Position Board

2004 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
312
Committed Schools
100
Blue-Chips
44

State landing pages

Ranked recruits

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

RankRecruitTeamStarsRatingState
1Brandon Miller
Miller County
Georgia5★0.998Georgia
2Jeff Schweiger
Valley Christian
USC5★0.996California
3Derrick Harvey
Eleanor Roosevelt
Florida5★0.996Maryland
4DeMario Pressley
Dudley
NC State5★0.995North Carolina
5Frank Okam
Lake Highlands
Texas5★0.992Texas
6Charles Johnson
Hawkinsville
Georgia5★0.991Georgia
7Glenn Dorsey
East Ascension
LSU5★0.987Louisiana
8Demonte Bolden
Tyner Academy
Tennessee5★0.985Tennessee
9Eric McLendon
Vidalia Comprehensive
4★0.981Georgia
10Tim Jamison
Thornton Township
Michigan4★0.980Illinois
11William Morrisey
Silsbee
Texas A&M4★0.975Texas
12Aaron Jones
Edgewater
Florida State4★0.975Florida
13Marlon Favorite
West Jefferson
LSU4★0.975Louisiana
14Trey Covington
Eleanor Roosevelt
Maryland4★0.974Maryland
15Olu Hall
Robinson Secondary
Virginia4★0.974Virginia
16Marque Hall
Forest Hills
South Carolina4★0.972North Carolina
17Chris Smith
Allen
Texas A&M4★0.972Texas
18Rhyan Anderson
Oak Creek
Miami4★0.971Wisconsin
19Nick Hayden
Arrowhead
Wisconsin4★0.968Wisconsin
20Eugene Germany
Pomona
Kansas State4★0.966California
21Brigham Harwell
Los Altos
UCLA4★0.965California
22Dwayne Hendricks
Millville
Miami4★0.953New Jersey
23Phillip Mbakogu
Hayward
California4★0.953California
24Will Johnson
Lake Orion Baptist School
Michigan4★0.948Michigan
25Calais Campbell
North
Miami4★0.940Colorado
26Michael Massey
St. Ignatius
Michigan4★0.922Ohio
27Nathan Peterson
Union
Oklahoma State4★0.922Oklahoma
28A.Q. Shipley
Cornell
Penn State4★0.922Pennsylvania
29David Faaeteete
North Medford
Oregon4★0.922Oregon
30Fred Barnett
Arkansas
Arkansas4★0.910Arkansas
31Walter Thomas
Ball
4★0.900Texas
32Dorian Capers
Battery Creek
4★0.900South Carolina
33Ryan Baker
Bishop Chatard
4★0.900Indiana
34Charles Alexander
Breaux Bridge
4★0.900Louisiana
35Vernon Gholston
Cass Technical
4★0.900Michigan
36Chris Long
Charlottesville
4★0.900Virginia
37Alan Davis
Colleyville Heritage
4★0.900Texas
38Emmanuel Dunbar
Deerfield Beach
4★0.900Florida
39Pat Sims
Dillard
4★0.900Florida
40McCollins Umeh
Klein Forest
4★0.900Texas
41Xavier Mitchell
Long Beach
4★0.900Mississippi
42Jimmy Miller
Westlake
4★0.900Louisiana
43Michael Brown
Westlake
4★0.900Georgia
44Mike Mangold
Merritt Island
4★0.898Florida
45George Covington
Eleanor Roosevelt
3★0.889Maryland
46Nader Abdallah
Archbishop Rummel
3★0.878Louisiana
47Brandon Daniel
Blanche Ely
3★0.878Florida
48Eric Andino
Buffalo Grove
3★0.878Illinois
49Tyrell Sales
Butler Area
3★0.878Pennsylvania
50Alex Barrow
Dublin Coffman
3★0.878Ohio
51James McClinton
Lakeview Centennial
3★0.878Texas
52Carl Howard
Matawan Regional
3★0.878New Jersey
53Ernest Mitchell, Jr.
Newnan
3★0.878Georgia
54Kevin Hamilton
Prattville
3★0.878Alabama
55Tyson Jackson
West St. John
3★0.878Louisiana
56Tremaine Johnson
Galena Park
3★0.867Texas
57Fred Bledsoe
Arkansas
3★0.856Arkansas
58Matt Raysor
Bamberg-Ehrhardt
3★0.856South Carolina
59Cole Linehan
Banks
3★0.856Oregon
60William Bell
Belton
3★0.856Texas
61Corey Mills
Christian Brothers
3★0.856Tennessee
62Darryl Richard
Destrehan
3★0.856Louisiana
63Chris Bowers
Evangel Christian Academy
3★0.856Louisiana
64Craig Bokor
Hopewell
3★0.856Pennsylvania
65Darrell Robertson
Jonesboro
3★0.856Georgia
66Lawrence Miles
La Quinta
3★0.856California
67Jeremy Lomax
Lovejoy
3★0.856Georgia
68Trenton Tuiasosopo
Mariner
3★0.856Washington
69Dennis Marsh
Northeast Guilford
3★0.856North Carolina
70Josh Gaines
Northrop
3★0.856Indiana
71Yaniv Barnett
Samuel Clemens
3★0.856Texas
72Hilee Taylor
Scotland County
3★0.856North Carolina
73Frank Morton
Southwest DeKalb
3★0.856Georgia
74Brandon Lang
Tucker
3★0.856Georgia
75Bryon Bishop
Union
3★0.856South Carolina
76Dane Randolph
Wilde Lake
3★0.856Maryland
77Jariette Buie
Armwood
3★0.844Florida
78Antonio Dixon
Booker T. Washington
3★0.844Florida
79Tommie Hill
Arapahoe
3★0.833Colorado
80Pernell Booth
Billings West
3★0.833Montana
81Neil Brown
Buford
3★0.833Georgia
82Ryan Johnson
Carter
3★0.833Texas
83Jeremy Thompson
Charlotte Catholic
3★0.833North Carolina
84Gino Cruse
Desert Vista
3★0.833Arizona
85Elijah Robinson
Eastside
3★0.833New Jersey
86Richard Clebert
Edison
3★0.833Florida
87Clint Sintim
Gar-Field
3★0.833Virginia
88Jerami Holifield
Hoover
3★0.833Alabama
89Jordan White-Frisbee
Inglemoor
3★0.833Washington
90Nhemie Theodore
Irvington
3★0.833New Jersey
91David Veikune
James Campbell
3★0.833Hawaii
92Ty Steinkuhler
Lincoln
3★0.833Nebraska
93Cyril Obiozor
Pearland
3★0.833Texas
94Lamarte McGhee
Person
3★0.833North Carolina
95Ronald Talley
Renaissance
3★0.833Michigan
96Jon Kirchner
Rockbridge County
3★0.833Virginia
97Matt Eichelberger
Sehome
3★0.833Washington
98Colin Donovan
Superior
3★0.833Montana
99Thor Pili
Timpanogos
3★0.833Utah
100Adam Blankenship
Union
3★0.833Oklahoma
101Erick Lobos
Venice
3★0.833California
102Kentwan Balmer
Weldon
3★0.833North Carolina
103Gerard Miller
West Craven
3★0.833North Carolina
104Jasper Henry
Dorsey
3★0.811California
105Josh Hunt
Lumen Christi
3★0.811Michigan
106Keala Watson
Nanakuli & Intermediate School
3★0.811Hawaii
107Micah Howeth
W.T. White
3★0.811Texas
108Jeff Browning
William Henry Harrison
3★0.811Ohio
109Chet Teofilo
Hilltop Senior
California3★0.811California
110Dan Davis
Plainfield
UConn3★0.811New Jersey
111Peria Jerry
South Panola
Ole Miss3★0.800Mississippi
112Shukree Barfield
Camden
Rutgers3★0.800New Jersey
113Jonathan Pierre-Etienne
Cegep du Vieux
Syracuse3★0.800QC
114Kevin Mainord
Grundy County
South Carolina3★0.800Tennessee
115Chris Kolone
Rancho Bernardo
Arizona2★0.789California
116William Brody
Benedictine
Minnesota2★0.789Ohio
117Chris Wade
Broken Arrow
Missouri2★0.789Oklahoma
118George Fifita
Birmingham
San Diego State2★0.789California
119Phil Tillman
Valley Forge Military Academy (HS)
Pittsburgh2★0.789Pennsylvania
120Kevin Wright
Hightower
North Texas2★0.789Texas
121Caesar Rayford
Bethel
Washington2★0.789Washington
122Alfred Martin
Brush
Toledo2★0.789Ohio
123Jason Roberts
Central East
Washington State2★0.789California
124Anthony Strauder
Natchez
Mississippi State2★0.789Mississippi
125Larry Luster
Sacred Heart Griffin
