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After another great tour all way across America, I give you the 2011 Tom Lemming Football Top 100 list. It seems every year that trimming the list gets harder and harder. There are so many quality players today with so many options to get recruited. These top players are special in that they stood out from the pack, but for all the other players that haven’t found a way to stand out, I encourage you to start getting pro-active and contacting college coaches.

My Best,

Tom

1. RB James Wilder 6-2, 220, 4.5 Tampa Plant, FL
2. DE Jadeveon Clowney 6-6, 240, 4.6 Rock Hill South Pointe, SC
3. OL Cyrus Kouandjio 6-7, 290, 4.9 Hyattsville DeMatha, MD
4. LB Stephone Anthony 6-3, 220, 4.52 Wadesboro Anson, NC
5. RB Kenny Hilliard 5-11, 230, 4.5 Patterson, LA
6. OL Brandon Shell 6-7, 290, 5.0 Goose Creek, SC
7. OL La’El Collins 6-5, 285, 5.0 Baton Rouge Redemptorist, LA
8. QB Braxton Miller 6-3, 200, 4.4 Huber Heights Wayne, OH
9. DB Karlos Williams 6-2, 210, 4.4 Davenport Ridge Community, FL
10. RB Malcolm Brown 6-1, 215, 4.5 Cibolo Steele, TX
11. DE J eoffrey Pagan6-4, 250, 4.65 Asheville, NC
12. QB Christian LeMay 6-3, 195, 4.56 Charlotte Butler, NC
13. RB Aaron Green 5-11, 180, 4.37 San Antonio Madison, TX
14. DE Ray Drew 6-5, 245, 4.65 Thomasville Thomas County Central, GA
15. QB Kiehl Frazier 6-3, 210, 4.55 Springdale Shiloh Christian, AR
16. DB Wayne Lyons 6-0, 185, 4.48 Ft. Lauderdale Dillard, FL
17. DE Jermauria Rasco 6-4, 244, 4.6 Shreveport Evangel Christian, LA
18. DT Anthony Johnson 6-3, 285, 4.89 New Orleans O. Perry Walker, LA
19. RB Herschel Sims 5-9, 190, 4.4 Abilene, TX
20. OL Antonio Richardson 6-6, 300, 5.0 Nashville Ensworth, TN
21. QB Bubba Starling 6-5, 200, 4.5 Gardner Edgerton, KS
22. OL Christian Westerman 6-5, 293, 5.0 Chandler Hamilton, AZ
23. RB Jeremy Hill 6-1, 220, 4.58 Baton Rouge Redemptorist, LA
24. ATH Deanthony Thomas 5-9, 175, 4.35 Las Angeles Crenshaw, CA
25. QB Marquise Williams 6-4, 220, 4.6 Charlotte Mallard Creek, NC
26. TE Jay Rome 6-6, 240, 4.7 Valdosta, GA
27. TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins 6-6, 250, 4.7 Gig Harbor, WA
28. OL Brey Cook 6-7, 305 Springdale Har-ber, AR
29. WR Jarvis Landry 6-0, 195, 4.52 Lutcher, LA
30. DE Cedric Reed 6-6, 240, 4.89 Cleveland, TX
31. RB Brendan Bigelow 5-10, 180, 4.4 Fresno Central, CA
32. QB Jeff Driskel 6-3½, 224, 4.54 Oviedo Hagerty, FL
33. DT Viliami Moala 6-3, 336, 5.1 Sacrament Grant, CA
34. ATH Colt Lyerla 6-5, 225, 4.59 Hillsboro, OR
35. ILB Lawrence Thomas 6-4, 240, 4.6 Detroit Renaissance, MI
36. QB Cody Kessler 6-2, 225, 4.8 Bakersfield Centennial, CA
37. WR Kasen Williams 6-1, 200, 4.6 Sammamish Skyline, WA
38. WR Daryl Collins-Lindsey 5-11, 204, 4.5 Gadsden City, AL
39. LB Curtis Grant 6-3, 225, 4.5 Richmond Hermitage, VA
40. RB Mike Bellamy 5-11, 180, 4.31 Punta Gorda Charlotte, FL
41. LB Steve Edmond 6-3, 235, 4.65 Daingerfield, TX
42. DB Cortez Davis 6-4, 190, 4.52 Daytona Beach Mainland, FL
43. WR Georgia Farmer 6-3, 190, 4.4 Gardena Serra, CA
44. QBa 6-4, 217, 4.8 Santa Ana Mater Dei, CA
45. DT Tim Jernigan 6-2, 275, 4.7 Lake City Columbia
