Signing Time

Sporting News, The, Feb 14, 2000

Recruiting rankings

The nation's top recruiting classes

 1. Florida
 2. Penn St.
 3. Tennessee
 4. Florida St.
 5. Texas
 6. Alabama
 7. Ohio St.
 8. Auburn
 9. Notre Dame
10. Michigan St.
11. Nebraska
12. Michigan
13. USC
14. Miami
15. Oklahoma
16. Arizona St.
17. UCLA
18. Virginia Tech
19. Wisconsin
20. Colorado
21. Georgia
22. Texas A&M
23. Oregon
24. Kansas St.
25. Georgia Tech
26. LSU
27. Clemson
28. Illinois
29. Mississippi St.
30. Arkansas
31. North Carolina
32. Kentucky
33. Purdue
34. Kansas
35. Washington
36. Syracuse
37. Mississippi
38. Arizona
39. Maryland
40. TCU

BIG 12

1. Texas
2. Nebraska
3. Oklahoma
4. Colorado
5. Texas A&M
6. Kansas St.
7. Kansas
8. Oklahoma St.
9. Missouri
10. Texas Tech
11. Iowa St.
12. Baylor

TOP BIG 12 SIGNEES

RK.   Name                      Hr./wt.    College

 1.   Marcus Houston (RB)       6-2/210    Colorado
 2.   B.J. Johnson (WR)         6-1/190    Texas
 3.   Craig Ochs (QB)           6-2/205    Colorado
 4.   Adam Doiron (DL)          6-4/260    Texas
 5.   Aduro Beltran (RB)        6-1/200    Texas
 6.   Chris Septak (TE)         6-5/240    Nebraska
 7.   Wes Sims (OL)             6-6/300    Oklahoma
 8.   Chance Monk (QB)          6-2/190    Texas
 9.   Adam Black (DB)           6-0/175    Texas A&M
10.   Jonte Buhl (DB)           5-9/170    Texas A&M
11.   Vernon Maxwell (DB)       6-2/210    Oklahoma
12.   Brock Edwards (TE)        6-4/250    Texas
13.   Roy Williams (WR)         6-4/200    Texas
14.   Sonny Davis (DL)          6-2/288    Texas
15.   Tatum Bell (RB)           5-1/190    Oklahoma St.
16.   Jamaine Billups (RB)      6-0/200    Iowa St.
17.   Sean Tufts (LB)           6-5/220    Colorado
18.   Bobby Purify (RB)         6-1/195    Colorado
19.   Darren Stephens (DB)      6-3/185    Oklahoma
20.   Antonio Perkins (WR)      6-0/170    Oklahoma
21.   Lionel Garr (OL)          6-6/330    Texas
22.   Rod Ansley (RB)           6-3/205    Texas Tech
23.   Aurmon Satchell (LB)      6-3/220    Texas
24.   M.J. Flaum (OL)           6-4/295    Nebraska
25.   Renaldo Works (RB)        6-1/190    Oklahoma
26.   Adrian Mayes (DB)         6-2/200    Nebraska
27.   Matt McChesney (DL)       6-5/255    Colorado
28.   T.J. Hollowell (LB)       6-1/220    Nebraska
29.   Terrell Butler (DB)       5-10/190   Nebraska
30.   Ronbrose Jones (LB)       6-3/225    Oklahoma
31.   Jori Dory (OL)            6-8/270    Kansas St.
32,   Jason Richenherger (LB)   6-2/210    Nebraska
33.   Sloan Thomas(WR)          6-3/190    Texas
34.   Quinn Sypniewski (TE)     6-7/255    Colorado
35.   Stevie Lee (DL)           6-5/310    Texas
36.   Will Martin (QB)          6-0/197    Kansas St.
37.   Marcel Moses (DL)         6-4/285    Texas
38.   Chris Boggas (OL)         6-5/310    Kansas St.
39.   Derrick Yates (DB)        6-2/185    Kansas St.
40.   Jake Andersen (OL)        6-2/300    Nebraska

QUICK HITS

Most underrated: Stevie Lee, DL, Texas

Instant impact: Marcus Houston, RB, Colorado

Wait till 2002: M.J. Flaum, OL, Nebraksa

BIG TEN

 1. Penn St.
 2. Ohio St.
 3. Michigan St.
 4. Michigan
 5. Wisconsin
 6. Illinois
 7. Purdue
 8. Indiana
 9. Minnesota
10. Iowa
11. Northwestern

TOP BIG TEN SIGNEES

RK.   Name                     Ht./Wt.    College

 1.   Jeff Smoker (OB)         6-3/190    Michigan St.
 2.   Charles Rogers (WR)      6-41190    Michigan St.
 3.   Sam Maldonado (RB)       6-2/225    Ohio St.
 4.   Branden Joe (RB)         6-11220    Ohio St.
 5.   Tyrell Dodch (RB)        5-11/190   Michigan St.
 6.   Marco Cooper (LB)        6-2/230    Ohio St.
 7.   Michael Gasparato (RB)   6-0/205    Penn St.
 8.   Zac Wasserman (QB)       6-4/203    Penn St.
 9.   Chris Perry (RB)         6-2/225    Michigan
10.   Terry Pegue (RB)         6-2/220    Ohio St.
11.   Markus Curry (WR)        6-0/185    Michigan
12.   Dominique Sims (DB)      6-2/195    Minnesota
13.   Robert Reynolds (LB)     6-4/225    Ohio St.
14.   Sba Schwelgert (DB)      6-2/195    Purdue
15.   Tony Johnson (RB)        6-1/195    Penn St.
16.   Musa Smith (RB)          6-2/190    Ohio St.
17.   Kalvin Barrett (DL)      6-2/292    Wisconsin
18.   Will Smith (DL)          6-4/230    Ohio St.
19.   Dwight Whitfield (DL)    6-3/275    Michigan St.
20.   Larry Stevens (DB)       6-4/230    Michigan
21.   Brandon Hance (QB)       6-1/195    Purdue
22.   Darius Jones (LB)        6-4/245    Wisconsin
23.   Reggie Benton (RB)       6-2/190    Michigan
24.   Kareem Timbers (DB)      6-3/195    Wisconsin
25.   Tim Johnson (LB)         6-4/235    Penn St.
26.   Chris McKelvy (OL)       6-4/295    Penn St.
27.   Erik Nell (DL)           6-5/295    Penn St.
28.   Gary Heaggaes (WR)       6-2/185    Purdue
29.   David Baas (OL)          6-6/315    Michigan
30.   Sean McHugh (LB)         6-6/245    Penn St.
31.   Shane Olivea (OL)        6-5/295    Ohio St.
32.   Jamaal Clark (WR)        6-3/195    Illinois
33.   Senn Poole (OL)          6-7/280    Michigan St.
34.   Sam Ruhe (DL)            6-5/240    Penn St,
35.   Alphonso Townsend (DL)   6-6/270    Ohio St.
36.   Travann Hayes (WR)       5-11/175   Wisconsin
37.   Marcus Sanders (RB)      6-0/180    Minnesota
38.   Zack Mills (QB)          6-3/205    Penn St.
39.   Tony Stauss (QB)         6-3/195    Northwestern
40.   Scott Davis (LB)         6-3/265    Penn St.