Virginia's Top 25 football players
By Doug Doughty, The Roanoke Times, 12/25/04 (Story: Feeling right at home)

Player

Victor Harris
Elan Lewis
Vic Hall
Deveon Simmons
Greg Boone
Pat Sheil
Ed Wang
Darryl Gresham
Jeffrey Fitzgerald
Todd Nolen
Steven Friday
Antonio Appleby
Cameron Martin
Jameel Sewell
Antonio North
John Phillips
Jason Fuller
Cordarrow Thompson
Alex Field
Demetrius Taylor
Sean Smalls
Chris Cook
Kevin Cousins
Kavell Conner
Bobby Rome
HT.

6-0
5-10
5-10
6-1
6-4
6-6
6-5
6-4
6-4
6-2
6-5
6-4
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-6
6-5
6-3
6-6
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-4
6-2
6-0
WT.

180
205
175
210
260
265
260
238
245
190
215
245
180
190
315
235
230
300
250
220
183
185
190
210
210
Position

DB-RB
RB
QB
RB
QB
OL
TE
LB
DL
WR
LB
OLB
DB
QB
OL
TE
DE
DL
DL
LB
DB
DB
WR
RB
QB
High School (Location)

Highland Springs (Fairfax)
Phoebus (Hampton)
Gretna
Landstown (Va. Beach)
Oscar Smith (Chesapeake)
Centreville (Clifton)
Stone Bridge (Ashburn)
William Fleming (Roanoke)
Hermitage (Richmond)
Hampton
Phoebus (Hampton)
Salem (Va. Beach)
Geo. Wash. (Danville)
Hermitage (Richmond)
North Stafford (Stafford)
Bath Co. (Warm Springs)
Kempsville (Va. Beach)
North Stafford (Stafford)
Broad Run (Ashburn)
Kellam (Va. Beach)
Huguenot (Richmond)
Heritage (Lynchburg)
Huguenot (Richmond)
Manchester (Richmond)
Granby (Norfolk)
Next step

Committed to VT
Committed to VT
Committed to UVa
Committed to VT
VT, Md., WVU or UNC
Committed to BC
Committed to VT
Committed to UVa
Committed to UVa
UVa, VT, UNC or PSU
Committed to VT
Committed to UVa
Committed to VT
Committed to UVa
Committed to VT
Committed to UVa
Committed to UVa
Committed to Syracuse
Committed to UVa
Committed to VT
Michigan or Penn State
Committed to UVa
Committed to Penn State
Committed to Clemson
Committed to UNC


More of Virginia's best

E.J. Wilson
Derek Bailey
Patrick Slebonick
Aaron Clark
Alan-Michael Cash
Jeraill McCuller
Kevin Crawford
Tommie Lawrence
Devin Fentress
Curtis Powell
Kyle Jolly
Trae Kenney
Justin Carrington
Andrew Lewis
John Jacobs
Jarvis Williams
Cody Brodus
Josh Baker
Andre Bratton
Zach Terrell
Wes Lokey
Tyrone Wilson
Bosco Williams
Josh Vaughn
Trahern Vinnie

6-3
5-9
6-5
6-6
6-1
6-7
6-4
6-1
5-11
6-1
6-6
6-0
6-1
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-3
5-11
5-10
6-4
5-6
6-3
5-11
5-11

230
168
295
225
280
310
275
180
175
220
270
219
210
250
225
185
210
230
170
185
292
195
185
205
200
LB
DB
OL
OLB
DL
OL
DL
WR-DB
DB
LB
OL
LB
RB
DE
RB-LB
S
QB
LB
RB
QB-DB
OL
RB
WR
RB-LB
RB
Brunswick Co. (Lawrenceville)
Centreville (Clifton)
N. Stafford (Stafford)
Rockbridge Co. (Lexington)
Richmond (Varina)
Atlantic Shores (Chesapeake)
Gar-Field (Dale City)
Oscar Smith (Chesapeake)
Western Branch (Chesapeake)
Fork Union (Palmyra)
Blessed Sacrament (Richmond)
Hermitage (Richmond)
Liberty (Bealeton)
Centreville (Clifton)
Broadway
North Stafford (Stafford)
Warwick (Newport News)
Western Branch (Chesapeake)
Woodbridge
Manassas Park
Harrisonburg
Fork Union (Palmyra)
Alleghany (Low Moor)
Hermitage (Richmond)
Nandua (Onley)


The second 50

51, Terrell White, 5-11, 180 WR, Jamestown; 52, Stevon Moss, 6-1, 205 LOB, Phoebus (Hampton); 53, Sam Daniels, 6-3, 250 OL, Wilson (Portsmouth); 54, Darrieus Ramsey, 5-10, 155 DB, Grafton (Yorktown); 55, Mijuan Curtis, 5-8, 165 WR-KR, William Fleming (Roanoke); 56, Quintrell Thomas, 6-5, 220 DE, Western Branch (Chesapeake); 57, Brandon Dillard, 5-10, 180 QB, Bassett; 58, Vernon Eason, 6-2, 300, OL, Deep Creek (Chesapeake); 59, Sergio Jones, 6-1, 280 OL, Northside (Roanoke); 60, Brian Calloway, 6-2, 185 WR, Stone Bridge (Ashburn);.

