Position Board

2002 Defensive Linemen Recruiting Rankings

Follow the national defensive linemen board with committed teams, composite ratings, hometowns, and direct paths into state and team recruiting pages.

Ranked Recruits
258
Committed Schools
82
Blue-Chips
45

State landing pages

Ranked recruits

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

RankRecruitTeamStarsRatingState
1Rodrique Wright
Alief Hastings
Texas5★0.997Texas
2Haloti Ngata
Highland
Oregon5★0.996Utah
3Bryan Pickryl
Jenks
Texas5★0.988Oklahoma
4Julian Jenkins
Woodward Academy
Stanford5★0.986Georgia
5Kedric Golston
Sandy Creek
Georgia5★0.985Georgia
6Gabe Watson
Southfield
Michigan5★0.984Michigan
7Lonnie Davis
Ed White
Florida State5★0.984Florida
8Kai Parham
Princess Anne
Virginia4★0.983Virginia
9Parys Haralson
Madison Central
Tennessee4★0.979Mississippi
10Marcus Jackson
Norcross
Georgia4★0.978Georgia
11Tamba Hali
Teaneck
Penn State4★0.977New Jersey
12Derek Landri
De La Salle
Notre Dame4★0.977California
13Jonathan Mapu
Kahuku
Tennessee4★0.975Hawaii
14Kamerion Wimbley
Northwest
Florida State4★0.975Kansas
15Manuel Wright
Long Beach Poly
USC4★0.974California
16Chase Pittman
Evangel Christian Academy
Texas4★0.970Louisiana
17Donny Mateaki
Iolani
Washington4★0.970Hawaii
18Quinn Pitcock
Piqua
Ohio State4★0.969Ohio
19Scott Young
Dixie
BYU4★0.967Utah
20Ryan Boschetti
San Mateo
UCLA4★0.967California
21Larry Dibbles
Lancaster
Texas4★0.959Texas
22Chris Anderson
Mandarin
Florida State4★0.943Florida
23Travis Leitko
The Woodlands
Notre Dame4★0.938Texas
24Marco Martin
Mesquite
Texas4★0.937Texas
25Mike Kudla
Highland
Ohio State4★0.933Ohio
26Kyle Williams
Ruston
LSU4★0.930Louisiana
27Jim Unis
Gloucester
Boston College4★0.930Massachusetts
28John Wood
American
4★0.900Florida
29Baraka Atkins
Booker
4★0.900Florida
30Chris Turner
Ed White
4★0.900Florida
31Jay Moore
Elkhorn
4★0.900Nebraska
32Greg Jones
Jonesboro
4★0.900Arkansas
33LaDarius Love
Jonesboro-Hodge
4★0.900Louisiana
34Tully Janszen
Keller
4★0.900Texas
35Jake Kuresa
Mountain Crest
4★0.900Utah
36Kareem Brown
Norland
4★0.900Florida
37Tommy Jackson
Opelika
4★0.900Alabama
38Fred Matua
Phineas Banning Senior
4★0.900California
39Kwakou Robinson
Poly Prep
4★0.900New York
40Kyle Tatum
Prattville
4★0.900Alabama
41Willie Henderson
Ridgeway
4★0.900Tennessee
42Loren Howard
Saguaro
4★0.900Arizona
43Fabian Bean
Salisbury School
4★0.900Connecticut
44Tim Schafer
Upper Arlington
4★0.900Ohio
45Markell McKinley
Weir Attendance Center
4★0.900Mississippi
46Lyle Sendlein
Chaparral
3★0.867Arizona
47David Ligon
Christian Brothers
3★0.867Tennessee
48Brandon Fails
Colleyville Heritage
3★0.867Texas
49Reggie Banks
Evangel Christian Academy
3★0.867Louisiana
50Jayme Mitchell
Forest Hill
