State Recruiting
2002 California High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest California prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 177
- Committed Programs
- 38
- Blue-Chips
- 31
Destination programs
- 34 recruits
- UNLV14 recruits
- Colorado State12 recruits
- Boise State10 recruits
- Oregon State9 recruits
California recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Booker St. Bonaventure | APB | Florida State | 5★ | 0.999 |
| 2 | Ben Olson Hillcrest Christian School | PRO | BYU | 5★ | 0.998 |
| 3 | Nathan Rhodes East Bakersfield | OT | Washington | 5★ | 0.994 |
| 4 | Trent Edwards Los Gatos | PRO | Stanford | 5★ | 0.989 |
| 5 | Winston Justice Long Beach Poly | OT | USC | 5★ | 0.985 |
| 6 | Marcedes Lewis Long Beach Poly | TE | UCLA | 5★ | 0.984 |
| 7 | Rhema McKnight John F. Kennedy | WR | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.982 |
| 8 | Derek Landri De La Salle | DT | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.977 |
| 9 | Darnell Bing Long Beach Poly | S | USC | 4★ | 0.976 |
| 10 | Jarrad Page San Leandro | S | UCLA | 4★ | 0.976 |
| 11 | Manuel Wright Long Beach Poly | DT | USC | 4★ | 0.974 |
| 12 | Eric McNeal Junipero Serra | S | UCLA | 4★ | 0.972 |
| 13 | Aaron Miller Edison | S | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.969 |
| 14 | Hershel Dennis Long Beach Poly | RB | USC | 4★ | 0.969 |
| 15 | Ryan Boschetti San Mateo | DT | UCLA | 4★ | 0.967 |
| 16 | Matt Gutierrez De La Salle | PRO | Michigan | 4★ | 0.964 |
| 17 | James Bonelli St. Bonaventure | OG | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.935 |
| 18 | Randy Jordan Bakersfield | CB | Kansas State | 4★ | 0.933 |
| 19 | Glenn Ohaeri Aquinas | APB | UCLA | 4★ | 0.933 |
| 20 | Trestin George Berkeley | CB | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 21 | Antwuan Smith Buchanan | WR | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 22 | Matt Traverso Christian Brothers | TE | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 23 | Kenny James Dos Palos | RB | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 24 | Dallas Sartz Granite Bay | OLB | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 25 | Curtis James Mira Mesa | OT | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 26 | Marc Guillon Miramonte | PRO | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 27 | Scott White Mission Bay | ILB | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 28 | Fred Matua Phineas Banning Senior | DT | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 29 | Drew Olson Piedmont Hills | PRO | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 30 | Albert Toeaina Pitt-Ant | OT | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 31 | Blake Mackey Bakersfield | WR | 4★ | 0.899 | |
| 32 | Tristan Walker Claremont | FB | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 33 | Marques Binns Dorsey | CB | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 34 | Marcus McCutcheon Edison | CB | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 35 | Chris Frome Hart | WDE | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 36 | Keith Jackson Inglewood | OT | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 37 | Ryan O'Hara John Muir | DUAL | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 38 | Chris Doyle Mater Dei | OG | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 39 | Tom Malone Temescal Canyon | K | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 40 | John Parada Alta Loma | OT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 41 | Matthew Fountaine Bishop O'Dowd | CB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 42 | J.J. Hair Capistrano Valley | TE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 43 | Brandon Hancock Clovis West | FB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 44 | Derron Ware Dorsey | S | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 45 | Aaron Gipson Etiwanda | CB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 46 | Jebiaus Brown Milpitas | CB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 47 | Marlon Brisco Morningside | WDE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 48 | Ben Bandel Murrieta Valley | TE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 49 | Thomas Patton Oakland Technical | WDE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 50 | Jason Whieldon Orange | PRO | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 51 | James Washington Oxnard Union | OLB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 52 | Nephi Penerosa St. Mary's | OG | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 53 | Paris Hodges Vanden | OT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 54 | Paul Phillip San Bernardino | SDE | Arizona | 3★ | 0.833 |
| 55 | Brandon Browner Sylmar | WR | Oregon State | 3★ | 0.822 |
