2004 Rank Pos Ht/Wt Schools
1 Adrian Peterson
Palestine (TX) RB 6-2/210 Oklahoma
The nation's No. 1 player and best back in Texas in years.
2 Rhett Bomar
Grand Prairie (TX) QB 6-4/205 Oklahoma
The nation's No. 1 quarterback and gets compared to Elway.
3 Franklin Okam
Richardson (TX) Lake Highlands DT 6-5/300 Texas
Another franchise player from Texas that's the No. 2 d-tackle in the nation.
4 William Morrisey
Silsbee (TX) DT 6-1/285 Texas A&M
Don't let his height fool you - he's a baller.
5 Andrew Kelson
Houston (TX) Lamar DB 6-2/210 Texas
A ball-hawking safety that has All-American written all over him.
6 Robbie Reid
Galena Park (TX) North Shore QB 6-3/224 Oklahoma State
A game-breaker quarterback in mold of Michael Vick that is taking his game to OSU.
7 Chris Smith
Allen (TX) DE 6-5/265 Texas A&M
Strong defensive end in the mold of Grant Winstrom.
8 George Walker
Houston (TX) Westbury WR 6-3/190 Texas
Silky smooth receiver that is part of the next Big Three at UT.
9 Marcus Walker
Waco (TX) DB 5-11/180 Oklahoma
Teams don't dare throw his way, college coaches see NFL in him.
10 Lance Leggett
Arlington (TX) Grace Prepatory WR 6-4/178 Miami-FL
No player has had his star rise as quickly as Leggett.
11 Stephen McGee
Burnet (TX) QB 6-3/205 Texas A&M
A bigger, stronger McGee equals happy Aggie fans.
12 Cedric Dockery
Garland (TX) Lakeview Centennial OL 6-4/315 Texas
Some think he'll be better than All-Big 12 brother.
13 McCollins Umeh
Klein (TX) Forest DE 6-3/240 Arizona
Sackmaster with amazing first step off line of scrimmage.
14 Jordan Shipley
Burnet (TX) Burnet WR 6-0/180 Texas
Call him White Lightning. Shipley is deceptively fast and has amazing hands to boot.
15 Ryan Young
Waco (TX) University OL 6-6/303 Arkansas
Big, big, big and oh yeah, he's good, too.
16 Kirby Freeman
Brownwood (TX) QB 6-3/190 Miami-FL
Freeman the next great quarterback at Miami?
17 Bobby Tatum
Ft. Worth (TX) Dunbar DB 6-1/195 Texas
Size, speed and a great nose for the football make Tatum a great pick up for UT.
18 Walter Thomas
Galveston (TX) Ball DT 6-6/330 Oklahoma State
Big frame, light feet make Thomas a solid OL target.
19 Tremaine Johnson
Galena Park (TX) DE 6-2/255 LSU
Johnson could be the top pass-rushing defensive end in Texas.
20 Chris Ogbonnaya
Houston (TX) Strake Jesuit WR 6-1/200 Texas
Ogbonnaya makes up the third leg of the Big Three receivers for UT.
21 D.J. Davis
Ft. Worth (TX) Dunbar ATH 5-11/182 Texas A&M
Could be a college quarterback, but might be an NFL corner some day.
22 Alan Davis
Colleyville (TX) Heritage DE 6-2/237 Oklahoma
Lines up at defensive tackle in high school, but could be next great OU DE.
23 Brian Orakpo
Houston (TX) Lamar DE 6-4/220 Texas
Orakpo is one of Houston's best and he's heading to Texas.
24 Graham Harrell
Ennis (TX) QB 6-2/183 Texas Tech
A coach's son that has been breaking records for years.
25 Lendy Holmes
Dallas (TX) South Oak Cliff WR 6-2/180 Oklahoma
Incredible athlete that will grow into a great receiver in college.
26 Nic Redwine
Tyler (TX) Lee LB 6-3/215 Texas
Great closing speed combined with solid size make great get for UT.
27 Greg Dolan
Round Rock (TX) Westwood OL 6-7/275 Texas
Strong senior season could have him seeing four stars.
28 Herman Johnson
Denton (TX) OL 6-8/350 LSU
Massive is one way to label him. Really good is another.
29 Anthony Jenkins
Ennis (TX) ATH 6-0/180 Texas Tech
Harrell's main target at Ennis, should thrive at Texas Tech.
30 Nathan Jones
Texarkana (TX) Texas WR 6-1/180 Texas
Strong receiver that will make a great threat for UT over the middle.
31 Ramonce Taylor
Belton (TX) ATH 6-0/187 Texas
Taylor has an extra gear that other DBs don't have.
32 Tyler Campbell
Austin (TX) Westlake RB 6-1/182 list
Earl's son has major talent, will be a great college back, too.
33 Kellen Heard
Wharton (TX) OL 6-6/335 Miami-FL
Heard is an athletic player that could play on either side of the line.
