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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
1
NA
Matt Barkley Matt Barkley
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
PRO 6-3 221 5
0.9993
USC
2
NA
Bryce Brown
Bryce Brown
East (Wichita, KS)
RB 6-0 215 5
0.9991
Tennessee
3
NA
Russell Shepard
Russell Shepard
Cypress Ridge (Houston, TX)
DUAL 6-1 180 5
0.9985
LSU
4
NA
Manti Te'o Manti Te'o
Punahou (Honolulu, HI)
ILB 6-2 245 5
0.9977
Notre Dame
5
NA
D.J. Coles
D.J. Coles
Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, VA)
WR 6-3 220 5
0.9976
Virginia Tech
6
NA
Jacobbi McDaniel
Jacobbi McDaniel
Madison County (Madison, FL)
DT 6-0 267 5
0.9973
Florida State
7
NA
Trent Richardson
Trent Richardson
Escambia (Pensacola, FL)
RB 5-11 224 5
0.9971
Alabama
8
NA
Jelani Jenkins
Jelani Jenkins
Our Lady Of Mt Carmel Hi (Essex, MD)
OLB 6-0 230 5
0.9969
Florida
9
NA
Rueben Randle
Rueben Randle
Bastrop (Bastrop, LA)
WR 6-3 195 5
0.9965
LSU
10
NA
Craig  Loston
Craig Loston
Eisenhower (Houston, TX)
S 6-1 190 5
0.9954
LSU
11
NA
Vontaze Burfict
Vontaze Burfict
Centennial (Corona, CA)
ILB 6-2 240 5
0.9932
Arizona State
12
NA
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
West Gadsden (Greenville, FL)
DT 6-3 275 5
0.9930
Florida
13
NA
Devon Kennard
Devon Kennard
Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ)
WDE 6-3 257 5
0.9924
USC
14
NA
Dre Kirkpatrick
Dre Kirkpatrick
Gadsden City (Gadsden, AL)
CB 6-3 192 5
0.9917
Alabama
15
NA
Garrett Gilbert
Garrett Gilbert
Lake Travis (Austin, TX)
PRO 6-4 205 5
0.9916
Texas
16
NA
Andre Debose
Andre Debose
Seminole (Sanford, FL)
WR 5-11 188 5
0.9913
Florida
17
NA
Mason Walters
Mason Walters
Frenship (Wolfforth, TX)
OG 6-6 300 5
0.9908
Texas
18
NA
Nico Johnson
Nico Johnson
Andalusia Sch (Andalusia, AL)
ILB 6-3 245 5
0.9901
Alabama
19
NA
Aaron Murray
Aaron Murray
Plant (Tampa, FL)
DUAL 6-1 209 5
0.9897
Georgia
20
NA
Branden Smith
Branden Smith
Washington (Atlanta, GA)
CB 5-11 170 5
0.9894
Georgia
21
NA
Dorian Bell
Dorian Bell
Gateway (Monroeville, PA)
OLB 6-1 225 5
0.9892
Ohio State
22
NA
Xavier Nixon
Xavier Nixon
Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC)
OT 6-5 295 5
0.9881
Florida
23
NA
Christine Michael
Christine Michael
West Brook Sr (Beaumont, TX)
RB 5-11 200 5
0.9880
Texas A&M
24
NA
Darius Winston
Darius Winston
Helena-West Helena Central (West Helena, AR)
CB 6-0 191 5
0.9873
Arkansas
25
NA
Greg Reid
Greg Reid
Lowndes (Valdosta, GA)
CB 5-9 175 5
0.9873
Florida State
26
NA
Jamarkus McFarland
Jamarkus McFarland
Lufkin (Lufkin, TX)
DT 6-2 296 5
0.9869
Oklahoma
27
NA
Marlon Brown
Marlon Brown
Harding Academy of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
WR 6-5 200 5
0.9863
Georgia
28
NA
Donte Paige-Moss
Donte Paige-Moss
Northside (Jacksonville, NC)
WDE 6-4 235 5
0.9857
North Carolina
29
NA
D.J. Fluker D.J. Fluker
Foley (Foley, AL)
OT 6-6 335 5
0.9846
Alabama
30
NA
Chris Davenport
Chris Davenport
Mansfield (Mansfield, LA)
DT 6-4 318 5
0.9838
LSU
31
NA
Sheldon Richardson
Sheldon Richardson
Gateway (Saint Louis, MO)
DT 6-4 292 5
0.9835
Missouri
32
NA
Tajh Boyd
Tajh Boyd
Phoebus (Hampton, VA)
PRO 6-1 220 4
0.9827
Clemson
33
NA
T.J. McDonald
T.J. McDonald
Edison (Fresno, CA)
S 6-2 200 4
0.9818
USC
34
NA
Gabe Lynn
Gabe Lynn
Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, OK)
CB 6-0 185 4
0.9813
Oklahoma
35
NA
Stephon Gilmore Stephon Gilmore
South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC)
CB 6-1 189 4
0.9809
South Carolina
36
NA
Jaamal Berry
Jaamal Berry
Miami Palmetto (Miami, FL)
RB 5-10 200 4
0.9807
Ohio State
37
NA
Morrell Presley
Morrell Presley
Carson Senior (Carson, CA)
TE 6-4 245 4
0.9782
UCLA
38
NA
Ronnell Lewis
Ronnell Lewis
Dewar Hs (Eufaula, OK)
OLB 6-2 244 4
0.9779
Oklahoma
39
NA
Eric Shrive
Eric Shrive
West Scranton Hs (Scranton, PA)
OG 6-6 299 4
0.9771
Penn State
40
NA
UP 1
Chris Watt
Chris Watt
Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, IL)
OG 6-3 310 4
0.9768
Notre Dame
41
NA
DOWN -1
Jheranie Boyd
Jheranie Boyd
Ashbrook (Gastonia, NC)
WR 6-2 185 4
0.9768
North Carolina
42
NA
Alex Okafor
Alex Okafor
Pflugerville (Pflugerville, TX)
SDE 6-4.5 258 4
0.9767
Texas
43
NA
Xavier Su'a-Filo
Xavier Su'a-Filo
Timpview (Provo, UT)
OT 6-4 295 4
0.9767
UCLA
44
NA
Patrick Hall
Patrick Hall
St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA)
ATH 6-1 180 4
0.9755
USC
45
NA
Corey Adams
Corey Adams
Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ)
DT 6-3 277 4
0.9752
Arizona State
46
NA
Kevin Graf
Kevin Graf
Agoura (Agoura Hills, CA)
OT 6-6 300 4
0.9752
USC
47
NA
Michael Ford
Michael Ford
Leesville (Leesville, LA)
RB 5-10 200 4
0.9743
LSU
48
NA
Sam Montgomery Sam Montgomery
Greenwood (Greenwood, SC)
WDE 6-3 230 4
0.9739
LSU
49
NA
Demonte McAllister
Demonte McAllister
Alonso (Tampa, FL)
DT 6-2 285 4
0.9734
Florida State
50
NA
Jarvis Jones Jarvis Jones
Carver (Columbus, GA)
OLB 6-3 234 4
0.9732
USC
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