Position Board
2004 Linebackers Recruiting Rankings
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- Ranked Recruits
- 237
- Committed Schools
- 96
- Blue-Chips
- 28
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Ranked recruits
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Team | Stars | Rating | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Williams Miami Carol City | Miami | 5★ | 0.999 | Florida |
| 2 | Keith Rivers Lake Mary | USC | 5★ | 0.997 | Florida |
| 3 | Dan Connor Strath Haven | Penn State | 5★ | 0.994 | Pennsylvania |
| 4 | Brian Toal Don Bosco Prep | Boston College | 5★ | 0.992 | New Jersey |
| 5 | Kyle Williams Bolingbrook | Iowa | 5★ | 0.991 | Illinois |
| 6 | Chris Patterson Hubbard | Oklahoma | 5★ | 0.988 | Illinois |
| 7 | Brandon Siler Evans | Florida | 5★ | 0.987 | Florida |
| 8 | James Bryant Reading | Miami | 4★ | 0.981 | Pennsylvania |
| 9 | Marcus Freeman Wayne | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.974 | Ohio |
| 10 | Josh Johnson Stephenson | Georgia | 4★ | 0.972 | Georgia |
| 11 | Garry Pack Oak Grove | Ole Miss | 4★ | 0.970 | Mississippi |
| 12 | Lawrence Timmons Wilson | Florida State | 4★ | 0.970 | South Carolina |
| 13 | Jae Thaxton Hart County | Florida State | 4★ | 0.963 | Georgia |
| 14 | Robert Ayers Marlboro County | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.947 | South Carolina |
| 15 | Worrell Williams Grant Union | California | 4★ | 0.922 | California |
| 16 | Dannell Ellerbe Richmond | Georgia | 4★ | 0.922 | North Carolina |
| 17 | Luke Sanders West Monroe | LSU | 4★ | 0.922 | Louisiana |
| 18 | Terrance Kelly De La Salle | 4★ | 0.900 | California | |
| 19 | Vernon Smith Dillard | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 20 | Sam Carson Downers Grove South | 4★ | 0.900 | Illinois | |
| 21 | Jerod Mayo Kecoughtan | 4★ | 0.900 | Virginia | |
| 22 | Rodney Gallon Lincoln | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 23 | Chris Rogers North Allegheny | 4★ | 0.900 | Pennsylvania | |
| 24 | Van Alexander Rock Bridge | 4★ | 0.900 | Missouri | |
| 25 | Javier Estopinan South Miami Senior | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 26 | Rory Johnson Vicksburg | 4★ | 0.900 | Mississippi | |
| 27 | Chris Graham Warren Central | 4★ | 0.900 | Indiana | |
| 28 | Hugh D'Imperio Washington Township | 4★ | 0.900 | New Jersey | |
| 29 | Brouce Mompremier Edison | 3★ | 0.878 | Florida | |
| 30 | Michael Keenan Oak Park | 3★ | 0.878 | Missouri | |
| 31 | Corey Davis Peabody | 3★ | 0.878 | Pennsylvania | |
| 32 | Maurice Crum Tampa Bay Tech | 3★ | 0.878 | Florida | |
| 33 | Roderick Johnson Ball | 3★ | 0.856 | Texas | |
| 34 | Antone Saulsberry Bellflower | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 35 | Ryan Phipps Centennial | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 36 | Leland Jones Douglass | 3★ | 0.856 | Georgia | |
| 37 | Marlin Simmons Lynwood | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 38 | Chase Bullock Northern | 3★ | 0.856 | North Carolina | |
| 39 | Chenry Lewis Paterson Catholic | 3★ | 0.856 | New Jersey | |
| 40 | Mike Rivera Shawnee Mission Northwest | 3★ | 0.856 | Kansas | |
| 41 | Lance Brandenburgh St. Thomas Aquinas | 3★ | 0.856 | Kansas | |
| 42 | Steve Gandy Wayne County | 3★ | 0.856 | Mississippi | |
| 43 | Will Price Western | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 44 | Andrew Schantz Canyon | San Diego State | 3★ | 0.856 | California |
| 45 | John Thompson Crockett | 3★ | 0.844 | Michigan | |
| 46 | Marcel Stamps Brantley | 3★ | 0.833 | Alabama | |
| 47 | Cliff Avril Clay | 3★ | 0.833 | Florida | |
| 48 | Octavious Balkcom Early County | 3★ | 0.833 | Georgia | |
| 49 | Andy Crooks East | 3★ | 0.833 | Wisconsin | |
| 50 | James Alford East Jefferson | 3★ | 0.833 | Louisiana | |
| 51 | Clayton Sievers Elkhorn | 3★ | 0.833 | Nebraska | |
| 52 | Donte Woodyard Forestville | 3★ | 0.833 | Maryland | |
| 53 | Walter Winter Juanita | 3★ | 0.833 | Washington | |
| 54 | Scott McKillop Kiski Area | 3★ | 0.833 | Pennsylvania | |
| 55 | Jeremy Campbell Lake Highlands | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 56 | John Bacon Lakewood | 3★ | 0.833 | Colorado | |
| 57 | Aaron Darks Lufkin | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 58 | Dontey Brown McKeesport | 3★ | 0.833 | Pennsylvania | |
| 59 | Russ Weil Minooka | 3★ | 0.833 | Illinois | |
| 60 | Jed Collins Mission Viejo | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 61 | Russell Allen Vista | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 62 | Tom Walls West Deptford | 3★ | 0.833 | New Jersey | |
| 63 | Quinn Johnson West St. John | 3★ | 0.833 | Louisiana | |
| 64 | Harry Coleman West St. Mary | 3★ | 0.833 | Louisiana | |
| 65 | Jimmy Ladd Center Grove | 3★ | 0.811 | Indiana | |
| 66 | Travis Chambers Chamblee Charter | 3★ | 0.811 | Georgia | |
| 67 | Maurice Cantrell George Washington | 3★ | 0.811 | Iowa | |
