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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
8
NA
Arthur Brown Arthur Brown
East (Wichita, KS)
ILB 6-1 210 5
0.9959
Miami
20
NA
Nigel Bradham
Nigel Bradham
Wakulla (Crawfordville, FL)
OLB 6-2 230 5
0.9880
Florida State
24
NA
Etienne Sabino
Etienne Sabino
Dr Michael M. Krop (Miami, FL)
OLB 6-3 240 5
0.9866
Ohio State
48
NA
UP 1
Ramon Buchanan
Ramon Buchanan
Palm Bay Senior (Melbourne, FL)
OLB 6-1 220 4
0.9766
Miami
54
NA
Jerrell Harris
Jerrell Harris
Gadsden City (Gadsden, AL)
OLB 6-3 242 4
0.9736
Alabama
62
NA
Sean Spence
Sean Spence
Northwestern (Miami, FL)
OLB 6-0 210 4
0.9689
Miami
63
NA
Darius Fleming
Darius Fleming
St. Rita (Chicago, IL)
OLB 6-2 247 4
0.9684
Notre Dame
67
NA
Lynn Katoa
Lynn Katoa
Cottonwood (Salt Lake City, UT)
ILB 6-2 225 4
0.9667
Colorado
68
NA
Nigel Carr
Nigel Carr
First Coast (Jacksonville, FL)
ILB 6-3 220 4
0.9659
Florida State
81
NA
Jon Major
Jon Major
Ponderosa (Parker, CO)
ILB 6-2 220 4
0.9590
Colorado
82
NA
Brendan Beal
Brendan Beal
Liberty Hs (Bethlehem, PA)
ILB 6-4 235 4
0.9590
Florida
84
NA
Uona Kaveinga
Uona Kaveinga
Leuzinger (Lawndale, CA)
ILB 6-0 230 4
0.9562
USC
86
NA
Steve Filer
Steve Filer
Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL)
OLB 6-3 235 4
0.9561
Notre Dame
95
NA
Lerentee McCray
Lerentee McCray
Dunnellon (Dunnellon, FL)
OLB 6-2 252 4
0.9498
Florida
97
NA
Courtney Upshaw
Courtney Upshaw
Eufaula (Eufaula, AL)
OLB 6-2 265 4
0.9494
Alabama
98
NA
Kenny Tate
Kenny Tate
DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
ILB 6-4 220 4
0.9486
Maryland
99
NA
Andrew Sweat
Andrew Sweat
Trinity Shs (Washington, PA)
OLB 6-2 238 4
0.9474
Ohio State
109
NA
UP 1
J.B. Fitzgerald
J.B. Fitzgerald
West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Princeton Junction, NJ)
OLB 6-3 230 4
0.9418
Michigan
112
NA
UP 1
Dravannti Johnson
Dravannti Johnson
Nederland (Nederland, TX)
OLB 6-2 250 4
0.9386
Texas
123
NA
Ryan Baker
Ryan Baker
Blountstown (Blountstown, FL)
OLB 6-0 210 4
0.9340
LSU
130
NA
Michael Mauti
Michael Mauti
Mandeville (Mandeville, LA)
OLB 6-1 225 4
0.9321
Penn State
134
NA
Michael Zordich
Michael Zordich
Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH)
OLB 6-2 225 4
0.9307
Penn State
135
NA
Michael Yancich
Michael Yancich
Trinity (Washington, PA)
OLB 6-1 220 4
0.9302
Penn State
139
NA
Terrell Manning
Terrell Manning
Scotland County (Laurinburg, NC)
OLB 6-2 205 4
0.9296
N.C. State
142
NA
Joseph Ibiloye
Joseph Ibiloye
South Garland (Garland, TX)
OLB 6-3 195 4
0.9284
Oklahoma
149
NA
Marcus Dowtin
Marcus Dowtin
Fork Union Military (HS) (Fork Union, VA)
OLB 6-2 215 4
0.9271
Georgia
