Position Board

2005 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
310
Committed Schools
105
Blue-Chips
47

State landing pages

Ranked recruits

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

RankRecruitTeamStarsRatingState
1DeMarcus Granger
Kimball
Oklahoma5★0.996Texas
2Callahan Bright
Harriton
Florida State5★0.993Pennsylvania
3Melvin Alaeze
Randallstown
Maryland5★0.992Maryland
4Jerrell Powe
Wayne County
Ole Miss5★0.989Mississippi
5Kade Weston
Red Bank Catholic
Georgia5★0.988New Jersey
6Roy Miller
Shoemaker
Texas5★0.987Texas
7Averell Spicer
Rancho Cucamonga
USC4★0.983California
8Ndamukong Suh
Grant
Nebraska4★0.980Oregon
9Ricky Jean-Francois
Miami Carol City
LSU4★0.977Florida
10Doug Worthington
St. Francis
Ohio State4★0.976New York
11Ekom Udofia
Chaparral
Stanford4★0.976Arizona
12Al Jones
St. Augustine
LSU4★0.974Louisiana
13Henry Melton
Grapevine
Texas4★0.973Texas
14Justin Mincey
Charlton County
Florida State4★0.972Virginia
15Everette Brown
Beddingfield
Florida State4★0.969North Carolina
16Courtney Harris
Jupiter
Miami4★0.968Florida
17Paul Freeney
Aldine Eisenhower
Texas A&M4★0.962Texas
18Terrance Taylor
Muskegon
Michigan4★0.962Michigan
19James McKinney
Louisville Central
Michigan4★0.961Kentucky
20Demonte Bolden
Hargrave Military Academy
Tennessee4★0.944Tennessee
21Kyle Moore
Houston County
USC4★0.942Georgia
22Vince Oghobaase
Alief Hastings
Duke4★0.941Texas
23Raymond Henderson
Oak Creek
Tennessee4★0.937Wisconsin
24J.B. Paxson
Center Grove
Purdue4★0.936Indiana
25Earl Heyman
Ballard
Louisville4★0.934Kentucky
26Zach Potter
Creighton Prep
Nebraska4★0.922Nebraska
27Matt Kopa
Elk Grove
Stanford4★0.922California
28Will Powers
Junipero Serra
Stanford4★0.922California
29Louis Ellis
Lanier
Mississippi State4★0.922Mississippi
30Kendrick Stewart
Lakeland
Florida State4★0.922Florida
31Jeff Owens
Plantation
Georgia4★0.922Florida
32Adrian McCovy
Lakewood
Arizona4★0.911California
33Marcus Shavers
Allen
4★0.900Texas
34Wes Brown
Athens
4★0.900Alabama
35Ryan Bain
Bolingbrook
4★0.900Illinois
36Cameron Morrah
Claremont
4★0.900California
37Brandon Sesay
Douglass
4★0.900Georgia
38Roderick Battle
Douglass
4★0.900Georgia
39Luqman Abdallah
Hun School
4★0.900New Jersey
40Alex Kanellis
Iowa City West
4★0.900Iowa
41McKinner Dixon
Lufkin
4★0.900Texas
42Ryan Williams
Mission Viejo
4★0.900California
43Jonathan Lewis
Newman Smith
4★0.900Texas
44James McGillicuddy
St John's
4★0.900Massachusetts
45Lawrence Wilson
St. Vincent-St. Mary
4★0.900Ohio
46Todd Denlinger
Troy
4★0.900Ohio
47Gabe McKenzie
WP Davidson
4★0.900Alabama
48Barry Turner
Brentwood Academy
3★0.878Tennessee
49Terrel Nemons
Cedar Hill
3★0.878Texas
50Michael Shelton
Compton Dominguez
3★0.878California
51Corey Moon
Decatur
3★0.878Georgia
52Brandon Perry
Hawkinsville
3★0.878Georgia
53Jeffrey Fitzgerald
Hermitage
3★0.878Virginia
54Lorenzo Jones
McKinney
3★0.878Texas
55Vladimir Richard
Piper
3★0.878Florida
56Bobby Greenwood
Prattville
3★0.878Alabama
57Maurice Lucas
Rangeview
3★0.878Colorado
58Fevaea'i Ahmu
Serra
3★0.878California
59Tyson Alualu
St. Louis
3★0.878Hawaii
60Stephen Friday
Phoebus
3★0.867Virginia
61Trey Bryant
Berkner
3★0.856Texas
62Kyle Newell
Bethlehem Catholic
3★0.856Pennsylvania
63Auston English
Canadian
3★0.856Texas
64Dan Williams
East
3★0.856Tennessee
65Tom McAndrew
