http://lsu.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=2333 Here's the top 20. 1. Rueben Randle 2. Janzen Jackson 3. Michael Ford 4. Chris Faulk 5. Chris Davenport 6. Josh Downs 7. Darrington Sentimore 8. Barkevious Mingo 9. Bennie Logan 10. Eddie lacey 11. Lamin Barrow 12. Morris Claiborne 13. Tahj Jones 14. Jonathan Stewart 15. Patrick Lewis 16. Carneal Ainsworth 17. Kenny Bell 18. DeQuinta Jones 19. Josh Johns 20. Kenny Cain I thought it was interesting that both Faulk and Ford were rated higher than Davenport.
It would be interesting to see the old one to see who moved up. I see Conner is no longer even listed. I know he was once ranked pretty high when he thought he had a commitable offer from LSU.
Looking at the link the stars are now out of sync. Ainsworth and Bell have 4 stars at 16 and 17 and Logan is only a 3 star at 9 for example. Is it a precursor to future changes in the star rankings?--maybe....
That ranking is the Mike Scarborough/TigerBait.com final ranking of Louisiana players -- not the official Rivals final rankings of Louisiana players, which has not been released yet.
They are actually out now. Rivals.com Louisiana Postseason Top 75 2009 | Rivals.com Football Recruiting | last sorted on 1/23/2009 2009 RankPosHt/WtSchools1Rueben Randle Bastrop (LA) BastropWR6-3/195list Through for 2,461 yards and 20 touchdowns while playing out of position at quarterback as a senior.2Janzen Jackson Lake Charles (LA) BarbeDB6-0/174LSU Hard-hitting defensive back had 93 tackles and five interceptions as a junior.3Chris Davenport Mansfield (LA) MansfieldDT6-4/318LSU Despite missing much of his senior season with a knee injury, Davenport still managed 45 tackles and nine sacks in only four games.4Chris Faulk Slidell (LA) NorthshoreOL6-6/310LSU At 6 feet 6 and 310 pounds, Faulk has been clocked at less than 5 seconds in the 40.5Michael Ford Leesville (LA) LeesvilleRB5-10/200LSU Ford rushed for just less than 3,000 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior.6Eddie Lacy Geismar (LA) DutchtownRB5-11/210list Lacy was limited as a senior because of injury, but he rushed for more than 1,800 yards as a junior while splitting carries.7Darrington Sentimore Destrehan (LA) DestrehanDT6-3/265Alabama He was voted MVP in the 5A Louisiana state championship game.8Barkevious Mingo West Monroe (LA) West MonroeLB6-5/209list In only his second year playing organized football, Mingo compiled 59 tackles, four tackles for loss, seven sacks, four forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.9Josh Downs Bastrop (LA) BastropDT6-1/275LSU Downs had five sacks as a senior interior defender in 2008 and also recovered two fumbles.10DeQuinta Jones Bastrop (LA) BastropDT6-4/305Michigan Was named first team all-state as on the defensive line as a senior.11Jonathan Stewart Shreveport (LA) ByrdLB6-4/221Texas A&M Posted over 100 tackles as a junior.12Kenny Bell Rayville (LA) RayvilleWR6-1/160LSU Had 15 receiving touchdowns on 50 catches as a junior.13Patrick Lewis LaPlace (LA) East St. JohnOL6-2/293Texas A&M Named to three consecutive Class 5A All-State teams.14Carneal Ainsworth Baton Rouge (LA) Parkview BaptistOL6-4/296LSU Was named a member of the Class 3A All-State team.15Lamin Barrow Marrero (LA) John EhretLB6-2/209LSU As a senior, Barrow had 71 tackles with 13 of them behind the line of scrimmage.16Brandon Mitchell Amite (LA) AmiteATH6-4/220Arkansas Mitchell committed to LSU for basketball as a sophomore before deciding to play football in college instead.17Tyrone Duplessis New Orleans (LA) O. Perry WalkerRB5-6/181Louisiana Tech As a junior, rushed for over 2,000 yards and 26 touchdowns to lead his team to the state semifinals.18Montrell Conner Monroe (LA) OuachitaATH6-2/210Mississippi State Conner was named to the Under Armour All-American Game.19Rufus Porter Destrehan (LA) DestrehanLB6-0/200list Sealed his team's second consecutive 5A State Championship with a 98-yard interception return late in the fourth quarter.20Bennie Logan Coushatta (LA) Red RiverDE6-3/235list Stock began to soar after a dominating performance at LSU's summer camp.21Morris Claiborne Shreveport (LA) Fair ParkATH6-0/180LSU Accounted for over 2,000 yards of total offense and a combined 30 touchdowns as a senior quarterback.22Tahj Jones Sulphur (LA) SulphurLB6-2/205list
Oh, they ranked Johns as #40 and mentioned he may play OLB. What is the story with Rufus Porter? They rank him higher than Tahj Jones. Is it just a difference of opinion on what our coaches see or are there grade or character issues? I only mention it because we need LB's.
