Rivals/Scout/etc. National & Regional Rankings

[westbuck04]

Honestly, this is far and away the best list I have seen this year. The Holmes drop is puzzling and I think Webb is a tad low, but really no major objections. Really comprehensive and well put together.

Holmes didn't test all that well at The Opening, for whatever that's worth. Doesn't mean anything really, but I get it.

Webb tested rather poorly as well, but sounds like he had a pretty good week on the field. 247 had him a lot further down their list for a long time.

 

[Krenzelicious]

Luatua -59?

 

[ant80]

Rivals: Projecting the Top 25. We are currently #13

What Mike Farrell says: "There are a lot of things to like about Ohio State being this high right now. This is a pretty good recruit average, there is a lot of room to add players, the Buckeyes are in on a lot of players, and Urban Meyer is one of the best recruiters in the business. I think there will be a real battle for the top of the Big Ten conference, but Ohio State is a lock for top 10 finish."

What the numbers say: The history of Ohio State recruiting, combined with Urban Meyer's recruiting history, and factoring the program is expected to be undefeated through much of the year, puts Ohio State as a mathematical challenger for a top-three finish. Most likely, the Buckeyes will finish between No. 4 and No. 8, but it could boost that top end quite easily.

 

[MD Buckeye]

Update ESPN 300

Notables:
14. Raekwon McMillan
22. Damian Prince
25. Jamal Adams
28. Ermon Lane
31. Solomon Thomas
41. JuJu Smith
42. Johnnie Dixon
51. Marshon Lattimore
56. Damien Mama
58. Damon Webb
65. Travis Rudolph
66. Jamarco Jones
68. Tyler Luatua
86. Thomas Holley
142. Alex Bookser
147. Trevion Thompson
156. Dante Booker
159. Jalyn Holmes
166. Demetrius Knox
176. Derrell Scott
203. Quincy Wilson
231. Erick Smith
281. Kyle Berger
286. Jonathan Hilliman
291. Parris Campbell Jr

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Update ESPN 300

Two commits in their top 150 and seven in their top 300.

 

[GeorgiaBuck2]

 

[mendensa]

And I am pretty sure once we land five more names on that top 300 list, we will see 2-3 of our already committed kids on that current list drop out of the top 300 (Berger/Campbell both on the chop line). How those two are that low is beyond me. What a joke!!!

 

[Muck]

Preseason High School Mr. Football in Each State

With the 2014 high school football season set to begin in just a few weeks, MaxPreps takes a look at the Preseason Mr. Football in each state. Players selected are not necessarily the No. 1 recruit in the state, but they are among the top recruits and/or candidates for All-State and All-American honors.

Of note:

Maryland
Damian Prince, Bishop McNamara (Forestville), OL, 6-7, 305
Prince earned All-Met honors from the Washington Post last season. He has yet to choose a college, but he has virtually all of the top teams in the country looking at him.

New York
Curtis Samuel, Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn), WR, 6-0, 185
Named the New York Daily News City Player of the Year as a junior, Samuel rushed for 1,047 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior.

Ohio
Dante Booker, St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron), LB, 6-4, 215
Named the Ohio Division III defensive player of the year, Booker led St. Vincent-St. Mary to a state championship and registered 72 tackles and six sacks. He'll play at Ohio State.

Texas
Tony Brown, Ozen (Beaumont), DB, 6-0, 190
One of the top hurdlers in the nation, Brown is also a highly-sought after cornerback, earning Class 4A all-state honorable mention and Super Gold first team honors as a junior. He was ranked No. 3 by Tom Lemming for the class of 2014 in December.