| 56 | Marcus Smith Mission Bay | WDE | Arizona | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 57 | Tim Volk Notre Dame | WDE | Arizona | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 58 | Nathaniel Webber Dorsey | OT | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 59 | Trevor Hooper Mountain View | S | Stanford | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 60 | Aaron Singh Carlsbad | APB | BYU | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 61 | Wes Walker Bishop Amat | OLB | UCLA | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 62 | Alex Potasi Narbonne | OT | UCLA | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 63 | Elliot Vallejo Palma | OT | UCLA | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 64 | Robin Kezirian Central East | OG | Washington | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 65 | Dash Crutchley Chaparral | ATH | Washington | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 66 | LaJuan Ramsey Compton Dominguez | TE | USC | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 67 | Danny Foster Centennial | CB | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 68 | Ryan Parks Chino | OG | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 69 | Marshall Tharpe Santa Margarita Catholic | PRO | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 70 | Tyrone Henderson McClymonds | CB | Colorado | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 71 | Alex Ligon North High School | ILB | Colorado | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 72 | James Cox Royal | DUAL | Colorado | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 73 | Will Down San Pasqual | DT | Colorado | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 74 | Mike Davis Cathedral | S | Arizona State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 75 | Jacob Bingham Granite Hills | OG | Arizona State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 76 | Kili Lefotu Arlington | OT | Arizona | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 77 | Tanner Bell North Monterey County | OT | Arizona | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 78 | Nick Folk Notre Dame | K | Arizona | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 79 | Todd Gohsler Mira Mesa | K | Missouri | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 80 | Ronnie Smith Narbonne | APB | Nebraska | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 81 | Justin Clayton Venice | S | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 82 | Will Goff Redlands | DT | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 83 | Robert Herbert Alta Loma | CB | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 84 | Adam Koets Foothills Christian | OG | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 85 | Brandon Scales James Monroe | WDE | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 86 | Ben Siegert Jordan | DT | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 87 | Tone Taupule Jordan | S | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 88 | Arthur Giddens Manual Arts Senior | ATH | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 89 | Joe Rudolph Natomas | WDE | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 90 | Josh Davies Rancho Cucamonga | S | Oregon State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 91 | Denny Flanagan Edison | S | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 92 | Carl McCullough El Camino | CB | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 93 | Brandon Rager Sacramento | DT | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 94 | James Julian San Mateo | CB | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 95 | Garry Smith Santa Rosa Christian School | CB | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 96 | Lloyd Wilson John F. Kennedy | OG | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 97 | Donald Richardson Beverly Hills | S | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 98 | Rayvon Johnson Chaminade | RB | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 99 | Demonte Johnson McClymonds | PRO | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 100 | Brian Nunez St. Joseph | WR | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 101 | Larnell Ransom Verbum Dei | WDE | San José State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 102 | Dominic Roux Junipero Serra | WR | Kansas | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 103 | Charles Gordon Santa Monica | WR | Kansas | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 104 | Bruce McCaleb John Muir | OG | Memphis | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 105 | Michael Silva St Augustine | ILB | Stanford | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 106 | Tyler Arcaige Bonita Vista | PRO | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 107 | Brandon Gray Cathedral City | ILB | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 108 | Joseph Oniwar Cerritos | DT | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 109 | David Relf Compton | WR | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 110 | Patrick Owens Crenshaw | ATH | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 111 | James Staggs Dos Pueblos Senior | WR | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 112 | Marco Guerra Fremont Christian School | OG | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 113 | Marcus Bryan Glendora | OT | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 114 | Stephen Hall Harvard Westlake | DT | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 115 | Tremayne Kirkland Hiram W. Johnson | ATH | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 116 | Carlos Acosta Moorpark | OLB | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 117 | Donnell Wheaton Narbonne | ATH | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 118 | Marcus Crawford Newbury Park | FB | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 119 | Joe Del Castillo Santa Rosa | TE | UNLV | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 120 | B.J. Mitchell Del Oro | APB | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 121 | Charles Wilson Fairfield | WDE | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 122 | Desmond Bishop Fairfield | OLB | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 123 | Brenton Kendrick Grant Union | OLB | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 124 | Travis Moore Ponderosa | PRO | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 125 | Scott Garrison San Luis Obispo | OLB | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 126 | Ross Wolter Temescal Canyon | OLB | Nevada | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 127 | Anthony Trucks Antioch | ATH | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 128 | Terrence Whitehead Crenshaw | ATH | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 129 | J.D. Nelson Fountain Valley | RB | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 130 | Parris Moore Fountain Valley | CB | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 131 | Jermaine Randolph Junipero Serra | DT | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 132 | Darius Sanders Lynwood | TE | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 133 | Robert Hamilton Westchester Senior | OLB | Oregon | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 134 | Thomas Stancil Bakersfield | APB | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 135 | Curtis Brown Paraclete | APB | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 136 | Travonne Jackson Thomas Jefferson | CB | BYU | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 137 | Mark Palmer Granite Bay | OLB | Utah | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 138 | Alex Smith Helix | DUAL | Utah | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 139 | Shaun Harper Mission Bay | CB | Utah | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 140 | Nick Mihlhauser Arroyo Grande | OG | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 141 | Eric Frampton Oak Grove | S | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 142 | Flamingo Malone Phineas Banning Senior | SDE | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 143 | Odell Howard Pomona | TE | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 144 | Jake Chavira Cerritos | S | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 145 | Joe Lindsay Edison | CB | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 146 | Nick King Hesperia | TE | Utah State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 147 | Jessem Redha Chino | WR | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 148 | Dana Garrison Fairfax Senior | CB | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 149 | Joey Flores Fountain Valley | WR | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 150 | Levell Mann Long Beach Poly | DT | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 151 | Adam Hayward Marina | RB | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 152 | Julien Petit Mater Dei | WR | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 153 | Travis Campbell Northridge Academy | WR | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 154 | Michael Leiter Santa Margarita Catholic | WDE | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 155 | Dave Anderson Thousand Oaks | WR | Colorado State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 156 | Mark Fenton Westchester Senior | OG | Colorado | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 157 | Kenny Patton St. Francis | ATH | Hawai'i | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 158 | Alex Guerrero Brea Olinda | CB | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 159 | Ryan Keating Edison | OT | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 160 | Taylor Moore Elk Grove | OT | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 161 | Fernando Yanez Fresno Christian Schools | SDE | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 162 | Joe Wiegand La Costa Canyon | OT | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 163 | Quinton Jones Los Alamitos | RB | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 164 | Tyrone Tutogi Oxnard Union | OT | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 165 | Gerald Alexander Rancho Cucamonga | CB | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 166 | Mike Dominguez Rio Mesa | DT | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 167 | Jason Murray West Covina | CB | Boise State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 168 | Kelly Talavou Fountain Valley | OT | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 169 | Jaron Williams John Muir | ILB | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 170 | Keith Greer Mater Dei | TE | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 171 | Robert Davis Royal | WR | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 172 | Brandon Mascorro St. Bonaventure | S | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 173 | Mike Barrow St. Bonaventure | K | 70 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 174 | Sam Olajubutu Keyes To Learning Charter | ILB | Arkansas | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 175 | Rick Parker Los Alamitos | SDE | Arizona State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 176 | Derek Hagan Palmdale | WR | Arizona State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 177 | Zach Krula Valley | OT | Arizona State | 2★ | 0.767 |