Top 100 Players for Scout, Rivals, 247 - Edit

Submitted by umhero on

As we approach the finish line for recruiting, I thought it might be interesting to compare the Top 100 players for each of the top 3 recruiting sites.

As fans, we tend to favor the particular site that ranks our recruits the highest.  I thought it might be interesting to see how many players are universally lauded.

Seven of our current commits are in the Top 100 of at least one site, but surprisingly only two* of our current commits made all three lists.  Scout would seem to be our favorite service this year since they have five our our current commits on their list.

Other schools of note for their success:

- Alabama has ten recruits that make at least one of the lists.

- Florida State has seven recruits that make at least one of the lists.

- Texas has eleven recruits that make at least one of the lists.

- Miami (YTM) has six recruits that make at least one of the lists.

 

B1G Members & Notre Dame:

- Iowa has only one recruit that makes at least one of the lists.

- Michigan State has only one recruit that makes at least one of the lists.

- Northwestern has only one recruit that makes at least one of the lists.

- Notre Dame has seven recruits that make at least one of the lists.

- Ohio State has five recruits that make at least one of the lists.

- Penn State has two recruits that make at least one of the lists (one is Armani Reeves).

- Wisconsin has three recruits that make at least one of the lists.

 

With just a few weeks until signing day there are still 35 uncommited players that make one of the three top 100 lists.

The composite list in alphabetical order by School of interest:

