Top 50 State Recruits

January 30, 2005

Published: Jan. 28, 2005

The state's top 50 prep football prospects for 2005 and where they have verbally committed (compiled by Michael Harris):

Player Pos. Ht./Wt. High School Verbal

1 Fred Rouse WR 6-4/190 Tallahassee Lincoln undecided

2 Kenneth Phillips DB 6-2/195 Miami Carol City undecided

3 Antone Smith RB 5-8/181 Pahokee undecided

4 Spencer Adkins LB 6-0/228 Naples Miami

5 Demetrice Morley DB 6-0/176 Miami Killian Tennessee

6 O.J. Murdock WR 6-0/178 Middleton undecided

7 Avery Atkins DB 5-11/182 Daytona Beach Mainland Florida

8 Bryan Evans DB 6-0/175 Jacksonville Ed White Georgia

9 Maurice Wells RB 5-9/177 Jacksonville Sandalwood Ohio State

10 Eugene Hayes LB 6-2/206 Greenville Madison County Tennessee

11 Matt Hardrick OL 6-5/338 Orlando Edgewater undecided

12 Carlton Hill ATH 6-2/202 Monticello Jefferson County South Florida

13 Kendrick Stewart DT 6-1/275 Lakeland Florida State

14 Ricky Jean-Francois DE 6-3/241 Miami Carol City undecided

15 Kalvin Bailey RB 5-11/245 Armwood Iowa

16 Richard Gordon TE 6-4/242 Miami Norland undecided

17 Clarence Ward DB 6-0/175 Pensacola Alabama

18 Randy Phillips DB 6-0/181 Belle Glade Central Miami

19 Courtney Harris DE 6-4/230 Jupiter Miami

20 Gerald Williams LB 6-4/226 Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson Florida

21 Matt Grothe QB 6-1/190 Lakeland Lake Gibson South Florida

22 Neefy Moffett LB 6-1/215 Palm Bay undecided

23 Jeff Owens DT 6-2/263 Plantation Georgia

24 Roy Upchurch RB 6-0/195 Tallahassee Godby undecided

25 Jon Demps LB 6-4/225 Pensacola Washington undecided

26 Conredge Collins RB 5-11/220 Miami Monsignor Pace Pittsburgh

27 Mike Ford RB 6-2/205 Sarasota Alabama

28 Bruce Johnson DB 6-0/170 Live Oak Suwanee Miami

29 Michael Johnson OL 6-6/280 Pensacola Pine Forest Alabama

30 R.J. Anderson DB 5-11/165 Armwood South Florida

31 Demetri Stewart LB 6-3/199 Oakland Park Northeast Miami

32 Christopher Barney OL 6-6/332 Miami Northwestern undecided

33 Ryan Stamper LB 6-2/215 Jacksonville First Coast Auburn

34 Elijah Hodge LB 6-0/195 Ft. Lauderdale Dillard Wisconsin

35 Harrison Beck QB 6-1/205 Countryside Nebraska

36 Mike Moore WR 6-2/187 Coconut Creek North Broward Prep Georgia

37 Ray Herring DB 5-10/187 Melbourne Holy Trinity Notre Dame

38 Jessie Hester Jr WR 6-0/163 Wellington Glades Central South Florida

39 Vladimir Richard DE 6-4/255 Sunrise Piper Florida

40 Eric Houston LB 6-2/220 Miami Coral Reef Miami

41 Dorian Munroe DB 6-0/180 Miami Coral Reef Florida State

42 Ronnie Wilson OL 6-4/331 Pompano Beach Ely Florida

43 A.J. Trump OL 6-4/285 Clearwater Catholic Miami

44 Chris DeArmas OL 6-4/275 Miami Southwest South Florida

45 Rod Owens WR 6-0/170 Jacksonville Wolfson Florida State

46 Demetrius McCray RB 6-0/184 Armwood undecided

47 Taurus Johnson WR 6-0/185 Cape Coral South Florida

48 Daryl Sharpton LB 6-0/210 Coral Gables Miami

49 Jamar Chaney LB 6-0/216 Ft. Pierce St. Lucie West Centennial Georgia

50 Eddie Haupt OL 6-4/290 Merritt Island Florida

http://sports.tbo.com/sports/recruiting/top50.htm

January 30, 2005

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<td width="27%">Player</td>

<td width="40%">High School</td>

<td width="16%">Verbal</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1 Fred Rouse</td>

