State Recruiting
2016 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
- 127
- Committed Programs
- 44
- Blue-Chips
- 14
Destination programs
- 39 recruits
- East Carolina7 recruits
- App State6 recruits
- NC State5 recruits
- Clemson4 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 | Dexter Lawrence Wake Forest | DT | Clemson | 5★ | 0.999 |
| 2 | Landon Dickerson South Caldwell | OT | Florida State | 4★ | 0.981 |
| 3 | B.J. Emmons Freedom | RB | Alabama | 4★ | 0.981 |
| 4 | Cornell Powell J.H. Rose | WR | Clemson | 4★ | 0.934 |
| 5 | Antonio Williams North Stanly | RB | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.929 |
| 6 | Marquill Osborne Hough | CB | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.924 |
| 7 | Austin Kendall Cuthbertson | PRO | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.924 |
| 8 | Diondre Overton Page | WR | Clemson | 4★ | 0.923 |
| 9 | Keion Joyner Havelock | OLB | Florida State | 4★ | 0.919 |
| 10 | Nick Coe Asheboro | SDE | Auburn | 4★ | 0.906 |
| 11 | Josh Brown Mallard Creek | OLB | Florida State | 4★ | 0.904 |
| 12 | Sean Pollard Pinecrest | OT | Clemson | 4★ | 0.902 |
| 13 | Julian Okwara Ardrey Kell | WDE | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.901 |
| 14 | Abdul Adams Hillside | RB | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.894 |
| 15 | Thaddeus Moss Mallard Creek | TE | NC State | 3★ | 0.884 |
| 16 | Chazz Surratt East Lincoln | DUAL | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.881 |
| 17 | Divine Deablo Mount Tabor | WR | Virginia Tech | 3★ | 0.879 |
| 18 | Garrett Walston New Hanover | TE | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.877 |
| 19 | Myles Dorn Chambers | WR | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.877 |
| 20 | Jordon Brown Southern | APB | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.875 |
| 21 | Isaiah Stallings Terry Sanford | ATH | 3★ | 0.869 | |
| 22 | Tre Harbison Crest | RB | Virginia | 3★ | 0.868 |
| 23 | Jonathan Smith Scotland County | ILB | 3★ | 0.866 | |
| 24 | Rico Dowdle A.C. Reynolds | RB | 3★ | 0.866 | |
| 25 | CJ Freeman Northern Guilford | RB | 3★ | 0.865 | |
| 26 | Taleni Suhren Ardrey Kell | OT | 3★ | 0.864 | |
| 27 | Moe Neal Forestview | ATH | 3★ | 0.864 | |
| 28 | Mark Gilbert Terry Sanford | CB | Duke | 3★ | 0.864 |
| 29 | Kennedy McKoy North Davidson | RB | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.862 |
| 30 | Jamie Newman Graham | DUAL | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.862 |
| 31 | Xander Gagnon Charlotte Catholic | OLB | 3★ | 0.860 | |
| 32 | Jimmie Taylor Southwest | WDE | Virginia Tech | 3★ | 0.857 |
| 33 | Jamil Dukes Mooresville | DT | 3★ | 0.857 | |
| 34 | Zack Gilbert South Mecklenburg | SDE | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 35 | Corey Sutton Mallard Creek | WR | Kansas State | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 36 | Elijah Deveaux Charlotte Christian | ATH | Duke | 3★ | 0.855 |
| 37 | Christian Colon Independence | DT | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.854 |
| 38 | Dylan Parham Southeast Raleigh | PRO | 3★ | 0.853 | |
| 39 | Matthew Stevens Hough | OLB | 3★ | 0.852 | |
| 40 | Cade Carney Davidson Day | RB | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.848 |
| 41 | Robert Washington Mountain Island Charter | RB | Charlotte | 3★ | 0.846 |
| 42 | Tyric McCarter New Bern | CB | 3★ | 0.842 | |
| 43 | Darion Slade West Forsyth | DUAL | 3★ | 0.839 | |
| 44 | Tahj Deans Southern Nash | WR | 3★ | 0.837 | |
| 45 | Isaiah Little Dudley | OG | 3★ | 0.837 | |
| 46 | Harrison Gee Williams | OC | 3★ | 0.837 | |
| 47 | Reid Herring Millbrook | PRO | 3★ | 0.836 | |
| 48 | Joe Sculthorpe Topsail | OG | 3★ | 0.836 | |
| 49 | Marlon Dunlap West Charlotte | DT | 3★ | 0.836 | |
| 50 | Emmanuel Jones Asheboro | WR | 3★ | 0.836 | |
| 51 | Johnnie Glaspie Wallace-Rose Hill | RB | 3★ | 0.836 | |
| 52 | Pika Leota Asheville | OT | 3★ | 0.834 | |
| 53 | Alexander Gagnon Charlotte Catholic | ILB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 54 | Austin Kent Providence | P | UCLA | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 55 | Marcus Williams Jr Southwest Edgecombe | APB | App State | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 56 | Benjamin LeMay Butler | RB | 3★ | 0.829 | |
| 57 | Jeremiah Brown Southwest Guilford | WR | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.828 |
| 58 | Bryce Dixon Green Hope | WR | NC State | 3★ | 0.827 |
| 59 | Will Putnam Hickory Ridge | OT | South Carolina | 3★ | 0.826 |
| 60 | Marshall Long South Rowan | P | Georgia | 3★ | 0.826 |
| 61 | Conner O'Donnell CFA Academy | WR | 3★ | 0.823 | |
| 62 | Keyshawn Canady Wallace-Rose Hill | CB | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.822 |
| 63 | Jonn Young Davie County | K | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.814 |
| 64 | Ryan Gilmartin Charlotte Christian | ILB | UConn | 3★ | 0.812 |
| 65 | Kollin Byers Crest | OT | NC State | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 66 | De'jour Simpson Mallard Creek | OG | 2198 | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 67 | Garrett Hooker Ledford Senior | ILB | NC State | 3★ | 0.810 |
