State Recruiting

2005 Arkansas High School Football Recruits

Follow the strongest Arkansas prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.

2005 National Rankings2005 Athletes
Ranked Recruits
21
Committed Programs
7
Blue-Chips
3

State recruiting summary

Arkansas has 21 ranked recruits in 2005, including 3 blue-chip prospects.

National rankingsTop position board

Top destinations

  • Arkansas State8
  • Rice2
  • Vanderbilt2
  • Arkansas1

Destination programs

Arkansas recruit board

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

RankRecruitPositionTeamStarsRating
1Darren McFadden
Oak Grove
RBArkansas5★0.986
2Kevin Thornton
Little Rock Central
S—4★0.900
3Slick Shelley
Southside
WR—4★0.900
4Brandon Barnett
Arkansas
APB—3★0.856
5Rod Coleman
Camden Fairview
WR—3★0.833
6Jamar Love
North Little Rock
CB—3★0.833
7Brice Beck
Blytheville
PROIowa State2★0.789
8Eric Evans
East Poinsett Co.
OGMemphis2★0.767
9John Shepherd
El Dorado
DUALRice2★0.767
10Tristan Thomas
Fayettville Christian School
RBRice2★0.767
11Jeremy Wallace
West Memphis
WDEArkansas State2★0.744
12Brett Shrable
Hoxie
DUALArkansas State2★0.722
13Evan Van Dolah
Mountain Home
ATHArkansas State2★0.722
14Benny Washington
Rivercrest
DTArkansas State2★0.722
15Steven Stone
Conway
SDEVanderbilt2★0.722
16Marcus Brown
Lee Academy Inc
ATHArkansas State2★0.700
17David Johnson
Pine Bluff
TEArkansas State2★0.700
18Aaron Langford
Pulaski Academy
WRArkansas State2★0.700
19Matt Taylor
Springdale
SArkansas State2★0.700
20Drew Gardner
Hoxie
OTVanderbilt2★0.700
21Robert Mingo
Dumas
ATHUL Monroe2★0.700