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Rivals.com
3.29
Rivals.com's average star ranking for the top 100 draft picks out of high school.
3.63
Rivals.com's average star ranking for the first-round draft picks out of high school.
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Number of five- and four-star prospects in their high school class taken in the top 100 draft picks. Among the top 100 draft picks were 10 five-star prospects in their high school classes and 33 four-star prospects.
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Order of Palestine (Texas) running back Adrian Peterson and Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. in the Class of 2004. Peterson was selected seventh overall by the Minnesota Vikings while Ginn was selected ninth overall by the Miami Dolphins.
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Order of Peterson and Cal's Marshawn Lynch in the 2004 running back rankings. They were the first two running backs selected in the 2007 draft.
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Sets of high school teammates among the top 100 draft picks. CB Aaron Ross (20th by the Giants) and DE Tim Crowder (56th by the Broncos) were 2003 graduates of John Tyler High in Tyler, Texas. DT Brandon Mebane (85th by the Seahawks) and CB Daymeion Hughes (95th by the Colts) were '03 graduates of Los Angeles-Crenshaw. LB Lawrence Timmons of Florida State (15th by the Steelers) and LB Justin Durant of Hampton (48th by the Jaguars) were graduates of Florence (S.C.) Wilson.
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Members of the top 100 from the Los Angeles metro area: S Eric Weddle (Alta Loma), WR Steve Smith (Canoga Park-Taft), C Ryan Kalil (Corona-Servite), C Samson Satele (Long Beach Poly), DB Gerald Alexander (Rancho Cucamonga), RB Lorenzo Booker (Ventura-St. Bonaventure), LB Michael Okwo (Manhattan Beach-Mira Costa) and Mebane and Hughes (Los Angeles-Crenshaw).
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One-third of the top 100 draft picks went to high school in the Southeast. After the state of Florida's 11 draft picks, five came from South Carolina, four each from Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana, two from Tennessee and one each from Arkansas, Kentucky and Mississippi. The regions that followed were the West (24), Midwest (18), Atlantic East (14) and Midlands (11).
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Draft picks from the University of Tennessee in the top 100 to lead the nation. DT Justin Harrell (No. 16 to Green Bay), WR Robert Meachem (No. 27 to New Orleans), OL Arron Sears (No. 35 to Tampa Bay), DE Turk McBride (No. 54 to Kansas City), and CB Jonathan Wade (No. 84 to St. Louis). Ohio State and USC led last year's draft pool with seven selections each in the top 100 picks.
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Number of college programs with four players in the top 100 draft picks: Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Penn State, Texas and USC.
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Number of SEC players among the top 100 draft picks. Following the SEC was the Big Ten (16), ACC (14), Pac-10 (12) and Big 12 (eight). The SEC had 15 players selected among the top 100 in the 2006 draft.
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After having 25 picks among the top 100 in last year's draft, the ACC dropped to 14 in 2007. NC State, which had three players selected in the first round last year, had one (DT Tank Tyler, 85 th overall) selected in the top 100 of 2007.
Top 10 prospects in classes eligible for the 2007 NFL draft.
Class of 2002
1. QB Vince Young, Houston-Madison, Texas: Drafted third overall by the Titans in 2006.
2. DT Haloti Ngata, Salt Lake City-Highlands, Oregon: Drafted 12th overall by the Ravens in 2006.
3. RB Lorenzo Booker, Ventura (Calif.) St. Bonaventure, Florida State: Drafted in third round by the Dolphins in 2007.
4. QB Ben Olson, Thousand Oaks (Calif.), UCLA: Starting QB at UCLA.
5. QB Reggie McNeal, Lufkin (Texas), Texas A&M: Drafted in sixth round by the Bengals in 2006.
6. WR Chris Davis, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Catholic, Florida State: Drafted in fourth round by the Titans in 2007.
7. WR Ryan Moore, Orlando (Fla.) Dr. Phillips, Miami: Did not get drafted.
8. QB Marcus Vick, Newport News (Va.) Warwick, Virginia Tech: Signed as undrafted free agent with Dolphins in 2006.
9. RB Leon Washington, Jacksonville (Fla.) Andrew Jackson, Florida State: Drafted in fourth round by the Jets in 2006.
10. RB Ciatrick Fason, Jacksonville (Fla.) Fletcher, Florida: Drafted in fourth round by the Vikings in 2005.
CLASS OF 2003
1. LB Ernie Sims, Tallahassee (Fla.) North Florida Christian, Florida State: Drafted ninth overall by the Lions in 2005.
2. RB Reggie Bush, San Diego-Helix, USC: Drafted second overall by the Saints in 2006.
3. WR Whitney Lewis, Ventura (Calf.) St. Bonaventure, USC: Transferred to Northern Iowa
4. WR Andre Caldwell, Tampa (Fla.) Jefferson, Florida: Starting WR at Florida
5. QB Kyle Wright, Danville (Calif.) Mote Vista, Miami: QB at Miami
6. DB Prescott Burgess, Warren (Ohio) Harding, Michigan: Selected in seventh round by the Ravens in 2007.
7. TE Tony Hills Jr., Alief (Texas) Elsik, Texas: Starting OT at Texas.
8. OL Jorrie Adams, Jasper (Texas), Texas A&M: Dismissed from Texas A&M team.
9. DB Paul Oliver, Kennesaw (Ga.) Harrison, Georgia: Starting CB at Georgia.
10. TE Greg Olsen, Wayne Hills (N.J.), Miami: Drafted 31st overall by the Bears in 2007.
CLASS OF 2004
1. RB Adrian Peterson, Palestine (Texas), Oklahoma: Drafted seventh overall by the Vikings in 2007.
2. WR Ted Ginn Jr., Cleveland-Glenville, Ohio State: Drafted ninth overall by the Dolphins in 2007.
3. WR Early Doucet, St. Martinville (La.), LSU: Starting WR at LSU.
4. QB Rhett Bomar, Grand Prairie (Texas), Oklahoma: Transferred to Sam Houston State.
5. LB Keith Rivers, Lake Mary (Fla.), USC: Starting LB at USC.
6. LB Willie Williams, Miami-Carol City, Miami: Transferred to Louisville.
7. DE Brandon Miller, Colquitt (Ga.) Miller County, Georgia: Starting LB at Georgia.
8. DE Derrick Harvey, Greenbelt (Md.) Eleanor Roosevelt, Florida: Starting DE at Florida.
9. DE Jeff Schweiger Jr., San Jose-Valley Christian, USC: Transferred to San Jose State.
10. QB Xavier Lee, Daytona Beach (Fla.) Seabreeze, Florida State: QB at Florida State.
Rivals.com
3.29
Rivals.com's average star ranking for the top 100 draft picks out of high school.
3.63
Rivals.com's average star ranking for the first-round draft picks out of high school.
43
Number of five- and four-star prospects in their high school class taken in the top 100 draft picks. Among the top 100 draft picks were 10 five-star prospects in their high school classes and 33 four-star prospects.
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Order of Palestine (Texas) running back Adrian Peterson and Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. in the Class of 2004. Peterson was selected seventh overall by the Minnesota Vikings while Ginn was selected ninth overall by the Miami Dolphins.
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Order of Peterson and Cal's Marshawn Lynch in the 2004 running back rankings. They were the first two running backs selected in the 2007 draft.
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Sets of high school teammates among the top 100 draft picks. CB Aaron Ross (20th by the Giants) and DE Tim Crowder (56th by the Broncos) were 2003 graduates of John Tyler High in Tyler, Texas. DT Brandon Mebane (85th by the Seahawks) and CB Daymeion Hughes (95th by the Colts) were '03 graduates of Los Angeles-Crenshaw. LB Lawrence Timmons of Florida State (15th by the Steelers) and LB Justin Durant of Hampton (48th by the Jaguars) were graduates of Florence (S.C.) Wilson.
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Members of the top 100 from the Los Angeles metro area: S Eric Weddle (Alta Loma), WR Steve Smith (Canoga Park-Taft), C Ryan Kalil (Corona-Servite), C Samson Satele (Long Beach Poly), DB Gerald Alexander (Rancho Cucamonga), RB Lorenzo Booker (Ventura-St. Bonaventure), LB Michael Okwo (Manhattan Beach-Mira Costa) and Mebane and Hughes (Los Angeles-Crenshaw).
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One-third of the top 100 draft picks went to high school in the Southeast. After the state of Florida's 11 draft picks, five came from South Carolina, four each from Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana, two from Tennessee and one each from Arkansas, Kentucky and Mississippi. The regions that followed were the West (24), Midwest (18), Atlantic East (14) and Midlands (11).
