Daily Blog •July 13, 2013

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 and Scout 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 2014. 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"
2013 Frosh Prospects

Rank POS Name Ht Wt City/High School State College
1 RB Leonard Fournette 6-1 232 New Orleans/St Augustine LA N/A
2 DL Da'Shawn Hand 6-4 262 Woodbridge VA N/A
3 DB Jabrill Peppers 6-1 210 Paramus/Catholic NJ Michigan
4 DL Lorenzo Carter 6-5 228 Norcross GA N/A
5 OL Cameron Robinson 6-6 315 West Monroe LA N/A
6 DL Andrew Brown 6-4 298 Chesapeake/Oscar Frommel Smith VA Virginia
7 DB Marlon Humphrey 6-0 179 Hoover AL N/A
8 DB Quin Blanding 6-2 206 Virginia Beach/Bayside VA Virginia
9 DB Adoree' Jackson 5-10 171 Gardena/Junipero Serra CA N/A
10 DB Tony Brown 6-0 188 Beaumont/Ozen TX N/A
11 OL Damian Prince 6-5 286 Forestville/Bishop Mcnamara MD N/A
12 RB Sony Michel 5-11 205 Plantation/American Heritage FL Georgia
13 LB Raekwon McMillan 6-2 249 Hinesville/Liberty County GA N/A
14 DB Jalen Tabor 6-1 188 Wash DC/Friendship Academy DC N/A
15 DL Myles Garrett 6-5 247 Arlington/James Martin TX N/A
16 DB Laurence Jones 6-2 208 Monroe/Neville LA N/A
17 RB Dalvin Cook 5-11 192 Miami/Central FL Florida
18 RB Bo Scarborough 6-2 224 Northport/Tuscaloosa County AL Alabama
19 RB Jalen Hurd 6-3 230 Hendersonville/Beech TN Tennessee
20 WR Ermon Lane 6-2 171 Homestead FL N/A
21 LB Hoza Scott 6-2 205 La Porte TX Texas A&M
22 QB Keller Chryst 6-4 220 Palo Alto CA Stanford
23 DL Solomon Thomas 6-3 256 Coppell TX N/A
24 OL KC McDermott 6-6 301 Wellington/Palm Beach Central FL Miami, Fl
25 LB Kain Daub 6-3 240 Jacksonville/Sandalwood FL Florida St
26 ATH John Smith 6-1 185 Long Beach/Long Beach Polytechnic CA N/A
27 WR Malachi Dupre 6-3 187 River Ridge/John Curtis Christian LA N/A
28 RB Joseph Yearby 5-9 177 Miami/Central FL Miami, Fl
29 DL Malik McDowell 6-5 260 Detroit/Loyola MI N/A
30 DB Jamal Adams 6-0 199 Lewisville/Hebron TX N/A
31 DB Edward Paris 6-1 200 Mansfield/Timberview TX LSU
32 WR Marshon Lattimore 6-0 178 Cleveland/Glenville OH N/A
33 RB Racean Thomas 5-10 202 Oxford AL N/A
34 LB Clifton Garrett 6-2 225 Joliet/Plainfield IL N/A
35 DL Kentavius Street 6-2 265 Greenville/Jh Rose NC N/A
36 DL Gerald Willis 6-3 261 New Orleans/Edna Karr LA N/A
37 QB Will Grier 6-2 177 Davidson/Davidson Day NC Florida
38 ATH Michiah Quick 6-0 170 Fresno/Central East CA N/A
39 WR Drake Harris 6-4 180 Grand Rapids/Christian MI Michigan
40 QB Kyle Allen 6-4 195 Scottsdale/Desert Mountain AZ Texas A&M
41 LB Tre Williams 6-2 220 Mobile/St Paul'S AL Auburn
42 QB David Cornwell 6-5 235 Norman/North OK Alabama
43 OL Braden Smith 6-6 285 Olathe/Olathe South KS N/A
44 WR KD Cannon 6-0 163 Mount Pleasant TX N/A
45 RB Joe Mixon 6-1 208 Oakley/Freedom CA N/A
46 QB Deshaun Watson 6-3 188 Gainesville GA Clemson
47 OL Rod Taylor 6-3 307 Jackson/Callaway MS Ole Miss
48 LB Nyles Morgan 6-2 223 Crete/Crete-Monee IL N/A
49 DB Damon Webb 5-11 177 Detroit/Cass Tech MI Ohio St
50 OL Jamarco Jones 6-4 300 Chicago/De La Salle Institute IL Ohio St
51 RB Elijah Hood 5-11 221 Charlotte/Charlotte Catholic NC Notre Dame
