[Dissonance19]

Yes, I figured I'd get a start on '09 thread for just those who are interested.


Rivals already has a top 100 out.


Top 10

1 Matt Barkley
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei QB 6-4/222

Considering: USC, Cal, Colorado, FSU, Hawai'i, ND, Ohio State, Stanford, Tennessee, UCLA, and Washington

2 Jamarkus McFarland
Lufkin (TX) Lufkin DT 6-3/280

Considering; UF, Nebraska, ND, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A & M

3 Cierre Wood
Oxnard (CA) Santa Clara RB 6-0/192

Considering; Cal, UF, Nebraska, ND, North Carolina, Ole Miss, San Diego State, USC, UCLA, Wake Forest

4 Russell Shepard
Houston (TX) Cypress Ridge ATH 6-2/183

Considering; Alabama, Arkansas, UF, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas, USC, Texas A & M

5 Dre Kirkpatrick
Gadsden (AL) Gadsden City DB 6-2/180
Considering; Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, UF, FSU, North Carolina, South Carolina, USC

6 Manti Te'o
Honolulu (HI) Punahou LB 6-2/230

Considering; BYU, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, USC, Stanford, Texas A and M, UCLA

7 Rueben Randle
Bastrop (LA) Bastrop WR 6-3/195

Considering; Alabama, LA Tech, LSU, Miami, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Stanford, Tennessee

8 Devon Kennard
Phoenix (AZ) Desert Vista DE 6-4/238

Considering; ASU, USC, Colorado, Arizona, UF, Michigan, LSU, North Carolina, ND, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington

9 Jacobbi McDaniel
Greenville (FL) Madison DT 6-0/267

Considering; UF, FSU, Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee


10 Bryce Brown
Wichita (KS) Wichita East RB 6-0/212

Considering; UF, Miami, Kansas State, Kansas, FSU, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio State, ND, Oklahoma, USC, Texas A & M

[Geaux Tigers]

LSU stands a great chance at Russell Shepard IMO. He seems to be in the Reggie Bush and Joe McKnight kind of mold. He's listed as an ATH but should be a RB.

Louisiana is putting out some really great prospects this year. 2007 was a down year in the state but 2008 is looking really good.

[Dissonance19]

Sorry to rain on everything, but if Texas offers, he's theirs from what I've heard. He would probably commit now if they offered early(which they never do for whatever reason). He's probably going to end up as a QB. He also wants to play that position.

[Geaux Tigers]

Oh well Reuben Randle would be a nice consolation prize but I have a sneaking suspicion that Alabama will make a hard move on him.

[TheATLien]

Only one has Georgia on their radar.

[rocketeer]

Originally Posted by Dissonance19

Sorry to rain on everything, but if Texas offers, he's theirs from what I've heard. He would probably commit now if they offered early(which they never do for whatever reason). He's probably going to end up as a QB. He also wants to play that position.

i don't know anything about him but i hope he's not planning on playing qb with that 45% completion percentage he has.

[Dissonance19]

Latest article on him, he talks about his passing skills

Shepard, who has legit 4.4 speed, is listed as an athlete in the Rivals.com database because he has the kind of talent that would allow him to succeed at a variety of positions. However, the 6-foot-2, 183-pounder has his sites set on quarterback at this stage, and he's been hard at work trying to improve his passing skills and show everyone that he's more than just a runner from the quarterback spot.

"I'm making good progress. The coaches come in and they notice that we don't throw the ball that much in games. But they look at film and they see that I can throw the football," Shepard said. "I had a Stanford coach came in and he said 'you can flat out throw the football.' I've had schools offer me just off my throwing so I think I'm improving."

[rocketeer]

Originally Posted by Dissonance19

Latest article on him, he talks about his passing skills

well that's encouraging because his passing numbers look terrible.

[Dissonance19]

For whatever reason linking to the '09 class in first post didn't work so just click that link I replaced it with and switch from '08 to '09 to see the rest of the top 100.

[KJay]

Originally Posted by TheATLien

Only one has Georgia on their radar.

hey at least your team gets mentioned. KU doesn't