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NFL Draft: Top first-round talent producing schools

NFL Draft: Top first-round talent producing schools

Alabama tops the list of first-round NFL Draft producers. Which other programs make the cut?

 • Mike Farrell
Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the SEC

Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the SEC

The SEC has 10 of its 12 teams ranked in the Rivals.com top 25 after National Signing Day. Alabama and LSU had a good battle for the nation's top clas

 • Jamie Newberg & Barton Simmons
AMP: Mingo talks LSU

AMP: Mingo talks LSU

Rivals.com AMP visited West Monroe High School (La.) to watch Barkevious Mingo sign his letter of intent to LSU. The four-star linebacker spoke with

 • Rivals.com AMP
Details of Mingos visit revealed

Details of Mingos visit revealed

West Monroe (La.) linebacker Barkevious Mingo will be at the UConn basketball game against Providence on Saturday, part of an effort to secure a commi

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 • Zac Boyer
Category Rankings: The best of the best

Category Rankings: The best of the best

Rivals.com recruiting analysts work year-round to compile the most extensive and accurate prospect rankings and evaluations you will find. In the proc

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Mingo back from UA official

Mingo back from UA official

One of the top pass-rushers in the southeast is West Monroe (La.) defensive end/linebacker Barkevious Mingo. This weekend, Mingo took his official vi

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 • Shane Youngblood
Mingo set for LSU visit

Mingo set for LSU visit

WEST MONROE — For the prospects of the Class of 2009, the recruiting process is starting to finally come close to ending. That's news to the ears of

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 • David Folse II
Michigan will be first to host Mingo

Michigan will be first to host Mingo

West Monroe, La., linebacker Barkevious Mingo is one of the top five prospects in the state of Louisiana, but the Army All-American has yet to start t

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Mingo setting visits

Mingo setting visits

Rivals250 linebacker Barkevious Mingo has decided on five tentative official visit locations after a recruiting quiet period in which the rangy defend

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 • Shane Youngblood
Army All-American Bowl depth charts

Army All-American Bowl depth charts

The starters for the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl have been announced. Order is subject to change, but here is how the complete depth chart looks

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Army All-American Bowl: The matchups

Army All-American Bowl: The matchups

The best high school football talent in the country is set to compete in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at 12 noon Saturday in San Antonio. The game

 • Mike Farrell
Army All-American West Hot 11

Army All-American West Hot 11

Not a practice has gone by this week at the Army All-American Bowl where Vontaze Burfict has not made a play to distinguish himself as the hardest hit

 • Adam Munsterteiger
West Notebook: Talent level is no Fluker

West Notebook: Talent level is no Fluker

No player on the West squad has created more of a buzz early on this week than D.J. Fluker. The five-star offensive tackle from Foley, Ala., caused ja

 • Adam Munsterteiger
Army Bowl: Monday practice gallery

Army Bowl: Monday practice gallery

Rivals.com is live at the first day of practices for the U.S. Army All-America Bowl with reporters covering both practices. Rivals photographers were

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Mingo has a visit set and a top three

Mingo has a visit set and a top three

As prospects began arriving for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Sunday, there weren't many that were still undecided in the recruiting process. Wes

 • Armen Williams
Mingo, Cutrera voted tops in Class 5A

Mingo, Cutrera voted tops in Class 5A

Distinguished senior-season performances have earned Barbe quarterback Eric Cutrera and West Monroe linebacker Barkevious Mingo top honors on the Clas

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 • Bill Bumgarner
National Notebook: Can LSU stay on top

National Notebook: Can LSU stay on top

When the updated Rivals.com player rankings were released for December, LSU catapulted up the charts to No. 1. The Tigers have 20 commitments – includ

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Attention turns to recruiting

Attention turns to recruiting

NEW ORLEANS – The pain on the face of West Monroe outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo was evident. It was the somber look of someone who had worked so

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 • William Weathers
Mingo planning visits, no dates yet

Mingo planning visits, no dates yet

WEST MONROE, La. — If there was any doubt that Barkevious Mingo was the top linebacker in the State of Louisiana for the Class of 2009 and one of the

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 • David Folse II
TigerBait.comTV: Mingo vs STM

TigerBait.comTV: Mingo vs STM

TigerBait.comTV was at St. Thomas More Friday night as the Cougars hosted the West Monroe Rebels and LSU linebacker target Barkevious Mingo. Click t

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 • Mike Scarborough
Committee approach   works for WM defense

Committee approach works for WM defense

West Monroe's defense has kept most opponents in check en route to a 10-0 mark and a berth in the second round of the playoffs. Read more about the un

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 • Tensey Pricer
Not happening early

Not happening early

After a brief experiment in which Barkevious Mingo opened the season playing strong safety for West Monroe the 6-foot-5, 210-pounder is back at his cu

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 • William Weathers
Mingo takes on Ford

Mingo takes on Ford

WEST MONROE—It wasn't on the schedule to start the season, but thanks to Hurricane Gustav fans in North Louisiana got a chance to see two of the state

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 • David Folse II
New faces energize LSU camp

New faces energize LSU camp

BATON ROUGE, La. – Some new arrivals in Baton Rouge gave the LSU camp some fresh life on Tuesday morning. While Monday was a day for the big nasties f

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 • Barton Simmons
La. state ranking loaded with stars

La. state ranking loaded with stars

The Preseason Louisiana Top 40 is headed by two of the nation's top prospects in five-stars Rueben Randle and Chris Davenport. They represent the best

 • Barton Simmons
Category rankings: Linebackers

Category rankings: Linebackers

Rivals.com continues to rank the best prospects in each specific category for every position. Jelani Jenkins is part of an exceptionally athletic clas

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Mingo still wide open

Mingo still wide open

He hails from a school known for producing some of the top Division I-A talent in the State of Louisiana. The question now is will he follow the like

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 • David Folse II
Mingo a prime target

Mingo a prime target

After recording 55 tackles and six sacks last season, Barkevious Mingo picked up early scholarship offers from several college programs, including in-

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 • Steve Hare
Rivals250 sees some big moves

Rivals250 sees some big moves

As always, the Rivals250 follows any newly released Rivals100 – meaning there are more additions and subtractions to digest. With the spring evaluatio

 • Mike Farrell
Mingo goes from unknown to all-star

Mingo goes from unknown to all-star

Before the calendar turned to April 2007, Barkavious "Keke" Mingo had never donned a pair of shoulder pads. He didn't know how to strap on a helmet

 • Cody Futrell
Regions best to compete at Baton Rouge NIKE

Regions best to compete at Baton Rouge NIKE

After a stop in Fort Worth, Texas, the second leg on the Nike Football Training Camp tour this weekend will take place in Baton Rouge, La., and it wil

 • Barton Simmons
Clear favorite for Mingo

Clear favorite for Mingo

Linebacker Barkevious Mingo has created quite a buzz about the upcoming season at West Monroe. The 6-foot-5, 190-pound prospect has picked up several

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 • Justin Rowland
Mingo quickly picking up the game

Mingo quickly picking up the game

West Monroe (LA) outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo has played football for a grand total of one season. However, he was impressive enough to garner

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 • Brian Perroni
Mingo to make return trip

Mingo to make return trip

It's just been a little more than a week since linebacker Barkevious Mingo attended a Junior Day at LSU, and the West Monroe prospect is already talki

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 • Justin Rowland
Mingo has LSU offer

Mingo has LSU offer

The West Monroe High School football program has been good to the LSU Tigers. If Les Miles and his staff have their way, that trend will continue. R

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 • David Folse II