SouthernPrepStars Top 80 LB’s
As we continue to look at the top players by position in the south the next group we look at is the linebackers. The linebacker position in the south is exceptionally deep with players full of talents and potential to play at the highest level of colleg football.
SouthernPrepStars Recruiting Analyst Chris Smith takes a look at who the best linebackers are and places them in this player ranking. All players considered here are thought to be high priority prospects who have either made their commitment or are still waiting to make that final decision.
Linebackers in the south are athletic, big and full of speed. These players all have the size and natural talents to be considered BCS level prospects either now or down the line in their careers.
2013 Prospects
- Reuben Foster - 6’2 228lbs - Auburn, AL (Auburn HS) - Committed to Auburn
- E.J. Levenberry - 6’3 224lbs - Woodbridge, Va (C.D. Hylton HS) - Committed to Florida St
- Matthew Thomas - 6’3 204lbs - Miami, FL (Booker T. Washington HS) - *Alab, *FSU, *UGA, *Mia FL, *USC, *Aub, *Fla, *Louis, *Irish, *Okla, *USF, *Tx A&M
- Daniel McMillian - 6’3 220lbs - Jacksonville, FL (First Coast HS) - Committed to Florida
- Trey Johnson - 6’1 222lbs - Lawrenceville, Ga (Central Gwinnett HS) - Committed to Auburn
- Peter Kalambayi - 6’3 238lbs - Matthews, Nc (Butler HS) - Committed to Stanford
- James Hearns - 6’3 230lbs - Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln HS) - Committed to Florida
- Johnny O’Neal - 6’2 225lbs - Dublin, Ga (West Laurens HS) - Committed to Georgia
- Larenz Bryant - 6’1 208lbs - Charlotte, Nc (Vance HS) - Committed to South Carolina
- Nigel Bowden - 6’1 230lbs - Macon, Ga (Westside HS) - Committed to Vanderbilt
- Melvin Jones - 6’3 246lbs - Lake Charles, La (Washington-Marion HS) - Committed to LSU
- Doug Randolph - 6’3 215lbs - Richmond, Va (Woodberry Forest HS) - Committed to Stanford
- Gerald Turner - 6’1 235lbs - Goose Creek, Sc (Goose Creek HS) - Committed to South Carolina
- Freddie Stevenson - 6’1 220lbs - Bartow, FL (Bartow HS) - Committed to Florida St
- Darian Claiborne - 6’1 225lbs - Port Allen, La (Port Allen HS) - Committed to Texas A&M
- Michael Deeb - 6’2 237lbs - Plantation, FL (American Heritage School) - Committed to Notre Dame
- Quinton Powell - 6’1 195lbs - Daytona Beach, FL (Mainland HS) - Committed to Florida
- Ryne Rankin - 6’1 231lbs - Orlando, FL (East River HS) - Committed to Georgia
- Cameron Toney - 6’3 225lbs - Huntsville, AL (Huntsville HS) - Committed to Auburn
- Walker Jones - 6’3 230lbs - Cordova, Tn (Evangelical Chrst. School) - Committed to Alabama
- Ro’Derrick Hoskins - 6’3 215lbs - Orlando, FL (Evans HS) - Committed to Florida St
- Jermaine Grace - 6’1 196lbs - Miramar, FL (Miramar HS) - *Mia FL, *Fla, *FSU, *UK, *Marshall, *Neb, *UNC, *Penn St, *Pitt, *Pur, *USF, *UCF, *Syr, *Tenn, *Texas, *Tx A&M, *WVU
- Matt Rolin - 6’4 209lbs - Ashburn, Va (Briar Woods HS) - Committed to South Carolina
- Jarrad Davis - 6’3 215lbs - Kingsland, Ga (Camden Co. HS) - Committed to Auburn
- Dillan Lawson - 6’4 215lbs - Crestview, FL (Crestview HS) - *Fla, *FSU, *Louis, *UNC, *So Miss
- Tyrell Lyons - 6’2 220lbs - Jacksonville, FL (First Coast HS) - Committed to Florida St
- Shaun McGee - 6’3 233lbs - Snellville, Ga (Brookwood HS) - Committed to Georgia
- Corey Vereen - 6’2 220lbs - Winter Garden, FL (West Orange HS) - Committed to Tennessee