52 WR Speedy Noil 6-0 176 New Orleans/Edna Karr LA N/A
53 DB Nick Harvey 5-11 180 Richmond/Travis TX Texas A&M
54 OL Casey Tucker 6-6 290 Chandler/Hamilton AZ N/A
55 OL Ross Pierschbacher 6-4 275 Cedar Falls IA Iowa
56 DL Lamont Gaillard 6-4 300 Fayetteville/Pine Forest NC N/A
57 DB Budda Baker 5-10 170 Bellevue WA N/A
58 DB Davion Hall 6-3 192 Texarkana/Liberty-Eylau TX Baylor
59 DB Todd Kelly 6-1 190 Knoxville/Webb School TN Tennessee
60 OL Andy Bauer 6-6 304 St Louis/Desmet MO Ole Miss
61 DB Dylan Sumner-Gardner 6-2 197 Mesquite/West Mesquite TX Texas A&M
62 DL Elisha Shaw 6-6 295 Tucker GA N/A
63 OL Damien Mama 6-4 352 Bellflower/Saint John Bosco CA N/A
64 LB Christian Miller 6-4 212 Columbia/Spring Valley SC N/A
65 TE Tyler Luatua 6-3 243 La Mirada CA N/A
66 LB Ronnie Clark 6-3 210 Calera AL N/A
67 OL Donell Stanley 6-4 312 Latta SC N/A
68 WR Josh Malone 6-2 189 Gallatin/Station Camp TN N/A
69 DL Thomas Holley 6-4 300 Brooklyn/Lincoln NY N/A
70 DL Khairi Clark 6-2 325 Hollywood/Chaminade-Madonna Prep FL Florida
71 DL Justin Thornton 6-6 220 Prichard/Vigor AL Auburn
72 DL Lorenzo Featherston 6-7 202 Greensboro/Page NC N/A
73 DL Bryan Mone 6-4 315 Salt Lake City/Highland UT Michigan
74 RB Nick Chubb 5-11 218 Cedartown GA Georgia
75 DL Derick Roberson 6-3 225 San Antonio/Brennan TX Texas
76 DL Joshua Frazier 6-4 336 Springdale/Har-Ber AR N/A
77 WR Saeed Blacknall 6-3 205 Manalapan NJ N/A
78 DB Malkom Parrish 5-9 189 Quitman/Brooks County GA Georgia
79 QB Jerrod Heard 6-1 193 Denton/Guyer TX Texas
80 WR Artavis Scott 5-11 177 Tarpon Springs/East Lake FL Clemson
81 WR Cameron Sims 6-4 190 Monroe/Quachita Parish LA N/A
82 OL Quenton Nelson 6-5 301 Red Bank NJ Notre Dame
83 WR Shaquille Davidson 6-0 170 Gaffney SC South Carolina
84 QB Brandon Harris 6-2 186 Bossier City/Parkway LA N/A
85 WR Trevion Thompson 6-2 181 Durham/Hillside NC N/A
86 LB Zach Whitley 6-2 222 Galena Park/North Shore TX Alabama
87 WR Demarre Kitt 6-1 195 Tyrone/Sandy Creek GA Clemson
88 DL Nifae Lealao 6-6 280 Sacramento/Capital Christian CA N/A
89 WR Trey Quinn 6-1 200 Lake Charles/Barbe LA N/A
90 DL Jalyn Holmes 6-5 219 Norfolk/Lake Taylor VA Ohio St
91 DB Kalvaraz Bessent 6-1 188 Kingsland/Camden County GA Alabama
92 LB Dwight Williams 6-1 201 Gardena/Junipero Serra CA N/A
93 LB Dante Booker 6-3 210 Akron/Svsm OH Ohio St
94 OL Roderick Johnson 6-6 320 Florissant/Hazelwood Central MO N/A
95 TE Mark Andrews 6-6 220 Scottsdale/Desert Mountain AZ N/A
96 OL Alex Bars 6-6 290 Nashville/Montgomery Bell Academy TN Notre Dame
97 QB Drew Barker 6-3 214 Burlington/Conner KY Kentucky
98 OL Demetrius Knox 6-4 296 Fort Worth/All Saints TX N/A
99 QB Caleb Henderson 6-4 223 Burke/Lake Braddock VA North Carolina
100 RB Derrell Scott 5-11 183 Havelock NC N/A
101 OL Garrett Brumfield 6-4 285 Baton Rouge/University Lab School LA LSU
102 OL Trevor Darling 6-5 330 Miami/Central FL Miami, Fl
103 OL Bentley Spain 6-5 292 Charlotte/Providence NC N/A
104 WR Allen Lazard 6-5 204 Urbandale IA Iowa St
105 DL Dewayne Hendrix 6-5 230 O'Fallon/O'Fallon Township IL N/A
106 DL Jesse Aniebonam 6-4 230 Olney/Our Lady Of Good Counsel MD N/A
107 LB Dillon Bates 6-3 213 Ponte Vedra FL Tennessee
