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Comparing top 2022 prospects to college, NFL stars: Nos. 11-20

Comparing top 2022 prospects to college, NFL stars: Nos. 11-20

Five-star Penn State commit Dani Dennis-Sutton reminds Mike Farrell of a current USC star.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Rivals Rankings Week: Counting down 2022's five-stars to No. 1

Rivals Rankings Week: Counting down 2022's five-stars to No. 1

Rivals Rankings Week has arrived for the 2022 class and we start by counting down the five-stars to No. 1.

 • Dave Berry, Mike Farrell, Woody Wommack
Comparing top 2022 prospects to college, NFL stars: Nos. 11-20

Comparing top 2022 prospects to college, NFL stars: Nos. 11-20

No. 20 Jeadyn Lukus' playing style might remind some of Clemson DB Trayvon Mullen.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Five-Star Geography: Breaking down five trends at DE

Five-Star Geography: Breaking down five trends at DE

Jordan Burch is the latest in a long line of five-star defensive ends from South Carolina.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Rivals.com Five-Star Club: Top programs for five-stars

Rivals.com Five-Star Club: Top programs for five-stars

Some likely suspects dot the list of programs which have signed the most five-star prospects in Rivals.com history.

 • Nick Krueger
Rivals.com Five-Star Club: Best five-star offensive linemen

Rivals.com Five-Star Club: Best five-star offensive linemen

The #RivalsFiveStarWeek rolls on with a look at the top offensive linemen ever to be selected as five-stars.

 • Adam Friedman
Three-point stance: SEC slips, hot seat talk

Three-point stance: SEC slips, hot seat talk

The Southeastern Conference has no teams in the top 5, and for good reason. Mike Farrell says he fell for the preseason hypefest.

 • Mike Farrell
Pick Six: Mariota, Gronk shine

Pick Six: Mariota, Gronk shine

Adam Gorney looks back at six players making headlines over the weekend, including Leonard Fournette, as high school recruits.

 • Adam Gorney
Look back at Alabamas top 10 prospects

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.

 • Mark Pszonak
Ranking the all-time five-stars: Ohio

Ranking the all-time five-stars: Ohio

Despite talented prospects such as Ted Ginn, Jr., the 5-stars produced by Ohio have generally disappointed. We rank them inside.

 • Dallas Jackson
All-Star games an opportunity to boost stock

All-Star games an opportunity to boost stock

Why are all-star practices and games such as the U.S. Army All-American Bowl so important when evaluating top prospects?

 • Dallas Jackson
NFL draft: How Rivals.com rated rounds 2 and 3

NFL draft: How Rivals.com rated rounds 2 and 3

Former 5-stars Mike Adams and Rueben Randle found their NFL homes Friday night, as did several players who slipped through the cracks during the recru

 • Steve Megargee
Five-Star Tracker: A look at the last five years

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

 • Steve Megargee
Charlotte matchup among highlights

Charlotte matchup among highlights

Charlotte (N.C.) Mallard Creek star D.J. Humphries is one of more than 100 prospects the Rivals.com analysts will see in person this weekend.

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 • Rivals.com
Big Ten Signing Day dream team

Big Ten Signing Day dream team

When piecing together a Dream Team of players that signed with Big Ten schools, it's exciting to think of the possibilities. What would Ohio State's s

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Buckeyes sign a pair of solid Rocks for 2008

Buckeyes sign a pair of solid Rocks for 2008

Signing Day at Dublin Coffman had never quite seen a day like today. The Rocks had five football players heading to Division I schools, including star

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 • Brandon Castel
Category rankings: Best of the best

Category rankings: Best of the best

The Rivals.com recruiting experts have broken down countless hours of film and racked up plenty of frequent flyer miles to see the top prospects compe

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
14 Ohioans among the Rivals250

14 Ohioans among the Rivals250

The final Rivals250 list highlighting the top players in the class of 2008 was released Wednesday and 14 players hailing from the Buckeye State were n

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 • Mike Parris
Final Rivals100 for 2008 class released

Final Rivals100 for 2008 class released

After countless days on the road, hundreds of camps, combines and practices – and a year's worth of hours in the film room - Rivals.com has saved the

 • Jeremy Crabtree
U.S. Army All-American Bowl awards

U.S. Army All-American Bowl awards

The nation's top prospects recently gathered in San Antonio for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Rivals.com Recruiting Analyst Barry Every scouted the

 • Barry Every
Army All-American Bowl video rewind

Army All-American Bowl video rewind

Rivals.com partnered with the U.S. Army, Sportslink and NBC to bring you the best coverage of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl from San Antonio, Texas.

