Position Board
2005 Tight Ends Recruiting Rankings
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- Ranked Recruits
- 114
- Committed Schools
- 63
- Blue-Chips
- 9
State landing pages
Ranked recruits
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Team | Stars | Rating | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martellus Bennett Alief Taylor | Texas A&M | 5★ | 0.994 | Texas |
| 2 | Tony Moeaki Wheaton Warrenville South | Iowa | 5★ | 0.986 | Illinois |
| 3 | DajLeon Farr North Shore | Miami | 5★ | 0.984 | Texas |
| 4 | Jonathan Hannah South View | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.930 | North Carolina |
| 5 | Jermichael Finley Diboll | Texas | 4★ | 0.922 | Texas |
| 6 | Walter Nickel Dixie | 4★ | 0.900 | Utah | |
| 7 | Shea McKeen Hun School | 4★ | 0.900 | New Jersey | |
| 8 | Erik Lorig Palos Verdes Peninsula | 4★ | 0.900 | California | |
| 9 | Tommy Trott Trinity Presbyterian School | 4★ | 0.900 | Alabama | |
| 10 | Jim Dray Bergen Catholic | 3★ | 0.878 | New Jersey | |
| 11 | Richard Quinn Maple Heights | 3★ | 0.878 | Ohio | |
| 12 | Jared Cook North Gwinnett | 3★ | 0.878 | Georgia | |
| 13 | Ed Dickson Bellflower | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 14 | Andrew McCain Briarwood Christian | 3★ | 0.856 | Alabama | |
| 15 | Charles Hoke Briarwood Christian | 3★ | 0.856 | Alabama | |
| 16 | Vic So'oto Carlsbad | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 17 | Nate Prater Central | 3★ | 0.856 | Nebraska | |
| 18 | Logan Paulsen Chaminade | 3★ | 0.856 | California | |
| 19 | Paul Muse First Coast | 3★ | 0.856 | Florida | |
| 20 | Josh Bell Hitchcock | 3★ | 0.856 | Texas | |
| 21 | Chase Coffman Raymore-Peculiar | 3★ | 0.856 | Missouri | |
| 22 | Colin Peek The Bolles School | 3★ | 0.856 | Florida | |
| 23 | Kyle Anderson The Woodlands | 3★ | 0.856 | Texas | |
| 24 | Justin Kessler Alvarado | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas | |
| 25 | Jose Cruz Bishop Mc Cort | 3★ | 0.833 | Pennsylvania | |
| 26 | Alex Field Broad Run | 3★ | 0.833 | Virginia | |
| 27 | John Pelusi Central Catholic | 3★ | 0.833 | Pennsylvania | |
| 28 | Ted Randolph Davie County | 3★ | 0.833 | North Carolina | |
| 29 | A.J. Haase North Co. Sr. | 3★ | 0.833 | Missouri | |
| 30 | Cody Jones Sabino | 3★ | 0.833 | Arizona | |
| 31 | Kevin Hubbard Southwest DeKalb | 3★ | 0.833 | Georgia | |
| 32 | Jim Ramella St. Ignatius | Boston College | 3★ | 0.811 | Ohio |
| 33 | Troy Reilly Stevens Point Area Senior | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.811 | Wisconsin |
| 34 | Kazeem Alli Hazelwood Central | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.811 | Missouri |
| 35 | Jason Lamb Berkner | Baylor | 3★ | 0.811 | Texas |
| 36 | Ben Ladner The Pembroke Hill School | Stanford | 3★ | 0.811 | Missouri |
| 37 | Lance Bordeleau Royal | Utah | 3★ | 0.811 | California |
| 38 | John Phillips Bath County | Virginia | 3★ | 0.811 | Virginia |
| 39 | Tyler Marrou Calallen | TCU | 3★ | 0.811 | Texas |
| 40 | Derrick Catlett Fort Collins | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.811 | Colorado |
| 41 | Matt Schweitzer Gig Harbor | Boise State | 3★ | 0.811 | Washington |
| 42 | Careg Bonner Huntsville | Louisville | 3★ | 0.811 | Alabama |
| 43 | Jon Gissinger Poway | Missouri | 2★ | 0.789 | California |
| 44 | Mickey Shuler East Pennsboro | Penn State | 2★ | 0.789 | Pennsylvania |
| 45 | Mario Walker Marshall | SMU | 2★ | 0.789 | Texas |
| 46 | Sandy Riley Westfield | Texas Tech | 2★ | 0.789 | Texas |
| 47 | Michael Nabolotny Glenbrook South | Illinois | 2★ | 0.789 | Illinois |
| 48 | Charlie Graham Madison County | Florida State | 2★ | 0.789 | Florida |
| 49 | Troy Wagner O'Fallon | Indiana | 2★ | 0.789 | Illinois |
| 50 | Chris Hudgins Van Vleck | Missouri | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 51 | David Harvey Maurice J. McDonough | Nebraska | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland |
| 52 | Luke Walters ThunderRidge | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.767 | Colorado |
| 53 | Jimmy Scheildler Bishop Chatard | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Indiana |
| 54 | Rick Solak Cardinal Mooney | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 55 | Colin Kennedy Bellarmine Prep | Air Force | 2★ | 0.767 | Washington |
| 56 | Jake Collums Enid | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.767 | Oklahoma |
| 57 | Aaron Roupoli Santa Anna Secondary | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 58 | Jessie Rack Christ the King | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 | New York |
