Athlon Sports has compiled the rankings of four expert recruiting services into one list of the Top 100 high school senior football prospects we're calling the Athlon Consensus 100. Each prospect is linked to his own profile page where you can learn more about his abilities and schools of interest.
2008 Athlon Sports Consensus 100
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | ESPN Rank | PrepStar Rank | Rivals Rank | Scout Rank |
| 1 | Pryor, Terrelle | Jeannette, PA (Jeannette HS) |
QB | 6'5" | 230 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (597) | The two sport star finally chose Ohio State over PSU and Mich. | ||||||||
| 2 | Jones, Julio | Foley, AL (Foley HS) |
WR | 6'4" | 216 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| (591) | The top player in the south is headed to Alabama | ||||||||
| 3 | Scott, Darrell | Ventura, CA (St. Bonaventure HS) |
RB | 6'1" | 208 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| (583) | Scott could start immediately in Boulder, CO | ||||||||
| 4 | Bowers, DaQuan | Bamberg, SC (Bamberg-Ehrhardt ) |
DL | 6'4" | 260 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| (583) | Bowers has been committed to Clemson since November 2006 | ||||||||
| 5 | Hill, Will | Jersey City, NJ (St. Peter's Prep) |
ATH | 6'3" | 205 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| (576) | Hill has been committed to Florida since September 2007 | ||||||||
| 6 | Green, A.J. | Summerville, SC (Summerville HS) |
WR | 6'4" | 185 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| (572) | Green has been committed to Georgia since October 2006 | ||||||||
| 7 | Brown, Arthur | Wichita, KS (Wichita East) |
LB | 6'1" | 216 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| (560) | His family, including brother Bryce, could be moving to Florida | ||||||||
| 8 | Calhoun, Jermie | Van, TX (Van HS) |
RB | 6' | 210 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19 |
| (556) | Rushed for 1,910 yards and 30 touchdowns his Senior season | ||||||||
| 9 | Johnson, Patrick | Pompano Beach, FL (Ely HS) |
CB | 6'1" | 190 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 8 |
| (554) | Finally ended his dramatic recruiting process pledging to LSU | ||||||||
| 10 | Washington, R.J. | Keller, TX (Fossil Ridge HS) |
DE | 6'3" | 240 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| (549) | Washington has been committed to Oklahoma since November 2006 | ||||||||
| 11 | Forston, Marcus | Miami, FL (Northwestern HS) |
DT | 6'2" | 293 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 18 |
| (527) | Fortson has been committed to Miami since July 2007 | ||||||||
| 12 | Brewster, Michael | Orlando, FL (Edgewater HS) |
OT | 6'6" | 300 | 41 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| (521) | Brewster has been committed to Ohio State since April 2007 | ||||||||
| 13 | Floyd, Michael | St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall) |
WR | 6'3" | 200 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 16 |
| (508) | Scored 43 total touchdowns in his final two seasons at CDH | ||||||||
| 14 | Bradham, Nigel | Crawfordville, FL (Wakulla HS) |
LB | 6'2" | 227 | 60 | 5 | 16 | 17 |
| (506) | Bradham is already enrolled in classes at Florida St. | ||||||||
| 15 | Ayles, Blake | Orange, CA (Lutheran HS) |
TE | 6'4" | 240 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 22 |
| (500) | Ayles has been committed to USC since July 2007 | ||||||||
| 16 | Baldwin, Jonathan | Aliquippa, PA (Aliquippa HS) |
TE | 6'5" | 230 | 25 | 38 | 26 | 20 |
| (495) | Father, Jeff, played at Pitt and his cousin is NFL star Ty Law | ||||||||
| 17 | Brown, DeAndre | Ocean Springs, MS (Ocean Springs HS) |
WR | 6'6" | 205 | 23 | 52 | 22 | 13 |
| (494) | Brown shunned offers from SEC powers to head to Hattiesburg | ||||||||
| 18 | Kalil, Matt | Anaheim, CA (Servite HS) |
OT | 6'7" | 290 | 73 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| (493) | Father played for Buffalo Bills and brother was standout at USC | ||||||||
| 19 | Samuel, Richard | Cartersville, GA (Cass HS) |
ATH | 6' | 200 | 35 | 37 | 24 | 24 |
| (484) | Samuel has graduated early and enrolled at UGA at 17 years old | ||||||||
| 20 | Crist, Dayne | Sherman Oaks, CA (Notre Dame HS) |
QB | 6'5" | 225 | 22 | 35 | 25 | 45 |
| (477) | Crist has been committed to Notre Dame since April 2007 | ||||||||
| 21 | Manuel, E.J. | Virginia Beach, VA (Bayside HS) |
QB | 6'4" | 218 | 52 | 17 | 43 | 30 |
| (462) | Manuel has been committed to FSU since June 2007 | ||||||||
| 22 | Scott, Burton | Prichard, AL (C F Vigor HS) |
ATH | 5'11" | 190 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 74 |
| (460) | Surpassed 1,000 yards passing and rushing his senior year | ||||||||
| 23 | Love, Tyler | Mountain Brook, AL (Mountain Brook HS) |
OT | 6'7" | 295 | 33 | 50 | 30 | 32 |
| (459) | Love has been committed to Alabama since July 2007 | ||||||||
| 24 | Tyson, DeAngelo | Statesboro, GA (Statesboro HS) |
DT | 6'2" | 275 | 45 | 20 | 45 | 44 |
| (450) | AJC has reported that his grades may be an issue | ||||||||
| 25 | Adams, Mike | Dublin, OH (Coffman HS) |
OT | 6'7" | 300 | 88 | 54 | 3 | 11 |
| (448) | Adams has been committed to Ohio St since March 2007 | ||||||||
| 26 | Rudolph, Kyle | Cincinnati, OH (Elder HS) |
TE | 6'6" | 230 | 105 | 11 | 20 | 21 |
| (447) | Also a solid basketball player earning GCL Player of the Year | ||||||||
| 27 | Smith, Tyron | Moreno Valley, CA (Rancho Verde HS) |
OL | 6'5" | 270 | 126 | 13 | 15 | 9 |
| (441) | Smith is one of the keys to the best OL class in the nation | ||||||||
| 28 | Bryant, T.J. | Tallahasee, FL (Lincoln HS) |
CB | 6' | 180 | 24 | 14 | 82 | 59 |
| (425) | Ended his tumultuous recruitment by heading west to USC | ||||||||
| 29 | Good, Stephen | Paris, TX (Paris HS) |
OL | 6'4" | 290 | 84 | 21 | 29 | 55 |
| (415) | Good has been committed to Oklahoma since February 2007 | ||||||||
| 30 | Johnson, Aldarius | Miami, FL (Northwestern HS) |
WR | 6'2" | 195 | 63 | 45 | 58 | 26 |
| (412) | Is one of seven possible Miami commits from Northwestern HS | ||||||||
| 31 | Patchan, Matt | Seffner, FL (Armwood HS) |
OT | 6'6" | 270 | 120 | 42 | 18 | 14 |
| (410) | His father played for the rival Hurricanes and in the NFL | ||||||||
| 32 | Gabbert, Blaine | Ballwin, MO (Parkway West) |
QB | 6'4" | 225 | 38 | 47 | 14 | 102 |
| (403) | Was originally a Nebraska commit before switching to rival Mizzou | ||||||||
| 33 | Sabino, Etienne | Miami, FL (Dr. Krop HS) |
LB | 6'3" | 225 | 18 | 103 | 46 | 39 |
| (398) | Dr. Krop teammate Travis Howard is also headed to Columbus | ||||||||
| 34 | Shoemate, D.J. | Anaheim, CA (Servite HS) |
WR | 6'1" | 217 | 59 | 12 | 96 | 41 |
| (396) | Missed his entire junior season with a foot injury | ||||||||
| 35 | Nix, Lucas | Jefferson Hills, PA (Thomas Jefferson HS) |
OT | 6'6" | 300 | 123 | 22 | 39 | 28 |
| (392) | Luke's older brother, Nate, currently plays football at Pitt | ||||||||
| 36 | Johnson, Ethan | Portland, OR (Lincoln HS) |
DE | 6'4" | 260 | 82 | 55 | 32 | 49 |
| (386) | Johnson has been committed to Notre Dame since June 2007 | ||||||||
| 37 | Steinkuhler, Baker | Lincoln, NE (Lincoln Southwest HS) |
OT | 6'6" | 295 | 118 | 61 | 8 | 36 |
| (381) | He is the son the of legendary Nebraska OG Dean Steinkuhler | ||||||||
| 38 | Williams, Ryan | Manassas, VA (Stonewall Jackson HS) |
RB | 5'10" | 195 | 26 | 63 | 47 | 93 |
| (375) | Committed to Va. Tech at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl | ||||||||