108 DB Parrker Westphal 6-0 185 Bolingbrook IL N/A
109 LB Michael Ferns 6-3 233 Saint Clairsville OH Michigan
110 WR Jamil Kamara 6-2 189 Virginia Beach/Bishop Sullivan VA N/A
111 OL Viane Talamaivao 6-3 300 Corona/Centennial CA Alabama
112 LB Marquis Ware 6-2 210 Los Angeles/Salesian CA N/A
113 OL Isaiah Wynn 6-2 270 St Petersburg/Lakewood FL N/A
114 DB CJ Hampton 6-2 196 Meridian MS Ole Miss
115 QB Jacob Park 6-4 210 Goose Creek/Stratford SC Georgia
116 QB Justice Hansen 6-3 200 Edmond/Sante Fe OK Oklahoma
117 DL Qualen Cunningham 6-4 220 Chandler/Hamilton AZ N/A
118 DL Dexter Wideman 6-4 275 Saluda SC N/A
119 WR Armanti Foreman 5-11 175 Texas City TX Texas
120 ATH Dravon Henry 5-11 181 Aliquippa PA N/A
121 DL Dante Sawyer 6-3 250 Suwanee/North Gwinnett GA N/A
122 OL Mason Cole 6-5 275 Tarpon Springs/East Lake FL Michigan
123 WR Erik Brown 6-1 171 Fontana/Summit CA Washington
124 LB Rashaan Evans 6-3 211 Auburn AL N/A
125 DL Keyon Brown 6-3 235 Wauchula/Hardee County FL N/A
126 LB Korie Rogers 6-2 218 Buford GA Clemson
127 DL Dontavius Russell 6-3 298 Carrolton GA Georgia
128 LB DJ Calhoun 6-0 201 El Cerrito CA USC
129 RB Devon Thomas 5-11 210 Broken Arrow OK Oklahoma St
130 RB Royce Freeman 6-0 220 Imperial CA Oregon
131 WR Dallis Todd 6-5 205 La Mirada CA Oklahoma
132 DB Devin Voorhies 6-2 185 Woodville/Wilkinson County MS LSU
133 LB Jamardre Cobb 6-0 218 Los Angeles/Salesian CA N/A
134 DB Adarius Pickett 6-0 185 El Cerrito CA N/A
135 LB Kyle Berger 6-2 200 Cleveland/St. Ignatius OH Ohio St
136 LB Jacob Pugh 6-4 221 Tallahassee/Godby FL Florida St
137 RB Donald Catalon 6-0 200 Houston/Eisenhower TX Texas
138 DB Montae Nicholson 6-2 201 Monroeville/Gateway PA N/A
139 DL Davon Godchaux 6-4 271 Plauemine LA N/A
140 DL Demarcus Christmas 6-3 285 Bradenton/Manatee FL Florida St
141 DB Steven Parker 6-2 175 Jenks OK N/A
142 ATH Treon Harris 5-11 182 Miami/Booker T Washington FL Florida St
143 DB Stephen Roberts 6-1 179 Opelika AL Alabama
144 WR Lorenzo Joe 6-2 192 Abilene/Cooper TX Texas
145 DB Cortez McDowell 6-1 200 Locust Grove GA N/A
146 TE Garrett Dickerson 6-4 240 Oradell/Bergen Catholic NJ N/A
147 WR Justin Brent 6-1 196 Indianapolis/Speedway IN Notre Dame
148 LB Petera Wilson 6-2 216 Memphis/White Station TN N/A
149 DB D'Andre Payne 5-9 177 Washington Dc/Hd Woodson DC Tennessee
150 RB Nick Wilson 6-0 191 Fresno/Central East CA Arizona
151 DB Armani Watts 5-11 175 Forney/North TX Texas A&M
152 QB Brad Kaaya 6-4 213 West Hills/Chaminade CA Miami, Fl
153 OL David Sharpe 6-6 288 Jacksonville/Providence School FL N/A
154 DB Arrion Springs 6-0 191 San Antonio/Theodore Roosevelt TX Oregon
155 WR Jalen Brown 6-2 183 Phoenix/Mountain Pointe AZ N/A
156 DL Bijhon Jackson 6-2 327 El Dorado AR Arkansas
157 WR Johnnie Dixon 5-11 193 Palm Beach Gardens/Dwyer FL N/A
158 DB Nick Watkins 6-1 180 Dallas/Bishop Dunne TX N/A
159 DL Derrick Nnadi 6-1 299 Virginia Beach/Ocean Lakes VA N/A
160 WR Cameron Denson 6-1 170 Tucson/Salpointe AZ Arizona
161 DB DJ Smith 6-0 182 Marietta/Walton GA N/A
162 TE Dalton Schultz 6-6 228 South Jordan/Bingham UT N/A
163 RB Jeff Jones 5-11 198 Minneapolis/Washburn MN Minnesota
