State Recruiting
2002 Tennessee High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Tennessee prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 23
- Committed Programs
- 12
- Blue-Chips
- 3
Destination programs
- 7 recruits
- Tennessee3 recruits
- Vanderbilt3 recruits
- Mississippi State2 recruits
- Arkansas1 recruits
Tennessee recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald Riggs Jr. Red Bank | RB | Tennessee | 5★ | 0.997 |
| 2 | James Wilhoit Hendersonville | K | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.933 |
| 3 | Willie Henderson Ridgeway | DT | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 4 | David Ligon Christian Brothers | SDE | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 5 | LaRon Harris Kingsbury | DT | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 6 | Justin Harrell Westview | DT | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 7 | Brandon Wright East | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 8 | Ruben Mayes Ridgeway | FB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 9 | Franklin Payne University School | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 10 | Jason Hall McCallie School | SDE | Tennessee | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 11 | Richard Freeman Brentwood | WDE | Vanderbilt | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 12 | Ethan Flatt Lipscomb Academy | PRO | Ole Miss | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 13 | Bryson Bowling Science Hill | WR | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 14 | Willie Idlette Baylor School | ATH | Wake Forest | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 15 | Todd Soderquist Battle Ground Academy | K | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 16 | Blake Luker Collinwood | OG | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 17 | Erik Davis Ezell-Harding Christian | ATH | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 18 | Sean Waller Hunters Lane Comprehensive | APB | Middle Tennessee | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 19 | Roosevelt Tate Hamilton | SDE | Mississippi State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 20 | James Cochran Memphis Central | OG | Mississippi State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 21 | Michael Coe Cordova | WR | Arkansas | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 22 | Chris Taylor Cordova | RB | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 23 | Renardo Foster Ripley | TE | Louisville | 2★ | 0.767 |