34 Tyrone Byrd
Ft. Bend (TX) Hightower OL 6-6/260 Miami-FL
Amazing frame that's only going to get bigger and stronger in college.
35 Otis McDaniel
San Antonio (TX) Taft WR 6-1/175 Texas Christian
Speed is the name of game for McDaniel, who is one of Texas' top sprinters, too.
36 Adam Ulatoski
Southlake (TX) Carroll OL 6-6/270 Texas
Has amazing feet and knows how to pass block - which will help at UT.
37 Shae Reagan
Idalou (TX) Idalou ATH 6-3/230 Texas Christian
Reagan is a true athlete because he could play a number of different spots.
38 Jamario Thomas
Longview (TX) Spring Hill RB 5-11/190 North Texas
Qualifying test score makes Thomas a hot target with college coaches again.
39 James McClinton
Garland (TX) Lakeview Centennial DT 6-1/289 Kansas
Rivals.com's sleeper pick for the defensive tackle spot in Midlands.
40 Ivory Williams
Beaumont (TX) Central RB 5-11/170 Houston
Don't blink or you'll miss Williams.
41 Derek Lokey
Denton (TX) Ryan DT 6-2/250 Texas
Not the tallest, but should make a ton of plays for UT.
42 Myron Hardy
Round Rock (TX) McNeil WR 6-3/195 Texas
Running back, receiver, defensive back, Hardy will do it all for Texas.
43 Fred Strong
Austin (TX) WR 6-3/188 Oklahoma
Strong is a strong, physical receiver that could thrive at Oklahoma.
44 Tory Degrate
Waco (TX) WR 5-11/177 Texas A&M
A playmaker that plays for one of the top programs in the state of Texas.
45 Ryan Palmer
Arlington (TX) Bowie DB 5-9/165 Texas
A man-to-man specialist with sprinters speed could be great at Texas.
46 Pierre Brown
Duncanville (TX) ATH 6-2/180 Texas A&M
Duncanville produces stars every year and Brown is next in line.
47 Parrish Fisher
Richardson (TX) Pearce RB 5-9/204 Kansas State
Other backs get more pub, but Fisher could be a star in the future.
48 Desmond Williams
Euless (TX) Trinity DB 6-1/200 Arkansas
Might be the hardest hitter in the state of Texas.
49 J.D. Quinn
Garland (TX) OL 6-3/269 Oklahoma
Some call him the most versatile blocker in the Lone Star State.
50 Vincent Chase
Irving (TX) TE 6-5/243 SMU
SMU snagged huge pledge from Vincent early on.
51 William Bell
Belton (TX) DE 6-4/225 Oklahoma State
If grades were in order, he could be a four-star candidate.
52 Jeffrey Jack
Houston (TX) Madison DB 5-11/180 LSU
Madison coverman has great tools to work with.
53 Roderick Johnson
Galveston (TX) Ball LB 6-2/230 Oklahoma State
Frame to maybe eventually grow into an outside linebacker.
54 Ronnie Palmer
Spring (TX) LB 6-3/220 Arizona
Just learning the linebacker position but has great tools to work with.
55 Tate Casey
Longview (TX) TE 6-7/225 Florida
Also a major league baseball prospect.
56 Kerry Franks
Orange (TX) West Orange Stark ATH 5-10/185 Texas A&M
Aggie pledge has plenty of speed to work with.
57 D'Nerian Wrighter
Marlin (TX) DB 6-1/205 Arkansas
Ball-hawking safety that also stars as a running back.
58 Patrick Williams
DeSoto (TX) ATH 6-2/194 Colorado
Could play a number of positions, including receiver.
59 Hugh Charles
Keller (TX) RB 5-7/182 Colorado
Smallish running back but with a big, big upside.
60 Gabe Ratcliff
Houston (TX) Jersey Village TE 6-3/230 Tulane
Could get up to 250 pounds and still run like a deer.
61 Samson Taylor
The Woodlands (TX) ATH 6-0/212 Texas A&M
Speed, speed, speed.
62 Cyril Obiozor
Pearland (TX) DE 6-4/236 Texas A&M
Strong defensive end prospect that has a great first step.
63 Aaron Darks
Lufkin (TX) LB 6-1/205 Kansas State
Not the tallest, but one of the best linebackers in the Midlands.
64 Cameron Schacht
Coppell (TX) OL 6-5/260 Oklahoma
Solid pass blocker that plays for one of the top programs in the state.
65 Peter Ullman
Round Rock (TX) TE 6-4/233 Texas
Early Texas commitment that is a very strong run blocker.
66 Jeray Chatham
Spring (TX) Westfield OL 6-5/270 Oklahoma State
Sleeper pick for top linemen in Houston.
67 Korey Sutton
Texarkana (TX) Texas RB 5-10/195 Arkansas
