Specifically for the signees on the team in 2005

1. 76 Andrew Whitworth OT 6-7 325 Sr West Monroe
2. 64 Rudy Niswanger C 6-5 293 Sr Monroe
3. 90 Melvin Oliver DE 6-3 274 Sr Opelika, AL
4. 82 David Jones TE 6-4 260 Sr Silver Springs, MD
5. 10 Joseph Addai RB 6-0 210 Sr Houston, TX
6. 44 Kevin Steltz FB 5-9 244 Sr New Orleans
7. 8 Ronnie Prude CB 5-11 182 Sr Shreveport
8. 2 Shyrone Carey RB 5-6 203 Sr New Orleans
9. 97 Brandon Washington DT 6-4 305 Sr Tuscaloosa, AL
10. 17 Bennie Brazell WR 6-1 166 Sr Houston, TX
11. 42 Phillip Maxwell LB 6-1 217 Sr Shreveport

I know from Rudy down were mainly 4 stars...Whitworth may have been a five star...I think he was...

I looked on Rivals, but now they only go back to 2002. If I remember right 3-4 stars on most of the ones you have listed sounds about right.

Below is the Rivals 100 and team rankings from 2001. These didn't come directly from Rivals so I can't absolutely vouch for them, but they look about right. There was a lot more star inflation back then, particularly in the 3 and 4 stars. Rivals started to clamp dowm over the following couple of years. You can be certain about the guys that appear on this list. The top 4 would have been 5 stars and the rest 4 stars. My guess at the rest of the list is included:

1. 76 Andrew Whitworth OT 6-7 325 Sr West Monroe (4 star)
2. 64 Rudy Niswanger C 6-5 293 Sr Monroe (4 star)
3. 90 Melvin Oliver DE 6-3 274 Sr Opelika, AL (3 Star as I remember. Lamarcus Rowell, his teammate was the star)
4. 82 David Jones TE 6-4 260 Sr Silver Springs, MD (4 star, #2 player in MD, I think)
5. 10 Joseph Addai RB 6-0 210 Sr Houston, TX (I'm thinking 4 star. I think Ketch had him in or near top 10 in TX)
6. 44 Kevin Steltz FB 5-9 244 Sr New Orleans (2 star; was a walkon)
7. 8 Ronnie Prude CB 5-11 182 Sr Shreveport (Was well thought of, but I'm guessing 3 star)
8. 2 Shyrone Carey RB 5-6 203 Sr New Orleans (guessing 3 star. size would hurt, but was so electric, may have been low 4 star)
9. 97 Brandon Washington DT 6-4 305 Sr Tuscaloosa, AL (I'm guessing 3 star)
10. 17 Bennie Brazell WR 6-1 166 Sr Houston, TX (3 star. Speed alone should have gotten him this)
11. 42 Phillip Maxwell LB 6-1 217 Sr Shreveport (2 star)