152
NA
Jordan Futch
Jordan Futch
Chaminade-Madonna Prep (Hollywood, FL)
OLB 6-3 240 4
0.9254
Miami
155
NA
Cornelius Washington
Cornelius Washington
Burke County (Waynesboro, GA)
OLB 6-4 269 4
0.9248
Georgia
194
NA
UP 1
Anthony McDonald
Anthony McDonald
Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA)
ILB 6-2 238 4
0.9102
Notre Dame
215
NA
UP 1
Marcus Witherspoon
Marcus Witherspoon
Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ)
OLB 6-2 215 4
0.9051
Michigan
225
NA
UP 1
Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan
Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN)
ILB 6-3 240 4
0.9020
Alabama
232
NA
UP 1
Akeem Hebron
Akeem Hebron
Georgia Military College (Milledgeville, GA)
ILB 6-1 229 4
0.9000
Georgia
257
NA
Dont'a Hightower
Dont'a Hightower
Marshall County (Lewisburg, TN)
OLB 6-4 260 4
0.8938
Alabama
264
NA
UP 1
Kyle Prater
Kyle Prater
Tivy (Kerrville, TX)
OLB 6-2 215 4
0.8925
LSU
271
NA
UP 1
Will Compton
Will Compton
North Co. Sr. (Bonne Terre, MO)
ILB 6-2 230 4
0.8917
Nebraska
273
NA
UP 1
Daniel Franklin
Daniel Franklin
Habersham Central (Mount Airy, GA)
ILB 6-2 233 4
0.8915
Oklahoma
277
NA
UP 1
Emmanuel Acho
Emmanuel Acho
St. Mark's (Dallas, TX)
OLB 6-2 210 4
0.8905
Texas
285
NA
UP 1
Dewitt  Stuckey
Dewitt Stuckey
Lincoln (Stockton, CA)
OLB 6-0 215 3
0.8885
Oregon
303
NA
UP 2
Kevin Reddick
Kevin Reddick
New Bern (New Bern, NC)
OLB 6-2 208 3
0.8843
North Carolina
306
NA
UP 2
Tarik  Rollins
Tarik Rollins
Chaminade-Madonna Prep (Hollywood, FL)
OLB 6-2 190 3
0.8839
Clemson
315
NA
UP 2
Ebele Okakpu
Ebele Okakpu
Roswell (Roswell, GA)
OLB 6-2 210 3
0.8807
North Carolina
318
NA
UP 2
Christian Robinson
Christian Robinson
Greater Atlanta Christian School (Norcross, GA)
ILB 6-2 226 3
0.8804
Georgia
320
NA
UP 2
Alfred Dupree
Alfred Dupree
Skyline (Dallas, TX)
OLB 6-2 210 3
0.8801
Oklahoma State
332
NA
UP 2
Vince Williams
Vince Williams
Ridge Community (Davenport, FL)
ILB 6-1 210 3
0.8765
Florida State
346
NA
UP 2
Bruce Taylor Bruce Taylor
Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach, SC)
ILB 6-2 235 3
0.8729
Virginia Tech
348
NA
UP 2
Jarvis Smith
Jarvis Smith
Chavez (Houston, TX)
OLB 6-2 205 3
0.8723
Houston
355
NA
UP 2
Sam Maresh
Sam Maresh
Champlin Park Senior (Champlin, MN)
ILB 6-2 240 3
0.8702
Minnesota
356
NA
UP 2
Kyle Mangan
Kyle Mangan
Brenham (Brenham, TX)
ILB 6-2 225 3
0.8702
Texas A&M
358
NA
UP 2
Gavin Hardin
Gavin Hardin
Jackson Central Merry (Jackson, TN)
ILB 6-5 225 3
0.8694
Miami
369
NA
UP 2
Taylor Hill
Taylor Hill
Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH)
OLB 6-2 205 3
0.8639
Michigan
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