 

[pnuts34]

I could honestly see guys like parris campbell, jamarco jones, damon webb, marshon lattimore and terry mclaurin all making cases to be mr. Football of their respective states

 

[Krenzelicious]

Indiana Preps - INPREPS TOP50 RANKINGS

2. WR Terry McLaurin | Cathedral c/2014
6. ATH Lonnie Johnson | Gary Westide c/2014

 

[Muck]

Ohio State recruiting rankings after Curtis Samuel commitment:
247: Up to #2 Scout: Up to #3 Rivals: Up to #7 ESPN: Dropped to #13
- jbook (@jbook37) August 17, 2013

 

[Muck]

Oh how funny that osu drops in the rankings after getting a commit from a 5star talent and ole miss gets no one and stays at the same position lol

Taking a look at the full rankings, Florida was 13th & jumped 5 spots.

The real joke is that ESPN has TSUN at #6 (with Ohio State at #13).

 

[TampaBuckeyes]

Taking a look at the full rankings, Florida was 13th & jumped 5 spots.

The real joke is that ESPN has TSUN at #6 (with Ohio State at #13).

ESPNs rankings are a joke. They have too much money wrapped up in the SEC to not do everything they can to make them look as good as possible.

Scout and 24/7 have us a little high. On both of their rankings, when you take out teams that have 22-24 committed, there are about 5 teams that are essentially equal with the talent they are bringing in: Bama, Georgia, aTm, Notre Dame, tOSU. I feel like they are fairly accurate. Teams like LSU, Florida, Texas, USC, USC2, ttun, Oregon, Stanford are really all in that next level. All of those that have 20+ in the top 10 will be dropping off in the next few months.

Rivals has us kind of artifically low, as they haven't updated their player rankings since mid May. I expect to see guys like Terry McLaurin and Collier to make big jumps. Some other guys like Campbell and Booker could make a small jump up, but I'm sure that means some guys will be dropping down. After Collier made it to the Elite 11 and McLaurin performed so well in NikeTown, I definitely expect them both to make the jump to 4*. We also have guys that are on the verge of making the jump to 5*, like Webb. I imagine after they redo the player rankings we'll move up to that top tier.

 

[pnuts34]

ESPNs rankings are a joke. They have too much money wrapped up in the SEC to not do everything they can to make them look as good as possible.

Scout and 24/7 have us a little high. On both of their rankings, when you take out teams that have 22-24 committed, there are about 5 teams that are essentially equal with the talent they are bringing in: Bama, Georgia, aTm, Notre Dame, tOSU. I feel like they are fairly accurate. Teams like LSU, Florida, Texas, USC, USC2, ttun, Oregon, Stanford are really all in that next level. All of those that have 20+ in the top 10 will be dropping off in the next few months.

Rivals has us kind of artifically low, as they haven't updated their player rankings since mid May. I expect to see guys like Terry McLaurin and Collier to make big jumps. Some other guys like Campbell and Booker could make a small jump up, but I'm sure that means some guys will be dropping down. After Collier made it to the Elite 11 and McLaurin performed so well in NikeTown, I definitely expect them both to make the jump to 4*. We also have guys that are on the verge of making the jump to 5*, like Webb. I imagine after they redo the player rankings we'll move up to that top tier.

I don't see collier being rated over a 3star.
But a number of teams will fall that have 20+ commits, ie: miami

 

[MD Buckeye]

Updated Scout 300

7. JuJu Smith
32. Solomon Thomas
35. Damon Webb
36. Damian Prince
37. Marshon Lattimore
44. Kyle Berger
46. Raekwon McMillan
53. Jamarco Jones
60. Parris Campbell
66. Trevion Thompson
82. Sam Hubbard
84. Jalyn Holmes
85. Dante Booker
100. Tyler Luatua
102. Dravon Henry
113. Erick Smith
118. Derrell Scott
126. Alex Bookser
127. Demetrius Knox
136. Thomas Holley
144. Matt Elam
148. Curtis Samuel
166. Myles Autry
201. Noah Brown
207. Travis Rudolph
209. Kyle Trout
276. Malik Hooker
277. Johnnie Dixon
289. Terry McLaurin

Now ranked #6 in Scout's 2014 rankings. Ohio State also has the most top 100 players, with 7.