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Rk	 Name Ht./Wt. 40 City, St., HS 	Commitment 
1 RB Kevin Jones 6-0, 200 4.23 Chester (Pa.) Cardinal O'Hara Virginia Tech 
2 LB Kevin Simon 6-0, 210 4.5 Concord (Calif.) De La Salle Tennessee 
3 WR Roscoe Crosby 6-2, 195 4.4 Buffalo (S.C.) Union Clemson 
4 RB Jabari Davis 6-0, 230 4.5 Stone Mountain (Ga.) Tucker Tennessee 
5 DT Tommie Harris 6-3, 275 4.8 Killeen (Texas) Ellison Oklahoma 
6 S Ernest Shazor 6-4, 200 4.5 Detroit Martin Luther King Michigan 
7 S Matt Ware 6-3, 195 4.49 Los Angeles Loyola UCLA 
8 CB Dominic Robinson 6-2, 200 4.4 Diamond Bar, Calif. Florida State 
9 TE Marcus Spears 6-5, 270 4.6 Baton Rouge (La.) Southern Lab LSU 
10 QB Brodie Croyle 6-3, 186 4.71 Rainbow City, Ala. Alabama 
11 DE Shaun Cody 6-5, 240 4.7 Hacienda Heights (Calif.) Los Altos USC 
12 OL Blake Larsen 6-7, 295 5.01 Atlantic, Iowa 	Iowa 
13 LB Leon Williams 6-3, 232 4.4 New York Canarsie Miami 
14 DT Marquise Hill 6-8, 290 4.75 New Orleans De La Salle LSU 
15 WR Charles Frederick 5-11, 170 4.45 Boca Raton (Fla.) Pope John Paul Washington 
16 OL Ben Wilkerson 6-4, 265 4.8 Hemphill, Texas LSU 
17 DE Chauncey Davis 6-2, 230 4.6 Auburndale, Fla. Florida State 
18 OL Ron Lunford 6-5, 320 5.0 Jacksonville (Fla.) Ed White Florida State 
19 LB Michael Craven 6-2, 215 4.6 Palm Desert (Calif.) La Quinta Stanford 
20 OL Jonathan Scott 6-7, 286 5.0 Dallas Carter 	Texas 
21 CB Ahmad Carroll 6-0, 190 4.4 Atlanta Douglass Arkansas 
22 OL Chris Spencer 6-4, 305 5.2 Madisson (Miss.) Central Ole Miss 
23 WR Reggie Williams 6-4, 215 4.4 Tacoma (Wash.) Lakewood Lakes Washington 
24 RB Kelly Baraka 6-1, 185 4.4 Portage (Mich.) Northern Michigan 
25 LB Marvin Simmons 6-1, 210 4.5 Long Beach (Calif.) Poly 
26 WR Michael Clayton 6-2, 200 4.4 Baton Rouge (La.) Christian Brothers LSU 
27 DT Orien Harris 6-4, 270 4.8 Newark, Dela. 	Miami 
28 QB Joe Mauer 6-4, 205 4.7 St. Paul (Minn.) Cretin Durham Hall Florida State 
29 RB Derrick Tinsley 6-1, 180 4.4 Marietta, Ga. 	Tennessee 
30 DE Marquis Elmore 6-4, 230 4.65 Folkston (Ga.) Charlton County Georgia 
31 RB Carnell Williams 5-11, 192 4.42 Attalla (Ala.) Etowah Auburn 
32 RB Cedric Benson 6-0, 195 4.5 Midland (Texas) Lee Texas 
33 QB D.J. Shockley 6-2, 185 4.4 College Park (Ga.) North Clayton Georgia 
34 S Jerome Carter 6-1, 205 4.5 Lake City (Fla.) Columbia Florida State 
35 CB Marlin Jackson 6-1, 185 4.5 Sharon, PA 	Michigan 
36 WR Tim Massaquoi 6-4, 215 4.6 Orefield (Pa.) Parkland Michigan 
37 OL Andrew Whitworth 6-7, 300 4.9 West Monroe, La. LSU 
38 RB Cedrick Houston 6-0, 200 4.4 Clarendon, Ark. Tennessee 
39 DT Charles Rush 6-3, 286 4.9 Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep Penn State 
40 DE Pierre Woods 6-6, 215 4.6 Cleveland Glenville Michigan 
41 OL Jami Hightower 6-4, 302 5.2 Jacksonville, Texas Texas A&M 
42 CB Antrel Rolle 6-0, 200 4.4 Homestead (Fla.) South Dade Miami 
