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 - 5 stars - Joe McKnight, USC
#2 - 5 stars - Marc Tyler, USC
#3 - 4 stars - Enrique Davis, Auburn
#4 - 4 stars - John Clay, Wisconsin
#5 - 4 stars - Brandon Saine, Ohio St.
#6 - 4 stars - Lennon Creer, Tennessee
#7 - 4 stars - Robert Hughes, Notre Dame
#8 - 4 stars - Caleb King, Georgia
#9 - 4 stars - Jahvid Best, California
#10 - 4 stars - Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech
#11 - 4 stars - Robert Elliott, Mississippi St.
#12 - 4 stars - Bradley Stephens, Texas A&M
#13 - 4 stars - Brian Maddox, South Carolina
#14 - 4 stars - Broderick Green, USC
#15 - 4 stars - Terence Kerns, West Virginia
#16 - 4 stars - Bo Williams, Florida
#17 - 4 stars - Antwain Easterling, Southern Miss
#18 - 4 stars - Daniel Herron, Ohio St.
#19 - 4 stars - Dale Martin, Louisville
#20 - 4 stars - Derrick Washington, Missouri
#21 - 3 stars - Ryan Houston, N. Carolina
#22 - 3 stars - Shawnbrey McNeal, Miami (FL)
#23 - 3 stars - Curtis Shaw, Washington
#24 - 3 stars - Justin Sturns, Navarro College
#25 - 3 stars - Jamar Taylor, Alabama

======== 2008 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Darrell Scott, Colorado
#2 - 5 stars - Jermie Calhoun, Oklahoma
#3 - 4 stars - Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
#4 - 4 stars - Jonas Gray, Notre Dame
#5 - 4 stars - Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M
#6 - 4 stars - De'Anthony Curtis, Arkansas
#7 - 4 stars - Michael Shaw, Michigan
#8 - 4 stars - Dontavius Jackson, Georgia
#9 - 4 stars - Darius Barksdale, list
#10 - 4 stars - Aundre Dean, UCLA
#11 - 4 stars - Ray Polk, Colorado
#12 - 4 stars - Milton Knox, UCLA
#13 - 4 stars - British Footman,
#14 - 4 stars - Jamal Womble, N. Carolina
#15 - 4 stars - Chris Burns, Pittsburgh
#16 - 3 stars - Tauren Poole, Tennessee
#17 - 3 stars - Ivan Matchett, Alabama
#18 - 3 stars - Tre Newton, Texas
#19 - 3 stars - Kenneth Davis, list
#20 - 3 stars - Jermaine Preyear, Alabama
#21 - 3 stars - Devin Thomas, Mississippi
#22 - 3 stars - Michael Ball, Nevada
#23 - 3 stars - Isaac Johnson, Boston Coll.
#24 - 3 stars - Martin Ward, Marshall
#25 - 3 stars - Octavious McKoy,

======== 2009 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Bryce Brown, Tennessee
#2 - 5 stars - Trent Richardson, Alabama
#3 - 5 stars - Christine Michael, Texas A&M
#4 - 4 stars - David Wilson, Virginia Tech
#5 - 4 stars - Jaamal Berry, Ohio St.
#6 - 4 stars - Edwin Baker, Michigan St.
#7 - 4 stars - Michael Ford, LSU
#8 - 4 stars - Cierre Wood, Notre Dame
#9 - 4 stars - Lamar Miller, Miami (FL)
#10 - 4 stars - Waymon James, TCU
#11 - 4 stars - Washaun Ealey, Georgia
#12 - 4 stars - Rodney Scott, Mississippi
#13 - 4 stars - Eddie Lacy, Alabama
#14 - 4 stars - De'Antwan Williams, Rutgers
#15 - 4 stars - Lonnie Pryor, Florida St.
#16 - 4 stars - Dontae Aycock, Auburn
#17 - 4 stars - Knile Davis, Arkansas
#18 - 4 stars - Kendrick Hardy, Southern Miss
#19 - 4 stars - Bud Golden, Illinois
#20 - 4 stars - Stepfan Taylor, Stanford
#21 - 4 stars - Mike James, Miami (FL)
#22 - 4 stars - Dasarte Yarnway, California
#23 - 4 stars - Jeremy Smith, Oklahoma St.
#24 - 4 stars - Hasan Lipscomb, Minnesota
#25 - 4 stars - Al-Terek McBurse, Purdue

