Recruiting

Sporting News, The, Sept 22, 2003 by Bobby Burton

RECRUITING The nation's top 20 players

Rk.   Name               Pos.   Ht./Wt.    High school (location)

1.    Adrian Peterson    RB     6-3/210    Palestine (Texas)
2.    Randy Estes        DB     6-2/200    Los Alamitos (Calif.)
3.    Keith Rivers       LB     6-3/215    Lake Mary (Fla.)
4.    Ted Ginn Jr.       DB     6-0/170    Glenville (Cleveland)
5.    Early Doucet       WR     6-1/207    St. Martinville (La.)
6.    Rhett Bomar        OB     6-4/205    Grand Prairie (Texas)
7.    DeMario Pressley   DL     6-4/285    Dudley (Greensboro, N.C.)
8.    Brandon Miller     DL     6-4/225    Miller County (Colquitt,
                                             Ga.)
9.    Willie Williams    LB     6-2/225    Carol City (Miami)
10.   Anthony Morelli    QB     6-4/208    Penn Hills (Pittsburgh)
11.   Chad Henne         QB     6-3/210    Wilson (West Lawn, Pa.)
12.   Kyle Williams      LB     6-2/217    Bolingbrook (Ill.)
13.   Xavier Carter      WR     6-3/190    Palm Bay (Melbourne,
                                             Fla.)
14.   Derrick Harvey     DL     6-5/235    Roosevelt (Greenbelt,
                                             Md.)
15.   Jeff Byers         OL     6-4/280    Loveland (Colo.)
16.   Tony Carter        DB     5-10/175   Mandarin (Jacksonville,
                                             Fla.)
17.   Dan Connor         LB     6-3/215    Strath Haven
                                             (Wallingford, Pa.)
18.   Xavier Lee         QB     6-4/200    Seabreeze (Daytona Beach,
                                             Fla.)
19.   Thomas Herring     OL     6-6/292    Fremont (Los Angeles)
20.   Franklin Okam      DL     6-5/300    Lake Highlands (Dallas)

Rk.   Name               Considering

 1.   Adrian Peterson    Texas, Texas A&M, Miami, Oklahoma
 2.   Randy Estes        Miami, Oklahoma, USC, UCLA
 3.   Keith Rivers       USC, Florida State, Oklahoma, Florida
 4.   Ted Ginn Jr.       Ohio State, Michigan, Pittsburgh, USC
 5.   Early Doucet       LSU, Michigan, Florida State, Miami
 6.   Rhett Bomar        Committed to Oklahoma
 7.   DeMario Pressley   N.C. State, North Carolina, Georgia,
                           Michigan, Miami
 8.   Brandon Miller     Florida State, Georgia, Auburn, Georgia Tech
 9.   Willie Williams    Florida State, Miami, Auburn, Ohio State
10.   Anthony Morelli    Committed to Pittsburgh
11.   Chad Henne         Committed to Michigan
12.   Kyle Williams      Iowa, Miami, Oregon, Purdue
13.   Xavier Carter      Florida, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame
14.   Derrick Harvey     Maryland, Miami, Kansas State, Florida
15.   Jeff Byers         Colorado, Texas, USC, UCLA, Iowa
16.   Tony Carter        Florida State, Florida, Miami, N.C. State
17.   Dan Connor         Committed to Penn State
18.   Xavier Lee         Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Ohio State
19.   Thomas Herring     USC, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame
20.   Franklin Okam      Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame