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Offers* & Top Recruits for Class of 2006 |
| RB | WR | DB | TE | OL | DL | LB | ATH | K |
| RB | Josh Allen | 6-1 | 200 | 4.45 | Eleanor Roosevelt High, Greenbelt, MD 4/10 PrepAtlantic | 7/2 Terrapin Times | 7/9 Terrapin Times | 7/10 Terrapin Times |
| RB/WR | Kyle Brown | 6-1 | 195 | 4.4 | West Bloomfield High, West Bloomfield, MI 6/4 Wolverine | 6/5 Midwest | 6/11 O-Zone | 6/25 SpartanMag | 6/29 Wolverine | 7/3 Emfinger | 7/16 HawkEyeNation | 7/17 SpartanMag | 7/20 SpartanMag | 7/23 Midwest | 7/31 BWI | 8/8 Pool | 8/10 Border Wars | 8/14 Midwest |
| RB | Brian Calhoun | 5-10 | 175 | 4.3 | Oak Creek High, Oak Creek, WI 3/9 Emfinger | 3/25 Great Lakes | 4/10 PrepStar | 6/19 Pool | 7/5 Emfinger | 7/9 HawkeyeNation | 7/16 Huskers | 7/25 BuffStampede |
| RB | Maurice Clarett Ohio State |
6-0 | 225 | 4.5 | Warren Harding High, Warren, OH 5/30 BWI | 6/4 Midwest |
| RB | Thomas Clayton | 6-0 | 197 | 4.32 | Mt. Vernon High, Alexandria, VA 6/19 SEC | 6/23 BWI | 7/1 Lemming Postcard | 7/3 BWI | 7/5 Steve Williams | 7/5 Steve Williams | 7/12 BWI | 7/13 Roanoke Times | 7/18 Pool | 7/27 BWI | 7/28 Pool | 8/1 BWI | 8/15 PrepNation According to SuperPrep on 6/29, NCSt leads but Steve Williams says NC State is not even recruiting Clayton per Clayton. I believe SuperPrep corrected info to reflect UNC as the leader. PSU in top 2 per Steve Williams. |
| RB | Regis Edgerson | 6-1 | 220 | 4.4 | Garfield Heights High, Garfield Heights, OH 6/28 O-Zone | 6/28 Duane Long | 6/28 Midwest | 6/29 Rivals100 | 7/3 Duane Long | 8/10 Midwest | 8/20 AE PSU not in final 7. |
| RB | Ciatrick Fason Florida |
6-1 | 210 | 4.4 | Fletcher High, Jacksonville, FL 4/28 Rivals100 | 7/9 Border Wars |
| RB | Justice Hairston | 6-0 | 200 | 4.5 | New Britain, CT 6/20 Orange Report | 8/20 BWI |
| RB | Albert Hardy | 5-11 | 226 | 4.5 | Galena Park High, Galena Park, TX 6/20 USA Today | 6/19 BuffStampede | 6/20 Alliance | 6/25 Big12 | 6/28 BWI | 7/2 Heartland | 7/3 Huskers | 7/3 Big12 | 7/22 Texas | 8/12 Rivals100 | 8/12 Texas Listed as the top RB and #6 overall on Heartland Recruiting's Texas Top 100 List. |
| RB | Jaren Hayes Michigan State |
5-11 | 185 | 4.35 | Cedar Crest High, Lebanon, PA 4/26 Kurelic | 6/28 RivalsHigh | 6/29 PASportsFever | 6/29 Midwest |
| RB | Darnell Hood Michigan |
6-0 | 190 | 4.45 | Bishop Gallagher High, Harper Woods, MI 5/28 Midwest | 6/28 Midwest | 6/29 Rivals100 |
| RB | Kenny Irons South Carolina |
5-11 | 185 | 4.5 | Dacula High, GA 6/14 SEC | 7/20 SEC | 8/7 Border Wars | 8/7 SEC | 8/8 PrepStar |
| RB | Michael Johnson | 5-11 | 190 | 4.3 | Heritage High, Newport News, VA Photo | 2/28 Eastern | 5/4 Roanoke Times | 5/23 Alliance | 6/7 Rivals100 | 6/26 Alliance | 7/10 Post | 7/13 Wagon | 7/15 CNNSI | 7/21 Emfinger | 7/26 Roanoke Times | 8/6 Eastern | 8/6 BWI | 8/14 PrepStar |
| RB | Tristen "T.A." Mclendon | 6-1 | 220 | 4.4 | Albemarle High, Albemarle, NC 6/22 BWI | 7/5 ACC | 7/16 Rivals100 | 8/6 PrepAtlantic | 8/7 SEC | 8/7 PrepStar | 8/19 Charlotte Observer |
| RB/LB | Kevin McLee | 6-1 | 230 | 4.6 | Uniontown High, Uniontown, PA 5/11 NDRecruiting | 6/18 BlueGoldNews | 7/2 SpartanMag | 8/17 Post-Gazette |
| RB | Reggie Merriweather | 5-11 | 190 | 4.45 | North Augusta High, North Augusta, SC SC Prep Football Profile | 5/21 SC Prep Football | 6/18 The State | 7/5 Palmetto | 7/8 UGA Sports | 7/9 The State | 7/12 Border Wars | 7/29 Palmetto |
