Position Board
2005 Linebackers Recruiting Rankings
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- Ranked Recruits
- 230
- Committed Schools
- 90
- Blue-Chips
- 34
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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 | Rey Maualuga Eureka | USC | 5★ | 0.996 | California |
| 2 | Tray Blackmon LaGrange | Auburn | 5★ | 0.996 | Georgia |
| 3 | Luthur Brown Lakewood | USC | 5★ | 0.988 | California |
| 4 | Brian Cushing Bergen Catholic | USC | 5★ | 0.986 | New Jersey |
| 5 | Travis Beckum Oak Creek | Wisconsin | 4★ | 0.983 | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Derek Nicholson Mount Tabor | Florida State | 4★ | 0.983 | North Carolina |
| 7 | Geno Hayes Madison County | Florida State | 4★ | 0.982 | Florida |
| 8 | Rico McCoy St. John's College | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.981 | District of Columbia |
| 9 | Ryan Reynolds Bishop Gorman | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.980 | Nevada |
| 10 | Curtis Lofton Kingfisher | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.976 | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Spencer Adkins Naples | Miami | 4★ | 0.971 | Florida |
| 12 | Phillip Dillard Jenks | Nebraska | 4★ | 0.970 | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Anthony Felder O'Dea | California | 4★ | 0.968 | Washington |
| 14 | Nic Harris Alexandria | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.963 | Louisiana |
| 15 | Deveon Simmons Landstown | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.963 | Virginia |
| 16 | Kaluka Maiava Henry Perrine Baldwin | USC | 4★ | 0.947 | Hawaii |
| 17 | Jerome Hayes Bayonne | Penn State | 4★ | 0.944 | New Jersey |
| 18 | Darius Dewberry Peach County | Georgia | 4★ | 0.942 | Georgia |
| 19 | Christopher Brown Texas High | Texas | 4★ | 0.933 | Texas |
| 20 | Elijah Hodge Dillard | Wisconsin | 4★ | 0.930 | Florida |
| 21 | Lamont Robinson Salem | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.922 | New Jersey |
| 22 | Darry Beckwith Parkview Baptist School | LSU | 4★ | 0.922 | Louisiana |
| 23 | Quentin Taylor Apopka | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 24 | E.J. Savannah Bellevue | 4★ | 0.900 | Washington | |
| 25 | Jon Demps Booker T. Washington | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 26 | Marcus Washington Burke County | 4★ | 0.900 | Georgia | |
| 27 | Andre Mathis Cathedral Prep | 4★ | 0.900 | Pennsylvania | |
| 28 | Zack Follett Clovis | 4★ | 0.900 | California | |
| 29 | Dan Foster Early County | 4★ | 0.900 | Georgia | |
| 30 | Rex Sharpe Fairfield Preparatory School | 4★ | 0.900 | Alabama | |
| 31 | Ryan Stamper First Coast | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 32 | Brandon Duncan Lakeview Centennial | 4★ | 0.900 | Texas | |
| 33 | Josh Miller Manning | 4★ | 0.900 | South Carolina | |
| 34 | Antonio Clay Twiggs County | 4★ | 0.900 | Georgia | |
| 35 | Eric Houston Coral Reef | 3★ | 0.878 | Florida | |
| 36 | Roddrick Muckelroy Hallsville | 3★ | 0.878 | Texas | |
| 37 | Prince Hall Moreno Valley | 3★ | 0.878 | California | |
| 38 | Jamar Chaney St. Lucie West Centennial | 3★ | 0.878 | Florida | |
| 39 | B.J. Travers Westlake | 3★ | 0.878 | Ohio | |
| 40 | Darryl Gresham Jr. William Fleming | 3★ | 0.878 | Virginia | |
| 41 | Beau Manutai Dixie | 3★ | 0.867 | Utah | |
| 42 | Daryl Sharpton Coral Gables | 3★ | 0.856 | Florida | |
| 43 | Reggie Carter Crenshaw | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 44 | Kevin Washington Fort Bend Austin | 3★ | 0.856 | Texas | |
| 45 | Andrew Hawken Grandville | 3★ | 0.856 | Michigan | |
| 46 | Reggie Walker Grant Union | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 47 | Scott Smith Highland Park | 3★ | 0.856 | Illinois | |
| 48 | Chris Jeske Joliet Catholic Academy | 3★ | 0.856 | Illinois | |
| 49 | Brandon Logan Lexington Catholic | 3★ | 0.856 | Kentucky | |
| 50 | Dave Philistin Manchester Central | 3★ | 0.856 | New Hampshire | |
| 51 | Nick Covey Mountain Ridge | 3★ | 0.856 | Arizona | |
| 52 | Kalvin Baker Pacelli | 3★ | 0.856 | Georgia | |
| 53 | Korey Bosworth Plano West | 3★ | 0.856 | Texas | |
| 54 | Kyle Bosworth Plano West | 3★ | 0.856 | Texas | |
| 55 | Kevin Ellison Redondo | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 56 | Jason Werner Roncalli | 3★ | 0.856 | Indiana | |
| 57 | Charles Gamble Southern | 3★ | 0.856 | North Carolina | |
| 58 | Bryant Cornell The Dalles-wahtonka | 3★ | 0.856 | Oregon | |
| 59 | Tavares Kearney Tucker | 3★ | 0.856 | Georgia | |
| 60 | Marvin Peoples Apopka | 3★ | 0.833 | Florida | |
| 61 | Rogers Loche Bastrop | 3★ | 0.833 | Louisiana | |
