Below is a ranking of the nation's top 101 football prospects for 2002, with commitments updated as they occur. The rankings are based on talent evaluation from TheInsiders.com's nationwide network of trusted recruiting experts.
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| No. | Name | School | City | State | Ht | Wt | Pos | Commit |
| 1 | Lorenzo Booker | St. Bonaventure | Ventura | CA | 5-11 | 175 | RB | FLORIDA ST |
| 2 | Haloti Ngata | Highland | Salt Lake City | UT | 6-4 | 310 | DL | OREGON |
| 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 | FLORIDA ST |
| 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 | VIRGINIA |
| 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 | USC |
| 16 | Ahmad Brooks | Hylton | Woodbridge | VA | 6-4 | 230 | LB | VIRGINIA |
| 17 | Justin Blalock | Plano East | Plano | TX | 6-4 | 335 | OL | TEXAS |
| 17 | Pat Watkins | Lincoln | Tallahassee | FL | 6-3 | 195 | DB | FLORIDA ST |
| 19 | A.J. Nicholson | Mt Tabor | Winston Salem | NC | 6-2 | 232 | LB | FLORIDA ST |
| 20 | Brandon Jeffries | Shelby | Crest | NC | 6-5 | 255 | OL | TENN |
| 21 | Michael Johnson | Heritage | Lynchburg | VA | 5-10 | 185 | RB | VIRGINIA |
| 22 | Marcedes Lewis | Long Beach Poly | Long Beach | CA | 6-7 | 225 | TE | UCLA |
| 23 | Ricardo Hurley | Greenwood | Greenwood | SC | 6-3 | 235 | LB | S. CAROLINA |
| 24 | A.J. Davis | Northern | Durham | NC | 6-0 | 180 | DB | NC ST |
| 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 | FLORIDA ST |
| 28 | Rhema McKnight | Kennedy | La Palma | CA | 6-3 | 180 | WR | N. DAME |
| 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 | GEORGIA |
| 32 | Derek Morris | North Mecklenburg | Huntersville | NC | 6-5 | 335 | OL | OHIO ST |
| 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 | OKLAHOMA |
| 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 | |
| 44 | Gabriel Watson | Southfield | Southfield | MI | 6-4 | 335 | OL | MICH |
| 45 | Marcus Vick | Warwick | Newport News | VA | 6-1 | 180 | QB | VIRG TECH |
| 46 | Justin Miller | Owensboro | Owensboro | KY | 5-11 | 180 | DB | CLEMSON |
| 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 | TEXAS |
| 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 | MISS ST |
| 56 | Quinn Pitcock | Piqua | Piqua | OH | 6-4 | 285 | DL | OHIO ST |
| 57 | Eric McNeal | Serra | Gardena | CA | 6-2 | 190 | DB | UCLA |
| 58 | James Banks | Ben Davis | Indianapolis | IN | 6-2 | 195 | QB | TENN |
| 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 | USC |
| 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 | NC ST |
| 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 | USC |
| 73 | Brian Pickryl | Jenks | Jenks | OK | 6-5 | 225 | DL | TEXAS |
| 74 | Nate Harris | Edison | Miami | FLA | 6-2 | 205 | LB | |
| 75 | Max Jean-Giles | North | Miami | FLA | 6-4 | 335 | OL | GEORGIA |
| 76 | Marco Martin | Mesquite | Mesquite | TX | 6-3 | 312 | DL | TEXAS |
| 77 | Jonathon Mapu | Kahuku | Kahuku | HI | 6-3 | 275 | DL | TENN |
| 78 | Reshard Dudley | Marianna | Marianna | FL | 5-11 | 205 | RB | GEORGIA |
| 79 | Chris Baker | Osceola | Osceola | AR | 6-1 | 175 | WR | ARKANSAS |
| 80 | Benjamin Obomanu | Selma | Selma | AL | 6-2 | 182 | WR | AUBURN |
| 81 | Aaron Kirkland | Britt | Fayetteville | NC | 6-5 | 255 | TE | TENN |
| 82 | Albert Toeaina | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | CA | 6-5 | 325 | OL | |
| 83 | Tony Ugoh | Westfield | Spring | TX | 6-6 | 285 | OL | ARKANSAS |
| 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 | MISS |
| 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 | MISS ST |
| 101 | E.J. Underwood | Hamilton | Hamilton | OH | 6-1 | 175 | DB | OHIO ST |