USA TODAY High School Sports Class of 2016 Composite Football Recruiting Rankings

Originally published on USA TODAY High School Sports

As 166 of the nation’s top high school players get ready to take part in The Opening in Oregon next week and each of the major recruiting services has recently updated its Class of 2016 rankings, USA TODAY High School Sports has done its first composite rankings of the year.

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Rashan Gary, a defensive tackle from Paramus Catholic in New Jersey, is at no. 1 overall, thanks to top rankings by ESPN and Scout and a No. 2 ranking by 247 Sports.

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Among the interesting tidbits in the chart below is the disparity in opinions on some players.

For example, Ole Miss quarterback commit Shea Patterson is in the top 4 for both Rivals and Scout but ranked in low-20s by ESPN and 247. Georgia defensive tackle commit Julian Rochester is in the top 7 by 247 and ESPN but Rivals has him at No. 56. Similarly, defensive tackle Ed Oliver is No. 5 by ESPN but No. 56 by Rivals.

NOTE: Florida players are highlighted in bold.

Rank	Name	Pos.	School	State	College	247	ESPN	Rivals	Scout	Avg.
1	Rashan Gary	DT	Paramus Catholic	NJ	Uncommitted	2	1	6	1	2.5
2	Greg Little	OT	Allen	TX	Texas A&M	3	2	9	6	5
3	Jacob Eason	QB	Lake Stevens	WA	Georgia	1	8	4	11	6
4	Dexter Lawrence	DT	Wake Forest	NC	Uncommitted	8	17	1	10	9
5	Levonta Taylor	CB	Ocean Lakes	VA	Florida State	12	10	12	12	11.5
T6	Shavar Manuel	DE	IMG Academy	FL	Uncommitted	10	13	20	4	11.75
T6	Derrick Brown	DT	Lanier	GA	Uncommitted	4	18	10	15	11.75
8	Nick Bosa	DE	St. Thomas Aquinas	FL	Uncommitted	31	3	17	2	13.25
9	Shea Patterson	QB	Calvary Baptist	LA	Ole Miss	24	25	2	3	13.5
T10	Saivion Smith	CB	IMG Academy	FL	LSU	13	42	23	5	20.75
T10	Lyndell Wilson	OLB	Carver	AL	Uncommitted	18	14	14	37	20.75
12	Nate Craig-Myers	WR	Tampa Catholic	FL	Uncommitted	47	40	5	7	24.75
13	Julian Rochester	DT	McEachern	GA	Georgia	5	7	56	33	25.25
14	Ed Oliver	DT	Westfield	TX	Houston	19	5	65	13	25.5
15	Rashard Lawrence	DT	Neville	LA	Uncommitted	11	6	78	9	26
16	Patrick Hudson	OT	Silsbee	TX	Baylor	6	33	28	38	26.25
17	Edwin Alexander	DT	St. Thomas Aquinas	LA	LSU	22	20	45	23	27.5
18	Caleb Kelly	OL	Clovis West	CA	Uncommitted	34	60	19	8	30.25
19	Mique Juarez	OLB	North	CA	USC	57	43	8	17	31.25
20	Ben Davis	OLB	Gordo	AL	Uncommitted	17	51	13	46	31.75
21	Brandon Jones	S	Nagadoches	TX	Uncommitted	33	27	30	41	32.75
22	Brandon Jones	S	Nagadoches	TX	Uncommitted	33	27	30	41	32.75
23	Marlon Davidson	DE	Greenville	AL	Uncommitted	53	36	3	40	33
24	Willie Allen	OT	John Curtis	LA	Uncommitted	26	4	67	39	34
25	Oluwole Betiku	DE	Junipero Serra	CA	Uncommitted	28	58	44	14	36
26	Tavien Feaster	RB	Spartanburg	SC	Clemson	9	31	80	29	37.25
27	Isaac Nauta	TE	IMG Academy	FL	Florida State	16	28	34	79	39.25
28	Malik Henry	QB	Undecided	CA	Florida State	32	11	15	106	41
29	Kaden Smith	TE	Marcus	TX	Stanford	54	30	43	43	42.5
30	Kareem Walker	RB	De Paul Catholic	NJ	Ohio State	109	21	22	22	43.5
31	Ben Bredeson	OT	Arrowhead	WI	Michigan	46	56	50	25	44.25
32	Eric Monroe	S	North Shore	TX	LSU	15	84	43	42	46
33	K.J. Costello	QB	Santa Margarita Catholic	CA	Stanford	69	37	27	58	47.75
34	Devin Duvernay	WR	Sachse	TX	Uncommitted	58	50	57	27	48
35	Michael Menet	OT	Exeter Twp.	PA	Penn State	35	54	85	21	48.75
36	Demetris Robertson	ATH	Savanna Christian	GA	Uncommitted	52	79	7	62	50
T37	Tyler Vaughns	WR	Bishop Amat	CA	Uncommitted	37	115	26	24	50.5
T37	Janarius Robinson	DE	Bay	FL	Florida State	82	26	47	47	50.5
39	Jonah Williams	OT	Folsom	CA	Alabama	30	29	24	127	52.5
40	Kristian Fulton	CB	Archbishop Rummel	LA	Uncommitted	42	32	106	31	52.75
41	Trayvon Mullen	CB	Coconut Creek	FL	Uncommitted	49	19	75	74	54.25
42	Tommy Kraemer	OT	Elder	OH	Notre Dame	7	156	31	28	55.5
T43	Miles Sanders	RB	Woodland Hills	PA	Penn State	50	70	55	50	56.25
