Team Recruiting Class
2008 Minnesota Recruiting Class
Follow the full Minnesota class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 17
- Blue-Chips
- 4
- Avg Rating
- 0.854
- States
- 12
Class summary
Minnesota's 2008 class has 17 recruits and 4 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.
Top positions
- Defensive Backs5
- Athletes3
- Linebackers3
- Running Backs2
Class DNA
Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Pipeline balance
- Defensive Back5
- Athlete3
- Linebacker3
- Running Back2
Class context
2008 Minnesota recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2008 Minnesota signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 17 recruits, 4 blue-chip prospects, and players from 12 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
Other class years
State recruiting pages
Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MarQueis Gray Ben Davis | PRO | 4★ | 0.918 | Indianapolis, IN Indiana recruits | 6'4" / 205 lbs |
| 2 | Keanon Cooper Skyline | S | 4★ | 0.903 | Dallas, TX Texas recruits | 6'0" / 190 lbs |
| 3 | Brandon Green Robeson | WR | 4★ | 0.898 | Chicago, IL Illinois recruits | 6'0" / 170 lbs |
| 4 | Sam Maresh Champlin Park | ILB | 4★ | 0.894 | Council Bluffs, IA Iowa recruits | 6'2" / 240 lbs |
| 5 | Spencer Reeves Skyline | OLB | 3★ | 0.879 | Dallas, TX Texas recruits | 6'1" / 193 lbs |
| 6 | Gary Tinsley First Coast | ILB | 3★ | 0.857 | Jacksonville, FL Florida recruits | 6'1" / 220 lbs |
| 7 | Tim Dandridge Highland Park Community | CB | 3★ | 0.857 | Highland Park, MI Michigan recruits | 6'1" / 175 lbs |
| 8 | Deleon Eskridge Junipero Serra | APB | 3★ | 0.857 | San Mateo, CA California recruits | 5'11" / 181 lbs |
| 9 | D.L. Wilhite Bryan Station | ATH | 3★ | 0.847 | Lexington, KY Kentucky recruits | 6'4" / 235 lbs |
| 10 | Simoni Lawrence Valley Forge Military Academy (HS) | S | 3★ | 0.844 | Wayne, PA Pennsylvania recruits | 6'1" / 207 lbs |
| 11 | Xzavian Brandon Northview | WR | 3★ | 0.842 | Duluth, GA Georgia recruits | 6'3" / 170 lbs |
| 12 | Shady Salamon Cretin Derham Hall | APB | 3★ | 0.840 | Saint Paul, MN Minnesota recruits | 5'10" / 175 lbs |
| 13 | John Nance Cretin Derham Hall | ATH | 3★ | 0.839 | Saint Paul, MN Minnesota recruits | 6'4" / 185 lbs |
| 14 | Terrell Combs Bryan Station | ATH | 3★ | 0.833 | Lexington, KY Kentucky recruits | 6'2" / 252 lbs |
| 15 | Brandon Kirksey Hazelwood East | SDE | 3★ | 0.833 | St. Louis, MO Missouri recruits | 6'3" / 250 lbs |
| 16 | Da'Jon McKnight Skyline | S | 2★ | 0.789 | Dallas, TX Texas recruits | 6'3" / 190 lbs |
| 17 | Johnny Johnson Robeson | CB | 2★ | 0.788 | Chicago, IL Illinois recruits | 5'9" / 170 lbs |