46. OL Aundrey Walker 6-5, 340, 5.3 Cleveland Glenville, OH
47. WR Sammie Watkins 6-2, 181, 4.3 Ft. Myers South, FL
48. RB-LB Rodney Coe 6-3, 230, 4.54 Edwardsville, IL
49. RB Savon Huggins 6-0, 198, 4.39 Jersey City St. Peter’s Prep, NJ
50. RB Jameel Poteat 5-11, 206, 4.47 Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt, PA
51. OL Greg Robinson 6-6, 305, 4.8 Thibodaux, LA
52. WR Hakeem Flowers 6-2, 180, 4.4 Greenville Wade Hampton, SC
53. Ben Koyack 6-5, 235, 4.59 Oil City, PA
54. DB Hasean Clinton-Dix 6-2, 200, 4.48 Orlando Dr. Phillips, FL
55. OL Matt Hegarty 6-5, 265, 5.1 Aztec, NM
56. ATH Jabriel Washington 5-11, 165, 4.5 Jackson Trinity Christian, TN
57. LB Trey DePriest 6-1, 220, 4.6 Springfield, OH
58. LB C.J. Johnson 6-2, 220, 4.6 Philadelphia, MS
59. RB Justice Hayes 5-10, 187, 4.42 Grand Blanc, MI
60. DE Aaron Lynch 6-6, 240, 4.75 Cape Coral Island Coast, FL
61. LB Shannon Brown 6-1, 230, 4.5 Adel Cook County, GA
62. WR Charon Peake 6-4, 190, 4.5 Roebuck Dorman, SC
63. LB Christian French 6-6, 220, 4.55 Cedar Rapids Kennedy, IA
64. RB Harvey Langi 6-1, 215, 4.4 South Jordan Bingham, UT
65. OL Jordan Prestwood 6-6, 275, 4.98 Plant City, FL
66. OL Giorgio Newberry 6-6, 260, 4.8 Ft. Pierce Central, FL
67. RB Shon Carson 5-9, 195, 4.39 Lake City, SC
68. WR Trey Metoyer 6-2, 185, 4.45 Whitehouse, TX
69. RB Kody Walker 6-1, 225, 4.6 Jefferson City, MO
70. WR Tobias Singleton 6-1, 185, 4.4 Madison Central, MS
71. WR Kelvin Benjamin 6-5, 210, 4.55 Belle Glades Central, FL
72. CB Josh Turner 6-1, 170, 4.4 Oklahoma City Millwood, OK
73. WR Javares McRoy 5-8, 170, 4.37 Lakeland, FL
74. DB Albert Louis-Jean 6-1, 180, 4.47 Brockton, MA
75. WR Victor Blackwell 6-1, 185, 4.4 Santa Ana Mater Dei, CA
76. DE Stephon Tuitt 6-6, 255, 4.85 Monroe, GA
77. WR DeAnthony Arnett 6-0, 167, 4.48 Saginaw, MI
78. OL Jay Whitmire 6-7, 280, 5.1 Alexandria T.C. Williams, VA
79. DB Ron Tanner 6-1, 190, 4.5 Columbus Eastmoor Aca., OH
80. WR Nickolas Brassell 6-1, 176, 4.4 Batesville South Panola, MS
81. LB Brent Calloway 6-2, 201, 4.55 Russellville, AL
82. WR George Atkinson 6-2, 175, 4.39 Livermore-Granada, CA
83. DE Brennan Scarlett 6-5, 250, 4.8 Portland Central Catholic, OR
84. LB Trevon Randle 6-1, 215, 4.5 League City Clear Springs, TX
85. OL Garrett Greenlea 6-7, 285, 4.9 Spring Klein, TX
86. DE Xzavier Dickson 6-3, 235, 4.7 Griffin, GA
87. DT Desmond Jackson 6-1, 278, 5.0 Houston Westfield, TX
88. OL Watts Dantzler 6-7, 315, 5.1 Dalton, GA
89. DB Dorian Grant 5-11, 180, 4.37 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, OH
90. RB Isaiah Crowell 6-0, 200, 4.43 Columbus Carver, GA
91. OL Michael Bennett 6-3, 275, 4.9 Centreville, OH
92. DB Erique Florence 6-2, 200, 4.5 Valley, AL
93. RB De’Ante Saunders 6-0, 180, 4.4 Deland, FL
94. QB Teddy Bridgewater 6-3, 186, 4.57 Miami Northwestern, FL
95. OL Tommy Olson 6-4, 285, 4.9 Mahtomedi, MN
96. OL Trip Thurman 6-6, 315, 5.3 Dover, DE
97. FS Ronny Van dyke 6-3, 193, 4.5 Lorton South County, VA
98. OL Spencer Region 6-6, 345, 5.4 Cullman, AL
99. WR Danny Woodson 6-2, 200, 4.5 Mobile LeFlore, AL
100. LB Anthony Wallace 6-2, 220, 4.6 Dallas Skyline, TX