Indiana2★0.789Illinois
126Fred Hicks
Armwood
East Carolina2★0.778Florida
127Chris Wilson
San Clemente
Arizona2★0.767California
128Justin Kershaw
Reynoldsburg
Michigan State2★0.767Ohio
129Marques Walton
Hubbard
Michigan2★0.767Illinois
130Josh Grier
Atlantic
East Carolina2★0.767Florida
131Steve Belford
Lake Worth
East Carolina2★0.767Florida
132Mark Robinson
Lyman
East Carolina2★0.767Florida
133Renold Fenelus
Fort Lauderdale
Rutgers2★0.767Florida
134Darren Salinardi
Hudson Catholic
Rutgers2★0.767New Jersey
135Joe Salinardi
Hudson Catholic
Rutgers2★0.767New Jersey
136Brandon McKinney
Rio Rancho
New Mexico State2★0.767New Mexico
137Maverick Ethridge
Madison
New Mexico2★0.767Texas
138Luke Higgins
McNeil
New Mexico2★0.767Texas
139Kevin Balogun
Permian
New Mexico2★0.767Texas
140Nick Santiago
Thomas R Proctor
Syracuse2★0.767New York
141Lance Latkiewicz
Allen Park
Bowling Green2★0.767Michigan
142Nicholas Davis
Colerain
Bowling Green2★0.767Ohio
143Jeff Fink
South
Bowling Green2★0.767Ohio
144Ben Huddle
Dublin Scioto
Miami (OH)2★0.767Ohio
145Ryan Redman
Licking Valley
Miami (OH)2★0.767Ohio
146Jacob Williamson
Etowah
Ohio2★0.767Georgia
147Landon Cohen
Spartanburg
Ohio2★0.767South Carolina
148Tyronne Green
Woodham
Auburn2★0.767Florida
149Doug Williams
Chamberlain
Akron2★0.767Florida
150Jesse Arntz
Perry
Akron2★0.767Ohio
151Tommy Daniels
Ennis
Tulsa2★0.767Texas
152Tyler McNeely
Jackson
Arkansas State2★0.767Missouri
153Antwoine Thomas
Northside
Arkansas State2★0.767Arkansas
154Prince Hickman
South Garland
Arkansas State2★0.767Texas
155Amara Koroma
Homewood-Flossmoor
Ball State2★0.767Illinois
156Casey Sponseller
Penn
Ball State2★0.767Indiana
157Jonathan Belcher
Southwestern
Ball State2★0.767Kentucky
158Mike Thompson
Armwood
Buffalo2★0.767Florida
159Frankie Pointer
Detroit City
Buffalo2★0.767Michigan
160Brian Wilson
Paraclete
San Diego State2★0.767California
161Steven Friend
Forest Hills Northern
Central Michigan2★0.767Michigan
162Philip Telfer
John I. Leonard
Central Michigan2★0.767Florida
163Temirez Williams
Ranger
Central Michigan2★0.767Texas
164Christopher Boss
Washington County
Central Michigan2★0.767Georgia
165Adam Hoppel
Beavercreek
Cincinnati2★0.767Ohio
166Greg Egbuogu
Belleville
Eastern Michigan2★0.767Michigan
167Joe Charles
Coral Springs
Eastern Michigan2★0.767Florida
168Chris Larkins
Hollywood Christian School
Eastern Michigan2★0.767Florida
169John Bobrowski
Roosevelt
Eastern Michigan2★0.767Michigan
170Vladimir Faustin
Monsignor Pace
Kansas State2★0.767Florida
171Prishod Koonce
Chester
Kent State2★0.767Pennsylvania
172Dalton Memel
Parkersburg South
Kent State2★0.767West Virginia
173Wes Day
Captain Shreve
Louisiana Tech2★0.767Louisiana
174Cortez McCraney
Southaven
Memphis2★0.767Mississippi
175John Stephens
Blackman
Middle Tennessee2★0.767Tennessee
176Darrell Howard
Eastside
Middle Tennessee2★0.767Georgia
177Philip Nola
Spain Park
Middle Tennessee2★0.767Alabama
178Dietrich Davis
Brackett
Rice2★0.767Texas
179Todd Mohr
Cy Creek
Rice2★0.767Texas
180Vernon James
Spring Woods
Rice2★0.767Texas
181Troy Wood
Union Grove
Navy2★0.767Georgia
182DeMarcus Carmouche
Carencro
UL Monroe2★0.767Louisiana
183Josh Mitchell
Catholic - New Iberia
UL Monroe2★0.767Louisiana
184Micah Boudreaux
Fontainebleau
UL Monroe2★0.767Louisiana
185Robert Travers
Desert Pines
UNLV2★0.767Nevada
186Isaiah Tafua
Taylorsville
UNLV2★0.767Utah
187Harry Powell
Modesto Christian
