Position Board

2004 Running Backs Recruiting Rankings

Follow the national running backs board with committed teams, composite ratings, hometowns, and direct paths into state and team recruiting pages.

2004 National Rankings Recruiting Dashboard

Ranked Recruits: 200
Committed Schools: 74
Blue-Chips: 20

Position recruiting summary

The 2004 running backs board has 200 ranked recruits and 20 blue-chip prospects.

Full 2004 rankings Top state page

Top committed programs

Syracuse6
Cincinnati4
Akron3
Ball State3

State landing pages

2004 Texas recruits 2004 Florida recruits 2004 California recruits 2004 Ohio recruits 2004 Louisiana recruits

Ranked recruits

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

Rank	Recruit	Team	Stars	Rating	State
1	Adrian Peterson Palestine	Oklahoma	5★	1.000	Texas
2	Marshawn Lynch Oakland Technical	California	5★	0.989	California
3	Charlie Jones South Dade	Miami	5★	0.984	Florida
4	Bobby Washington Killian	Miami	5★	0.984	Florida
5	Thomas Brown Tucker	Georgia	4★	0.983	Georgia
6	Jamaal Edwards Dudley	Florida State	4★	0.979	North Carolina
7	Dwayne Jones Lakewood	Rutgers	4★	0.976	New Jersey
8	Andrew Johnson North Hills	Miami	4★	0.971	Pennsylvania
9	D.J. Wolfe Eisenhower	Oklahoma	4★	0.971	Oklahoma
10	Tony Temple Rockhurst	Missouri	4★	0.969	Missouri
11	Webster Patrick Westfield	Not committed	4★	0.962	California
12	Andre Brown J.H. Rose	NC State	4★	0.951	North Carolina
13	George Bell Jack Britt	Virginia Tech	4★	0.936	North Carolina
14	Peyton Hillis Conway	Arkansas	4★	0.934	Arkansas
15	Ja'Kouri Williams Plaquemine	Tennessee	4★	0.916	Louisiana
16	Max Martin Bob Jones	Not committed	4★	0.900	Alabama
17	David Holbert Brentwood Academy	Not committed	4★	0.900	Tennessee
18	Tony Pittman Buchtel	Not committed	4★	0.900	Ohio
19	Terrell Jackson Centennial	Not committed	4★	0.900	California
20	Markus Manson Hillcrest	Not committed	4★	0.900	Alabama
21	Darius Walker Buford	Not committed	3★	0.878	Georgia
22	Anthony Heygood Cardinal O'Hara	Not committed	3★	0.878	Pennsylvania
23	Brandon Gunn Central	Not committed	3★	0.878	Nebraska
24	Justin Hoskins Creston	Not committed	3★	0.878	Michigan
25	Derron Thomas East St. John	Not committed	3★	0.878	Louisiana
26	Brandon Jackson Horn Lake	Not committed	3★	0.878	Mississippi
27	Erik Haw Independence	Not committed	3★	0.878	Ohio
28	Gary Green II Madison	Not committed	3★	0.878	Texas
29	Mike Hart Onondaga	Not committed	3★	0.878	New York
30	Parrish Fisher Pearce	Not committed	3★	0.878	Texas
31	Jamario Thomas Spring Hill	Not committed	3★	0.878	Texas
32	Matt Hahn St. Anthony's	Penn State	3★	0.878	New York
33	J.T. Diederichs Ballard	Not committed	3★	0.856	Washington
34	Jerald Watson Central Catholic	Not committed	3★	0.856	Louisiana
35	Ray Jones Columbus Academy	Not committed	3★	0.856	Ohio
36	Tyler Benoit Comeaux	Not committed	3★	0.856	Louisiana
37	Dan Lawlor Cumberland Valley	Not committed	3★	0.856	Pennsylvania
38	Tyease Thompson George W. Jenkins Senior	Not committed	3★	0.856	Florida
39	Greg Coleman Iowa City West	Not committed	3★	0.856	Iowa
40	Mike Jones Jesuit	Not committed	3★	0.856	Oregon
41	Roger Allison Lake Orion Community	Not committed	3★	0.856	Michigan