3★0.867Mississippi
51Shawne Merriman
Frederick Douglass
3★0.867Maryland
52Chris Frome
Hart
3★0.867California
53LaRon Harris
Kingsbury
3★0.867Tennessee
54Carl Tuitavuki
Madison Senior
3★0.867Idaho
55Brian Patrick
Sam Rayburn
3★0.867Texas
56Earl Anderson
San Marcos
3★0.867Texas
57Andrew Wicker
Silliman Institute
3★0.867Louisiana
58Justin Harrell
Westview
3★0.867Tennessee
59Doug Morris
Woodham
3★0.867Florida
60Adrian Campbell
Berkner
3★0.849Texas
61L.C. Kirkpatrick
Aldine
3★0.833Texas
62Clifton Ryan
Arthur Hill
3★0.833Michigan
63Aaron Scranton
Buford
3★0.833Georgia
64Brodrick Bunkley
Chamberlain
3★0.833Florida
65Nick Johnson
Chandler
3★0.833Arizona
66Dennis Ellis
Cleveland
3★0.833Texas
67Barry Cofield
Cleveland Heights
3★0.833Ohio
68Zach Rupp
Dixie
3★0.833Utah
69Larry Birdine
Eisenhower
3★0.833Oklahoma
70Ray McDonald
Glades Central
3★0.833Florida
71Dan Milsten
Governor John Rogers
3★0.833Washington
72Brandon Greeson
High Point Central
3★0.833North Carolina
73Korey Smith
Kirkwood
3★0.833Missouri
74Marlon Brisco
Morningside
3★0.833California
75Jordan Reffett
Moses Lake
3★0.833Washington
76Wayman Casey
Northside
3★0.833Arkansas
77Quintin Echols
O D Wyatt
3★0.833Texas
78Thomas Patton
Oakland Technical
3★0.833California
79DeMar Baisy
Rainier Beach
3★0.833Washington
80Sean Harmon
Santa Fe
3★0.833Oklahoma
81Robert Price
Shaker Heights
3★0.833Ohio
82Braden Campbell
Slippery Rock Area
3★0.833Pennsylvania
83Chase Pressley
Southside
3★0.833Arkansas
84Kevin Huntley
Valley Forge Military Academy (HS)
3★0.833Pennsylvania
85Andy Alleman
Washington
3★0.833Ohio
86Kirby Joseph
Washington-Marion
3★0.833Louisiana
87Kendall High
West Rowan
3★0.833North Carolina
88Antwarn Franklin
Woodlawn
3★0.833Alabama
89Paul Phillip
San Bernardino
Arizona3★0.833California
90Jason Hall
McCallie School
Tennessee3★0.811Tennessee
91Robert Ziminski
Argo Community
Boston College3★0.800Illinois
92Jake Ottolini
New Hampton School
Boston College3★0.800New Hampshire
93Marcus Smith
Mission Bay
Arizona3★0.800California
94Tim Volk
Notre Dame
Arizona3★0.800California
95Steven Kielp
Riverside Brookfield
Michigan State3★0.800Illinois
96Jay Richardson
Dublin Scioto
Ohio State3★0.800Ohio
97Brian Kuhn
Crescent City
Auburn3★0.800Florida
98Ben Grubbs
Elmore County
Auburn3★0.800Alabama
99Edward Johnson
Crockett
Penn State3★0.800Michigan
100Eric Fritz
Dublin Coffman
Pittsburgh3★0.800Ohio
101Richard Freeman
Brentwood
Vanderbilt3★0.800Tennessee
102Corey Ford
Skyline
Baylor3★0.800Texas
103Ju Parks
Lufkin
Texas A&M3★0.800Texas
104Anthony Spencer
Bishop Luers
Purdue3★0.800Indiana
105Uche Nwaneri
Naaman Forest
Purdue3★0.800Texas
106Mawase Falana
Northeast
Purdue3★0.800Florida
107Greg Casnave
Fontainebleau
Southern Miss3★0.800Louisiana
