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Prospect Ranking
Rivals.com Rivals100 2009 | Rivals.com Football Recruiting | last sorted on 4/21/2008
[table][tr][td]2009 Rank[/td] [td]Pos[/td] [td]Ht/Wt[/td] [td]Schools[/td] [/tr][tr][td]1[/td] [td]Matt Barkley
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]QB[/td] [td]6-3/226[/td] [td]USC[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Remains at No. 1. Righty threw for 3,560 yards and 35 TDs in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2[/td] [td]Jamarkus McFarland
Lufkin (TX) Lufkin[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DT[/td] [td]6-3/280[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Had 67 solo tackles, 18 TFLs and six sacks as a junior.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3[/td] [td]Cierre Wood
Oxnard (CA) Santa Clara[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]RB[/td] [td]6-0/192[/td] [td]Notre Dame[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Ran for more than 2,600 yards and scored 42 TDs in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4[/td] [td]Russell Shepard
Houston (TX) Cypress Ridge[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]QB[/td] [td]6-2/183[/td] [td]LSU[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Position changed to dual-threat QB from athlete.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5[/td] [td]Devon Kennard
Phoenix (AZ) Desert Vista[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DE[/td] [td]6-4/238[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Had more than 100 tackles and two dozen sacks on the year.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]6[/td] [td]Rueben Randle
Bastrop (LA) Bastrop[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]6-3/195[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]A key offensive weapon on state championship team at receiver is moving to QB as senior.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]7[/td] [td]Manti Te'o
Honolulu (HI) Punahou[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]LB[/td] [td]6-2/230[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recorded 90 tackles, five sacks and rushed for 400 yards and 10 TDs as a junior.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]8[/td] [td]Jacobbi McDaniel
Greenville (FL) Madison[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DT[/td] [td]6-0/267[/td] [td]Florida State[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]The top defensive linemen at the U.S. Army All-American Combine in San Antonio.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]9[/td] [td]Bryce Brown
Wichita (KS) Wichita East[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]RB[/td] [td]6-0/212[/td] [td]Miami[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Two-time all-state selection and brother of Miami linebacker Arthur Brown.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]10[/td] [td]Jelani Jenkins
Wheaton (MD) Our Lady Of Good Counsel[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]LB[/td] [td]6-0/203[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Big Mover: Up from No. 79 in previous ranking. Watch his new film.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]11[/td] [td]Donte Moss
Jacksonville (NC) Northside[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DE[/td] [td]6-4/235[/td] [td]North Carolina[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Relentless defensive end who also rushed for 15 scores in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]12[/td] [td]Vontaze Burfict
Corona (CA) Centennial[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]LB[/td] [td]6-2/235[/td] [td]USC[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]See what the fuss is all about. Click here.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]13[/td] [td]Dre Kirkpatrick
Gadsden (AL) Gadsden City[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DB[/td] [td]6-2/180[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Six interceptions as a junior; great year for cornerbacks overall.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]14[/td] [td]Patrick Hall
Ventura (CA) St. Bonaventure[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]ATH[/td] [td]6-1/181[/td] [td]USC[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Lines up all over the field on defense; highlight clips just released.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]15[/td] [td]Garrett Gilbert
Austin (TX) Lake Travis[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]QB[/td] [td]6-3/186[/td] [td]Texas[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Threw for 4,826 yards and 52 TDs and rushed for 400 yards and six TDs in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]16[/td] [td]Marlon Brown
Memphis (TN) Harding Academy[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]6-5/205[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Had 41 catchesd for 861 yards and six TDs to go along with 629 yards rushing and 10 TDs.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]17[/td] [td]Chris Davenport
Mansfield (LA) Mansfield[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DT[/td] [td]6-4/307[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recorded 120 tackles, 20 TFLs and 18 sacks as a junior.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]18[/td] [td]Randall Carroll
Los Angeles (CA) Cathedral[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]5-10/175[/td] [td]USC[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Averaged 12 yards per carry in 2007; ran a sub-10.5 100-meter this spring.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]19[/td] [td]Darius Winston
West Helena (AR) Central[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DB[/td] [td]6-0/180[/td] [td]Arkansas[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Newly minted five star. Plays corner, wide receiver and returns kicks and punts.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]20[/td] [td]Craig Loston
Aldine (TX) Eisenhower High School[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DB[/td] [td]6-2/193[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Loves to come up from the safety spot and lay the wood.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]21[/td] [td]Morgan Moses
Richmond (VA) Meadowbrook[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]OL[/td] [td]6-7/332[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Measured 6-7, 343 at Rivals Five-Star Academy and dropped off this eye-opening film.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]22[/td] [td]Dorian Bell
Monroeville (PA) Gateway[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]LB[/td] [td]6-1/215[/td] [td]Ohio State[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recorded 131 tackles, 25 TFLs and had 11 sacks in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]23[/td] [td]William Campbell
Detroit (MI) Cass Tech[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DT[/td] [td]6-4/327[/td] [td]Michigan[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Best Michigan DL prospect since...?[/td] [/tr][tr][td]24[/td] [td]Shaquelle Evans
Inglewood (CA) Inglewood[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]6-1/190[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Caught 30 passes for 608 yards and three TDs, also returned a kickoff for a score.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]25[/td] [td]Gabe Lynn
Jenks (OK) Jenks[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DB[/td] [td]6-1/180[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]One of the better kick returners in the country. Takes one back 107 yards here.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]26[/td] [td]Jamie Wood
Pickerington (OH) Central[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DB[/td] [td]6-2/190[/td] [td]Ohio State[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recorded 65 tackles and had 550 yards receiving in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]27[/td] [td]Xavier Nixon
Fayetteville (NC) Jack Britt[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]OL[/td] [td]6-6/275[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]One of the top linemen at the U.S. Army All-American Combine.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]28[/td] [td]Trent Richardson
Pensacola (FL) Escambia[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]RB[/td] [td]5-11/210[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Ran for more than 1,500 yards in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]29[/td] [td]Melvin Fellows
Garfield Heights (OH) Garfield Heights[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DE[/td] [td]6-5/245[/td] [td]Illinois[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recorded 92 tackles, seven sacks and nine batted passes in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]30[/td] [td]Rolando Jefferson
Fresno (CA) Edison[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]6-2/190[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Averaged more than 24 yards a catch and had 11 TDs in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]31[/td] [td]Nico Johnson
Andalusia (AL) Andalusia[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]LB[/td] [td]6-3/226[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Devastating striker. 28 TFLs over the last two seasons.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]32[/td] [td]Logan Heastie
Chesapeake (VA) Great Bridge[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]6-2/181[/td] [td]West Virginia[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Caught 53 passes for 972 yards and 16 TDs in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]33[/td] [td]Andre Debose
Sanford (FL) Seminole[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]ATH[/td] [td]6-0/170[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Want to see a player with an extra gear? Click here.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]34[/td] [td]Marcus Hall
Cleveland (OH) Glenville Academic Campus[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]OL[/td] [td]6-5/290[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Imposing line prospect. May be the best left tackle prospect in the country.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]35[/td] [td]Logan Thomas
Lynchburg (VA) Brookville School[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]ATH[/td] [td]6-6/215[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Athletic quarterback who could move to receiver, tight end or linebacker in college.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]36[/td] [td]Jarvis Jones
Columbus (GA) Carver[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]LB[/td] [td]6-3/205[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Led his team to the 2007 4A state championship.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]37[/td] [td]Jaamal Berry
Miami (FL) Miami Palmetto[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]RB[/td] [td]5-11/185[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Big Mover: Rushed for 1,033 yards and 14 TDs in 2007. Now considered the best RB prospect in South Florida.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]38[/td] [td]Nick Alajajian
Naples (FL) Naples[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]OL[/td] [td]6-4/280[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Polished and menacing lineman on 3A state championship team.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]39[/td] [td]Kevin Newsome
Chesapeake (VA) Western Branch[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]QB[/td] [td]6-3/210[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Threw for more than 1,500 yards and topped 600 rushing yards for a 10-2 team.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]40[/td] [td]Garrett Porter
Odessa (TX) Permian[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]OL[/td] [td]6-6/308[/td] [td]Texas[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Could play either tackle spot and carries a 4.0 GPA.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]41[/td] [td]Tyrik Rollison
Sulphur Springs (TX) Sulphur Springs[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]QB[/td] [td]6-2/185[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Threw for 3,691 yards and 37 TDs, also added 554 yards rushing and seven TDs in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]42[/td] [td].J. Fluker
Foley (AL) Foley[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DT[/td] [td]6-7/325[/td] [td]Alabama[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recorded 78 tackles and had seven sacks on the season.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]43[/td] [td]Patrick Patterson
Macon (MS) Noxubee County[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]6-3/215[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Led team to state finals in 2007 with 72 catches for 1,424 yards.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]44[/td] [td]Mason Walters
Wolfforth (TX) Frenship[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]OL[/td] [td]6-6/290[/td] [td]Texas[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]May be the largest high school center we've ever seen.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]45[/td] [td]Tom Savage
