Position Board
2007 Tight Ends Recruiting Rankings
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- Ranked Recruits
- 109
- Committed Schools
- 59
- Blue-Chips
- 13
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 | Aaron Hernandez Bristol Central | Florida | 4★ | 0.981 | Connecticut |
| 2 | Mike Ragone Camden Catholic | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.976 | New Jersey |
| 3 | Aron White Rock Bridge | Georgia | 4★ | 0.971 | Missouri |
| 4 | Rob Gronkowski Woodland Hills | Arizona | 4★ | 0.945 | Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Ahmard Howard Brenham | Texas | 4★ | 0.922 | Texas |
| 6 | Chris Izbicki Lake Washington | Washington | 4★ | 0.922 | Washington |
| 7 | Jordon Corbin Lakeland | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida | |
| 8 | Weslye Saunders Riverside | 4★ | 0.900 | North Carolina | |
| 9 | Lansford Watson Abraham Lincoln | 4★ | 0.897 | New York | |
| 10 | David Williams Central Arkansas Christian | 4★ | 0.897 | Arkansas | |
| 11 | Blaine Irby St. Bonaventure | 4★ | 0.897 | California | |
| 12 | A.J. Simmons Bishop O'Dowd | 4★ | 0.896 | California | |
| 13 | Devin Mahina Upland | 4★ | 0.893 | California | |
| 14 | Bailey Woods Walton | 3★ | 0.883 | Georgia | |
| 15 | Mitch Joseph Catholic - New Iberia | 3★ | 0.882 | Louisiana | |
| 16 | Andrew Devlin Mt. Lebanon | 3★ | 0.882 | Pennsylvania | |
| 17 | Nate Chandler Mira Mesa | 3★ | 0.880 | California | |
| 18 | Brandon Barden Lincoln County | 3★ | 0.878 | Georgia | |
| 19 | Rhett Ellison St. Francis | 3★ | 0.876 | California | |
| 20 | Brent Slusher Bell County | 3★ | 0.872 | Kentucky | |
| 21 | George Bryan New Hanover | 3★ | 0.871 | North Carolina | |
| 22 | Steve Watson Mullen | Michigan | 3★ | 0.869 | Colorado |
| 23 | Chris Drager Thomas Jefferson | Virginia Tech | 3★ | 0.869 | Pennsylvania |
| 24 | Josh Rooks Holland Christian | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.868 | Michigan |
| 25 | Bruce Figgins Shaw | 3★ | 0.862 | Georgia | |
| 26 | Alex Russian Round Rock | 3★ | 0.860 | Texas | |
| 27 | Brian Linthicum St. Anne's-Belfield School | 3★ | 0.859 | Virginia | |
| 28 | Dante Pinchback Irving | 3★ | 0.858 | Texas | |
| 29 | Adrien Robinson Warren Central | 3★ | 0.857 | Indiana | |
| 30 | Danny Parker Our Lady of Good Counsel | Duke | 3★ | 0.856 | Maryland |
| 31 | Mark Ambrose Mount Carmel | Virginia | 3★ | 0.856 | Pennsylvania |
| 32 | Frank Avery Ball | 3★ | 0.854 | Texas | |
| 33 | Lars Anderson Winter Springs | 3★ | 0.853 | Florida | |
| 34 | Savai'i Eselu Moanalua | 3★ | 0.852 | Hawaii | |
| 35 | Ryan Hill Arvada West | 3★ | 0.850 | Colorado | |
| 36 | Ian Harris Churchill | 3★ | 0.847 | Texas | |
| 37 | Fabian Ruiz Sunset | 3★ | 0.847 | Florida | |
| 38 | Rocky Weaver Harper Creek | 3★ | 0.846 | Michigan | |
| 39 | Braden Brown Highland | BYU | 3★ | 0.843 | Utah |
| 40 | Cameron Joplin Pioneer | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.843 | Michigan |
| 41 | Brandon Lampkin Tucker | Arkansas | 3★ | 0.840 | Georgia |
| 42 | Nick Provo John I. Leonard | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.838 | Florida |
| 43 | Drake Dunsmore St. Thomas Aquinas | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.834 | Kansas |
| 44 | Ifeanyi Momah Elwood/John Glenn | Boston College | 3★ | 0.833 | New York |
| 45 | Carl Sommer Wilsonville | Oregon State | 3★ | 0.833 | Oregon |
| 46 | Kyle Hubbard St. Edward | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.833 | Ohio |
| 47 | Coby Fleener Joliet Catholic Academy | Stanford | 3★ | 0.833 | Illinois |
| 48 | Harold Turnage Chavez | Texas A&M | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas |
| 49 | Logan Brock Copperas Cove | TCU | 3★ | 0.833 | Texas |
| 50 | Drew Traylor Unknown | Clemson | 3★ | 0.833 | Alabama |
| 51 | Zach Furlong Xenia | Iowa | 3★ | 0.832 | Ohio |
| 52 | Bryan Webb Tecumseh | Missouri | 3★ | 0.831 | Oklahoma |
| 53 | David Paulson Auburn Riverside | Oregon | 3★ | 0.827 | Washington |
| 54 | Colton McKey The Woodlands | Purdue | 3★ | 0.827 | Texas |
| 55 | Ken Bruton Miamisburg | Miami (OH) | 3★ | 0.826 | Ohio |
| 56 | Jacob Tigges Union | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.824 | Oklahoma |
| 57 | Cameron Ford T.L. Hanna | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.818 | South Carolina |
