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  National Signing Day top players list

The top 25 high school players as rated by Rivals.com, Allen Wallace of SuperPrep Magazine/Scout.com, Tom Lemming of ESPN and Max Emfinger — four of the top recruiting reports (school verbally committed to in parentheses, if any). National Signing Day is Wednesday:

PlayerPos.Ht./Wt.HometownCollege
Rivals.com
1. Derrick WilliamsAth.6-1, 187Roosevelt, Md.Penn State
2. Patrick TurnerWR6-5, 220Nashville, Tenn.USC
3. Eugene MonroeOT6-6, 315Plainfield, N.J.Virginia
4. Melvin AlaezeDE6-3, 277Randallstown, Md.Maryland
5. Rey MaualugaLB6-3, 253Eureka, Calif.USC
6. Fred RouseWR6-4, 190Tallahassee, Fla.Florida State
7. Mark SanchezQB6-4, 215Mission Viejo, Calif.USC
8. Martellus BennettTE6-7, 242Taylor, TexasTexas A&M
9. Reggie YoungbloodOT6-6, 285HoustonMiami
10. Jonathan StewartRB5-10, 225Lacey, Wash.Oregon
11. DeMarcus GrangerDT6-2, 325DallasOklahoma
12. Kenneth PhillipsDB6-3, 216MiamiMiami
13. Marlon LuckyRB5-11, 200N. Hollywood, Calif.Nebraska
14. Callahan BrightDL6-4, 320Bryn Mawr, Pa.Florida State
15. Jason GwaltneyRB6-1, 242Long Island, N.Y.West Virginia
16. Ryan PerrillouxQB6-2, 210Reserve, La.LSU
17. Tray BlackmonLB6-0, 200LaGrange, Ga.Auburn
18. DeSean JacksonWR5-11, 170Long Beach, Calif.California
19. Justin KingCB6-0, 180Pittsburgh, Pa.Penn State
20. Alex BooneOL6-8, 300Lakewood, OhioOhio State
21. Demetrice MorleyS6-0, 180Miami, Fla.Tennessee
22. Kevin Grady Jr.RB5-10, 227Grand Rapids, Mich.Michigan
23. Darren McFaddenAth.6-0, 198Little Rock, Ark.Arkansas
24. Jerrell PoweDT6-2, 332Waynesboro, Miss.Mississippi
25. Antone SmithRB5-8, 182Pahokee, Fla.Florida State
SuperPrep/Scout.com (Allen Wallace)
1. Eugene MonroeOT6-6, 315Plainfield, N.J.Virginia
2. Mark SanchezQB6-4, 215Mission Viejo, Calif.USC
3. Derrick WilliamsAth.6-1, 187Roosevelt, Md.Penn State
4. Patrick TurnerWR6-5, 220Nashville, Tenn.USC
5. Kenneth PhillipsDB6-3, 216MiamiMiami
6. Brian CushingLB6-3, 230Oradell, N.J.USC
7. Justin KingCB6-0, 180Pittsburgh, Pa.Penn State
8. DeMarcus GrangerDT6-2, 325DallasOklahoma
9. Antone SmithRB5-8, 182Pahokee, Fla.Florida State
10. Fred RouseWR6-4, 190Tallahassee, Fla.Florida State
11. Rico McCoyLB6-1, 212Washington, D.C.Tennessee
12. Callahan BrightDL6-4, 320Bryn Mawr, Pa.Florida State
13. Melvin AlaezeDE6-3, 277Randallstown, Md.Maryland
14. Derek PeguesCB5-10, 175Batesville, Miss.Miss. State
15. Marlon LuckyRB5-11, 200N. Hollywood, Calif.Nebraska
16. Jerrell PoweDT6-2, 332Waynesboro, Miss.Mississippi
17. Ryan PerrillouxQB6-2, 210Reserve, La.LSU
18. Jamario O’NealCB6-1, 180Mansfield, OhioOhio State
19. Josh PortisQB6-3, 190Woodlands, Calif.Florida
20. Alex BooneOL6-8, 300Lakewood, OhioOhio State
21. DeSean JacksonWR5-11, 170Long Beach, Calif.California
22. Selwyn LymonWR6-5, 190Ft. Wayne, Ind.Purdue
23. Dace RichardsonOL6-6, 290Wheaton, Ill.Iowa
24. Kevin Grady Jr.RB5-10, 227Grand Rapids, Mich.Michigan
25. Rashard MendenhallRB5-11, 203Skokie, Ill.Illinois
Tom Lemming
1. Ryan PerrillouxQB6-2, 210Reserve, La.LSU
2. Jonathan StewartRB5-10, 225Lacey, Wash.Oregon
3. Toney BakerRB5-11, 218Jamestown, N.C.N.C. State
4. Mark SanchezQB6-4, 215Mission Viejo, Calif.USC
5. Patrick TurnerWR6-5, 220Nashville, Tenn.USC
6. Fred RouseWR6-4, 190Tallahassee, Fla.Florida State
7. Kevin Grady Jr.RB5-10, 227Grand Rapids, Mich.Michigan
8. Marlon LuckyRB5-11, 200N. Hollywood, Calif.Nebraska
9. DeSean JacksonWR5-11, 170Long Beach, Calif.California
10. Kenneth PhillipsDB6-3, 216MiamiMiami
11. DeMarcus GrangerDT6-2, 325DallasOklahoma
12. Antone SmithRB5-8, 182Pahokee, Fla.Florida State
13. Demetrice MorleyS6-0, 180MiamiTennessee
14. Brian CushingLB6-3, 230Oradell, N.J.USC
15. Callahan BrightDL6-4, 320Bryn Mawr, Pa.Florida State
16. Rey MaualugaLB6-3, 253Eureka, Calif.USC
17. Derrick WilliamsAth.6-1, 187Roosevelt, Md.Penn State
18. Jerrell PoweDT6-2, 332Waynesboro, Miss.Mississippi
19. Michael OherOT6-5, 330Memphis, Tenn.Mississippi
20. Melvin AlaezeDE6-3, 277Randallstown, Md.Maryland
21. Jason GwaltneyRB6-1, 242Long Island, N.Y.West Virginia
22. Travis BeckumLB6-5, 220Oak Creek, Wisc.Wisconsin
23. Justin King 6-0CB180Pittsburgh, Pa.Penn State
24. Jamaal CharlesRB6-1, 200Port Arthur, TexasTexas
25. Victor HarrisCB6-0, 185Highland Springs, Va.Virginia Tech
Max Emfinger
1. Ryan PerrillouxQB6-2, 210Reserve, La.LSU
2. Patrick TurnerWR6-5, 220Nashville, Tenn.USC
3. Derrick WilliamsAth.6-1, 187Roosevelt, Md.Penn State
4. Mark SanchezQB6-4, 215Mission Viejo, Calif.USC
5. DeMarcus GrangerDT6-2, 325DallasOklahoma
6. Fred RouseWR6-4, 190Tallahassee, Fla.Florida State
7. Melvin AlaezeDE6-3, 277Randallstown, Md.Maryland
8. Martellus BennettTE6-7, 242Taylor, TexasTexas A&M
9. Rey MaualugaLB6-3, 253Eureka, Calif.USC
10. Ryan ReynoldsLB6-2, 220Las VegasOklahoma
11. Antone SmithRB5-8, 182Pahokee, Fla.Florida State
12. Justin KingCB6-0, 180Pittsburgh, Pa.Penn State
13. Jonathan StewartRB5-10, 225Lacey, Wash.Oregon
14. Tray BlackmonLB6-0, 200LaGrange, Ga.Auburn
15. Kenneth PhillipsDB6-3, 216MiamiMiami
16. Reggie SmithDB6-1, 190Edmond, Okla.Oklahoma
17. Demetrice MorleyS6-0, 180MiamiTennessee
18. Jamario O’NealCB6-1, 180Mansfield, OhioOhio State
19. Victor HarrisCB6-0, 185Highland Springs, Va.Virginia Tech
20. Eugene MonroeOT6-6, 315Plainfield, N.J.Virginia
21. Dan DoeringOT6-7, 290Barrington, Ill.Iowa
22. Reggie YoungbloodOT6-6, 285HoustonMiami
23. Adam Myers-WhiteS6-3, 195Hamilton, OhioTennessee
24. Derek NicholsonLB6-1, 230Winston Salem, N.C.Florida State
25. Jason GwaltneyRB6-1, 242Long Island, N.Y.West Virginia
The Associated Press contributed to this report

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