Inside recruiting/Cornerbacks

Sporting News, The, Nov 27, 2000 by Bobby Burton

Recruiting analyst Bobby Burton ranks the top 25 senior prospects.

Rk.     Name                     Ht/Wt.       40 Yd.

 1.     Ahmad Carroll           6-0/190        4.4
 2.     Antrel Rolle            6-0/200        4.45
 3.     Dominic Robinson        6-1/192        4.49
 4.     Brett Bell              6-0/180        4.5
 5.     Lamar Baker             5-11/180       4.5
 6.     Robert Boulware         5-11/180       4.4
 7.     Tramain Hall            5-11/185       4.47
 8.     Marlin Jackson          6-1/185        4.5
 9.     Deangelo Hall           5-10/185       4.4
10.     Quan Cosby              5-10/180       4.3
11.     Cory Ross               5-9/182        4.41
12.     Cedric Griffin          6-1/180        4.42
13.     Rodney Landingham       6-1/178        4.34
14.     Grant Mason             6-0/184        4.5
15.     Byron Jones             5-10/165       4.65
16.     Terrence Whitehead      5-9/185        4.4
17.     Marcus Cassel           6-0/166        4.4
18.     Domonique Foxworth      6-0/173        4.35
19.     Reggie McFadden         5-10/165       4.5
20.     Greg Golden             5-11/182       4.4
21.     Terrell Williams        6-0/200        4.5
22.     Larry McClain           5-11/175       4.45
23.     Danielle Manning        5-11/186       4.4
24.     Johnny Watkins          5-10/170       4.4
25.     Sedrick Davenport       6-1/175        4.5

                     Town/High school (schools player
Name                 is considering)

Ahmad Carroll        Atlanta/Douglass (Clemson, Florida State,
                       Miami, Georgia, Georgia Tech)
Antrel Rolle         Homestead, Fla./South Dade (Miami, Fla.,
                       N.D., NC St., Neb., Ohio St., Tenn.)
Dominic Robinson     Diamond Bar, Calif./Diamond Bar (Fla. St.
                       Wash.,Tenn., Neb., Mich., UCLA, Ore.)
Brett Bell           Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South
                       (committed to Wisconsin)
Lamar Baker          Avondale, Ariz./Agua Fria (committed to
                       Arizona State)
Robert Boulware      Charlotte, N.C./Vance (committed to
                       Tennessee)
Tramain Hall         Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach (Fla.
                       St., NC St., Miami, Neb., Minn., N.D.)
Marlin Jackson       Sharon, Pa./Sharon (Mich., Florida)
Deangelo Hall        Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek (committed to
                       Virginia Tech)
Quan Cosby           Mart, Texas/Mart (Fla. St., Neb., UCLA,
                       Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, LSU, N.D.)
Cory Ross            Denver/Jefferson (Neb., Colorado, Kansas
                       Tenn., Texas)
Cedric Griffin       San Antonio/Holmes (committed to Texas)
Rodney Landingham    Sonora, Calif./Sonora Union (UNLV, Ariz.,
                       Calif., Wash., Fresno St., Stan., UCLA)
Grant Mason          Orchard Lake, Mich./St. Mary's Prep (Ga.
                       Tech, Stan., Duke, N.D., Mich., N'west.)
Byron Jones          Bay City, Texas/Bay City (committed to
                       Texas A&M)
Terrence Whitehead   Los Angeles/Crenshaw (Mich., Neb., Arizona,
                       UCLA, USC)
Marcus Cassel        Bellflower, Calif./St. John Bosco (committed
                       to UCLA)
Domonique Foxworth   Baltimore/Western School of Tech.(Purdue
                       Maryland Pitt, NC State)
Reggie McFadden      Columbus, Ga./Shaw (committed to Georgia)
Greg Golden          Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas
                       (Tenn., NC St., Mich. St., Wis. Ark., N.D.)
Terrell Williams     San Diego/Hoover (LSU, Texas A&M, Arizona
                       State California, USC)
Larry McClain        Forestville, Md./Forestville (Mich., Mich.
                       St., Va. Tech Penn St., Md., Va. Marshall)
Danielle Manning     Corsicana, Texas/Corsicana (Texas A&M,
                       Neb., Texas)
Johnny Watkins       Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood (Kansas, Ill.,
                       Iowa, Wis.)
Sedrick Davenport    Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook (Ill., Wis.,
                       Ga. Tech, Ind., Mich., Mich. St., LSU)

Carroll was the 100-meter state champion as a sophomore and won the 100 at last summer's AAU national track meet in Orlando. Along with his speed, he has size and tremendous athleticism--all of which makes him one of the nation's top 15 prospects.

Bobby Burton is the editor of Rivals 100.com, a member of the Rivals.com network.

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Antrel Rolle has so much in common with the Titans' Samari Rolle--they have same last name, play the same position and both attended Dade County, Fla., high schools--you'd think they're related. They're not--Rolle is a common name in the Bahamas, where both have relatives. They do have one big difference--Samari attended Florida State; Antrel heavily favors Miami.... Tennessee has made a habit of signing the best talent out of North Carolina. This season, the Vols already have nabbed Robert Boulware, who holds the North Carolina state record in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.4 seconds.... Marlin Jackson and Cory Ross both have made non-binding oral commitments--Ross to Nebraska, Jackson to Michigan. Because they are expected to make official visits to other schools, the commitments are, in the recruiting vernacular, "soft." Colorado and Kansas are among those in the hunt for Ross. Jackson has yet to rule out Florida.