2005 QB Recruit Rankings

[JackTwice]

This got brought back to life over on our board and I thought it might be fun to hear about some of the guys on this list from the nation.


http://www.showingblitz.com/2005topq...TC3yiO22LMAeEh


ShowingBlitz.com's
Top 30 Quarterbacks
(Class of 2005)

1. Sean Santos 6-0/180 New Orleans, LA (Holy Cross) Northwestern St.

2. Clint Bricker 6-2/208 Austin, TX (Westwood) Stephen F. Austin

3. Jordan Sorrells 6-1/200 Greenville, SC (Greenville) Furman

4. Chris Griffin 6-0/170 Lakeland, FL (Lakeland) Georgia Southern

5. Brian Wriston 6-0/178 Phoenix, AZ (Moon Valley) Northern Arizona

6. Clayton Tunney 6-3/194 Carlsbad, CA (La Costa Canyon) UC-Davis

7. Tyler Horner 6-3/195 Dayton, OH (Northmont) Southwest Missouri St.

8. Luke Butler 6-5/210 Pocatello, ID (Century) Idaho St.

9. Jameel Williams 5-11/180 Seffner, FL (Armwood) Bethune-Cookman

10. Eric Ward 6-3/180 Atlanta, GA (Southwest Dekalb) Richmond

11. Tony Hobson 6-3/200 Jackson, MS (Jim Hill) Alcorn St.

12. Andrew Hatch* 6-2/200 Las Vegas, NV (Cimarron) Harvard

13. Pat Grace 6-2/205 Sioux City, IA (Heelan) Northern Iowa

14. Antwon Young 6-4/185 Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Plantation) Villanova

15. Ryan Crawford 6-2/205 Oro Valley, AZ (Ironwood Ridge) South Dakota St.

16. Nick Mertens 6-1/190 East Grand Forks, MN (E. Grand Forks) North Dakota St.

17. Brandon Smith 6-0/175 Danville, KY (Boyle County) Western Kentucky

18. Clint Stapp 6-3/213 Niwot, CO (Niwot) Montana

19. Brian Anderson* 6-1/185 Jacksonville, IL (Jacksonville) Princeton

20. Derrick Fourroux 6-1/195 Erath, LA (Erath) McNeese St.

21. Ben Widmyer 6-0/195 Coeur d'Alene, ID (Lake City) Wofford

22. Zach Harrington 6-2/180 Hattiesburg, MS (Oak Grove) Southeastern Louisiana

23. Jarrett Dunston 6-3/210 Raleigh, NC (Southeast Raleigh) Hampton

24. Shane Connolly* 6-2/185 Endwell, NY (Maine-Endwell) Cornell

25. Mitch Brecke 6-0/170 Plymouth, MN (Maple Grove) North Dakota St.

26. Kris Thigpen 6-4/190 Taylorsville, MS (Taylorsville) Jackson St.

27. Brett McLennan 6-2/185 Eugene, OR (South Eugene) Sacramento St.

28. Bryant Lee 6-2/185 Hahnville, LA (Hahnville) Southern

29. Levi Brown 6-2/180 Mt. Juliet, TN (Mt. Juliet) Richmond

30. Jacob Hundley 6-5/238 Jackson, KY (Breathitt County) Eastern Kentucky

[GATA]

This got brought back to life over on our board and I thought it might be fun to hear about some of the guys on this list from the nation.

Ahhhh. Chris Griffin. That kid was a legit athlete...too bad he was also a dummy. He was supposed to be our starting QB as a redshirt freshman during the beginning of the BVG era (2006). He was named the starter in the spring and then flunked out of school...

we had a transfer from Southern Miss come in and take the starting QB job instead...we went 3-8...it all went downhill from there.

[theasushow]

Wow, quite a few flops on that list. I would say Eric Ward, Pat Grace, Ben Widmyer, and Derrick Fourroux really exceeded expectations. Sorrells has shown signs of being a really good qb, but I think the verdict is still out on him.

[mrklean]

How did we let Eric Ward get out of the state of GA?????

[McNeese75]

We are going to miss Mr. Fourroux next year xnodx

[Thundar]

I know all too well how #16 and #25 turned outxbawlingxxbawlingxxbawlingx

[BossEagle]

How did we let Eric Ward get out of the state of GA?????

05 rankings. 05 is when it all blew up...

[PaladinFan]

Wow, quite a few flops on that list. I would say Eric Ward, Pat Grace, Ben Widmyer, and Derrick Fourroux really exceeded expectations. Sorrells has shown signs of being a really good qb, but I think the verdict is still out on him.

