With his combination of size (6-3, 215), speed, power and smarts, Myron Rolle has the potential to redefine the position of cornerback as we know it. When a recruit has the ability to not only make an instant impact, but also change how a position is viewed overall, it’s tough to keep him out of the top spot. Such is the case with Rolle, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2006.
SchoolSports.com unveils its preseason ranking of the nation's Top 100 football recruits in the Class of 2006. To get even more information on the nation's top players, SchoolSports and the Sporting News have combined forces on the 2005 High School Football Yearbook. Currently on newsstands nationwide, this annual preview includes player rankings for the Class of 2006, 2007 and 2008, as well as national and regional team rankings and features on some of the top prep players in the country.
Class of 2006 Preseason Rankings
1. Myron Rolle
The Hun School (Princeton, N.J.)
Defensive back, 6-3, 215
2. Andre Smith
Huffman (Birmingham, Ala.)
Offensive lineman, 6-4, 315
3. Micah Johnson
Fort Campbell (Ky.)
Linebacker/running back, 6-2, 265
4. Chris Wells
Garfield (Akron, Ohio)
Running back, 6-2, 228
5. Brandon Graham
Crockett (Detroit)
Linebacker, 6-2, 235
6. Sergio Kindle
Woodrow Wilson (Dallas)
Linebacker/running back, 6-3, 220
7. Percy Harvin
Landstown (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Wide receiver, 6-1, 180
8. Taylor Mays
O’Dea (Seattle)
Defensive back/wide receiver, 6-3, 220
9. C.J. Gable
Sylmar (Calif.)
Running back, 6-1, 190
10. Matthew Stafford
Highland Park (Dallas)
Quarterback, 6-2, 212
11. Stafon Johnson
Dorsey (Los Angeles)
Running back, 6-0, 200
12. Mitch Mustain
Springdale (Ark.)
Quarterback, 6-3, 200
13. LeSean McCoy
Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Running back, 5-10, 205
14. Sam Young
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Offensive lineman, 6-7, 280
15. Jamar Hornsby
Sandalwood (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Wide receiver/defensive back, 6-4, 195
16. Steve Schilling
Bellevue (Wash.)
Offensive lineman, 6-5, 290
17. Michael Goodson
Klein Collins (Spring, Texas)
Running back, 6-0, 198
18. Connor Smith
Colerain (Cincinnati)
Offensive lineman, 6-5, 295
19. Justin Anderson
Irwin County (Ocilla, Ga.)
Offensive lineman, 6-4, 315
20. Tim Tebow
Nease (St. Augustine, Fla.)
Quarterback, 6-3, 225
21. Allen Bradford
Colton (Calif.)
Linebacker, 6-0, 222
22. Vidal Hazelton
Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.)
Wide receiver, 6-4, 200
23. C.J. Spiller
Union County (Lake Butler, Fla.)
Running back, 5-11, 185
24. Nate Byham
Franklin (Pa.)
Tight end, 6-4, 220
25. Ian Symonette
St. Pius X (Houston)
Offensive lineman, 6-9, 340
26. Clifton Geathers
Carvers Bay (Hemingway, S.C.)
Offensive/defensive lineman, 6-7, 275
27. Carl Johnson
Southern Durham (N.C.)
Offensive lineman, 6-5, 345
28. Jared Odrick
Lebanon (Pa.)
Defensive/offensive lineman, 6-6, 290
29. Akeem Hebron
Good Counsel (Wheaton, Md.)
Linebacker, 6-2, 200
30. Joshua Tatum
McClymonds (Oakland, Calif.)
Linebacker, 6-0, 220
31. Demarco Murray
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Running back, 6-1, 190
32. Brandon Wood
Haralson County (Tallapoosa, Ga.)
Defensive lineman, 6-1, 245
33. Justin Boren
North (Pickerington, Ohio)
Offensive lineman, 6-3, 305
34. Bruce Campbell
Hyde Leadership (Hamden, Conn.)
Defensive/offensive lineman, 6-7, 275
35. Knowshon Moreno
South (Middletown, N.J.)
Running back, 6-0, 205
36. Gerald McCoy
Southeast (Oklahoma City)
Defensive lineman, 6-4, 280
37. Aaron Brown
Princeton (Cincinnati)
Offensive lineman, 6-6, 290
38. Antonio Logan-El
Forestville (Md.)
Offensive lineman, 6-5, 300
39. Eddie Jones
Kilgore (Texas)
Defensive lineman, 6-3, 230
40. Antwine Perez
Woodrow Wilson (Camden, N.J.)
Defensive back, 6-2, 200
41. Dorin Dickerson
West Allegheny (Imperial, Pa.)
Wide receiver, 6-2, 190
42. Ricky Sapp
Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg, S.C.)
Defensive lineman, 6-5, 225
43. Bart Eddins
Trinity Presbyterian (Montgomery, Ala.)
Defensive lineman, 6-4, 260
44. Jai Eugene
Destrehan (La.)
Defensive back, 6-1, 185
45. Darrin Walls
Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh)
Defensive back, 6-1, 175
46. Al Woods
Elton (La.)
