Team Recruiting Class

2008 UNLV Recruiting Class

Follow the full UNLV class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.

Recruiting Hub 2008 National Rankings

Recruits: 20
Blue-Chips: 0
Avg Rating: 0.768
States: 5

Class context

2008 UNLV recruiting class explained

This class page gives the 2008 UNLV 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 20 recruits, 0 blue-chip prospects, and players from 5 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.

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State recruiting pages

2008 California recruits 2008 Arizona recruits 2008 Texas recruits 2008 Nevada recruits

Class board

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

Rank	Recruit	Position	Stars	Rating	Hometown	Size
1	Phillip Payne Western	WR	3★	0.834	Las Vegas, NV Nevada recruits	6'3" / 185 lbs
2	Sean Tesoro Henry Perrine Baldwin	OG	3★	0.824	Wailuku, HI Hawaii recruits	6'2" / 293 lbs
3	C.J. Cox North Garland	S	3★	0.822	Garland, TX Texas recruits	5'11" / 192 lbs
4	Chris Jones Shadow Ridge	ATH	3★	0.811	Las Vegas, NV Nevada recruits	6'2" / 183 lbs
5	Gerome Surrell St. Mary's	WR	3★	0.811	Stockton, CA California recruits	5'10" / 180 lbs
6	Robert Rowe Marana	DUAL	3★	0.807	Marana, AZ Arizona recruits	6'2" / 186 lbs
7	David Blair Mcclintock	ILB	3★	0.807	Tempe, AZ Arizona recruits	6'1" / 215 lbs
8	Travis Trickey Round Valley	ILB	2★	0.792	Springerville, AZ Arizona recruits	6'3" / 225 lbs
9	Beau Orth Bishop Gorman	S	2★	0.772	Las Vegas, NV Nevada recruits	6'1" / 203 lbs
10	Imari Thompson Cedar Hill	RB	2★	0.769	Cedar Hill, TX Texas recruits	5'9" / 193 lbs
11	Jesse Backerman Marana	SDE	2★	0.767	Marana, AZ Arizona recruits	6'4" / 230 lbs
12	Gordy Cooper San Jacinto	WR	2★	0.767	San Jacinto, CA California recruits	6'6" / 193 lbs
13	Jason Koontz Santiago	OG	2★	0.767	Corona, CA California recruits	6'3" / 285 lbs
14	Shane Watterson Saugus	OT	2★	0.767	Santa Clarita, CA California recruits	6'6" / 280 lbs
15	Beau Brence Plano	WDE	2★	0.744	Plano, TX Texas recruits	6'4" / 230 lbs
16	Alex Young Central Catholic	TE	2★	0.700	Modesto, CA California recruits	6'4" / 235 lbs
17	Jason Heath Del Oro	OG	2★	0.700	Loomis, CA California recruits	6'3" / 260 lbs
18	Bennielee Shelby Greenville	DT	2★	0.700	Greenville, TX Texas recruits	6'3" / 260 lbs
19	Daniel Kaanana Kamehameha Schools Maui	OT	2★	0.700	Makawao, HI Hawaii recruits	6'5" / 270 lbs
20	Litani Moimoi Stanford New School	DT	2★	0.700	Menlo Park, CA California recruits	6'3" / 270 lbs