108Seth Nitschmann
Calallen
Texas Tech3★0.800Texas
109Kenyon Scott
Newton
Texas Tech3★0.800Texas
110Taurean Brown
Cinco Ranch
Tulane3★0.800Texas
111Craig Wilson
John Curtis
West Virginia3★0.800Louisiana
112Otis Riddley
Provine
Mississippi State3★0.800Mississippi
113Andrew Burk
Castle
Illinois3★0.800Indiana
114Scott Moss
Minooka
Illinois3★0.800Illinois
115Marcus Jones
Klein
Colorado3★0.800Texas
116Will Down
San Pasqual
Colorado3★0.800California
117Steve Harris
Coral Gables
Florida3★0.800Florida
118Terron Pullen
Johnson County
Georgia Tech3★0.800Georgia
119Dan Santucci
St. Patrick
Notre Dame3★0.800Illinois
120Ryan Willis
Holy Cross
LSU3★0.800Louisiana
121Tyson Swaggert
Buffalo Senior
Minnesota2★0.767Minnesota
122Maurice Buchanan
Hopkins
Minnesota2★0.767Minnesota
123Anthony Montgomery
John F. Kennedy
Minnesota2★0.767Ohio
124Mario Reese
Pebblebrook
Minnesota2★0.767Georgia
125Matt Spaeth
St. Michael-Albertville
Minnesota2★0.767Minnesota
126Eric Clark
Tampa Bay Tech
Minnesota2★0.767Florida
127Paul Campitelli
DeMatha Catholic
Duke2★0.767Maryland
128Bob Benion
Milton
Duke2★0.767Pennsylvania
129Kevin Wilson
Riverdale
Duke2★0.767Georgia
130Dontre Brown
Douglas Byrd
East Carolina2★0.767North Carolina
131Alex Lumpkin
Dooly County
NC State2★0.767Georgia
132Manny Lawson
Eastern Wayne
NC State2★0.767North Carolina
133John McCargo
Randolph Henry
NC State2★0.767Virginia
134Alden Blizzard
Laurel
North Carolina2★0.767Maryland
135Mickey Rice
Union
North Carolina2★0.767South Carolina
136Matt Leininger
Liberty Center
Bowling Green2★0.767Ohio
137Dexter Wallace
Williston
Bowling Green2★0.767Florida
138Mike Mason
Lake View
Oklahoma State2★0.767Texas
139Kyle Derozan
Pointe Coupee Central
Auburn2★0.767Louisiana
140Gabriel Gonzalez
Elizabeth
Akron2★0.767New Jersey
141David Hector
Southfield-lathrup
Akron2★0.767Michigan
142Mike Berry
Thornton Township
Akron2★0.767Illinois
143Jermaine Reid
Toronto
Akron2★0.767Ohio
144Antonio Shippy
Union
Akron2★0.767South Carolina
145Darrian Billups
Bowie
Tulsa2★0.767Texas
146Tyrone Milsap
Choctaw
Tulsa2★0.767Oklahoma
147Ryan Garrett
Collinsville
Tulsa2★0.767Oklahoma
148John Mila
Haltom
Tulsa2★0.767Texas
149Lui Saafi
Haltom
Tulsa2★0.767Texas
150Charlie Ramsey
Owasso
Tulsa2★0.767Oklahoma
151Will Goff
Redlands
Tulsa2★0.767California
152Reggie Green
Mesquite
Arkansas State2★0.767Texas
153Prince Ogbekile
North Dallas
Arkansas State2★0.767Texas
154Brandon Rollins
Texas High
Arkansas State2★0.767Texas
155Brandon Scales
James Monroe
Oregon State2★0.767California
156Ben Siegert
Jordan
Oregon State2★0.767California
157Joe Rudolph
Natomas
Oregon State2★0.767California
158Leonard Washington
Copley
Buffalo2★0.767Ohio
159Brandon Rager
Sacramento
San Diego State2★0.767California