Great explosion and ability to catch ball out of backfield.
68 Jeremy Campbell
Lake Highlands (TX) LB 6-2/215 Texas
Makes a ton of tackles and has frame to get even stronger.
69 Kevin Mims
The Woodlands (TX) DE 6-4/245 Northwestern
Physical and very smart defensive end prospect.
70 Jordan Chambless
Corpus Christi (TX) Calallen QB 6-2/200 Texas A&M
Chambless has heart and moxie to go with strong arm.
71 Doug Smith, Jr.
Houston (TX) Jones OL 6-6/325 list
Son of former NFL star has great bloodlines.
72 Bobby Chalk
Garland (TX) DB 5-9/175 Iowa State
Iowa State dips into Dallas again and snags a solid player.
73 Joseph Fields
Houston (TX) Washington QB 6-1/214 Syracuse
Dual-threat quarterback that can hurt you with arm and legs.
74 Walter Hudson
Dallas (TX) Wilmer Hutchins DB 6-0/184 Kansas State
A very impressive coverman that could also star on offense.
75 Martel Van Zant
Tyler (TX) Robert E. Lee DB 6-2/190 Oklahoma State
Some call him the best player in Tyler - period.
76 Bradley Bullitt
Garland (TX) Naaman Forest LB 6-0/225 Baylor
The younger but just as good brother as A&M freshman Mevlin Bullitt.
77 Danny Amendola
The Woodlands (TX) WR 5-11/178 Texas Tech
Should flourish in Texas Tech’s pass-happy offense.
78 Tyvenskie Page
Dallas (TX) Adamson DB 6-2/210 Tulsa
Kansas State dips into Dallas and snags solid safety prospect.
79 Kenton Thornton
Dallas (TX) St. Mark's ATH 6-5/190 Texas
Thornton has amazing frame that could allow him to play a number of positions.
80 Scott Elliott
Bay City (TX) QB 6-1/172 Tulane
Has been a star for three yars at Bay City.
81 Michael Rutledge
Sugar Land (TX) Kempner RB 5-10/180 list
Houston area coaches call him the best in the city.
82 Garrett Hartley
Southlake (TX) Carroll K 5-9/175 Oklahoma
The nation's No. 2 kicker will boot it for Oklahoma.
83 Thomas Nyaoga
Mansfield (TX) Summit OL 6-5/290 North Carolina
Broke foot at Oklahoma's summer camp but should still be a solid star in college.
84 Danny Gorrer
Port Arthur (TX) Memorial DB 5-11/180 Texas A&M
Should really be a junior, but will graudate early.
85 Rashad Bobino
La Marque (TX) LB 5-9/220 Texas
Don't let his size fool you, Bobino gets to the football.
86 David Ramirez
Arlington (TX) Grace Prepatory QB 6-2/200 Purdue
Heading to Purdue and gets honor of throwing the ball to Lance Leggett.
87 Ryan Johnson
Dallas (TX) Carter DE 6-5/240 Tulane
Has all the ability in the world but takes a lot of plays off.
88 Bobby McCoy
Klein (TX) Forest WR 6-1/170 Arizona
Sure-handed receiver that catches everything.
89 Quinten Gardner
Tyler (TX) Lee DB 5-11/187 Texas A&M
Aggie pledge is a solid cover corner.
90 Randy Duncan
Mesquite (TX) DB 6-4/190 Tulsa
Coach says he's physical enough to be safety but could be a corner, too.
91 Aaron Saunders
San Antonio (TX) Jay OL 6-7/282 Missouri
The top offensive lineman in San Antonio.
92 Chancy Campbell
Converse (TX) Judson ATH 5-8/180 list
Plays running back but will have to make move to another spot in college.
93 Jessie Henderson Jr.
Paris (TX) Paris RB 5-8/165 SMU
SMU pledge could play early for Ponies.
94 Corey Bennett
San Antonio (TX) Roosevelt DT 6-3/265 Oklahoma
Oklahoma pledge plays DE but will move to tackle in college.
95 Michael Jones
Sugar Land (TX) Austin ATH 6-3/190 Arizona State
Plays quarterback but will move to another spot in college.
96 Amos Gbunblee
Cypress (TX) Springs TE 6-4/237 Texas A&M
Emerging as one of Houston's up-and-comers.
97 Brandon Jackson
Houston (TX) Booker T. Washington ATH 6-0/212 Texas-El Paso
Teams with Joseph Fields to form one of the best one-two punches in Houston.
98 Keondra Smith
Tyler (TX) Lee RB 5-11/185 Texas A&M
Aggie pledge that has nice burst of speed.
99 Luke Tiemann
Pflugerville (TX) LB 6-3/215 list
Makes a ton of tackles and is always around the ball.
100 Yaniv Barnett
Schertz (TX) Clemens DT 6-3/295 Arizona
Not many talk about Barnett but he's a force to deal with.