| 62 | Austin Spitler Bellbrook | 3★ | 0.833 | Ohio | |
| 63 | Eddie Young Berkeley | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 64 | Lamar Brumfield Carson | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 65 | Nathan Thomas Claremont | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 66 | Avery Vogt Coral Reef | 3★ | 0.833 | Florida | |
| 67 | Nate Triplett Delano Senior | 3★ | 0.833 | Minnesota | |
| 68 | Dominique Midgett Dudley | 3★ | 0.833 | North Carolina | |
| 69 | Popsie Floyd East Central | 3★ | 0.833 | Oklahoma | |
| 70 | Brit Miller Eisenhower | 3★ | 0.833 | Illinois | |
| 71 | Demetrius Taylor Floyd Kellam | 3★ | 0.833 | Virginia | |
| 72 | Brandon Long GlenOak | 3★ | 0.833 | Ohio | |
| 73 | Charles Burns Hattiesburg | 3★ | 0.833 | Mississippi | |
| 74 | Cory Reamer Hoover | 3★ | 0.833 | Alabama | |
| 75 | Bernard Afutiti Kaiser | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 76 | Paul Thornton Katy | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 77 | Brock Christopher Kearney | 3★ | 0.833 | Missouri | |
| 78 | Alex Odiari Lewisville | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 79 | Steve Davis McCluer North | 3★ | 0.833 | Missouri | |
| 80 | Kevin Garrett Narbonne | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 81 | Garrett White Norland | 3★ | 0.833 | Florida | |
| 82 | Isaac Kinter Oak Ridge | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 83 | Dakota Walker Oakcrest | 3★ | 0.833 | New Jersey | |
| 84 | Adam Leonard Rainier Beach | 3★ | 0.833 | Washington | |
| 85 | Mike Owen Riverhead Senior | 3★ | 0.833 | New York | |
| 86 | Sean Lee Upper St. Clair | 3★ | 0.833 | Pennsylvania | |
| 87 | DeAndre Levy Vincent | 3★ | 0.833 | Wisconsin | |
| 88 | Shon Brown Waco | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 89 | James Laurinaitis Wayzata | 3★ | 0.833 | Minnesota | |
| 90 | Michael Stenclik Webster-schroeder | 3★ | 0.833 | New York | |
| 91 | Jeffrey Clement West Deptford | 3★ | 0.833 | New Jersey | |
| 92 | Archie Sims West Jones | 3★ | 0.833 | Mississippi | |
| 93 | Reggie Turner West L A Baptist | 3★ | 0.833 | California | |
| 94 | Antonio Coleman Williamson | 3★ | 0.833 | Alabama | |
| 95 | Mike McLaughlin Woburn | Boston College | 3★ | 0.833 | Massachusetts |
| 96 | Ray Michel Fort Myers | NC State | 3★ | 0.811 | Florida |
| 97 | Eric Preast Sulphur | Oklahoma State | 3★ | 0.811 | Oklahoma |
| 98 | Jeremy Rockette Olive Branch | Memphis | 3★ | 0.811 | Mississippi |
| 99 | Solomon Elimimian Crenshaw | Hawai'i | 3★ | 0.811 | California |
| 100 | Malcolm Arrington St. Mary's | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.811 | Michigan |
| 101 | Chad Lindsey Cy Ridge | Arizona State | 3★ | 0.811 | Texas |
| 102 | Blake Boyd Madisonville North Hopkins | Louisville | 3★ | 0.811 | Kentucky |
| 103 | Jerry Milling Palmdale | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.789 | California |
| 104 | Travis Barr Duluth | UCF | 2★ | 0.789 | Georgia |
| 105 | Brian Raines Fort Bend Willowridge | Rice | 2★ | 0.789 | Texas |
| 106 | Todd Alexander North Crowley | SMU | 2★ | 0.789 | Texas |
| 107 | Denzel Burrell Columbia Sr | Virginia | 2★ | 0.789 | New Jersey |
| 108 | Baron Huber Powell | Alabama | 2★ | 0.789 | Tennessee |
| 109 | Sedric Patterson Broken Arrow | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.789 | Oklahoma |
| 110 | Taalib Tucker Westlake | Georgia Tech | 2★ | 0.789 | Georgia |
| 111 | Blaze Soares Castle | Hawai'i | 2★ | 0.789 | Hawaii |
| 112 | Adam Decker Brother Rice | Michigan State | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 113 | Kinney Rucker C.E. Jordan | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 | North Carolina |
| 114 | E.J. Wilson Brunswick | North Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 | Virginia |
| 115 | Cody Basler Bay City Western | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 116 | Nick Lawrence Brighton | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 117 | Cordelle Thompson Middletown | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 118 | Brad Goatley Maumee | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 119 | Jordan Meyers William Henry Harrison | Ohio | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 120 | Al Teric Balaam New Brunswick | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 121 | Cedric Godfrey Cedar Hill | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 122 | George Clinkscale Cedar Hill | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 123 | Matt Kawulok Monarch | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.767 | Colorado |