42	Jerod Arlich Mahtomedi Senior	Not committed	3★	0.856	Minnesota
43	Joseph Doss Melrose	Not committed	3★	0.856	Tennessee
44	Andrew Pearman Providence Day School	Not committed	3★	0.856	North Carolina
45	Jordan Dizon Waimea	Not committed	3★	0.856	Hawaii
46	Mark Bonds Warren Central	Not committed	3★	0.856	Indiana
47	Jamil Walker William Fremd	Not committed	3★	0.856	Illinois
48	A.J. Brooks Bishop Moore Catholic	Not committed	3★	0.833	Florida
49	Kory Sheets Bloomfield	Not committed	3★	0.833	Connecticut
50	Daniel Bailey Centreville	Not committed	3★	0.833	Virginia
51	Jamaal Floyd Claremont	Not committed	3★	0.833	California
52	Andre Copeland Columbia	Not committed	3★	0.833	Florida
53	Chris Clemons DeSoto County	Not committed	3★	0.833	Florida
54	Jean Beljour Hackensack	Not committed	3★	0.833	New Jersey
55	Danny Ware Hargrave Military Academy (HS)	Not committed	3★	0.833	Virginia
56	Anthony Heard J. P. Taravella	Not committed	3★	0.833	Florida
57	Pernell Williams Jefferson	Not committed	3★	0.833	Ohio
58	Patrick Gates Marian Catholic	Not committed	3★	0.833	Illinois
59	Mike Hamilton Melbourne	Not committed	3★	0.833	Florida
60	Arian Foster Mission Bay	Not committed	3★	0.833	California
61	Albert Ashcraft Monroe	Not committed	3★	0.833	North Carolina
62	Walter Mendenhall Niles West	Not committed	3★	0.833	Illinois
63	Brad Lester Parkview	Not committed	3★	0.833	Georgia
64	Lavarus Giles Ray Brooks School	Not committed	3★	0.833	Mississippi
65	Ian Bell Taft	Not committed	3★	0.833	California
66	Korey Sutton Texas High	Not committed	3★	0.833	Texas
67	Lamar Lewis Trinity Christian Academy	Not committed	3★	0.833	Florida
68	Dominique Barber Wayzata	Not committed	3★	0.833	Minnesota
69	Cedric Peerman William Campbell	Not committed	3★	0.833	Virginia
70	Keith Willis Xaverian Brothers	Not committed	3★	0.833	Massachusetts
71	Antwain Carey Deep Creek	Not committed	3★	0.811	Virginia
72	Jacob Hester Evangel Christian Academy	Not committed	3★	0.811	Louisiana
73	Tramell McGill Hamilton	Not committed	3★	0.811	Arizona
74	Branden Ore Indian River	Not committed	3★	0.811	Virginia
75	T.R. Smith Jefferson	Not committed	3★	0.811	Oregon
76	Kenny Cattouse Keyport	Not committed	3★	0.811	New Jersey
77	Joe Surratt Pace	Not committed	3★	0.811	Florida
78	Jessie Henderson Jr. Paris	Not committed	3★	0.811	Texas
79	Mike Cox Red Land	Not committed	3★	0.811	Pennsylvania
80	Earl Goldsmith Ryan	Not committed	3★	0.811	Texas
81	Andre Butler Thornwood	Not committed	3★	0.811	Illinois
82	Byron Ellis Venice	Not committed	3★	0.811	California
83	Kyle Bell Weld Central Senior	Not committed	3★	0.811	Colorado
84	Chris Pressley Woodbury	Not committed	3★	0.811	New Jersey
85	Patrick Fuller Charter Oak	Oregon State	3★	0.811	California
86	Justin Boyle Harrison	Duke	2★	0.789	Georgia
87	Tim Ball Hebron	Duke	2★	0.789	Texas
88	Ronnie Drummer North Salinas	Duke	2★	0.789	California
89	Tarrion Adams Moore	Tulsa	2★	0.789	Oklahoma
90	Thomas Pratt Coppell	North Texas	2★	0.789	Texas
91	DeMyron Martin Allen	SMU	2★	0.789	Texas
92	Andrew McKinney Decatur	SMU	2★	0.789	Texas
93	Cole Mason Parrish Sch	Southern Miss	2★	0.789	Alabama
