Position Board
2002 Linebackers Recruiting Rankings
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- Ranked Recruits
- 183
- Committed Schools
- 73
- Blue-Chips
- 27
State landing pages
Ranked recruits
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Team | Stars | Rating | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike D'Andrea Avon Lake | Ohio State | 5★ | 0.993 | Ohio |
| 2 | Ricardo Hurley Greenwood | South Carolina | 5★ | 0.992 | South Carolina |
| 3 | Ahmad Brooks C. D. Hylton | Virginia | 5★ | 0.991 | Virginia |
| 4 | Zach Latimer Gateway | Oklahoma | 5★ | 0.984 | Colorado |
| 5 | Marvin Byrdsong Longview | Mississippi State | 4★ | 0.983 | Texas |
| 6 | Aaron Harris North Mesquite | Texas | 4★ | 0.977 | Texas |
| 7 | A.J. Nicholson Mount Tabor | Florida State | 4★ | 0.975 | North Carolina |
| 8 | Nate Harris Edison | Miami | 4★ | 0.962 | Florida |
| 9 | Cameron Vaughn Archbishop Shaw | 4★ | 0.900 | Louisiana | |
| 10 | Nurahda Manning Bay City | 4★ | 0.900 | Texas | |
| 11 | Stan White Gilman | 4★ | 0.900 | Maryland | |
| 12 | William Beckford Glades Central | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 13 | Dallas Sartz Granite Bay | 4★ | 0.900 | California | |
| 14 | Elijah Dukes Hillsborough | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 15 | Chris Hollis Hinkley | 4★ | 0.900 | Colorado | |
| 16 | Brandon Ala Kamehameha | 4★ | 0.900 | Hawaii | |
| 17 | Kelvin Flood Kimball | 4★ | 0.900 | Texas | |
| 18 | Bobby Carpenter Lancaster | 4★ | 0.900 | Ohio | |
| 19 | Michael Williams Lindale | 4★ | 0.900 | Texas | |
| 20 | Buster Davis Mainland | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 21 | Jeremy Ruffin Meridian | 4★ | 0.900 | Mississippi | |
| 22 | Scott White Mission Bay | 4★ | 0.900 | California | |
| 23 | Omar Gaither Myers Park | 4★ | 0.900 | North Carolina | |
| 24 | Channing Crowder North Springs | 4★ | 0.900 | Georgia | |
| 25 | Chris Herring South Panola | 4★ | 0.900 | Mississippi | |
| 26 | Sam McGrew Wakulla | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 27 | Archie McDaniel Bay City | Texas A&M | 4★ | 0.900 | Texas |
| 28 | Jeremy Van Alstyne Center Grove | 3★ | 0.867 | Indiana | |
| 29 | Wayne Chambers Grandview | 3★ | 0.867 | Missouri | |
| 30 | Lawrence Pinson Jenks | 3★ | 0.867 | Oklahoma | |
| 31 | Thaddaeus Washington John Ehret | 3★ | 0.867 | Louisiana | |
| 32 | Fletcher Session John Tyler | 3★ | 0.867 | Texas | |
| 33 | Cyruss Garrett Romeoville | 3★ | 0.867 | Illinois | |
| 34 | Lucas Jackson West Monroe | 3★ | 0.867 | Louisiana | |
| 35 | Charles Sallet Armwood | 3★ | 0.833 | Florida | |
| 36 | Deon Anderson Avon Old Farms | 3★ | 0.833 | Connecticut | |
| 37 | A.J. Hawk Centerville | 3★ | 0.833 | Ohio | |
| 38 | Kenneth Kern Clarksdale | 3★ | 0.833 | Mississippi | |
| 39 | Azzie Beagnyam Clear Lake | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 40 | Brandon Archer Cretin Derham Hall | 3★ | 0.833 | Minnesota | |
| 41 | Patrick Lowery Davie County | 3★ | 0.833 | North Carolina | |
| 42 | Terry Bynes Dillard | 3★ | 0.833 | Florida | |
| 43 | Brodrick Cross Dwyer | 3★ | 0.833 | Florida | |
| 44 | Elliot Goode Fayetteville-Manlius | 3★ | 0.833 | New York | |
| 45 | Andy Matakis Flour Bluff | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 46 | Brian Bennett Holy Cross | 3★ | 0.833 | New Jersey | |
| 47 | Reginald Cribbs Jr. Hubbard | 3★ | 0.833 | Illinois | |
| 48 | Pagitte McGee John Tyler | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 49 | Marvin Mitchell Lake Taylor | 3★ | 0.833 | Virginia | |
| 50 | Anthony Waters Lake View | 3★ | 0.833 | South Carolina | |
| 51 | Sean Lowe Lamar | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 52 | Lawrence Williams Lutcher | 3★ | 0.833 | Louisiana | |
| 53 | Kevis Burnam Macon County | 3★ | 0.833 | Georgia | |
| 54 | Josh Tischer Morris Community | 3★ | 0.833 | Illinois | |
| 55 | Victor Worsley North Edgecombe | 3★ | 0.833 | North Carolina | |
| 56 | James Washington Oxnard Union | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 57 | Kellen Tillman Plano West | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 58 | Taylor Owenby South Forsyth | 3★ | 0.833 | Georgia | |
| 59 | Leroy White South Garland | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 60 | Ty Kalandyk Suwannee | 3★ | 0.833 | Florida | |
| 61 | Darnell Smith Taft | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 62 | Glenn Jackson Turner | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 63 | Darrell Burston Starrs Mill | Florida State | 3★ | 0.833 | Georgia |
| 64 | Rick Brown Elder | Boston College | 3★ | 0.800 | Ohio |
| 65 | Jeff Burns Ridge | Boston College | 3★ | 0.800 | New Jersey |
| 66 | William Kershaw Hoke County | Maryland | 3★ | 0.800 | North Carolina |
| 67 | D'Qwell Jackson Seminole | Maryland | 3★ | 0.800 | Florida |
| 68 | Emmett Morris Parkway South | Missouri | 3★ | 0.800 | Missouri |
| 69 | Donnell Clark Griffin | Clemson | 3★ | 0.800 | Georgia |
