Respect My Decision Podcast: Dre Kirkpatrick interview
NFL star Dre Kirkpatrick, a former five-star at Rivals, joins Adam Gorney in this week's podcast.
Five recruiting trends developing across the SEC
Georgia has landed multiple five-star prospects in five-straight classes. Will the Bulldogs make it six in 2021?
Five-Star Geography: Breaking down five trends at CB
Former five-star prospect Derek Stingley, Jr. has the makings of a future star.
Look back at Alabamas top 10 prospects
The state of Alabama's top prospects have proven worth their lofty rankings, including its highest-ranked ever, Andre Smith.
Ranking the all-time five-stars: Alabama
Where does Julio Jones rank among all the five-star prospects produced by the state of Alabama in the Rivals.com era? Find out.
Rankings of Yore: Johnny on the bench
A scenario in which Johnny Manziel is glued to the bench? Could have happened. Check out the latest Rankings of Yore.
Rivals250: CBs are top of the class
Tampa Wharton cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III is one of three five-star cornerbacks in the new Rivals250 rankings. The position is loaded with talent
Big Three states may have company
With three five-star prospects, including No. 1 Robert Nkemdiche, Georgia continues to establish itself as the best state for producing talent behind
Draft stars: How the first-rounders were rated
Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin were 4-stars, but other NFL first-round picks flew under the radar as prep prospects. Get inside for a look at how Riva
Five-Star Tracker: A look at the last five years
Which Class of 2012 five-star recruits will have the biggest impact next season? History tells us it will be the skill-position players like Clemson's
Trimble talks about Bulldogs offer
Gadsden, Ala., cornerback Dale Trimble took full advantage of playing opposite five-star Alabama signee Dre Kirkpatrick last season. The two corner
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
Dre stays home
The nation's top cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick had hordes of media in attendance and a nationally audience watching anxiously Wednesday afternoon as he m
Farrell: National Signing Day predictions
Predicting what's going to happen on Signing Day is always difficult and risky based on the unpredictability of 17-year-old football players. However,
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
Kirkpatrick discusses his visit to Texas
Five-star corner Dre Kirkpatrick has been a man of few words over the past few weeks, but the blue-chip corner gave OB.com and exclusive interview sho
Plenty of moves in Alabama postseason ranking
The state of Alabama is producing great talent, both in quality and quantity. Leading the way in the Rivals.com postseason state rankings in the Alaba
Kirkpatrick talks about trip to Florida
Dre Kirkpatrick met with defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, cornerbacks coach Vance Bedford and coach Urban Meyer among others during his weekend v
Dre back in T-Town
This weekend's official visit to Alabama wasn't cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick's first trip to Tuscaloosa, but the Tide coaching staff had one of their be
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
West Notebook: Michael is on a business trip
It is evident that a number of the West players came to the Alamo City just looking to have a good time. Not Christine Michael. After making big news
Army Daily Rewind: West DBs dominate
Rivals.com looks at the top five news items from the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio in the Daily Rewind. The big news from Tuesday include
Notebook: East team jells with full squad
The East team welcomed seven new faces to the practice field on Tuesday following travel delays over the weekend. The result was an intense morning se
USC adds to its Army All-American legacy
When players signed in for the Army All-American Bowl on the fourth floor of San Antonio's Grand Hyatt, they passed by some of the greats who played i
Three stand out for Kirkpatrick
The nation's No. 1 cornerback has official visits set to Alabama, Florida and Texas, but gave no indication of a leader Sunday during registration at
Sizing up the Army All-American rosters
Heading into next Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl, both the East and West teams are loaded with talent on both the offensive and defensive side
UF still involved with many top prospects
After being hired by Florida in early December and deciding to stick with the Utah Utes through their BCS Bowl game in early January, it's not at all
Kirkpatrick plans Florida visit
The only schools Dre Kirkpatrick plans to officially visit are places he has already seen before which is why Gadsden City (Ala.) assistant coach Ali
Chizik visits states top overall prospect
Gadsden (Ala.) City's Dre Kirkpatrick, ranked by Rivals.com as the nation's No. 1 CB in the '09 class, had never met new Auburn coach Gene Chizik unti
Kirkpatrick narrows focus after Saban inhome