| 59 | R.J. Montemayor Groveton | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 60 | Tommie Duhart Glades Central | Pittsburgh | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 61 | Thomas Welch Brentwood | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 | Tennessee |
| 62 | Dan Sherwood Amarillo | Baylor | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 63 | Justin Akers Deer Park | Baylor | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 64 | Rodlin Anthony Immokalee | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 65 | Barry Laird Lee | Houston | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 66 | Eddrick Gilmore Alief Hastings | North Texas | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 67 | Rayford Wright Permian | UTEP | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 68 | Keith Forestal Liberty | Toledo | 2★ | 0.767 | Ohio |
| 69 | Joe Gardner West | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Wisconsin |
| 70 | Matt Stevens Wheaton Warrenville South | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 71 | Selvish Capers St. Augustine | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 72 | Matt Ulm Fontainebleau | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Louisiana |
| 73 | Ben Busbee McGill Toolen | South Florida | 2★ | 0.767 | Alabama |
| 74 | Shane McElwain Palm Beach Central | South Florida | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 75 | Ty Harangody Andrean | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Indiana |
| 76 | Todd Newman Bartlett | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 77 | Danny Davidson All Saints Episcopal | Air Force | 2★ | 0.744 | Texas |
| 78 | Scott Uziel Franklin Regional | Akron | 2★ | 0.744 | Pennsylvania |
| 79 | Kyle Cornwell Providence Catholic | Ball State | 2★ | 0.744 | Illinois |
| 80 | Levi Horn Rogers | Oregon | 2★ | 0.744 | Washington |
| 81 | Alec Huber Eagle's Landing Christian | Purdue | 2★ | 0.744 | Georgia |
| 82 | Richard Graham St. Christopher's School | Virginia Tech | 2★ | 0.744 | Virginia |
| 83 | Jesson Salyards Haxtun | Wyoming | 2★ | 0.744 | Colorado |
| 84 | Kyle Pirtle Lafayette | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.744 | Louisiana |
| 85 | Zach Lankford Dacula | UAB | 2★ | 0.744 | Georgia |
| 86 | Larry Johnson Decatur | legacy_name_hudsonvalley | 2★ | 0.744 | Georgia |
| 87 | Chris Mensen Solon | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.722 | Iowa |
| 88 | Ben Wooster Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy | Wake Forest | 2★ | 0.722 | Georgia |
| 89 | Madaris Grant Mt. Healthy | Ball State | 2★ | 0.722 | Ohio |
| 90 | Brennan Coakley Newtown | Penn State | 2★ | 0.722 | Connecticut |
| 91 | Stacy Jones Columbus | Memphis | 2★ | 0.722 | Mississippi |
| 92 | Chris Joppru Minnetonka | Utah | 2★ | 0.722 | Minnesota |
| 93 | Victor Hunter Nimitz | Texas Tech | 2★ | 0.722 | Texas |
| 94 | Thor Merrow Buford | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.722 | Georgia |
| 95 | Jared Gilbert Edgewood Academy | UAB | 2★ | 0.722 | Alabama |
| 96 | Donald Crosby Stanhope Elmore | UAB | 2★ | 0.722 | Alabama |
| 97 | Ryan Franzoy Hatch Valley | New Mexico State | 2★ | 0.700 | New Mexico |
| 98 | J.T. Jordan Monticello | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.700 | Wisconsin |
| 99 | David Johnson Pine Bluff | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.700 | Arkansas |
| 100 | J.R. Sandlin Northridge | UCF | 2★ | 0.700 | Alabama |
| 101 | Frank Zombo Adlai Stevenson | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.700 | Michigan |
| 102 | Allen Ollenburger Charlotte Senior | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.700 | Michigan |
| 103 | Connor Barwin University Of Detroit Jesuit | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.700 | Michigan |
| 104 | Ben Hendy Hillcrest | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 | Utah |
| 105 | Robert Fischman Cooper City | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.700 | Florida |
| 106 | Craig Shaefer Robinson Secondary | Navy | 2★ | 0.700 | Virginia |
| 107 | Mitch Doyle Oologah | UL Monroe | 2★ | 0.700 | Oklahoma |
| 108 | Reed Cunningham Pardeeville | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.700 | Wisconsin |
| 109 | Charley Brown Hilldale | North Texas | 2★ | 0.700 | Oklahoma |
| 110 | Tom Burzine Connetquot | Toledo | 2★ | 0.700 | New York |
| 111 | Maurice Graham Washington Union | Fresno State | 2★ | 0.700 | California |
| 112 | Alan Bishop Daleville | Utah State | 2★ | 0.700 | Alabama |
| 113 | Richie Brockel Greenway | Boise State | 2★ | 0.700 | Arizona |
| 114 | Kellen Beam Gonzaga Preparatory School | 70 | 2★ | 0.700 | Washington |