| 39 | Posey, DeVier | Cincinnati, OH (LaSalle HS) |
WR | 6'2" | 190 | - | 43 | 21 | 15 |
| (374) | Bengals' star Chad Johnson has become Posey's mentor | ||||||||
| 40 | Buckner, Dan | Allen, TX (Allen HS) |
WR | 6'4" | 210 | 17 | 69 | 95 | 50 |
| (373) | Buckner is an early enrollee for the Texas Longhorns | ||||||||
| 41 | Hunter, Omar | Buford, GA (Buford HS) |
DT | 6' | 300 | 37 | - | 17 | 27 |
| (372) | Recently switches his commitment from Notre Dame to Florida | ||||||||
| 42 | Aghayere, Chancey | Garland, TX (Garland HS) |
DE | 6'4" | 245 | 14 | 30 | 121 | 68 |
| (371) | Aghayere has been committed to LSU since October 2007 | ||||||||
| 43 | Luck, Andrew | Houston, TX (Stratford HS) |
QB | 6'3" | 210 | 61 | 60 | 68 | 47 |
| (368) | Father, Oliver, played at West Virginia and in the NFL | ||||||||
| 44 | Middleton, Kavario | Lakewood, WA (Lakes HS) |
TE | 6'6" | 250 | 62 | 92 | 57 | 29 |
| (364) | Middleton has been committed to Washington since Nov. 2007 | ||||||||
| 45 | Owens, Jameel | Muskogee, OK (Muskogee HS) |
WR | 6'3" | 207 | 72 | 41 | 52 | 82 |
| (357) | Recently committed to Okla. with teammate DT Stacey McGee | ||||||||
| 46 | Stonum, Darryl | Sugar Land, TX (Dulles HS) |
WR | 6'2" | 190 | 71 | 65 | 41 | 73 |
| (354) | Stonum has been committed to Michigan since July 2007 | ||||||||
| 47 | Harris, Brandon | Miami, FL (Booker T. Washington HS) |
CB | 5'10" | 175 | 28 | - | 38 | 43 |
| (344) | Harris will make his announcement on Signing Day, Feb. 6th | ||||||||
| 48 | Butler, Brice | Norcross, GA (Norcross HS) |
WR | 6'1" | 185 | 15 | 90 | 79 | 84 |
| (336) | Brice is the son of longtime Atlanta Falcon Bobby Butler | ||||||||
| 49 | Harper, Jamie | Jacksonville, FL (Trinity Christian HS) |
RB | 6' | 215 | 12 | 108 | 119 | 35 |
| (330) | The Clemson Tigers picked up a stellar athlete in Harper | ||||||||
| 50 | Glennon, Mike | Centreville, VA (Westfield HS) |
QB | 6'5" | 190 | 32 | 107 | 59 | 87 |
| (319) | Led Westfield High to the state's first ever 15-0 record | ||||||||
| 51 | Moore, Rahim | Los Angeles, CA (Dorsey HS) |
S | 6' | 190 | - | 33 | 71 | 33 |
| (316) | Like most UCLA commits, his decision still hangs in the balance | ||||||||
| 52 | Cissoko, Boubacar | Detroit, MI (Cass Technical HS) |
CB | 5'8" | 175 | - | 51 | 44 | 48 |
| (310) | This smallish prospect has only been playing football four years | ||||||||
| 53 | Finley, Dee | Auburn, AL (Auburn HS) |
S | 6'3" | 210 | 10 | 88 | 124 | 77 |
| (305) | Finley has been committed to Florida since June 2007 | ||||||||
| 54 | Dean, Aundre | Katy, TX (Katy HS) |
RB | 6'1" | 212 | 46 | 46 | - | 57 |
| (304) | Although he waiver a bit, Dean signed with the Bruins | ||||||||
| 55 | Hale, Shayne | Monroeville, PA (Gateway HS) |
LB | 6'3" | 235 | 101 | 44 | 117 | 38 |
| (304) | Hale chose Pitt over OSU at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl | ||||||||
| 56 | Shugarts, J.B. | Klein, TX (Klein HS) |
OT | 6'7" | 300 | 56 | 125 | 87 | 34 |
| (302) | Shugarts will be an early enrollee at Ohio State | ||||||||
| 57 | Torrence, DeVoe | Massillon, OH (Washington HS) |
ATH | 6'2" | 212 | 64 | 28 | 66 | - |
| (295) | OSU pulled their offer off the table due to off-the-field concerns | ||||||||
| 58 | Barron, Mark | Mobile, AL (St. Paul's Episcopal School) |
WR | 6'2" | 200 | - | 59 | 55 | 46 |
| (293) | Barron has been committed to Alabama since August 2007 | ||||||||
| 59 | Carr, Nigel | Jacksonville, FL (First Coast HS) |
LB | 6'3" | 224 | 74 | 53 | 109 | 75 |
| (293) | Would fit great in a 3-4 system as a hybrid DE/LB | ||||||||
| 60 | Green, William | Hoover, AL (Spain Park HS) |
DE | 6'4" | 217 | 43 | 66 | 83 | 120 |
| (292) | Green recently committed to the Florida Gators | ||||||||
| 61 | Gray, Cyrus | DeSoto, TX (DeSoto HS) |
RB | 6' | 190 | 57 | 56 | 78 | 125 |
| (288) | Gray recently committed to the Texas A&M Aggies | ||||||||
| 62 | Williams, Aaron | Round Rock, TX (McNeil HS) |
S | 6'1" | 180 | - | 98 | 36 | 31 |
| (288) | Williams has been committed to Texas since Feb. 2007 | ||||||||
| 63 | Jarboe, Joshua | Ellenwood, GA (Cedar Grove HS) |
WR | 6'3" | 190 | 13 | - | 69 | 86 |
| (285) | This heady wideout showed very well at the Under Armour AA game | ||||||||
| 64 | Humphrey, Jarvis | Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill HS) |
DT | 6'2" | 295 | 66 | 94 | 50 | 114 |
| (280) | Led Cedar Hill High to the 5A state championship in 2006 | ||||||||
| 65 | Major, Jon | Parker, CO (Ponderosa HS) |
LB | 6'3" | 230 | 98 | 19 | 150 | 61 |
| (276) | Major will graduate high school at 17 years old | ||||||||
| 66 | Buchanan, Ramon | Melbourne, FL (Palm Bay HS) |
DB | 6' | 185 | 53 | - | 61 | 64 |
| (275) | Pulled the 'double-switch' from Mia to Fla back to Miami | ||||||||
| 67 | Walker, Deion | Christchurch, VA (Christchurch School) |
WR | 6'2" | 186 | 103 | 18 | - | 58 |
| (274) | Walker recently announced he was headed to Notre Dame | ||||||||
| 68 | Thomas, Lamaar | Fort Washington, MD (Friendly HS) |
ATH | 5'11" | 180 | - | 39 | 33 | 107 |
| (274) | Thomas is also a track star running a 10.55 100-meter dash | ||||||||
| 69 | O'Neill, Dann | Grand Haven, MI (Grand Haven HS) |
OT | 6'7" | 290 | 69 | 67 | 49 | 147 |
| (272) | O'Neill was also an all-state type wrestler | ||||||||
| 70 | Gray, Jonas | Detroit, MI (Country Day School) |
RB | 5'10" | 215 | 89 | 32 | 72 | - |
| (260) | Originally committed to Nebraska, Gray has since switched to ND | ||||||||
| 71 | Beal, Brendan | Bethlehem, PA (Liberty HS) |
LB | 6'4" | 240 | 131 | 40 | 73 | 103 |
| (257) | This Boston College legacy is headed south to Gainesville | ||||||||
| 72 | Tolliver, Chris | Rayville, LA (Rayville HS) |
WR | 6'1" | 180 | 51 | 76 | 70 | - |
| (256) | Caught 29 touchdowns in his final two seasons at Rayville | ||||||||
| 73 | Robinson, Marcus | Homestead, FL (Homestead HS) |
LB | 6'2" | 220 | 90 | 68 | 65 | 127 |
| (254) | Robinson has been committed to Miami since July 2007 | ||||||||
| 74 | Jenkins, Janoris | Pahokee, FL (Pahokee HS) |
CB | 5'11" | 180 | 31 | - | 51 | 117 |
| (254) | Jenkins has already enrolled in classes at Florida | ||||||||
| 75 | Harris, Jerrell | Gadsden, AL (Gadsden HS) |
LB | 6'2" | 220 | 99 | - | 34 | 67 |
| (253) | Harris was one of six late commits by the Crimson Tide | ||||||||
| 76 | Katoa, Lynn | Salt Lake City, UT (Cottonwood HS) |
LB | 6'2" | 220 | 150 | 99 | 62 | 40 |
| (253) | Katoa has only played two years of organized football | ||||||||
| 77 | Hales, DeSean | Klein, TX (Oak HS) |
ATH | 5'10" | 160 | 95 | - | 53 | 53 |
| (252) | Hales had 896 rush yds, 763 rec. yds and 15 TD's his Sr. year | ||||||||
| 78 | Filer, Steven | Chicago, IL (Mt. Carmel HS) |
LB | 6'3" | 225 | 115 | 26 | 143 | 72 |
| (248) | Sun (Ill.) Times' state Defensive Player of the Year | ||||||||
| 79 | Robinson, Gerell | Chandler, AZ (Hamilton HS) |
WR | 6'4" | 210 | 119 | 91 | 77 | 78 |
| (239) | Switched his verbal pledge from Arizona to Arizona St | ||||||||
| 80 | Stoneburner, Jake | Dublin, OH (Coffman HS) |
TE | 6'6" | 230 | 107 | 81 | 120 | 65 |
| (231) | Stoneburner might have the best hands of any TE prospect | ||||||||
| 81 | Thompson, Brandon | Thomasville, GA (Thomasville HS) |
DT | 6'2" | 295 | 39 | - | 114 | 71 |
| (229) | Father, George, played wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys | ||||||||
| 82 | Goebel, Garrett | Lombard, IL (Montini HS) |
DT | 6'5" | 270 | - | 111 | ||