Inside recruiting/Quarterbacks - top 25 seniors - Brief Article

Recruiting analyst Bobby Burton ranks the top 25 senior prospects.

Rk.   Name               Ht./Wt.    40 Yd.

 1.   Brodie Croyle       6-3/186    4.71

Croyle tore his left ACL on September 1, but the injury hasn't
deterred the schools pursuing him. His combination of arm strength
and athletic ability has been compared to that of a young
John Elway. Expect the Tide, for whom his father played, to keep
him in-state.

 2.   D.J. Shockley       6-2/185    4.4
 3.   Joe Mauer           6-4/205    4.7
 4.   Kyle Orton          6-4/200    4.8
 5.   Kellen Clemens      6-2/190    4.8
 6.   Nic Costa          5-11/190    4.28
 7.   Billy Hart          6-2/190    N/A
 8.   Derek Anderson      6-6/220    4.8
 9.   Casey Paus          6-5/200    4.7
10.   Matt Leinart        6-5/208    N/A
11.   Paul Troth          6-4/205    5.1
12.   Ingle Martin        6-4/205    4.6
13.   Brent Rawls         6-5/190    4.65
14.   Jay Davis           6-3/190    4.9
15.   Bryan Randall       6-2/200    4.5
16.   Rahshan Johnson     6-1/195    4.55
17.   Adrian McPherson    6-4/185    4.55
18.   Owen Daniels        6-5/200    4.8
19.   C.J. Fayton         6-2/180    4.4
20.   Matt Nordgren       6-5/230    4.6
21.   Mike McLaughlin     6-0/175    4.5
22.   Chris Hurd          6-3/185    N/A
23.   Cecil Howard        6-2/180    4.55
24.   Mike Stuntz         6-2/180    4.5
25.   Jason Carter        6-1/185    4.53

Name               Town/High school (schools player is considering)

Brodie Croyle      Rainbow City, Ala./Westbrook Christian (Alabama,
                     Fla. St., Oklahoma, Miami)
D.J. Shockley      College Park, Ga./North Clayton (Ga., Ga. Tech,
                     Clemson, Fla. St., UNC, NC State)
Joe Mauer          St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham (Fla. St., Mich.,
                     Pitt, Ariz., MSU, Minn., UCLA, OSU)
Kyle Orton         Altoona, Iowa/Altoona (committed to Purdue)
Kellen Clemens     Burns, Ore./Burns (committed to Oregon)
Nic Costa          Aloha, Ore./Aloha (Fla. St., Miami, Arizona,
                     Arizona State, UCLA, Washington)
Billy Hart         Mission Viejo, Calif./Santa Ana
                     (committed to USC)
Derek Anderson     Scappoose, Ore./Scappoose
                     (committed to Oregon State)
Casey Paus         New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way
                     (committed to Washington)
Matt Leinart       Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei (committed to USC)
Paul Troth         Charlotte, N.C./Vance
                     (committed to East Carolina)
Ingle Martin       Nashville/Montgomery Bell (Purdue, Tenn., Miami,
                     Mich., Georgia, Miss., OSU)
Brent Rawls        Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian (Texas,
                     La. Tech, Clemson, LSU, Fla. St., Kentucky)
Jay Davis          Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Central Cath.
                     (NC State, Okla., Texas, FSU, Florida)
Bryan Randall      Willamsburg, Va./Bruton (UNC, Virginia,
                     Va. Tech, Fla. St., Tenn.)
Rahshan Johnson    Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Midpark (Penn St. Mich.
                     St., LSU, Notre Dame, OSU)
Adrian McPherson   Bradenton, Fla./Southeast (Mich. St., OSU,
                     Tenn., Ga. Tech, UNC, Miami)
Owen Daniels       Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central
                     (Illinois, Okla., Miami, Wisconsin, Michigan)
C.J. Fayton        Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne (Michigan,
                     UNC, Va. Tech, Fla. St., Florida, Virginia)
Matt Nordgren      Dallas/Bishop Lynch (Texas, Texas A&M, Florida,
                     Tenn., Notre Dame, Syracuse)
Mike McLaughlin    Omaha, Neb./Millard North
                     (committed to Nebraska)
Chris Hurd         Antioch, Calif./Deer Valley
                     (Arizona State, Washington)
Cecil Howard       McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport
                     (committed to Syracuse)
Mike Stuntz        Council Bluffs, Iowa/St. Albert
                     (committed to Nebraska)
Jason Carter       Caldwell, Texas/Caldwell
                     (committed to Texas A&M)

Bobby Burton is the editor of Rivals100.com, a member of the Rivals.com network. For a free recruiting magazine, call 877-Go-Rival.

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