The 2005 Recruiting Class, By the Numbers
by Will Stewart, TechSideline.com,
2/3/05
A collection of facts and stats about the 2005 football
recruiting class, crunching everything from heights to weights to stars to
states of origin to recruiting coaches. Check this data out, as we look at the
class from almost every angle imaginable.
| Total
Recruits |
24 |
| Average
Height |
6 feet, 2.2 inches |
| Average
Weight |
237 pounds |
|
Name |
Stars |
Pos |
Ht-Ft |
Ht-In |
Wt |
40 Time |
|
Boone, Greg |
|
QB |
6 |
4 |
240 |
4.65 |
|
Bowden, Brent |
|
P |
6 |
3 |
180 |
4.9 |
|
Cheeseman, Jahre |
|
ATH |
5 |
9 |
180 |
4.37 |
|
Davis, Eric |
|
OL |
6 |
7 |
315 |
5.8 |
|
Friday, Steven |
|
DE |
6 |
4 |
215 |
4.7 |
|
Graham, Richard |
|
OL |
6 |
6 |
255 |
4.85 |
|
Green, Hivera |
|
DE |
6 |
5 |
258 |
4.8 |
|
Harris, Victor |
|
CB/RB |
6 |
0 |
180 |
4.46 |
|
Holland, Brandon |
|
OL |
6 |
4 |
285 |
4.8 |
|
Jefferson, Kenneth |
|
FB |
5 |
10 |
230 |
4.5 |
|
Lewis, Elan |
|
RB |
5 |
8 |
210 |
4.5 |
|
Martin, Cameron |
|
S |
6 |
1 |
180 |
4.5 |
|
Norris, Robert |
|
OL |
6 |
4 |
300 |
n/a
|
|
North, Antonio |
|
OL |
6 |
4 |
310 |
5.31 |
|
Porch, Dorian |
|
CB/ATH |
5 |
11 |
180 |
4.4 |
|
Render, Sergio |
|
DT/OL |
6 |
4 |
290 |
5.2 |
|
Simmons, Deveon |
|
LB |
6 |
0 |
221 |
4.5 |
|
Taylor, Demetrius |
|
LB |
6 |
1 |
220 |
4.5 |
|
Thompson, Cordarrow |
|
DT |
6 |
2 |
318 |
5.24 |
|
Virgil, Stephan |
|
CB/WR |
5 |
11 |
165 |
4.4 |
|
Wall, William |
|
DE |
6 |
3 |
255 |
4.6 |
|
Wang, Ed |
|
TE |
6 |
5 |
260 |
4.8 |
|
Wheeler, Sam |
|
ATH |
6 |
3 |
240 |
4.68 |
|
Whitaker, Ike |
|
QB |
6 |
4 |
200 |
4.5 |
| Recruits
by TechSideline.com Star Rankings |
| 5-star |
1 |
Harris |
| 4-star |
4 |
Whitaker, Lewis, Wall, Simmons |
| 3-star |
14 |
Boone, Jefferson, Holland,
North, Wang,
Render, Thompson, Friday, Green, Taylor,
Porch, Virgil, Martin, Cheeseman |
| 2-star |
5 |
Davis, Graham, Norris, Bowden,
Wheeler |
| 1-star |
0 |
|
| Ave. Star Rating |
3.04 |
24 players |
| 2004
Ave. Star Rating |
3.13 |
16 players |
| 2003
Ave. Star Rating |
3.04 |
23 players |
| Note:
Despite the perception that VT's recruiting classes are getting better
every year, from a pure ratings standpoint, they're not. Average star
rating is holding steady, and if you define "top-rated" as 4 or
5 stars, the 2004 class had 5 four-star players (just as many top-rated players as
this year's class), and the 2003 class had 7 four-star players. |
| Average
Star Ranking by Position |
|
Position |
# Players |
Ave. Stars |
Players (Stars)
|
|
QB |
2 |
3.5 |
Boone (3), Whitaker(4) |
|
RB |
1 |
4.0 |
Lewis (4) |
|
FB |
1 |
3.0 |
Jefferson (3) |
|
TE |
1 |
3 |
Wang (3)
|
|
OL |
5 |
2.4 |
Davis (2), Graham (2), Holland (3),
Norris (2), North (3) |
|
DT |
2 |
3.0 |
Render (3), Thompson (3) |
|
DE |
3 |
3.3 |
Friday (3), Green (3), Wall (4) |
|
LB |
2 |
3.5 |
Simmons (4), Taylor (3) |
|
CB |
3 |
3.7 |
Harris (5), Porch (3), Virgil (3) |
|
S |
1 |
3.0 |
Martin (3) |
|
ATH |
2 |
2.5 |
Cheeseman (3), Wheeler (2) |
|
P |
1 |
2.0 |
Bowden (2) |
Note: Wang
will most likely start out at TE, easing the loss of 4-star
recruit John Hannah. |
| Star
Ranking Distribution by Position |
|
Position |
5-star |
4-star |
3-star |
2-star |
1-star |
|
QB |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
RB |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
FB |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
TE |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
OL |
|
|
2 |
3 |
|
|
DT |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
DE |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
LB |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
CB |
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
S |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
ATH |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
P |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Totals |
1 |
4 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
|
Players by State |
|
State |
Players |
Names |
|
VA |
15 |
Boone, Lewis, Davis, Graham, Holland, North
Wang, Thompson, Firday, Simmons, Taylor, Harris
Martin, Bowden, Wheeler |
|
MD |
3 |
Whitaker, Jefferson, Norris |
|
NC |
1 |
Virgil |
|
GA |
2 |
Render, Porch |
|
SC |
1 |
Green |
|
DC |
1 |
Wall |
|
NJ |
1 |
Cheeseman |
|
In-State Rankings
Comparison
TechSideline.com (TSL) versus Roanoke Times (RT) |
|
Player |
TSL Rank |
RT Rank |
|
Harris |
1 |
1 |
|
Lewis |
2 |
2 |
|
Simmons |
4 |
4 |
|
Boone |
7 |
5 |
|
Friday |
10 |
11 |
|
North |
12 |
15 |
|
Martin |
14 |
13 |
|
Wang |
16 |
7 |
|
Taylor |
17 |
20 |
|
Thompson |
20 |
18 |
|
Davis |
NR |
NR |
|
Graham |
NR |
NR |
|
Bowden |
NR |
NR |
| Players
Signed per Recruiting Coach |
|
Coach |
# of Players |
Players |
|
Jim Cavanaugh |
4 |
Harris, Graham, Lewis, Friday |
|
Lorenzo Ward |
4 |
Porch, Render, Bowden, Wang |
|
Bud Foster |
3 |
Thompson, North, Davis |
|
Kevin Rogers |
3 |
Martin, Cheeseman, Holland |
|
Billy Hite |
3 |
Jefferson, Norris, Wheeler |
|
Bryan Stinespring |
3 |
Boone, Simmons, Taylor |
|
Tony Ball |
2 |
Wall, Whitaker |
|
Charley Wiles |
2 |
Virgil, Green |
|
Total |
24 |
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