Team Recruiting Class

2002 Southern Miss Recruiting Class

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

Recruiting Hub 2002 National Rankings

Recruits: 20
Blue-Chips: 0
Avg Rating: 0.770
States: 7

Class context

2002 Southern Miss recruiting class explained

This class page gives the 2002 Southern Miss 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 7 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.

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Class board

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

Rank	Recruit	Position	Stars	Rating	Hometown	Size
1	Greg Casnave Fontainebleau	DT	3★	0.800	Mandeville, LA Louisiana recruits	6'3" / 265 lbs
2	Robby D'Angelo Harrison Central	OG	3★	0.800	Gulfport, MS Mississippi recruits	6'3" / 285 lbs
3	Shalder Manning Benton Academy	SDE	2★	0.767	Benton, MS Mississippi recruits	6'4" / 225 lbs
4	Terrance Ford Central Lafourche	DT	2★	0.767	Raceland, LA Louisiana recruits	6'2" / 284 lbs
5	Tavares Barnes Collins	DT	2★	0.767	Collins, MS Mississippi recruits	6'3" / 265 lbs
6	Marcus Lampton Columbia	DT	2★	0.767	Columbia, MS Mississippi recruits	6'5" / 276 lbs
7	Adam Hurst Fontainebleau	APB	2★	0.767	Mandeville, LA Louisiana recruits	5'10" / 177 lbs
8	Pedi Causey Franklinton	SDE	2★	0.767	Franklinton, LA Louisiana recruits	6'4" / 200 lbs
9	DeJaun Cooper Kempner	WDE	2★	0.767	Sugar Land, TX Texas recruits	6'2" / 225 lbs
10	George Baptiste L.W. Higgins	DT	2★	0.767	Marrero, LA Louisiana recruits	6'3" / 280 lbs
11	Wayne Hardy Lawrence County	OLB	2★	0.767	Monticello, MS Mississippi recruits	6'1" / 210 lbs
12	John Archie Madison Central	S	2★	0.767	Madison, MS Mississippi recruits	6'2" / 200 lbs
13	David Cousin Madison Senior	OT	2★	0.767	Rexburg, ID Idaho recruits	6'5" / 315 lbs
14	Lance Byrd Madisonville	CB	2★	0.767	Madisonville, TX Texas recruits	5'11" / 160 lbs
15	Jeremy Harper Pauls Valley	OLB	2★	0.767	Pauls Valley, OK Oklahoma recruits	6'0" / 205 lbs
16	Mike King Ridgeview	WR	2★	0.767	Orange Park, FL Florida recruits	6'1" / 184 lbs
17	Akeem Lockett Ripley	WDE	2★	0.767	Ripley, MS Mississippi recruits	6'3" / 235 lbs
18	Jonathan Palmer Tyler Lee	TE	2★	0.767	Tyler, TX Texas recruits	6'4" / 250 lbs
19	Antwon Courington Walker	WR	2★	0.767	Jasper, AL Alabama recruits	6'3" / 200 lbs
20	Travis Cooley Wayne County	OG	2★	0.767	Waynesboro, MS Mississippi recruits	6'4" / 240 lbs