94	Ryan Bewley Flower Mound	Tulane	2★	0.789	Texas
95	Marcus Platt Venice	West Virginia	2★	0.789	Florida
96	Brandon Roberson Pearland	Northwestern	2★	0.789	Texas
97	Maurice Alexander Southfield	Minnesota	2★	0.767	Michigan
98	Santino Panico Libertyville	Nebraska	2★	0.767	Illinois
99	Clint Jones North Mesquite	New Mexico State	2★	0.767	Texas
100	Justine Buries West Mesquite	New Mexico State	2★	0.767	Texas
101	Rodney Ferguson Manzano	New Mexico	2★	0.767	New Mexico
102	Dowayne Davis Christopher Columbus	Syracuse	2★	0.767	New York
103	Jhamal Fluellen Lockport	Syracuse	2★	0.767	New York
104	Tony Fiammetta Walkersville	Syracuse	2★	0.767	Maryland
105	Edwin Hood Whitmer	Bowling Green	2★	0.767	Ohio
106	Nick DeBartolo Upper St. Clair	Miami (OH)	2★	0.767	Pennsylvania
107	Dennis Kennedy Stranahan	Ohio State	2★	0.767	Florida
108	Todd Koenig Bishop Carroll	Ohio	2★	0.767	Pennsylvania
109	Joshua Abrams Dunwoody	Ohio	2★	0.767	Georgia
110	Jamail Jackson Oil City	Akron	2★	0.767	Pennsylvania
111	Andre Walker Reynoldsburg	Akron	2★	0.767	Ohio
112	Jerime Henderson Kingsbury	Arkansas State	2★	0.767	Tennessee
113	Darren Toney Lakeside	Arkansas State	2★	0.767	Arkansas
114	Keith Johnson Laguna Creek	Oregon State	2★	0.767	California
115	Dan Dunford Naples	Ball State	2★	0.767	Florida
116	Jovens Degage North Miami	Ball State	2★	0.767	Florida
117	Joe Cerminara Lewiston Porter Senior	Buffalo	2★	0.767	New York
118	Evan Brownie Petoskey	Central Michigan	2★	0.767	Michigan
119	Bradley Glatthaar Elder	Cincinnati	2★	0.767	Ohio
120	Brad Bury Harding	Cincinnati	2★	0.767	Ohio
121	Darran Matthews Lee M. Thurston	Eastern Michigan	2★	0.767	Michigan
122	Joshua Pastore Beaver Local	Kent State	2★	0.767	Ohio
123	Freddie Franklin G.W. Carver	Louisiana Tech	2★	0.767	Louisiana
124	TiQuintin Morrell Douglass	Memphis	2★	0.767	Georgia
125	Jacoby Jones Bangs	Baylor	2★	0.767	Texas
126	Jonathan Carroll St. John's	Rice	2★	0.767	Texas
127	Calvin Dawson Airline	UL Monroe	2★	0.767	Louisiana
128	Danny Royster Niceville	UL Monroe	2★	0.767	Florida
129	M.J. Rachal Northshore	UL Monroe	2★	0.767	Louisiana
130	David Peeples Cheyenne	UNLV	2★	0.767	Nevada
131	Chad Henley Moorpark	UNLV	2★	0.767	California
132	Tommy Haug Monte Vista	Nevada	2★	0.767	California
133	Harold Taylor Smiley	Houston	2★	0.767	Texas
134	Frank Summers Skyline	California	2★	0.767	California
135	Foy Munlin Texas City	SMU	2★	0.767	Texas
136	Brandon Sumrall Perry Central	Southern Miss	2★	0.767	Mississippi
137	Justin McNeese North Shore	UTEP	2★	0.767	Texas
138	Shannon Woods McKinney North	Texas Tech	2★	0.767	Texas
139	Richard Davis Warren G Harding	Toledo	2★	0.767	Ohio
140	Ade Tuyo Jersey Village	Tulane	2★	0.767	Texas
141	Marc Orosz Cherokee	Western Michigan	2★	0.767	New Jersey
142	Keithon Flemmings Naaman Forest	Wyoming	2★	0.767	Texas
143	Marcus Fitzgerald Academy Of Holy Angels	Marshall	2★	0.767	Minnesota
144	Deondrea Lindsey St Petersburg Catholic	Marshall	2★	0.767	Florida
145	Caleb Rubin Lafayette	Louisiana	2★	0.767	Louisiana
146	Abdule LeVier Port Barre	Louisiana	2★	0.767	Louisiana
147	Beau Herbert Box Elder	Utah State	2★	0.767	Utah
148	Phil Poloa Jordan	Utah State	2★	0.767	Utah
