Recruiting Rankings
2003 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
- Ohio State
- Ranked Programs
- 119
- Avg Class Size
- 15.5
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 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4.7★ | 3 | Donte Whitner (5★) |
| 2 | Florida | SEC | 4.4★ | 9 | Andre Caldwell (5★) |
| 3 | Florida State | ACC | 4.3★ | 3 | Ernie Sims (5★) |
| 4 | USC | Big Ten | 4.3★ | 7 | Whitney Lewis (5★) |
| 5 | Miami | ACC | 4.2★ | 5 | Kyle Wright (5★) |
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4.2★ | 5 | Victor Abiamiri (5★) |
| 7 | Texas | SEC | 4.2★ | 5 | Tony Hills (5★) |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4★ | 5 | Lamarr Woodley (5★) |
| 9 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4★ | 4 | Jorrie Adams (5★) |
| 10 | Kentucky | SEC | 4★ | 1 | Emmanual Harrell (4★) |
| 11 | Oklahoma | SEC | 3.9★ | 8 | Lawrence Dampeer (5★) |
| 12 | LSU | SEC | 3.9★ | 7 | JaMarcus Russell (4★) |
| 13 | Georgia | SEC | 3.7★ | 7 | Paul Oliver (5★) |
| 14 | Boston College | ACC | 3.2★ | 5 | Ryan Poles (4★) |
| 15 | — | 3.2★ | 511 | — | |
| 16 | Tennessee | SEC | 3.2★ | 6 | Robert Meachem (5★) |
| 17 | North Carolina | ACC | 3★ | 5 | Bryan Bethea (3★) |
| 18 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3★ | 3 | Travis Berry (3★) |
| 19 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2.9★ | 10 | Wesley Jefferson (5★) |
| 20 | South Carolina | SEC | 2.9★ | 8 | Demetris Summers (5★) |
| 21 | Virginia | ACC | 2.9★ | 7 | Jordy Lipsey (4★) |
| 22 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2.8★ | 13 | Deljuan Robinson (5★) |
| 23 | UCLA | Big Ten | 2.8★ | 6 | Junior Lemau'u (4★) |
| 24 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2.7★ | 10 | Robert Lane (5★) |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2.7★ | 9 | Bryon Young (3★) |
| 26 | Washington | Big Ten | 2.7★ | 9 | Chad Macklin (3★) |
| 27 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2.6★ | 8 | Alphonso Moran (3★) |
| 28 | Oregon | Big Ten | 2.6★ | 10 | Brady Leaf (3★) |
| 29 | NC State | ACC | 2.6★ | 5 | Marcus Stone (4★) |
| 30 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2.6★ | 5 | Adrain Turner (3★) |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2.5★ | 10 | Rashaun Grant (4★) |
| 32 | BYU | Big 12 | 2.5★ | 8 | Ofa Mohetau (5★) |
| 33 | Alabama | SEC | 2.5★ | 6 | D.J. Chambers (3★) |
| 34 | Missouri | SEC | 2.5★ | 6 | Tyler Luellen (3★) |
| 35 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 2.5★ | 4 | Jesse Ainsworth (3★) |
| 36 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2.5★ | 11 | Justin Ostrowski (5★) |
| 37 | Louisville | ACC | 2.4★ | 16 | Michael Bush (5★) |
| 38 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2.4★ | 14 | Andrew Good (3★) |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2.4★ | 7 | Tripp Carroll (4★) |
| 40 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2.4★ | 12 | Adam Barmann (3★) |
| 41 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2.4★ | 12 | Nate Robinson (5★) |
| 42 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2.4★ | 15 | Braelon Davis (3★) |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2.4★ | 10 | Xavier Lawson-Kennedy (4★) |
| 44 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2.4★ | 10 | Byron Williams (3★) |
| 45 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2.4★ | 13 | Martin O'Donnell (4★) |
| 46 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2.4★ | 16 | Brandon Cook (3★) |
| 47 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2.4★ | 16 | Amir Pinnix (3★) |
| 48 | Syracuse | ACC | 2.4★ | 17 | Breyone Evans (3★) |
| 49 | Clemson | ACC | 2.3★ | 3 | Sergio Gilliam (3★) |
| 50 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 2.3★ | 16 | Adam Gabriel (3★) |
| 51 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2.3★ | 10 | Mike Jones (4★) |
| 52 | Houston | Big 12 | 2.3★ | 14 | Donnie Avery (3★) |
| 53 | Arizona | Big 12 | 2.3★ | 8 | Marcus Hollingsworth (3★) |
| 54 | Arkansas | SEC | 2.3★ | 8 | Landon Leach (3★) |
| 55 | Auburn | SEC | 2.3★ | 4 | Carl Stewart (3★) |
| 56 | California | ACC | 2.3★ | 4 | Brandon Sanders (3★) |
| 57 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 13 | C.J. Davis (3★) |
| 58 | Stanford | ACC | 2.2★ | 9 | Nick Frank (3★) |
| 59 | Rice | American Athletic | 2.2★ | 17 | Gary Anderson (3★) |
| 60 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2.2★ | 6 | Keyunta Dawson (3★) |
| 61 | Utah | Big 12 | 2.2★ | 6 | Martail Burnett (3★) |
| 62 | TCU | Big 12 | 2.2★ | 13 | Jamison Newby (3★) |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2.1★ | 22 | Antoine Owens (3★) |