Sorrells is moving up Furman's all time lists pretty rapidly. If he continues at this pace he will pass his dad and Lamb in a number of categories and be up there with some guy named Martin.

[Cocky]

29. Levi Brown 6-2/180 Mt. Juliet, TN (Mt. Juliet) Richmond
He couldn't start at Richmond but he does start for Troy State.

[elcid83]

I notice Stan Doolittle [GWU] did not make the list. If he keeps up his stellar play this season, he will have been a big oversight.

Go Runnin' Bulldogs!

[danefan]

Andrew Hatch - the oddest road of a QB ever:

JV QB at Harvard to starting QB at LSU to professional student at Harvard.

[89Hen]

Weird. Delaware didn't have any on this list. xwhistlex

[smallcollegefbfan]

I would say 7-8 of these guys panned out with Grace, Ward, and Lee being the top 3.

[McTailGator]

Of the Class of 05 as listed above, here is how ESPN has them ranked according to stats this year.

RK PLAYER TEAM ATT COMP PCT YDS YDS/A LONG TD INT SACK RAT
1. Pat Grace, UNI 111 74 66.7 1084 9.8 75 9 2 5 171.9
2. Derrick Fourroux, MCNS 102 68 66.7 899 8.8 68 8 2 3 162.7
3. Eric Ward, RICH 110 74 67.3 949 8.6 53 8 2 1 160.1
4. Ryan Crawford, SDST 76 53 69.7 616 8.1 62 6 2 5 158.6
5. Bryant Lee, SOU 122 76 62.3 977 8.0 63 10 3 3 151.7
6. Jordan Sorrells, FUR 123 81 65.9 899 7.3 43 6 3 2 138.5

[CharlestonAppFan]

am I missing something, or is Armanti not on the list? xconfusedx

[TTUEagles]

TTU's starting QB was a 2-star Louisville signee in 2005. He's started 4 years and set (on pace to set) several passing records at TTU...

[theasushow]

am I missing something, or is Armanti not on the list? xconfusedx

AE actually wasnt very heavily recruited, most schools wanted him to play a position other than QB. I think he was more of a "athlete" coming out of high school. For some crazy reason ASU told him he could play QB.

[Tribe4SF]

I believe AE was class of 2006, and played as a true freshman.

ShowingBlitz did a nice job of covering I-AA, but he wasn't to good at evaluating QBs. Some from that class not even on the list, such as RJ Archer from W&M.

[CharlestonAppFan]

AE actually wasnt very heavily recruited, most schools wanted him to play a position other than QB. I think he was more of a "athlete" coming out of high school. For some crazy reason ASU told him he could play QB.

I remember that, but I also thought I remember he was ranked as a dual threat QB too....he had a couple of those "sought after" xrolleyesx star thingies because he was recruited by Klempsun. I also remember him leaning heavily towards GSU, until Goober was hired xoopsx xeekx thank gawd xbowx

[CharlestonAppFan]

I believe AE was class of 2006, and played as a true freshman.
ShowingBlitz did a nice job of covering I-AA, but he wasn't to good at evaluating QBs. Some from that class not even on the list, such as RJ Archer from W&M.

You are correct sir xthumbsupx got my years mixed up xoopsx

[SOCAL]

am I missing something, or is Armanti not on the list? xconfusedx

AE was in this class--2006

http://www.terrierfans.com/viewtopic.php?p=743#743


ShowingBlitz.com's Top 20 Quarterbacks - Class of 2006

The Top Five
1. Matt Kelleher 6-5/235 Southington, CT (Southington) Yale*
2. Herb Bynes 6-4/220 Lauderdale Lakes, FL (Anderson) Hampton
3. Drew Dudzik 6-1/205 Clifton, VA (Centreville) James Madison
4. Sean Scanlon 6-1/200 Camden, NJ (Camden Catholic) Delaware
5. K.J. Black 6-4/210 Louisville, KY (Fern Creek) Western Kentucky

