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.

In today's blog I have included the top incoming freshman OL and DL for 2010. Each one of these players is ranked in the Top 500 prospects regardless of position and will appear in my preseason magazine. I have also posted the top individual classes for each position. 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. I will be back on Monday with my top LBs and DBs. Have a great weekend!

Top Incoming Freshman OL

Top OL Classes

1. Texas A&M-The Aggies brought in a great group of OL led by #4 Jake Matthews whose Dad Bruce is in the NFL Hall of Fame. Jake will probably line up at the OT spot in college. Texas A&M also signed #31 Luke Joeckel whose dad played here and #33 Cedric Ogbuehi who was an Army All-American and will play Center.

2. Oklahoma-The Sooners signed five OL that ranked in the top 56 led by #19 Bronson Irwin who was named the Oklahoma District 6A-1 Lineman of the year. #37 Tyrus Thompson can play both OL and DL but has impressed many at OT. #45 Adam Shead was 1st-tm All-Texas as a senior and had 127 pancake blocks as a senior.

3. Penn St-The Nittany Lions bring in four Top 100 OL this year. #17 Miles Dieffenbach will probably play Center while #41 Tom Ricketts will line up at OT. Tom's dad (Tom Sr) is an ex-Steeler and Pitt Panther OL. #46 Luke Graham can play both OL or DL and may end up at OG.

4. Washington-The Huskies have a good group of OL coming in led by #26 Erik Kohler who played prep ball with Husky incoming Frosh QB Nick Montana. The Huskies also signed #51 Colin Porter who may play Center and also two top 100 OL in Micah Hatchie and Ben Riva.

5. Miami, Fl-The Hurricanes signed five OL that ranked my top 125. Their top prospect is #23 Brandon Linder who was an Army All-American and many think is ready to play right now. The Canes also welcome in #51 Tavadis Glenn and #59 Shane McDermott.

Top Incoming Freshman DL

Top DL Classes

1. Florida-The Gators signed six DL in the top 75 including three top 10 players led by #1 DE Ronald Powell who was the consensus #1 defensive player in the country. The Gators also welcome in two great DTs in #3 Sharrif Floyd and #6 Dominique Easley.

2. Texas-The Longhorns also signed an elite class of DL with three of the top 10 led by #2 DE Jackson Jeffcoat who was an Army All-American and named AP 1st-tm all-Texas. The Longhorns also picked up #7 Reggie Wilson who will play DE and #10 Taylor Bible a 300 lb DT.

3. Georgia-The Bulldogs signed six players that ranked in my top 100 including #9 TJ Stripling who played DE in high school but is expected to play OLB in the Bulldogs new 3-4 defense. Georgia also brought in #14 Garrison Smith who is now up to 285 lbs and will play DE.

4. Penn St-The Nittany Lions bring in four players who rank in my top 51. #27 Evan Hailes is a DT who enrolled in January and is participating in Spring Drills. #30 Kyle Baublitz also enrolled early and is expected to line up at DE. #34 CJ Olaniyan played both DE and TE in high school but will start out at DE in college.

5. Ohio St-The Buckeyes like Penn St bring in four highly touted players and are led by #33 Jamel Turner who has 4.6 speed and went to Fork Union prep school last year. Ohio St also welcomes in #46 Darryl Baldwin and #47 JT Moore who both expect to line up at DE this year.