61, A.C. Fitchett, 6-3, 185 WR, Manassas Park; 62, Gary Whitt, 6-2, 235 TE-DE, Edison (Alexandria); 63, Andre Hairston, 5-9, 195 RB, Salem; 64, Will Bischoff, 6-3, 215 LB, Freeman (Richmond); 65, Reyn Willis, 6-4, 205 TE, Virginia Episcopal (Lynchburg); 66, Richard Graham, 6-5, 255 TE, St. Christopher’s (Richmond); 67, Nick Altomare, 5-11, 175 DB, Robinson (Fairfax); 68, Mike Caussin, 6-6, 210 WR, West Springfield; 69, Corey Byrd, 6-2, 215 TE, Abingdon; 70, Matt Ware, 6-5, 270 OL, Brooke Point (Stafford). 71, Patrick Ward, 5-11, 175 WR, Harrisonburg; 72, Brent Bowden, 6-3, 190 P, Westfield (Chantilly);

73, Cain Ringstaff, 5-11, 200 RB, Richlands; 74, Ronnie Edwards, 5-8, 175 RB, Franklin County (Rocky Mount); 75, Dorian Brooks, 6-3, 235 LB, Highland Springs; 76, Terrance Johnson, 6-4, 280 OT, Bethel (Hampton); 77, Peter McMurrer, 5-10, 210 FB, Centreville (Clifton); 78, Jared Polchinski, 6-1, 190 DB, Clover Hill (Richmond); 79, R.J. Archer, 6-2, 180 QB, Charlottesville Albemarle; 80, Steve Henderson, 6-1, 175 DB, Martinsville.

81, Stephen Cobbs, 5-11, 175 DB, Dublin Pulaski County; 82, Brad Robbins, 6-2, 215 QB, Powell Valley (Big Stone Gap); 83, George Howard, 6-0, 220 LB, Deep Creek (Chesapeake); 84, B.J. Revis, 5-10, 175 DB, Freeman (Richmond); 85, Carlos Wade, 6-4, 175 WR, Magna Vista (Ridgeway); 86, Cody Grimm, 5-11, 205 LB, Oakton (Vienna); 87, Thomas Hovis, 6-4, 200 RB, St. Christopher’s (Richmond); 88, Scotty McGee, 5-10, 160 RB, Ocean Lakes (Va. Beach); 89, Trevor Bacon, 6-0, 195 RB, Langley (McLean); 90, Mike Vann, 5-11, 185 RB, Potomac (Dumfries).

91, Jeremy Gardner, 5-11, 175 DB, Courtland (Spotsylvania); 92, Brian Kelly, 6-5, 298 OL, Monacan (Richmond); 93, Fela-Tunde Ogun, 6-2, 190 RB, Freeman (Richmond); 94, Herbert Broughtman, 6-2, 290 OL, Hampton; 95, Chris Renick, 6-2, 330 OL, Franklin County (Rocky Mount; 96, Matt Nickerson, 5-9, 190 RB-WR, Woodson (Fairfax); 97, Mitch Maines, 6-2, 250 OL, Westfield (Chantilly); 98, Dere Hicks, 6-0, 170 QB, William Fleming (Roanoke); 99, Tyrone Sharpe, 6-2, 195 DB, Manchester (Richmond); 100, Dennis Dunaway, 6-1, 190 S, Goochland.


The waiting list
Players whose stock might rise in the coming months or after a year in prep school

Horace Hubbard
Joe Johnson
Tracye McPherson
Jamar Jackson
Aljamont Rose
Ernie Hodge
Cardell Rosser
Franklin Herrara
O.B. Blake
6-3
6-3
5-9
5-9
5-11
6-1
5-9
6-1
5-9
230
390
190
190
235
225
170
265
175
LB
DL
RB
DB
RB
LB
DB
DL
DB
Gretna
Varina (Richmond)
Hampton
Bethel (Hampton)
Sussex Central
Pulaski Co. (Dublin)
Rockbridge Co. (Lexington)
Robinson (Fairfax)
Liberty (Bedford)


Top juniors

Percy Harvin
Evan Royster
Chris Bell
Colin Miller
Jarrell Miller
Lucas Caparelli
John Graves
Alex Stadler
J.R. Ware
Eli Crawford
Danielle Babb
Stevie Johnson
Brandon Minor
Griff Yancey
Ronnell Brown
Darryl Robertson
Brett Ainsley
Kirk Belgrave
Kyle Allison
Drew Dudzik
David Redick
Damon McDaniel
Beau Warren
Dedrick Epps
Chase Prasnicki
6-1
6-1
6-4
6-3
6-3
5-11
6-3
6-5
6-5
6-1
6-1
6-2
6-1
6-1
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-1
6-4
6-0
6-4
6-4
6-2
190
189
205
260
230
180
242
295
225
175
235
205
205
190
230
287
280
190
275
175
218
195
240
227
220
WR
RB
WR
DL
LB
RB
DE
OL
DE
WR-DB
RB
LB
RB
WR
DE
OL-DL
OG
DB
OL
QB
TE
WR
LB
WR
QB
Landstown (Va. Beach)
Westfield (Chantilly)
Granby (Norfolk)
Centreville (Clifton)
Highland Springs
Robinson (Fairfax)
Meadowbrook (Richmond)
Liberty (Bealeton)
Lee (Staunton)
Lee (Staunton)
Franklin
Spotsylvania
Varina (Richmond)
Hermitage (Richmond)
Hickory (Chesapeake)
Liberty (Bedford)
Chesapeake (W. Branch)
Granby (Norfolk)
Lake Braddock (Burke)
Centreville (Clifton)
Cave Spring (Roanoke)
Landstown (Va. Beach)
Centreville (Clifton)
Huguenot (Richmond)
Rockbridge Co. (Lexingtion)