State Recruiting
2005 Pennsylvania High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Pennsylvania prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 56
- Committed Programs
- 20
- Blue-Chips
- 6
Destination programs
- 19 recruits
- Temple6 recruits
- Akron5 recruits
- Penn State4 recruits
- West Virginia4 recruits
Pennsylvania recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin King Gateway | CB | Penn State | 5★ | 0.994 |
| 2 | Callahan Bright Harriton | DT | Florida State | 5★ | 0.993 |
| 3 | Marques Slocum West Philadelphia Catholic | OG | Michigan | 5★ | 0.985 |
| 4 | Andre Mathis Cathedral Prep | ILB | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 5 | Mikell Simpson Harrisburg | RB | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 6 | Jason Kacinko Penn Trafford | OT | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 7 | Kyle Newell Bethlehem Catholic | SDE | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 8 | John Brown Burrell | OG | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 9 | Matthew Lowry Cardinal O'Hara | OT | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 10 | Dave McClain Central Bucks East | OG | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 11 | Ernest Williams Monessen | FB | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 12 | Bill Stull Seton LaSalle | PRO | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 13 | Will Barker The Haverford School | OT | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 14 | Michael Turkovich Valley Forge Military Academy (HS) | OT | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 15 | Jose Cruz Bishop Mc Cort | TE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 16 | Lamar McPhearson Bishop McDevitt | ATH | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 17 | John Pelusi Central Catholic | TE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 18 | Ovid Goulbourne Easton Area | RB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 19 | LaRod Stephens Greater Johnstown | ATH | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 20 | Sean Lee Upper St. Clair | OLB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 21 | Derrell Hand West Philadelphia Catholic | DT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 22 | Kurt Mattes Wyoming Valley West | OT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 23 | John Bachman Moon Area | OG | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 24 | Ed Collington Penn Hills | RB | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 25 | Darryl Clark The Kiski School | DUAL | Penn State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 26 | Mario Henry Strong Vincent | RB | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 27 | Mickey Shuler East Pennsboro | TE | Penn State | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 28 | Kevin Kelly Neshaminy | K | Penn State | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 29 | Dana Brown Clairton | RB | Iowa | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 30 | Frank Carduffklin Shenandoah Valley | OG | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 31 | Jayson White McDowell | FB | Ohio | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 32 | Eugene Jarvis Central Catholic | APB | Kent State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 33 | Ryan Hamilton Council Rock North | S | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 34 | Pat McAfee Plum | K | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 35 | Steve Quinn St. Joseph's | OLB | Notre Dame | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 36 | Scott Uziel Franklin Regional | TE | Akron | 2★ | 0.744 |
| 37 | Donnell McKenzie Aliquippa | OLB | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.744 |
| 38 | Matt Kushner Bethlehem Catholic | SDE | NC State | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 39 | Mitchell Morsillo Moon Area | ILB | Ohio | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 40 | Alex Karabin Central Catholic | OG | Air Force | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 41 | Keith Huebner Baldwin | OT | Akron | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 42 | Joseph Tuzze Lakeland | ILB | Akron | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 43 | Kevin Garner West Mifflin Area | WDE | Akron | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 44 | Bradley Vierling Central Bucks East | OT | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 45 | David Black Karns City | S | Army | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 46 | Dan Voss St. Joseph's | OG | Georgia Tech | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 47 | Mike Washington Aliquippa | WR | Hawai'i | 2★ | 0.722 |
| 48 | Josh Kiner Central Dauphin East | DT | Akron | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 49 | Wendell Simpkins Garnet Valley | CB | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 50 | Georg Coleman Neshaminy | ATH | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 51 | Josh Cherish Oil City | SDE | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 52 | Joe DeSanzo Riverside | PRO | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 53 | Richard Sheppard Simon Gratz | CB | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 54 | Shane Kelly The Hill School | PRO | Temple | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 55 | Shawn Lewis Bishop Mc Cort | WR | Kent State | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 56 | Carmen Connolly Seton LaSalle | WR | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.700 |