Defensive lineman, 6-4, 327
47. J’Marcus Webb
North Mesquite (Texas)
Offensive lineman, 6-7, 270
48. Pat Devlin
Downingtown (Pa.) East
Quarterback, 6-4, 205
49. Zach Frazer
Mechanicsburg (Pa.)
Quarterback, 6-5, 217
50. Evan Royster
Westfield (Chantilly, Va.)
Running back, 6-0, 200
51. Alex Cate
Cottonwood (Salt Lake City)
Quarterback, 6-2, 200
52. Tim Hawthorne
Homewood (Ala.)
Wide receiver, 6-2, 192
53. Bo Harris
Heritage (Conyers, Ga.)
Linebacker/running back, 6-2, 210
54. Jacques McClendon
Baylor School (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Offensive lineman, 6-3, 320
55. Justin Burke
Lexington (Ky.) Catholic
Quarterback, 6-2, 190
56. Marcus Ball
Stephenson (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
Linebacker, 6-0, 205
57. Jamere Holland
Taft (Woodland Hills, Calif.)
Wide receiver, 6-0, 175
58. James Aldridge
Merrillville (Ind.)
Running back, 6-1, 215
59. Darian Hagan Jr.
Crenshaw (Los Angeles)
Defensive back, 6-1, 175
60. Brandon Spikes
Crest (Shelby, N.C.)
Linebacker, 6-4, 230
61. Lamarr Houston
Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Linebacker/running back, 6-4, 258
62. Andrey Baskin
Woodrow Wilson (Camden, N.J.)
Wide receiver, 6-3, 200
63. NaDerris Ward
McClymonds (Oakland, Calif.)
Tight end, 6-5, 245
64. Konrad Reuland
Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Tight end, 6-5, 240
65. Jonas Mouton
Venice (Los Angeles)
Defensive back, 6-2, 210
66. Thaddeus Gibson
Euclid (Ohio)
Linebacker, 6-3, 210
67. Jermaine Gresham
Ardmore (Okla.)
Wide receiver, 6-6, 225
68. Butch Lewis
Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.)
Offensive lineman, 6-6, 280
69. Josh Minton
Pulaski Southwestern (Somerset, Ky.)
Defensive lineman, 6-4, 245
70. Lee Tilley
South (Springfield, Ohio)
Offensive lineman, 6-7, 295
71. Emmanuel Moody
Coppell (Texas)
Running back, 5-11, 190
72. Jamie Cumbie
Morris (Ill.)
Defensive lineman/tight end, 6-7, 265
73. Ramone Johnson
Morgan Park (Chicago)
Offensive lineman, 6-5, 305
74. Jermaine Williams
Maryvale (Phoenix)
Defensive lineman, 6-4, 255
75. Bartley Webb
Springdale (Ark.)
Offensive lineman, 6-7, 285
76. Charles Deas
Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.)
Defensive/offensive lineman, 6-4, 326
77. Jarred Fayson
Hillsborough (Tampa, Fla.)
Quarterback, 6-1, 195
78. Jerrod Johnson
Humble (Texas)
Wide receiver, 6-5, 217
79. Lee Smith
Powell (Tenn.)
Tight end, 6-5, 240
80. Cordera Eason
Meridian (Miss.)
Running back, 6-1, 245
81. Dustin Earnest
Texas (Texarkana, Texas)
Linebacker, 6-3, 217
82. Ricky Dixon
East St. John (Reserve, La.)
Wide receiver, 6-3, 206
83. Terrence Austin
Long Beach (Calif.) Poly
Wide receiver, 5-11, 165
84. Mark Johnson
Dorsey (Los Angeles)
Linebacker, 6-4, 225
85. Carlos Brown
Heard County (Franklin, Ga.)
Running back, 6-0, 195
86. D’Vontrey Richardson
Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)
Quarterback, 6-1, 205
87. Derek Burton
Muskogee (Okla.)
Defensive lineman, 6-3, 250
88. Cory Brandon
Corsicana (Texas)
Offensive lineman, 6-6, 280
89. Neil Caudle
Spain Park (Hoover, Ala.)
Quarterback, 6-3, 204
90. Jevan Snead
Stephenville (Texas)
Quarterback, 6-3, 195
91. Devin Ross
Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.)
Defensive back, 5-11, 185
92. Phillip Taylor
Gwynn Park (Brandywine, Md.)
Defensive lineman, 6-4, 340
93. Aleric Mullins
East Wake (Wendell, N.C.)
Defensive lineman, 6-3, 287
94. Chane Moline
Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Running back, 6-2, 240
95. Isiah Williams
Vocational (Chicago)
Quarterback, 6-2, 220
96. Adam Weber
Mounds View (Arden Hills, Minn.)
Quarterback, 6-3, 205
97. Luke Schmidt
Jasper (Ind.)
Running back, 6-4, 230
98. A.J. Jones
Middleton (Tampa, Fla.)
Linebacker, 6-1, 190
99. Demetrius Jones
Morgan Park (Chicago)
Quarterback, 6-3, 190
100. Brandon Heath
Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Defensive back/wide receiver, 6-1, 195
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