Daily Blog •July 27, 2011

Covering college football as I do takes 52 weeks a year as it is and while I personally do not scout the high school games and rate each player I do compile my rankings based on the many different recruiting services across the country that follow and scout HS football year round. I not only like to use all of the biggest and best services, but I also use regional reports as well. The colleges themselves use many of these services to get the latest information on recruits.

When we receive a recruiting magazine, we translate each player's ranking into a points system from 1-100 and then log each and every player into the computer and give them a point total from each source. Naturally, the more they are mentioned and the higher they are rated by each publication, the more total points they accrue. After months of entering all of this information, I sort the list by position and by total points and then rank the players from most points to least. The preseason top HS Senior lists have already been released by ESPN, Rivals, 247 Sports, Scout, Tom Lemming and G&W and all of them were compiled into this Pre-Season list.

In today's blog I have included the top High School Seniors that will be incoming frosh for 2012. By no means is this list final and it will be fluid until next February after the players sign. Since we want the college preview to continue to be the most in-depth and accurate magazine out there, if you find any information that is wrong or if you are questioning a player's ranking please contact brandon@philsteele.com.

Phil Steele's Pre-Season "Top 200"

2012 Incoming Frosh Prospects

Rank Pos First Name Last Name Ht Wt School/Town State Verballed To:
1 WR Dorial Green-Beckham 6-6 220 Springfield Hillcrest MO N/A
2 DL Eddie Goldman 6-4 295 Washington DC Friendship DC N/A
3 RB Johnathan Gray 5-11 190 Aledo TX Texas
4 ATH Stefon Diggs 6-0 175 Olney-Good Council MD N/A
5 DL Mario Edwards 6-4 275 Ryan-Denton TX Florida St
6 DL Noah Spence 6-3 230 Harrisburg-Bishop Mcdevitt PA N/A
7 OL Andrus Peat 6-7 280 Tempe-Corona Del Sol AZ N/A
8 OL DJ Humphries 6-6 265 Charlotte Mallard Creek NC N/A
9 QB Gunner Kiel 6-4 216 Columbus East IN N/A
10 RB Rushel Shell 6-0 215 Aliqauioppa-Hopewell PA N/A
11 RB Keith Marshall 5-11 190 Raleigh-Millbrook NC N/A
12 OL John Theus 6-6 301 Jacksonville-Bolles FL Georgia
13 ATH Nelson Agholor 6-2 180 Tampa Berkeley FL N/A
14 DL Arik Armstead 6-8 280 Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove CA USC
15 DB Shaq Thompson 6-2 210 Sacramento-Grant CA N/A
16 DL Ellis McCarthy 6-4 300 Monrovia CA N/A
17 LB Noor Davis 6-4 225 Leesburg FL Stanford
18 DL Malcolm Brown 6-2 280 Brenham TX Texas
19 LB Josh Harvey-Clemons 6-5 200 Valdosta-Lowndes GA N/A
20 OL Jordan Simmons 6-5 300 Encino-Crespi CA N/A
21 WR Cayleb Jones 6-3 198 Austin TX Texas
22 DB Eddie Williams 6-4 197 Arnold-Panama City FL Alabama
23 DL Darius Hamilton 6-4 255 Ramsey-Don Bosco NJ N/A
24 LB Jabari Ruffin 6-4 230 Downey CA USC
25 OL Jessamen Dunker 6-6 315 Boynton Beach FL Florida
26 ATH Devin Fuller 6-0 185 Old Tappan NJ N/A
27 DB Landon Collins 6-1 205 Geismar-Dutchtown LA N/A
28 DB Shaq Roland 6-2 180 Lexington SC S Carolina