“Chris Krause (NCSA Founder) was in my magazine as a high school senior and I’ve known him his whole professional life as one of the most sincere people I’ve ever met. He really goes against the adage nice guys finish last. As far as football recruiting NCSA has has become the first stop for coaches and should be for prospects. If you need any help with recruiting I recommend you contact an NCSA Scout today.” – Tom Lemming

-Can’t understate what a big lift it was for Rick Neuhesial and UCLA to grab Owamagbe Odighizuwa. He is a beast.

-You know times are changing when Notre Dame gets beat out by Boise State for a recruit. Jeremy Ioane will provide a big lift for Boise State at Safety.

-Lane Kiffin continues to excite out West. Markeith Ambles is a big time playmaker.

-Its not often Nick Saban misses out on a player he seriously targeted, but Derek Dooley and Auburn did just that for OL James Stone.

-A ho hum day for Mack Brown at Texas, they have followed through on landing every commitment so far.

Some Quick Themes of Today.

-USC is cleaning up. They are pulling kids from Tennessee and Florida like Nickele Robey and Markeith Ambles.

-But, while Tennessee has taken a bit of a hit, Derek Dooley has held his own picking up some commitments of this own like Da’rick Rogers and James Stone.

-Alabama has lost Keenan Allen to Cal.

-Texas A&M and Mike Sherman lost their biggest commitment, Corey Nelson to Oklahoma.

Will be back later with even more news!

Tomorrow is of course the culmination of College Football’s Second Season, the Recruiting Game. Its been an unbelievably busy past 12 hours. The major theme heading into signing day is that its almost all done. The number 1-26 will be announcing with us on CBS college sports and everyone else is gone. The other major theme is how dominant Florida and Texas were this year. We will see how many kids switch schools in the last 24 hours. Its not like it was 10 years with a lot of kids announcing on signing day. Its all anti climatic.

My preliminary signing day top 10 classes are:

Florida

Texas

Alabama

USC

Auburn

Ok

LSU

Penn St

Georgia

Tennessee

Florida and Texas are way ahead and the bottom three could all shuffle tomorrow. UCLA, Oregon and Virginia Tech have all come on strong. Oregon getting Lache Seastrunk was a major catch for them. Auburn popping up at #5 was a major breakthrough, they haven’t been that high in years. The SEC has 6 of the top 10 due to their aggressiveness and the fact that they pay their assistants more and are allowed to sign more players.

The big potential surprise will be if Seantrell Henderson goes anywhere other than Ohio State or USC. The other will be guys switching schools. Of course it wouldn’t be surprise if we knew about it!

Be sure to check out CBS and NCSA tomorrow as we break Signing Day News all day!