow. Bomar is near the top of that list. Colt is near the bottom.

Funny.

 

[Olehornfan]

Not much is said about DeSean Hales but I expect him to make his mark here.

HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by David Smith at Oak H.S. ... a prep All-American, all-state and all-district performer ... participated in the 2008 Under Armour All-America High School Football Game ... a member of ESPN's top 150 national prospects ... listed as the nation's top-ranked all-purpose back by Rivals and is a member of the Rivals top 100 national prospects ... voted the state's No. 3 wide receiver by Dave Campbell's Texas Football ... tallied 5,553 all-purpose yards (2,298 rushing/2,100 receiving/692 PR/463 KR) and 50 touchdowns in his three seasons at Klein Oak ... tabbed second-team 5A all-state by The Associated Press and third-team all-state by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior ... named Offensive Player of the Year by the Houston Touchdown Club and district 16-5A Player of the Year ... also was voted captain by his teammates ... rushed for 896 yards and eight TDs on 85 carries (10.5 ypc) and notched 44 receptions for 763 yards (17.3 ypc) and seven TDs ... also returned 11 punts for 225 yards (20.5 ypr) and a TD and seven kickoffs for 117 yards (16.7 ypr) ... tallied 154 rushing yards on 11 carries (14.0 ypc) and had TD runs of 72 and 66 yards in a victory over Klein Forest ... notched 138 yards on three carries (46.0 ypc), all TDs (72, 63 and three), and 52 yards on two receptions (26.0 ypc) in a victory over College Park ... garnered all-district and all-Greater Houston honors as a junior ... rushed for 1,249 yards and 17 TDs and posted 38 receptions for 638 yards (16.8 ypc) and six TDs ... also returned 18 punts for 467 yards (25.9 ypr) and three TDs and 15 kickoffs for 346 yards (23.1 ypr) ... named district 16-5A Sophomore of the Year ... caught 34 passes for 699 yards (20.6 ypc) and 10 TDs ... ran nine times for 153 yards (17.0 ypc) and two TDs ... made six catches for 145 yards and four TDs in a victory over Klein ... four-year letterman in track and field ... finished second at the 2006 Region 12 Junior Olympics Track and Field Championships in the 400 meters (48.32) and helped his 4x100-meter relay finish first ... finished sixth in the 400 meters (49.41) at the 2006 state meet.

 

[OldHippie]

Did Jermie Calhoun redshirt?

 

[SyracuseHorn]

I think there are a lot of really good players in there. The 04 and 05 guys have had a chance to develop, and many are either already in the NFL or were All-Conference or All-American type players. Adrian Peterson, Jamaal Charles, Martellus Bennet, Cedric Dockery, Jermichel Finley.

The '06 players include Matt Stafford, Sergio Kindle, Jared Norton, Chykie Brown, and Jevan Snead. That's quality, and these guys still have a year or two left to play.

The 07 and 08 guys are still either freshmen, redshirt freshmen, or sophomores, so the'll emerge over the next year or two.

I think you need to look at just the 04 and 05 lists. The other guys are still playing, and many have the potential to be great.

 

[kbrown]

Wow I'd forgotten that Phillip Payne and Montrae Webber were listed that high. Webber has gotten a little playing time but Payne seems to have disappeared.

I sure Hope Tray Allen lives up to his ranking.

 

[gdavis]

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