149	Sione Tavake San Mateo	Utah State	2★	0.767	California
150	Michael Myers Martin Luther King Jr.	Colorado State	2★	0.767	California
151	Alex Square Poudre	Colorado State	2★	0.767	Colorado
152	Brandon Alexander Birmingham	UAB	2★	0.767	California
153	Nolan Hughey Vestavia Hills	UAB	2★	0.767	Alabama
154	Ricky Ponton Hillsborough	South Florida	2★	0.767	Florida
155	Drew Gause Spring High	Georgia Tech	2★	0.767	Texas
156	Ryan Grice-Mullen Rialto	Hawai'i	2★	0.767	California
157	Jayson Bird Shelley Senior	70	2★	0.767	Idaho
158	Devon Sturdivant Timberline	70	2★	0.767	Idaho
159	Gerrard Hamlett St. Thomas Aquinas	Northwestern	2★	0.767	Florida
160	Rhoderick Carroll Autaugaville Sch	legacy_name_hudsonvalley	2★	0.767	Alabama
161	Llewellyn Cook Tarrant	legacy_name_hudsonvalley	2★	0.767	Alabama
162	Jared Spivey Benedictine Military School	UCF	2★	0.756	Georgia
163	Wynel Seldon Plano East	Wyoming	2★	0.756	Texas
164	Matt Kirschner Campbell Hall School	Hawai'i	2★	0.756	California
165	Gary Russell Walnut Ridge	Minnesota	2★	0.744	Ohio
166	Chris Johnson Olympia	East Carolina	2★	0.744	Florida
167	Joe Coniglio Boylan Central Catholic	Miami (OH)	2★	0.744	Illinois
168	Dionte Johnson Eastmoor Academy	Ohio State	2★	0.744	Ohio
169	Michael McLaughlin Wayne County	Auburn	2★	0.744	Mississippi
170	Joe McDaniel Woodland Hills	Akron	2★	0.744	Pennsylvania
171	Adell Givens Hamilton	Ball State	2★	0.744	Ohio
172	Curtis Francis Clay	UCF	2★	0.744	Florida
173	Jonathan Carpenter Lancaster	Cincinnati	2★	0.744	Ohio
174	Rashad Jennings Liberty Christian Academy	Pittsburgh	2★	0.744	Virginia
175	Brett Alstatt Hays	Kansas State	2★	0.744	Kansas
176	Cassen Jackson Knoxville Central	Vanderbilt	2★	0.744	Tennessee
177	Montell Clanton Guilford	Northern Illinois	2★	0.744	Illinois
178	Tony Miner Jim Hill	Southern Miss	2★	0.744	Mississippi
179	Antonio Lamar Brookwood	South Carolina	2★	0.744	Georgia
180	Luke Kravitz Olympia	Washington	2★	0.744	Washington
181	Jalen Parmele H.h. Dow	Toledo	2★	0.744	Michigan
182	Matt Forte Slidell	Tulane	2★	0.744	Louisiana
183	Tony Leath Hugh M Cummings	Marshall	2★	0.744	North Carolina
184	Alphonso Gross W. S. Neal	West Virginia	2★	0.744	Alabama
185	Eric Rutledge P.K. Yonge	Florida	2★	0.744	Florida
186	Chad Simpson Edison	South Florida	2★	0.744	Florida
187	Paul Clare Mountain Lakes	Syracuse	2★	0.733	New Jersey
188	Matt Deese Northeast Guilford	Maryland	2★	0.722	North Carolina
189	Paul Baker Sam Houston	New Mexico	2★	0.722	Texas
190	Kareem Jones Lansingburgh Senior	Syracuse	2★	0.722	New York
191	Jimmy Calhoun Middletown	Miami (OH)	2★	0.722	Ohio
192	John Johnson El Dorado	Oklahoma State	2★	0.722	Arkansas
193	Butler Benton Martin Luther King	Cincinnati	2★	0.722	Michigan
194	David Whittington St. Thomas More	Vanderbilt	2★	0.722	Louisiana
195	Reshard Langford Tanner	Vanderbilt	2★	0.722	Alabama
196	Paul Chiara Mountain Lakes	Syracuse	2★	0.700	New Jersey
197	Bill Rentmeester Beaver Dam	Wisconsin	2★	0.700	Wisconsin
198	David Shields Lafayette	Boise State	2★	0.700	Missouri
199	Akeem Hunter Leo Catholic	Northwestern	2★	0.700	Illinois
200	Drew Steinmetz Trinity Christian Academy	Louisville	2★	0.700	Florida