- Marcus Robinson - 6’4 207lbs - Memphis, Tn (Memphis East HS) - Committed to Arkansas
- Skai Moore - 6’2 210lbs - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (University School) - *Rutgers, *Vandy, *So Caro, *Wake, *Cincy, *Hou, *UK, *Louis, *Ole Miss, *Miss St, *Neb, *Pitt, *Tx A&M, *USF, *WVU
- Reginald Carter - 6’0 216lbs - Snellville, Ga (South Gwinnett HS) - Committed to Georgia
- Issac McDonald - 6’5 205lbs - Hialeah, FL (Champagnat Catholic HS) - Committed to West Virginia
- David Johnson - 6’1 225lbs - Lithonia, Ga (Lithonia HS) - Committed to South Carolina
- LaChaston Smith - 6’0 215lbs - Statesville, Nc (South Iredell HS) - Committed to Virginia
- Ben Boulware - 6’2 225lbs - Anderson, Sc (T.L. Hanna HS) - Committed to Clemson
- Oren Burks - 6’4 205lbs - Lorton, Va (South Co. HS) - Committed to Vanderbilt
- Jeremy Benjamin - 6’2 225lbs - Hollywood, FL (McArthur HS) - *FIU, *UK, *Mem, *Minn, *Pur, *SMU, Tenn, *Tx A&M, Wake, *WVU, *Cincy, *Duke, *NC St, *Pitt, *Rutgers
- Edward Williams - 6’3 230lbs - New Orleans, La (Warren Easton Sr HS) - Committed to Texas A&M
- Andrew Motuapuaka - 6’0 210lbs - Virginia Beach, Va (Salem HS) - Committed to Virginia Tech
- Nigel Harris - 6’1 202lbs - Tampa, FL (Hillsborough HS, FL) - *Vandy, *Indiana, *Pur, *Ariz, *Fla Atl, *Mem, *MTSU, *USF, *UAB, *UCF, *WKU
- Nick Internicola - 6’3 230lbs - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (University School) - Committed to Rutgers
- Duke Riley - 6’1 200lbs - River Ridge, La (John Curtis HS) - *Ariz, *Cincy, *Colo, *Hou, *ULL, *Minn, *Miss St, *Ole Miss, *SDiego St, *TCU, *Tulane
- James Clark - 6’2 210lbs - Sebastian, FL (Sebastian River HS) - *Alab, *Aub, *Fla, *Mem, *Ole Miss, *UK, *USF, *WVU
- Kight Dallas - 6’2 220lbs - Stone Mountain, Ga (Stephenson HS) - Committed to South Carolina
- Brooks Ellis - 6’2 215lbs - Fayetteville, Ar (Fayetteville HS) - Committed to Arkansas
- Caleb Tucker - 6’2 225lbs - Monroe, La (Quachita Parrish HS) - Committed to Washington
- Mario Mathis - 6’2 245lbs - Thomasville, Ga (Thomasville HS) - Ole Miss, Aub, FSU, UGA, Ga Tech, *Miss St, *So Alab, So Caro, Tenn, *USF
- Ford Howell - 6’2 226lbs - Memphis, Tn (Memphis University School) - Committed to Wake Forest
- Jacarthy Mack - 6’3 205lbs - Lithonia, Ga (Martin Luther King HS) - Committed to Louisville
- Rashawn Smith - 6’3 200lbs - Florence, AL (Florence HS) - *Ark, Aub, *Minn, *Miss St, *Ole Miss, *Pur, *So Alab, *So Miss, *Tulane, *Vandy
- George Williams - 5’11 224lbs - Hialeah, FL (Hialeah HS) - *Ark, *Aub, *Fla Atl, *FIU, *Louis, *Marshall, *Mia FL, *Minn, *Neb, *Ole Miss, *Pitt, *Pur, *UCF, *WVU
- Lance Virgile - 6’2 215lbs - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) - *BGSU, *ECU, *Hou, *Louis, *Mia Ohio, *NC St, *UCF, *Wake, *WVU, Mia FL, BC, Pur, Wisc
- Mohamed Camara - 6’2 195lbs - Cumming, Ga (West Forsyth HS) - Committed to South Carolina
- Jamieon Moss - 6’3 210lbs - Elizabeth City, Nc (Northeastern HS) - Committed to Virginia Tech
- Kristopher Smith - 6’4 205lbs - Flowery Branch, Ga (Flowery Branch HS) - *Cincy, *Colo, Ga Tech, *Indiana, Miss St, Penn St, *Pitt, *Pur, Rice, *Syr, *UCF, Vandy, Wake
- Lyn Clark - 6’2 225lbs - New Orleans, La (O.P. Walker HS) - Committed to Tulane
- Anthony Walker Jr - 6’1 208lbs - Opa Locka, FL (Monsignor Pace HS) - Committed to Northwestern
- Johnny Thompson - 6’2 210lbs - Winder, Ga (Apalachee HS) - Committed to Purdue
