Lorenzo Booker
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SEATTLE - Defenses may have had a hard time keeping a grip on him, but fans at TheInsiders.com have known all year where to find Lorenzo Booker - at the top of the network's top 101 list of college-football prospects. The running back out of St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, Calif., completed a beginning-to-end run at the No. 1 position.
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With the Feb. 6 National Signing Day looming, Booker still looms as the top uncommitted prize among high school seniors. It looks like a race between Washington, USC, Notre Dame and Florida State that will go right down to the wire.
While Booker was a fixture at the top, the rest of TheInsiders.com Top 101 list saw plenty of movement. Among those on the move was Vincent Young, the StudentSports.com Player of the Year, who catapulted Ben Olson and Trent Edwards to become the network's No. 1 rated quarterback. He carried Madison (Houston) High School to a 14-1 record via some astonishing numbers: 2,432 yards and 31 touchdowns through the air and 1,735 yards and 22 more scores on the ground.
"No player's stock skyrocketed more during the regular season and playoffs," said Brentt Eads, TheInsiders.com's national recruiting editor.
The Top 101 football list was compiled by Eads and Greg Biggins and Brian Stumpf, his colleagues at StudentSports.com and PacWestFootball.com; Jamie Newberg of NewbergRecruiting.com; Max Emfinger of MaxEmfingerRecruiting.com; David Garvin of HeartlandRecruiting.com; Chris Pool of PoolRecruiting.com; Tom Perrone of PrepAtlantic.com, and Chris Fetters of Dawgman.com.
The list also appears at CNNSI.com, for whom TheInsiders.com is the official recruiting content provider.
Young wasn't alone among the high risers. Aaron Harris of North Mesquite (Tex.) High School leaped from No. 91 all the way to No. 14 in the Top 101 list. Nicknamed the "Human Tackling Machine," Harris logged 132 tackles in spite of playing just nine games because of an ankle injury. He spurned offers from Florida State, Florida, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Colorado, LSU and UCLA, and, according to Eads, is "a major reason why the University of Texas recruiting class will undoubtedly finish No. 1 this year."
Right behind Young at No. 15 is defensive back Darnell Bing, who was ranked No. 55 in the previous Top 101 list. Hailing from Long Beach (Calif.) Poly, Bing "hits like a truck" and "is the most physically gifted player on the West Coast," according to Biggins of PacWestFootball.com.
Though he may not have come from as far down the list, Derrick Landri of top-rated De LaSalle (Concord, Calif.) made an impressive move to No. 5. Biggins calls the 6-foot-3, 290-pound Landri "probably the best lineman to come out of California since Don Mosebar player over 20 years ago. Landri was the top defensive tackle as well as the top offensive lineman on the entire West Coast and could play on either side of the ball in college."
Rounding out TheInsiders.com's top five were No. 2 Haloti Ngata, a defensive lineman out of Highland (Salt Lake City), and No. 3 Devin Hester, an athlete out of Suncoast (Riviera Beach, Fla.).
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| The nation's top high school football prospects, as ranked by TheInsiders.com: |
| No. |
Name |
School |
City |
State |
Ht |
Wt |
Pos |
Commit |
| 1 |
Lorenzo Booker |
St. Bonaventure |
Ventura |
CA |
5-11 |
175 |
RB |
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| 2 |
Haloti Ngata |
Highland |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
6-4 |
310 |
DL |
BYU |
| 3 |
Devin Hester |
Suncoast |
Riviera Beach |
FL |
5-11 |
170 |
ATH |
MIAMI |
| 4 |
Vincent Young |
Madison |
Houston |
TX |
6-5 |
195 |
QB |
TEXAS |
| 5 |
Derek Landri |
De La Salle |
Concord |
CA |
6-3 |
290 |
DL |
N. DAME |
| 6 |
Chris Davis |
St Petersburg Catholic |
Saint Petersburg |
FL |
5-11 |
175 |
QB/WR |
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| 7 |
Trent Edwards |
Los Gatos |
Los Gatos |
CA |
6-4 |
185 |
QB |
STAN |
| 8 |
Ben Olson |
Thousand Oaks |
Thousand Oaks |
CA |
6-5 |
205 |
QB |
BYU |
| 9 |
Dishon Platt |
Charlotte Co. |
Punta Gorda |
FL |
6-0 |
170 |
WR |
FSU |
| 10 |
Kai Parham |
Princess Anne |
Virginia Beach |
VA |
6-3 |
230 |
LB |
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| 11 |
Ryan Moore |
Dr. Phillips |
Orlando |
FL |
6-3 |
188 |
WR |
MIAMI |
| 12 |
Mike D'Andrea |
Avon Lake |
Avon Lake |
OH |
6-3 |
235 |
LB |
OHIO ST |
| 13 |
Ciatrick Fason |
Fletcher |
Neptune Beach |
FL |
6-0 |
210 |
RB |
FLORIDA |
| 14 |
Aaron Harris |
North Mesquite |
Mesquite |
TX |
6-0 |
230 |
LB |
TEXAS |
| 15 |
Darnell Bing |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
6-2 |
210 |
DB |
|
| 16 |
Ahmad Brooks |
Hylton |
Woodbridge |
VA |
6-4 |
230 |
LB |
|
| 17 |
Justin Blalock |
Plano East |
Plano |
TX |
6-4 |
335 |
OL |
TEXAS |
| 17 |
Pat Watkins |
Lincoln |
Tallahassee |
FL |
6-3 |
195 |
DB |
|
| 19 |
A.J. Nicholson |
Mt Tabor |
Winston Salem |
NC |
6-2 |
232 |
LB |
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| 20 |
Brandon Jeffries |
Shelby |
Crest |
NC |
6-5 |
255 |
OL |
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| 21 |
Michael Johnson |
Heritage |
Lynchburg |
VA |
5-10 |
185 |
RB |
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| 22 |
Marcedes Lewis |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
6-7 |
225 |
TE |
UCLA |
| 23 |
Ricardo Hurley |
Greenwood |
Greenwood |
SC |
6-3 |
235 |
LB |
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| 24 |
A.J. Davis |
Northern |
Durham |
NC |
6-0 |
180 |
DB |
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| 25 |
Gerald Riggs Jr. |
Red Bank |
Chattanooga |
TN |
6-0 |
220 |
RB |
TENN |
| 26 |
Maurice Clarett |
Harding |
Warren |
OH |
6-1 |
230 |
RB |
OHIO ST |
| 27 |
Chris Anderson |
Mandarin |
Jacksonville |
FL |
6-3 |
275 |
DT |
|
| 28 |
Rhema McKnight |
Kennedy |
La Palma |
CA |
6-3 |
180 |
WR |
|
| 29 |
Winston Justice |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
6-7 |
280 |
OL |
USC |
| 30 |
Zachary Latimer |
Gateway |
Aurora |
CO |
6-2 |
220 |
DL |
OKLA |
| 31 |
Kedrick Golston |
Sandy Creek |
Tyrone |
GA |
6-4 |
280 |
DL |
|
| 32 |
Derek Morris |
North Mecklenburg |
Huntersville |
NC |
6-5 |
335 |
OL |
|
| 33 |
Kamerion Wimbley |
Northwest |
Wichita |
KS |
6-4 |
225 |
LB/QB |
FSU |
| 34 |
Julian Jenkins |
Woodward Academy |
College Park |
GA |
6-5 |
225 |
DE/TE |
STAN |
| 35 |
Reggie McNeal |
Lufkin |
Lufkin |
TX |
6-3 |
190 |
QB |
TEXAS A&M |
| 36 |
Larry Dibbles |
Lancaster |
Lancaster |
TX |
6-2 |
280 |
DL |
TEXAS |
| 37 |
Aaron Miller |
Edison |
Fresno |
CA |
6-0 |
170 |
DB |
|
| 38 |
Manuel Wright |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
6-7 |
305 |
DL |
USC |
| 39 |
DeShaun Wynn |
Reading |
Cincinnati |
OH |
6-0 |
210 |
RB |
FLORIDA |
| 40 |
Gavin Dickey |
Lincoln |
Tallahassee |
FL |
6-0 |
188 |
QB |
FLORIDA |
| 41 |
Darren Williams |
Clarksdale |
Clarksdale |
MS |
6-3 |
200 |
ATH |
MISS ST |
| 42 |
Berkeley Hutchinson |
Long Branch |
Long Branch |
NJ |
6-3 |
230 |
LB |
RUTGERS |
| 43 |
Jabari Levey |
Berkeley |
Moncks Corner |
SC |
6-8 |
300 |
OL |
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| 44 |
Gabriel Watson |
Southfield |
Southfield |
MI |
6-4 |
335 |
OL |
MICH |
| 45 |
Marcus Vick |
Warwick |
Newport News |
VA |
6-1 |
180 |
QB |
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| 46 |
Justin Miller |
Owensboro |
Owensboro |
KY |
5-11 |
180 |
DB |
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| 47 |
Deljuan Robinson |
Hernando |
Hernando |
MS |
6-4 |
270 |
DE |
MISS ST |
| 48 |
David Richard |
Hazelwood East |
St. Louis |
MO |
6-1 |
235 |
LB |
MICH ST |
| 49 |
Edorian McCullough |
North Garland |
Garland |
TX |
5-9 |
180 |
DB |
|
| 50 |
Jerious Norwood |
Brandon |
Brandon |
MS |
6-1 |
200 |
RB |
MISS ST |
| 51 |
Rodrique Wright |
Hastings |
Alief |
TX |
6-5 |
325 |
DT |
TEXAS |
| 52 |
Mark Farris |
North Hills |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
6-6 |
285 |
OL |
PENN ST |
| 53 |
Donnie Mateaki |
Iolani |
Honolulu |
HI |
6-5 |
265 |
DE |
WASH |
| 54 |
Kwa Kou Robinson |
Poly Prep |
Brooklyn |
NY |
6-4 |
310 |
DT |
VIRGINIA |
| 55 |
Marvin Byrdsong |
Longview |
Longview |
TX |
6-3 |
228 |
LB |
|
| 56 |
Quinn Pitcock |
Piqua |
Piqua |
OH |
6-4 |
285 |
DL |
|
| 57 |
Eric McNeal |
Serra |
Gardena |
CA |
6-2 |
190 |
DB |
UCLA |
| 58 |
James Banks |
Ben Davis |
Indianapolis |
IN |
6-2 |
195 |
QB |
|
| 59 |
Mike Kudla |
Highland |
Medina |
OH |
6-4 |
235 |
DE |
OHIO ST |
| 60 |
Jason Allen |
Muscle Shoals |
Muscle Shoals |
AL |
6-1 |
200 |
RB |
TENN |
| 61 |
Tyler Palko |
West Allegheny |
Imperial |
PA |
6-2 |
210 |
QB |
PITT |
| 62 |
Fred Matua |
Banning |
Wilmington |
CA |
6-2 |
280 |
DL |
|
| 63 |
Michael Cooper |
Screven County |
Sylvania |
GA |
6-1 |
210 |
RB |
GEORGIA |
| 64 |
Marquis Johnson |
Centennial |
Champaign |
IL |
6-2 |
190 |
WR |
TEXAS |
| 65 |
Buster Davis |
Mainland |
Daytona Beach |
FL |
5-10 |
230 |
LB |
|
| 66 |
Nathan Rhodes |
East Bakersfield |
Bakersfield |
CA |
6-7 |
305 |
OL |
WASH |
| 67 |
Richard Washington |
Fort Myers |
Fort Myers |
FL |
6-0 |
165 |
ATH |
|
| 68 |
Jeff Lebby |
Andrews |
Andrews |
TX |
6-5 |
275 |
OL |
OKLAHOMA |
| 69 |
Terrell Walden |
Edison |
Miami |
FL |
5-11 |
160 |
DB |
MIAMI |
| 70 |
Robert Merrill |
Taft |
San Antonio |
TX |
5-10 |
180 |
RB |
TCU |
| 71 |
Akieem Jolla |
St. Augustine |
New Orleans |
LA |
6-2 |
170 |
WR |
MIAMI |
| 72 |
Hershell Dennis |
Long Beach Poly |
Long Beach |
CA |
5-11 |
190 |
RB |
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| 73 |
Brian Pickryl |
Jenks |
Jenks |
OK |
6-5 |
225 |
DL |
TEXAS |
| 74 |
Nate Harris |
Edison |
Miami |
FLA |
6-2 |
205 |
LB |
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| 75 |
Max Jean-Giles |
North |
Miami |
FLA |
6-4 |
335 |
OL |
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| 76 |
Marco Martin |
Mesquite |
Mesquite |
TX |
6-3 |
312 |
DL |
TEXAS |
| 77 |
Jonathon Mapu |
Kahuku |
Kahuku |
HI |
6-3 |
275 |
DL |
|
| 78 |
Reshard Dudley |
Marianna |
Marianna |
FL |
5-11 |
205 |
RB |
GEORGIA |
| 79 |
Chris Baker |
Osceola |
Osceola |
AR |
6-1 |
175 |
WR |
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| 80 |
Benjamin Obomanu |
Selma |
Selma |
AL |
6-2 |
182 |
WR |
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| 81 |
Aaron Kirkland |
Britt |
Fayetteville |
NC |
6-5 |
255 |
TE |
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| 82 |
Albert Toeaina |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
CA |
6-5 |
325 |
OL |
OREGON ST |
| 83 |
Tony Ugoh |
Westfield |
Spring |
TX |
6-6 |
285 |
OL |
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| 84 |
L' Tydrick Riley |
Crockett |
Crockett |
TX |
6-2 |
205 |
WR |
TEXAS A&M |
| 85 |
Jason Carter |
Jenks |
Jenks |
OK |
5-11 |
175 |
DB |
OKLAHOMA |
| 86 |
Jason Avant |
Carver |
Chicago |
IL |
6-2 |
205 |
WR/DB |
MICHIGAN |
| 87 |
Jake Kuresa |
Mountain Crest |
Hyrum |
UT |
6-4 |
315 |
DL |
BYU |
| 88 |
Quinton McCoy |
Valley Christian |
Christian |
AZ |
5-10 |
175 |
ATH |
MICHIGAN |
| 89 |
William Cooper |
Northern |
Flint |
MI |
6-1 |
180 |
DB |
MICHIGAN |
| 90 |
Motavis Pitts |
Loachapoka |
Loachapoka |
AL |
6-1 |
180 |
WR |
AUBURN |
| 91 |
Chris Herring |
South Panola |
Batesville |
MS |
6-2 |
240 |
LB/DE |
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| 92 |
Brian Borgoyn |
Woodland Hills |
Woodland Hills |
PA |
6-5 |
275 |
OL |
PENN ST |
| 93 |
Mike Nixon |
Sunnyslope |
Phoenix |
AZ |
6-3 |
195 |
DB |
UCLA |
| 94 |
William Blackmon |
Bishop Hendrickson |
Warwick |
RI |
6-0 |
185 |
DB |
BC |
| 95 |
Roy Hall |
Brush |
Lyndhurst |
OH |
6-3 |
205 |
WR |
OHIO ST |
| 96 |
Kyle Brown |
West Bloomfield |
West Bloomfield |
MI |
6-1 |
195 |
ATH |
MICH ST |
| 97 |
Curtis Justus |
Perry |
Perry |
OK |
6-7 |
220 |
TE |
MIAMI |
| 98 |
Glenn Ohaeri |
Aquinas |
San Bernardino |
CA |
5-9 |
190 |
RB |
UCLA |
| 99 |
Isaiah Stanback |
Garfield |
Seattle |
WA |
6-3 |
190 |
QB/ATH |
WASH |
| 100 |
Nicholas Turner |
Washington |
Atlanta |
GA |
5-10 |
185 |
RB/DB |
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| 101 |
E.J. Underwood |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
OH |
6-1 |
175 |
DB |
OHIO ST |
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