Philadelphia (PA) Cardinal O'Hara[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]QB[/td] [td]6-3/231[/td] [td]Rutgers[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Has the skill set to move up in the rankings, but missed his junior year with injury.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]46[/td] [td]Willie Downs
Tallahassee (FL) Godby[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]6-2/192[/td] [td]Florida State[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Line him up on offense or defense - he's a playmaker on either side of the ball.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]47[/td] [td]Justin Turner
Massillon (OH) Washington[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DB[/td] [td]6-2/186[/td] [td]Michigan[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recorded 40 tackles, three INTs, five TFLs and returned 11 kicks for 355 yards.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]48[/td] [td]Aaron Murray
Tampa (FL) Plant[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]QB[/td] [td]6-1/198[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Threw for 4,012 yards and 51 TDs, also was first-team all-state in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]49[/td] [td]Je'Ron Stokes
Philadelphia (PA) Northeast[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]6-1/178[/td] [td]Tennessee[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recent pledge to Tennessee. Had 28 catches for 617 yards and six TDs as a junior.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]50[/td] [td]Kendrick Hardy
Monticello (MS) Lawrence County[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]RB[/td] [td]6-1/200[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Rushed for 2,103 yards and 29 TDs while recording 44 tackles.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]51[/td] [td]Branden Smith
Atlanta (GA) Washington[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DB[/td] [td]5-11/171[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Speedster plays offense, defense and returns kicks.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]52[/td] [td]Chris Watt
Glen Ellyn (IL) Glenbard West[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]OL[/td] [td]6-3/280[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Rated top player in Illinois.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]53[/td] [td]C.J. Barnett
Clayton (OH) Northmont[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DB[/td] [td]6-1/181[/td] [td]Ohio State[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Was the sixth Ohio State pledge in this class.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]54[/td] [td]Jordan Whiting
Louisville (KY) Trinity[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]LB[/td] [td]6-0/230[/td] [td]Ohio State[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Has already been a part of two state championship games.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]55[/td] [td]Frankie Telfort
Miami (FL) Gulliver Prep[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]LB[/td] [td]5-11/194[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Undersized linebacker with a lot of pop.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]56[/td] [td]Christine Michael
Beaumont (TX) West Brook[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]RB[/td] [td]5-11/195[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Rushed for 2,556 yards and 45 TDs over the last two seasons.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]57[/td] [td]Ronnie Wingo Jr.
St. Louis (MO) University[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]ATH[/td] [td]6-3/212[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Won the 200 meters for his age group at Junior Olympics.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]58[/td] [td]Edwin Baker
Oak Park (MI) Oak Park[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]RB[/td] [td]5-10/204[/td] [td]Michigan State[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Averaged 11.5 yards per carry over six games last year.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]59[/td] [td]Kevin Brent
Dallas (TX) South Oak Cliff[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]DB[/td] [td]5-11/196[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recorded 86 tackles and three interceptions in just nine games.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]60[/td] [td]Jheranie Boyd
Gastonia (NC) Ashbrook[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]WR[/td] [td]6-3/180[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Averaged 24.5 ypc. Has run a 22.1 200-meter.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]61[/td] [td]Tana Patrick
Stevenson (AL) North Jackson[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]LB[/td] [td]6-3/215[/td] [td]list[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Recorded 72 tackles and caught 15 passes as a junior.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]62[/td] [td]Eddie Lacey
Geismar (LA) Dutchtown[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Rushed for more than 1,800 yards and 29 touchdowns in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]63[/td] [td]Justin Green
Louisville (KY) Male[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]More than 2,000 all-purpose yards last season. Has run a 10.54 100-meter.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]64[/td] [td]Orson Charles
Tampa (FL) Plant[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Broke Florida's BCS championship trophy on a recruiting visit. Will play with QB Murray this fall.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]65[/td] [td]Sam Montgomery
Greenwood (SC) Greenwood[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Recorded 65 tackles, 15 sacks and 20 TFLs[/td] [/tr][tr][td]66[/td] [td]Michael Carter
Pompano Beach (FL) Ely[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Recorded seven INTs and 15 PBUs in first year of football in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]67[/td] [td]John Martinez
Salt Lake City (UT) Cottonwood Senior[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Ultra-quick lineman who could play any position on the OL.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]68[/td] [td]Eric Shrive
Scranton (PA) West Scranton[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Strong-side tackle who will be 300+ in college.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]69[/td] [td]DeVonte Holloman
