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.
- Ranked Recruits
- 11
- Committed Programs
- 6
- Blue-Chips
- 1
Destination programs
- 4 recruits
- Northern Illinois3 recruits
- Colorado1 recruits
- Iowa1 recruits
- Minnesota1 recruits
Minnesota recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Eubanks Cretin Derham Hall | OG | Iowa | 4★ | 0.942 |
| 2 | Nate Triplett Delano Senior | OLB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 3 | Ryan Ruckdashel Eastview Senior | OT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 4 | Jay Thomas Tartan | APB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 5 | James Laurinaitis Wayzata | ILB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 6 | Tony Holmes Woodbury | OT | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 7 | Cory Hanson De La Salle | S | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 8 | Paul Backowski Foley Senior | OT | Colorado | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 9 | Zach Larsen Northfield Senior | ILB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.744 |
| 10 | Matt Stommes Eden Valley Secondary | SDE | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 11 | Chris Joppru Minnetonka | TE | Utah | 2★ | 0.722 |