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2008 Football Top Recruits

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247Composite Rating

The 247Composite Rating is a proprietary algorithm that compiles prospect "rankings" and "ratings" listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services. It converts average industry ranks and ratings into a linear composite index capping at 1.0000, which indicates a consensus No. 1 prospect across all services.

The 247Composite Rating is the industry's most comprehensive and unbiased prospect ranking and is also used to generate 247Sports Team Recruiting Rankings.

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All major media services share an equal percentage in the 247Composite Rating.

The composite index equally weights this percentage among the services that participate in a ranking for that specific prospect.

A composite strength meter, indicated by red bars, illustrates the total number of industry services that have ranked the prospect. A full strength meter indicates the prospect has been ranked by all industry services participating in the composite.

All industry services have a different philosophy on number of "stars" distributed with each class. The 247Composite Rating assigns stars based on an approximate average distribution of stars from the industry.

The list below ranks players by 247Composite Rating
Name Pos Ht Wt Composite Rating Team
2
NA
Terrelle Pryor Terrelle Pryor
Jeannette (Jeannette, PA)
DUAL 6-6 233 5
0.9996
Ohio State
3
NA
Julio Jones
Julio Jones
Foley (Foley, AL)
WR 6-4 220 5
0.9992
Alabama
4
NA
UP 1
Darrell Scott
Darrell Scott
St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA)
RB 6-0 204 5
0.9979
Colorado
7
NA
A.J. Green
A.J. Green
Summerville Hi (Summerville, SC)
WR 6-4 212 5
0.9972
Georgia
9
NA
Jermie Calhoun
Jermie Calhoun
Van Horn (Van Horn, TX)
RB 6-0 210 5
0.9944
Oklahoma
12
NA
DeAndre Brown
DeAndre Brown
Ocean Springs (Pascagoula, MS)
WR 6-6 205 5
0.9926
Southern Miss
13
NA
Jonathan Baldwin
Jonathan Baldwin
Aliquippa Shs (Aliquippa, PA)
WR 6-6 230 5
0.9909
Pittsburgh
14
NA
Michael Floyd
Michael Floyd
Cretin Derham Hall (Saint Paul, MN)
WR 6-3 227 5
0.9908
Notre Dame
15
NA
Blake Ayles
Blake Ayles
Lutheran - Orange County (Orange, CA)
TE 6-5 245 5
0.9906
USC
16
NA
Michael Brewster
Michael Brewster
Edgewater (Orlando, FL)
OC 6-5 293 5
0.9902
Ohio State
18
NA
Richard Samuel
Richard Samuel
Cass (Cartersville, GA)
RB 6-2 234 5
0.9893
Georgia
19
NA
Dayne Crist
Dayne Crist
Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA)
PRO 6-4 235 5
0.9881
Notre Dame
21
NA
Tyler Love
Tyler Love
Mountain Brook (Birmingham, AL)
OT 6-6 307 5
0.9877
Alabama
22
NA
Matt Kalil
Matt Kalil
Servite (Anaheim, CA)
OT 6-7 285 5
0.9876
USC
23
NA
Mike Adams
Mike Adams
Dublin Coffman (Dublin, OH)
OT 6-8 300 5
0.9867
Ohio State
28
NA
EJ Manuel
EJ Manuel
Bayside (Virginia Beach, VA)
DUAL 6-5 220 5
0.9838
Florida State
30
NA
Kyle Rudolph
Kyle Rudolph
Elder (Cincinnati, OH)
TE 6-6 265 4
0.9809
Notre Dame
31
NA
Aldarius Johnson