| 64 | UConn | FBS Independents | 2.1★ | 16 | Harold Stanback (3★) |
| 65 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2.1★ | 10 | Danny Southwick (3★) |
| 66 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2.1★ | 10 | Travo Woods (3★) |
| 67 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 2.1★ | 22 | Jeremy Justice (3★) |
| 68 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2.1★ | 12 | Geremy Rodamer (3★) |
| 69 | San José State | Mountain West | 2.1★ | 12 | Kevin Myers (3★) |
| 70 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2.1★ | 25 | Eric Thomas (3★) |
| 71 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2.1★ | 14 | Blake Powers (3★) |
| 72 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2.1★ | 16 | Khayyam Burns (3★) |
| 73 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2.1★ | 16 | Lenny Miles (3★) |
| 74 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2.1★ | 17 | Paul Smith (3★) |
| 75 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2.1★ | 17 | Solomon Smart (3★) |
| 76 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 17 | Shawntey Lopez (3★) |
| 77 | Akron | Mid-American | 2.1★ | 18 | John Ferguson (3★) |
| 78 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 2.1★ | 18 | Leon Jackson III (3★) |
| 79 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2★ | 28 | Anthony Dugarte (2★) |
| 80 | UAB | American Athletic | 2★ | 21 | Adam Truitt (2★) |
| 81 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2★ | 21 | Adam Hogan (2★) |
| 82 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2★ | 20 | Adam Bishop (2★) |
| 83 | Army | American Athletic | 2★ | 19 | Andrew Locke (2★) |
| 84 | Hudson Valley | — | 2★ | 19 | Anthoney Merrit (2★) |
| 85 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 2★ | 19 | Adam Schroeder (2★) |
| 86 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2★ | 18 | Cole Peace (2★) |
| 87 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2★ | 17 | Angelo Craig (2★) |
| 88 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2★ | 17 | Adam Venegas (2★) |
| 89 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2★ | 17 | Adam Diehl (2★) |
| 90 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2★ | 16 | Cameron Durham (2★) |
| 91 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2★ | 16 | Brandon Zukoff (2★) |
| 92 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2★ | 16 | Brian Howard (2★) |
| 93 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 2★ | 16 | Andy Nobles (2★) |
| 94 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2★ | 16 | Bill Alford (2★) |
| 95 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2★ | 15 | Andrae Smith (2★) |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2★ | 15 | Adolphio Johnson (2★) |
| 97 | Idaho | — | 2★ | 15 | Akeem Anthony (2★) |
| 98 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2★ | 14 | Antonio Tharpe (2★) |
| 99 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 2★ | 14 | Ahijah Lane (2★) |
| 100 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2★ | 14 | A.J. Martinez (2★) |
| 101 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2★ | 14 | Austin Sykes (2★) |
| 102 | UCF | Big 12 | 2★ | 14 | Aaron Bern (2★) |
| 103 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2★ | 13 | Chad Beck (2★) |
| 104 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2★ | 13 | A.J. Burdex (2★) |
| 105 | SMU | ACC | 2★ | 13 | Blake Warren (2★) |
| 106 | UTEP | Mountain West | 2★ | 12 | Broderick Watson (2★) |
| 107 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 2★ | 11 | Ashlei Nyong-Dunham (2★) |
| 108 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2★ | 11 | Aaron Bentley (2★) |
| 109 | Navy | American Athletic | 2★ | 11 | Anthony Chioccarelli (2★) |
| 110 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2★ | 10 | Andrew Tyson (2★) |
| 111 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2★ | 8 | Cole Corey (2★) |
| 112 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2★ | 6 | Karl Nicks (2★) |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2★ | 6 | Donald Brooks (2★) |
| 114 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2★ | 6 | Alex Brink (2★) |
| 115 | Duke | ACC | 2★ | 5 | Brandon Tapps (2★) |
| 116 | Temple | American Athletic | 2★ | 5 | Durrel Davis (2★) |
| 117 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2★ | 1 | Cleary Clark (2★) |
| 118 | Penn State | Big Ten | 2★ | 1 | Brent Wise (2★) |
| 119 | Southern Illinois | — | 2★ | 1 | Zach Kettlekamp (2★) |