- Rayfield Dixon - 6’3 196lbs - Loxahatchee, FL (Seminole Ridge HS) - *Minn, *Pur, *Wake, *WVU, *Miss St, *No ILL, *So Alab, *Temple, *Tulane, *WKU
- Jalen Brooks - 6’3 215lbs - Suwanee, Ga (North Gwinnett HS) - Committed to Maryland
- Mitchell Wright - 6’3 210lbs - Tampa, FL (Plant HS) - Committed to South Florida
- D.J. Greenlee - 6’2 196lbs - Central, Sc (D.W. Daniel HS) - Committed to Clemson
- Keith Kelsey Jr - 6’1 217lbs - Gainesville, FL (Gainesville HS) - *Duke, *Iowa St, *Louis, *USF, *Marshall, *Pur, *So Alab, *Temple, *UCF, *Utah
- Devaris Brunson - 6’0 210lbs - Lake City, Sc (Lake City HS) - Committed to East Carolina
- Wendell Dunn - 6’4 210lbs - Miami, FL (Palmetto HS) - Alab, *UConn, *Jackonville St, *Marshall, *Southern, USF, *UCF, Wake, *WVU
- Kyle Williams - 6’0 220lbs - Lilburn, Ga (Parkview HS) - *Ball St, *Char, *Colo St, Ga Tech, *Indiana, Mary, *Ohio, Rice, *Troy, UCF
- C.J. Gooden - 6’2 215lbs - Ashdown, Ar (Ashdown HS) - Committed to Tulsa
- T.J. Simmons - 5’11 227lbs - Lakeland, FL (Lakeland HS) - *WKU, Cincy, Fla, *Indiana, *Iowa St, Marshall, Mia FL, Neb, UCF, USF
- Jerod Fernandez - 6’1 215lbs - Lake Mary, FL (Lake Mary HS) - Committed to North Carolina St
- Donel Elam - 6’1 204lbs - Fleming Island, FL (Fleming Island HS) - Committed to Louisville
- Jordan Starnes - 6’3 224lbs - Norwood, Nc (South Staley HS) - App St, ECU, *Ga Tech, *UNC, NC St, Wake
- Quinton Patterson - 6’0 215lbs - Shelby, Nc (Crest HS) - Committed to North Carolina St
- X’Zavier Preston - 6’0 225lbs - Shreveport, La (Evangel Christian HS) - Ark, *Hou, *ULL, LSU, *Mem, *Oreg St, Tx Tech, Tulane
- Terrance Waugh - 6’2 220lbs - McDonough, Ga (Henry Co. HS) - *Akron, *Ark St, *Boise St, *Buff, *FIU, *Kent St, *MTSU, *Mizzou, *No ILL, *Ohio, *Temple
- A.J. Moore - 6’2 210lbs - Highland Springs, Va (Highland Springs HS) - ECU, Ga Tech, *Mia FL, UNC, NC St, UVA, Va Tech, Wake, *WVU
- Dominic Zanca - 6’2 240lbs - Altamonte Springs, FL (Lake Brantley HS) - Committed to Tennessee
- Jamal Lucas - 6’0 210lbs - Hoover, AL (Hoover HS) - Committed to Southern Miss
- Zane Fields - 6’2 235lbs - Hampton, Ga (Lovejoy HS) - Ga Tech, ILL, *Indiana, UK, Minn, *Miss St, Ole Miss, UNC, Ohio St, UVA, Wake
- Adam Collins - 5’11 225lbs - Memphis, Tn (Whitehaven HS) - Ark, Ark St, *Cincy, Mem, Miss St, Ole Miss, Tenn, UVA, Wake
- Jonathan Walton - 6’2 228lbs - Daphne, AL (Bayside Academy) - Ark, *Ark St, Cincy, *La Tech, *ULL, Miss St, Ole Miss, *Penn St, *Troy, *UAB
Others Considered: Quinlan Carroll - 6’2 220lbs - Belle Chasse, La (Belle Chasse HS/Committed to Tulane), Darrn Hambrick - 6’2 220 - Brookville, FL (Hernando HS), Griffin Goins - 6’1 235lbs - Hollywood, FL (Hollywood Hills HS), Dustyn Moore - 6’1 215lbs - Conyers, Ga (Heritage HS/Committed to Toledo), Issac Tanner - 6’0 210lbs - Tampa, FL (Freedom HS), Benny McCall - 6’2 215lbs - Lake Cormorant, Ms (Lake Cormorant HS), Stacey Garner - 6’4 205lbs - Brooklyn, Ms (Forrest Co. HS), Xavier Woodson - 6’2 205lbs - Eufaula, AL (Eufaula HS), Colton Jumper - 6’2 218lbs - Chattanooga, Tn (Baylor School), Blake Worthy - 6’1 205lbs - Gadsden, AL (Gadsden City HS), A.J. Gray - 5’11 224lbs - Lexington, Tn (Lexington HS), Lincoln Stewart - 5’11 225lbs - Deland, FL (Deland HS), Connor Wingo- Reeves - 6’2 222lbs - Richmond, Va (Monacon HS/Committed to Temple)
Written by: Chris Smith
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