Name Pos School Hometown Schools of Interest 247 Rank 247 Rating Rivals Rank Rivals Rating Scout Rank Scout Rating
Amari Cooper WR Northwestern Miami, FL Alabama N/A N/A 62 4 stars N/A N/A
Chris Black WR First Coast Jacksonville, FL Alabama 27 5 stars 37 4 stars 92 4 Star
Cyrus Jones ATH Gilman Baltimore, MD Alabama 93 4 stars N/A N/A 46 5 Star
Eddie Williams ATH Arnold Panama City Beach, FL Alabama 13 5 stars 23 5 stars 54 4 Star
Geno Smith CB St. Pius X Atlanta, GA Alabama 39 4 stars 61 4 stars 82 4 Star
Kenyan Drake APB Hillgrove Powder Springs, GA Alabama 73 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Landon Collins S Dutchtown Geismar, LA Alabama 3 5 stars 15 5 stars 12 5 Star
Reggie Ragland ILB Bob Jones Madison, AL Alabama 66 4 stars 83 4 stars 36 5 Star
Ryan Anderson WDE Daphne Daphne, AL Alabama 51 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
T.J. Yeldon RB Daphne Daphne, AL Alabama 16 5 stars 24 5 stars 59 4 Star
JaQuay Williams WR Sandy Creek Tyrone, GA Auburn N/A N/A 78 4 stars N/A N/A
Ricky Parks TE Callaway Hogansville, GA Auburn 67 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tanner Mangum PRO Eagle Eagle, ID BYU 43 4 stars 42 4 stars N/A N/A
Bryce Treggs WR St. John Bosco Bellflower, CA California N/A N/A 73 4 stars 47 5 Star
Ellis McCarthy DT Monrovia Monrovia, CA California 31 4 stars 17 5 stars 33 5 Star
Jordan Payton WR (Oaks Christian HS) Westlake Village, CA California N/A N/A N/A N/A 91 4 Star
Shaq Thompson ATH Grant Union Sacramento, CA California 10 5 stars 7 5 stars 11 5 Star
Zach Kline PRO San Ramon Valley Danville, CA California 72 4 stars 63 4 stars N/A N/A
Carlos Watkins DT Chase Forest City, NC Clemson 40 4 stars 86 4 stars 65 4 Star
Chad Kelly QB St. Joseph School Buffalo, NY Clemson 87 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Germone Hopper WR Phillip O Berry Acad Of Tech Charlotte, NC Clemson N/A N/A 67 4 stars 97 4 Star
Travis Blanks DB North Florida Christian Tallahassee, FL Clemson N/A N/A 41 4 stars 88 4 Star
Brian Poole DB Southeast Bradenton, FL Florida N/A N/A 85 4 stars 28 5 Star
D.J. Humphries OT Mallard Creek Charlotte, NC Florida 9 5 stars 3 5 stars 19 5 Star
Jessamen Dunker OT (Boynton Beach Community HS) Boynton Beach, FL Florida N/A N/A N/A N/A 66 4 Star
Jonathan Bullard SDE Crest Shelby, NC Florida 44 4 stars 20 5 stars 31 5 Star
Kent Taylor TE Land O' Lakes Land O'Lakes, FL Florida N/A N/A 56 4 stars 86 4 Star
Chris Casher WDE WP Davidson Mobile, AL Florida St. 37 4 stars 43 4 stars 64 4 Star
Dante Fowler WDE Lakewood Saint Petersburg, FL Florida St. 50 4 stars 35 4 stars 79 4 Star
Jameis Winston DUAL Hueytown Bessemer, AL Florida St. 4 5 stars 10 5 stars 20 5 Star
Marcus Maye S (Holy Trinity Episcopal School) Melbourne, FL Florida St. N/A N/A 51 4 stars 94 4 Star
Mario Edwards SDE Ryan Denton, TX Florida St. 6 5 stars 4 5 stars 7 5 Star
Mario Pender RB Island Coast Cape Coral, FL Florida St. 36 4 stars 33 4 stars 50 4 Star
Ukeme Eligwe LB Stone Mountain Stone Mountain, GA Florida St. N/A N/A 38 4 stars N/A N/A
Justin Shanks DT (Prattville HS) Prattville, AL Florida State N/A N/A N/A N/A 90 4 Star
Markuss Eligwe OLB (Stone Mountain HS) Stone Mountain, GA Florida State N/A N/A N/A N/A 77 4 Star
John Theus OT The Bolles School Jacksonville, FL Georgia 8 5 stars 11 5 stars 4 5 Star
Jonathan Taylor DT Jenkins County Millen, GA Georgia 62 4 stars 55 4 stars 81 4 Star
Keith Marshall APB Millbrook Raleigh, NC Georgia 11 5 stars 31 4 stars 5 5 Star
Justin Thomas ATH Prattville Prattville, AL Georgia Tech 94 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ryan Ward OL Providence Catholic New Lenox, IL Iowa N/A N/A 84 4 stars N/A N/A
A.J. Leggett CB South Miami Senior Miami, FL list 96 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Andrus Peat OT Corona Del Sol Tempe, AZ list 17 5 stars 14 5 stars 3 5 Star
Arik Armstead OT Pleasant Grove Elk Grove, CA list 1 5 stars 29 4 stars 1 5 Star
Avery Young OL Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Gardens, FL list N/A N/A 60 4 stars N/A N/A
Aziz Shittu DT Buhach Colony Atwater, CA list 79 4 stars 27 5 stars 68 4 Star
Bralon Addison WR (Hightower HS) Sugar Land, TX list N/A N/A N/A N/A 89 4 Star
Brian Nance OLB Trinity Euless, TX list 88 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
D.J. Foster ATH Saguaro Scottsdale, AZ list N/A N/A 53 4 stars N/A N/A
Darius Hamilton SDE Don Bosco Prep Ramsey, NJ list 19 5 stars 5 5 stars 24 5 Star