160Chris Welsh
Cocoa
UCF2★0.767Florida
161Anthony Thompson
Colerain
Central Michigan2★0.767Ohio
162Damon Petty
Kettering
Central Michigan2★0.767Michigan
163Dan Bazuin
Mcbain
Central Michigan2★0.767Michigan
164Dennis Doe
Utica
Central Michigan2★0.767Michigan
165A.J. Xhudo
Milford Academy (HS)
Cincinnati2★0.767New York
166Adam Roberts
Milford Academy (HS)
Cincinnati2★0.767New York
167Steve Jewell
Glasgow
Temple2★0.767Delaware
168Mike Mendenhall
Paulsboro
Temple2★0.767New Jersey
169Jason Robert
Athens
Eastern Michigan2★0.767Michigan
170Brandon Baker
Bedford
Eastern Michigan2★0.767Ohio
171Reggie Woods
Northland
Eastern Michigan2★0.767Ohio
172Sean Simms
Ontario
Eastern Michigan2★0.767Oregon
173Vernon Botts
Rancocas Valley Reg H
Pittsburgh2★0.767New Jersey
174Larnell Ransom
Verbum Dei
San José State2★0.767California
175Haracio Colen
Russellville
Memphis2★0.767Arkansas
176Ray Brown
Jackson Memorial
Vanderbilt2★0.767New Jersey
177Marcus Gates
LaGrange
Middle Tennessee2★0.767Georgia
178Paul Cantrell
Sequoyah
Middle Tennessee2★0.767Georgia
179Dilandos Johnson
Hammond
UL Monroe2★0.767Louisiana
180Alnecco Shine
Jonesboro-Hodge
UL Monroe2★0.767Louisiana
181Chad Leggett
River Oaks School
UL Monroe2★0.767Louisiana
182Joseph Oniwar
Cerritos
UNLV2★0.767California
183Stephen Hall
Harvard Westlake
UNLV2★0.767California
184J.J. Milan
Earl Wooster
Nevada2★0.767Nevada
185Charles Wilson
Fairfield
Nevada2★0.767California
186Jasen McDonald
Leo Catholic
Northern Illinois2★0.767Illinois
187Eric Pittman
Vincent
Northern Illinois2★0.767Wisconsin
188Mychael McKay
Vincent
Northern Illinois2★0.767Wisconsin
189Matthew Bentley
Alvin
Houston2★0.767Texas
190Gerard Richard
Cy-Fair
Houston2★0.767Texas
191Kade Lane
Jersey Village
Houston2★0.767Texas
192Josh Szepieniec
Sterling
Houston2★0.767Texas
193Jermaine Randolph
Junipero Serra
Oregon2★0.767California
194Shawn Perkins
Pendleton
Oregon2★0.767Oregon
195Dontrey Flemings
Ryan
Purdue2★0.767Texas
196William Tukuafu
East
BYU2★0.767Arizona
197Justin Rogers
Commerce
SMU2★0.767Texas
198Randy Denman
Dayton
SMU2★0.767Texas
199Brent Karrington
Highland Park
SMU2★0.767Texas
200Shalder Manning
Benton Academy
Southern Miss2★0.767Mississippi
201Terrance Ford
Central Lafourche
Southern Miss2★0.767Louisiana
202Tavares Barnes
Collins
Southern Miss2★0.767Mississippi
203Marcus Lampton
Columbia
Southern Miss2★0.767Mississippi
204Pedi Causey
Franklinton
Southern Miss2★0.767Louisiana
205DeJaun Cooper
Kempner
Southern Miss2★0.767Texas
206George Baptiste
L.W. Higgins
Southern Miss2★0.767Louisiana
207Akeem Lockett
Ripley
Southern Miss2★0.767Mississippi
208Noland Burchette
Highland Springs
Virginia Tech2★0.767Virginia
209Terrance James
Chapel Hill
TCU2★0.767Texas
210Jarraca Williams