The Rest of the Best
6. Andrew Selle 6-2/205 Billings, MT (Billings West) Montana
7. Joei Fiegler 6-3/190 Alcoa, TN (Alcoa) Chattanooga
8. Greg Denham 6-3/205 Auburn, CA (Placer) UC Davis
9. Matt Johnson 5-11/160 Wilton Manor, FL (Ft. Lauderdale) Bethune-Cookman
10. Armanti Edwards 6-0/175 Greenwood, SC (Greenwood) Appalachian St.
11. R.J. Toman 6-1/200 Mission Viejo, CA (Mission Viejo) New Hampshire
12. Chris Dieker 6-5/205 Topeka, KS (Hayden) Southern Illinois
13. Donny Kirby 6-2/195 Virginia Beach, VA (Landstown) Elon
14. Max Heiges 6-2/205 Novato, CA (Novato) Dartmouth*
15. Cody Worley 6-1/210 Calhoun, GA (Calhoun) Furman
16. Dan Kopolovich 6-2/185 McKeesport, PA (McKeesport) Princeton*
17. Travis Gowan 6-4/195 Arcadia, CA (Arcadia) Portland St.
18. Jordan Rasmussen 6-4/200 Tacoma, WA Montana St.
19. Brad Schlosser 6-0/185 Suwanee, GA (North Gwinett) Southeastern Louisiana
20. Derek Miller 6-3/185 Olathe, KS (Olathe East) Missouri St.

Honorable Mention
HM Zack Chauvin 6-0/195 Thibodaux, LA (Thibodaux) Nicholls St.
HM Stan Doolittle 6-3/190 Ninety Six, SC (Ninety Six) Gardner-Webb
HM Jason Harris 6-1/200 Issaquah, WA (Skyline) Eastern Washington
HM Corey Jeske 6-1/185 Buffalo, MN (Buffalo) South Dakota St.
HM Josh Jones 6-1/190 Lauderhill, FL (Nova) Lafayette
HM Jordan Shoop 6-2/195 Saxonburg, PA (Knoch) Richmond
HM Eugene Smith 6-3/215 Pensacola, FL (Pensacola Catholic) Florida A&M

Special Note:
Several recruits listed as quarterbacks will be ranked as athletes. Please wait until the ATH rankings are released before inquiring about a "missing" quarterback.
* - School has not yet released an official signing list.

[BisonBacker]

From the 2006 list and a glaring oversite on Bohls part. NDSU is not on that list xsmhx

[ElonPride]

Kentucky
13. Donny Kirby 6-2/195 Virginia Beach, VA (Landstown) Elon


He's been our backup since Riddle arrived on campus!

[terrierbob]

Ben Widmeyer was a perfect fit for the Wofford offense.

[THE HERD]

Anybody have this list for the last couple years?? Would be interesting to see who potentially has the great young QB's coming up in the next few years. Would also like to see where NDSU's recruit from last year sits in the big scheme of things, but bieng on the list does not ensure success as we well know. We had two on that list, Brekke transferred when Mertens was given the job last year and you all probably know how Mertens is working out for us. He is a hardworking kid, but just not cutting it. One of our big downfalls last year was the fact that we had absolutely no one to bring in if Mertens went down or didn't play well, other than a true freshmen or a Juco transfer who was just brought in to be a warm body. We got a nice recruit last year out of Wisconsin..Brock Jensen and another QB coming in next year out of Bismarck, ND who is a flat out athlete. God I miss Steve Walker...if he could've only been a senior last year.xoopsx

[HoyaMetanoia]

Where are these rankings on ShowingBlitz? I can't find them.

[paward]

How did we let Eric Ward get out of the state of GA?????
GSU did recruit Ward but not agressively. They had someone coming in that they felt would be a better fit for the option. On the other hand Ward was not that interested in the option. I would have loved it considering the Ward family (his father) was born in Statesboro.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Matt Nichols wasn't even on that list, so I'd say he's definitely exceeded expectations.

[Thumper 76]

GSU did recruit Ward but not agressively. They had someone coming in that they felt would be a better fit for the option. On the other hand Ward was not that interested in the option. I would have loved it considering the Ward family (his father) was born in Statesboro.

would that father be you pa? xeyebrowx if so your son is quite the athlete!

[grizband]

AE actually wasnt very heavily recruited, most schools wanted him to play a position other than QB. I think he was more of a "athlete" coming out of high school. For some crazy reason ASU told him he could play QB.
Wasn't he recruited by Clemson to play CB, but chose ASU when he was promised a shot at playing QB?

[paward]

would that father be you pa? xeyebrowx if so your son is quite the athlete!

I will pass that on to him. I am a relative but not the "pa".

[RichH2]

Alas, blitz is no more , was great while it lasted

[MSUBear42]

7. Tyler Horner 6-3/195 Dayton, OH (Northmont) Southwest Missouri St.

Ah yes, Tyler Horner, named Ohio Prep Athlete of the Year, supposed to be the savior, now he "prefers" being our FG holder over being a QB... serious.