State Recruiting
2002 Ohio High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Ohio prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 93
- Committed Programs
- 27
- Blue-Chips
- 13
Destination programs
- 21 recruits
- Akron11 recruits
- Ohio State8 recruits
- Minnesota7 recruits
- Eastern Michigan6 recruits
Ohio recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike D'Andrea Avon Lake | ILB | Ohio State | 5★ | 0.993 |
| 2 | Justin Zwick Washington | PRO | Ohio State | 5★ | 0.984 |
| 3 | Maurice Clarett Warren G Harding | RB | Ohio State | 5★ | 0.984 |
| 4 | DeShawn Wynn Reading Community | RB | Florida | 4★ | 0.979 |
| 5 | Doug Datish Howland | OT | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.974 |
| 6 | Quinn Pitcock Piqua | DT | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.969 |
| 7 | Mike Kudla Highland | SDE | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.933 |
| 8 | David Abdul Washington | K | Pittsburgh | 4★ | 0.933 |
| 9 | Roy Hall Brush | WR | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 10 | Troy Smith Glenville | DUAL | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 11 | E.J. Underwood Hamilton | CB | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 12 | Bobby Carpenter Lancaster | OLB | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 13 | Tim Schafer Upper Arlington | SDE | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 14 | Regis Edgerson Garfield Heights | FB | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 15 | Tyler Everett McKinley | S | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 16 | Ashton Watson Wayne | CB | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 17 | A.J. Hawk Centerville | OLB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 18 | Barry Cofield Cleveland Heights | SDE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 19 | Erick Phillips Hilliard Davidson | APB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 20 | Nick Mangold Kettering Fairmont | OG | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 21 | Reggie Corner McKinley | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 22 | Donnie Johnson North College Hill | RB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 23 | Willis Barringer Scott | CB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 24 | Robert Price Shaker Heights | DT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 25 | Tony Franklin St Peter Chanel | APB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 26 | Kris Mick Troy | OT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 27 | Andy Alleman Washington | WDE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 28 | Mark Bihl Washington | OG | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 29 | John Scott Zanesville | RB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 30 | Rick Brown Elder | OLB | Boston College | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 31 | Greg Pruitt Jr. Shaker Heights | APB | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 32 | Jay Richardson Dublin Scioto | SDE | Ohio State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 33 | T.J. Downing GlenOak | OG | Ohio State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 34 | Eric Fritz Dublin Coffman | DT | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 35 | Roman Fry Ironton | OG | Clemson | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 36 | Andre Chattams Chaminade Julienne | WR | Purdue | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 37 | Rick McDole Marysville | OT | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 38 | Sean Miller Solon | RB | Indiana | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 39 | Brian Bury Harding | OG | Michigan State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 40 | Brandon Fields St. John's Jesuit | K | Michigan State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 41 | David Herron Warren G Harding | FB | Michigan State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 42 | Bryan Cupito Archbishop Moeller | PRO | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 43 | Justiss Scales Beechcroft | OLB | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 44 | Trumaine Banks Eastmoor Academy | CB | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 45 | Quentin White Gahanna Lincoln | S | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 46 | Kenny Harper Hamilton | K | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 47 | Anthony Montgomery John F. Kennedy | SDE | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 48 | Joel East Cambridge | ILB | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 49 | Steve Vallos Boardman | OT | Wake Forest | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 50 | Matt Leininger Liberty Center | DT | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 51 | Raishaun Stover St. Edward | RB | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 52 | P.J. Pope Wyoming | RB | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 53 | Darrell Hunter Middletown | WR | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 54 | Brian Cooper Southeastern | TE | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 55 | Matt Vogele St. Xavier | OLB | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 56 | Tim Crouch Chaminade Julienne | OT | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 57 | Jay Rohr Jackson | OLB | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 58 | Mark Groza Manchester | OLB | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 59 | Mike Donaldson Mansfield | OT | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 60 | Billy Sullivan McKinley | K | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 61 | Aaron Holderman Perry | OLB | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 62 | Ron Rease Rogers | CB | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 63 | Andy Wills St. Francis de Sales | OT | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 64 | Rick McFadden Struthers | PRO | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 65 | Jermaine Reid Toronto | DT | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 66 | Dominik Hixon Whitehall Yearling | CB | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 67 | Leonard Washington Copley | DT | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 68 | Bryan Cummings Madeira | OLB | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 69 | Chad Breeden Mayfield | S | UCF | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 70 | Anthony Thompson Colerain | DT | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 71 | Robert Stanger Hamilton | OT | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 72 | Vince Gliatta Central Catholic | S | Penn State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 73 | Dominic Ross Harding | OLB | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 74 | John Bowie Northland | CB | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 75 | Hank Davis St. Xavier | OG | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 76 | Brandon Baker Bedford | DT | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 77 | Oscar Caywood John F. Kennedy | CB | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 78 | Martez Ivery North College Hill | OLB | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 79 | Reggie Woods Northland | DT | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 80 | Zach Harris Portsmouth | OLB | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 81 | Trumaine Riley Walsh Jesuit | WR | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 82 | Blake Butler Cuyahoga Falls | OG | Memphis | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 83 | Marc Huddleston McKinley | ATH | Purdue | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 84 | Antonio Malone Portsmouth | CB | Toledo | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 85 | Jimmy Skinner Chillicothe | PRO | Marshall | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 86 | Mike Matthews Sycamore | TE | Georgia Tech | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 87 | Mark Philmore Reynoldsburg | WR | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 88 | Ryan Keenan St. Edward | SDE | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 89 | Adam Hines Butler | OG | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 90 | Steven Gunter Warrensville Heights | S | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 91 | Kraig Shelton Butler | DT | Louisville | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 92 | Brandon Cornell Kenton | DT | Louisville | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 93 | Jimmy Riley Ursuline | WR | Louisville | 2★ | 0.767 |