Charlotte (NC) Independence[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Recorded 50 tackles and 2 INTs while splitting time at QB.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]70[/td] [td]Bryce McNeal
Minneapolis (MN) Breck[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Has caught 88 passes for 1,404 yards and 13 TDs in last two years.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]71[/td] [td]Gary Brown
Quincy (FL) West Gadsden[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Recorded 26 sacks and 18 TFLs last season.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]72[/td] [td]Damario Jeffery
Columbia (SC) Columbia[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Natural strong safety. Recorded 102 tackles and four INTs in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]73[/td] [td]Chris Burnette
LaGrange (GA) Troup[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]A mauling force on the inside. He's an honor student with a 4.0 GPA.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]74[/td] [td]Jeremy Gallon
Apopka (FL) Apopka[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Only junior on Florida 6A All-State first team. Team is favored to win state this year.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]75[/td] [td]Michael Philipp
San Bernardino (CA) Arroyo Valley[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Could be a guard, tackle or center.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]76[/td] [td]Chris Fields
Painesville (OH) Harvey[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Had 51 catches for 879 yards last season.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]77[/td] [td]Kevin Graf
Agoura (CA) Agoura[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Will attend USC, where his father and brother played.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]78[/td] [td]Kraig Appleton
East St. Louis (IL) East St. Louis[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Led team to state finals in 2007 with 59 receptions and 15 TDs. 21.3 200-meter.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]79[/td] [td]David Oku
Midwest City (OK) Carl Albert[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Has rushed for 3,090 yards and 39 TDs in last two seasons.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]80[/td] [td]Lamar Miller
Miami (FL) Killian[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Rushed for over 1,800 yards and 29 touchdowns in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]81[/td] [td]Deandre Coleman
Seattle (WA) Garfield[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Quick-footed two-way starter recorded 45 tackles as a junior.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]82[/td] [td]Craig Drummond
Chicago (IL) Morgan Park[/td] [td]
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Cartersville (GA) Cartersville[/td] [td]
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Cajon (CA) San Bernardino[/td] [td]
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Madisonville (TX) Madisonville[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Averaged 8.1 ypc and 28.6 yards per catch, scoring 30 TDs in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]86[/td] [td]Sheldon Richardson
St. Louis (MO) Gateway High[/td] [td]
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Scottsdale (AZ) Saguaro[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Member of back-to-back state championship teams.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]88[/td] [td]Ray Ray Armstrong
Sanford (FL) Seminole[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Plays quarterback and linebacker; could project at TE.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]89[/td] [td]Janzen Jackson
Lake Charles (LA) Barbe[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Recorded 93 tackles, 5 interceptions and 15 PBUs. Will come up and hit you.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]90[/td] [td]Washaun Ealey
Twin City (GA) Emanuel County Institute[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]The Georgia Player of the Year recorded 58 touchdowns in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]91[/td] [td]Chris Bonds
Columbia (SC) Richland Northeast[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Injured as a junior. Impressive highlights are from sophomore year.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]92[/td] [td]Nick Kasa
Broomfield (CO) Legacy[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Top player in Colorado. Recorded 19 sacks in the last two seasons.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]93[/td] [td]Jemari Roberts
Long Beach (CA) Wilson College Prep[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Has a 3.97 GPA and speed to burn.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]94[/td] [td]Chris Norman
Detroit (MI) Renaissance[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Reminds his HS coach of former Wolverine star Larry Foote.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]95[/td] [td]Ryne Giddins
Seffner (FL) Armwood[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Recorded 21 sacks last season.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]96[/td] [td]Ronnell Lewis
Dewar (OK) Dewar[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Plays 8-man ball. Rushed for 2,000 yards and recorded 11 INTs in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]97[/td] [td]Kendall Kelly
Gadsden (AL) Gadsden City[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Combines good size and speed. Eight TD receptions as a junior.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]98[/td] [td]John Simon
Youngstown (OH) Cardinal Mooney[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Bench presses 425 pounds and squats 700.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]99[/td] [td]Jarvis Giles
Tampa (FL) Gaither[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Rushed for 1,478 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2007.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]100[/td] [td]Fletcher Cox
Yazoo City (MS) Yazoo City[/td] [td]
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[/td] [td]Recorded 103 tackles and 11 sacks in 2007. Ran a 4.47 40 at a combine.[/td] [/tr][/table]
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Hopefully we can still get a visit from him and turn him....Gonna be hard though
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Gotta love how people can drop or rise so fast when nothing has really happened the past 3 months. I will take notice when the summer circuit is over. Bouttime they got Larry Caper out of the Top 100. Dude is not close to Edwin Baker.
 