Glenbard West
3★0.856Illinois
66Rashad Roussell
Hahnville
3★0.856Louisiana
67Daniel Te'o-Nesheim
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
3★0.856Hawaii
68Doug Pilcher
Hinsdale Central
3★0.856Illinois
69Cordero Moore
Horn
3★0.856Texas
70Jeremy Navarre
Joppatowne
3★0.856Maryland
71Mika Kane
Kamehameha
3★0.856Hawaii
72Matt Lewis
Mainland
3★0.856Florida
73Ayanga Okpokowuruk
McCallie School
3★0.856Tennessee
74Michael Neal
Merrillville
3★0.856Indiana
75Sam Porter
Morgan Park
3★0.856Illinois
76Russell Tialavea
Oceanside
3★0.856California
77Alex Magee
Oswego
3★0.856Illinois
78Brian West
Ozen
3★0.856Texas
79Lyle Hitt
Parkview Baptist School
3★0.856Louisiana
80Antonio Appleby
Salem
3★0.856Virginia
81Terrance Jamison
Thornton Township
3★0.856Illinois
82Tyler Blum
Walnut
3★0.856Iowa
83Jaron Baston
Blue Springs
3★0.833Missouri
84Marlon Terry
Buchtel
3★0.833Ohio
85Billy Blackard
Claremore
3★0.833Oklahoma
86Chinonso Anyanwu
Crenshaw
3★0.833California
87Donald Horton Jr.
DeSoto
3★0.833Texas
88Will Kofe
Dixie
3★0.833Utah
89Brandon Deaderick
Elizabethtown
3★0.833Kentucky
90Jared Zwilling
Evansville Central
3★0.833Indiana
91Rudy Odom
Fontainebleau
3★0.833Louisiana
92Zach Jones
Grandview
3★0.833Colorado
93Jason Fuller
Kempsville
3★0.833Virginia
94Terrance Knighton
Milford Academy (HS)
3★0.833New York
95Gary Watts
Norland
3★0.833Florida
96Tarell Corby
North Kansas City
3★0.833Missouri
97Camaron Thomas
North Moore
3★0.833North Carolina
98Jacquez McKissic
Opelika
3★0.833Alabama
99Brody Eldridge
Prairie View
3★0.833Kansas
100Carson Butler
Renaissance
3★0.833Michigan
101Aaron Clark
Rockbridge County
3★0.833Virginia
102Chris McLaurin
St. Mary's
3★0.833Michigan
103Jared Harrell
Tabor Academy
3★0.833Massachusetts
104Keyon Brown
Thornton Township
3★0.833Illinois
105Derrell Hand
West Philadelphia Catholic
3★0.833Pennsylvania
106Antonio Forbes
Meadowcreek
Alabama3★0.833Georgia
107Michael Iupati
Western
3★0.811California
108Herman King
Lancaster
Missouri3★0.811Wisconsin
109Lamark Armour
Hunters Lane Comprehensive
Ole Miss3★0.811Tennessee
110Curtis Smith
Glenville
Cincinnati3★0.811Ohio
111Greg Terrell
Wenonah Sch
Memphis3★0.811Alabama
112Chris McCoy
Villa Rica
Middle Tennessee3★0.811Georgia
113Frank Halliburton
Bishop Chatard
Purdue3★0.811Indiana
114Kevin Crawford
Gar-Field
Virginia3★0.811Virginia
115Cordarrow Thompson
North Stafford
Virginia Tech3★0.811Virginia
116Chase Moline
Mission Viejo
UCLA3★0.811California
117Matt Slocum
West Monroe
Tulane3★0.811Louisiana
118Jeff Stehle
Paul V Moore
Wisconsin3★0.811New York
119Sirod Williams
Garfield Heights
Illinois3★0.811Ohio
120Immanuel Chu
Woodstock
Illinois3★0.811Georgia
121Greg Shoulders
Sparkman
UAB3★0.811Alabama
122Dexter Davis
Thunderbird
Arizona State3★0.811Arizona
123Lemuel Jeanpierre
Timber Creek
South Carolina3★0.800Florida
124Alfonso Auelua
Rancho Alamitos
UTEP3★0.800California
125Matt Shaughnessy
Norwich Free Academy
Wisconsin3★0.800Connecticut
126Fa'aaliga Selesele
Yuba City
Wyoming3★0.800California
127Jonathon Holston
Rickards
Louisville3★0.800Florida
128Jonathan Battle
Lovejoy
East Carolina2★0.789Georgia
129Jameson Hartke
Centerville
Ohio2★0.789Ohio
130Eric Kenkel
Elder
Ohio2★0.789Ohio
131Wilson Holman
Moses Lake
Oregon State2★0.789Washington
132Jonathan Soto
Bishop Amat
San Diego State2★0.789California