29 DL Dante Fowler 6-3 232 Lakewood-St Petersburg FL Florida St
30 RB Trey Williams 5-8 175 Dekaney-Spring TX Texas A&M
31 QB Jameis Winston 6-4 196 Hueytown AL N/A
32 DL Jarron Jones 6-5 308 Aquinas Institute - Rochester NY N/A
33 OL Kyle Kalis 6-5 302 St Edward-Lakewood OH Michigan
34 DB Yuri Wright 6-2 190 Ramsey-Don Bosco NJ N/A
35 OL Josh Garnett 6-4 300 Puyallup WA N/A
36 DL Aziz Shittu 6-3 275 Atwater Buhach Colony CA N/A
37 WR Chris Black 6-0 175 Jacksonville 1St Coast FL N/A
38 DL Ifeadi O'Denigbo 6-4 217 Centerville OH N/A
39 DL Jonathan Taylor 6-4 295 Millen-Jenkins Co GA Georgia
40 DB Ronald Darby 5-11 172 Potomac-Oxon Hill MD Notre Dame
41 DL Tommy Schutt 6-3 300 Glen Ellyn - Glenbard West IL N/A
42 WR Avery Johnson 6-2 180 Blanche El FL LSU
43 RB Durron Neal 6-0 190 St Louis-DeSmet MO Oklahoma
44 DL Jordan Jenkins 6-3 230 Hamilton-Harris Co GA N/A
45 OL Zach Banner 6-8 320 Lakewood Lakes WA N/A
46 RB Barry Sanders Jr 5-9 185 Ok City - Heritage Hall OK N/A
47 OL Kennedy Estelle 6-7 300 Pearland-Dawson TX Texas
48 DB Tracy Howard 5-11 170 Miramar FL N/A
49 WR Thomas Johnson 6-0 180 Skyline-Dallas TX Texas
50 DL Eli Harold 6-4 220 Virginia Beach-Ocean Lakes VA N/A
51 QB Zach Kline 6-2 210 San Ramon Valley CA California
52 RB Mario Pender 6-0 185 Island Coast-Cape Coral FL Florida St
53 DB Geno Smith 6-0 165 Atlanta-St Piux X GA N/A
54 DB Tee Shepard 6-1 180 Central East-Fresno CA Notre Dame
55 DL Adolphus Washington 6-5 250 Cincinnati-Taft OH N/A
56 RB Davonte Neal 5-10 180 Scottsdale-Chaparral AZ N/A
57 QB Zeke Pike 6-5 220 Dixie Heights-Edgewood KY Auburn
58 ATH Joel Caleb 6-3 205 Midlothian Clover Hill VA N/A
59 DB Travis Blanks 6-1 195 Tallahassee-N.F.C. FL Clemson
60 LB Kwon Alexander 6-3 215 Oxford AL N/A
61 OL Kyle Murphy 6-7 275 San Clemente CA N/A
62 TE Kent Taylor 6-5 218 Land O'Lakes FL N/A
63 QB Connor Brewer 6-2 195 Chaparral-Scottsdale AZ Texas
64 RB TJ Yeldon 6-2 210 Daphne AL Auburn
65 OL Jordan Diamons 6-6 310 Chicago-Simeon IL N/A
66 RB Byron Marshall 5-10 191 San Jose-Valley Christian CA N/A
67 DL Jonathan Bullard 6-4 240 Shelby Crest NC N/A
68 QB Anthony Alford 6-1 211 Petal MS N/A
69 LB Peter Jinkens 6-1 208 Skyline-Dallas TX Texas
70 DL Se'von Pittman 6-5 240 Canton Mckinley OH Michigan St
71 DL Carlos Watkins 6-4 280 Forest City-Chase NC N/A
72 OL Brock Stadnik 6-5 285 Western Guilford NC S Carolina
73 LB Royce Jenkins-Stone 6-2 215 Cass Tech-Detroit MI Michigan
74 DB Terry Richardson 5-9 160 Cass Tech-Detroit MI Michigan
75 WR Jordan Payton 6-2 199 Oaks Christian-Westlake Village CA N/A
76 LB Channing Ward 6-3 225 Aberdeen MS N/A
77 DB Brian Poole 5-11 190 Bradenton Southeast FL Florida
78 WR Derrick Woods 6-0 185 Inglewood CA N/A
79 WR Germone Hopper 6-0 165 Phillip O Berry Acad Of Tech NC Clemson
80 TE Ricky Parks 6-4 225 Hoganville-Callaway GA Auburn
81 DB Ladarrell McNeil 6-1 187 Dallas Maceo Smith TX N/A
82 DL Quay Evans 6-3 318 Morton MS N/A
83 RB Alex Ross 6-1 205 Jenks OK Oklahoma
84 QB Matt Davis 6-2 202 Klein Forest-Houston TX Texas A&M
85 TE Collin Thompson 6-5 255 Archbishop Wood Catholic-Warminster PA Florida
86 OL Evan Boehm 6-3 286 Lee'S Summit MO Missouri
87 LB Reggie Ragland 6-4 245 Bob Jones - Madison AL Alabama