| 68 | Baer Hunter West Forsyth | SDE | 3★ | 0.806 | |
| 69 | Raequan Purvis Plymouth | WDE | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.805 |
| 70 | Kendall Futrell South Central | WDE | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.803 |
| 71 | Jack Doyle Heritage | OT | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.803 |
| 72 | John Lamot Eastern Alamance | ATH | Boston College | 3★ | 0.802 |
| 73 | Daeshawn Stephens Hillside | WR | NC State | 3★ | 0.802 |
| 74 | Connell Young Dudley | RB | 2717 | 3★ | 0.798 |
| 75 | Jeremy Level Page | S | App State | 2★ | 0.793 |
| 76 | Marcus Joyner Camden County | ATH | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.793 |
| 77 | Anthony Butler Chambers | OLB | Charlotte | 2★ | 0.793 |
| 78 | Aaron Ramseur Crest | ILB | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.792 |
| 79 | Kenyon Taylor Southern Guilford | WR | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.791 |
| 80 | Cameron Wright South Caldwell | OLB | 2210 | 2★ | 0.790 |
| 81 | DJ Daniels Fike | DUAL | James Madison | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 82 | Jalen Price Riverside | DT | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 83 | TJ Storment Statesville | OT | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 84 | Jake Ellington East Wake Integ Tech | OLB | Army | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 85 | Tyler Pistorio Providence | OLB | Navy | 2★ | 0.775 |
| 86 | Jordan Fehr Providence | ILB | App State | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 87 | Timmy Horne Anson | DT | Charlotte | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 88 | J.D. Dellinger Charlotte Country Day | K | Purdue | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 89 | Isaiah Morris Queen City Collegiate Prep | WR | 2★ | 0.769 | |
| 90 | Chris Willis Crest | SDE | App State | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 91 | Cedric Stone Independence | CB | Georgia State | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 92 | Rudiger Yearick Metrolina Christian Academy | DUAL | Liberty | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 93 | Brennan Lewis East Carteret | PRO | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 94 | Kirk Augustus Ardrey Kell | WR | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 95 | Ben Wyatt Cannon School | LS | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 96 | Tray Staten Holly Springs | RB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 97 | D.J. Washington Ravenscroft School | ILB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 98 | Alex Gourley South Iredell | OC | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 99 | Quinton Locklear Southern Lee | ILB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 100 | Jaquay Mitchell Southern Nash | APB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 101 | Taylor Dill Southlake Christian Academy | S | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 102 | Will Eason Southlake Christian Academy | ATH | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 103 | Travis Ramseur Statesville | PRO | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 104 | Colby Cooper Wake Forest | WR | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 105 | Jonathan Jeffries Davidson Day | WR | 2097 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 106 | Alex Parker Charlotte Christian | TE | 2210 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 107 | Sion Harrington South Iredell | OLB | Navy | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 108 | Isaiah Totten Apex | RB | 2428 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 109 | Dontae Edwards Hillside | SDE | 2428 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 110 | Bryce Maginley Ardrey Kell | DUAL | James Madison | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 111 | A.J. Hines Fike | RB | 257 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 112 | Jake Helms Davidson Day | OG | 2717 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 113 | John Brannon III South Mecklenburg | CB | 2717 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 114 | Jack King Providence | S | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 115 | Emmanuel Ukhueligbe Seventy-First | SDE | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 116 | Jonathan Ifedi Chambers | WR | Georgia State | 2★ | 0.763 |
| 117 | Antwan Wright Shelby | WR | Marshall | 2★ | 0.763 |
| 118 | Thomas Gordon Mallard Creek | WR | 231 | 2★ | 0.759 |
| 119 | John Hunter West Forsyth | WDE | App State | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 120 | Shomari Wallace South View | DT | 2448 | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 121 | Clifton Duck Butler | CB | App State | 2★ | 0.753 |
| 122 | Chance Kennedy South Mecklenburg | WR | 2428 | 2★ | 0.753 |
| 123 | Simeon Gatling Dudley | ATH | 2★ | 0.738 | |
| 124 | Dru Seabrook Providence | WDE | 231 | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 125 | Liam Ryan Cary | OT | 2★ | 0.730 | |
| 126 | Eric Cal Providence Day School | OG | Navy | 2★ | 0.730 |
| 127 | Jordan McRae Terry Sanford | DUAL | Coastal Carolina | 2★ | 0.700 |