Position Board
2002 Tight Ends Recruiting Rankings
Follow the national tight ends board with committed teams, composite ratings, hometowns, and direct paths into state and team recruiting pages.
- Ranked Recruits
- 72
- Committed Schools
- 45
- Blue-Chips
- 15
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 | Marcedes Lewis Long Beach Poly | UCLA | 5★ | 0.984 | California |
| 2 | Eric Winston Lee | Miami | 4★ | 0.979 | Texas |
| 3 | Aaron Kirkland Jack Britt | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.967 | North Carolina |
| 4 | Curtis Justus Perry | Miami | 4★ | 0.964 | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Leonard Pope Americus Sumter County South | Georgia | 4★ | 0.933 | Georgia |
| 6 | Matt Traverso Christian Brothers | 4★ | 0.900 | California | |
| 7 | David Thomas Frenship | 4★ | 0.900 | Texas | |
| 8 | Ben Patrick Jenkins | 4★ | 0.900 | Georgia | |
| 9 | Jon Clark Madison Senior | 4★ | 0.900 | Idaho | |
| 10 | Justin Bruce Pepperell | 4★ | 0.900 | Georgia | |
| 11 | R.J. Coleman Robert C. Byrd | 4★ | 0.900 | West Virginia | |
| 12 | Joe Newton Roseburg | 4★ | 0.900 | Oregon | |
| 13 | Moe Thompson Stratford | 4★ | 0.900 | South Carolina | |
| 14 | Anthony Fasano Verona | 4★ | 0.900 | New Jersey | |
| 15 | Brian Mattes Wyoming Valley West | 4★ | 0.900 | Pennsylvania | |
| 16 | Marcus Freeman Cretin Derham Hall | 3★ | 0.867 | Minnesota | |
| 17 | Mel Bryant Muncie Central | 3★ | 0.867 | Indiana | |
| 18 | Matt Herian Pierce | 3★ | 0.867 | Nebraska | |
| 19 | J.J. Hair Capistrano Valley | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 20 | Patrick Fleming Colleyville Heritage | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 21 | Gabe Hall Coronado | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 22 | Zach Zwilling Fort Zumwalt East | 3★ | 0.833 | Missouri | |
| 23 | Rimmon McNeese Grandview | 3★ | 0.833 | Missouri | |
| 24 | Ben Bandel Murrieta Valley | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 25 | Chad Andrus Keller | TCU | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 26 | Adam Serena South Allegheny | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.800 | Pennsylvania |
| 27 | LaJuan Ramsey Compton Dominguez | USC | 3★ | 0.800 | California |
| 28 | Mike Trepina Hinsdale South | Illinois | 3★ | 0.800 | Illinois |
| 29 | Jamaal Lewis Rampart | Arizona State | 3★ | 0.800 | Colorado |
| 30 | Matt Padron Clark | Arizona | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 31 | DeQuincy Howard John Tyler | Missouri | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 32 | Justin Kitchen Charlotte Country Day | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 33 | Roddy Long Hickory | NC State | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 34 | Lamarr Smith Ocean Lakes | NC State | 2★ | 0.767 | Virginia |
| 35 | TJ Williams Tarboro | NC State | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 36 | Lewis Burnham Moorestown | North Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 37 | Clark Harris Southern Reg | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 38 | Steve Navarro Carl Sandburg | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 39 | Brian Cooper Southeastern | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 40 | Charlie Johnson Sherman | Oklahoma State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 41 | Garrett Mills Jenks | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.767 | Oklahoma |
| 42 | Doug Anderwkavich Holy Cross | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | New York |
| 43 | Dave Condeni Harrison | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 44 | Robert Daugherty Harrison | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 45 | Donivon Padgett Vigor | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 46 | Kevin Howe Grand Haven | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 47 | Brandon Perkins Aldine | Kansas | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 48 | Derek Fine Sallisaw | Kansas | 2★ | 0.767 | Oklahoma |
| 49 | Jeff Garner Austin | Baylor | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 50 | Joe Del Castillo Santa Rosa | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 51 | Darius Sanders Lynwood | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 52 | Nick Cavallo New Milford | Purdue | 2★ | 0.767 | Connecticut |
| 53 | Andrew George Cherry Creek | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 | Colorado |
| 54 | Jonny Harline Orem | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 | Utah |
| 55 | Ryan Kennedy Jones | SMU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 56 | Jonathan Palmer Tyler Lee | Southern Miss | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 57 | Odell Howard Pomona | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 58 | Tye Graham Kingwood | Tulane | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 59 | Robert Hand Klein Oak | Tulane | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 60 | Mike Kempinski Whitewater | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 61 | Mark Gorman The Woodlands | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 62 | Aaron Robbins Smoky Hill | Wyoming | 2★ | 0.767 | Colorado |
| 63 | Nick King Hesperia | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 64 | Blake Pettit Olive Branch | Mississippi State | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 65 | Clint Oldenberg Campbell County | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 | Wyoming |
| 66 | Mike Matthews Sycamore | Georgia Tech | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 67 | Nick Pilon Lake City | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 | Idaho |
| 68 | Keith Greer Mater Dei | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 69 | Kelly Nead Richfield School | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 | Idaho |
| 70 | Sean Mansfield Phillips Academy | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 | Massachusetts |
| 71 | Kenny Kendal DePaul College Prep | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 72 | Renardo Foster Ripley | Louisville | 2★ | 0.767 | Tennessee |