Position Board
2002 Defensive Backs Recruiting Rankings
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- Ranked Recruits
- 244
- Committed Schools
- 80
- Blue-Chips
- 30
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Ranked recruits
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Team | Stars | Rating | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Washington Andrew Jackson | Florida State | 5★ | 0.995 | Florida |
| 2 | Pat Watkins Lincoln | Florida State | 5★ | 0.993 | Florida |
| 3 | Darren Williams Clarksdale | Mississippi State | 5★ | 0.989 | Mississippi |
| 4 | Jason Carter Jenks | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.977 | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Darnell Bing Long Beach Poly | USC | 4★ | 0.976 | California |
| 6 | Edorian McCullough North Garland | Texas | 4★ | 0.976 | Texas |
| 7 | Jarrad Page San Leandro | UCLA | 4★ | 0.976 | California |
| 8 | A.J. Davis Northern | NC State | 4★ | 0.973 | North Carolina |
| 9 | Eric McNeal Junipero Serra | UCLA | 4★ | 0.972 | California |
| 10 | Aaron Miller Edison | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.969 | California |
| 11 | Mike Hawkins Turner | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.969 | Texas |
| 12 | William Cooper Northern Commencement Academy | Michigan | 4★ | 0.964 | Michigan |
| 13 | Micheal Hawkins Turner | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.933 | Texas |
| 14 | Brodney Pool Westbury | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.933 | Texas |
| 15 | Randy Jordan Bakersfield | Kansas State | 4★ | 0.933 | California |
| 16 | Sammy Joseph Archbishop Shaw | 4★ | 0.900 | Louisiana | |
| 17 | Trestin George Berkeley | 4★ | 0.900 | California | |
| 18 | Abraham Brown Booker | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 19 | Brian Crum Camden County | 4★ | 0.900 | Georgia | |
| 20 | Marcus Hamilton Centreville | 4★ | 0.900 | Virginia | |
| 21 | Vernon Grant Duncanville | 4★ | 0.900 | Texas | |
| 22 | Terrell Walden Edison | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 23 | E.J. Underwood Hamilton | 4★ | 0.900 | Ohio | |
| 24 | Aaron Ross John Tyler | 4★ | 0.900 | Texas | |
| 25 | Greg Threat Lincoln | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 26 | Glenn Sharpe Miami Carol City | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 27 | Justin Miller Owensboro | 4★ | 0.900 | Kentucky | |
| 28 | Brandon Williams Shaw | 4★ | 0.900 | Georgia | |
| 29 | Nate Salley St. Thomas Aquinas | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 30 | Demario Minter Stephenson | 4★ | 0.900 | Georgia | |
| 31 | Brandon Meriweather Apopka | 3★ | 0.867 | Florida | |
| 32 | Brandon Merriweather Apopka | 3★ | 0.867 | Florida | |
| 33 | B.J. Fields Camden County | 3★ | 0.867 | Georgia | |
| 34 | Stefan Orange Culpeper County | 3★ | 0.867 | Virginia | |
| 35 | Marques Binns Dorsey | 3★ | 0.867 | California | |
| 36 | Lance Evans Eastern | 3★ | 0.867 | New Jersey | |
| 37 | Marcus McCutcheon Edison | 3★ | 0.867 | California | |
| 38 | Matthew Melton John Tyler | 3★ | 0.867 | Texas | |
| 39 | Robert James Maryvale | 3★ | 0.867 | Arizona | |
| 40 | Andre Bailey Mcclintock | 3★ | 0.867 | Arizona | |
| 41 | Tyler Everett McKinley | 3★ | 0.867 | Ohio | |
| 42 | Jeff Francoeur Parkview | 3★ | 0.867 | Georgia | |
| 43 | Ashton Watson Wayne | 3★ | 0.867 | Ohio | |
| 44 | Larry Anam American | 3★ | 0.833 | Florida | |
| 45 | Maurice Humphrey Berlin | 3★ | 0.833 | Connecticut | |
| 46 | Matthew Fountaine Bishop O'Dowd | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 47 | Brandon Grandberry Crowley | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 48 | Marcus Guerrero-Bacon Cy Springs | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 49 | Derron Ware Dorsey | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 50 | Akeem Jackson Elizabeth | 3★ | 0.833 | New Jersey | |
| 51 | Willie Davis Emsley A Laney | 3★ | 0.833 | North Carolina | |
| 52 | Aaron Gipson Etiwanda | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 53 | Micah Sweats Jersey Village | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 54 | Vernon Russell John Curtis | 3★ | 0.833 | Louisiana | |
| 55 | Olaolu Sanni-Osomo LaGrange | 3★ | 0.833 | Georgia | |
| 56 | Willie Andrews Longview | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 57 | David Reese Milford Academy (HS) | 3★ | 0.833 | New York | |
| 58 | Jebiaus Brown Milpitas | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 59 | Nicolaus Brooks Northside | 3★ | 0.833 | Georgia | |
| 60 | Jeff Cook Notre Dame | 3★ | 0.833 | Louisiana | |
| 61 | Brandon Leone Oak Ridge | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 62 | I-Perfection Harris Poly Prep | 3★ | 0.833 | New York | |
| 63 | Noah Strozier Rockhurst | 3★ | 0.833 | Missouri | |
| 64 | Willis Barringer Scott | 3★ | 0.833 | Ohio | |
| 65 | Jerome Kemp Southeast | 3★ | 0.833 | Kansas | |
| 66 | Josh Lay Valley Forge Military Academy (HS) | 3★ | 0.833 | Pennsylvania | |
| 67 | Lamon Means Galena Park | Arizona | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 68 | Jo Jo Walker Creekview | Maryland | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 69 | Michael Gilmore J L Mann | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.800 | South Carolina |
| 70 | Michael Roberts Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute | Ohio State | 3★ | 0.800 | ON |
| 71 | Reggie Carter Naples | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.800 | Florida |
| 72 | Maurice Mack Wichita North | Kansas State | 3★ | 0.800 | Kansas |
| 73 | Gerald Commissiong Alma Academy | Stanford | 3★ | 0.800 | QC |
| 74 | Trevor Hooper Mountain View | Stanford | 3★ | 0.800 | California |
| 75 | T.J. Rushing Pauls Valley | Stanford | 3★ | 0.800 | Oklahoma |
| 76 | Cary Wade Robinson Secondary | Virginia Tech | 3★ | 0.800 | Virginia |
| 77 | Tim Norman Tyler Lee | Texas Tech | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 78 | Quinton Broussard The Colony | Toledo | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 79 | Tommy Griffin John Tyler | Tulane | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 80 | Jeremy Foreman Lutcher | Tulane | 3★ | 0.800 | Louisiana |
| 81 | Levonne Rowan Mercyhurst Preparatory School | Wisconsin | 3★ | 0.800 | Pennsylvania |
| 82 | Mike Ross St. Petersburg | USC | 3★ | 0.800 | Florida |
| 83 | Darnell Ray Hazelwood East | Illinois | 3★ | 0.800 | Missouri |
| 84 | Anthony Longe St. Paul Open School | Illinois | 3★ | 0.800 | Minnesota |
| 85 | Danny Foster Centennial | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.800 | California |
| 86 | Tyrone Henderson McClymonds | Colorado | 3★ | 0.800 | California |
| 87 | Jermaine McCollum Miami Southridge | Florida | 3★ | 0.800 | Florida |
| 88 | Chris Reis Roswell | Georgia Tech | 3★ | 0.800 | Georgia |
| 89 | Mike Davis Cathedral | Arizona State | 3★ | 0.800 | California |
| 90 | Gary Shephard Westfield | Arizona | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 91 | Guillermo Davis Belleville West | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 92 | Trumaine Banks Eastmoor Academy | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 93 | Quentin White Gahanna Lincoln | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 94 | Deonto McCormick Cook County | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 95 | Deandre White Lakeland | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 | Virginia |
| 96 | Ronnie Elliot Lee | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 97 | Reicko Jones Dwyer | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 98 | Jared Brogden Middle Creek | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 99 | Mar'ques Woolford White Oak | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 100 | Cedric Holt Anson | North Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 101 | Jacoby Watkins Scotland County | North Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 102 | Bryan Durango Memorial | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 103 | D'Andre Asberry Northwestern | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 104 | Blaine Harrell Everman | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 105 | Dedrick Simien Taylor | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 106 | Justin Clayton Venice | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 107 | Tim Arnold Friendly | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland |
| 108 | Terrill Mayberry Harrison | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 109 | Jelani Jordan Riverwood | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 110 | William Myles St Rita Of Cascia | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 111 | John Busing Chattahoochee | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 112 | Terna Nande Creston | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 113 | Dontae Wright Lawrence County | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Kentucky |
| 114 | Bryan Tyson Milan | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Indiana |
| 115 | Marcus Tate Sequoyah | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 116 | Frank Sanders Thornton Township | Ohio | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 117 | Julius Crosslin Amarillo | Oklahoma State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 118 | Mike Bradshaw Northern Commencement Academy | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 119 | Ron Rease Rogers | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 120 | Dominik Hixon Whitehall Yearling | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 121 | Chaffin Brock El Dorado | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Arkansas |
| 122 | Josh Ward Lincoln | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 123 | Chris Littleton Osceola | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Arkansas |
| 124 | Darius Woods South Oak Cliff | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 125 | Robert Herbert Alta Loma | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 126 | Tone Taupule Jordan | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 127 | Josh Davies Rancho Cucamonga | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 128 | James Vann Downingtown West | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania |
| 129 | Steven King Uniondale | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | New York |
