Inside recruiting/Defensive ends

Sporting News, The, Nov 6, 2000 by Bobby Burton

Recruiting analyst Bobby Burton ranks the top 25 senior prospects.

Rk.   Name                Ht./Wt.   40 Yd.

 1.   Shaun Cody          6-5/253    4.85

Cody may be the best high school football player in the country.
Through seven games, he had 12 sacks from his defensive end spot;
on offense, splitting time between tight end and fullback, the
senior has caught 28 passes and accounted for 14 touchdowns.

 2.   Chauncey Davis      6-2/230    4.6

 3.   Marquis Elmore      6-4/230    4.65

 4.   Pat Massey          6-8/235    4.7

 5.   Jocques Dumas       6-9/242    4.7

 6.   Pierre Woods        6-6/215    4.6

 7.   Simon Fraser        6-6/240    4.9

 8.   Forrest Tucker      6-4/240    4.8

 9.   Lionel Williams     6-4/245    4.6

10.   Keith Lipka         6-5/265    4.75

11.   George Gause        6-5/235    4.6

12.   Tui Alailefaleula   6-4/250    4.8

13.   Kaelen Jakes        6-4/260    4.8

14.   Thomas Carroll      6-4/225    4.7

15.   Justin Tomerlin     6-7/260    4.71

16.   Jeremy Ruffin       6-3/210    4.58

17.   Carlos Bates        6-3/225    4.6

18.   Jayme Jackson       6-3/225    4.7

19.   Lawrence Hooper     6-4/250    4.8

20.   Charles Bennett     6-4/210    4.7

21.   David Spytek        6-8/245    4.77

22.   Jason Wardlow       6-4/220    4.7

23.   Kevin Vickerson     6-5/260    4.85

24.   Miguel Robede       6-4/252    4.74

25.   Dethrell Garcia     6-1/235    4.8

                    Town/High school
Name                (schools player is considering)

Shaun Cody          Hacienda Heights, Calif./Los Altos
                    (Miami, Colo., Ariz., USC, UCLA, N.D., Texas)

Cody may be the best high school football player in the country.
Through seven games, he had 12 sacks from his defensive end spot;
on offense, splitting time between tight end and fullback, the
senior has caught 28 passes and accounted for 14 touchdowns.

Chauncey Davis      Auburndale, Fla./Auburndale
                    (committed to Florida State)

Marquis Elmore      Folkston, Ga./Charlton County
                    (Georgia, Florida State, Alabama)

Pat Massey          Cleveland/St. Ignatius
                    (committed to Michigan)

Jocques Dumas       Asheboro, N.C./Asheboro
                    (committed to North Carolina)

Pierre Woods        Cleveland/Glenville (Mich., Miami,
                    Pitt, Ind., Iowa, Ohio St., Tenn.,
                    Ga. Tech, LSU)

Simon Fraser        Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington
                    (committed to Ohio State)

Forrest Tucker      Lillington, N.C./Western Harnett
                    (N.C., Va. Tech, Mo., Mich., Fla., N.D.)

Lionel Williams     Addison, Ill./Addison Trail
                    (committed to Illinois)

Keith Lipka         Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek (Neb., Iowa,
                    Mich. St., Minn., Wis.)

George Gause        Conway, S.C./Conway (Clemson, Ga. Tech,
                    S. Carolina, Tenn., Ala., LSU, N.D.)

Tui Alailefaleula   Anchorage, Alaska/Bartlett (Oregon,
                    Washington, Colorado Michigan, Arizona)

Kaelen Jakes        Valencia, Calif./Valencia (Nebraska, USC,
                    UCLA Washington, Texas, Notre Dame)

Thomas Carroll      Lakewood, N.J./Lakewood (BC, Miami, NC St.,
                    Minn., Ohio St., Penn St., Tenn.)

Justin Tomerlin     San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente
                    (committed to Florida State)

Jeremy Ruffin       Meridian, Miss./Meridian (Tennessee, Auburn,
                    LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St.)

Carlos Bates        Hartwell Ga./Hart County (Clemson, Ga. Tech,
                    Auburn, E. Carolina, Notre Dame)

Jayme Jackson       Andrews, Texas/Andrews (Okla., LSU, Baylor,
                    Texas, Texas Tech, Wyo., Ark., TCU)

Lawrence Hooper     Houston/Aldine (UCLA, Florida, Arkansas,
                    Mississippi St., Texas A&M, Ohio State)

Charles Bennett     Camden, S.C./Camden (Clemson, Georgia Tech,
                    North Carolina, South Carolina)

David Spytek        Waukesha, Wis./Memorial Catholic
                    (committed to Michigan)

Jason Wardlow       Upland, Calif./Upland (committed to USC)

Kevin Vickerson     Detroit/King (Mich. St., Ga. Tech, Miami,
                    Mich., Minn., Ohio St., Ind., C. Michigan)

Miguel Robede       Vald'or, Ontario/Vieux Trail
                    (Miami, Illinois, Connecticut)

Dethrell Garcia     Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt
                    (committed to Penn State)

Bobby Burton is the editor of Rivals100.com, a member of the Rivals.com network.

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