"Dorian Bell
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YES SIR....!!!!

Jordan Hall has already committed to tOSU as per rivals..... 11 recruits ALREADY for 2009... 8 - 4* recruits and 1-5* recruits... WOW... tOSU and USC has someSICK
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AND if anyone wants to watch it who was not able to.... The Ohio State Spring Game.....
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Pete is getting on his game after a subpar 08 class, I hope to see Manti Te'o in the Cardinal & Gold and Devon Kennard was at USC's spring gamethis past saturday
 
Looking out for Jeremy Gallon hes the truth. You guys are going overboard with the expectations for Demps for football. Dude is just fast. He will not equal toa great football player honestly. He should really just focus on track.
 
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Hes the best back in the state and yet 2 florida guys are rated above him
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Hes the best back in the state and yet 2 florida guys are rated above him
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Yeah...

But Berry has been DISGUSTING at camps this spring....You know those camps hold a lot of weight w/ Rivals...

And, you know they factor in grades as well.....And, lets just say.....

Lamar got some work to do....

I mean, I could be wrong....But that's what I've heard a number of times...
 
I like Lamarr Miller but Rivals always underrates kids because of grades. John Brown is a prime example. That was just rediculous how bad they either missed onhim or took his grades into consideration. The kid was a 5 star without a doubt. I don't like how they go crazy when a guy has a good camp but guys likeFrankie Telfort tear up a camp and move down. Rivals message boards are fun but their rankings suck.
 
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Looking out for Jeremy Gallon hes the truth. You guys are going overboard with the expectations for Demps for football. Dude is just fast. He will not equal to a great football player honestly. He should really just focus on track.

Glad someone giving Jeremy props. He goes to my alma mater Apopka High. He will be doing big things this year.
 
I personally like Berry over Miller as well(at the momment). Berry is like the complete package. Big, pretty fast and shifty. And he is flat out terrificcatching the ball out of the backfield.

Miller has to show me more running between the tackles during this senior campaign. He (Miller) has more upside though. Because he's just on a anotherlevel when it comes to speed.


Sucks that there's a posssiblity that neither will end up at Miami. Berry is doubtful at best, and Miller is no lock(despite what anyone says, heisn't. ). Both of them know that UM, right now has four kids that are already on that practice field that really like. And not to metionBryce Brown, an incomming lock as well....
 
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Preston Parker got arrested on charges of having a concealed weapon (.45) and marijuana. Dude had like 5 grams of
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Way to go Preston.
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%%*. The Summer hasn't even started yet. Spring practice just ended.

Smoke @ the crib and leave the gun in the house.....
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And if you really want a strap, just get a Gun Permit like Brandon Merriweather did....

He was prolly gonna leave school early next year.

I mean, the die hards thought he was gonna stay, but I didn't expect it ...This really helps your draft stock....

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mother #*+$$$
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Same reaction I had when I read that +*[email protected] mean, I wanna wait for all the facts to come out before I bash the kid....But, it ain't looking goodfor the home team. My dude went home an got his *%+ locked up.

