Recruiting Rankings
2002 College Football Recruiting Rankings
Rank the full class board by average star power, class volume, and the blue-chip names pushing each program up the national order.
- Top Class
- Miami
- Ranked Programs
- 109
- Avg Class Size
- 14.1
Position recruiting pages
State recruiting pages
National class table
Deterministic ordering: average stars, then class size, then school name.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Avg Stars | Recruits | Top Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | ACC | 4.3★ | 6 | Ryan Moore (5★) |
| 2 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4.3★ | 4 | Gabe Watson (5★) |
| 3 | Virginia | ACC | 4.2★ | 5 | Michael Johnson (5★) |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 4.2★ | 12 | Gerald Riggs Jr. (5★) |
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4.1★ | 10 | Mike D'Andrea (5★) |
| 6 | Florida State | ACC | 4.1★ | 13 | Lorenzo Booker (5★) |
| 7 | Texas | SEC | 4★ | 18 | Vince Young (5★) |
| 8 | Oklahoma | SEC | 4★ | 8 | Zach Latimer (5★) |
| 9 | USC | Big Ten | 3.9★ | 7 | Winston Justice (5★) |
| 10 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3.8★ | 8 | Marcedes Lewis (5★) |
| 11 | Washington | Big Ten | 3.6★ | 7 | Nathan Rhodes (5★) |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3.5★ | 8 | Rhema McKnight (4★) |
| 13 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3.5★ | 6 | Reggie McNeal (5★) |
| 14 | Georgia | SEC | 3.3★ | 7 | Kedric Golston (5★) |
| 15 | — | 3.3★ | 391 | — | |
| 16 | South Carolina | SEC | 3.3★ | 4 | Ricardo Hurley (5★) |
| 17 | LSU | SEC | 3.2★ | 6 | Lester Ricard (4★) |
| 18 | Florida | SEC | 3.1★ | 10 | Ciatrick Fason (5★) |
| 19 | Auburn | SEC | 3★ | 11 | Ben Obomanu (5★) |
| 20 | Boston College | ACC | 3★ | 8 | Jim Unis (4★) |
| 21 | Arkansas | SEC | 3★ | 4 | Chris Baker (4★) |
| 22 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3★ | 4 | Tamba Hali (4★) |
| 23 | Stanford | ACC | 2.9★ | 10 | Trent Edwards (5★) |
| 24 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 8 | David Richard (4★) |
| 25 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 5 | D'Qwell Jackson (3★) |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2.8★ | 9 | Tyler Palko (4★) |
| 27 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2.8★ | 9 | Glen January (3★) |
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2.8★ | 17 | Jerious Norwood (5★) |
| 29 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2.8★ | 8 | Peni Holakeituai (4★) |
| 30 | Colorado | Big 12 | 2.7★ | 11 | Alex Ligon (3★) |
| 31 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2.6★ | 8 | David Horne (4★) |
| 32 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2.6★ | 12 | Corey Ford (3★) |
| 33 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 2.5★ | 13 | Andrew Carnahan (3★) |
| 34 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2.5★ | 13 | Andrew Burk (3★) |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2.5★ | 10 | Marcus Vick (5★) |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2.5★ | 8 | Chris Reis (3★) |
| 37 | Missouri | SEC | 2.5★ | 6 | Mario Whitney (4★) |
| 38 | BYU | Big 12 | 2.5★ | 17 | Ben Olson (5★) |
| 39 | Clemson | ACC | 2.4★ | 7 | Donnell Clark (3★) |
| 40 | Arizona | Big 12 | 2.4★ | 13 | Biren Ealy (3★) |
| 41 | NC State | ACC | 2.4★ | 11 | Richard Washington (4★) |
| 42 | North Carolina | ACC | 2.4★ | 11 | D.J. Walker (3★) |
| 43 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2.4★ | 14 | Andre Chattams (3★) |
| 44 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2.4★ | 20 | Dwayne Smith (3★) |
| 45 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2.3★ | 9 | Ron Green (4★) |
| 46 | Oregon | Big Ten | 2.3★ | 13 | Haloti Ngata (5★) |
| 47 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2.3★ | 4 | Quinton Broussard (3★) |
| 48 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2.2★ | 17 | Alexander Webb (3★) |
| 49 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 19 | Jeremy Foreman (3★) |
| 50 | Utah | Big 12 | 2.2★ | 5 | Taitusi Lutui (3★) |
| 51 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2.2★ | 16 | Adam Serena (3★) |
| 52 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2.2★ | 11 | Brandon Browner (3★) |
| 53 | TCU | Big 12 | 2.2★ | 11 | Chad Andrus (3★) |
| 54 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2.2★ | 18 | Richard Freeman (3★) |
| 55 | Army | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 6 | Zac Dahman (3★) |
| 56 | Houston | Big 12 | 2.1★ | 7 | Willie Gaston (3★) |
| 57 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 2.1★ | 23 | Danny Foster (3★) |
| 58 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 2.1★ | 20 | Greg Casnave (3★) |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2.1★ | 10 | Jonathan Cruz (3★) |
| 60 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2.1★ | 21 | Greg Pruitt Jr. (3★) |
| 61 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2.1★ | 13 | Dennis Burke (3★) |
| 62 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2.1★ | 14 | Iverick Harris (3★) |
| 63 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2.1★ | 15 | Sean Miller (3★) |
| 64 | SMU | ACC | 2★ | 23 | Brent Karrington (2★) |
| 65 | UAB | American Athletic | 2★ | 22 | Berry Cryer (2★) |
| 66 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2★ | 21 | Brandon Baker (2★) |
| 67 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 2★ | 20 | Alex Guerrero (2★) |
| 68 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2★ | 20 | Adrone James (2★) |
| 69 | Akron | Mid-American | 2★ | 19 | Aaron Holderman (2★) |
| 70 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2★ | 18 | Anthony Camp (2★) |
| 71 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2★ | 18 | Brian Watson (2★) |
| 72 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2★ | 17 | Anthony Thompson (2★) |
| 73 | Duke | ACC | 2★ | 17 | Bob Benion (2★) |
| 74 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2★ | 15 | Adam Roberts (2★) |
| 75 | Idaho | — | 2★ | 15 | Brandon Mascorro (2★) |
| 76 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2★ | 15 | Blake Butler (2★) |
| 77 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2★ | 15 | Brandon Gray (2★) |
| 78 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 2★ | 14 | Adrian Davis (2★) |
| 79 | Temple | American Athletic | 2★ | 14 | Bill Monan (2★) |
| 80 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2★ | 14 | Aaron Ware (2★) |
| 81 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2★ | 13 | Dexter Wallace (2★) |
| 82 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2★ | 13 | Aaron Danenhauer (2★) |
| 83 | Louisville | ACC | 2★ | 12 | Brandon Cornell (2★) |
| 84 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2★ | 12 | Barrett Reznick (2★) |
| 85 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2★ | 12 | Ameer Ismail (2★) |
| 86 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2★ | 11 | Brian Cooper (2★) |
| 87 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2★ | 11 | Aaron Robbins (2★) |
| 88 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2★ | 10 | Albert Ma'afala (2★) |
| 89 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2★ | 10 | Brandon Perkins (2★) |
| 90 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2★ | 10 | Chester Johnson (2★) |
| 91 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2★ | 9 | Christopher Jones (2★) |
| 92 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2★ | 9 | Billy Strother (2★) |
| 93 | UCF | Big 12 | 2★ | 9 | Andre Sumpter (2★) |
| 94 | UConn | FBS Independents | 2★ | 9 | Cornell Brockington (2★) |
| 95 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 2★ | 9 | Ali Seiuli (2★) |
| 96 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2★ | 8 | Adam Black (2★) |
| 97 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2★ | 7 | Broward Holsey (2★) |
| 98 | San José State | Mountain West | 2★ | 6 | Brian Nunez (2★) |
| 99 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 2★ | 3 | Brandon Rager (2★) |
| 100 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2★ | 3 | Arby Jones (2★) |
| 101 | Alabama | SEC | 2★ | 2 | Greg McLain (2★) |
| 102 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2★ | 1 | Kyle Faulk (2★) |
| 103 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2★ | 1 | Joshua Gravitt (2★) |
| 104 | Hudson Valley | — | 2★ | 1 | Toris Rutledge (2★) |
| 105 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2★ | 1 | Lewis Carter (2★) |
| 106 | Navy | American Athletic | 2★ | 1 | Mike Brammer (2★) |
| 107 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2★ | 1 | Nick Cole (2★) |
| 108 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2★ | 1 | Frank Sanders (2★) |
| 109 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2★ | 1 | Ethan Flatt (2★) |