Recruiting Blast from the Past 1996

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Here was the top 100 high school players in the 1996 signing class. Nebraska did pretty well coming off the '94 and '95 national championships. I didn't remember that DeAngelo Evans was the 6th best rated player in the country. Plus there were numerous that didn't even pan out probably because of academics (Pollard).

 

1. Tim Couch QB Hyden, Ky. (Leslie County) 6-4 200 Kentucky

2. Travis Claridge OL Ft. Vancouver, Wa. (Ft Van.) 6-6 295 USC

3. Brad Williams DL Santa Anna, Ca. (Mater Dei) 6-6 240 Notre Dame

4. Darryl Owens LB Jackson, Miss. (Provine) 6-0 215 Florida

5. Joe Dawkins DB Hackensack, N.J. (Hackensack) 5-11 180 Penn State

6. DeAngelo Evans RB Wichita, Kan. (Collegiate) 5-10 200 Nebraska

7. Mike Burden ATH Palatine, Ill. (Palatine) 6-2 210 Ohio State

8. Jefferson Kelly OL Cincinnati, Oh. (Colerain) 6-6 305 Ohio State

9. Stan Guyness WR Los Alamitos, Ca. (Los Alam.) 6-3 170 USC

10. Eric Jefferson DL Shreveport, La. (Evangel) 6-4 250 Illinois

11. Andy Katzenmoyer LB Westerville, Oh. (South) 6-5 240 Ohio State

12. Dan O'Leary TE Cleveland, Oh. (St. Ignatius) 6-5 225 Notre Dame

13. Courtney Brown DL Moncks Corner, S.C. (Maced.) 6-5 235 Penn State

14. Durrell Price RB Sylmar, Ca. (Sylmar) 6-1 205 UCLA

15. Kenneth Davis WR Houston, Tx. (Washington) 6-0 190 Houston

16. Earl Haniford QB Martinsville, Ind. (Mrtnvlle) 6-3 210 Indiana

17. Dwayne Goodrich DB Oak Lawn, Ill. (Richards) 6-0 180 Tennessee

18. Billy Brann OL Blue Springs, Mo. (South) 6-4 270 Iowa

19. Quinton Spotwood WR Elizabeth, N.J. (Elizabeth) 5-11 175 Syracuse

20. Brandon Daniels ATH Ada, Ok. (Ada) 6-1 195 Oklahoma

21. Robaire Smith DL Flint, Mich. (Northern) 6-7 240 Michigan St

22. Chris Claiborne LB Riverside, Ca. (North) 6-3 225 USC

23. Patrick Pass RB Tucker, Ga. (Tucker) 6-0 205 Georgia

24. Brad Barnes OL Yorktown, Va. (Tabb) 6-7 270 Virginia

25. Daymon Carroll ATH Norristown, Pa. (Norristown) 5-11 180 Florida

26. R. Jay Soward WR Rialto, Ca. (Eisenhower) 5-11 175 USC

27. Darrell Bush RB Houston, Tx. (Jersey Village) 5-9 175 Baylor

28. Robert Pollard DB Orange Park, Fl. (Or. Park) 6-2 195 Nebraska

29. Sheddrick Gurley DL Tallahassee, Fl. (Godby) 6-3 240 Florida

30. LaCory Collins ATH Oakland, Ca. (Skyline) 6-3 210 Oregon

31. Rashard Casey QB Hoboken, N.J. (Hoboken) 6-3 190 Penn State

32. Brandon Spoon LB Burlington, N.C. (Williams) 6-3 225 North Carolina

33. Zac Zedalis OL Alanchua, Fl. (Santa Fe) 6-3 275 Florida

34. Ketric Sanford RB Corsicana, Tx. (Corsicana) 5-9 190 Houston

35. Shawn McCorkle DB Dothan, Ala. (Northview) 6-0 175 Florida St

36. Jesse Warren DL Dallas, Tx. (Carter) 6-5 255 Colorado

37. Chad Ward OL Kennewick, Wa. (Riverview) 6-6 310 Washington

38. Ralph Brown DB La Puente, Ca. (Bishop Amat) 5-11 180 Nebraska

39. Nathaniel Webster LB Miami, Fl. (Northwestern) 6-1 215 Miami

40. Nick Goings RB Dublin, Oh. (Scioto) 6-0 210 Ohio State

41. Ron Dayne FB Pine Hill, N.J. (Pine Hill) 5-10 250 Wisconsin

42. Plexico Burress WR Vir. Beach, Va. (Green Run) 6-4 195 Michigan St

43. Demond Gibson DL Pittsburgh, Pa. (Penn Hills) 6-3 305 Pittsburgh

44. Odell James QB Houston, Tx. (McArthur) 6-5 200 Baylor

45. Rufus French TE Amory, Miss. (Amory) 6-5 220 Mississippi

46. Chris Edwards LB Sandersville, Ga. (Wash. Co.) 6-5 215 Georgia Tech

47. Raki Nelson WR Harrisburg, Pa. (McDevitt) 6-1 170 Notre Dame

48. Marques Sullivan OL Chicago, Ill. (Fenwick) 6-6 300 Illinois