Rule #1 of being a college football player - If you're gonna get arrested....Do it in the city where your school is located...Don't go somewhere elseand get bagged....
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Not a good look at all for Parker. That isn't good for anybody involved. Kid needs to grow a brain.

Jelani Jenkins may be my favorite recruit for this class. He is not the biggest kid but GD does he play big and fast. He ran down a WR on his new film like hestole Preston Parkers dope. It was crazy. Then the first hit on the film is bad news. I wonder if the kid lived after the hit. Film has been up on Scout butRivals just got it and placed him #10 overall in that class. I believe Tony Dews just stopped by his school. Kid said he wanted a good school and if it was farfrom home, a good support group. Consensus is, he will stay on the EC but the kid is nastiness.
 
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Not a good look at all for Parker. That isn't good for anybody involved. Kid needs to grow a brain.

Word.

Jelani Jenkins may be my favorite recruit for this class. He is not the biggest kid but GD does he play big and fast. He ran down a WR on his new film like he stole Preston Parkers dope. It was crazy. Then the first hit on the film is bad news. I wonder if the kid lived after the hit. Film has been up on Scout but Rivals just got it and placed him #10 overall in that class. I believe Tony Dews just stopped by his school. Kid said he wanted a good school and if it was far from home, a good support group. Consensus is, he will stay on the EC but the kid is nastiness.

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[h2]FSU's Parker arrested on gun and drug charges[/h2]
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By ROCHELLE E.B. GILKEN

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

PALM BEACH GARDENS - Florida State University football player Preston Parker, a graduate of Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, was arrested this morning on gun and drug charges.

Parker, 21, is in Palm Beach County Jail charged with carrying a concealed .45-caliber handgun and possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana. The gun charge is a felony.
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He was released on $5,000 bond this afternoon.

Parker, a wide receiver, graduated from Atlantic in 2006. He will be a junior this fall.

According to Florida State's athletics code of conduct, an arrest for marijuana possession counts as one positive drug test. After two positive tests the athlete is automatically suspended and after three positives he or she is dismissed from the team. Any athlete charged with a felony is not allowed to compete in any games until the case is resolved in court.

According to the arrest report, an officer spotted Parker's red Dodge Charger with dark tinted windows in the parking lot of the Inns of America hotel in Palm Beach Gardens at 10:40 p.m. Monday. The officer followed the vehicle, which sped out of the lot and pulled into street parking a few blocks away with the lights off. The officer approached the driver because the windows were too dark and noticed the smell of marijuana. Parker said he was planning to meet up with a friend's uncle on Blue Heron Boulevard, even though he was driving in the opposite direction. Parker said he pulled into the residential parking spot because he saw the patrol car. The officer saw pieces of marijuana on the floorboard. He searched the vehicle and found a pill bottle for prednisone prescribed to Parker that also contained marijuana.

Under the dash of the right passenger side of the vehicle, the officer found a loaded .45-caliber handgun and a baggie with 4.8 grams of marijuana.

Parker told police a friend bought him the gun at a gun show, but he said he was not aware there was marijuana in the vehicle. There were three passengers in his vehicle. All told police they did not know about the gun or drugs.

Parker emerged as FSU's top offensive weapon last year and was named the team's MVP for the season.

He led the team with 1,513 all-purpose yards, including a team-high 62 catches and five touchdowns.

Parker also started at running back for the injured Antone Smith against Maryland and gained 133 yards.

Parker finished as the team's second leading rusher with 304 yards. He was a second-team All-ACC selection.

Parker was used sparingly as a freshman, playing in 10 games and catching two passes for 26 yards.

He was named to the Class 5A all-state first team as a senior at Atlantic.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Quarantined to his room by a surgically repaired knee, Illinois wide receiver Chris James was enjoying another quiet afternoon last November when the door suddenly swung open.
Illini quarterback Juice Williams didn't bother to knock. He nearly took the thing off its hinges.
"He just busted in my room with his notepad, like, 'They do this, they do that. When they play Cover 3, I'm gonna get 'em,'" James recalled. "He was coming in every day, bothering me."
But James didn't get the worst of his flatmate's harassment that week. Ohio State did.