| 70 | Nathan Uranga Burleson | Baylor | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 71 | D.D. Terry Willis | Baylor | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 72 | Dennis Burke Sprayberry | Middle Tennessee | 3★ | 0.800 | Georgia |
| 73 | Duran Johnson H L Richards | Purdue | 3★ | 0.800 | Illinois |
| 74 | Marcus Myers Pflugerville Connally | Texas | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 75 | Brian Robison Splendora | Texas | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 76 | Wes Walker Bishop Amat | UCLA | 3★ | 0.800 | California |
| 77 | Scott Lee Stephenville | Texas Tech | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 78 | Paul Joran Apple Valley | Wisconsin | 3★ | 0.800 | Minnesota |
| 79 | Mark Zalewski East | Wisconsin | 3★ | 0.800 | Wisconsin |
| 80 | Alex Ligon North High School | Colorado | 3★ | 0.800 | California |
| 81 | Jamar Williams Langham Creek | Arizona State | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 82 | John McKinney Copperas Cove | Arizona | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 83 | Justiss Scales Beechcroft | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 84 | Joel East Cambridge | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 85 | Burks Williams Cutter-morning Star Sch. | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 | Arkansas |
| 86 | Codey Lowe Langham Creek | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 87 | Tyler Krieg Tualatin | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 | Oregon |
| 88 | Oliver Hoyte Chamberlain | NC State | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 89 | Val Barnaby Franklin Township | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 90 | Billy Strother Evansville Central | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.767 | Indiana |
| 91 | Jamien Johnson Friendly | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland |
| 92 | Ted Piepkow Lumen Christi | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 93 | Kenneth Getch Carmel | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Indiana |
| 94 | Matt Vogele St. Xavier | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 95 | Maurice Runnels Walter L. Cohen | Oklahoma State | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 96 | Mike Sherrill Miami Central | Auburn | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 97 | Jay Rohr Jackson | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 98 | Mark Groza Manchester | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 99 | Aaron Holderman Perry | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 100 | Robert Latu Fossil Ridge | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 101 | Drew Lagow Southlake Carroll | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 102 | Jamarrow James Osceola | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Arkansas |
| 103 | Anthony Camp Parkview Baptist School | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 104 | Jermaine Montgomery Waxahachie | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 105 | Kevin Moodt Bellport Senior | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | New York |
| 106 | Bryan Cummings Madeira | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 107 | Kevin Wiggins Newark | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | Delaware |
| 108 | Tim Schmidt Owego Free Academy | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | New York |
| 109 | Gerry Weissinger Thomas | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | New York |
| 110 | Ronnell Sandy Titusville | UCF | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 111 | Dominic Ross Harding | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 112 | Vince Yasenchak Mount Carmel | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania |
| 113 | David Fatherly Williamsport Area | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania |
| 114 | Mark Zambrano Cedar Grove | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 115 | Martez Ivery North College Hill | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 116 | Zach Harris Portsmouth | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 117 | Jamar White Thornton Township | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 118 | Kevin Kane Rockhurst | Kansas | 2★ | 0.767 | Missouri |
| 119 | Kyle Knighton West Platte | Kansas | 2★ | 0.767 | Missouri |
| 120 | Tim Goodwell Tucker | Memphis | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 121 | Kevin Joyce Lake Highland Prep | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 122 | Herdley Harrison Marietta | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 123 | Chris Booker Northwest Rankin | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 124 | Jonathan Booner Huffman | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 125 | Brent Moore Northwest Whitfield County | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 126 | Michael Silva St Augustine | Stanford | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 127 | Taualai Fonoti St. Louis | Stanford | 2★ | 0.767 | Hawaii |