 • Rivals.com AMP
U.S. Army All-American Bowl Final Hot 11

U.S. Army All-American Bowl Final Hot 11

The week is over, the game has been played and all the stellar performances have been evaluated. With the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in the books and

 • Mike Farrell
Army All-American Bowl: Experts View

Army All-American Bowl: Experts View

Rivals.com recruiting analyst Barry Every got an in-depth look at some of the top prospects in the nation at a recent practice for the U.S. Army All-A

 • Barry Every
East squad wears its game face on Friday

East squad wears its game face on Friday

SAN ANTONIO – Preparations are complete for the East side as the team went through a light walk-through Friday morning to get ready for Saturday's U.S

 • Adam Gorney
Army All-American Bowl: Best by position

Army All-American Bowl: Best by position

The best high school football players in the country are gathered in Texas for the U.S. Army All American Bowl. And throughout the week of practice, c

 • Mike Farrell
Army All-American Bowl: The matchups

Army All-American Bowl: The matchups

The winner of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl will likely be the squad that plays the best as a team, but much will be determined by individual matchu

 • Mike Farrell
West Notebook: The key match-up

West Notebook: The key match-up

There will be a lot of great match-ups to watch in Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl, but after watching an entire week of practice, there's one

 • Sean Callahan
VIDEO: Adams talks All-American Bowl

VIDEO: Adams talks All-American Bowl

Senior tackle Mike Adams is one of five Ohio players taking part in this week's U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Ohio Varsity caught

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 • Ohio Varsity staff
East Notebook: First impressions

East Notebook: First impressions

SAN ANTONIO – A minor ankle injury sidelined Jonas Gray for a portion of Monday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl practice but it allowed him to watch his

 • Adam Gorney
Army Daily Rewind: Loaded line

Army Daily Rewind: Loaded line

Rivals.com looks at the top five news items from the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio in the Daily Rewind. Rivals.com breaks down the bigge

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Pryor to showcase game on biggest stage

Pryor to showcase game on biggest stage

SAN ANTONIO - Jeannette, Pa., quarterback Terrelle Pryor is used to attention. This weekend at the U.S. Army All American Bowl, Pryor will be on the b

 • Mike Farrell
Several earn way into Rivals100

Several earn way into Rivals100

Rivals.com's team of recruiting analysts have spent the past month traveling and further evaluating the class of 2008. Their efforts have produced the

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Adams turns recruiter

Adams turns recruiter

The recruiting effort was in full swing last week when the Buckeyes welcomed some of the nation's top prospects to Columbus for the one day senior adv

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 • Kevin Noon
Plenty of offensive talent in Ohio

Plenty of offensive talent in Ohio

When it comes to the state of Ohio, the class of 2008 is dominated by offensive players. Thirteen of the top 15 players in the newly released Rivals.c

 • Jeremy Crabtree
New Rivals100 loaded at WR, TE and OT

New Rivals100 loaded at WR, TE and OT

Depth at positions that involve catching the football, a bevy of talented offensive tackles and a baker's dozen of elite prospects from the Lone Star

 • JC Shurburtt
Buckeyes lead the way with six Rivals100 commits

Buckeyes lead the way with six Rivals100 commits

With today's release of the Rivals100, Rivals.com recruiting analyst JC Shurburtt looks at four schools wrapping up some of the nation's top talent ea

 • JC Shurburtt
Adams weighs in on Terrelle Pryor

Adams weighs in on Terrelle Pryor

Offensive lineman Mike Adams discusses multiple topics with BuckeyeGrove including his efforts in recruiting other top prospects to Ohio State such as

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 • Bill Kurelic
Buckeyes stocking up on OL talent

Buckeyes stocking up on OL talent

Ohio State is quickly gobbling up blue-chip recruit after blue-chip recruit on the offensive line. It has assembled what could go down as one of the b

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Ohios top prospect a tough call

Ohios top prospect a tough call

While it's tough to peg who the top prospect is in Ohio for the Class of 2008, there's no debating that this year is a loaded year in the Buckeye Stat

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Video feature: Adams proud to be a Buckeye

Video feature: Adams proud to be a Buckeye

Rivals.com AMP sits down with Ohio State commit Mike Adams, a Rivals.com Junior All-American. Find out why the 6-7, 305 lineman chose the Buckeyes, p

 • Rivals.com AMP
Video feature: Offensive tackle loaded in 08

Video feature: Offensive tackle loaded in 08

Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell takes a look at the deep pool of talent at offensive tackle in the class of 2008. Orlando (Fla.)