On a whirlwind Wednesday for Alabama Coach Nick Saban in which the Tide's head man traveled to Gadsden, North Jackson, Atlanta and back to Gadsden on
McFarland, Randle honored
Everything is bigger and better in Texas, so it's only fitting two of the biggest high school football recruits were in town after being nominated for
Alabama-Mississippi All-Star awards
The best prospects from the states of Alabama and Mississippi recently gathered in Mobile, Ala., for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic that was
AMP: AL vs MS the matchups
Rivals.com recruiting analyst Barry Every breaks down the best matchups that will take place in the Mississippi Alabama All-Star game in Mobile Alabam
AL-MS All-Star Classic: The matchups
The annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic is set for Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. CST at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., and receiver P
AL-MS All-Star position battles
The Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic is a great rivalry to watch because of the talent that overflows out of both states and because of the import
Coach breakdown: Ala. all-stars
Oxford (Ala.) High School head coach John Grass is no stranger to winning. Before becoming head coach at Oxford, Grass led Spain Park to the 6A champi
Ala.-Miss. All-Star recruiting notebook
There is a lot of interest on the SEC recruiting trails by a lot of parties these days. With coaching changes at Tennessee, Auburn and Mississippi Sta
All-star analysis: Alabama squad
Dre Kirkpatrick has shown he has all the tools to be a top-flight corner at practices for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic. Rivals.com recruit
Ala.-Miss. All-Star Classic Hot 11
There always seems to be plenty of talent at the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic and this year is no exception. There are plenty of recruiting ho
New No. 1 in updated Rivals100
The new Rivals100 has been released, and there is a new prospect standing atop the rankings: Rueben Randle of Bastrop, La., replaces quarterback Matt
The matchup: Alabama vs. Mississippi all-stars
This week, some of the top players in Mississippi and Alabama will participate in two-a-days practice in preparation for the 22nd annual meeting betwe
Ala., Miss. all-stars set for classic
The all-star season is upon us and that means that Mobile, Ala., will be crawling with some of the top senior football prospects in the states of Miss
Dre back from Iron Bowl
The state of Alabama's five-star representative took in yet another game in Tuscaloosa Saturday, but for Gadsden City cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, this
Top prospects get set for all-star season
Bowl season isn't just limited to college football. Many of the nation's top high school football prospects will play in a collection of all-star game
Five-star CB visits Auburn-UGA game
There were a number of top prospects in Auburn Saturday for the AU-UGA game but none more talented than five-star Dre Kirkpatrick, rated the nation's
Kirkpatrick, Kelly will play in San Antonio
Two of the top players in the state of Alabama, Dre Kirkpatrick and Kendall Kelly, announced Wednesday that they will be playing in the Army All-Ameri
Five-star cornerback enjoys visit
It is about a 7-hour car ride ride from Gadsden City, Ala., to Gainesville. Dre Kirkpatrick, the top-rated cornerback in the 2009 class by Rivals.com,
Dre takes in Tide win
Once again, Gadsden City Rivals100 member Dre Kirkpatrick was in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, this time taking in Alabama's 17-14 win over Kentucky. In th
Dre back from Athens
The top-ranked player in the state of Alabama took an out-of-state trip Saturday to watch two of his suitors do battle, and Gadsden City cornerback Dr
PHOTO GALLERY: Kirkpatrick and Kelly
Gadsden City High School stars Dre Kirkpatrick and Kendall Kelly are condsidered to be two of the top players in the state of Alabama. Click here to c
Kirkpatrick takes in Tides big win
While few of the Tide's prospects for 2009 were able to personally attend UA's 34-10 triumph over Clemson Saturday, one target that was on hand to wat
Gadsden duo ready for kickoff
There may not be a more star-studded teammate duo than Gadsden City's Dre Kirkpatrick and Kendall Kelly, and with the start of their senior season rig
Kirkpatrick, Kelly could be close to narrowing their focus
The nation's top-ranked cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, and his Rivals100 teammate, wide receiver Kendall Kelly, have visited Texas once and they have ind
Showtime Notebook: Wide Receivers stand tall
Wide receiver was arguably the strongest position at the Showtime Camp which took place this past Saturday. Warchant.com caught up with some of the to
Michael shines bright at Top Gun Camp
The Top Gun Camp featured one of the best collection of elite prospects ever assembled, and there were a few standouts even among the group of four- a
Friday Night Lights Hot 11
After going back over the recorded notes, it is time to release this year's version of the Hot 11 prospects from the Gators' Friday Night Light Camp.