| 68 | Stanley Arnoux Glades Day School | 3★ | 0.811 | Florida | |
| 69 | Mike Marvis Hempfield Area | 3★ | 0.811 | Pennsylvania | |
| 70 | Mike Ziarnowski Immaculata | 3★ | 0.811 | New Jersey | |
| 71 | Mark Young Mount Pleasant | 3★ | 0.811 | Texas | |
| 72 | Boston McCornell Northeast | 3★ | 0.811 | Georgia | |
| 73 | Romeo Davis Northwestern | 3★ | 0.811 | Florida | |
| 74 | Cori Powell Providence Day School | 3★ | 0.811 | North Carolina | |
| 75 | Justin Guadagni South Allegheny | 3★ | 0.811 | Pennsylvania | |
| 76 | Ben Hixson Southlake Carroll | 3★ | 0.811 | Texas | |
| 77 | Devonta Brown Charlottesville | Virginia | 3★ | 0.811 | Virginia |
| 78 | Brad Jones East Lansing | Colorado | 3★ | 0.811 | Michigan |
| 79 | Jamar Atkinson Morrisville Middle School | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.800 | New York |
| 80 | Brandon Thomas North Augusta | Ole Miss | 2★ | 0.789 | South Carolina |
| 81 | Alfred Williams Westlake | Duke | 2★ | 0.789 | Georgia |
| 82 | Dennis Christopher O. Perry Walker | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.789 | Louisiana |
| 83 | Stephen Houston Mission Bay | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.789 | California |
| 84 | Joe Mortensen Clayton Valley | Kansas | 2★ | 0.789 | California |
| 85 | Jeff Jennings Jefferson County | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.789 | Tennessee |
| 86 | Kedric Goins Brazosport | Texas A&M | 2★ | 0.789 | Texas |
| 87 | Alton Boudreaux Lafayette | Texas A&M | 2★ | 0.789 | Louisiana |
| 88 | Bernard Faithful Martin Luther King | Toledo | 2★ | 0.789 | Michigan |
| 89 | Jammar Crane Garland | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.789 | Texas |
| 90 | Chad Mayse Mentor | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.789 | Ohio |
| 91 | Greg Newman Westlake | Colorado | 2★ | 0.789 | California |
| 92 | Gary Guyton Bradwell Institute | Georgia Tech | 2★ | 0.789 | Georgia |
| 93 | Rejaie Johnson La Marque | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.789 | Texas |
| 94 | Abdel Banda Delbarton School | Notre Dame | 2★ | 0.789 | New Jersey |
| 95 | Robert Henson Longview | TCU | 2★ | 0.778 | Texas |
| 96 | Tony Richardson Washington County | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 97 | Richard Belton East Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 98 | Joseph Schaefer Benedictine | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 99 | John Haneline North Olmsted | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 100 | Chris Shula Cooper City | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 101 | Brandon Smith Euclid | Ohio State | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 102 | Michael Brown Elder | Ohio | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 103 | Austin Addington-Strapp St. Francis de Sales | Ohio | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 104 | Josh Jones Los Alamitos | Air Force | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 105 | Andrew McKain Tucker | Air Force | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 106 | Brion Stokes Butler | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 107 | Donte Cloud Glenville | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 108 | Kevin Grant Herndon | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | Virginia |
| 109 | Renaldo Siler Perry | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 110 | Page Gill Dumas | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Arkansas |
| 111 | Isaiah Rucker Harmony Grove | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Arkansas |
| 112 | Brian Flagg Ripley | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Tennessee |
| 113 | Gonzalo Barinaga Marquette University | Ball State | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 114 | Wendell Brown Martin Luther King | Ball State | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 115 | Brad Robinson Groton | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | New York |
| 116 | Chris Scharon Salem | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | New Hampshire |
| 117 | Anthony Hoke Warren G Harding | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 118 | Rick Costa Holy Cross | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 119 | Mackenzie Lyons Cass Technical | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 120 | Jason Headen Renaissance | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 121 | Brian Elledge Hart | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 122 | James Callier, Jr. Los Angeles Senior | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 123 | James T. Callier Los Angeles Senior | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 124 | Matthew Castelo Santa Clara | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 125 | Lester Graham John Carroll | Kansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 126 | Rob Jackson West Haven | Kansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | Connecticut |