When Williams got through with the top-ranked Buckeyes, a 28-21 win on Nov. 10, he left them not only bothered, but beaten. The quarterback with the unsettling completion percentage and the debatable decision-making skills tossed four touchdowns and converted a critical fourth down to lead a boomeranging Illinois team to its biggest win in the modern era.

Fast feet and a strong arm helped Williams, but he won the game the way a quarterback's supposed to, from the neck up.

"Going into Ohio State, he did a lot of studying," James said. "He really understood what they were doing. Once he understands, his confidence goes through the roof."

Any doubt about Williams' ability to understand disappeared after he decoded one of the nation's top defenses and helped Illinois reach the Rose Bowl. Coverages were no longer a mystery to him. Neither was leadership.

Heading into this season, Williams is no longer seen as the raw underclassman running a Big Ten offense ahead of schedule, but a seasoned, dual-threat quarterback leading a team determined to prove it's no one-year wonder. A finished product he's not, but Williams is accelerating his learning curve.

"It's time to lean on him," Illinois coach Ron Zook said. "We've kind of carried him along the way with kid gloves, and I don't mean that in any kind of derogatory manner, because I think we should have.

"But he's matured to the point now where he's ready to shoulder more of the load."

An hour before a recent practice, Williams walked into the players' lounge on the second floor of the Illinois football office. He removed the Bluetooth headset from his right ear but kept the hood of his Illini sweatshirt over his head. Just as Williams sat down for an interview, running backs coach Reggie Mitchell walked in and yanked off the hood.

The message: every detail matters, especially for a team leader.
"They really got on top of me in the early part of spring because I was more laid-back," Williams said. "It didn't really occur to me, but when I thought about it, it was like, 'I'm a junior now. I'm the quarterback. I've been a starter for the last two years.'


"It hit me then."

It was hammered home throughout the spring.

Instead of spending his time learning plays and coverage schemes, Williams refined his footwork, his passing technique and his decision-making. His coaches no longer tiptoed around the subject of leadership. They demanded it.

"Before, you wouldn't want to get on him around the guys, but now you can," Mitchell said. "He's responded. Before, he'd get up to the line and he had to process. Now he can get up there and know where he's going with the ball."

Accuracy remains a concern for Williams despite significant improvement from his freshman to sophomore year. He threw only one more touchdown (13) than interception in 2007 and ranked last in the Big Ten in passing efficiency (119.2).

Similar stats won't cut it this fall, especially after the loss of superstar running back Rashard Mendenhall. Accordingly, Williams is being held to a higher standard.

"I don't see why he can't be a 70 percent passer," Zook said.

Williams has his own goals. Among them is convincing offensive coordinator Mike Locksley to let him call the plays for an offensive series.

If he ever sells Locksley on the idea, he won't get worried looks in the huddle.

"You can see it growing," said wideout Arrelious "Rejus" Benn, the reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year. "He's putting people where they need to be. It's his offense and if he feels like he wants to do something, that's what he's going to do and we're going to listen."

Williams isn't an extrovert, but his words are still hitting their mark.

"They don't look at me as a freshman or a sophomore anymore, a guy who just got here," Williams said. "They look up to me now as a role model. Everything is starting to change."

Williams came to Illinois with the physical gifts to dominate the Chicago Public League, but without the film-room savvy needed to flummox Big Ten defenses. He ran the wishbone and the shotgun spread in high school and had familiarity with the read option Illinois uses, but deciphering defenses in the passing game was overwhelming.

"When we had Chris Leak at Florida, Chris was brought up being a quarterback," Zook said. "That wasn't really Juice's deal."

A redshirt season would have helped. So would another as a backup. But Illinois didn't have that luxury, and Williams became the starter four games into his college career.

He completed just 39.5 percent of his passes as a freshman, connecting on better than 50 percent just twice as Illinois went 2-10.
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"There were a lot of things I came to college with that I should have known, but I did not have a clue," he said. "It was to the point where I didn't really understand coverages: Cover 2, Cover 3, Cover 4. [Locksley] was introducing different coverages to me throughout the week of game planning.

"For the most part, I had to learn the entire position from scratch. That's not something I'm ashamed of."
He had dealt with adversity before, never letting it show on his face. Even when he disobeyed his mother growing up, he took her scolding with a smile.


But his trial-and-error evolution at Illinois, combined with the pressure to do his hometown proud, took a toll.

"I was worried about him," Zook said. "The smile had come off his face. He wasn't having any fun."

"I felt like the weight of Chicago was on my back," Williams explained.

When Zook re-established Illinois in Chicago's recruiting realm, Williams was his first major find. Williams starred for Vocational Career Academy on the city's South Side, the same high school that sent a linebacker named ++%@ Butkus to Illinois in the early 1960s.

Along with former Notre Dame quarterback Demetrius Jones, Williams became a front man for the Public League, which mass-produces prospects but sees many fall short of their dreams.

"There's not many of us that come out of that area, especially the Public League," said James, who played with Jones at Morgan Park High School and first met Williams when they were seventh graders "There's a lot of lost talent. I guess we're the talent that's been found.

"It's a lot of pressure."
The pressure persisted into the 2007 season.


In the opener against Missouri, Williams took a blow to the head and left in the second quarter. Backup Eddie McGee nearly rallied Illinois to a win and ignited talk of a quarterback controversy.

McGee, who hails from the Illini's other major recruiting wellspring, Washington, D.C., continued to replace Williams at critical junctures, either because of injury or performance. He led fourth-quarter scoring drives in wins against Wisconsin and Penn State, and relieved Williams in a 10-6 loss at Iowa.

"It bothered me early because no one wants to lose the starting position," Williams said. "But I thought from [the coaches'] perspective. They were using it to calm me down or take me out of a bad situation when I'm not feeling as confident.

"Eddie came in and made a big play here and there, but when he fell back down, I was able to lift the team back up."

He first had to lift himself up.

"After Iowa, I just said, 'Forget it. Go out there and have fun,'" Williams said. "Since that game, I just continued to climb."

Williams has never struggled to earn the trust of his coaches. He first arrived at Vocational in the spring before his freshman year and quickly convinced varsity coach Charles Chambers that he should start at quarterback immediately.

Several years later, Williams sold Chambers on a more delicate proposal: dating his daughter, Chez.

"My friends gave me crap about it all the time because my coach, he's so strict," Williams said. "But he was always more lenient toward me."

Williams and Chez remain together at Illinois, where Chez is also a student. Two days after the 2007 season opener, Chez gave birth to a daughter, LaChez, whom Williams calls his "extra, extra motivation."

"Juice stepped up, just like he did on the field," Charles Chambers said. "He sees the big picture. He knows what he wants out of it."
Gaining Zook's trust in the Ohio State game was all about the little picture, namely a few inches of turf separating the football from the first-down marker. The Illini led 28-21 at the time, but faced fourth-and-inches on their own 33-yard line with nearly seven minutes left.


Zook went by the book and opted to punt, but after Ohio State called timeout, Williams talked the coach out of it. If the situation had presented itself a month earlier, Williams admits he would have stayed away.

"To see coach Zook risk his season and his name for a decision that I made, it means a lot," Williams said. "He saw the confidence in my eyes. I had no doubt. I felt I could get two inches and I got two yards."

Illinois ran out the clock and celebrated its first win against a No. 1 team since 1956.

"I didn't think about it at the time, but had we not gotten that, you think, 'What could have happened to me?'" Zook said. "But when he looked in my eyes and I looked in his eyes, I really didn't have a choice.

"If we want him to lead, we've got to let him lead."

After protecting Williams early in his career, Zook plans to stand back this fall.

"I can tell they're really leaning on me," Williams said. "I can see it, I can feel it and I'm willing to accept it."

Adam Rittenberg is a college football writer for ESPN.com. You can contact him at [email protected].
 
How many times is Parker gonna have to run stairs at Doak? You think Bobby's gonna suspend him for the first half of the Western Carolina game too? Or isthat a little too harsh?
 
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How many times is Parker gonna have to run stairs at Doak? You think Bobby's gonna suspend him for the first half of the Western Carolina game too? Or is that a little too harsh?


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Very funny....But uh, yeah. This is much different that fighting cops or a failed drug test. He might even have to sit out the ENTIRE Western Carolina game
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But honestly, due to university rules, he can't play until his felonycharges are resolved
at least we know now parker is a possession receiver.


Nice
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