133Thomas Claggett
Frederick Douglass
Cincinnati2★0.789Maryland
134Augustus Parrish
Potomac
Kent State2★0.789Maryland
135Matt Featherston
Poughkeepsie
Texas A&M2★0.789New York
136Jess Ward
Rim Of The World
UCLA2★0.789California
137James Vess
Boswell
TCU2★0.789Texas
138Chris Jones
Carencro
TCU2★0.789Louisiana
139Allen Christopher
Jacksonville
TCU2★0.789Texas
140Lyndon Gayle
Akron North
Toledo2★0.789Ohio
141Sean Carney
Jesuit
Tulane2★0.789Texas
142Cody Cielenski
Downers Grove North
Western Michigan2★0.789Illinois
143Grant Nemeth
Wheaton Warrenville South
Western Michigan2★0.789Illinois
144Tremayne Walker
Rickards
Illinois2★0.789Florida
145Eric Schultz
Beaver Dam
Iowa State2★0.789Wisconsin
146Jammie Kirlew
Cypress Creek Senior
Indiana2★0.789Florida
147Haywood Howard
G.W. Carver
Michigan State2★0.778Louisiana
148Garrett Fields
Skyline
Arizona2★0.767Texas
149Dwight Galt
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Maryland2★0.767Maryland
150Jason Townson
Hazelwood East
Missouri2★0.767Missouri
151Ted Larsen
Palm Harbor University
NC State2★0.767Florida
152John Russell
The Bolles School
Wake Forest2★0.767Florida
153Vantrise Studivant
Suncoast
Rutgers2★0.767Florida
154Michael Ream
Bluffton
Bowling Green2★0.767Ohio
155Brady Minturn
Loveland
Bowling Green2★0.767Ohio
156Jacob Hardwick
Ocean Lakes
Bowling Green2★0.767Virginia
157Kevin Samy
Jackson
Miami (OH)2★0.767Ohio
158Travis Craven
R Nelson Snider
Miami (OH)2★0.767Indiana
159Conor Reilly
Hudson
Ohio2★0.767Ohio
160Terrico Marshall
Maple Heights
Akron2★0.767Ohio
161Moton Hopkins
Randolph
Tulsa2★0.767Texas
162Cory Meachum
Park Hill South
Arkansas State2★0.767Missouri
163Drew Duffin
Avon
Ball State2★0.767Indiana
164Dane Robinson
Calvert Hall College
Buffalo2★0.767Maryland
165Chris Baker
Windsor
Penn State2★0.767Connecticut
166Trevor Anderson
Detroit City
Cincinnati2★0.767Michigan
167Billy Ray Morris
Pensacola
Temple2★0.767Florida
168Doug Morris
Pensacola
Temple2★0.767Florida
169Darius Warner
Grapevine
Kansas2★0.767Texas
170Jonathan Throneberry
Lone Grove
Kansas2★0.767Oklahoma
171Russell Brorsen
Stillwater
Kansas2★0.767Oklahoma
172Brandon Rees
Sedan
Kansas State2★0.767Kansas
173Christon Guient
John Ehret
Louisiana Tech2★0.767Louisiana
174Mark Cassimere
Northwest
Louisiana Tech2★0.767Louisiana
175Lequantum McDonald
Waco
Baylor2★0.767Texas
176Victor Brooks
Gregory-Portland
Rice2★0.767Texas
177Chance Talbert
The Oakridge School
Rice2★0.767Texas
178Justin Fulmer
Sterlington
UL Monroe2★0.767Louisiana
179Trey Ross
Alief Elsik
Texas A&M2★0.767Texas
180Brandon Bice
Lyons Township
Northern Illinois2★0.767Illinois
181Anthony Roulette
Naaman Forest
Houston2★0.767Texas
182Peter Vaihai
E E Waddell
BYU2★0.767North Carolina
183Kyle Luekenga
Granger
BYU2★0.767Utah
184Aaron King
Alief Elsik
UTEP2★0.767Texas
185Clayton Byrd
Franklin
UTEP2★0.767Texas
186Humberto Padilla
San Francisco Christian School
UTEP2★0.767California
187James Olalekan
Texas City
UTEP2★0.767Texas
188Joseph Townsend
Valley Christian
Washington State2★0.767California
189Dan Cascone
Newtown
Wisconsin2★0.767Connecticut
190Jerrell Edelen
Westlake
Marshall2★0.767Maryland
191James Ingram
Cleveland Heights
West Virginia2★0.767Ohio
192Chancellor Roberson
Galena Park
Louisiana2★0.767Texas
193Hall Davis
Port Allen
Louisiana2★0.767Louisiana
194Wade Landers
Durango
Colorado State2★0.767Colorado
195Siave Seti
West L A Baptist
Hawai'i2★0.767California
196Adam Hahn
Hartford
Northwestern2★0.767Wisconsin
197Fred Campbell
New Rochelle
Stanford2★0.756New York
198Nick Rossi
Catholic Memorial
Boston College2★0.744Massachusetts
199Barrod Heggs
Garden Grove
Maryland2★0.744California
200Reggie Graham
Homewood
Michigan State2★0.744Alabama
201Chris Dirksz
Dr. Michael M. Krop
Rutgers2★0.744Florida
202T.J. Minor
Westside
Oklahoma State2★0.744Texas
203Sen'Derrick Marks
Vigor
Auburn2★0.744Alabama
204Jeremy Wallace
West Memphis
Arkansas State2★0.744Arkansas
205Avery Williams
Granada
San Diego State2★0.744California
206Terrill Byrd
Colerain
Cincinnati2★0.744Ohio
207Gus Mustakas
Chaminade-Madonna
Pittsburgh2★0.744Florida
208Rashad Duncan
Glades Central
Pittsburgh2★0.744Florida
209Antwon Murchison
Pinecrest
Clemson2★0.744North Carolina
210Derrius Dowell
Douglass
Vanderbilt2★0.744Georgia
211Travis Mason
Casady School
Rice2★0.744Oklahoma
212Kyle Bookhout
Lincoln-Way East
Navy2★0.744Illinois
213Mike Shaub
Lockport Township Sch East
Navy2★0.744Illinois
214Anthony Antonacci
Neuqua Valley
Northern Illinois2★0.744Illinois
215Chase Smith
Flower Mound
SMU2★0.744Texas
216Brad Lankford
Waco
SMU2★0.744Texas
217Ace Foyil
Fontainebleau
Tulane2★0.744Louisiana
218Ryan McKinley
Arvada
Wyoming2★0.744Colorado
219Wyatt Batchelor
Vestavia Hills
Army2★0.744Alabama
220Cody Brown
Coral Springs
UConn2★0.744Florida
221Kelvin Quarles
Meadowcreek
UConn2★0.744Georgia
222Vance Walker
Fort Mill
Georgia Tech2★0.744South Carolina
223Desmond Taylor
Loyola
Northwestern2★0.744California
224Brian Zematis
Bloomfield Hills Andover
Indiana2★0.744Michigan
225Neal Jones
Dr. Phillips
Indiana2★0.744Florida
226Michael Adams
Pelham
Louisville2★0.744Alabama
227Damian Lee
Edison
Utah State2★0.733Florida
228Matt Stommes
Eden Valley Secondary
Minnesota2★0.722Minnesota
229Ryan Radloff
Hilton Head
Duke2★0.722South Carolina
230Matt Kushner
Bethlehem Catholic
NC State2★0.722Pennsylvania
231Alan-Michael Cash
Varina
NC State2★0.722Virginia
232Kyle Jolly
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot
North Carolina2★0.722Virginia
233Aaron Stahl
Venice
North Carolina2★0.722Florida
234Brandon Gilbeaux
Dunbar
Syracuse2★0.722District of Columbia
235Thomas James
Goose Creek
Bowling Green2★0.722South Carolina
236Trevor Frericks
Quincy Notre Dame
Bowling Green2★0.722Illinois
237Kevin Garner
West Mifflin Area
Akron2★0.722Pennsylvania
238Benny Washington
Rivercrest
Arkansas State2★0.722Arkansas
239Patrick Mimms
Frederick Douglass
Cincinnati2★0.722Maryland
240Vernon Jackson
Evans
Iowa2★0.722Florida
241Steven Turner
Haywood
Memphis2★0.722Tennessee
242Steven Stone
Conway
Vanderbilt2★0.722Arkansas
243Broderick Stewart
Riverside Military Academy
Vanderbilt2★0.722Georgia
244Trevor Jenkins
Stratford Academy
Middle Tennessee2★0.722Georgia
245David Johnson
Swainsboro
Middle Tennessee2★0.722Georgia
246Nick Mobley
Vidalia
Middle Tennessee2★0.722Louisiana
247Mike Smith
Spring Hill
UL Monroe2★0.722Texas
248Adam Grimm
Homestead
Northern Illinois2★0.722Wisconsin
249Tad Smith
St. Mary's
California2★0.722California
250Rashad Hunt
Lufkin
Texas Tech2★0.722Texas
251Brien Sonzogni
Bishop Lynch
Wyoming2★0.722Texas
252LaQuincy Williams
Berkner
