We often put a lot of stock into HS recruiting, as we should. It is interesting to see what became of the recruits that many were hoping would re-shape their team...or program. Here are the top 25 rankings (5-stars in bold) for this position per Rivals.com for the class of....

======== 2007 ========
#1 Noel Devine 5 stars West Virginia
#2 Armando Allen 4 stars Notre Dame
#3 Raymond Carter 4 stars UCLA
#4 Chris Rainey 4 stars Florida
#5 Shane Vereen 4 stars California
#6 Foswhitt Whittaker 4 stars Texas
#7 Omar Bolden 4 stars Arizona St.
#8 Dennis Rogan 3 stars Tennessee
#9 Lee Chambers 3 stars Miami (FL)
#10 Victor Anderson 3 stars Louisville
#11 Juwan Franklin 3 stars Arkansas
#12 Marcus Mendoza 3 stars Nebraska
#13 Avery Horn 3 stars Michigan
#14 Frank Edmonds 3 stars Ball St.
#15 J.J. Di Luigi 3 stars BYU
#16 Cameron Harris 3 stars list
#17 Brandon Pendergrass 3 stars Wake Forest
#18 James Davis 3 stars Wyoming
#19 Malcolm Harris 3 stars Purdue
#20 Carl Robinson 3 stars list

======== 2008 ========
#1 DeSean Hales 4 stars Texas
#2 Ryan Bass 4 stars Arizona St.
#3 Josh Haden 4 stars Boston Coll.
#4 Chris Polk 4 stars Washington
#5 Andre Ellington 4 stars Clemson
#6 Jeremy Hills 4 stars Texas
#7 Jeffrey Demps 4 stars Florida
#8 Cameron Saddler 4 stars Pittsburgh
#9 Terrence Robinson 4 stars Michigan
#10 Sam McGuffie 4 stars Michigan
#11 Harrison Jeffers 4 stars Texas Tech
#12 LaMichael James 4 stars Oregon
#13 Onterrio McCalebb 4 stars Auburn
#14 Rashad White 3 stars Rutgers
#15 Jermaine Thomas 3 stars Florida St.
#16 Delano Howell 3 stars Stanford
#17 Darius Ashley 3 stars Louisville
#18 Carlton Thomas 3 stars Georgia
#19 Reggie Hunt 3 stars Auburn
#20 Curtis McNeal 3 stars USC
#21 Keola Antolin 3 stars Arizona
#22 Kevin Whaley 3 stars Minnesota
#23 Jahleel Addae 3 stars Cent. Michigan
#24 Brandon Davis 3 stars UCF
#25 Gahn McGaffie 3 stars Missouri

======== 2009 ========
#1 David Oku 4 stars Tennessee
#2 Chris Thompson 4 stars Florida St.
#3 Jarvis Giles 4 stars South Carolina
#4 Roderick McDowell 4 stars Clemson
#5 Desmond Scott 4 stars Duke
#6 Eric Stephens 4 stars Texas Tech
#7 Mike Gillislee 4 stars Florida
#8 Fitzgerald Toussaint 4 stars Michigan
#9 Rex Burkhead 4 stars Nebraska
#10 Theo Riddick 4 stars Notre Dame
#11 Raymond Graham 4 stars Pittsburgh
#12 Daniel Jenkins 4 stars Arizona
#13 Tavon Austin 4 stars West Virginia
#14 Brandon Wegher 4 stars Iowa
#15 Caleb Porzel 4 stars Maryland
#16 Kendial Lawrence 3 stars Missouri
#17 Korvic Neat 3 stars Mississippi
#18 Marcus Darden 3 stars list
#19 Tyrone Duplessis 3 stars Louisiana Tech
#20 Dion Lewis 3 stars Pittsburgh
#21 Lindsey Lamar 3 stars South Florida
#22 Dalton Hilliard 3 stars UCLA
#23 Cameron Marshall 3 stars Arizona St.
#24 Shawn Southward 3 stars Troy
#25 Greg Pratt 3 stars Troy

======== 2010 ========
#1 Dillon Baxter 5 stars USC
#2 Brennan Clay 4 stars Oklahoma
#3 D.J. Morgan 4 stars USC
#4 Roy Finch 4 stars Oklahoma
#5 Corey Grant 4 stars Alabama
#6 Jakhari Gore 4 stars LSU
#7 Josh Huff 4 stars Oregon
#8 Tony Drake 3 stars Colorado St.
#9 Nick Hill 3 stars Michigan St.
#10 Austin White 3 stars Michigan
#11 Malcolm Marable 3 stars Oregon St.
#12 Jesse Callier 3 stars Washington
#13 Marcus Murphy 3 stars Missouri
#14 Tony Jones 3 stars Colorado
#15 Raymond Sanders 3 stars Kentucky
#16 Dejor Simmons 3 stars James Madison
#17 Marcus Shaw 3 stars South Florida
#18 Rickey Galvin 3 stars Washington St.
#19 Kyle Middlebrooks 3 stars Arizona St.
#20 Frankie Jackson 3 stars Arkansas St.
#21 Jawan Jamison 3 stars Rutgers
#22 Princeton Collins 3 stars Utah
#23 Terron Ward 3 stars Oregon St.
#24 James Potts 3 stars Buffalo
#25 Jordan Thomas 3 stars Rutgers

======== 2011 ========
#1 Demetrius Hart 5 stars Alabama
#2 Herschel Sims 4 stars Oklahoma St.
#3 Justice Hayes 4 stars Michigan
#4 Amir Carlisle 4 stars USC
#5 Quan Bray 4 stars Auburn
#6 Andrew Buie 4 stars West Virginia
#7 Chevelle Buie 4 stars list
#8 Brandon Wright 3 stars S. Diego St.
#9 DeVondrick Nealy 3 stars Iowa St.
#10 Justus Pickett 3 stars Maryland
#11 Eric Beverly 3 stars Florida St.
#12 Romar Morris 3 stars N. Carolina
#13 Antwan Gilbert 3 stars Toledo
#14 Julius Pendergrass 3 stars S. Carolina St.
#15 B.J. Allen 3 stars Baylor

======== 2012 ========
#1 Randy Johnson 5 stars Miami (FL)
#2 Keith Marshall 4 stars Georgia
#3 J.C. Coleman 4 stars Virginia Tech
#4 Brian Kimbrow 4 stars Vanderbilt
#5 Dennis Norfleet 4 stars Michigan
#6 Shaquille Powell 4 stars Duke
#7 B.J. Catalon 3 stars TCU
#8 Jaylen Walton 3 stars Mississippi
#9 Jamie Gilmore 3 stars Temple
#10 Robert Lewis 3 stars Washington St.
#11 Nick Tompkins 3 stars Michigan St.
#12 Quinton White 3 stars Texas Tech
#13 Daniel Taylor 3 stars N'western St.
#14 Anthony Wales 3 stars W. Kentucky
#15 Shane Rhodes 3 stars Boise St.

======== 2013 ========
#1 Taquan Mizzell 5 stars Virginia
#2 Alvin Kamara 4 stars Alabama
#3 Ryan Green 4 stars Florida St.
#4 T.J. Logan 4 stars N. Carolina
#5 Dontre Wilson 4 stars Ohio St.
#6 Mark Dodson Jr. 4 stars Mississippi
#7 Johnny Jefferson 3 stars Baylor
#8 Daryl Chestnut 3 stars
#9 Berkley Edwards 3 stars Minnesota
#10 Jojo Kemp 3 stars Kentucky
#11 Aregeros Turner 3 stars Northern Illinois
#12 Corion Webster 3 stars Oklahoma St.
#13 Kamani Thomas 3 stars Middle Tenn. St.
#14 Eugene Brazley 3 stars Mississippi
#15 T.J. Johnson 3 stars Arizona
#16 Joseph Glenn 3 stars Houston
#17 Dre'Vian Young 3 stars Utah
#18 Jacky Marcellus 3 stars West Virginia
#19 Richy Anderson 3 stars Penn St.
#20 Chris Davis 3 stars Indiana St.

This post was edited on 4/8/16 at 3:47 pm