| 124 | Josh Cunningham University | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 125 | Kyle Fowler Lake Brantley | UCF | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 126 | T.J. Harnden Lincoln | UCF | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 127 | Justin Warr West Orange | UCF | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 128 | Marcus Waugh St. John's Jesuit | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 129 | Michael Richardson Ben Davis | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Indiana |
| 130 | Wendy Napolean Deerfield Beach | Florida International | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 131 | Chad Lowe Dorsey | Kansas State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 132 | Chad Beverage Airline | Louisiana Tech | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 133 | Anthony Harrison The Kinkaid School | Louisiana Tech | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 134 | Leanard Powell Winnfield Senior | Louisiana Tech | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 135 | Greg Jackson Marietta | Memphis | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia |
| 136 | Joe Pawelek Smithson Valley | Baylor | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 137 | Selevasio Fauolo Fresno | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 138 | Jason Demars Sacramento | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 139 | Spencer Williamson Elkhart Central | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 | Indiana |
| 140 | Greg Bird Red Mountain | Utah | 2★ | 0.767 | Arizona |
| 141 | Darren Childs Mission Bay | Virginia | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 142 | John Hale Los Alamitos | UCLA | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 143 | Jason McQuay Ranney School | UTEP | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 144 | Justin Halas Serrano | UTEP | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 145 | Brian Wilkins Tustin | UTEP | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 146 | Darrion Jones Lynwood | Washington | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 147 | Chris Stevens Mojave Senior | Washington | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 148 | Courtney Williams Dorsey | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 | California |
| 149 | Greg Trent Keller | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 150 | James McMurchy Clear Lake | Tulane | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 151 | David Kirksey WP Davidson | Tulane | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 152 | Derrick Harris Coral Reef | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 153 | Justin Braska DeWitt | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 154 | Greg Marshall Portage Northern | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Michigan |
| 155 | Jonathan Casillas New Brunswick | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 156 | Brandon Whittie Englewood | Mississippi State | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 157 | Josh Raven Mariner | Iowa State | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 158 | Mike Dinard Padua Franciscan | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 159 | Steve Quinn St. Joseph's | Notre Dame | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania |
| 160 | Brady Smith Loyola Blakefield | Boston College | 2★ | 0.744 | Maryland |
| 161 | Greg Akinbiyi Chaminade-Madonna | Duke | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 162 | Mike Rinfrette Bunn | Wake Forest | 2★ | 0.744 | North Carolina |
| 163 | Joe Hudson Piqua | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.744 | Ohio |
| 164 | Melvin Black Apopka | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 165 | Barron Miles DeSoto | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.744 | Texas |
| 166 | Donnell McKenzie Aliquippa | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.744 | Pennsylvania |
| 167 | Allen Whitaker Forestville | Kent State | 2★ | 0.744 | Maryland |
| 168 | Donald Thornton Horn Lake | Memphis | 2★ | 0.744 | Mississippi |
| 169 | Quavian Lewis Charles Henderson | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.744 | Alabama |
| 170 | Zach Larsen Northfield Senior | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.744 | Minnesota |
| 171 | Harvey Unga Timpview | BYU | 2★ | 0.744 | Utah |
| 172 | Jordan Thomas Keller | Texas Tech | 2★ | 0.744 | Texas |
| 173 | Eric Heller Beechcroft | Toledo | 2★ | 0.744 | Ohio |
| 174 | James Dillard Monsignor Pace | Tulane | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 175 | Eugene Johnson Bartow | Indiana | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 176 | Boris Lee Clinch County | legacy_name_hudsonvalley | 2★ | 0.744 | Georgia |