164 DL Travonte Valentine 6-4 295 Palm Bay/Bayside FL Miami, Fl
165 DL Deondre Clark 6-3 231 Oklahoma City/Douglass OK LSU
166 RB Nathan Starks 5-11 200 Englewood/Cherry Creek CO N/A
167 DL Andrew Trumbetti 6-5 249 Demarest NJ Notre Dame
168 DL Denzel Ware 6-1 241 Crestview FL Kentucky
169 LB Shaun Dion Hamilton 6-0 241 Montgomery/Carver AL Alabama
170 LB Delvin Purifoy 6-2 228 Pensacola/Catholic FL Florida St
171 DL DeShawn Washington 6-3 275 Nederland TX Texas A&M
172 OL Steven Moss 6-5 272 Fredericksburg/Chancellor VA Virginia
173 OL Jaden Gault 6-6 281 Monona/Monina Grove WI Wisconsin
174 WR Markell Pack 6-3 180 Purvis MS Florida St
175 DB Nicholas Ruffin 6-0 172 Atlanta/St Pius X School GA Auburn
176 DL Lawrence Marshall 6-4 205 Southfield MI Michigan
177 DL Ainun Taua 6-0 293 Lompoc CA N/A
178 DB Edwin Freeman 5-11 212 Arlington/Bowie TX N/A
179 TE Jacory Washington 6-5 193 Westlake LA LSU
180 WR De'Andre Thompkins 5-11 172 Swansboro NC Penn St
181 LB Bryson Allen-Williams 6-1 214 Ellenwood/Cedar Grove GA South Carolina
182 OL Sam Mustipher 6-4 290 Olney/Good Counsel MD Notre Dame
183 LB Devante Downs 6-2 225 Mountainlake Terrace WA N/A
184 TE Bryce Dixon 6-4 230 Ventura/Saint Bonaventure CA N/A
185 TE Jeb Blazevich 6-5 240 Charlotte/Christian NC Georgia
186 OL Natrell Curtis 6-3 325 Phoenix/Mountain Pointe AZ N/A
187 DB Chris Lammons 5-10 169 Fort Lauderdale/Plantation FL N/A
188 WR Rahshead Johnson 5-11 175 Long Beach/Cabrillo CA Washington
189 RB Donte Thomas-Williams 6-0 209 Durham/Hillside NC N/A
190 WR Dominique Booth 6-0 196 Indianapolis/Pike IN N/A
191 DL Chad Thomas 6-5 233 Miami/Booker T Washington FL N/A
192 WR Corey Holmes 6-2 176 Fort Lauderdale/St Thomas Aquinas FL N/A
193 WR Austin Roberts 6-2 217 Carmel IN N/A
194 RB Justin Jackson 5-11 180 Carol Stream/Glenbard North IL Northwestern
195 LB Josh Walker 6-1 220 Gilmer TX Texas A&M
196 WR Derek Kief 6-4 199 Cincinnati/Lasalle OH Alabama
197 LB Otaro Alaka 6-3 210 Houston/Cypress Falls TX Texas
198 RB Christian McCaffrey 6-0 193 Highland Ranch/Valor Christian CO Stanford
199 OL Kyle Trout 6-6 280 Lancaster OH Ohio St
200 WR KJ Williams 6-2 188 Bethlehem/Liberty PA Syracuse

# of Commitments in Top 200

College # College
#
Alabama 8 Oklahoma 2
Texas A&M 7 Oregon 2
Florida St 6 South Carolina 2
Georgia 6 Stanford 2
Michigan 6 Washington 2
Notre Dame 6 Arkansas 1
Ohio St 6 Baylor 1
Texas 6 Iowa 1
LSU 5 Iowa St 1
Miami, Fl 5 Minnesota 1
Clemson 4 North Carolina 1
Tennessee 4 Northwestern 1
Auburn 3 Oklahoma St 1
Florida 3 Penn St 1
Ole Miss 3 Syracuse 1
Virginia 3 USC 1
Arizona 2 Wisconsin 1
Kentucky 2    

It should come as no surprise which team tops my early list with the most number of elite commitments. The 2-time defending champs have topped my team recruiting rankings 3 times in the last 5 years and have signed 6 straight Top 5 classes. Texas A&M is definitely a "hot" program in the eyes of many recruits fresh off an 11-2 season which featured a Heisman Trophy winner. Following them are traditional powers Florida St, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio St.

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