Stock Watch - 2009 Potential All-Americans

The current junior class is shaping up to be the Year of the Quarterback

Jan. 11, 2008

By Tom Lemming

Special to CSTV.com

	TOM LEMMING Tom is CSTV's college football recruiting analyst, and writes for CSTV.com regularly. E-mail here!

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With National Signing Day approaching for the senior class, attention will soon turn to the junior class and with that in mind, we'll have an early list of the Class of 2009 Top 100 come Feb. 7.

I've begun watching film and have hit the road looking for the nation's best juniors.

It started out in November in Memphis, Tenn. and moved to Tupelo, Miss. 

From there it was off to Alabama, where stops were made in Tuscaloosa, Gadsden City, Florence, Decatur, North Point, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Warren.  

Louisiana was next up with Bastrop, Monroe and Mansfield all on the agenda.

Then it was Texas and the cities of Lufkin, Beaumont, Houston, Madisonville, Dallas, Waco, Killeen, Austin, San Antonio and Sulphur Spring.

Finally there was Hoxie, Ark., and we'll pick it right back up after National Signing Day as I make my way to New York.

But last week in San Antonio was another great year of the U.S. Army Junior Combine, with over 500 of the nation's top underclassmen turning out. 

If there are two players above all right now, they would have to be Matt Barkley (QB - Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei) and Bryce Brown (RB - Wichita, KS East). Both are big-time offensive weapons and have lots of interest from most of the nation's top programs. Barkley has USC, Stanford, UCLA, Washington, Cal, Hawaii, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Tennessee while Brown has the likes of Miami, Kansas, Kansas State, Florida, Florida State, USC, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Nebraska, UNC, Michigan, Texas A&M.

There were a number of other standouts from the Junior Combine who you may very well see in next year's U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Here's a watch-list:

POTENTIAL ALL-AMERICANS from the U.S. Army Junior Combine (listed alphabetically)

Josh Adams (WR - Boston, MA Cambridge Latin)

Boston College, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Stanford, Rutgers, Florida

Dorian Bell (LB - Monroeville, PA Gateway)

Boston College, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, West Virginia

Marlon Brown (WR - Memphis, TN Harding Academy)

Tennessee, Clemson, Auburn, Notre Dame, Stanford, Illinois, Oklahoma, Ole Miss

Mike Campanaro (RB - Clarksville, MD River Hill)

Boston College, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Illinois, Maryland, Wake Forest

Larry Caper (WR - Battle Creek, MI Central)

Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa, Stanford, Notre Dame, Wisconsin

Justin Chaisson (DL - Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman)

USC, LSU, Florida, Oregon, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Arizona, Iowa

Craig Drummond (DL - Chicago, IL Morgan Park)

Illinois, North Carolina, Florida, Miami, Alabama, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Kansas State

Deuce Finch (RB - Louisville, KY St. Xavier)

Stanford, Louisville, Kentucky, Auburn, Virginia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Georgia Tech, Minnesota, Michigan

Michael Ford (RB - Leesville, LA)

LSU, Louisiana Tech, Alabama, Ole Miss, Florida, Florida State, Miami

Kevin Graf (OT - Agoura, CA)

USC, Oregon, Miami, Notre Dame, Florida, Mississippi

Andre Harris (OL - Hampton, GA Lovejoy)

Georgia, Georgia Tech, Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Central Florida

Brandon Jenkins (DL - Tallahassee, FL)

Florida State, Florida, Miami, Alabama, Clemson, Florida International, Central Florida

Nick Kasa (DE - Broomfield, CO Legacy)

Colorado, Colorado State, USC, Florida, Kansas State, Iowa State, Utah, Washington State

Devon Kennard (DE - Phoenix, AZ Desert Vista)

Florida, LSU, USC, Notre Dame, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon State, Colorado, San Diego State, Stanford, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State

Dre Kirkpatrick (DB - Gadsden, AL)

Alabama, Auburn, USC, North Carolina, South Carolina, Clemson, Florida, Florida State

Eddie Lacy (RB - Geismar, LA Dutchtown)

Auburn, Miami, Michigan, Ole Miss, LSU, Notre Dame, Florida

Jacobbi McDaniel (DL - Greenville, FL Madison):

Florida, Florida State, Miami, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Auburn, Clemson, Alabama

Jamarkus McFarland (DL - Lufkin, TX)

Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Florida, Nebraska

Lamar Miller (RB - Miami, FL Killian)

Florida, Florida State, Miami, Auburn, South Florida, Alabama

Kevin Newsome (QB - Chesapeake, VA Western Branch):

Florida, North Carolina, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Miami, Virginia, East Carolina, Maryland

Morgan Newton (QB - Carmel, IL)

LSU, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Florida, Indiana, Purdue

Xavier Nixon (OT - Fayetteville, NC Jack Britt)

North Carolina, NC State, Florida, Miami, Illinois, Notre Dame, Clemson, Penn State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech

Marlon Pollard (DB - San Bernardino, CA Cajon)

Committed to UCLA

Dexter Pratt (RB - Navasota, TX)

Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Texas

Morrell Presley (WR - Carson, CA)

Committed to USC

Reuben Randle (WR - Bastrop, LA)

LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi State, Miami, Notre Dame

Tyrik Rollison (QB - Sulphur Springs, TX)

Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech

Tom Savage (QB - Philadelphia, PA Cardinal O' Hara):

Miami, Florida, Georgia, Pitt, Rutgers, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Penn State, NC State, Louisville

Brandon Scott (WR - Woodbridge, VA Forest Park)

Virginia, USC, Clemson, Penn State, Duke, Boston College

Desmond Scott (RB - Durham, NC Hillside)

Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Clemson, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina

Russell Shepard (QB - Houston, TX Cypress Ridge)

Texas, Texas A&M, USC, Alabama, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Arkansas

Je'Ron Stokes (CB - Philadelphia, PA Northeast)

Pitt, Penn State, Ohio State, Miami, Florida, Notre Dame, Illinois

Manti Te'o (LB - Honolulu, HI Punahou)

BYU, Utah, USC, UCLA, California, UNLV, Colorado, Boise State, Texas A&M

Chris Thompson (RB - Greenville, FL Madison)

Florida, Miami, Florida State, Clemson, Memphis

Brennan Williams (OL - West Roxbury, MA Catholic Memorial)

Boston College, Connecticut, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Syracuse, Virginia

Cierre Wood (RB - Oxnard, CA Santa Clara)

USC, Florida, Washington, UCLA, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Stanford, Nebraska, Ole Miss, San Diego State, North Carolina

Mason Walters (OL - Wolfforth, TX Frenship)

USC, Michigan, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Florida, Baylor, Arizona

Ronnie Wingo (RB - St. Louis, MO University)
Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Kansas, Michigan, Kansas State, North Carolina, Rutgers, Colorado