| 127 | David Filippi Dover | Kent State | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 128 | Guy Hurt McKeesport | Kent State | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania |
| 129 | Cedrick Maxwell Tampa Bay Tech | Kent State | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 130 | Barry Robertson Hattiesburg | Louisiana Tech | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 131 | Tavares Jones Swainsboro | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 132 | Tommy Weatherspoon Wayne County | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 133 | Pat Maynor Dwyer | Stanford | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 134 | Cecil Pollock Franklin | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 135 | Jeremy Moll West St. John | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 136 | Ryan Flasch Germantown | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 137 | Omega Faga Indian Springs | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 | Nevada |
| 138 | Matt Pattison Kenmore Junior | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 | Washington |
| 139 | Beau Bell Tustin | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 140 | Mark Seward Bonanza | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 | Nevada |
| 141 | Luke Lippincott Palma | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 142 | Larry English Marmion Academy | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 143 | Tim McCarthy Neenah | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 144 | Ryan Gilbert Dallas Lutheran School | Houston | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 145 | Rodney Rideau Memorial | Houston | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 146 | James Fitch Texas City | Houston | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 147 | Brandon Monroe Electra | North Texas | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 148 | Colt Mahan Keller | North Texas | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 149 | Rashad Bobino La Marque | Texas | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 150 | William Turner Jr. Archbishop Riordan | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 151 | Freddie Holmes John Curtis | UCLA | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 152 | James Turner Augusta | Tennessee | 2★ | 0.767 | Arkansas |
| 153 | Steven Morrison Christ the King | Toledo | 2★ | 0.767 | New York |
| 154 | Quentin Gray Pershing | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 155 | Nick Sutton Crockett | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 156 | Joshua Neal Pearl-Cohn | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.767 | Tennessee |
| 157 | Jason Kaminski C. D. Hylton | Marshall | 2★ | 0.767 | Virginia |
| 158 | Bilal El-Amin Lafayette | Marshall | 2★ | 0.767 | Kentucky |
| 159 | Matt Sinclair Crowley | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 160 | Ryan McKinley Reno | Fresno State | 2★ | 0.767 | Nevada |
| 161 | Brenton Burkhalter Parkview Baptist School | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 162 | Jonathan Vance West Jefferson | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 163 | D.J. Brookter Bullard | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 164 | Bevan Howard Saguaro | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 | Arizona |
| 165 | Arlance Jenkins Chamblee Charter | Army | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 166 | Remond Willis New Madrid | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 | Missouri |
| 167 | Jeff Horinek Rawlins County | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 | Kansas |
| 168 | Johnathon Smith Maine Central Institute | UConn | 2★ | 0.767 | Maine |
| 169 | Robert Theoudele Willingboro | UConn | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 170 | Kris Guyton Hillcrest | UAB | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 171 | Joe Henderson John Carroll Catholic | UAB | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 172 | Carl Stokes Aberdeen | Hawai'i | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland |
| 173 | Khevin Peoples Blake | Hawai'i | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 174 | Chris Cole Mission Viejo | Hawai'i | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 175 | Nick Frere Muscatine | Iowa State | 2★ | 0.767 | Iowa |
| 176 | Kyle Gingg Phoenix Christian Unified Schools | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 | Arizona |
| 177 | David Vobora Churchill | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 | Oregon |
| 178 | Shane Simmons Kentlake | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 | Washington |