Gadsden duo works out at UA
The Gadsden City star duo of Dre Kirkpatrick and Kendall Kelly just finished a whirlwind road trip of southeastern football programs that culminated i
Showtime Notebook: Rivals100 prospects shine
Quite possibly the top prospect at Florida State's second annual Showtime Camp, which took place on Saturday night, was Gadsden (AL) Gadsden City five
Friday Night Lights News Notes
The 2008 version of Florida's Friday Night Lights Camp is now in the books. It has to be considered another successful event for the Florida staff as
Top prospects going under the lights
Two years ago Friday Night Lights was the only marquee camp held during its designated weekend. Last year Florida State followed suite by running thei
Top prospects set for UFs Friday Night Lights
This Friday, at the Bell Hill Griffin Stadium on the campus of the University of Florida the lights will be turned on at the Swamp for one of the coun
UPDATED: Seminole Showtime Preview
This Saturday, Florida State will merge the past, present, and the future during a one-day individual football camp. During the camp known as Seminole
Alabama state rankings loaded on defense
Five-star cornerback prospect Dre Kirkpatrick (Gadsden) leads another strong contingent in the Rivals.com Alabama Top 30 state rankings. But one of th
Gadsden City duo plans FNL trip
Assistant coach Ali Smith has racked up some serious miles on the road this off-season as he and Gadsden City (Ala.) standouts Dre Kirkpatrick, the na
Category rankings: Cornerbacks
Rivals.com continues to rank the best prospects in each specific category for every position. Branden Smith is one of the nation's top cornerbacks and
Nations top corner will camp at LSU
A year ago the LSU Tigers nabbed the nation's top cornerback in Patrick Johnson. Could the same thing happen again this season? The defending Nation
Five-star camper
The highest ranked prospect by Rivals.com that made his way to the annual Tommy Bowden Football Camp last week came away impressed. What did five-star
Gadsden trio visit Auburn Saturday
Three Gadsden (Ala.) City prospects including Dre Kirkpatrick and Kendall Kelly visited Auburn Saturday. What did the nation's No. 1 CB say about AU's
Exclusive audio: Five-star corner talks Texas
As the Texas Longhorns look to put the finishing touches on their 2009 recruiting class, one prospect that is suddenly very much in the picture is Gad
Is UT legitimately in the mix
Does Texas have a legitimate shot at landing a commitment from Gadsden City (Ala.) five-star cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick? That's been a hot topic among
Bowden Camp Preview II
BCP - PART II: The ninth annual Tommy Bowden Football Camp for high school players will begin on Sunday, June 8, and conclude on Friday, June 13, foll
Kirkpatrick ready for busy camp schedule
A good number of the UT's 18 commitments will be at the Horns' summer camps in early June, and they coaching staff will obviously keep an eye on those
USC back in Bama
Over the course of a year, Gadsden (Ala.) Gadsden City has become a relatively well known high school for University of Southern California Trojan fan
Trojans back to see Kirkpatrick
Dre Kirkpatrick is one of the most sought after recruits in the class of 2009. And while the recruiting process can be stressful for high school seni
Gadsden duo headed to San Antonio
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl picked up two big participants for their 2009 contest when Gadsden duo and fellow Rivals100 members Dre Kirkpatrick an
Georgia commit leads deep QB group
Saturday's NIKE Camp in Tuscaloosa, Ala., had its share of big arms. Position coach Tee Martin said the quarterback crop at Saturday's NIKE Camp was t
Southeast standouts set for Tuscaloosa NIKE
On Saturday morning, the Nike Camp Circuit will extend into Tuscaloosa, Ala., following a stop on Friday at the University of North Carolina. Though t
Will Dre Kirkpatrick take a visit to UT
Five-star cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick has been in contact with the Texas coaches over the past couple of months, including a handful of conversations w
Updated Rivals100 sees some big movers