49. Gerald Griffin DB Murfreesboro, Tn. (Riverdale) 6-2 175 Tennessee

50. Ortege Jenkins ATH Long Beach, Ca. (Jordan) 6-3 205 Arizona

51. Mike Wiley RB Monte Vista, Ca. (Grossmont) 6-0 180 Ohio State

52. Tim Hasselback QB Danvers, Ma. (Xaverian) 6-2 200 Boston College

53. Kenny Smith DL Stevenson, Ala. (N Jackson) 6-6 250 Alabama

54. Mike Cook OL Walpole, Mass. (Walpole) 6-5 285 Boston College

55. Curtis Williams RB Fresno, Ca. (Bullard) 5-10 175 Washington

56. Titcus Pettrigrew WR Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth) 6-2 185 Penn State

57. Chris Thierry LB Baytown, Tx. (Lee) 6-3 220 Texas A&M

58. Jeff Backus OL Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 6-6 280 Michigan

59. Mike Brown ATH Scottsdale, Az. (Saguaro) 5-11 185 Nebraska

60. Sedrick Irvin RB Miami, Fl. (Miami High) 5-11 210 Michigan St

61. Jeremiah Pharms LB Sacremento, Ca. (Valley) 6-3 220 Washington

62. Tommy Hendricks DB Houston, Tx. (Eisenhower) 6-2 195 Michigan

63. Neil Carroll OL Chicago, Ill. (St. Patrick) 6-6 280 Northwestern

64. Derrion Yates DL Houston, Tx. (Washington) 6-7 240 LSU

65. Thomas Jones RB Big Stone Gap, Va. (Powell) 6-0 190 Virginia

66. Gorman Thornton TE Montgomery, Ala. (Davis) 6-4 245 Alabama

67. Laveranues Coles RB Jacksonville, Fl. (Jackson.) 6-0 190 Florida St

68. Alcender Jackson OL Moss Point, Mis. (Moss Point) 6-4 320 LSU

69. Quincy Hipps DL Tampa, Fl. (Catholic) 6-4 240 Miami

70. Quincy Carter QB Decatur, Ga. (SW DeKalb) 6-3 205 Georgia Tech

71. Jon Muyres DB Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) 6-3 180 Georgia Tech

72. Trevor Roberts OL Norco, Ca. (Norco) 6-4 280 USC

73. Mal Lawyer WR Moncks Corner, S.C.(Berkeley) 5-11 175 Clemson

74. John Gibson DB Papillion, Neb. (Lavista) 6-0 175 Nebraska

75. Thaddeus Bullard DL Live Oak, Fl. (Suwanee) 6-5 250 Florida

76. George Guidry LB Lake Charles, La. (Wash.) 6-3 230 Nebraska

77. Gary Berry DB Columbus, Oh. (DeSales) 6-0 200 Ohio State

78. Jonathan Beasley QB Glendale, Ariz. (Cactus) 6-2 200 Kansas State

79. Cedric Woodard DL Sweeny, Tx. (Sweeny) 6-4 265 Texas

80. William Spearman WR Camden, N.J. (Woodrow Wilson) 6-2 180 Unsigned

81. Tony Ippolito OL Stockton, Ca. (Lincoln) 6-5 265 UCLA

82. Cecil Collins RB Leesville, La. (Leesville) 5-10 200 LSU

83. Kwaesi Palmer LB Sulphur Springs, Tx. (S Spr.) 6-2 225 Florida St

84. Mike Woods ATH Del City, Ok. (Del City) 5-10 170 Oklahoma

85. Donald Heaven DL Miami, Fl. (Carol City) 6-5 270 Florida St

86. Mike Solwold TE Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead) 6-6 230 Wisconsin

87. Jermale Kelly WR Greenville, S.C. (Berea) 6-3 185 South Carolina

88. Champ Bailey DB Folkston, Ga. (Chartlon Co.) 6-1 170 Georgia

89. Elijah Burkins ATH Port Aurthur, Tx. (Jefferson) 5-9 185 Baylor

90. Derrick Chambers DL Laundale, N.C. (Burns) 6-5 240 Florida

91. Chris Valletta OL Plano, Tx. (Plano) 6-4 290 Texas A&M

92. Lorenzo Ferguson DB Chesapeake, Va. (W Branch) 6-2 190 Virginia Tech

93. Damione Lewis DL Sulphur Springs, Tx. (S Spr.) 6-4 250 Miami

94. Vernon Maxwell RB Midwest City, Ok. (MW City) 6-3 195 Tennessee

95. Ian McIntosh ATH Cheshire, Conn. (Cheshire) 5-11 180 Syracuse

96. Adam Bledsoe QB Yakima, Wa. (Eisenhower) 6-4 200 Colorado

97. Courtney Leavitt K Germantown, Ten. (Germantown) 6-0 205 South Carolina

98. Edgerrin James RB Immokalee, Fl. (Immokalee) 6-1 215 Miami

99. John Anes FB Grand Rapids, Mi. (E Kentwood)6-3 245 Michigan

100. Paul Tannous OL Houston, Tx. (Cypress Creek) 6-4 275 Michigan