Daily Blog • March 25th

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 2011. Each one of these players is ranked in the Top 500 prospects regardless of position and will appear in my preseason magazine. 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. In Monday's Blog I will post the top LB's and DB's. Have a great weekend!

Top Incoming Frosh OL

Rank
Name School
1.
Cyrus Kouandjio Alabama
2.
La'El Collins LSU
3.
Christian Westerman Auburn
4.
Matthew Hegarty Notre Dame
5.
Brey Cook Arkansas
6.
Sedrick Flowers Texas
7.
Brandon Shell South Carolina
8.
Gregory Robinson Auburn
9.
Antonio Richardson Tennessee
10.
Cyrus Hobbi USC
11.
Bobby Hart Florida St
12.
Garrett Greenlea Texas
13.
Kiaro Holts North Carolina
14.
Andre Yruretagoyena Oregon
15.
Tyler Moore Nebraska
16.
Landon Turner North Carolina
17.
Aundrey Walker USC
18.
Brian Bobek Ohio St
19.
Donovan Smith Penn St
20.
Jordan Walsh Iowa
21.
Ryne Reeves Nebraska
22.
Reese Dismukes Auburn
23.
Jordan Prestwood Florida St
24.
Jordan Rigsbee California
25.
Brendon Austin Stanford
26.
Jarrod James North Carolina
27.
Watts Dantzler Georgia
28.
Marcus Jackson Tennessee
29.
Ryan Klachko Nebraska
30.
Ryker Mathews BYU
31.
Angelo Mangiro Penn St
32.
Dylan Dismuke Oklahoma
33.
Mitch Smothers Arkansas
34.
Zach Debell Georgia
35.
Austin Blythe Iowa
36.
Conor Hanratty Notre Dame
37.
Tony Morales Texas Tech
38.
Josh Cochran Texas
39.
Tommy Jordan Florida
40.
Spencer Drango Baylor
41.
Zach Sterup Nebraska
42.
Corey White LSU
43.
Tyler Johnstone Oregon
44.
Ryan Kelly Alabama
45.
Spencer Region Clemson
46.
Keith Lumpkin Rutgers
47.
Thomas O'Reilly Auburn
48.
Aaron Morris Mississippi
49.
Trip Thurman Florida
50.
Trai Turner LSU
51.
Josue Matias Florida St
52.
Chris Bryant Michigan
53.
Le'Raven Clark Texas Tech
54.
Chris Carter Ohio St
55.
Jamar Lewter Marshall
56.
Jay Whitmire Virginia
57.
Shaq Anthony Clemson
58.
Ethan Hutson Mississippi
59.
Joseph Cheek Texas A&M
60.
Xzavier Ward Georgia
61.
Kevin Reihner Stanford
62.
Isaac Luatua Alabama
63.
Marcus Martin USC
64.
Marcus Hutchins Texas
65.
Darrian Miller Kentucky
66.
Alan Posey Tennessee
67.
Tommy Olson Minnesota
68.
Trey Pettis Florida St
69.
Kyler Kerbyson Tennessee
70.
David Andrews Georgia
71.
Nick Martin Notre Dame
72.
Taylor Doyle Texas
73.
Mack Crowder Tennessee
74.
Mitch Hall Mississippi


Top Incoming Frosh DL

Rank
Name
School
1.
Jadeveon Clowney S Carolina
2.
Anthony Johnson LSU
3.
Ray Drew Georgia
4.
Timmy Jernigan Florida St
5.
Jeoffrey Pagan Alabama
6.
Stephon Tuitt Notre Dame
7.
Aaron Lynch Notre Dame
8.
Greg Townsend USC
9.
Desmond Jackson Texas
10.
Villami Moala California
11.
Mike Bennett Ohio St
12.
Jordan Phillips Oklahoma
13.
Jermauria Rasco LSU
14.
Kenny Hayes Ohio St
15.
Anthony Chickillo Miami, Fl
16.
Todd Barr California
17.
Giorgio Newberry Florida St
18.
Gabe Wright Auburn
19.
Quincy Russell Texas
20.
Steve Miller Ohio St
21.
Delvon Simmons N Carolina
22.
Kelcy Quarles S Carolina
23.
Brennan Scarlett California
24.
Anthony Zettel Penn St
25.
Mustafa Jalil California
26.
Antwaun Woods USC
27.
Phillip Dukes S Carolina
28.
Marquis Anderson Oklahoma
29.
Christian Heyward USC
30.
Cedric Reed Texas
31.
Todd Peat Nebraska
32.
Kevin Peat UCLA
33.
Jalen Grimble Miami, Fl
34.
Mickey Johnson LSU
35.
Jordan Wade Oklahoma
36.
Chase Farris Ohio St
37.
Nathan Hughes Oklahoma
38.
Brennen Beyer Michigan
39.
Kris Harley Virginia Tech
40.
Deion Barnes Penn St
41.
Marquise Wright Rutgers
42.
Curt Maggitt Tennessee
43.
Corey Marshall Virginia Tech
44.
Lamichael Fanning Alabama
45.
Shawn Oakman Penn St
46.
Devonte Brown N Carolina
47.
Charlie Hopkins Stanford
48.
Darian Cooper Iowa
49.
Troy Niklas Notre Dame
50.
Derrick Mitchell Florida St
51.
Dj Pettway Alabama
52.
Lonnie Gosha Arkansas
53.
Joel Hale Ohio St
54.
Jabrian Niles Auburn
55.
Tony Springmann Notre Dame
56.
Mo Latu Arizona St
57.
Chuck Hunter TCU
58.
Jesse Hayes Wisconsin
59.
Danny Shelton Washington
60.
Dylan Wynn Oregon St
61.
Devante Wilson USC
62.
Bj Dubose Louisville
63.
Taniela Tupou Washington
64.
Cooper Washington Texas Tech
65.
Nile Lawrence-Stample Florida St
66.
Chris Mayes Georgia
67.
Shane Ray Missouri
68.
Kevin Williams Nebraska
69.
Angelo Blackson Auburn
70.
Joe Gore Clemson
71.
Connor Wujciak Boston College
72.
Shaun Underwood N Carolina
73.
Quentin Thomas LSU
74.
Isiah Norton Colorado St
75.
Andre Sturdivant Toledo
76.
Ricardo Williams Miami, Fl
77.
Chase Hounshell Notre Dame
78.
Grady Ollison Arkansas
79.
Al Page Rutgers
80.
Jimmy Bean Oklahoma St
81.
Chris Rock Michigan
82.
Rob Burns Virginia
83.
David Dean Virginia
84.
James Adeyanju Wisconsin
85.
Clay Burton Florida
86.
Brad Carrico Notre Dame
87.
Vincent Croce Virginia
88.
Keymiya Harrell Auburn
89.
Shayvion Hatten Texas A&M