Evangel Christian Academy
TCU2★0.767Louisiana
211Flamingo Malone
Phineas Banning Senior
Washington State2★0.767California
212Michael Purcell
Dripping Springs
Tulane2★0.767Texas
213Michael Roberts
McAllen
Tulane2★0.767Texas
214Duane Robinson
Cudahy
Western Michigan2★0.767Wisconsin
215Matt Ludeman
Oak Creek
Western Michigan2★0.767Wisconsin
216Andre Williams
Central Catholic
Wisconsin2★0.767Pennsylvania
217Chase Johnson
Loveland
Wyoming2★0.767Colorado
218Jason Schneider
Paschal
Wyoming2★0.767Texas
219Andre Wright
John S Shaw Sch
West Virginia2★0.767Alabama
220Pat Liebig
Naples
West Virginia2★0.767Florida
221Rachid Stoury
Upper Darby
West Virginia2★0.767Pennsylvania
222Terryl Fenton
Holy Cross
Louisiana2★0.767Louisiana
223Johnny Felders
St. Helena College and Career Academy
Louisiana2★0.767Louisiana
224Michael Peterson
West Monroe
Louisiana2★0.767Louisiana
225Ali Seiuli
Pine View
Utah State2★0.767Utah
226Roosevelt Tate
Hamilton
Mississippi State2★0.767Tennessee
227Willie Evans
Wayne County
Mississippi State2★0.767Mississippi
228Zach Gray
Iroquois West
Illinois2★0.767Illinois
229Levell Mann
Long Beach Poly
Colorado State2★0.767California
230Michael Leiter
Santa Margarita Catholic
Colorado State2★0.767California
231Wyatt Wilken
ThunderRidge
Colorado State2★0.767Colorado
232Ziggy Goryn
Wayne Hills
UConn2★0.767New Jersey
233Ricky Mims
Fairhope
UAB2★0.767Alabama
234Berry Cryer
John Ehret
UAB2★0.767Louisiana
235Sam Kendrick
Mortimer Jordan
UAB2★0.767Alabama
236Quinton Harris
R A Hubbard Sch
UAB2★0.767Alabama
237MacKenzie Pierre
Booker T. Washington
Florida2★0.767Florida
238Broward Holsey
Clearwater
South Florida2★0.767Florida
239Tala Esera
Kahuku
Hawai'i2★0.767Hawaii
240Kahai La Count
Kailua
Hawai'i2★0.767Hawaii
241Albert Ma'afala
Kamehameha
Hawai'i2★0.767Hawaii
242John Siofele
St. Louis School
Hawai'i2★0.767Hawaii
243Nick Leaders
Millard West
Iowa State2★0.767Nebraska
244Klayton Shoals
Texas High
Iowa State2★0.767Texas
245Fernando Yanez
Fresno Christian Schools
Boise State2★0.767California
246Loa Emmsley
Kailua
Boise State2★0.767Hawaii
247Mike Dominguez
Rio Mesa
Boise State2★0.767California
248Matt Newell
Green Valley
702★0.767Nevada
249Ron Bardwell
H L Richards
Northwestern2★0.767Illinois
250Jim Devine
Lumen Christi
Northwestern2★0.767Michigan
251Ryan Keenan
St. Edward
Northwestern2★0.767Ohio
252Justin Frye
Elwood Community
Indiana2★0.767Indiana
253Russ Richardson
Phoenix Christian Unified Schools
Indiana2★0.767Arizona
254Bo Greer
Princeton Comm Sch
Indiana2★0.767Indiana
255Rick Parker
Los Alamitos
Arizona State2★0.767California
256Alifaleti Likio
Trinity
Arizona State2★0.767Texas
257Kraig Shelton
Butler
Louisville2★0.767Ohio
258Brandon Cornell
Kenton
Louisville2★0.767Ohio