| 177 | Rob Russell L.B. Landry | Ole Miss | 2★ | 0.722 | Louisiana |
| 178 | Leron King Northwestern | Ole Miss | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 179 | Mike Brown Alief Taylor | Duke | 2★ | 0.722 | Texas |
| 180 | Kevin Malast Manchester Reg H | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.722 | New Jersey |
| 181 | Damaso Munoz Miami Southridge | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 182 | Mitchell Morsillo Moon Area | Ohio | 2★ | 0.722 | Pennsylvania |
| 183 | Shea McIntyre Skyline | Air Force | 2★ | 0.722 | California |
| 184 | Joseph Tuzze Lakeland | Akron | 2★ | 0.722 | Pennsylvania |
| 185 | Cory Hogue Naples | UCF | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 186 | Antonio Wallace Vero Beach | UCF | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 187 | Andre Revels Colerain | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.722 | Ohio |
| 188 | Bryant Parker Randallstown | Temple | 2★ | 0.722 | Maryland |
| 189 | Edward Bradwell Dillard | Florida Atlantic | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 190 | Artis Warthen Miramar | Florida International | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 191 | Chris Johnson Westminster School At Oak Mountain | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.722 | Alabama |
| 192 | Rapheal Ousley Fort Walton Beach | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 193 | Coy Williamson Niceville | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 194 | Andrew McGinn Walton | Navy | 2★ | 0.722 | Georgia |
| 195 | Alaric Coleman Southaven | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.722 | Mississippi |
| 196 | Tucker Callahan Fairhope | Oregon | 2★ | 0.722 | Alabama |
| 197 | Terrance Hooks Marcos De Niza | BYU | 2★ | 0.722 | Arizona |
| 198 | Beau Brudzinski St. Thomas Aquinas | Toledo | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 199 | Chris Lanaux Hahnville | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.722 | Louisiana |
| 200 | Scotty Robinson Salisbury | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.700 | North Carolina |
| 201 | Chris Quaye Timber Creek | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.700 | New Jersey |
| 202 | Peter Tverdov Union | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.700 | New Jersey |
| 203 | Max Fairclough Kahuku | New Mexico State | 2★ | 0.700 | Hawaii |
| 204 | Michael Alphonse Norland | Akron | 2★ | 0.700 | Florida |
| 205 | Gregory Hardy Melrose | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.700 | Tennessee |
| 206 | Harland Bower East Ridge | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.700 | Florida |
| 207 | Sam Williams John Glenn | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.700 | Michigan |
| 208 | Erik Johnson Baltimore City College | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 | Maryland |
| 209 | Evan Lee Miami Palmetto | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 | Florida |
| 210 | Daniel Holtzclaw Enid | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.700 | Oklahoma |
| 211 | Doug Fulmer Henninger | Pittsburgh | 2★ | 0.700 | New York |
| 212 | Stevon Moss Phoebus | Kent State | 2★ | 0.700 | Virginia |
| 213 | Bryant House Camden County | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.700 | Georgia |
| 214 | Eddy Inyangumia Clear Brook | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.700 | Texas |
| 215 | Jason Beauchamp Steele Canyon | UNLV | 2★ | 0.700 | California |
| 216 | Zach Shapiro Claremont | Nevada | 2★ | 0.700 | California |
| 217 | Tobe Nwigwe Alief Elsik | North Texas | 2★ | 0.700 | Texas |
| 218 | Andrew Smart Brighton | Utah | 2★ | 0.700 | Utah |
| 219 | Semisi Livai Kahuku | Utah | 2★ | 0.700 | Hawaii |
| 220 | Jordan Ellis St Stanislaus | Tulane | 2★ | 0.700 | Mississippi |
| 221 | Weston Johnson Wray | Wyoming | 2★ | 0.700 | Colorado |
| 222 | Albert McClellan Kathleen | Marshall | 2★ | 0.700 | Florida |
| 223 | Todd Chisom Beverly Hills | Fresno State | 2★ | 0.700 | California |
| 224 | Daryl Fields Crespi | Utah State | 2★ | 0.700 | California |
| 225 | Kyle Maroney Brockport | Army | 2★ | 0.700 | New York |
| 226 | Taylor Ownbey Dixie | UAB | 2★ | 0.700 | Utah |
| 227 | Donte Spires Plant | South Florida | 2★ | 0.700 | Florida |
| 228 | Adam Shamion Post Falls | 70 | 2★ | 0.700 | Idaho |
| 229 | Prince Kwateng Munster | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.700 | Indiana |
| 230 | Antoine Jones Pensacola | legacy_name_hudsonvalley | 2★ | 0.700 | Florida |