Louisiana2★0.722Texas
253Jessie Bowman
Brookhaven
Mississippi State2★0.722Mississippi
254Rodney Pittman
Friendly
Illinois2★0.722Maryland
255Shawn McGoveran
Pomona
Colorado State2★0.722Colorado
256Taj Kaynor
Cherry Creek
Colorado2★0.722Colorado
257Andrew Presnell
Middletown
UConn2★0.722Maryland
258Joe Happe
Cherokee
UAB2★0.722Georgia
259Eric Martinear
Selma
UAB2★0.722Alabama
260Stephon Dale
Dunbar
Iowa State2★0.722Florida
261Keegan Kennedy
Cardinal Newman
Northwestern2★0.722Florida
262L.D. Scott
Auburn
Louisville2★0.722Alabama
263Mike Fair
Cartersville
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.722Georgia
264Travis Ivey
Riverdale Baptist
Maryland2★0.700Maryland
265Jay Ross
New Hanover
East Carolina2★0.700North Carolina
266J.T. McCoy
Seventy-First
East Carolina2★0.700North Carolina
267David Niumatalolo
Kahuku
New Mexico State2★0.700Hawaii
268La'auli Fonoti
Kahuku
New Mexico State2★0.700Hawaii
269Richie Bolin
North
New Mexico State2★0.700California
270Josh Kiner
Central Dauphin East
Akron2★0.700Pennsylvania
271Clarence McPherson
Edison
Akron2★0.700Florida
272Jonathan Hissam
Aledo
Arkansas State2★0.700Texas
273Khari Mays
Germantown
Arkansas State2★0.700Tennessee
274Anthony Jackson
Hazelwood East
Arkansas State2★0.700Missouri
275Larry Knight
Glenn Hills
Central Michigan2★0.700Georgia
276Kevin Armstrong
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Temple2★0.700Maryland
277Lonnie Harvey
Edmondson-Westside
Temple2★0.700Maryland
278Josh Cherish
Oil City
Temple2★0.700Pennsylvania
279Devin Tyler
Suitland
Temple2★0.700Maryland
280Lester Troutman
Chaminade Julienne
Kent State2★0.700Ohio
281Chris Turner
Central Lafourche
UL Monroe2★0.700Louisiana
282Jameson Jordan
Covington
UL Monroe2★0.700Louisiana
283Jacob Hales
Las Vegas
UNLV2★0.700Nevada
284Alonzo Durham
Jesuit
Nevada2★0.700California
285Simi Toeaina
Samoana
Oregon2★0.700AS
286Robert Peachey
Georgetown
North Texas2★0.700Texas
287David Collins
Kennedale
North Texas2★0.700Texas
288Jonathan Stewart
Seguin
North Texas2★0.700Texas
289Randy Faletoi
McKinley
Utah2★0.700Hawaii
290Kenape Eliapo
South San Francisco
Utah2★0.700California
291Adrian Dizer
Clarksville
SMU2★0.700Texas
292John Duhe
St. Thomas Aquinas
Toledo2★0.700Florida
293Fred Givens
Chickasha
Wyoming2★0.700Oklahoma
294Erick Pauley
Green River
Wyoming2★0.700Wyoming
295Darrell Lake
Kathleen
Marshall2★0.700Florida
296Cornell Banks
Edison
Fresno State2★0.700California
297Devin Packard
Santa Monica
Fresno State2★0.700California
298Wilson Ramos
Woodland
Fresno State2★0.700California
299Steven Downs
Esperanza
Utah State2★0.700California
300Mike Martini
Fremont
Utah State2★0.700Utah
301Darby Golden
Lakewood
Utah State2★0.700California
302Brandon Madden
Stony Point
UAB2★0.700Texas
303Lawrence Riggins
Vigor
UAB2★0.700Alabama
304John Fonoti
Farrington
Hawai'i2★0.700Hawaii
305Marvin Jones
Jesse M. Bethel
702★0.700California
306Bryan Braman
Shadle Park
702★0.700Washington
307Justin Willis
Valley Christian
702★0.700California
308Jeremy Hawkins
Americus Sumter County South
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.700Georgia
309Darrion Thomas
Clinch County
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.700Georgia
310Patrick Pinchon
Danville School
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.700Vermont