State Recruiting
2002 North Carolina High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest North Carolina prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 40
- Committed Programs
- 11
- Blue-Chips
- 8
Destination programs
- 14 recruits
- East Carolina8 recruits
- North Carolina5 recruits
- NC State4 recruits
- Duke2 recruits
North Carolina recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Jefferies Crest | OG | Tennessee | 5★ | 0.993 |
| 2 | Derek Morris North Mecklenburg | OT | Ohio State | 5★ | 0.991 |
| 3 | A.J. Nicholson Mount Tabor | ILB | Florida State | 4★ | 0.975 |
| 4 | A.J. Davis Northern | CB | NC State | 4★ | 0.973 |
| 5 | Aaron Kirkland Jack Britt | TE | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.967 |
| 6 | Mario Raley Independence | WR | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 7 | Omar Gaither Myers Park | OLB | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 8 | Dan Inman South View | OT | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 9 | Curt Dukes Newton-conover | DUAL | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 10 | Andre Hemphill Brevard | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 11 | David Wooldridge Davie County | K | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 12 | Patrick Lowery Davie County | ILB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 13 | Willie Davis Emsley A Laney | S | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 14 | Brandon Greeson High Point Central | DT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 15 | Thad Hedgpeth Lumberton Senior | OG | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 16 | Victor Worsley North Edgecombe | ILB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 17 | Derrele Mitchell Reynolds | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 18 | David Noel Southern | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 19 | Kendall High West Rowan | DT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 20 | William Kershaw Hoke County | ILB | Maryland | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 21 | Iverick Harris Hugh M Cummings | WR | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 22 | D.J. Walker Brevard | APB | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 23 | Whit Efird West Stanly | OT | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 24 | Kendrell Felder Beddingfield | WR | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 25 | Justin Kitchen Charlotte Country Day | TE | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 26 | Dontre Brown Douglas Byrd | DT | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 27 | William Bland Havelock | PRO | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 28 | Jared Brogden Middle Creek | CB | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 29 | Eric Graham Richlands | OG | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 30 | David Jorgenson Scotland County | OG | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 31 | Steve Mercier West Brunswick | OG | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 32 | Mar'ques Woolford White Oak | CB | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 33 | Manny Lawson Eastern Wayne | WDE | NC State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 34 | Roddy Long Hickory | TE | NC State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 35 | TJ Williams Tarboro | TE | NC State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 36 | Cedric Holt Anson | CB | North Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 37 | Rashaad Tindall Emsley A Laney | ATH | North Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 38 | Jacoby Watkins Scotland County | S | North Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 39 | Derrick Eddington A.C. Reynolds | APB | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 40 | Chris Carter A.L. Brown | ATH | Clemson | 2★ | 0.767 |