<td>Tallahassee Lincoln</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<td>2 Kenneth Phillips</td>

<td>Miami Carol City</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>3 Antone Smith</td>

<td>Pahokee</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<td>4 Spencer Adkins</td>

<td>Naples</td>

<td>Miami</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>5 Demetrice Morley</td>

<td>Miami Killian</td>

<td>Tennessee</td>

</tr>

<td>6 O.J. Murdock</td>

<td>Middleton</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>7 Avery Atkins</td>

<td>Daytona Beach Mainland</td>

<td>Florida</td>

</tr>

<td>8 Bryan Evans</td>

<td>Jacksonville Ed White</td>

<td>Georgia</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>9 Maurice Wells</td>

<td>Jacksonville Sandalwood</td>

<td>Ohio State</td>

</tr>

<td>10 Eugene Hayes</td>

<td>Greenville Madison County</td>

<td>Tennessee</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>11 Matt Hardrick</td>

<td>Orlando Edgewater</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<td>12 Carlton Hill</td>

<td>Monticello Jefferson County</td>

<td>South Florida</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>13 Kendrick Stewart</td>

<td>Lakeland</td>

<td>Florida State</td>

</tr>

<td>14 Ricky Jean-Francois</td>

<td>Miami Carol City</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>15 Kalvin Bailey</td>

<td>Armwood</td>

</tr>

<td>16 Richard Gordon</td>

<td>Miami Norland</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>17 Clarence Ward</td>

<td>Pensacola</td>

<td>Alabama</td>

</tr>

<td>18 Randy Phillips</td>

<td>Belle Glade Central</td>

<td>Miami</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>19 Courtney Harris</td>

<td>Jupiter</td>

<td>Miami</td>

</tr>

<td>20 Gerald Williams</td>

<td>Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson</td>

<td>Florida</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>21 Matt Grothe</td>

<td>Lakeland Lake Gibson</td>

<td>South Florida</td>

</tr>

<td>22 Neefy Moffett</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>23 Jeff Owens</td>

<td>Plantation</td>

<td>Georgia</td>

</tr>

<td>24 Roy Upchurch</td>

<td>Tallahassee Godby</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>25 Jon Demps</td>

<td>Pensacola Washington</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<td>26 Conredge Collins</td>

<td>Miami Monsignor Pace</td>

<td>Pittsburgh</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Sarasota</td>

<td>Alabama</td>

</tr>

<td>28 Bruce Johnson</td>

<td>Live Oak Suwanee</td>

<td>Miami</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>29 Michael Johnson</td>

<td>Pensacola Pine Forest</td>

<td>Alabama</td>

</tr>

<td>30 R.J. Anderson</td>

<td>Armwood</td>

<td>South Florida</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>31 Demetri Stewart</td>

<td>Oakland Park Northeast</td>

<td>Miami</td>

</tr>

<td>32 Christopher Barney</td>

<td>Miami Northwestern</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>33 Ryan Stamper</td>

<td>Jacksonville First Coast</td>

<td>Auburn</td>

</tr>

<td>34 Elijah Hodge</td>

<td>Ft. Lauderdale Dillard</td>

<td>Wisconsin</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>35 Harrison Beck</td>

<td>Countryside</td>

<td>Nebraska</td>

</tr>

<td>36 Mike Moore</td>

<td>Coconut Creek North Broward Prep</td>

<td>Georgia</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>37 Ray Herring</td>

<td>Melbourne Holy Trinity</td>

<td>Notre Dame</td>

</tr>

<td>38 Jessie Hester Jr</td>

<td>Wellington Glades Central</td>

<td>South Florida</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>39 Vladimir Richard</td>

<td>Sunrise Piper</td>

<td>Florida</td>

</tr>

<td>40 Eric Houston</td>

<td>Miami Coral Reef</td>

<td>Miami</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>41 Dorian Munroe</td>

<td>Miami Coral Reef</td>

<td>Florida State</td>

</tr>

<td>42 Ronnie Wilson</td>

<td>Pompano Beach Ely</td>

<td>Florida</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>43 A.J. Trump</td>

<td>Clearwater Catholic</td>

<td>Miami</td>

</tr>

<td>44 Chris DeArmas</td>

<td>Miami Southwest</td>

<td>South Florida</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>45 Rod Owens</td>