43 LB Derrick Johnson 6-4, 205 4.4 Waco, Texas 	Texas 
44 RB Frank Gore 5-10, 190 4.45 Miami Coral Gables Miami 
45 OL Mark LeVoir 6-7, 305 5.0 Eden Prairie, Minn. Notre Dame 
46 QB Kellen Clemens 6-2, 190 4.8 Burns, Ore. 	Oregon 
47 LB Lamarcus Rowell 6-3, 212 4.67 Opelika, Ala. 	Auburn 
48 DE Jocques Dumas 6-8, 240 4.75 Asheboro, N.C. 	North Carolina 
49 CB Lamar Baker 5-11, 180 4.5 Avondale (Ariz.) Agua Fria Arizona State 
50 WR Airese Currie 5-11, 180 4.4 Columbia (S.C.) Richland Northeast Clemson 
51 DT Lorenzo Alexander 6-2, 292 5.2 Berkley (Calif.) St. Mary's California 
52 DE Pat Massey 6-8, 235 4.7 Cleveland St. Ignatius Michigan 
53 WR Craphonso Thorpe 6-2, 175 4.4 Tallahassee (Fla.) Lincoln Florida State 
54 OL Robert Cleary 6-7, 275 5.0 Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Temescal Canyon UCLA 
55 QB Matt Leinart 6-5, 208 5.0 Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei USC 
56 S Gerard Ross 6-2, 190 4.4 Jacksonville (Fla.) Trinity Christian Florida State 
57 RB J.R. Lemon 6-2, 217 4.5 Tyrone (Ga.) Sandy Creek Stanford 
58 LB Jeb Huckeba 6-5, 201 4.47 Searcy (Ark.) Harding Academy Arkansas 
59 WR Jerome Janet 5-11, 190 4.5 Tulsa (Okla.) Union Kansas State 
60 RB Maurice Hall 5-10, 185 4.5 Columbus (Ohio) Brook Haven Ohio State 
61 TE Mark Anderson 6-7, 258 4.7 Lewiston, Mont. Stanford 
62 DT Anttaj Hawthorne 6-5, 285 4.9 Hamden, Conn. 	Wisconsin 
63 CB Brett Bell 6-0, 180 4.5 Wheaton (Ill.) Warrenville-South Wisconsin 
64 RB Eric Shelton 6-3, 235 4.5 Lexington (Ky.) Bryan Station Florida State 
65 LB Willie Jones 6-2, 195 4.5 Miami Carol City 
66 QB Casey Paus 6-5, 200 4.7 New Lenox (Ill.) Lincoln-Way Washington 
67 OL Shawn Andrews	6-4, 320 5.1 Camden, Ark. 	Arkansas 
68 WR Brandon Jones 6-1, 195 4.54 Texarkana (Texas) Liberty-Eylau Oklahoma 
69 S Clarence McDougal 6-1, 200 4.52 Clinton, Miss 	Miss State 
70 RB Thez Robinson 5-11, 185 4.5 Lyons (Ga.) Toombs County South Carolina 
71 LB Reggie Arden Jr. 6-5, 225 4.7 Ironton, Ohio 	Ohio State 
72 QB Brent Rawls 6-5, 190 4.65 Shreveport (La.) Evangel Christian Oklahoma 
73 DE Jonathan Jackson 6-4, 220 4.56 Houston North Shore Oklahoma 
74 OL Robert Bergman 6-5, 280 5.2 Bakersfield, Calif. Miami 
75 QB Kyle Orton 6-4, 200 4.8 Runnells (Iowa) Southeast Polk Purdue 
76 LB Scott McClintock 6-3, 240 4.58 Belle Vernon, Pa. Michigan 
77 RB De'Arrius Howard 5-11, 220 4.5 West Memphis, Ark. Arkansas 
78 CB Robert Boulware 5-11, 185 4.35 Charlotte Vance Tennessee 
79 WR Ratavious Biddle 6-0, 170 4.4 Decatur, Ala. 	Ole Miss 
80 DT Thomas Derricks 6-1, 287 4.85 Dallas Jesuit Prep Northwestern 
81 WR Junior Taylor 6-3, 185 4.4 Mesa, Ariz. 	UCLA 
82 OL Erie Broe 6-6, 275 5.0 Norcross (Ga.) The Wesleyan School Florida State 
83 RB Donta Hickson 5-10, 185 4.4 McKinney, Texas Oklahoma 
84 QB Derek Anderson 6-6, 220 4.8 Scappoose, Ore. Oregon State 
