Inside recruiting/Wide Receivers

Sporting News, The, Oct 16, 2000 by Bobby Burton

Recruiting analyst Bobby Burton ranks the top 25 senior prospects.

As a receiver, Williams is the Generation Y prototype receiver--big enough to be a promising target over the middle on quick slants but with the sprinter's speed required to stretch defenses vertically. Look for the Huskies to be tough to beat down the stretch.

Rk.   Name                    Ht/Wt.       40 Yd.

 1.   Reggie Williams        6-4/215        4.4
 2.   Charles Frederick      5-11/170       4.45
 3.   Michael Clayton        6-2/200        4.5
 4.   Craphonso Thorpe       6-2/175        4.4
 5.   Roscoe Crosby          6-2/195        4.4
 6.   Airese Currie          5-11/180       4.4
 7.   Jerome Janet           5-11/190       4.4
 8.   Junior Taylor          6-3/185        4.4
 9.   Angelo Chattams        5-11/180       4.45
10.   Kevin Noel             6-3/190        4.45
11.   Brandon Jones          6-1/195        4.54
12.   Ratavious Biddle       6-0/170        4.4
13.   Earvin Johnson         6-4/200        4.6
14.   Armon Dorrough         6-1/163        4.42
15.   P.K. Sam               6-3/180        4.5
16.   Mathew Thomas          6-0/175        4.45
17.   Montrell Jones         6-2/185        4.5
18.   Fred Lee               5-10/170       4.4
19.   Larry Fitzgerald       6-4/215        4.42
20.   Thomson Omboga         6-1/168        4.59
21.   Fred Gibson            6-4/180        4.5
22.   Carlos Campbell        5-11/190       4.55
23.   Lynzell Jackson        6-3/195        4.5
24.   Sterling Hicks         6-2/175        4.45
25.   Larry Kendrick         6-0/195        4.46

Name                   Town/High school (schools player
                       is considering)

Reggie Williams        Tacoma, Wash./Lakes (Michigan,
                       Washington, USC, UCLA,
                       Notre Dame)
Charles Frederick      Boca Raton, La./Pope John Paul
                       II (Fla, St., Miami, Wash.,
                       Fla., Ala., Auburn)
Michael Clayton        Baton Rouge, La./Christian
                       Brothers (Fla. St., Ga. Tech,
                       Miami, Tenn., Ala., La. St.)
Craphonso Thorpe       Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln
                       (committed to Florida State)
Roscoe Crosby          Buffalo, S.C./Union (Clemson,
                       Fla. St., Ga., Tech, Mich.,
                       Mich. St., Tenn.)
Airese Currie          Columbia, S.C./Richland
                       Northeast (Clemson, Fla. St.,
                       Ga., Tenn., N.C., Va. Tech)
Jerome Janet           Tulsa, Okla./Union (UCLA,
                       Georgia Tech, Kansas State,
                       Oklahoma, Arizona State)
Junior Taylor          Mesa, Ariz./Mesa (USC,
                       Arizona State, UCLA,
                       Washington, Arizona)
Angelo Chattams        Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-
                       Julienne (committed to Ohio
                       State)
Kevin Noel             Naperville, Ill./Central
                       (Mich, St., Purdue, Ga. Tech,
                       Miami, Iowa, Ohio St., N.D.)
Brandon Jones          Texarkana, Texas/Liberty-
                       Eylau (Texas Tech, Neb.,
                       Ark., LSU, Texas A&M, SMU)
Ratavious Biddle       Decatur, Ala./Decatur (Florida
                       State, N.C. State, Alabama,
                       Kentucky, Auburn)
Earvin Johnson         South Gate, Calif./Cathedral
                       (committed to Georgia Tech)
Armon Dorrough         Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster
                       (Fla. St., Ga. Tech, Kan.
                       St., Pur., Tenn., TCU, N.D.)
P.K. Sam               Buford, Ga./Buford (committed
                       to Florida State)
Mathew Thomas          Pearson, Ga./Atkinson County
                       (S. Carolina, Clemson, Fla.
                       St., Ga. Tech, Fla. Ga.)
Montrell Jones         Louisville, Ky,/Male
                       (committed to Kentucky)
Fred Lee               Harrisburg, Pa,/Bishop
                       McDevitt (Clemson, Va.,
                       Miami, Va, Tech, Colo.,
                       Mich. St.)
Larry Fitzgerald       Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels
                       (Ga. Tech, Pitt, Penn St.,
                       Pur, Iowa, Wis., Ore, St.)
Thomson Omboga         Grand Prairie, Texas/Grand
                       Prairie (Okla., Texas, Miami,
                       Mich., Mich. St., TCU)
Fred Gibson            Waycross, Ga./Ware County
                       (Florida State, Florida,
                       Georgia, Kentucky)
Carlos Campbell        Hampton, Va. (Hampton,
                       Michigan, Clemson, Virginia,
                       Georgia, Tennessee)
Lynzell Jackson        Tempe, Ariz./Tempe
                       (Tennessee, Nebraska,
                       Arizona, Arizona State,
                       Washington)
Sterling Hicks         Pompano Beach, Fla./Ely (Fla.
                       St., N.C. St., Miami, Mich.,
                       Fla., Mich. St.)
Larry Kendrick         Haines City, Fla./Haines City
                       (Fla. St., Ga. Tech, Aub.,
                       Mich, Mich. St., Fla., Ga.)