Nevada2★0.767California
188Craig Rusch
Hilbert
Northern Illinois2★0.767Wisconsin
189Bryan Holicek
Waupaca
Northern Illinois2★0.767Wisconsin
190Michael Speed
University Senior
Oregon2★0.767California
191Jamaal Jones
Bergen Catholic
Purdue2★0.767New Jersey
192Nik Sonntag
Brighton
Utah2★0.767Utah
193Bryce Scanlon
Evanston
Utah2★0.767Wyoming
194Pete Moleni
Hunter
Utah2★0.767Utah
195Kyle Griffin
Heritage School
SMU2★0.767Texas
196Dominic Pryor
Red Oak
SMU2★0.767Texas
197Cedrick Jones
Wayne County
Southern Miss2★0.767Mississippi
198Kedaron Franklin
Sulphur Springs
UTEP2★0.767Texas
199Javon O'Connor
Los Angeles Senior
Washington2★0.767California
200Raybin Williams
Blanche Ely
Toledo2★0.767Florida
201Nick Lawrence
Detroit City
Toledo2★0.767Michigan
202Mike Graise
Inglewood
Washington State2★0.767California
203Michael McCabe
Jewel M. Sumner
Tulane2★0.767Louisiana
204Avery Williams
Lamar
Tulane2★0.767Texas
205Nick Varcadipane
Passaic Valley Sch
Western Michigan2★0.767New Jersey
206Cory Flom
Prior Lake
Western Michigan2★0.767Minnesota
207Mike Juergens
Pomona
Wyoming2★0.767Colorado
208John Fletcher
Ralston Valley
Wyoming2★0.767Colorado
209Jeff Bush
Jack Britt
Marshall2★0.767North Carolina
210Maurice Kitchens
William Fleming
Marshall2★0.767Virginia
211Mike Dent
Jeannette
West Virginia2★0.767Pennsylvania
212Jon Monga
Foothill
Fresno State2★0.767Nevada
213Mike Roland
Foothill
Fresno State2★0.767Nevada
214Kenny Avon
Mojave Senior
Fresno State2★0.767California
215John Guevara
West
Fresno State2★0.767California
216Rodney Hardeway
Chapel Hill
Louisiana2★0.767Texas
217Elijah Nelson
Edison
Louisiana2★0.767Florida
218Clay Bridges
White Oak
Louisiana2★0.767Texas
219Michael Jones
Chavez
Utah State2★0.767Texas
220Justin Soi
Timpview
Utah State2★0.767Utah
221Derek Walker
Glenbard East
Illinois2★0.767Illinois
222Jeff Sobol
Herculaneum
Illinois2★0.767Missouri
223Dan Motuliak
Jefferson
Illinois2★0.767Indiana
224Paul Madsen
San Ramon Valley
Colorado State2★0.767California
225Matt Rupp
Santa Margarita Catholic
Colorado State2★0.767California
226Will Beatty
Central York
UConn2★0.767Pennsylvania
227Tony Haynes-Dalton
Franklin
UAB2★0.767Tennessee
228Jerrickus Speights
Gardendale
UAB2★0.767Alabama
229C.J. Hunnicutt
Manatee
South Florida2★0.767Florida
230A.J. Smith
Jesuit
Georgia Tech2★0.767Florida
231Lawrence Wilson
Dixie
Hawai'i2★0.767Utah
232Fale Laeli
St. Louis School
Hawai'i2★0.767Hawaii
233Cameron Filkins
Los Alamitos
Boise State2★0.767California
234Mike Williams
Natomas
Boise State2★0.767California
235Rick Harrison
Calabasas
702★0.767California
236Brent Rushin
Kamiakin
702★0.767Washington
237Evan Ruud
Kamiakin
702★0.767Washington
238Alex Toailoa
Los Amigos
702★0.767California
239Siua Musika
Milpitas
702★0.767California
240Taylor Rust
Timberline
702★0.767Idaho
241Matt Clark
Lake Highland Prep
Northwestern2★0.767Florida
242Wes Evans
Reno
Arizona State2★0.767Nevada
243Kenny Mainor
Brunswick
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.767Georgia
244Steve McLendon
Carroll
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.767Alabama
245Maurice Coleman
Eufaula
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.767Alabama
246Shosei Yamauchi
Kahuku
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.767Hawaii
247Brandon Suggs
Russellville
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.767Alabama
248Will VanDeSteeg
Glencoe-silver Lake Senior
Minnesota2★0.756Minnesota