85 WR Angelo Chattams 5-11, 180 4.45 Dayton (Ohio) Chaminade Ohio State 
86 S Jovonny Ward 6-1, 210 4.48 Miami Northwestern Miami 
87 OL Zachary Giles 6-4, 275 5.0 Marshfield, Mass. Notre Dame 
88 QB Nic Costa 5-11, 190 4.28 Aloha, Ore. 	Arizona 
89 DT Wayne Dickens 6-2, 273 5.0 Lakeland (Fla.) Lake Gibson Auburn 
90 WR Kevin Noel 6-2, 180 4.5 Naperville (lll.) Central Purdue 
91 QB C.J. Fayton 6-2, 190 4.4 Virginia Beach, Va. Tennessee 
92 DT Tyler Reed 6-3, 305 5.0 Pittsburgh Thomas Jefferson Penn State 
93 WR Earvin Johnson 6-4, 200 4.5 South Gate (Calif.) Cathedral UNLV 
94 QB Paul Troth 6-4, 205 5.1 Charlotte Vance East Carolina 
95 OL Rudy Niswanger 6-6, 265 5.05 Monroe (La.) Ouchita Christian LSU 
96 DE Simon Fraser 6-6, 240 4.9 Upper Arlington, Ohio Ohio State 
97 LB Spencer Havner 6-3, 215 4.65 Nevada City (Calif.) Nevada Union UCLA 
98 QB Billy Hart 6-2, 190 4.5 Santa Ana (Calif.) Mission Viejo USC 
99 TE Ben Hall 6-5, 229 4.59 Duncan, SC 	Clemson 
100 QB Ingle Martin 6-4, 205 4.6 Nashville (Tenn.) Bell Academy Florida
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Rankings as of 4/5/2001 at 6:00 am ET
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Rank School Name Commits Points Committed Players Avg. Prev. 
	 5 Star 4 Star 3 Star Rating Rank
1. Florida State 28 ACC 575 6 11 6 3.64 1 
2. Miami (FL) 23 Big East 694 2 9 8 3.39 2 
3. Oklahoma 28 Big 12 755 1 11 9 3.21 3 
4. Louisiana State 27 SEC 799 4 7 10 3.26 4 
5. Michigan 21 Big Ten 803 4 8 8 3.71 5 
6. Texas 24 Big 12 833 2 10 8 3.42 6 
7. Washington 25 Pac-10 942 3 7 10 3.32 7 
8. Tennessee 23 SEC 1078 3 9 4 3.30 8 
9. UCLA 18 Pac-10 1160 1 5 10 3.17 9 
10. USC 18 Pac-10 1329 2 6 5 3.11 10 
11. Kansas State 26 Big 12 1353 1 8 9 3.08 11 
12. Penn State 23 Big Ten 1357 0 5 9 2.70 12 
13. Clemson 29 ACC 1359 1 3 7 2.41 13 
14. Nebraska 18 Big 12 1362 0 6 8 3.11 14 
15. Wisconsin 25 Big Ten 1371 0 3 12 2.60 15 
16. Georgia 25 SEC 1375 2 6 9 3.08 16 
17. NC State 31 ACC 1383 0 6 6 2.39 17 
18. Notre Dame 19 Indep IA 1387 0 6 6 2.89 18 
19. Georgia Tech 24 ACC 1392 0 5 8 2.75 19 
20. Auburn 30 SEC 1406 1 4 8 2.57 20 
21. Ohio State 17 Big Ten 1406 0 7 6 3.18 21 
22. Virginia Tech 22 Big East 1415 1 4 6 2.64 22 
23. Oregon State 26 Pac-10 1481 0 6 11 2.81 23 
24. Mississippi 27 SEC 1488 1 3 11 2.59 24 
25. Texas A&M 23 Big 12 1517 0 4 7 2.61 25 

Addai was definitly four. Carey may have been a three that year, but the year before he was either a four or a five. The year he signed with Tennessee, he was the top rated player in the state of LA. Also in regards to Whitworth, what does "#2 player in MD, I think" mean? What is MD?

Scew up by me as I was bouncing around writing comments. Meant to put that next to David Jones. MD means Maryland, which would have made sense in the correct context. Thanks for pointing it out.

I figured just a error...