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Draft picks from the University of Tennessee in the top 100 to lead the nation. DT Justin Harrell (No. 16 to Green Bay), WR Robert Meachem (No. 27 to New Orleans), OL Arron Sears (No. 35 to Tampa Bay), DE Turk McBride (No. 54 to Kansas City), and CB Jonathan Wade (No. 84 to St. Louis). Ohio State and USC led last year's draft pool with seven selections each in the top 100 picks.
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Number of college programs with four players in the top 100 draft picks: Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Penn State, Texas and USC.
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Number of SEC players among the top 100 draft picks. Following the SEC was the Big Ten (16), ACC (14), Pac-10 (12) and Big 12 (eight). The SEC had 15 players selected among the top 100 in the 2006 draft.
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After having 25 picks among the top 100 in last year's draft, the ACC dropped to 14 in 2007. NC State, which had three players selected in the first round last year, had one (DT Tank Tyler, 85 th overall) selected in the top 100 of 2007.
Top 10 prospects in classes eligible for the 2007 NFL draft.
Class of 2002
1. QB Vince Young, Houston-Madison, Texas: Drafted third overall by the Titans in 2006.
2. DT Haloti Ngata, Salt Lake City-Highlands, Oregon: Drafted 12th overall by the Ravens in 2006.
3. RB Lorenzo Booker, Ventura (Calif.) St. Bonaventure, Florida State: Drafted in third round by the Dolphins in 2007.
4. QB Ben Olson, Thousand Oaks (Calif.), UCLA: Starting QB at UCLA.
5. QB Reggie McNeal, Lufkin (Texas), Texas A&M: Drafted in sixth round by the Bengals in 2006.
6. WR Chris Davis, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Catholic, Florida State: Drafted in fourth round by the Titans in 2007.
7. WR Ryan Moore, Orlando (Fla.) Dr. Phillips, Miami: Did not get drafted.
8. QB Marcus Vick, Newport News (Va.) Warwick, Virginia Tech: Signed as undrafted free agent with Dolphins in 2006.
9. RB Leon Washington, Jacksonville (Fla.) Andrew Jackson, Florida State: Drafted in fourth round by the Jets in 2006.
10. RB Ciatrick Fason, Jacksonville (Fla.) Fletcher, Florida: Drafted in fourth round by the Vikings in 2005.
CLASS OF 2003
1. LB Ernie Sims, Tallahassee (Fla.) North Florida Christian, Florida State: Drafted ninth overall by the Lions in 2005.
2. RB Reggie Bush, San Diego-Helix, USC: Drafted second overall by the Saints in 2006.
3. WR Whitney Lewis, Ventura (Calf.) St. Bonaventure, USC: Transferred to Northern Iowa
4. WR Andre Caldwell, Tampa (Fla.) Jefferson, Florida: Starting WR at Florida
5. QB Kyle Wright, Danville (Calif.) Mote Vista, Miami: QB at Miami
6. DB Prescott Burgess, Warren (Ohio) Harding, Michigan: Selected in seventh round by the Ravens in 2007.
7. TE Tony Hills Jr., Alief (Texas) Elsik, Texas: Starting OT at Texas.
8. OL Jorrie Adams, Jasper (Texas), Texas A&M: Dismissed from Texas A&M team.
9. DB Paul Oliver, Kennesaw (Ga.) Harrison, Georgia: Starting CB at Georgia.
10. TE Greg Olsen, Wayne Hills (N.J.), Miami: Drafted 31st overall by the Bears in 2007.
CLASS OF 2004
1. RB Adrian Peterson, Palestine (Texas), Oklahoma: Drafted seventh overall by the Vikings in 2007.
2. WR Ted Ginn Jr., Cleveland-Glenville, Ohio State: Drafted ninth overall by the Dolphins in 2007.
3. WR Early Doucet, St. Martinville (La.), LSU: Starting WR at LSU.
4. QB Rhett Bomar, Grand Prairie (Texas), Oklahoma: Transferred to Sam Houston State.
5. LB Keith Rivers, Lake Mary (Fla.), USC: Starting LB at USC.
6. LB Willie Williams, Miami-Carol City, Miami: Transferred to Louisville.
7. DE Brandon Miller, Colquitt (Ga.) Miller County, Georgia: Starting LB at Georgia.
8. DE Derrick Harvey, Greenbelt (Md.) Eleanor Roosevelt, Florida: Starting DE at Florida.
9. DE Jeff Schweiger Jr., San Jose-Valley Christian, USC: Transferred to San Jose State.
10. QB Xavier Lee, Daytona Beach (Fla.) Seabreeze, Florida State: QB at Florida State.