| RB | Erick Phillips | 5-11 | 205 | 4.45 | Davidson High, Hilliard, OH 5/4 O-Zone | 5/23 Rivals100 | 6/11 Bucknuts Post | 6/12 Bucknuts Post | 6/21 Midwest | 7/17 Pool | 8/5 O-Zone | 8/6 BWI | 8/7 Midwest According to SuperPrep on 6/11, OSU is solid leader over MICH and others. PSU listed in top 4 or 5. |
| RB/DB | Damien Rhodes | 6-1 | 185 | 4.4 | Manilus High, Fayetteville, NY 6/5 BWI | 6/22 Eastern | 7/17 SpartanMag | 7/17 SpartanMag | 7/24 SpartanMag | 7/26 Pool According to SuperPrep on 7/27, SYR is the solid leader. |
| RB/DB | Malcolm Ruff | 6-0 | 215 | 4.5 | Gilman High, Baltimore, MD 6/18 Alliance | 6/25 SEC | 7/9 Rivals100 | 7/31 PrepStar |
| RB/CB | Nick Turner | 5-11 | 190 | 4.3 | Washington High, Atlanta, GA 5/8 PrepStar | 5/23 Rivals100 | 6/25 UGA Sports | 7/9 TV33 Video Clip | 7/9 Border Wars | 7/9 BWI | 7/10 PrepStar | 7/11 Pool | 8/16 Georgia | 8/17 AE | 8/17 SEC |
| RB | Chris Wilson | 6-2 | 250 | 4.6 | Catonsville High, MD 7/22 MD Varsity | 8/15 BWI |
| RB | DeShawn Wynn | 6-1 | 215 | 4.35 | Reading High, Cincinnati, OH 4/24 O-Zone | 5/22 Bucknuts | 5/27 Emfinger | 5/30 O-Zone | 5/30 BWI | 5/31 Midwest | 6/4 BWI | 6/8 Emfinger | 6/26 Midwest | 7/3 Rivals100 | 7/5 Emfinger | 7/10 Wolverine | 7/12 Wolverine | 7/24 Dayton Daily News | 7/31 Pool | 8/3 BWI | 8/7 Midwest | 8/12 Cincinnati Enquirer | 8/17 O-Zone | 8/17 Midwest |
| WR | Jason Avant | 6-2 | 205 | 4.4 | Carver Academy, Chicago, IL 4/29 Chicago-Sun Times | 5/8 Kurelic | 6/3 Chicago Sun-Times | 6/11 BWI | 6/19 Kurelic | 6/26 Emfinger | 7/2 Pool | 7/3 InsideUW | 7/6 Tom Lemming | 7/9 Wolverine | 7/10 Rivals100 | 7/12 BWI | 7/18 School Sports | 7/18 Gold&Black | 7/26 Midwest He's taking his official visits to MICH, TENN, MIAMI, OSU & ILL. |
| WR/DB | Ian Firestone | 6-2 | 185 | 4.4 | Wilson High, West Lawn, PA 4/4 Eastern | 4/9 Prep Atlantic | 4/26 Rivals100 | 5/3 Kurelic | 5/4 ND Nation Profile | 5/4 O-Zone | 5/21 Eastern | 6/4 Rivals100 | 6/12 PrepStar | 7/2 Midwest | 7/9 Pool | 7/12 Wagon | 7/26 EagleAction |
| WR | Billy Gaines Pittsburgh |
5-8 | 175 | 4.3 | Urbana High, Ijamsville, MD 4/28 Rivals100 | 5/23 Eastern | 5/23 BlueGoldNews | 7/13 Wagon | 7/18 Frederick News | 7/18 Eastern | 7/18 MDVarsity |
| WR | Kelvin Grant | 6-2 | 205 | 4.4 | Camden High, Cassatt, SC SC Prep Football Profile | 5/1 Mickey Plyler | 5/24 Palmetto | 5/24 SEC | 6/4 SC Prep Football | 6/27 SEC | 6/28 Rivals100 | 6/29 BWI | 6/29 Mickey Plyler | 7/5 Palmetto | 7/8 UGA Sports | 7/9 The State | 7/19 VolQuest | 7/22 Border Wars | 7/29 Palmetto | 8/17 SEC |
| WR | Roy Hall | 6-3 | 205 | 4.5 | Brush High, Lyndhurst, OH 4/27 Kurelic | 5/2 BuckNuts | 5/31 Alliance | 6/3 O-Zone | 6/26 Midwest | 6/26 Emfinger | 7/23 Bucknuts | 7/24 O-Zone |
| WR/CB | Josh Hannum Notre Dame |
6-0 | 170 | 4.4 | Strath Haven High, Wallingford, PA 3/9 PrepStar | 4/24 Kurelic | 6/18 Midwest | 7/9 Delco Times | 7/18 Delco Times | 8/3 BWI | 8/4 Pool | 8/8 Midwest | 8/9 BWI | 8/15 Rivals100 | 8/15 Midwest | 8/16 Inquirer Tom Lemming of ESPN - "He is one of the best wideouts I've seen nationally so far, who ran a 10.5 100 meters the day before I visited." |
| WR/DB | Marshawn Harvey | 6-3 | 190 | 4.5 | Huguenot High, Richmond, VA 8/1 BWI |
| WR | Marquis Johnson | 6-3 | 198 | 4.5 | Centennial High, Champaign, IL 5/1 Kurelic | 6/6 Pool | 6/8 Rivals100 | 6/11 BWI | 6/25 Alliance | 6/26 Heartland | 6/26 Emfinger | 7/3 Rivals100 | 7/5 Midwest | 7/17 Pool | 7/18 BuffStampede | 8/2 Midwest | 8/13 Midwest |
| WR | Jason Lilly | 6-1 | 198 | 4.4 | Dover High, Dover, DE 6/28 News Journal | 7/25 BWI | 8/16 PrepStar |
| WR | Ron Morton | 6-1 | 180 | 4.4 | Hamilton West High, Trenton, NJ 7/6 BWI | 7/31 BWI According to SuperPrep on 4/25, PSU is recruiting him the hardest and will offer as soon as SAT score is in. If offered, he'll commit to PSU. Other offers include WIS, VA, PITT, RUT and TEMPLE. Also participates in track (10.7 100m, 22.1 200, 21-1 LJ). Grades: 2.7 (took SAT on 5/5). |
| WR | Lorne Sam Florida State |
6-3 | 185 | 4.4 | Buford High, GE 7/21 ACC |
| WR | Maurice Stovall | 6-4 | 205 | 4.4 | Arch Bishop Carroll High, Radnor, PA 5/15 Kurelic | 5/16 Philly.com | 6/12 Rivals100 | 6/13 SpartanMag | 6/26 Emfinger | 7/9 The Wagon | 7/9 Delco Times | 7/24 Midwest | 7/24 O-Zone | 7/26 HawkTalk | 8/1 SpartanMag | 8/17 AE Tom Lemming of ESPN - "Another major WR talent, who has the build of Randy Moss and runs a 4.3-4.4 40." According to SuperPrep on 5/2, VA is his slight leader. |
| DB | Kyle Bell | 6-3 | 195 | 4.5 | George Washington High, Philadelphia, PA 7/26 BWI | 8/15 BWI According to SuperPrep on 7/25, PSU is recruiting the hardest and leads over MD and TEMPLE. |
| CB/RB | William Blackmon | 6-0 | 183 | 4.47 | Bishop Hendricken High, Warwick, RI 5/5 Lemming Postcard | 5/6 Providence Journal | 5/22 Rivals100 | 6/1 BWI | 6/15 InsideUW | 7/15 CNNSI Being recruited as a CB by PSU. |
| CB/WR | Steve Breaston | 6-1 | 175 | 4.4 | Woodland Hills High, Pittsburgh, PA 5/11 Kurelic | 5/15 ND Recruiting | 5/16 Post-Gazette | 6/5 Tribune-Review | 6/6 BWI | 6/28 HawkTalkOnline | 7/12 Rivals100 | 7/22 Post-Gazette | 8/3 Big12 | 8/8 Pool | 8/12 Post-Gazette | 8/20 Midwest |
| CB/WR | Gerett Burl Colorado |
5-10 | 170 | 4.48 | Libertyville, IL
7/25 Nebraska News | 7/30 Midwest | 8/7 Buff Stampede | 8/16 Rivals100 |
| CB | William Cooper Michigan |
6-1 | 185 | 4.45 | Northern High, Flint, MI 5/23 Kurelic | 6/23 Midwest | 6/24 Wolverine |
| CB | Bryan Crummel | 6-1 | 180 | 4.5 | Bishop McDevitt High, Harrisburg, PA 6/8 Rivals100 | 6/20 SpartanMag | 7/19 Midwest Tom Lemming of ESPN - "He is one of the top pure corners in the east." |
| CB | Marcus Hamilton | 6-0 | 175 | 4.45 | Centreville High, Clifton, VA 6/23 Alliance | 6/26 BWI | 7/3 BWI | 7/7 Wolfpacker | 7/20 Roanoke Times | 8/16 AE According to SuperPrep on 8/2, he favors NCS slightly over SYR, VA, GA, PITT and TENN. All favorites have offered. |
| CB/RB | Ibrahim Halsey | 5-10 | 190 | 4.5 | Elizabeth High, NJ 7/23 BWI | 7/30 RutgersFan |
| CB/RB | Donnie Johnson Illinois |
6-1 | 185 | 4.45 | North College Hills High, Cincinnati, OH 6/30 Midwest | 6/30 Orange&Blue |
| CB | Carter Jones | 5-11 | 175 | 4.36 | Kecoughtan High, Hampton, VA 6/25 BWI |
| S | Jim Kanuch Penn State  |
6-2 | 195 | 4.45 | Westmont Hilltop High, Johnstown, PA 3/29 Eastern | 4/30 Rivals100 | 5/24 SEC | 5/30 Rivals100 | 7/11 Eastern | 7/12 BWI | 7/22 Post-Gazette | 7/25 BWI | 8/14 Rivals100 | 8/20 Rivals100 | 8/21 Post-Gazette | 8/21 BWI He is the nephew of Tom Bradley. |
| CB/WR | Calvin Lowry Penn State |
6-1 | 190 | 4.4 | Douglas Byrd High, Fayetteville, NC Rivals Profile (4/11 Update) | 4/12 Fayetteville Sports | 6/8 Palmetto |
| CB/RB | Quinton McCoy | 5-11 | 175 | 4.3 | Valley Christian High, Chandler, AZ 7/19 Dawgman | 7/23 BWI | 8/3 PrepStar |
| CB | Tim Miller | 6-1 | 185 | 4.3 | Country Day High, Detroit, MI 2/23 PrepStar | 7/31 BWI According to SuperPrep on 5/11, Miami leads. Listed on Tom Lemming's Top 100 List. |
| CB/S | Stefan Orange | 6-1 | 180 | 4.5 | Culpeper County High, Culpepper, VA 5/24 Fredericksburg | 6/25 BWI | 7/26 VaPreps According to SuperPrep on 8/2, favors VT and VA, solidly over MD, WV, and GT. All have offered. |
| CB | Levonne Rowan | 6-1 | 180 | ? | Mercyhurst Prep, Eerie, PA 5/22 Kurelic | 7/16 Midwest |
| CB | E.J. Underwood Ohio State |
6-0 | 160 | 4.45 | Hamilton High, Hamilton, OH 4/24 Bucknuts | 4/26 Kurelic | 6/1 BWI | 6/22 O-Zone | 6/22 Midwest | 6/25 Midwest | 6/25 Duane Long | 6/27 BSB |
| TE/DL | John Amanchukwu | 6-4 | 245 | 4.7 | Cardinal-Gibbons High, Raleigh, NC 6/27 Alliance PSU is favorite. |
| TE | R.J. Coleman Ohio State |
6-6 | 265 | 4.75 | Robert Byrd High, Clarksburg, WV 5/26 Eastern | 5/28 Emfinger | 6/2 Midwest | 6/3 O-Zone | 6/3 Emfinger | 6/3 Columbus Dispatch | 6/7 Eastern | 8/21 Midwest |
| TE | George Cooper, Jr. | 6-5 | 245 | 4.7 | North High, Westerville, OH 2/16 O-Zone | 7/18 Midwest | 7/24 O-Zone | 7/31 Bucknuts PSU offer per Duane Long of Bucknuts. |
| TE | Anthony Fasano | 6-4 | 242 | 4.7 | Verona High, Verona, NJ 4/2 Eastern | 5/22 Alliance | 5/24 Eastern | 6/20 Alliance PSU is no longer recruiting Fasano. |
| TE/DL | Aaron Kirkland | 6-5 | 247 | 4.8 | Jack Britt High, Fayetteville, NC 5/24 Rivals100 | 6/11 BWI | 6/19 Emfinger | 7/15 iHigh | 7/18 Rivals100 | 7/26 PrepAtlantic | 8/16 Border Wars | 8/20 AE | 8/20 SEC PSU in Top 5. |
| OL | Chris Auletta Penn State |
6-6 | 310 | 5.2 | St. Anthony’s High, Massapequa, NY 4/18 Kurelic | 5/8 Kurelic | 6/14 PrepStar | 6/18 Midwest | 7/11 Rivals100 | 7/15 Rivals100 | 7/23 BWI | 7/26 Midwest | 7/30 Rivals100 | July 30 BWI | 7/31 Midwest | 7/31 PrepStar | 8/1 Big12 PSU said to be favorite per July SuperPrep article. |
| OL | Josh Beekman | 6-3 | 330 | 5.4 | Amsterdam High, NY Pic | 5/25 PrepStar | 7/11 Syracuse | 7/30 BWI According to SuperPrep on 7/31, he continues to favor MSU slightly over BC, SYR and others. |
| OL | Brian Borgoyn | 6-5 | 290 | 5.1 | Woodland Hills High, Pittsburgh, PA 5/9 Kurelic | 6/5 Tribune-Review | 6/6 BWI | 7/1 HawkTalk | 7/6 Rivals100 | 7/20 InsideUW | 7/22 Post-Gazette | 8/2 Midwest | 8/13 Eagle Action | 8/14 Emfinger | 8/15 Post-Gazette |
| OL/DL | Mark Farris | 6-6 | 275 | 5.0 | North Hills High, Pittsburgh, PA 4/23 Kurelic | 4/24 O-Zone | 5/11 ND Recruiting | 5/15 Tribune-Review | 6/4 Midwest | 6/7 SuperPrep Sample | 6/13 PrepStar | 7/9 Wagon | 7/11 Rivals100 | 7/11 Eastern | 7/18 Pool | 7/30 Pool | 7/31 Midwest | 8/5 O-Zone | 8/6 BWI | 8/7 Eastern | 8/14 Post-Gazette According to SuperPrep on 6/7, Miami & PSU lead slightly over GT, TENN & UVa. Good friends with PSU's Andrew Richardson. |
| OL | Chris Felder | 6-6 | 285 | 5.1 | Oelwein, Iowa 4/30 Rivals100 | 5/11 ND Recruiting | 5/28 Rivals100 | 6/6 Pool | 6/8 HawkTalkOnline | 7/1 Pool | 7/7 HawkCentral | 7/11 Pool | 7/22 Big12 | 8/10 Midwest | 8/7 Big12 Top 3: IOWA, ND, NEB |
| OL/DL | D’Brickashaw Ferguson | 6-5 | 285 | 5.1 | Freeport High, Long Island, NY 5/25 PrepStar | 6/2 SpartanMag | 6/8 BWI | 7/5 BWI | 7/11 Rivals100 |
| OL | Max Jean-Gilles | 6-5 | 340 | 5.2 | North Miami Beach High, Miami, FL 6/19 Border Wars | 6/21 Rivals100 | 7/3 Eastern | 7/5 Rutgers | 7/31 Midwest | 8/5 Big12 |
| OL | Brandon Gore Virginia Tech |
6-6 | 315 | 5.2 | Liberty High, Bealeton, VA Profile on The Sabre | 7/11 Fauquier Times | 7/13 Roanoke Times | 7/23 PrepStar | 7/24 Eastern |
| OL | Brandon Jefferies | 6-5 | 260 | 4.85 | Crest High, Shelby, NC 6/22 BWI | 7/10 Eastern | 7/17 VolQuest | 8/6 BWI |
| OL | Jabari Levey | 6-8 | 300 | ? | Berkeley High, Moncks Corner, SC 7/10 Palmetto |
| OL | Lee Lispi Penn State |
6-6 | 293 | 5.2 | Pittston Area High, Pittson, PA 7/24 Eastern | 7/24 PrepStar | 7/25 PSU Playbook | 7/26 Scranton Times | 7/26 BWI |
| OL | Matt Maddox Illinois |
6-4 | 292 | 5.0 | Manasquan, NJ 5/3 ND Recruiting | 6/11 Eastern |
| OL | LaQualon McDonald | 6-5 | 325 | 5.4 | Waco High, Waco, TX 7/3 Nebraska News | 8/20 Big12 |
| OL | Bartley Miller | 6-5 | 279 | ? | Marist School, Atlanta, GA 5/29 Rivals100 | 6/26 Border Wars | 8/8 SEC |
| OL | Antonio Mercier | 6-6 | 335 | ? | Washington, GA 7/10 Palmetto | 8/17 Palmetto |
| OL | Shadu Moore | 6-5 | 295 | 5.0 | Patterson Catholic, NJ 2/22 Eastern | 5/23 Midwest | 6/12 Midwest | 6/19 Rivals100 | 7/13 Midwest | 8/2 EagleAction | 8/3 BWI | 8/7 Syracuse | 8/10 Midwest According to SuperPrep on 7/18, he has SYR at the top of his list after an unofficial visit. |
| OL | Derek Morris | 6-6 | 340 | 5.0 | North Mecklenburg High, Huntersville, NC 5/2 NDNation | 5/7 Kurelic | 5/24 Gator Country | 6/7 Rivals100 | 6/14 Wolverine | 6/14 Border Wars | 7/1 Midwest | 7/3 O-Zone | 7/13 PrepAtlantic | 7/15 Charlotte Observer | 7/16 Midwest | 7/16 O-Zone | 7/23 Midwest | 7/24 O-Zone | 7/30 Palmetto | 8/5 O-Zone | 8/9 O-Zone According to SuperPrep on 8/19, TENN has a solid lead. |
| OL/DL | Steve Roach Penn State |
6-4 | 304 | 5.0 | Martinsburg High, Martinsburg, WV 8/9 BWI | 8/10 PrepStar | 8/10 BWI |
| OL | Rob Smith | 6-4 | 293 | ? | Fort Thomas Highlands, KY 7/11 Border Wars |
| DL/OL | Jason Alford | 6-5 | 265 | 5.2 | Orange High, Orange, NJ 6/22 BWI | 6/27 BWI | 7/3 Alliance | 7/10 Rivals100 | 7/26 BWI | 8/13 RutgersFan | 8/14 BWI PSU said to be favorite in July 11 Post referencing SuperPrep. |
| DL/OL | Heath Benedict | 6-6 | 280 | 5.1 | Paddie School, Hightstown, NJ 6/27 BWI | 6/20 Alliance | 7/12 Eastern | 7/12 Phil Grosz Post | 7/30 BWI | 8/3 SpartanMag | 8/16 Palmetto |
| DL/OL | Levi Brown | 6-6 | 290 | 5.0 | Granby High, Norfolk VA 5/28 SEC | 7/1 Lemming Postcard | 7/26 Roanoke Times | 7/27 BWI | 8/9 Midwest | 8/9 BWI According to SuperPrep on 8/1, he favors PSU, ND, TENN, STAN and VT. All have offered. |
| DL | Keenan Carter Virginia |
6-3 | 315 | 5.0 | Potomac Senior High, Dumfries, VA 5/31 ACC |
| DL | Larry Dibbles | 6-4 | 275 | 4.58 | Lancaster High, Lancaster, TX 6/26 Alliance | 7/15 Big12 | 8/6 Rivals100 | 8/17 ND Recruiting |
| DL/LB | Tamba Hali | 6-3 | 245 | 4.6 | Teaneck High, Teaneck, NJ 5/14 ND Nation Profile | 5/19 Realdawg.com | 5/20 Rivals100 | 6/13 Realdawg | 7/6 BWI | 7/9 Alliance | 7/14 RealDawg | 7/19 Star-Ledger | 7/25 Huskers | 7/25 Big12 | 7/26 BWI | 7/30 BWI | 8/3 RutgersFan | 8/14 BWI | 8/14 Rivals100 According to SuperPrep on 5/24, he favors PSU big time over SYR, MSU, TENN, & others. He loves the PSU campus and talks to the PSU Asst. Coach 3 times a week. Tentative official visits: PSU, MIA, TENN, USC, MD. |
| DL/LB | Julian Jenkins | 6-4 | 245 | 4.6 | Woodward Academy, College Park, GA 4/3 UGA Sports | 5/3 ND Nation Profile | 5/4 Kurelic | 5/22 Rivals100 | 5/26 UGA Sports | 5/30 BWI | 6/4 PrepStar | 6/7 BWI | 6/23 UGA Sports | 7/6 Border Wars | 7/31 Rivals100 | 8/15 Palmetto | 8/17 ND Recruiting | 8/20 Border Wars | 8/20 BWI |
| DL | Ernest Jones | 6-3 | 275 | 4.8 | Lehman High, Bronx, NY 6/4 BWI |
| DL | Loren Howard | 6-5 | 270 | 4.8 | Saguaro High, Scottsdale, AZ 6/26 Heartland PSU in top 8. |
| DL | Jonathan Lewis | 6-3 | 288 | 5.0 | Varina High, Richmond, VA 5/29 Midwest | 5/30 O-Zone | 5/30 VaPreps | 6/18 Alliance | 7/5 Roanoke Times | 7/31 Wagon | 8/1 BWI | 8/6 ACC | 8/15 PrepStar |
| DL | Travis Leitko | 6-6 | 260 | 4.75 | The Woodlands, TX 5/25 LonghornBob Post (pic) | 6/5 Big12 | 6/6 Midwest | 6/11 O-Zone | 6/29 Alliance | 7/3 Big12 | 7/3 Heartland | 7/6 Wolverine | 7/10 PrepStar | 7/15 CNNSI | 7/31 Blue&Gold | 8/8 Big12 | 8/12 Heartland | 8/17 ND Recruiting TX, TX A&M, MICH, ND, STAN, PSU are some of his favorites. |
| DL | Jonathan Mapu | 6-3 | 265 | 4.8 | Kahuku High, Kahuku HI 7/7 RealDawg | 7/20 Big12 |
| DL | Brian Mattes | 6-6 | 245 | 4.7 | Wyoming Valley West High, Plymouth, PA 5/8 Kurelic | 5/10 Eastern | 5/29 PrepStar | 6/1 Rivals100 | 6/10 SpartanMag | 7/23 Pool | 7/25 BWI | 7/30 Pool | 8/10 Midwest |
| DL | Ramon McCollough | 6-2 | 295 | 4.85 | Mainland High, Daytona Beach, FL 8/3 Big12 |
| DL/TE | Anthony Montgomery | 6-5 | 274 | 4.7 | JFK High, Cleveland, OH 5/10 Kurelic | 6/4 Midwest | 7/16 O-Zone According to SuperPrep on 6/19, PSU holds a solid lead. |
| DL | Jonathan Palmer | 6-6 | 311 | 4.8 | Cedar Grove, Decatur, GA 8/21 AE |
| DL | Quinn Pitcock | 6-4 | 290 | 4.8 | Piqua, OH 5/1 Kurelic | 5/4 O-Zone | 5/18 Kurelic | 6/13 Midwest | 6/16 O-Zone | 6/29 BSB | 7/12 Midwest | 8/6 Midwest | 8/9 O-Zone |
| DL | Robert Price Penn State |
6-2 | 290 | 5.1 | Shaker Heights High, Shaker Heights, OH 5/10 BWI Premium Plus | 5/2 Cleveland.com | 5/23 PrepStar |
| DL | Kwakou Robinson | 6-5 | 305 | 5.0 | Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn, NY 6/13 The O-Zone | 6/16 O-Zone | 6/19 BSB | 6/22 O-Zone | 7/3 O-Zone | 7/6 Midwest | 7/18 Midwest | 7/24 O-Zone | 7/30 BWI | 8/8 Midwest | 8/13 PrepStar | 8/17 Palmetto |
| DL/OL | Jamie Ryan Notre Dame |
6-5 | 280 | 5.0 | Marian Catholic High, Tamaqua, PA 5/7 Kurelic | 5/20 Eastern | 6/11 O-Zone | 6/26 Midwest | 7/3 Rivals100 | 7/3 Midwest | 7/3 Blue&Gold | 7/6 Chicago Sports |
| DL | Jim Unis | 6-4 | 250 | 4.7 | Gloucester, ME 4/28 Rivals100 | 6/1 BWI | 6/5 Rivals100 | 6/30 SuperPrep Sample | 8/7 Eagle Action |
| DL | Rodrique Wright | 6-5 | 320 | 5.0 | Alief Hastings, Houston, TX 5/8 Texas | 5/9 Aggie Websider | 7/12 Texas | 7/16 Big12 | 8/20 Big12 |
| LB | Ahmad Brooks | 6-2 | 215 | 4.5 | C.D. Hylton High, Woodridge, VA 2/7 Potomac News | 3/7 Rivals100 | 5/11 Roanoke Times | 5/28 Midwest | 5/30 O-Zone | 6/8 Rivals100 | 6/20 Alliance | 7/17 Manassas Journal | 7/20 VaPreps | 7/20 Roanoke Times | 7/27 School Sports | 8/1 BorderWars | 8/3 SEC According to SuperPrep on 6/19, he favors FSU (childhood preference), slightly over VA, VT (1st to offer as soph), PSU & UF. He'll decide in February. |
| LB | Mike D'Andrea | 6-3 | 240 | 4.5 | Avon Lake, OH 4/2 ToughTony.com | 5/4 Realdawg.com | 5/18 Huskers | 5/27 Emfinger | 5/30 O-Zone | 6/3 Huskers | 6/11 Alliance | 6/16 O-Zone | 6/23 BSB | 7/6 Emfinger | 7/12 Morning Journal | 7/17 Emfinger | 7/19 Huskers According to SuperPrep on 8/7, OSU has a slight lead. |
| LB | James "Buster" Davis | 5-11 | 230 | 4.5 | Mainland High, Daytona, FL 5/20 ACC | 5/28 ACC | 6/4 Orlando Sentinel | 6/7 Border Wars | 6/18 Huskers | 7/11 BigRed | 7/29 Big12 | 7/30 Warchant | 8/3 BWI | 8/8 Eastern | 8/15 Border Wars |
| LB | Randy Earle | 6-4 | 225 | 4.65 | Farmingdale, NY 6/1 Rivals100 | 8/15 BWI | 8/17 AE Life-long Miami fan. Also very interested in MSU, PSU & IOWA. Set to camp at SYR & MSU. According to SuperPrep on 6/11, he favors PSU slightly over MSU, ND and SYR. Camping at SYR June 24th. |
| LB | Kevin Flood | 6-2 | 210 | 4.4 | Kimball High, Dallas, TX 6/20 Dominion Post | 6/20 Charleston Gazette | 6/25 PrepStar | 8/17 Rivals100 |
| LB | Cyrus Garrett Illinois |
6-3 | 220 | 4.6 | Romeoville High, Romeoville, IL 7/17 Pool | 7/20 Midwest |
| LB/FB | A.J. Hawk Ohio State |
6-2 | 234 | 4.6 | Centerville High, OH 3/25 Emfinger | 5/3 ND Recruiting | 6/6 Midwest | 6/7 Eastern | 6/11 BWI | 6/22 Dayton Daily News | 6/22 O-Zone | 6/28 BWI | 6/28 Midwest |
| LB | Nate Harris | 6-2 | 220 | 4.5 | Edison High, Miami, FL 5/22 Alliance | 5/23 Alliance | 6/4 Orlando Sentinel | 6/11 Eastern | 6/15 WarchantRecruiting | 7/3 BWI | 8/20 Midwest | 8/21 Border Wars Florida Kids Football Profile - "If his size doesn't impress you, maybe the way he makes plays will. Is always around the ball and will easily win 1-on-1 blocking. Has great quickness and speed (4.5) for an athlete with this size. His frame will support at least 20 more pounds over the next year. A true student of the game who is always working out, getting bigger and stronger. He is currently benching 325 pounds." PSU listed in top 5 or 6 in several of the above articles. He's open. |
| LB | Reggie Holmes | 6-3 | 222 | 4.57 | Bowie High, Bowie, MD 6/22 Terrapin Times | 7/10 Post | 7/10 BWI | 7/12 Rivals100 |
| LB | Ricardo Hurley | 6-3 | 230 | 4.6 | Greenwood High, Greenwood, SC SC Prep Football Profile | 5/22 SC Prep Football | 5/23 Border Wars | 5/30 BWI | 5/30 Rivals100 | 6/21 ACC | 7/3 Palmetto | 7/8 UGA Sports | 7/9 The State | 7/18 BorderWars | 7/18 VolQuest | 7/29 Palmetto |
| LB | Berkley Hutchinson Rutgers |
6-3 | 225 | 4.5 | Long Branch High, Long Branch, NJ 2/13 Eastern | 5/3 Kurelic | 5/4 O-Zone | 5/18 Eastern | 5/21 BWI | 5/30 Eastern | 6/20 Alliance | 6/25 Alliance | 6/28 BWI | 7/17 PrepStar | 7/26 Star-Ledger | 7/26 Home News Tribune | 7/26 PrepStar | 7/27 RutgersFan |
| LB/RB | Brian Leonard Rutgers |
6-2 | 210 | 4.47 | Gouverneur-Central, NY 5/10 PrepStar | 6/26 Alliance | 6/28 BWI | 6/30 Post | 7/2 Post | 7/16 HawkEyeNation | 7/19 PrepStar | 7/30 BWI | 8/3 PrepStar |
| LB | Justin London | 6-2 | 225 | 4.6 | Northside High, Roanoke, VA 4/10 PrepAtlantic | 5/30 PacWest Football | 6/1 Eastern | 6/6 Emfinger | 6/11 BWI | 7/3 BWI | 7/11 Wagon | 7/12 Roanoke Times | 7/13 PrepStar According to SuperPrep on 6/4, favors TENN & PSU over VT, UVa & NCSt. Top 6: UCLA, PSU (Lavar fan), TENN, VT, UVa, NCSt. No clear leader. |
| LB | Jerry Mackey Syracuse |
6-1 | 230 | 4.7 | Freeport High, Long Island, NY 7/5 BWI | 7/25 Alliance Sports |
| LB | Andy Matakis Texas A&M |
6-3 | 220 | 4.6 | Flour Bluff High, Corpus Christi, TX 5/16 Alliance | 5/22 BWI | 6/27 Big12 | 6/28 Rivals100 | 7/5 Midwest | 7/9 Big12 | 7/10 O-Zone | 7/11 Orange&Blue | 7/27 BWI | 8/2 Texas | 8/6 Aggie Websider | 8/8 PrepStar |
| LB/DE | A.J. Nicholson | 6-2 | 235 | 4.55 | Mount Tabor High, Winston Salem, NC 4/23 PrepAtlantic | 5/21 Alliance5/24 BWI | 5/27 Emfinger | 5/29 PrepStar | 6/5 Eastern | 6/9 Fayetteville Sports | 6/9 Rivals100 | 6/9 ACC | 6/9 Emfinger | 6/11 PrepAtlantic | 6/12 Border Wars | 7/2 Warchant | 7/7 Emfinger | 8/7 PrepStar | 8/12 Fayetteville Sports | 8/16 CarolinaBlue |
| LB/FB | Obi Oluigbo | 6-2 | 235 | 4.65 | Episcopal High, Alexandria, VA 7/26 PrepStar | 7/31 VA Preps | 8/3 BWI |
| LB/DE | Kai Parham | 6-4 | 235 | 4.6 | Princess Anne High, Virginia Beach, VA 4/9 Student Sports | 5/9 ND Nation Profile | 5/25 SEC | 6/4 Rivals100 | 6/20 Alliance | 7/7 PrepAtlantic | 7/11 Emfinger | 7/20 Roanoke Times | 8/20 AE PSU is not listed among favorites anymore. |
| LB/RB | Tim Shaw | 6-1 | 217 | 4.44 | Livonia Clarenceville High, MI 7/19 Midwest | 7/19 Post | 7/19 Phil Grosz Post | 8/1 SpartanMag | 8/21 Midwest |
| LB/FB | Brandon Snow | 6-2 | 223 | 4.6 | Newark High, Newark, DE Newark High Picture | 6/11 InsideUW | 6/12 Eastern | 7/9 BWI | 7/9 InsideUW | 7/31 BWI According to SuperPrep on 7/15, PSU is in top 6. PSU and UVa are recruiting him the hardest. |
| LB | Jeremy Van Alstyne | 6-4 | 235 | 4.65 | Center Grove High, Greenwood, IN 6/5 InsideIndiana | 6/7 Midwest | 6/8 BWI | 7/19 Gold&Black | 8/7 Midwest | 8/9 BWI | 8/17 ND Recruiting | 8/18 ND Recruiting |
| LB | Thad Washington | 6-1 | 240 | 4.6 | John Ehret High, New Orleans, LA 6/8 BWI |
| LB/RB | Jeremy "J.R." Zwierzynski | 6-3 | 220 | 4.5 | Catholic Academy, Joliet, IL 5/24 Rivals100 | 7/6 Tom Lemming | 7/11 Midwest | 8/7 Big12 | 8/13 BWI J.R. appears on Lemming's Top 100 List. |
| K/WR | Jared White | 6-1 | 182 | 4.5 | Lord Botetourt High, Daleville, VA 5/23 Roanoke Times | 7/9 PrepStar | 7/10 UGA Sports | 7/11 BWI |
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Email me at scurryPSU@hotmail.com if you have any comments or suggestions.
You are visitor number since April 5, 2001.
The new PSU Offers and Top Recruits list on my new site, LionNews.com will be updated. I can no longer maintain this list with all of the player story links for several reasons:
1) I could not find a way to put links on the page without giving away publisher's teasers (the enticing blurbs that don't mention the recruit's name and make you want to subscribe to find out) which I do not want to do. For instance, if JoeSchmo.com puts up a teaser that says "QB favors PSU" and my recruiting page has an update by JoeSchmo.com next to James Banks with the same date (and same link)....well....you get the picture,
2) the fact that the other recruiting network has links to some (and probably all eventually) of their articles on a player in the player's profile, and
3) Lack of time because I will be working so hard on LionNews.
I've learned that a lot of the stuff I have been reading is misleading and many times totally wrong. That's one of the main reasons I started LionNews.com. I will get the truth first-hand from PSU recruits.
- Steve