249Tim Burleson
Martin
Arkansas State2★0.756Texas
250Emeka Okammor
Southern Lab
UCF2★0.756Louisiana
251Travis Eickman
Garland
UL Monroe2★0.756Texas
252Keith Gray
Doherty Memorial
UConn2★0.756Massachusetts
253Shun Williams
Buford
UAB2★0.756Georgia
254Lawrence Ball
Edison
Arizona2★0.744California
255Matt DeGeest
Harrisburg - 01
Minnesota2★0.744South Dakota
256Calcius Williams
Ryan
Missouri2★0.744Texas
257Wyatt Hicks
Highland Springs
North Carolina2★0.744Virginia
258Brandon Drumgoole
Ragsdale
Wake Forest2★0.744North Carolina
259Diyral Briggs
Mt. Healthy
Bowling Green2★0.744Ohio
260James Case
Harrison
Miami (OH)2★0.744Georgia
261Rusel Phillips
Douglass
UCF2★0.744Georgia
262Josh Sitton
Pensacola Catholic
UCF2★0.744Florida
263Sean Satchell
Cherry Hill East
Temple2★0.744New Jersey
264Jeff Washington
Liberty
Temple2★0.744Virginia
265Leyon Azubuike
South
Temple2★0.744Pennsylvania
266Rashaad Jackson
Union
Clemson2★0.744South Carolina
267Anthony Collins
Beaumont Central
Kansas2★0.744Texas
268Phil McNeal
Warren G Harding
Kent State2★0.744Ohio
269Theo Horrocks
Lincoln County
Vanderbilt2★0.744Tennessee
270Vincent Rhodes
Denison
Baylor2★0.744Texas
271Dan Gay
St. Thomas More
Baylor2★0.744Louisiana
272Phil Babich
A B Shepard
Navy2★0.744Illinois
273Kyle Kersten
Bowie
UL Monroe2★0.744Texas
274Zach Osburn
West Ottawa Campus
Northern Illinois2★0.744Michigan
275Phillip Hunt
Dunbar
Houston2★0.744Texas
276Chris Pilot
Lufkin
Houston2★0.744Texas
277Jermiah Chapman
China Spring
North Texas2★0.744Texas
278Micah West
MacArthur
North Texas2★0.744Texas
279Isaac Thomas
Mansfield Summit
North Texas2★0.744Texas
280Jonathan Patton
Hubbard
Purdue2★0.744Illinois
281Isley Filiaga
Timpview
BYU2★0.744Utah
282Eric Elijah
Seminole County
Southern Miss2★0.744Georgia
283Julian Shives-Sams
Northshore
Tulane2★0.744Louisiana
284Rob Hollway
Academy Of Holy Angels
Wyoming2★0.744Minnesota
285Doug Slavonic
Mt. Lebanon
West Virginia2★0.744Pennsylvania
286Rob Lunn
Penfield Senior
UConn2★0.744New York
287Richard Carter
Lovejoy
UAB2★0.744Georgia
288George Kearse
Blake
South Florida2★0.744Florida
289Elris Anyaibe
DeSoto
Georgia Tech2★0.744Texas
290Nick Schlekeway
Eagle
Boise State2★0.744Idaho
291Tim Volk
Moorpark
Boise State2★0.744California
292Sean Bingham
Reno
Boise State2★0.744Nevada
293Joel Belding
Cloverleaf
Northwestern2★0.744Ohio
294Anthony Douglas
Eufaula
Louisville2★0.744Alabama
295Jack Griffin
Enfield
Maryland2★0.722Connecticut
296Zach Slate
Melbourne
East Carolina2★0.722Florida
297Durwin Lamb
Monsignor Pace
East Carolina2★0.722Florida
298Keioshi Jones
Venice
San Diego State2★0.722California
299Leger Douzable
Alonso
UCF2★0.722Florida
300Demarcus Bradley
Springfield
Vanderbilt2★0.722Tennessee
301Jonathan Presley
Forrest
Middle Tennessee2★0.722Florida
302Vincent Crosby
Cinco Ranch
Houston2★0.722Texas
303Antonio Harris
Green Oaks
Tulane2★0.722Louisiana
304Reggie Scott
Harding University High
Tulane2★0.722North Carolina
305Matthew Parkhurst
St. Joseph's
Marshall2★0.722Pennsylvania
306Phillip Edwards
Cypress
Boise State2★0.722California
307Kyle Thomas
Bloomington North
Indiana2★0.722Indiana
308Adrian Grady
Coffee
Louisville2★0.722Georgia
309Breno Giacomini
Malden
Louisville2★0.722Massachusetts
310Jarrett Wiggins
Camden
East Carolina2★0.700South Carolina
311Maurice Cummings
Rosebud-Lott
Oklahoma State2★0.700Texas
312Tad McConahie
Merritt Island
Florida International2★0.700Florida