88 OL Dan Voltz 6-5 289 Barrington IL Wisconsin
89 WR Dwayne Stanford 6-4 195 Cincinnati-Taft OH N/A
90 DB Deon Bush 6-1 180 Miami-Columbus FL N/A
91 OL Erik Magnuson 6-6 275 Carlsbad La Costa Canyon CA Michigan
92 WR Dominique Wheeler 6-1 176 Crockett TX Texas Tech
93 OL Avery Young 6-5 285 Palm Beach Gardens FL N/A
94 DB Elljah Shumate 6-1 205 Ramsey-Don Bosco NJ N/A
95 DL Chris Casher 6-4 225 Faith Academy-Mobile AL Florida St
96 DL Javonte Magee 6-6 260 San Antonio-Houston TX N/A
97 LB James Ross 6-0 209 St Mary'S-Orchard Lake MI Michigan
98 DB Alex Carter 6-0 193 Briar Woods-Ashburn VA Stanford
99 DL Justin Shanks 6-3 280 Prattville AL N/A
100 WR Angelo Jean-Louis 6-0 185 Palm Beach Central-Wellington FL Miami, Fl
101 RB Keivarae Russell 6-0 177 Everett-Mariner WA N/A
102 LB Brian Nance 6-2 210 Euless-Trinity TX N/A
103 RB Bri'onte Dunn 6-2 215 Glenoak OH Ohio St
104 LB Dillon Lee 6-4 220 Buford GA Alabama
105 DL Jelani Hamilton 6-5 250 Ft Lauderdale-Aquinas FL Miami, Fl
106 DB Kendall Sanders 6-1 175 Athens TX Oklahoma St
107 RB Matt Jones 6-2 200 Armwood-Seffner FL Florida
108 TE Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick 6-5 250 Rocklin-Whitney CA USC
109 LB Scott Starr 6-3 225 Norco CA USC
110 LB Ukeme Eligwe 6-3 210 Stone Mountain GA Florida St
111 OL Michael Starts 6-4 282 La Vega-Waco TX Texas Tech
112 RB Brian Kimbrow 5-9 165 Memphis-East TN Vanderbilt
113 WR Sterling Shepard 5-10 175 Heritage Hall-Oklahoma City OK Oklahoma
114 DL Sheldon Day 6-2 275 Indianapolis-Warren Central IKN N/A
115 DB Armani Reeves 5-11 190 W. Roxbury-Catholic Memorial MA N/A
116 LB Timothy Cole 6-2 220 Brenham TX Texas
117 OL Ty Darlington 6-3 274 Apopka FL Oklahoma
118 WR Jaquay Williams 6-4 201 Franklin-Heard Co GA Auburn
119 OL Ronnie Stanley 6-6 285 Las Vegas-Bishop Gorman NV N/A
120 RB Greg Garmon 6-1 195 Eric Mcdowell PA N/A
121 OL John Michael McGee 6-4 260 Texarkana-Texas TX Oklahoma
122 LB Camren Williams 6-2 215 Catholic Memorial-West Roxbury MA Penn St
123 RB Warren Ball 6-2 200 St Francis Desales-Columbus OH Ohio St
124 DB Kevon Seymour 6-0 170 Pasadena-Muir CA N/A
125 OL Max Turek 6-6 294 Santa Margarita CA USC
126 DB Wayne Morgan 5-11 185 Brooklyn-Erasmus Hall NY N/A
127 DL Devonte Fields 6-4 220 Martin-Arlington TX TCU
128 LB Vince Biegel 6-3 210 Wisconsin Rapids WI Wisconsin
129 DL Leonard Williams 6-5 257 Daytona Beach-Mainland FL N/A
130 DL Faith Ekakitie 5-3 270 Lake Forest Academy IL N/A
131 RB Drae Bowles 6-1 195 Jackson-Christian TN Tennessee
132 WR Bralon Addison 5-10 182 Hightower-Missouri City TX Texas A&M
133 OL JJ Denman 6-7 305 Pennsbury-Fairless Hills PA Penn St
134 DL Torshiro Davis 6-3 222 Woodlawn-Shreveport LA LSU
135 WR Leonte Carroo 6-2 200 Ramsey Don Bosco NJ N/A
136 OL Patrick Destefano 6-4 275 Dorman-Roebuck SC Clemson
137 WR Darreus Rogers 6-2 194 Carson CA USC
138 LB Deaysean Rippy 6-2 205 Mckees Rocks-Sto-Rox PA N/A
139 WR Amara Darboh 6-2 205 West Des Moines-Dowling IA N/A
140 LB Raphael Kirby 6-0 208 Stephenson-Stone Mountain GA Miami, Fl
141 OL Jordan Watkins 6-5 260 College Park-Woodward GA N/A
142 RB Eugene Lewis 6-1 181 Plymouth Wyoming Valley PA N/A
143 DB PJ Williams 6-1 175 Vanguard-Ocala FL Florida St
144 OL Isaac Seumalo 6-3 280 Corvallis OR Oregon St
145 DL Greg McMullen 6-5 270 Akron-Hoban OH Nebraska
146 LB Quanzell Lambert 6-2 230 Sicklerville-Timber Creek NJ N/A
147 WR Deontay McManus 6-2 215 Baltimore Dunbar MD West Virginia
148 QB Cyler Miles 6-4 220 Mullen-Denver CO Washington
149 ATH Orlando Thomas 5-11 175 Copperas Cove TX Texas
150 OL Paul Thurston 6-5 270 Arvada West CO Nebraska
151 DL Ken Ekanem 6-3 225 Clifton Centreville VA N/A
152 WR Deontay Greenberry 6-3 187 Washington Union-Fresno CA Notre Dame
153 ATH Cyrus Jones 5-11 190 Baltimore Gilman MD N/A
154 DL Michael Moore 6-4 260 Hyattsville-Dematha MD Virginia
155 RB Mike Davis 5-9 192 Stephenson-Stone Mountain GA Florida
156 RB Jonathan Williams 5-11 205 Allen TX Missouri
157 RB Marvin Bracy 5-9 167 Orlando-Boone FL Florida St
158 OL Freddie Tagaloa 6-8 315 Richmond-Salesian CA N/A
159 LB Josh Perry 6-4 228 Olentangy-Galena OH Ohio St
160 DB Edward Pope 6-3 175 Carthage TX TCU
161 DL Tom Strobel 6-6 250 Mentor OH Michigan
162 RB William Mahone 5-11 206 Austintown Fitch OH N/A
163 DL Chris Wormley 6-5 250 Centerville OH N/A
164 TE Taylor McNamara 6-5 232 San Diego-Westview CA Arizona
165 ATH DJ Foster 6-0 185 Scottsdale Saguaro AZ N/A
166 OL Vadal Alexander 6-6 310 Buford GA N/A
167 WR Quinshad Davis 6-3 185 Gaffney SC N/A
168 LB Kwontie Moore 6-2 243 Norfolk Christian School VA Virginia
169 RB Wes Brown 5-11 190 Olney-Good Counsel MD N/A
170 DB Amos Leggett 6-0 175 Homestead FL Miami, Fl
171 DL Tyriq McCord 6-3 222 Jefferson-Tampa FL N/A
172 RB Drew Harris 6-1 210 Exton-Downingtown East PA N/A
173 DL Troy Hinds 6-5 230 Kaysville Davis UT N/A
174 ATH Canaan Severin 6-3 215 Worchester Academy MA N/A
175 ATH Marcus Maye 6-1 195 Melbourne Holy Trinity FL Florida
176 RB Jovon Robinson 6-0 215 Memphis-Wooddale TN Auburn
177 DL Jamil Pollard 6-5 280 West Deptford-Westville NJ Penn St
178 ATH Kentan Drake 6-1 195 Hillgrove-Powder Springs GA Alabama
179 DB Brandon Beaver 6-1 182 Compton-Dominguez CA N/A
180 WR Bryce Treggs 6-0 170 Bellflower-St John Bosco CA California
181 DB Reggie Daniels 6-1 190 Chandler-Hamilton AZ N/A
182 QB Bart Houston 6-4 201 De La Salle - Concorn CA Wisconsin
183 ATH Justin Thomas 5-11 175 Prattville AL Alabama
184 WR D'Vario Montgomery 6-2 205 Winter Park FL N/A
185 DL Dalvin Tomlinson 6-3 270 Mcdonough-Henry Co GA N/A
186 LB Michael Barton 6-1 200 De La Salle-Concord CA California
187 TE Evan Baylis 6-5 225 Grndview-Aurora CO Oregon
188 OL Lacy Westbrook 6-5 308 Compton-Dominguez GA N/A
189 TE Christo Kourtzidis 6-4 230 Orange Luthern CA N/A
190 DB Collin Blake 6-3 185 San Antonio-Brandeis TX N/A
191 OL Kyle Dodson 6-6 310 Cleveland Hts-Cleveland OH Wisconsin
192 DL Ondre Pipkins 6-3 320 Kansas City-Park Hill MO N/A
193 DB Devan Bogard 6-1 185 Cleveland-Glenville OH Ohio St
194 OL Curtis Riser 6-3 283 Desoto TX Texas
195 DL Ronnie Feist 6-2 214 West St John LA LSU
196 DL Dalvon Stuckey 6-4 305 Walton Senior-De Funiak Springs FL Florida St
197 LB Joe Bolden 6-2 225 Colerain-Cincinnati OH Michigan
198 LB Lorenzo Phillips 6-1 200 Patterson LA Florida
199 DL Dakota Ball 6-2 292 Pepperell-Lindale GA Alabama
200 WR Latroy Pittman 6-1 190 North Marion-Citra FL Florida


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