<td>Jacksonville Wolfson</td>

<td>Florida State</td>

</tr>

<td>46 Demetrius McCray</td>

<td>Armwood</td>

<td>undecided</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>47 Taurus Johnson</td>

<td>Cape Coral</td>

<td>South Florida</td>

</tr>

<td>48 Daryl Sharpton</td>

<td>Coral Gables</td>

<td>Miami</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>49 Jamar Chaney</td>

<td>Ft. Pierce St. Lucie West Centennial</td>

<td>Georgia</td>

</tr>

<td>50 Eddie Haupt</td>

<td>Merritt Island</td>

<td>Florida</td>

</tr>

</table>

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January 30, 2005

For those who don't recognize the name Michael Harris who compiled this list, he is the President of the Florida Sports Writer's Association.

January 30, 2005

LOL, but then compare his list to Bill Buchhalter, who does this for a living. Quite different.

January 30, 2005

The Florida Sports Writers ARE the ones who DECIDE the ALL-State teams.

Bill Buchalter is JUST one MEMBER of the Florida Sports Writers Association.

I would expect the PRESIDENT would have had input from his membership before compiling this list.

January 30, 2005

There is a difference between picking players for all state teams and picking recruits. Case in point, he lists Jesse Hester as the #38 player, yet Jesse has played in less then ten games in two years, while Bill Buchalter lists him at #97, quite the difference. Oh, and one other major note of Michael Harris, he works for the Tampa Tribune, which also employes Brett McMurphy, the USF hack that is so blind with his green and gold glasses that he actually wrote articles when USF was 4-5 as if they actually had a real shot at a bowl.

All that aside, the reason I was laughing was the vast difference between that list, and Buchalters list. Convienently Harris's list runs the same day at McMurphy's article on how much USF has to sell recruits. Yup, lots of credability with that list.

January 30, 2005

Yeah, it's a conspiracy. :

January 30, 2005

South Tampa Knight ALL six players shown in the Top 50 list above are given three or four stars by rivals. 5 of those players appear in the Top 50 of Rivals and or Buchalter, so there really isn't that much difference between them. EVEN Hester is in the Top 100 list of both of them.

It's a matter of OPINION, and not some conspiracy.

For people who didn't see it posted previously here are the USF players on the Rivals and Buchalter Top 100 lists:

A total of 9 USF commits appear on the Florida Top 100 lists of Rivals and/or Buchalter:

Rivals Florida Top 100

25 Carlton Hill ATH 6-2/202 Monticello (FL) Jefferson County South Florida Ã‚Â

45 Taurus Johnson WR 6-0/185 Cape Coral (FL) Ã‚Â South Florida Ã‚Â

49 Chris DeArmas OL 6-4/275 Miami (FL) Southwest South Florida Ã‚Â

72 Tyller Roberts DB 6-1/190 Orlando (FL) Edgewater South Florida Ã‚Â

74 R.J. Anderson DB 5-11/165 Seffner (FL) Armwood HS South Florida Ã‚Â

76 Jessie Hester Jr. WR 6-0/163 Wellington (FL) Glades Central South Florida Ã‚Â

93 Matt Grothe QB 6-1/190 Lakeland (FL) Lake Gibson South Florida Ã‚Â

96 Gary Watts DE 6-3/215 Miami (FL) Norland South Florida Ã‚Â

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http://usf.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=977&Year=2005 Ã‚Â

Bill Buchalter Florida Top 100

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23. QB Matt Grothe 6-1 / 190 Lakeland Lake Gibson Committed to USF Ã‚Â

33. OL Chris DeArmas 6-4 / 285 Miami Southwest Committed to USF Ã‚Â

37. DB R.J. Anderson 5-11 / 165 Seffner Armwood Committed to USF Ã‚Â

53. QB Carlton Hill 6-3 / 205 Monticello Jefferson Co. Committed to USF Ã‚Â

79. OL Danny Tolley 6-5 / 305 USF

91. DB Tyller Roberts 6-0 / 175 Edgewater UF, Ga. Tech, UCF, USF Ã‚Â

97. WR Jesse Hester Jr. 5-11 / 165 Belle Glade Glades Central UF, Iowa, Iowa St., USF

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/orl-spt-fbtop100,1,6198603.htmlstory?coll=orl-sports-utility-hs

January 30, 2005

No conspiracy, just opinionated writing.

January 30, 2005

how many ftu/ou/oc recruits appear on any list?

usf should be proud

jealousy

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