| 130 | Delando Bradford Wylie E. Groves | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 131 | Denny Flanagan Edison | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 132 | Carl McCullough El Camino | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 133 | Chad Breeden Mayfield | UCF | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 134 | Mike Ogle Caledonia | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 135 | Charles Archie Creston | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 136 | Doug Kress Lapeer West Senior | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 137 | Orlando Walton Muskegon | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 138 | Tyrone Kelly Renaissance | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 139 | Vince Gliatta Central Catholic | Penn State | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 140 | John Bowie Northland | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 141 | Antoine Horton Rochester Area | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania |
| 142 | James Julian San Mateo | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 143 | JaJuan Hall St Martin De Porres | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 144 | Mike Holley Archbishop Carroll | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 | District of Columbia |
| 145 | Garry Smith Santa Rosa Christian School | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 146 | Jonathan McPhee St. Joseph's | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 | South Carolina |
| 147 | Jamie Manor Clark | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Nevada |
| 148 | Yves Dieudonne Immokalee | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 149 | Oscar Caywood John F. Kennedy | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 150 | Geoffrey Pope University Of Detroit Jesuit | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 151 | Sam Bryant Reading | Pittsburgh | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania |
| 152 | Donald Richardson Beverly Hills | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 153 | Chris Baloney Langham Creek | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 154 | Dexter Jackson Miami Jackson | Kansas | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 155 | Kenneth Thompson Nimitz | Kansas | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 156 | Marcus Watts Hays | Kansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Kansas |
| 157 | Justin Mckinney Seminole | Kansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 158 | Jerry Hill Stranahan | Kansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 159 | Cato Mott Apopka | Memphis | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 160 | Brian Davis Carver | Memphis | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 161 | Sam Brewer Christian Heritage School | Memphis | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 162 | Wes Smith Lafayette | Memphis | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 163 | Olen Whitely Lake Worth | Memphis | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 164 | Tim Miller Detroit Country Day | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 165 | Funtaine Hunter Lowndes | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 166 | Andrew Pace Mountain Brook | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 167 | James Todd Marshall | Baylor | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 168 | Kevin Copeland Manchester | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 169 | Derrick Guillory Bunkie | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 170 | Desmon McNeil Northside | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 171 | Alvah Hansbro Edgewood Academy | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 172 | Dustin Utschig Fox Valley Lutheran | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 173 | Andre Morris Simeon | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 174 | Parris Moore Fountain Valley | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 175 | Tarell Richards Hunter | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 | Utah |
| 176 | Ryan Bucher Cedar Crest | Purdue | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania |
| 177 | Jeremy Burnett Jefferson | Purdue | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 178 | John Lampert Wylie | Purdue | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 179 | Nate Hutchinson Pine View | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 | Utah |
| 180 | Travonne Jackson Thomas Jefferson | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 181 | Shaun Harper Mission Bay | Utah | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 182 | Jamey Harper Atlanta | SMU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 183 | Rolando Humphrey Duncanville | SMU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 184 | Kelvin Cox Naaman Forest | SMU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 185 | Robert Gilmore Trinity School | SMU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 186 | John Archie Madison Central | Southern Miss | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 187 | Lance Byrd Madisonville | Southern Miss | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 188 | Antoine Rutherford Chaminade-Madonna | Virginia Tech | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 189 | Eric Buchanan DeSoto | TCU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 190 | Antonio Malone Portsmouth | Toledo | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 191 | Wes Rainwater Kentridge | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 | Washington |