Davonte Neal ATH Chaparral Paradise Valley, AZ list 86 4 stars N/A N/A 80 4 Star
Devin Fuller ATH N Valley Reg H Old Tappan Westwood, NJ list 21 5 stars 34 4 stars N/A N/A
Dorial Green-Beckham WR Hillcrest Springfield, MO list 2 5 stars 1 5 stars 2 5 Star
Eddie Goldman DT Friendship Collegiate Academy Washington, DC list 5 5 stars 2 5 stars 40 5 Star
Elijah Shumate S Don Bosco Prep Ramsey, NJ list 82 4 stars N/A N/A 60 4 Star
Javonte Magee DT Sam Houston San Antonio, TX list 35 4 stars N/A N/A 85 4 Star
Jeremy Liggins ATH Lafayette Oxford, MS list 99 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Joel Caleb WR Clover Hill Midlothian, VA list 57 4 stars 71 4 stars N/A N/A
Joey O'Connor OL Windsor Windsor, CO list N/A N/A 87 4 stars N/A N/A
Jordan Diamond OT Simeon Chicago, IL list 60 4 stars N/A N/A 42 5 Star
Jordan Jenkins WDE Harris County Hamilton, GA list 38 4 stars 65 4 stars 30 5 Star
Josh Clemons OLB Lowndes Valdosta, GA list 63 4 stars 19 5 stars 51 4 Star
Joshua Garnett OT Puyallup Puyallup, WA list 47 4 stars 28 4 stars 38 5 Star
Kwon Alexander OLB Oxford Oxford, AL list 78 4 stars N/A N/A 35 5 Star
Kyle Murphy OT San Clemente San Clemente, CA list 7 5 stars 22 5 stars 18 5 Star
Leonard Williams DE Mainland Daytona Beach, FL list N/A N/A 70 4 stars N/A N/A
Mike Davis RB Stephenson Stone Mountain, GA list 65 4 stars 95 4 stars N/A N/A
Nelson Agholor ATH Berkeley Prep Tampa, FL list 28 4 stars 12 5 stars 25 5 Star
P.J. Williams S (Vanguard HS) Ocala, FL list N/A N/A N/A N/A 99 4 Star
Ronald Darby CB Potomac Oxon Hill, MD list 64 4 stars 72 4 stars 13 5 Star
Stefon Diggs ATH Good Counsel Olney, MD list 23 5 stars 8 5 stars 9 5 Star
Todd Gurley RB Tarboro Tarboro, NC list 49 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tracy Howard CB Miramar Hollywood, FL list 45 4 stars 16 5 stars 43 5 Star
Wayne Morgan CB Erasmus Hall Brooklyn, NY list 97 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Yuri Wright CB Don Bosco Prep Ramsey, NJ list 25 5 stars 57 4 stars 75 4 Star
Zach Banner OT Lakes Lakewood, WA list N/A N/A 40 4 stars 39 5 Star
Avery Johnson WR Blanche Ely Pompano Beach, FL LSU N/A N/A 75 4 stars 14 5 Star
Gunner Kiel PRO Columbus East Columbus, IN LSU 12 5 stars 18 5 stars 16 5 Star
Torshiro Davis OLB Woodlawn Shreveport, LA LSU 71 4 stars N/A N/A 96 4 Star
Wes Brown RB (Our Lady Good Counsel HS) Olney, MD Maryland N/A N/A N/A N/A 58 4 Star
Sheldon Dawson ATH Ridgeway Memphis, TN Memphis 90 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Deon Bush DB Columbus Miami, FL Miami (FL) N/A N/A 68 4 stars N/A N/A
Duke Johnson APB Norland Miami, FL Miami (FL) 29 4 stars N/A N/A 21 5 Star
Jelani Hamilton DE St. Thomas Aquinas Fort Lauderdale, FL Miami (FL) N/A N/A 90 4 stars N/A N/A
Randy Johnson RB Miami Norland Miami, FL Miami (FL) N/A N/A 39 4 stars N/A N/A
Raphael Kirby LB Stephenson Stone Mountain, GA Miami (FL) N/A N/A 89 4 stars N/A N/A
Tyriq McCord DE Jefferson Tampa, FL Miami (FL) N/A N/A 74 4 stars N/A N/A
Chris Wormley SDE Whitmer Toledo, OH Michigan 58 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Erik Magnuson OT La Costa Canyon Encinitas, CA Michigan 61 4 stars 49 4 stars N/A N/A
James Ross MLB (St. Mary Preparatory School) Orchard Lake, MI Michigan N/A N/A N/A N/A 76 4 Star
Joe Bolden OLB (Colerain HS) Cincinnati, OH Michigan N/A N/A N/A N/A 95 4 Star
Kyle Kalis OT St. Edward Lakewood, OH Michigan 48 4 stars 21 5 stars 32 5 Star
Ondre Pipkins DT Park Hill Kansas City, MO Michigan 91 4 stars 59 4 stars 100 4 Star
Tom Strobel DE (Mentor HS) Mentor, OH Michigan N/A N/A N/A N/A 73 4 Star
Aaron Burbridge WR Harrison Farmington, MI Michigan State 70 4 stars 100 4 stars 62 4 Star
Channing Ward WDE Aberdeen Aberdeen, MS Mississippi 41 4 stars 88 4 stars 41 5 Star
Quay Evans DT (Morton HS) Morton, MS Mississippi State N/A N/A N/A N/A 29 5 Star
Ifeadi Odenigbo DE (Centerville HS) Centerville, OH Northwestern N/A N/A N/A N/A 70 4 Star
Deontay Greenberry WR Washington Union Fresno, CA Notre Dame 20 5 stars 69 4 stars 52 4 Star
Jarron Jones DT Aquinas Institute Rochester, NY Notre Dame 26 5 stars N/A N/A 56 4 Star
Keivarae Russell APB Mariner Everett, WA Notre Dame 80 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ronnie Stanley N/A (Bishop Gorman HS) Las Vegas, NV Notre Dame N/A N/A N/A N/A 78 4 Star
Sheldon Day DT Warren Central Indianapolis, IN Notre Dame 75 4 stars N/A N/A 45 5 Star
Taylor Decker OT (Butler HS) Vandalia, OH Notre Dame N/A N/A N/A N/A 74 4 Star
Tee Shepard CB Washington Union Fresno, CA Notre Dame 52 4 stars 82 4 stars 48 5 Star
Se'von Pittman DE McKinley Canton, OH Ohio St. N/A N/A 81 4 stars 57 4 Star
Adolphus Washington WDE Taft Cincinnati, OH Ohio State 22 5 stars 36 4 stars 15 5 Star
Brionte Dunn RB (GlenOak HS) Canton, OH Ohio State N/A N/A N/A N/A 26 5 Star
Tommy Schutt DT Glenbard West Glen Ellyn, IL Ohio State 100 4 stars 52 4 stars 44 5 Star
Noah Spence WDE Bishop Mcdevitt Harrisburg, PA OhioState 14 5 stars 9 5 stars 6 5 Star
Alex Ross RB Jenks Hs Jenks, OK Oklahoma 30 4 stars N/A N/A 93 4 Star
Derrick Woods WR Inglewood Inglewood, CA Oklahoma N/A N/A 98 4 stars N/A N/A
Durron Neal WR DeSmet Saint Louis, MO Oklahoma 76 4 stars 47 4 stars N/A N/A
John Michael McGee OL Texas Texarkana, TX Oklahoma N/A N/A 91 4 stars N/A N/A
Taylor McNamara TE Westview San Diego, CA Oklahoma N/A N/A 97 4 stars N/A N/A
Byron Marshall RB Valley Christian San Jose, CA Oregon 92 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Isaac Seumalo OG Corvallis Corvallis, OR Oregon St. 33 4 stars 96 4 stars 83 4 Star
Armani Reeves CB Catholic Memorial West Roxbury, MA Penn State 59 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Eugene Lewis WR (Wyoming Valley West HS) Plymouth, PA Penn State N/A N/A N/A N/A 63 4 Star
Rushel Shell RB Hopewell Aliquippa, PA Pittsburgh 54 4 stars 45 4 stars 17 5 Star
Chris Muller OL Boyertown Area Senior Boyertown, PA Rutgers N/A N/A 79 4 stars N/A N/A
Brock Stadnik OT Western Guilford Greensboro, NC South Carolina 74 4 stars N/A N/A 84 4 Star
Shaq Roland ATH Lexington Lexington, SC South Carolina 32 4 stars 80 4 stars 34 5 Star
Anthony Alford QB Petal Petal, MS Southern Mississippi 69 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Alex Carter DB Briar Woods Ashburn, VA Stanford N/A N/A 66 4 stars N/A N/A
Barry Sanders RB (Heritage Hall Schools) Oklahoma City, OK Stanford N/A N/A N/A N/A 53 4 Star
Noor Davis OLB Leesburg Leesburg, FL Stanford 56 4 stars 46 4 stars N/A N/A
Adrian Colbert S Mineral Wells Mineral Wells, TX Texas 89 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Camrhon Hughes OT (Harker Heights HS) Killeen, TX Texas N/A N/A N/A N/A 72 4 Star
Cayleb Jones WR Austin Austin, TX Texas N/A N/A 26 5 stars 23 5 Star
Connor Brewer PRO Chaparral Paradise Valley, AZ Texas 84 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Curtis Riser OG DeSoto DeSoto, TX Texas 83 4 stars 94 4 stars 27 5 Star
Johnathan Gray RB Aledo Aledo, TX Texas 15 5 stars 6 5 stars 8 5 Star
Kendall Sanders ATH Athens Athens, TX Texas N/A N/A 64 4 stars N/A N/A
Kennedy Estelle OT Dawson Pearland, TX Texas 68 4 stars 50 4 stars 49 5 Star
LaDarrell McNeil S Wilmer-Hutchins Dallas, TX Texas 98 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Malcom Brown DT Brenham Brenham, TX Texas 18 5 stars 30 4 stars 22 5 Star
Thomas Johnson WR Skyline Dallas, TX Texas 46 4 stars 32 4 stars 71 4 Star
Matt Davis QB (Klein Forest HS) Houston, TX Texas A&M N/A N/A N/A N/A 55 4 Star
Trey Williams APB Dekaney Houston, TX Texas A&M 24 5 stars 13 5 stars 10 5 Star
Dominique Wheeler ATH Crockett Crockett, TX Texas Tech 85 4 stars 77 4 stars N/A N/A
Michael Starts OG (La Vega HS) Waco, TX Texas Tech N/A N/A N/A N/A 69 4 Star
Darreus Rogers WR Carson Senior Carson, CA USC 55 4 stars N/A N/A 87 4 Star
Jabari Ruffin OLB Downey Downey, CA USC 81 4 stars 58 4 stars N/A N/A
Jordan Simmons OG Crespi Carmelite Encino, CA USC 95 4 stars 25 5 stars 61 4 Star
Kevon Seymour CB Muir Pasadena, CA USC N/A N/A 93 4 stars N/A N/A
Max Tuerk OL (Santa Margarita Catholic HS) Santa Margarita, CA USC N/A N/A 48 4 stars 98 4 Star
Travis Wilson PRO San Clemente San Clemente, CA Utah 77 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Brian Kimbrow RB Memphis East Memphis, TN Vanderbilt N/A N/A 99 4 stars N/A N/A
Eli Harold WDE Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach, VA Virginia 42 4 stars 44 4 stars 37 5 Star
Kwontie Moore ILB Norfolk Christian Norfolk, VA Virginia 53 4 stars 76 4 stars N/A N/A
Cyler Miles QB Mullen Denver, CO Washington N/A N/A 54 4 stars N/A N/A
Bart Houston QB (De La Salle HS) Concord, CA Wisconsin N/A N/A N/A N/A 67 4 Star
Dan Voltz OG Barrington Barrington, IL Wisconsin 34 4 stars N/A N/A N/A N/A
Vince Biegel LB Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Wisconsin Rapids, WI Wisconsin N/A N/A 92 4 stars N/A N/A

* Edit - Corrected an error in the Rivals list and resorted by School of interest.  Thanks to RickH for pointing out the error (I left off two players on the Rivals list which moved all the players below them up two spots.)

Comments

RickH

January 11th, 2012 at 2:39 AM ^

 

Kyle Kalis is ranked #21 on Rivals and you didn't include it.  Don't know if anything else is missing though...

Edit: Ondre Pipkins is ranked #59 on Rivals.

slipknot

January 11th, 2012 at 8:21 AM ^

Copied over to excel, I get:

Total # players:   155

5 star in all three rankings:   16

Listed in all three rankings:    55

Listed in two rankings:     36

Listed in one ranking:     64

FWIW.....

blueloosh

January 11th, 2012 at 10:18 AM ^

I think this kind of multi-site aggregation is very useful.  What you did here is great. 

Even more wonderful would be a master rankings presentation that includes ESPN and provides the mean overall or positional ranking for each player.  (I realize the positional thing becomes difficult because the sites don't use the same categories and sometimes categorize the same player differently anyway.)

DTWNwa

January 12th, 2012 at 11:41 AM ^

This does not surprise me. As we know Top 5 classes do not automatically equal BCS titles but,  I would rather be us at this point with Garnett and Reeves to go rather than Sparty or the Huckeyes. 

Frankly I look for this to improve, when I hear Hoke speak about the University and acountability to the team and each other I don't know how you could turn that down over guys like Meyer, Kelley, Saban etc who have have not 1/10th the personna of Hoke and Mattison. I mean Mattison left Ravens to come coach 18 year old kids!! Hoke came to UM without knowing what he was going to get paid. Very rare in todays world. That is where I would go and that is where I would want my son to go. Plus I love Michigan!!

Go Blue!