======== 2010 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
#2 - 5 stars - Michael Dyer, Auburn
#3 - 5 stars - Lache Seastrunk, Baylor
#4 - 4 stars - Silas Redd, Penn St.
#5 - 4 stars - Braylon Heard, Nebraska
#6 - 4 stars - Roderick Smith, Ohio St.
#7 - 4 stars - Storm Johnson, Miami (FL)
#8 - 4 stars - Jordon James, UCLA
#9 - 4 stars - Rajion Neal, Tennessee
#10 - 4 stars - Deontae Cooper, Washington
#11 - 4 stars - Eduardo Clements, Miami (FL)
#12 - 4 stars - Dontae Williams, Oregon
#13 - 4 stars - Mack Brown, Florida
#14 - 4 stars - Giovani Bernard, N. Carolina
#15 - 4 stars - Ethan Grant, TCU
#16 - 4 stars - Traylon Shead, Texas
#17 - 4 stars - Cameron Roberson, Notre Dame
#18 - 4 stars - DeMarcus Robinson, Kansas St.
#19 - 4 stars - Rajaan Bennett, Vanderbilt
#20 - 4 stars - Deantre Lewis, Arizona St.
#21 - 4 stars - Anthony Wilkerson, Stanford
#22 - 4 stars - Marcus Coker, Iowa
#23 - 4 stars - Delans Griffin, Texas Tech
#24 - 4 stars - Ken Malcome, Georgia
#25 - 4 stars - Ben Malena, Texas A&M

======== 2011 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Malcolm Brown, Texas
#2 - 5 stars - James Wilder Jr., Florida St.
#3 - 5 stars - Brandon Williams, Oklahoma
#4 - 5 stars - Isaiah Crowell, Georgia
#5 - 5 stars - Mike Bellamy, Clemson
#6 - 4 stars - Mike Blakely, Florida
#7 - 4 stars - Savon Huggins, Rutgers
#8 - 4 stars - Aaron Green, Nebraska
#9 - 4 stars - Kenny Hilliard, LSU
#10 - 4 stars - Devonta Freeman, Florida St.
#11 - 4 stars - Brendan Bigelow, California
#12 - 4 stars - Kelsey Young, Stanford
#13 - 4 stars - Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
#14 - 4 stars - Tre Mason, Auburn
#15 - 4 stars - Jameel Poteat, Cincinnati
#16 - 4 stars - Remound Wright, Stanford
#17 - 4 stars - Harvey Langi, Utah
#18 - 4 stars - Kenny Williams, Texas Tech
#19 - 4 stars - Bishop Sankey, Washington
#20 - 4 stars - Clifton Richardson, Virginia
#21 - 4 stars - Jeremy Hill, list
#22 - 4 stars - Darrian Miller, Kansas
#23 - 4 stars - Marlin Lane, Tennessee
#24 - 4 stars - Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
#25 - 3 stars - Daniel Lasco, California

======== 2012 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Johnathan Gray, Texas
#2 - 5 stars - T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
#3 - 5 stars - Trey Williams, Texas A&M
#4 - 4 stars - Mario Pender, Florida St.
#5 - 4 stars - Todd Gurley, Georgia
#6 - 4 stars - Rushel Shell, Pittsburgh
#7 - 4 stars - Mike Davis, South Carolina
#8 - 4 stars - Byron Marshall, Oregon
#9 - 4 stars - Barry Sanders, Stanford
#10 - 4 stars - Jovon Robinson, Auburn
#11 - 4 stars - Bri'onte Dunn, Ohio St.
#12 - 4 stars - Alex Ross, Oklahoma
#13 - 4 stars - Kenyan Drake, Alabama
#14 - 4 stars - Wes Brown, Maryland
#15 - 4 stars - Matt Jones, Florida
#16 - 4 stars - Warren Ball, Ohio St.
#17 - 4 stars - Jonathan Williams, Arkansas
#18 - 4 stars - William Mahone, Notre Dame
#19 - 4 stars - Greg Garmon, Iowa
#20 - 4 stars - I'Tavius Mathers, Mississippi
#21 - 4 stars - Vonte Jackson, Wisconsin
#22 - 4 stars - Drew Harris, Virginia Tech
#23 - 3 stars - Jela Duncan, Duke
#24 - 3 stars - Chris Brown, Oregon St.
#25 - 3 stars - Imani Cross, Nebraska

======== 2013 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Derrick Green, Michigan
#2 - 5 stars - Thomas Tyner, Oregon
#3 - 5 stars - Greg Bryant, Notre Dame
#4 - 5 stars - Ty Isaac, USC
#5 - 4 stars - Derrick Henry, Alabama
#6 - 4 stars - Kelvin Taylor, Florida
#7 - 4 stars - Keith Ford, Oklahoma
#8 - 4 stars - Altee Tenpenny, Alabama
#9 - 4 stars - Justin Davis, USC
#10 - 4 stars - Terrell Newby, Nebraska
#11 - 4 stars - Tyren Jones, Alabama
#12 - 4 stars - Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio St.
#13 - 4 stars - Alex Collins, Arkansas
#14 - 4 stars - Tarean Folston, Notre Dame
#15 - 4 stars - Johnathan Ford, Auburn
#16 - 4 stars - Tyshon Dye, Clemson
#17 - 4 stars - Corey Clement, Wisconsin
#18 - 4 stars - Adam Taylor, Nebraska
#19 - 4 stars - A.J. Turman, Georgia
#20 - 4 stars - Jordan Wilkins, Mississippi
#21 - 4 stars - David Williams, South Carolina
#22 - 4 stars - Kailo Moore, Mississippi
#23 - 4 stars - Kyle Hicks, TCU
#24 - 4 stars - Craig Lee, UCLA
#25 - 4 stars - Khalfani Muhammad, California