Position Board
2012 Running Backs Recruiting Rankings
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- Ranked Recruits
- 248
- Committed Schools
- 98
- Blue-Chips
- 29
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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 | Johnathan Gray Aledo | Texas | 5★ | 0.997 | Texas |
| 2 | Keith Marshall Millbrook | Georgia | 5★ | 0.992 | North Carolina |
| 3 | Trey Williams Dekaney | Texas A&M | 5★ | 0.990 | Texas |
| 4 | Duke Johnson Norland | Miami | 5★ | 0.989 | Florida |
| 5 | T.J. Yeldon Daphne | Alabama | 5★ | 0.988 | Alabama |
| 6 | Rushel Shell Hopewell | Pittsburgh | 5★ | 0.985 | Pennsylvania |
| 7 | Mario Pender Island Coast | Florida State | 5★ | 0.984 | Florida |
| 8 | Mike Davis Stephenson | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.977 | Georgia |
| 9 | Todd Gurley Tarboro | Georgia | 4★ | 0.965 | North Carolina |
| 10 | Alex Ross Jenks | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.965 | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Barry J. Sanders Heritage Hall | Stanford | 4★ | 0.961 | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Bri'onte Dunn GlenOak | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.956 | Ohio |
| 13 | Byron Marshall Valley Christian | Oregon | 4★ | 0.953 | California |
| 14 | Kenyan Drake Hillgrove | Alabama | 4★ | 0.945 | Georgia |
| 15 | Wes Brown Our Lady of Good Counsel | Maryland | 4★ | 0.940 | Maryland |
| 16 | KeiVarae Russell Mariner | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.940 | Washington |
| 17 | Jonathan Williams Allen | Arkansas | 4★ | 0.928 | Texas |
| 18 | Dennis Norfleet Martin Luther King | Michigan | 4★ | 0.924 | Michigan |
| 19 | Drew Harris Downingtown East | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.924 | Pennsylvania |
| 20 | Warren Ball St. Francis de Sales | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.923 | Ohio |
| 21 | Brian Kimbrow East | Vanderbilt | 4★ | 0.917 | Tennessee |
| 22 | Will Mahone Fitch | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.914 | Ohio |
| 23 | J.C. Coleman Oscar Smith | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.911 | Virginia |
| 24 | Imani Cross North Hall | Nebraska | 4★ | 0.909 | Georgia |
| 25 | Vonte Jackson Bradford | Wisconsin | 4★ | 0.908 | Wisconsin |
| 26 | Jeremy Hill Redemptorist | LSU | 4★ | 0.902 | Louisiana |
| 27 | Davante Bourque Crowley | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.900 | Louisiana |
| 28 | I'Tavius Mathers Blackman | Ole Miss | 4★ | 0.896 | Tennessee |
| 29 | Ryan McDaniel North High School | Washington | 4★ | 0.890 | California |
| 30 | Akeel Lynch St. Francis | Penn State | 3★ | 0.889 | New York |
| 31 | Tim Wright La Marque | 3★ | 0.888 | Texas | |
| 32 | Shaquille Powell Bishop Gorman | Duke | 3★ | 0.884 | Nevada |
| 33 | Quayvon Hicks Pierce County | Georgia | 3★ | 0.883 | Georgia |
| 34 | Morgan Steward Staley | Missouri | 3★ | 0.882 | Missouri |
| 35 | LaDarius Anthony Kilgore | TCU | 3★ | 0.882 | Texas |
| 36 | Chris Brown San Joaquin Memorial | Oregon State | 3★ | 0.881 | California |
| 37 | Donovan Roberts Norman | Arkansas | 3★ | 0.881 | Oklahoma |
| 38 | Jahleel Pinner Mission Viejo | USC | 3★ | 0.880 | California |
| 39 | Jela Duncan Mallard Creek | Duke | 3★ | 0.880 | North Carolina |
| 40 | B.J. Catalon Westside | TCU | 3★ | 0.879 | Texas |
| 41 | Davien Payne Citrus Hill | Colorado | 3★ | 0.878 | California |
| 42 | Justin Taylor Washington | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.877 | Georgia |
| 43 | Jaylen Walton Ridgeway | Ole Miss | 3★ | 0.877 | Tennessee |
| 44 | Chris Mangus Broughton | Virginia Tech | 3★ | 0.876 | North Carolina |
| 45 | Malin Jones Joliet Catholic Academy | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.876 | Illinois |
| 46 | Russell Hansbrough Bowie | Missouri | 3★ | 0.875 | Texas |
| 47 | Xavier Grindle East Marion | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.875 | Mississippi |
| 48 | Dami Ayoola St. Thomas Aquinas | Illinois | 3★ | 0.875 | Florida |
| 49 | Deionte Buckley Warren Central | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.874 | Indiana |
| 50 | Robert Lewis South East | Washington State | 3★ | 0.872 | California |
| 51 | Kenno Loyal Columbia | 3★ | 0.871 | Georgia | |
| 52 | David Smith Bremen | 3★ | 0.870 | Illinois | |
| 53 | Nick Tompkins Brookwood | 3★ | 0.869 | Georgia | |
| 54 | Shadrach Thornton Liberty County | 3★ | 0.869 | Georgia | |
| 55 | Roshard Burney Palm Beach Gardens | 3★ | 0.869 | Florida | |
| 56 | Tevin Coleman Oak Forest | 3★ | 0.869 | Illinois | |
| 57 | Torry Clayton South Dade | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.868 | Florida |
| 58 | Terrence Taylor Diboll | Houston | 3★ | 0.868 | Texas |
| 59 | Anthony Wales Louisville Central | Western Kentucky | 3★ | 0.867 | Kentucky |
| 60 | Kendric Salley Williston Elko | South Carolina | 3★ | 0.865 | South Carolina |
| 61 | Christian Powell Upland | Colorado | 3★ | 0.865 | California |
| 62 | Daniel Taylor Lutcher | 3★ | 0.864 | Louisiana | |
| 63 | Desmon Peoples Archbishop Wood | Rutgers | 3★ | 0.863 | Pennsylvania |
| 64 | Jamie Gilmore North Marion | Temple | 3★ | 0.863 | Florida |
| 65 | Steven Lakalaka Punahou | Hawai'i | 3★ | 0.862 | Hawaii |
| 66 | Sione Houma Highland | Michigan | 3★ | 0.861 | Utah |
| 67 | George Morris Central Gwinnett | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.861 | Georgia |
| 68 | Quenshaun Watson Clarke Central | Tennessee | 3★ | 0.861 | Georgia |
| 69 | Devan Demas Cy Creek | Boise State | 3★ | 0.859 | Texas |
| 70 | Alden Hill Marlington | Tennessee | 3★ | 0.859 | Ohio |
| 71 | Tairen Owens John Muir | 3★ | 0.858 | California | |
| 72 | Juwan Lewis Muskegon | Eastern Michigan | 3★ | 0.857 | Michigan |
| 73 | Devin Church Brother Rice | Illinois | 3★ | 0.855 | Michigan |
| 74 | Jack Fields Americas | Boise State | 3★ | 0.853 | Texas |
| 75 | Joshua Wilhite Hightower | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.853 | Texas |
| 76 | Ejay Fatu Klein Oak | 3★ | 0.852 | Texas | |
| 77 | Kenny Goins Gilman | Maryland | 3★ | 0.851 | Maryland |
| 78 | Devin Chafin Burkburnett | Baylor | 3★ | 0.850 | Texas |
| 79 | Ledarious Clark Southeast | 3★ | 0.849 | Mississippi | |
| 80 | Kenneth Dixon Strong | Louisiana Tech | 3★ | 0.847 | Arkansas |
| 81 | Drake Johnson Pioneer | Michigan | 3★ | 0.846 | Michigan |
| 82 | Jarvis Leverett Cy Lakes | Kansas State | 3★ | 0.846 | Texas |
| 83 | Mike Hilton Sandy Creek | Ole Miss | 3★ | 0.846 | Georgia |
| 84 | Rodrick Williams Jr. Lewisville | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.845 | Texas |
| 85 | Brandon Radcliff Columbus | 3★ | 0.844 | Florida | |
| 86 | Terrence Crowder Galena Park | 3★ | 0.844 | Texas | |
| 87 | V'Angelo Bentley Glenville | 3★ | 0.843 | Ohio | |
| 88 | Tavarreon Dickerson Arlington | 3★ | 0.842 | Texas | |
| 89 | Michael Gordon Velma Jackson | 3★ | 0.841 | Mississippi | |
| 90 | Danny Dillard Venice | Miami | 3★ | 0.841 | Florida |
| 91 | Dyshawn Mobley Powell | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.841 | Tennessee |
| 92 | Kendrick Daniels Sulphur Springs | Arkansas State | 3★ | 0.841 | Texas |
| 93 | Jovon White Souderton Area | 3★ | 0.840 | Pennsylvania | |
| 94 | Kye Morgan Franklin Township | Virginia | 3★ | 0.840 | New Jersey |
| 95 | Tyre Bracken White Castle | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.839 | Louisiana |
| 96 | Miles Jones Allatoona | 3★ | 0.838 | Georgia | |
| 97 | Brandon Wilson Calvary Baptist Academy | 3★ | 0.836 | Louisiana | |
| 98 | Jalen Randolph Ridley | 3★ | 0.833 | Pennsylvania | |
| 99 | Devante McFarlane Half Hollow Hills West | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.833 | New York |
| 100 | Marcus Holliday Frayser Middle/ | 3★ | 0.833 | Tennessee | |
| 101 | Michael Malloy Bishop Heelan Catholic | Iowa | 3★ | 0.832 | Iowa |
| 102 | Nigel Jones Holy Spirit | 3★ | 0.832 | New Jersey | |
| 103 | Anthony Lopez Mesquite | Arizona | 3★ | 0.832 | Arizona |
| 104 | Andre Allen Arnold | legacy_name_hudsonvalley | 3★ | 0.832 | Florida |
| 105 | Alex Johnson Centerville | 2377 | 3★ | 0.830 | Louisiana |
| 106 | Jamarcus Walker Lufkin | 3★ | 0.827 | Texas | |
| 107 | Barkley Hill Cedar Falls | Iowa | 3★ | 0.826 | Iowa |
| 108 | Fabian Moreau Western | UCLA | 3★ | 0.826 | Florida |
| 109 | Brandon Hamilton Copperas Cove | Rice | 3★ | 0.821 | Texas |
| 110 | Jerickson Frederick Salem | 3★ | 0.820 | New Hampshire | |
| 111 | Jalynn McCain Fort Bend Bush | San José State | 3★ | 0.820 | Texas |
| 112 | E.J. Junior Middletown | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.819 | Ohio |
| 113 | Keith Byars II Boca Raton | 3★ | 0.818 | Florida | |
| 114 | J.T. Washington Satellite | Arizona | 3★ | 0.818 | Florida |
| 115 | Rob Dvoracek Parkland | Temple | 3★ | 0.817 | Pennsylvania |
| 116 | Kevin Buford Canton | Iowa | 3★ | 0.817 | Michigan |
| 117 | Junior Espitia South Salem | California | 3★ | 0.817 | Oregon |
| 118 | Dondre Brown Wade Hampton Hi | 2569 | 3★ | 0.817 | South Carolina |
| 119 | James Flanders Midwest City | Tulsa | 3★ | 0.815 | Oklahoma |
| 120 | Martez Walker Brother Rice | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.814 | Illinois |
| 121 | Andrew Long Southmoore | Air Force | 3★ | 0.813 | Oklahoma |
| 122 | Julian Durden Montour | Kent State | 3★ | 0.813 | Pennsylvania |
| 123 | Chris Brown Seminole County | Middle Tennessee | 3★ | 0.813 | Georgia |
| 124 | Toneo Gulley Tremper | Navy | 3★ | 0.813 | Wisconsin |
| 125 | Paul Franklin South Oak Cliff | UTEP | 3★ | 0.812 | Texas |
| 126 | Darmontre Warr Dupont Manual | 3★ | 0.812 | Kentucky | |
| 127 | Ernest Freeman Miami Carol City | 3★ | 0.811 | Florida | |
| 128 | Terrell Davis Mount Douglas | Arizona State | 3★ | 0.810 | Arizona |
| 129 | Myles Davis Hargrave Military Academy | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.810 | Pennsylvania |
| 130 | Hakeem Lawrence Hialeah-Miami Lakes | 3★ | 0.809 | Florida | |
| 131 | Nick Vigil Fremont | Utah State | 3★ | 0.809 | Utah |
| 132 | Mark Lewis Livonia | North Texas | 3★ | 0.808 | Louisiana |
| 133 | Jalen Richard Peabody Magnet | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.808 | Louisiana |
| 134 | Jaylen Prater Wellston | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.808 | Ohio |
| 135 | Autrey Golden Willis | UTEP | 3★ | 0.807 | Texas |
| 136 | Lazedrick Thompson St. Charles Catholic | Tulane | 3★ | 0.807 | Louisiana |
| 137 | Trent Jackson Cuero | 3★ | 0.806 | Texas | |
| 138 | Joe Riddle Linganore | Maryland | 3★ | 0.804 | Maryland |
| 139 | Jarvon Anderson G. Holmes Braddock Senior | Florida Atlantic | 3★ | 0.804 | Florida |
| 140 | Devin Rushing DeSoto | Air Force | 3★ | 0.804 | Texas |
| 141 | T.J. Moon Stephenson | 3★ | 0.804 | Georgia | |
| 142 | Lamarq Caldwell Tampa Bay Tech | Florida International | 3★ | 0.804 | Florida |
| 143 | Donta Abron Upland | Colorado | 3★ | 0.804 | California |
| 144 | Maricio Askew Bowdon | 3★ | 0.803 | Georgia | |
| 145 | Alex Howard Williams | San Diego State | 3★ | 0.803 | Arizona |
| 146 | Jamire Westbrook Kings | Miami (OH) | 3★ | 0.802 | Ohio |
| 147 | Saylor Lavallii Mason | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.802 | Michigan |
| 148 | Brandon Neverdon Calvert Hall College | 3★ | 0.800 | Maryland | |
| 149 | Dakeathan Williams Helena-West Helena Central | Arkansas State | 3★ | 0.800 | Arkansas |
| 150 | Brandon Burks Daleville | legacy_name_hudsonvalley | 3★ | 0.799 | Alabama |
| 151 | C.J. Brathwaite West Bloomfield | Kent State | 3★ | 0.798 | Michigan |
| 152 | Larry McDuffey North Shore | Houston | 3★ | 0.798 | Texas |
| 153 | Travis Elliot Ryle | Western Kentucky | 3★ | 0.797 | Kentucky |
| 154 | Demetrius Fairley Garner | 2241 | 2★ | 0.797 | North Carolina |
| 155 | Damion Jones-Moore Central Catholic | Toledo | 2★ | 0.796 | Pennsylvania |
| 156 | Marcus Horne Bradley Technology | Michigan State | 2★ | 0.795 | Wisconsin |
| 157 | Nick Reed Pleasant Grove | SMU | 2★ | 0.794 | Texas |
| 158 | Jeffrey Coprich West Ranch | California | 2★ | 0.793 | California |
| 159 | Trae Armstrong Deer Valley | 70 | 2★ | 0.793 | Arizona |
| 160 | Dallas Cogdell Hampton | 2★ | 0.790 | Virginia | |
| 161 | Chavelle Atkins I.C. Norcom | 2★ | 0.790 | Virginia | |
| 162 | Demarkus Dennis Lafayette | 2★ | 0.790 | Mississippi | |
| 163 | Jordan Parker Collins Hill | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.789 | Georgia |
| 164 | Marcus Remy North Olmsted | Toledo | 2★ | 0.789 | Ohio |
| 165 | Quintavius Burdette Senatobia | Ole Miss | 2★ | 0.788 | Mississippi |
| 166 | John Jacob Cy-Fair | Air Force | 2★ | 0.787 | Texas |
| 167 | Virgil Smalls Goose Creek | 2569 | 2★ | 0.783 | South Carolina |
| 168 | Darik Dillard MacArthur | Rice | 2★ | 0.783 | Texas |
| 169 | Steven Braddy John A. Ferguson Senior | 2★ | 0.782 | Florida | |
| 170 | Daz Patterson Plant City | Ohio | 2★ | 0.781 | Florida |
| 171 | Jeremy Nicholson East St. Louis | 2★ | 0.780 | Illinois | |
| 172 | Hansley Fleurejus Hialeah | 2★ | 0.780 | Florida | |
| 173 | Tommy Branch Wake Forest | 2★ | 0.780 | North Carolina | |
| 174 | Leo Musso Waunakee | Wisconsin | 2★ | 0.779 | Wisconsin |
| 175 | Brian Grove The King's Academy | 159 | 2★ | 0.776 | Florida |
| 176 | Joshua Rounds Eleanor McMain | Tulane | 2★ | 0.775 | Louisiana |
| 177 | A.J. Marion A.C. Reynolds | 2★ | 0.773 | North Carolina | |
| 178 | Jocorey Robins Norfolk Christian | 2★ | 0.773 | Virginia | |
| 179 | T.J. Thomas Dobson | Fresno State | 2★ | 0.773 | Arizona |
| 180 | Rex Rollins Chapel Hill | North Texas | 2★ | 0.773 | Texas |
| 181 | Lamont Osborn Ben Davis | 2★ | 0.772 | Indiana | |
| 182 | Leon Hayes Desert Pines | UTEP | 2★ | 0.771 | Nevada |
| 183 | Steven Long Lake Oswego | 2502 | 2★ | 0.770 | Oregon |
| 184 | Co Wh Nettleton | 2★ | 0.770 | Mississippi | |
| 185 | Omar Williams St. George's Independent School | 2★ | 0.770 | Tennessee | |
| 186 | Dee Littlejohn Lincolnton | 2241 | 2★ | 0.770 | North Carolina |
| 187 | Shakeem Wharton Byrnes | 2★ | 0.768 | South Carolina | |
| 188 | Gary Holmes Seminole Ridge | 2★ | 0.768 | Florida | |
| 189 | Tyler Siudzinski Tustin | Texas State | 2★ | 0.768 | California |
| 190 | Jordan Hughes Arsenal Technical | 2★ | 0.767 | Indiana | |
| 191 | Joell Nesbit Brashear | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania | |
| 192 | Demetrius Warren Bullard | 2★ | 0.767 | California | |
| 193 | Tony Clark Coffee | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia | |
| 194 | Uriah Bethea Dr. Henry Wise | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland | |
| 195 | Dominic Bryan Georgetown Preparatory School | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland | |
| 196 | Shatavius Lowe Germantown | 2★ | 0.767 | Tennessee | |
| 197 | Brandon Sturdivant Nation Ford | 2★ | 0.767 | South Carolina | |
| 198 | Casey Jahn Northwest Christian School | 2★ | 0.767 | Arizona | |
| 199 | Drew Stefanelli Our Lady of Good Counsel | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland | |
| 200 | Manny Simpson Penn Trafford | 2★ | 0.767 | Pennsylvania | |
| 201 | Mark Jenkins Pleasant Grove | 2★ | 0.767 | California | |
| 202 | Dondre Echols Potomac | 2★ | 0.767 | Maryland | |
| 203 | Torrance Beckworth Raines | 2★ | 0.767 | Florida | |
| 204 | Leonard Aikens South Grand Prairie | 2★ | 0.767 | Texas | |
| 205 | Blake Hayes Wade Hampton Hi | 2★ | 0.767 | South Carolina | |
| 206 | Charles Purnell Westlake | 2★ | 0.767 | Georgia | |
| 207 | George Craan Concord Carlisle | Boston College | 2★ | 0.767 | Massachusetts |