| 58 | Dallin Rogers Union Mine | Utah | 3★ | 0.814 | California |
| 59 | Brendan Choy Lakewood Ranch | Ball State | 3★ | 0.813 | Florida |
| 60 | Collin McGarry Stillwater Area | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.811 | Minnesota |
| 61 | Jeremy Mack Blue Springs South | Kansas State | 3★ | 0.811 | Missouri |
| 62 | Austin Monahan Phillips Academy | Vanderbilt | 3★ | 0.811 | Massachusetts |
| 63 | Greg Nosal Floyd Kellam | Virginia Tech | 3★ | 0.811 | Virginia |
| 64 | Anthony Middleton Coconut Creek | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.811 | Florida |
| 65 | Jake Goray Choctawhatchee | UCF | 3★ | 0.810 | Florida |
| 66 | A.J. Johnson Cardinal Gibbons | UConn | 3★ | 0.808 | Florida |
| 67 | Rob Reiland Jackson | Miami (OH) | 3★ | 0.803 | Ohio |
| 68 | David Duran Kell | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.799 | Georgia |
| 69 | Jordan Gibbs Penn Manor | Pittsburgh | 2★ | 0.797 | Pennsylvania |
| 70 | Keith McCaskill Amos P. Godby | South Florida | 2★ | 0.796 | Florida |
| 71 | Matt Balasavage Lancaster Catholic | Temple | 2★ | 0.793 | Pennsylvania |
| 72 | John Laidet Bonanza Junior/senior | Oregon | 2★ | 0.789 | Oregon |
| 73 | Andrew Lanier Dorman | Virginia Tech | 2★ | 0.789 | South Carolina |
| 74 | Ryan Skidmore East Bakersfield | Fresno State | 2★ | 0.789 | California |
| 75 | Chris Underwood Vestavia Hills | Alabama | 2★ | 0.789 | Alabama |
| 76 | Yianni Apostolakos Pittsford-mendon | UConn | 2★ | 0.780 | New York |
| 77 | Westlee Tonga Spring High | Utah | 2★ | 0.778 | Texas |
| 78 | Brad Newman Manasquan | Boston College | 2★ | 0.767 | New Jersey |
| 79 | Stephen Shaffer Westlake | Air Force | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 80 | Tim Fugger Montini Catholic | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 | Illinois |
| 81 | Patrick Fleming Cy Creek | SMU | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas |
| 82 | Patrick DiMarco Lake Brantley | South Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida |
| 83 | Dan Knapp Reno | Arizona State | 2★ | 0.767 | Nevada |
| 84 | Michael Fennerty Olympia | Louisville | 2★ | 0.767 | Washington |
| 85 | Garrett Celek La Salle | Michigan State | 2★ | 0.756 | Ohio |
| 86 | Ron Newcomb Mount Carmel | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.756 | Illinois |
| 87 | Will Wright Hoggard | Wake Forest | 2★ | 0.744 | North Carolina |
| 88 | Colby Prince West Albany | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.744 | Oregon |
| 89 | Aaron Connacher Jamestown | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.744 | New York |
| 90 | Alston Umuolo Centennial | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.744 | Arizona |
| 91 | Adam Nissley South Forsyth | UCF | 2★ | 0.744 | Georgia |
| 92 | Byron McLeod Jefferson | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 93 | Danny Noble Elyria | Toledo | 2★ | 0.744 | Ohio |
| 94 | Jordan Stephany Hahnville | Tulane | 2★ | 0.744 | Louisiana |
| 95 | Nathan Douglas Milton | Louisiana | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 96 | Kevenski McGee Pahokee | South Florida | 2★ | 0.744 | Florida |
| 97 | Will Towery A.C. Reynolds | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.722 | North Carolina |
| 98 | Nick Bonturi Damascus | Air Force | 2★ | 0.722 | Maryland |
| 99 | Drew Sharick Champaign Central | Ball State | 2★ | 0.722 | Illinois |
| 100 | Chris Starkey DeWitt | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.722 | Michigan |
| 101 | T.J. Franklin Knoxville Catholic | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.722 | Tennessee |
| 102 | Brad Ohrman Adrian | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.722 | Michigan |
| 103 | Dan Youssif Brother Rice | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.722 | Michigan |
| 104 | Allen Reisner Marion | Iowa | 2★ | 0.722 | Iowa |
| 105 | Keyshawn Carrington Fort Bend Marshall | Rice | 2★ | 0.722 | Texas |
| 106 | Steve Collins Loveland | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.722 | Colorado |
| 107 | Mike McGowan West Boca Raton | South Florida | 2★ | 0.722 | Florida |
| 108 | Maurice Mercer Nash Central | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.700 | North Carolina |
| 109 | Michael Byrd Thomasville | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.700 | North Carolina |