Recruiting rankings

Class of 2007 (Prospects - QB - All States - All Statuses)
NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS SCHOOL NOTES
Jimmy Clausen QB 6'3" 218 Oaks Christian H.S. (CA) QB #1 86 Signed Notre Dame
Ryan Mallett QB 6'6" 230 Texas H.S. (TX) QB #2 85 Signed Michigan
Tyrod Taylor QB 6'1" 185 Hampton H.S. (VA) QB #3 84 Signed Virginia Tech
John Brantley QB 6'3" 205 Trinity Catholic H.S. (FL) QB #4 84 Signed Florida
Aaron Corp QB 6'3" 180 Lutheran H.S. (CA) QB #5 82 Signed USC
Stephen Garcia QB 6'2" 210 Jefferson Senior H.S. (FL) QB #6 82 Signed South Carolina
Logan Gray QB 6'2" 190 Rock Bridge H.S. (MO) QB #7 82 Signed Georgia
Clint Brewster QB 6'1" 175 J. K. Mullen H.S. (CO) QB #8 82 Signed Minnesota
Cameron Newton QB 6'5" 225 Westlake H.S. (GA) QB #9 81 Signed Florida
Jarrett Lee QB 6'3" 195 Brenham H.S. (TX) QB #10 81 Signed LSU
Robert Marve QB 6'2" 185 Plant Senior H.S. (FL) QB #11 80 Signed Miami (FL)
Willy Korn QB 6'1" 200 James Byrnes H.S. (SC) QB #12 80 Signed Clemson
Chris Forcier QB 6'3" 180 Saint Augustine H.S. (CA) QB #13 79 Signed UCLA
Pat Bostick QB 6'4" 225 Manheim Township H.S. (PA) QB #14 79 Signed Pittsburgh
Mike Paulus QB 6'5" 220 Christian Brothers Academy (NY) QB #15 79 Signed North Carolina
Bert Reed QB 5'11" 170 Bay H.S. (FL) QB #16 79 Signed Florida State
Peter Lalich QB 6'5" 235 West Springfield H.S. (VA) QB #18 78 Signed Virginia
Brock Mansion QB 6'5" 225 Episcopal H.S. (TX) QB #19 78 Signed California
Nick Fanuzzi QB 6'3" 200 Winston Churchill High (TX) QB #20 78 Signed Alabama

 

Class of 2006 (Prospects - QB - All States - All Statuses)
NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS SCHOOL NOTES
Matthew Stafford QB 6'3" 210 Highland Park H.S. (TX) QB #1 93 Signed Georgia
Mitch Mustain QB 6'3" 205 Springdale H.S. (AR) QB #2 91 Signed Arkansas
Jevan Snead QB 6'4" 210 Stephenville H.S. (TX) QB #3 91 Signed Texas
Tim Tebow QB 6'3" 225 Nease H.S. (FL) QB #4 90 Signed Florida
Jake Locker QB 6'3" 210 Ferndale H.S. (WA) QB #5 83 Signed Washington
Zachary Frazer QB 6'4" 209 Mechanicsburg H.S. (PA) QB #6 83 Signed Notre Dame
Demetrius Jones QB 6'4" 184 Morgan Park H.S. (IL) QB #7 82 Signed Notre Dame
Isiah Williams QB 6'2" 197 Chicago Vocational School (IL) QB #8 82 Signed Illinois
Jeremy Ricker QB 6'3" 205 Bishop McDevitt H.S. (PA) QB #9 81 Signed Maryland
Patrick Devlin QB 6'3" 194 Downingtown East H.S. (PA) QB #10 81 Signed Penn State
Neil Caudle QB 6'2" 204 Spain Park H.S. (AL) QB #11 81 Signed Auburn
Josh Freeman QB 6'6" 215 Grandview Senior H.S. (MO) QB #12 80 Signed Kansas State
Tyler Lyon QB 6'6" 215 William S. Hart H.S. (CA) QB #13 80 Signed Arizona
Kevin Riley QB 6'3" 190 Beaverton H.S. (OR) QB #14 80 Signed California
Steven Ensminger QB 6'2" 185 West Monroe H.S. (LA) QB #15 80 Signed Auburn
Sam Bradford QB 6'5" 200 Putnam City North H.S. (OK) QB #16 79 Signed Oklahoma

 

Pro-style QBs

2002 Rank Pos Ht/Wt Schools
1 Ben Olson
Thousand Oaks (CA) QB 6-5/205 list
2 Trent Edwards
Los Gatos (CA) QB 6-4/190 Stanford
3 Justin Zwick
Massillon (OH) Washington QB 6-4/205 Ohio State
4 Anthony Martinez
Ashland (VA) Patrick Henry QB 6-4/220 Virginia
5 Matt Gutierrez
Concord (CA) De La Salle QB 6-4/208 Michigan
6 Drew Stanton
Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison QB 6-4/215 Michigan State
7 Marc Guillon
Miramonte (CA) QB 6-4/185 Miami-FL
8 Drew Olson
Piedmont (CA) Piedmont QB 6-2/190 UCLA
9 Brandon Cox
Trussville (AL) Hewitt-Trussville QB 6-3/190 Auburn
10 Joe Tereshinski
Athens (GA) Athens Academy QB 6-3/205 Georgia


2002 running backs
1 Ciatrick Fason
Jacksonville (FL) Fletcher RB 6-1/210 Florida
2 Gerald Riggs Jr.
Chattanooga (TN) Red Bank RB 6-0/220 Tennessee
3 Jerious Norwood
Brandon (MS) RB 6-1/200 Mississippi State
4 DeShawn Wynn
Cincinnati (OH) Reading RB 6-0/215 Florida
5 Selvin Young
Houston (TX) Jersey Village RB 6-0/195 Texas
6 David Horne
Omaha (NE) Central RB 6-0/195 Nebraska
7 Nick Turner
Atlanta (GA) Washington RB 5-11/191 Mississippi State
8 Michael Cooper
Sylvania (GA) Screven County RB 6-0/215 Georgia
9 Robert Merrill
San Antonio (TX) Taft RB 5-11/200 Texas Christian
10 Thomas Clayton
Alexandria (VA) Mount Vernon RB 6-0/197 Florida State

 

I gotta say, this list isn't bad. Out of all the hundreds and hundreds of high-school senior running backs in 2002, the guys at Rivals picked out the following top 5:

1. A two-year starter at a top SEC program.
2. Despite an injury-plagued career, finished with 1,107 yards rushing as a senior.
3. A three-year starter who owns the career rushing record at an SEC school.
4. An admitted underachiever who nonetheless rushed for 2,000 yards at an SEC school and led a national champion in rushing.
5. Another injury-plagued guy who still finished his career with 3,060 all-purpose yards and 29 touchdowns.

That ain't bad. Rivals has its hits and misses, but their track record's pretty damn impressive.

 

Running back may be the most difficult position to project. There's just so many variables, from a guy's ability to read blocks to how fast he gets to the line of scrimmage to how good the offensive line was, to get it exactly right. We've all seen 2,000 yard high school backs who flounder on DII teams. Heck, a kid I used to cover gained something like 500 yards his senior season. He's starting as a redshirt freshman on a FCS team.

 

Or attend a certain school.