| 208 | Tip McKenzie Trinity Episcopal Day School | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 | Mississippi |
| 209 | Charles Davis Avon | 2★ | 0.763 | New York | |
| 210 | Troymaine Pope Anniston | Jacksonville State | 2★ | 0.763 | Alabama |
| 211 | Conor Hundley St. Xavier | Akron | 2★ | 0.762 | Ohio |
| 212 | Charles Jones Mandeville | Kansas State | 2★ | 0.759 | Louisiana |
| 213 | Jeremy Gaskins American Heritage Boca/Delray | Florida Atlantic | 2★ | 0.757 | Florida |
| 214 | Imani Davis Belen Jesuit Prep | Akron | 2★ | 0.756 | Florida |
| 215 | Reggie Mackey Deming | 2★ | 0.755 | New Mexico | |
| 216 | Bryan Green Farmington | Akron | 2★ | 0.754 | Michigan |
| 217 | Andrew King Flushing | Army | 2★ | 0.753 | New York |
| 218 | Jevon Elmore New London | Army | 2★ | 0.751 | Connecticut |
| 219 | Chris Barr Centerville | 2★ | 0.750 | Ohio | |
| 220 | Ahmaad Harris Peachtree Ridge | UCLA | 2★ | 0.744 | Georgia |
| 221 | John Waller North Muskegon | 2★ | 0.743 | Michigan | |
| 222 | John Wiernicki Liberty Ranch | Air Force | 2★ | 0.743 | California |
| 223 | David Jones Maurice J. McDonough | 2★ | 0.738 | Maryland | |
| 224 | Wes Burnside Union | 2★ | 0.738 | Iowa | |
| 225 | Austin Smaha Belvidere North | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.738 | Illinois |
| 226 | Jack Snowball Wadsworth | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.733 | Ohio |
| 227 | Wade Edwards Armwood | Akron | 2★ | 0.733 | Florida |
| 228 | Bradley Bostick Westminster School At Oak Mountain | Navy | 2★ | 0.733 | Alabama |
| 229 | Jamarcus Jarvis East Ascension | North Texas | 2★ | 0.733 | Louisiana |
| 230 | Jody Webb Whitmer | Toledo | 2★ | 0.733 | Ohio |
| 231 | Jared Joyner Coral Springs | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.733 | Florida |
| 232 | Marteze Waller Putnam County | Fresno State | 2★ | 0.733 | Georgia |
| 233 | Terry Williams Crespi | 2★ | 0.730 | California | |
| 234 | Auctavius Bennett River Hill | 2★ | 0.730 | Maryland | |
| 235 | Garrett Keene Calvert Hall College | 2★ | 0.720 | Maryland | |
| 236 | Mike Davison Crespi | 2★ | 0.720 | California | |
| 237 | Victor Farrell Las Vegas | 2★ | 0.720 | Nevada | |
| 238 | Andrew Wilson Columbus East | 2★ | 0.700 | Indiana | |
| 239 | Marcellion Gardner Lawrence Central | 2★ | 0.700 | Indiana | |
| 240 | D'Vontis Arnold Miramar | 2★ | 0.700 | Florida | |
| 241 | Jimmy Threat Pensacola | 2★ | 0.700 | Florida | |
| 242 | Christian Allen Morgantown | Akron | 2★ | 0.700 | West Virginia |
| 243 | John Rizzo Richland | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 | Pennsylvania |
| 244 | Jai Steib Hahnville | Memphis | 2★ | 0.700 | Louisiana |
| 245 | Keith Harris Jr. Leo Catholic | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.700 | Illinois |
| 246 | Mister Jones Arapahoe | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.700 | Colorado |
| 247 | Nick England Collins Hill | Florida International | 2★ | 0.618 | Georgia |
| 248 | Coy Brown Northwood | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.609 | Indiana |