| 128 | L.B. Jeter C.E. Byrd | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 129 | Chris Berymon Carroll | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 130 | Josh Alexander Evangel Christian Academy | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 131 | Brandon Gray Cathedral City | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 132 | Carlos Acosta Moorpark | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 133 | Desmond Bishop Fairfield | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 134 | Brenton Kendrick Grant Union | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 135 | Scott Garrison San Luis Obispo | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 136 | Ross Wolter Temescal Canyon | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 137 | Cory Larsen Gresham | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 | Oregon |
| 138 | Robert Hamilton Westchester Senior | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 139 | Bryan Kehl Brighton | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 | Utah |
| 140 | Paulo Fuaalii Kearns | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 | Utah |
| 141 | Mark Palmer Granite Bay | Utah | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 142 | Cole Horton Cy Creek | SMU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 143 | Jamar Bey St. Pius X | SMU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 144 | Reggie Carrington Tomball | SMU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 145 | Wayne Hardy Lawrence County | Southern Miss | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 146 | Jeremy Harper Pauls Valley | Southern Miss | 2★ | 0.767 | Oklahoma |
| 147 | Matt Hines Nimitz | TCU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 148 | Brian Hall Desales Catholic | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 | Washington |
| 149 | Matt Mullennix Liberty | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 | Washington |
| 150 | Demiah Freeman Astronaut | Tulane | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 151 | Anthony Cannon Stephenson | Tulane | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 152 | Dominic Moran Adams | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 153 | Paul Tithef Chesaning Union | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 154 | Joe Monty Fort Collins | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.767 | Colorado |
| 155 | Steve Van de Voort Waunakee | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 156 | Charles Hall Ed White | Marshall | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 157 | Dane Holland Lexington Catholic | Marshall | 2★ | 0.767 | Kentucky |
| 158 | Jay Henry Jenks | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.767 | Oklahoma |
| 159 | Ben Clemons Williamson | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 160 | Rashon Brown Captain Shreve | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 161 | Mack Fair Landry-Walker | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 162 | Josh Harrison Nimitz | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 163 | Jordan Houtz Fort Collins | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 | Colorado |
| 164 | Spencer Bailey Northridge | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 | Utah |
| 165 | Greg McLain Lineville Sch | Alabama | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 166 | Corvelli Haynes East Side | Mississippi State | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 167 | Courtney Jones Bowie | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 168 | Micah Woods Sterling | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 169 | Mike Groover Fairview | Colorado | 2★ | 0.767 | Colorado |
| 170 | Rhema Fuller Cocoa | UConn | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 171 | David Miller Cullman | UAB | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 172 | Devin Davis Miramar | South Florida | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 173 | Darrell Tautofi Dixie | Hawai'i | 2★ | 0.767 | Utah |
| 174 | Matt Robertson Piper | Iowa State | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 175 | Ryan Kock Southern Cal Jr-sr | Iowa State | 2★ | 0.767 | Iowa |
| 176 | Korey Hall Glenns Ferry | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 | Idaho |
| 177 | Jaron Williams John Muir | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 178 | Kody Kraus Madison Senior | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 | Idaho |
| 179 | Tim McGarigle St. Patrick | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 180 | Demetrius Eaton Vincent | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 181 | Sam Olajubutu Keyes To Learning Charter | Arkansas | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 182 | Kyle Killion Kingwood | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 183 | Willie Demps Booker T. Washington | LSU | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |