Rivals Top 10 College Football Recruiting Classes
We here at Live From The Press Box.Com believe that Rivals.Com has the best list of the Top 25 Recruiting classes landed after the High School Athletes signed a Letter of Intent on National Signing Day this past Wednesday (And some who did not sign yet).
The debate about who has the best College Football Class will go on until the end of the next season, but for now, here is how we see it for the Top Ten Classes as named by Rivals;
1. USC
Lane Kiffin and his staff did a remarkable job keeping together the recruiting class that already was assembled by former coach Pete Carroll.
WR Kyle Prater, RB Dillon Baxter and Robert Woods lead this standout class. The Trojans also closed the day stronger than any other team, with the addition of five-star prospects Seantrel Henderson, Markeith Ambles, and four-star recruits Nickell Robey and Hayes Pullard.
Lane Kiiffin and Ed O did it again.
Kyle Prater USC Commit 2010 US Army All-American Bowl
2. Florida
The Florida Gator class is loaded from top to bottom, and made us hesitate about having them listed as number TWO by Rivals. There are a total of 10 Rivals100 prospects and 18 Rivals250 prospects. The defensive class is one of the best we have ever seen.
It begins with the nation’s top prospect in defensive end Ronald Powell, the nation’s best defensive tackle in Sharrif Floyd and additional five-star defensive standouts Dominique Easley, Darrin Kitchens and Matt Elam.
Here are the stars on offense; Offensive tackles Chaz Green and Ian Silberman, tight end Gerald Christian, running back Mack Brown and wide receivers Chris Dunkley, Adrian Coxson, Quinton Dunbar, and Solomon Patton.
DE Ronald Powell
3. Texas
The Longhorns really got their work done on the Friday before National Signing Day. Texas landed commitments from five-star recruits Jackson Jeffcoat and Jordan Hicks, also signing five four-star wide-outs including Mike Davis and Darius White, who are two of the top pass-catchers in the country.
On Defense, the line made a huge impact with the signing of defensive ends Jeffcoat, and Reggie Wilson. The Longhorns also signed three defensive tackles that will help clog up the middle, Taylor Bible and Ashton Dorsey. Tevin Jackson is an elite linebacker that also deserves to be mentioned here.
Jordan Hicks (LB, Lakota West)
4. Auburn (YES AUBURN)
Auburn is the biggest surprises this recruiting season. Head Coach Gene Chizik landed five-star quarterback Cameron Newton, five-star running back Michael Dyer, and five-star OL Shon Coleman.The Tigers also got four-star prospects, wide receiver Trovon Reed, offensive guard Eric Mack, defensive tackle Jeffrey Whitaker, defensive end Craig Sanders and linebacker Jake Holland.
Michael Dyer
5. Alabama
This is the third straight substantial recruiting class signed by Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide landed one of the nation’s top quarterbacks in Phillip Sims, RB Corey Grant, punishing RB Jalston Fowler, and DeAndrew White leads a solid group of incoming receivers.
The best part of this Alabama class looks to be the secondary. The Tide signed five-star cornerback DeMarcus Milliner, four-star standouts in cornerbacks Dequan Menzie and John Fulton, and safety Jarrick Williams.
Linebacker C.J. Mosley and defensive ends Adrian Hubbard and Alfy Hill round out the sterling defensive class. The Tide also signed offensive lineman Arie Kouandjio
Phillip Sims from Smith High School in Virginia
6. LSU
Les Miles and his LSU recruiting machine proved to be one of the best in College Football once again. the LSU Tiger Class is led by five-star Spencer Ware, who they grabbed from Cincy.
Other top recruits include defensive ends Justin Maclin and Jordan Allen, safety Eric Reid, cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, athletes Tharold Simon and Ronnie Vinson, offensive tackle Evan Washington, tight end Travis Dickson, wide receiver James Wright, running back Jakhari Gore and QB Zach Lee. The Miles Machine finished strong on Signing Day with a big time receiver, Kadron Boone, athlete Jarrett Fobbs, defensive lineman J.C. Copeland and five-star DL J.R. Ferguson.
Spencer Ware
7. Oklahoma
Bob Stoops assembled a nice class, led by two great running backs in Brennan Clay and Roy Finch. They gave the quarterback position depth by signing a four-star Blake Bell. Tyrus Thompson and Daryl Williams standout on the offensive line while defensive tackle Eric Humphrey is one of the steals in the country on the defensive line.
Stoops had a signing day surprise, four-star Corey Nelson de-committed from Texas A&M to join his high school teammate Joe Powell as an Oklahoma Sooner.
With at least one high ranking prospect at every position, Oklahoma filled almost every need they had and landed the kind of talent that should keep the program in the hunt in College Football.
Justin McCay
8. UCLA
Keeping up with big brother (USC) is hard to do, but Rick Neuheisel and his staff did the kid of recruiting job that could make them competitive in the PAC Ten for years to come.
The Bruins put together one of the nation’s best running back classes with Malcolm Jones, Anthony Barr, and Jordon James. The Bruins also added depth along the defensive line. UCLA finished strong with DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa, Dietrich Riley, Josh Shirley, Jordan Zumwalt and Anthony Jefferson.
Owamagbe Odighizuwa
9. Tennessee
Tennessee coach Derek Dooley and his staff did a fantastic job considering their short recruiting window, somehow they managed to keep all the previous staff’s early enrolles.
The Vols then went out and filled needs along the offensive line and at linebacker. Tennessee managed to land big-name recruits like wide receiver Justin Hunter, running back Rajion Neal, quarterback Tyler Bray, offensive tackle Jawuan James, and defensive ends Corey Miller and Jacques Smith.
And on National Signing Day, the Vols landed five-star wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers away from Georgia in a bold move. Getting in-state lineman James Stone was very important for Tennessee in future recruiting as well.
Da’Rick Rogers
10. Florida State
New Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher really did well with his first recruiting class; Defensive help is on it’s way to Florida State.
Leading Fishers first recruiting class off in style is five-star cornerback Lamarcus Joyner, the nation’s top middle linebacker in Jeff Luc, and defensive line standout Darious Cummings. The Seminoles also manged to land a big one on Signing Day in five-star linebacker Christian Jones.
On offense, the Nole’s made a good effort as well, led by Christian Green, a great receiver. They also added Kenny Shaw and the speedster De’Joshua Johnson to round out the new era at Florida Sate, replacing a legend such as Bobby Bowden may easier than many realized in Tallahassee.
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