The latest Rivals100 has been released, and the number of five-star prospects has risen from 15 to 24. While the top four players remain in order from
Kirkpatrick giving Texas a close look
The ship is nearly full for the Texas Longhorns in the 2009 recruiting class, but there are a handful of elite prospects that are still squarely in th
A-Day impressive for Kirkpatrick
He is arguably the top prospect in the state of Alabama, and Gadsden City's Dre Kirkpatrick has been a Tide priority from the beginning of his recruit
Five-Star DB gives UGA high marks
Five-star Rivals100 defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick traveled over to Athens from his Gadsen (AL) home to visit the University of Georgia for the first
Clemson eyeing five-star Kirkpatrick
Gadsden (AL) Gadsden City five-star cornerback recruit Dre Kirkpatrick is already familiar with Clemson's campus. The 6-foot-2, 185-pounder also has
States top prospect has great AU visit
Auburn hosted several highly-rated recruits Saturday for its annual A-Day game, but none more than Gadsden (Ala.) City CB Dre Kirkpatrick. Go inside t
Visit to UT on the schedule for Kirkpatrick
When it was learned that the Texas Longhorns were recruiting Gadsden City (Ala.) cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, the Texas fan base was understandably exc
Five-star visits T-Town
Dre Kirkpatrick is one of the nation's most sought after recruits and this weekend the Rivals.com five-star defensive back was in Tusccaloosa. Joining
Gadsden stars reeling in the offers
Gadsden City High School, fresh off watching star linebacker Jerrell Harris pull in dozens of offers before settling on Alabama, is gearing up for ano
Five-star CB enjoys Auburn Junior Day
Auburn hosted several top prospects Sunday for its first Junior Day, but none was more highly-touted than Gadsden (Ala.) City CB Dre Kirkpatrick. The
Longhorns offer one of nations best
The Texas Longhorns are off to an impressive start in the 2009 recruiting class with seven commits from the state of Texas, including four national 10
Rivals.com Junior All-American Team
Led by Rivals.com Junior of the Year Matt Barkley of Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei, the Rivals.com Junior All-America Team features some of the nation'
Kirkpatrick a top cornerback in 2009
Coaches from around the country converged on Gadsden City (Ala.) last spring in an effort to get involved with four-star linebacker Jerrell Harris, wh
Five-star corner checks out Auburn
Gadsden City (Ala.) standout Dre Kirkpatrick was recently ranked a five-star and the nation's No. 5 overall prospects. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound corner
Ranked Rivals100 for 2009 class released
When Rivals.com set out to rank the top 100 prospects in order for the class of 2009 and assign them stars, there was a consensus that Santa Ana (Cali
In-state prospects predict Iron Bowl
AuburnSports.com tracked down 19 of the state's top prospects and got their predictions for this weekend's Iron Bowl. Go inside to see what the recrui
Harris dominant in 2007
Gadsden City linebacker and Rivals100 member Jerrell Harris played with a sense of purpose in his senior campaign that ended this Friday night in a lo
LSU weekend to bring in the stars
The Alabama-LSU game this weekend is creating a tremendous buzz in the college football world as Tide coach Nick Saban faces off against his former sq
Two top in-state juniors visit the Plains
Gadsden (Ala.) City Rivals100 LB Jerrell Harris took an unofficial visit to Auburn this past weekend, but he wasn't the only Titan standout in attenda
Stud junior corner racking up the offers
One of the top junior prospects in the state of Alabama, and in the nation for that matter now has a written offer in hand from Clemson, as well as a
In-state junior CB picks up three SEC offers
The state of Alabama appears loaded once again in the 2009 class with several top juniors receiving early scholarship offers. One of the state's best
Rivals.com releases 100 to Watch for 2009
While much of the recruiting world focuses on the class of 2008, there has been an early emphasis from college coaches on the class of 2009. With that