T43	Demario McCall	RB	North Ridgeville	OH	Ohio State	38	52	66	69	56.25
45	Shyheim Carter	CB	Kentwood	LA	Alabama	45	35	58	88	56.5
46	Deontay Anderson	S	Manvel	TX	Uncommitted	90	39	53	52	58.5
47	Antwuan Jackson	DT	Cedar Grove	GA	Uncommitted	59	23	59	94	58.75
48	Feleipe Franks	QB	Wakulla	FL	LSU	20	57	94	70	60.25
49	Keion Joyner	OLB	Havelock	NC	Uncommitted	163	34	25	20	60.5
50	Shane Simmons	DE	DeMatha Catholic	MD	Penn State	40	16	64	126	61.5
51	Darnell Salomon	WR	Miami Central	FL	Uncommitted	89	63	16	87	63.75
52	Kyle Davis	WR	Archer	GA	Uncommitted	21	38	158	53	67.5
53	Mecole Hardman	ATH	Elbert County	GA	Uncommitted	148	74	37	19	69.5
54	Ben Cleveland	OT	Stephens County	GA	Georgia	14	142	52	93	75.25
55	Sam Bruce	WR	St. Thomas Aquinas	FL	Miami	75	75	36	118	76
56	E.J. Price	OT	Archer	GA	Uncommitted	43	92	117	57	77.25
57	McTelvin Agim	DE	Hope	AR	Uncommitted	78	15	92	142	81.75
58	Jonathon Cooper	DE	Gahanna Lincoln	OH	Ohio State	56	93	148	32	82.25
59	Michael Divinity	OLB	John Ehret	LA	Uncommitted	79	47	90	117	83.25
60	Rahshaun Smith	ILB	IMG Academy	FL	Clemson	134	24	18	163	84.75
61	Boss Tagaloa	DT	De La Salle	CA	Uncommitted	112	69	113	48	85.5
62	Jack Jones	ATH	Long Beach Poly	CA	Uncommitted	126	108	91	18	85.75
63	Elijah Stove	WR	Niceville	FL	Auburn	77	106	29	139	87.75
64	Devin Asiasi	ATH	De La Salle	CA	Uncommitted	98	9	124	121	88
65	Dwayne Haskins Jr.	QB	Bullis School	MD	Maryland	29	22	83	220	88.5
66	Breland Brandt	DE	Windward School	CA	UCLA	60	210	38	51	89.75
67	Kendell Jones	DT	Shoemaker	TX	Alabama	172	91	86	16	91.25
68	David Long	CB	Loyola	CA	Uncommitted	80	101	133	55	92.25
69	Lokeni Toailoa	ILB	Wilmer Amina Carter	CA	UCLA	135	65	76	96	93
70	D.K. Metcalf	WR	Oxford	MS	Ole Miss	27	280	32	34	93.25
71	Benito Jones	DT	Wayne County	MS	Ole Miss	113	12	88	166	94.75
72	Baveon Johnson	C	Lake Gibson	FL	Florida State	131	87	46	120	96
73	Nigel Knott	CB	Germantown	MS	Uncommitted	65	46	166	111	97
74	Trevon Diggs	ATH	Avalon School	MD	Uncommitted	93	116	120	61	97.5
75	Landon Dickerson	OT	South Caldwell	NC	Uncommitted	23	134	48	190	98.75
76	John Raridon	G	Valley	IA	Nebraska	66	110	190	36	100.5
77	Terrance Davis	G	DeMatha Catholic	MD	Uncommitted	73	137	122	71	100.75
78	Nigel Warrior	S	Peachtree Ridge	GA	Uncommitted	87	205	40	76	102
79	Ahmir Mitchell	ATH	Cedar Creek	NJ	Uncommitted	103	211	51	59	106
80	Dylan Crawford	WR	Santa Margarita Catholic	CA	Uncommitted	76	176	82	91	106.25
81	Binjimen Victor	WR	Coconut Creek	FL	Uncommitted	25	265	101	35	106.5
82	Josh King	DE	Hinsdale South	IL	Michigan State	64	182	69	112	106.75
83	Jordan Elliott	DT	Westside	TX	Houston	39	48	250	101	109.5
84	Auston Robertson	DE	Wayne	IN	Michigan State	94	153	111	82	110
85	Liam Eichenberg	OT	St. Ignatius	OH	Notre Dame	95	59	250	63	116.75
86	Stephen Sullivan	WR	Donaldsonville	LA	LSU	119	68	204	77	117
87	Devin White	ATH	North Webster	LA	Uncommitted	208	95	95	72	117.5
88	N’Keal Harry	WR	Chandler	AZ	Uncommitted	247	53	21	151	118
89	Lamar Jackson	S	Franklin	CA	Uncommitted	105	132	81	160	119.5
90	Curtis Robinson	OLB	Mater Dei	CA	Stanford	81	300	33	67	120.25
91	Erick Fowler	OLB	Manor	TX	LSU	88	203	62	133	121.5
92	Jake Hausmann	TE	Archbishop Moeller	OH	Ohio State	197	149	54	90	122.5
T93	Justin Madubuike	DE	McKinney North	TX	Uncommitted	170	71	241	26	127
T93	Tyrie Cleveland	WR	Westfield	TX	Uncommitted	114	94	235	65	127
95	George Hill	ATH	Hubbard	OH	Ohio State	70	193	177	73	128.25
96	Jean Delance	OT	North Mesquite	TX	Uncommitted	162	89	146	128	131.25
97	Daelin Hayes	OLB	Skyline	MI	USC	86	226	11	203	131.5
98	Xavier Kelly	DE	East	KS	Uncommitted	51	173	150	155	132.25
99	Jeffrey McCulloch	OLB	Aldine Davis	TX	Uncommitted	91	170	213	60	133.5
100	Tren’Davian Dickson	WR	Navasota	TX	Uncommitted	67	194	250	30	135.25

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USA TODAY High School Sports Class of 2016 Composite Football Recruiting Rankings

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