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50 Vincent Chase

Damn. Pretty much nobody from that class worked out...

With the exception of a few stars (Peterson, McGee, shiply, etc.) I've never heard of most of these guys... Including most of the Aggie commits on the list. Whatever happened to them?

10/10 for this thread!

man i remember being excited about that class

gigemhilo: They were Franned.

So many names I've never heard before...

Ill takes sherms ability to find and coach up under rated talent over frans ability to recruit top rated flops every day of the week

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82 Garrett Hartley
Southlake (TX) Carroll K 5-9/175 Oklahoma

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Kicked the overtime FG to send the Saints to the Super Bowl

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59 Hugh Charles
Keller (TX) RB 5-7/182 Colorado

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Sixth all-time in rushing at Colorado

I guess it goes to show that there are lots of potential stars. Some will live up to their billing and some will flop. Some will rise far above expectations.

Give credit where credit is due. Sherman and his staff seem to be good at evaluating players and seeing the difference. It is more art than science and I like his results.

I just wish that instead of picking over 3 starts looking for the winners, he was picking over 4 and 5 stars. But, who doesn't feel that way?

Hugh Charles is playing up in Canada now. GREAT running back. Benched in HS playoff game b/c he pissed off his coaches. Bigtime speed!

Y'all do realize this is only Texas and most of that list is 3 star players right?

I played with #44 Tory degrate and he was rediculous on the field, just couldn't pass a class. Played with Derek Johnson too and they were awfully similar in the classroom yet dj gets into and becomes an all American at Texas.

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Y'all do realize this is only Texas and most of that list is 3 star players right?

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..and???

A lot of head cases in that class

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70 Jordan Chambless
Corpus Christi (TX) Calallen QB 6-2/200 Texas A&M
Chambless has heart and moxie

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He was also a precise route runner with great hands.

cool story bro

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With the exception of a few stars (Peterson, McGee, shiply, etc.) I've never heard of most of these guys

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Really???

Bomar - if he wouldn't have been busted, he may have kept Bradford on the bench for a year or 2, crazy as that may seem.

Okam, Dockery and Orakpo were consistent contributors to a very good tu team.

Graham Harrell - ever heard of this guy?

Lendy Holmes?

That's just in the top 25. I guess you don't pay much attention to college football, do you?

The list has a lot of good players on it, I think think the point was to look at the guys A&M signed, where they were rated, and what actually happened to them once they got here. We struck out on a lot of highly regarded guys while other schools turned theirs into two and three-year starters.

The best part about this list is the dumb comments. This is my favorite:

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6 Robbie Reid
Galena Park (TX) North Shore QB 6-3/224 Oklahoma State
A game-breaker quarterback in mold of Michael Vick that is taking his game to OSU.

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He's black so he must be just like Vick. Golden.

seriously. I don't consider myself someone who follows college football closely(besides a&m), and I've heard of most of those guys.

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Graham Harrell - ever heard of this guy?

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Isn't he living at his mom's house and delivering pizza in a busted 80's t-top IROC?

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Bomar - if he wouldn't have been busted

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Replaced on the Giant's roster by SAGE ROSENFELS and destined to be a permanent fixture of the practice squad.

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Y'all do realize this is only Texas and most of that list is 3 star players right?

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You do realize that Texas A&M is a university in Texas that almost exclusively recruits Texas, right?

Look, a lot of y'all are whiffing on the OP's point, which is to take the supposed "can't miss, future all-world first round draft pick HS recruit" labels with a grain of salt.

We recruited a large slice of the supposed best of these guys that year and most were flops for us. Some of that was Fran's talent evaluation, which one can argue placed a premium on "star rank", and some of it was his lack of player development, which is pretty much unarguable, since it was obviously terrible.

Now, some may make the leap to say "Sherman is about evaluating real talent and who most fits his needs", and while that may be true to some extent, it doesn't excuse the fact that Sherman has definitely lost out on several of his first and even second choice guys this year and so his choices this year have been to a larger extent based on who he can get instead of just being someone who disregards "star ranks". To give credit where credit is due though, recruiting Johnny Manziel is an absolute coup. How the AP Texas Player of the Year is only a 3-star per the recruiting services is beyond me, laughable, and definitely hurts the credibility of the recruiting services as well as adding fuel to the fire of those who say their ratings are largely speculative and unreliable.

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70 Jordan Chambless
Corpus Christi (TX) Calallen QB 6-2/200 Texas A&M
Chambless has heart and moxie


He was also a precise route runner with great hands.

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He was like a coach on the field.

I also hear he is a real scrappy, wes welker like.