Aldarius Johnson
Northwestern (Miami, FL)
WR 6-2 195 4
0.9807
Miami
32
NA
Kavario Middleton
Kavario Middleton
Lakes (Lakewood, WA)
TE 6-6 255 4
0.9806
Washington
33
NA
Tyron Smith
Tyron Smith
Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley, CA)
OT 6-5 260 4
0.9802
USC
34
NA
Matt Patchan
Matt Patchan
Armwood (Seffner, FL)
OT 6-6 295 4
0.9799
Florida
35
NA
Blaine Gabbert
Blaine Gabbert
West (Ballwin, MO)
PRO 6-5 230 4
0.9798
Missouri
38
NA
Dan Buckner
Dan Buckner
Allen (Allen, TX)
WR 6-4 208 4
0.9787
Texas
41
NA
UP 1
Jamie Harper
Jamie Harper
Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, FL)
RB 6-0 235 4
0.9782
Clemson
42
NA
DOWN -1
Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams
Stonewall Jackson (Manassas, VA)
RB 5-10 195 4
0.9782
Virginia Tech
43
NA
UP 1
Joshua Jarboe
Joshua Jarboe
Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, GA)
WR 6-3 195 4
0.9779
Oklahoma
44
NA
DOWN -1
Stephen  Good
Stephen Good
Paris (Paris, TX)
OT 6-5 297 4
0.9779
Oklahoma
45
NA
Andrew Luck
Andrew Luck
Stratford (Houston, TX)
PRO 6-3 215 4
0.9768
Stanford
46
NA
J.B. Shugarts
J.B. Shugarts
Klein (Spring, TX)
OT 6-7 297 4
0.9767
Ohio State
47
NA
Mike Glennon
Mike Glennon
Westfield (Chantilly, VA)
PRO 6-6 195 4
0.9766
N.C. State
49
NA
DOWN -1
Brice Butler
Brice Butler
Norcross (Norcross, GA)
WR 6-4 195 4
0.9766
USC
50
NA
Darryl Stonum
Darryl Stonum
Dulles (Sugar Land, TX)
WR 6-2 185 4
0.9756
Michigan
51
NA
Lucas Nix
Lucas Nix
Thomas Jefferson Hs (Clairton, PA)
OT 6-6 307 4
0.9748
Pittsburgh
52
NA
D.J.  Shoemate
D.J. Shoemate
Servite (Anaheim, CA)
WR 6-1 220 4
0.9742
USC
55
NA
DeSean Hales
DeSean Hales
Klein Oak (Spring, TX)
WR 5-11 185 4
0.9735
Texas
56
NA
DeVier Posey
DeVier Posey
LaSalle (Cincinnati, OH)
WR 6-2 213 4
0.9732
Ohio State
58
NA
Jameel Owens
Jameel Owens
Muskogee Hs (Muskogee, OK)
WR 6-3 210 4
0.9728
Oklahoma
69
NA
Cyrus Gray
Cyrus Gray
DeSoto (DeSoto, TX)
RB 5-11 190 4
0.9656
Texas A&M
70
NA
Dann O'Neill
Dann O'Neill
Grand Haven (Grand Haven, MI)
OT 6-8 290 4
0.9649
Michigan
71
NA
Justin Johnson
Justin Johnson
Gilmer (Gilmer, TX)
RB 6-1 210 4
0.9645
Oklahoma
74
NA
Aundre Dean
Aundre Dean
Katy (Katy, TX)
RB 6-1 200 4
0.9628
UCLA
77
NA
Jake Stoneburner
Jake Stoneburner
Dublin Coffman (Dublin, OH)
TE 6-5 245 4
0.9613
Ohio State
78
NA
A.J. Harmon
A.J. Harmon
Jefferson County (Louisville, GA)
OT 6-5 320 4
0.9605
Georgia
79
NA
Antoine McClain
Antoine McClain
Anniston Sch (Anniston, AL)
OT 6-6 315 4
0.9604
Clemson
85
NA
Matt Meyer
Matt Meyer
Lincoln (Stockton, CA)
OT 6-7 290 4
0.9562
USC
87
NA
Trevor Robinson
Trevor Robinson
Elkhorn (Elkhorn, NE)
OG 6-5 295 4
0.9558
Notre Dame
89
NA
Deion Walker
Deion Walker
Christchurch School (Church View, VA)
WR 6-3 198 4
0.9549
Notre Dame
90
NA
Jonas Gray
Jonas Gray
Detroit Country Day (Franklin, MI)
RB 5-10 230 4
0.9545
Notre Dame
91
NA
David Snow
David Snow
Gilmer (Gilmer, TX)
OG 6-4 300 4
0.9529
Texas
94
NA
Tavarres King
Tavarres King
Habersham Central (Mount Airy, GA)
WR 6-1 170 4
0.9511
Georgia
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