State Recruiting

2005 Minnesota High School Football Recruits

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

2005 National Rankings2005 Offensive Linemen
Ranked Recruits
11
Committed Programs
5
Blue-Chips
1

State recruiting summary

Minnesota has 11 ranked recruits in 2005, including 1 blue-chip prospect.

National rankingsTop position board

Top destinations

  • Northern Illinois3
  • Colorado1
  • Iowa1
  • Minnesota1

Destination programs

Minnesota recruit board

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

RankRecruitPositionTeamStarsRating
1Rafael Eubanks
Cretin Derham Hall
OGIowa4★0.942
2Nate Triplett
Delano Senior
OLB—3★0.833
3Ryan Ruckdashel
Eastview Senior
OT—3★0.833
4Jay Thomas
Tartan
APB—3★0.833
5James Laurinaitis
Wayzata
ILB—3★0.833
6Tony Holmes
Woodbury
OTNorthern Illinois3★0.811
7Cory Hanson
De La Salle
SNorthern Illinois2★0.767
8Paul Backowski
Foley Senior
OTColorado2★0.767
9Zach Larsen
Northfield Senior
ILBNorthern Illinois2★0.744
10Matt Stommes
Eden Valley Secondary
SDEMinnesota2★0.722
11Chris Joppru
Minnetonka
TEUtah2★0.722