| 179 | Ben Alexander Leuzinger | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 180 | Dale Robinson Glendale | Arizona State | 2★ | 0.767 | Arizona |
| 181 | Trinidy Thomas Arnold | legacy_name_hudsonvalley | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 182 | Yannick Brown Lake City Christian Academy | legacy_name_hudsonvalley | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 183 | Frantz Joseph Fort Lauderdale | Boston College | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 184 | Brandon Lopez Cienega | Arizona | 2★ | 0.744 | Arizona |
| 185 | Tyrone McKenzie Riverview | Michigan State | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 186 | Steve Moore Blaine | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.744 | Minnesota |
| 187 | Deon Hightower Mansfield Summit | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.744 | Texas |
| 188 | JaMarca Sanford South Panola | Ole Miss | 2★ | 0.744 | Mississippi |
| 189 | Clayton Mullins Fairborn | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.744 | Ohio |
| 190 | Wesley Williams Pioneer | Ohio | 2★ | 0.744 | Michigan |
| 191 | Jemall Benjamin Glenville | Akron | 2★ | 0.744 | Ohio |
| 192 | Marcus Winston Sexton | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.744 | Michigan |
| 193 | Josh Bundy Wissahickon | Temple | 2★ | 0.744 | Pennsylvania |
| 194 | Tyler Tipton Liberty Christian Academy | Pittsburgh | 2★ | 0.744 | Virginia |
| 195 | Courtney Vincent Allendale Fairfax | Clemson | 2★ | 0.744 | South Carolina |
| 196 | Tim Reddick Belle Chasse | Louisiana Tech | 2★ | 0.744 | Louisiana |
| 197 | Heath Grant Starkville | Memphis | 2★ | 0.744 | Mississippi |
| 198 | Mike Neuhaus A B Shepard | Navy | 2★ | 0.744 | Illinois |
| 199 | Jonathan Alvarado Baton Rouge Catholic | Navy | 2★ | 0.744 | Louisiana |
| 200 | Keith Lisante The Bolles School | Navy | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 201 | Brenden Pahulu Trinity | Houston | 2★ | 0.744 | Texas |
| 202 | Michael Green West Deptford | Virginia Tech | 2★ | 0.744 | New Jersey |
| 203 | Travis Cook Conway Springs | Wyoming | 2★ | 0.744 | Kansas |
| 204 | Joseph Hadnot Lufkin | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.744 | Texas |
| 205 | Titus Brown Hillcrest | Mississippi State | 2★ | 0.744 | Alabama |
| 206 | Julius Williams Towers | UConn | 2★ | 0.744 | Georgia |
| 207 | Dallas Dobbs Chaparral | Boise State | 2★ | 0.744 | Nevada |
| 208 | Greg Weeks Booker | Indiana | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 209 | Brian Tracz St. Joseph's | Indiana | 2★ | 0.744 | Pennsylvania |
| 210 | Robert Francois The Governors Academy | Boston College | 2★ | 0.722 | Massachusetts |
| 211 | Jason Cook North Gwinnett | Ole Miss | 2★ | 0.722 | Georgia |
| 212 | Zach Smith Old Suwanee Christian School | Duke | 2★ | 0.722 | Georgia |
| 213 | Charles Robinson Riverview | Duke | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 214 | Matthew Quillen La Cueva | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.722 | New Mexico |
| 215 | Corey McMurrian El Dorado | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.722 | Arkansas |
| 216 | Byron Miles Morgan Park | Ball State | 2★ | 0.722 | Illinois |
| 217 | Antrione Archer Washington County | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.722 | Georgia |
| 218 | Andre Swavy Pahokee | Florida Atlantic | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 219 | Geoff Nelson Cedar Hill | Baylor | 2★ | 0.722 | Texas |
| 220 | Michael Briggs Ashbrook | Navy | 2★ | 0.722 | North Carolina |
| 221 | Cody Lubojasky Kempner | Houston | 2★ | 0.722 | Texas |
| 222 | Luis Vasquez Ledyard | Purdue | 2★ | 0.722 | Connecticut |
| 223 | Dan Bick St. Xavier | Purdue | 2★ | 0.722 | Kentucky |
| 224 | Grant Nelson Hopewell | BYU | 2★ | 0.722 | Pennsylvania |
| 225 | Alonzo Middleton Orangeburg-Wilkinson | South Carolina | 2★ | 0.722 | South Carolina |
| 226 | Kevin Bradley Seventy-First | Virginia | 2★ | 0.722 | North Carolina |
| 227 | Tyson Kirksey Lufkin | Washington State | 2★ | 0.722 | Texas |
| 228 | Julian Lowe St. Helena College and Career Academy | Tulane | 2★ | 0.722 | Louisiana |
| 229 | Mike Newkirk Ladysmith | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.722 | Wisconsin |
| 230 | Anthony Littlejohn Englewood | Mississippi State | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 231 | Casey Herron Limon Junior-senior | Boise State | 2★ | 0.722 | Colorado |
| 232 | Maurice Mitchell Glasgow | Louisville | 2★ | 0.722 | Kentucky |
| 233 | Mike Causey Emsley A Laney | Wake Forest | 2★ | 0.700 | North Carolina |
| 234 | Jon Pereiro Carl Sandburg | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.700 | Illinois |
| 235 | Alex Pearson Greenville | Clemson | 2★ | 0.700 | South Carolina |
| 236 | Marcus Mead Alva | Baylor | 2★ | 0.700 | Oklahoma |
| 237 | Dan Rankin Catholic For Boys | UNLV | 2★ | 0.700 | Arkansas |