 • Rivals.com AMP
Awesome in Ohio

Awesome in Ohio

AKRON, Ohio – Three-hundred of the top recruits in the Midwest. Two separate events. One memorable weekend. The Rivals.com Junior Days hit the state

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Junior Days head to Ohio

Junior Days head to Ohio

Rivals.com hopes to make it twice as nice in the Buckeye State. Many of the top players in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Kentucky are expe

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Birthday Buckeye

Birthday Buckeye

Dublin (Ohio) Coffman star tackle Mike Adams had plenty reason to celebrate this weekend with his 17th birthday coming up. Did one of the nation's bes

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 • Staff
Adams looking for early playing time

Adams looking for early playing time

With scholarship offers from most major college football programs, Dublin (Ohio) offensive lineman Mike Adams has a lot of work to do before making hi

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 • Steve Hare
Impressive group of recruits attend OSU game

Impressive group of recruits attend OSU game

A small but impressive group of football prospects attended the Ohio State-Wisconsin basketball game on Sunday. Among the prospects on hand to see th

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 • Bill Kurelic
Adams comments on U-M Junior Day

Adams comments on U-M Junior Day

Michigan's Junior Day this past Saturday featured a wealth of talent from the class of 2008. One of the biggest, both literally and in terms of calibe

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Adams headed to Ann Arbor this month

Adams headed to Ann Arbor this month

Dublin (Ohio) Coffman offensive tackle Mike Adams has always been a hot commodity in the class of 2008, but after Rivals.com named him to their Junior

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Video: Adams makes an impact

Video: Adams makes an impact

Video: Adams makes an impact

 • Rivals.com
Rivals.com Junior All-America Team

Rivals.com Junior All-America Team

Led by Rivals.com Junior of the Year Terrelle Pryor of Jeannette (Pa.), the Rivals.com Junior All-America Team features some of the nation's top prosp

 • JC Shurburtt
Ohioans attend Notre Dame junior day

Ohioans attend Notre Dame junior day

Several of the top juniors in the state of Ohio attended Notre Dame's junior day on Saturday including Mike Adams who was pulled aside by Charlie Weis

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 • Bill Kurelic
Ohioans shine in San Antonio

Ohioans shine in San Antonio

Last weekend several Ohio prospects turned in impressive performances during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and off the field, at the junior combine.

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 • Mike Parris
Brewster and Long to sit together at NC game

Brewster and Long to sit together at NC game

Two of the four super junior offensive linemen the Bucks are making a strong bid to land, Michael Brewster and Kyle Long, are in Arizona and will sit

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 • Bill Kurelic
Adams  discusses another OSU visit

Adams discusses another OSU visit

Dublin (Ohio) Coffman junior offensive lineman Mike Adams made yet another visit to Ohio State over the weekend. What does Adams say about the visit

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 • Bill Kurelic
Are Bucks nearing huge junior commitment

Are Bucks nearing huge junior commitment

Dublin (Ohio) Coffman offensive lineman Mike Adams, the top junior in the Buckeye state, was one of the many outstanding juniors in attendance at The

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 • Bill Kurelic
Star junior enjoys his first OSU game

Star junior enjoys his first OSU game

Several of the top junior prospects in the state of Ohio attended the Ohio State-Bowling Green game on Saturday including Trotwood-Madison tight end B

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 • Bill Kurelic
Gardiner says OSU his favorite

Gardiner says OSU his favorite

Dublin (Ohio) Coffman's Steve Gardiner is one of three talented juniors at his school that Jim Tressel and the OSU staff are aware of. Gardiner says O

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 • Bill Kurelic
Bucks move to top of Brewsters list

Bucks move to top of Brewsters list

Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater junior offensive lineman Michael Brewster, who holds a scholarship offer from the Buckeyes, flew up to Ohio State on Saturday

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 • Bill Kurelic
Bucks at the top of Adams list

Bucks at the top of Adams list

Dublin (Ohio) Coffman offensive lineman Mike Adams attended the Ohio State-Penn State game, then returned to Ohio State for a tour on Sunday morning.

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 • Bill Kurelic
Bucks ready for big recruiting weekend

Bucks ready for big recruiting weekend

It's going to be a big recruiting weekend for the Bucks both in terms of those making an official visit to OSU such as Greg Little, as well as many ot

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 • Bill Kurelic
Stars travel to see Irish this weekend

Stars travel to see Irish this weekend

Wherever Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian quarterback Jimmy Clausen goes these days, a big story usually follows. The nation's No. 1 player wi

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 • Mike Farrell
Monster OL haul could be on the way

Monster OL haul could be on the way

The Bucks are not going to sign a super group of offensive line prospects for their 2007 recruiting class, but they could be on their way to signing f

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 • Bill Kurelic