| 192 | Eric Frampton Oak Grove | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 193 | Don Turner University | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 | Washington |
| 194 | Terrence Peterson Alvin | Tulane | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 195 | Sean Lucas Stephenson | Tulane | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 196 | Jon Hall Bolingbrook | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 197 | Jimmy Vincent Glades Central | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 198 | Joe Stellmacher Berlin | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 199 | Zach Hampton Lancaster | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 200 | Dorsey Golston Southeast | Wyoming | 2★ | 0.767 | Missouri |
| 201 | Charles Oliver Trinity School | Wyoming | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 202 | Ivan Clark Amelia County | Marshall | 2★ | 0.767 | Virginia |
| 203 | Jamil Tyson Eastside | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 204 | Adam Jones Westlake | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 205 | Jarvis Murchison Jasper | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 206 | Terrance Washington Ben Lomond | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 | Utah |
| 207 | Jake Chavira Cerritos | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 208 | Joe Lindsay Edison | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 209 | Mike Rosencrans Ironwood | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 | Arizona |
| 210 | Kevin Dockery Hernando | Mississippi State | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 211 | David Heard Vicksburg | Mississippi State | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 212 | Chris Grevious South Plainfield | Army | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 213 | Sean Grevious South Plainfield | Army | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 214 | Steve Harris Boylan Central Catholic | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 215 | Jonathan Moore Clear Brook | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 216 | Luke Davis Eaglecrest | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 | Colorado |
| 217 | Dana Garrison Fairfax Senior | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 218 | Brandon Cathy Liberty Sr. | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 | Missouri |
| 219 | Brian Iwuh Worthing | Colorado | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 220 | M.J. Estep Chopticon | UConn | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland |
| 221 | Ernest Cole DeMatha Catholic | UConn | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland |
| 222 | Jeremy Tolar Benjamin Russell | UAB | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 223 | Will Evans Davis | UAB | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 224 | Brandon Register Seminole County | UAB | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 225 | Dominique Cosper Wellborn Sch | UAB | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 226 | Roger Williams Northside | Florida State | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 227 | Tremaine McCollum Miami Southridge | Florida | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 228 | Roshawn Marshall Tarpon Springs | South Florida | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 229 | Venice Gilliam Rickards | Georgia Tech | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 230 | Tim Jennings Orangeburg-Wilkinson | Georgia | 2★ | 0.767 | South Carolina |
| 231 | Christopher Jones Jersey Village | Iowa State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 232 | Alex Guerrero Brea Olinda | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 233 | Derry Jackson Jesuit | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 | Oregon |
| 234 | Gerald Alexander Rancho Cucamonga | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 235 | Jason Murray West Covina | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 236 | Brandon Mascorro St. Bonaventure | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 237 | Campbell Black Bishop McGuinness | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 | Oklahoma |
| 238 | Marquice Cole Hillcrest | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 239 | Cory Dious Mays | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 240 | Terrell Jordan Tucker | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 241 | Julius Ware Southeast | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 242 | Steven Gunter Warrensville Heights | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 243 | Phil Minafield Buchholz | Louisville | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 244 | Jimmy Strong East Bay | Louisville | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |