The AJC's top 100 high school football players in the South, regardless of position, as selected with assistance from Scout.com's Scott Kennedy
RUNNING BACKS (14)
| Name | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (high school) | Colleges considering |
| Armando Allen |
5-10 |
185 |
Hialeah, Fla. (Hialeah-Miami Lakes) |
Signed with Notre Dame |
| Victor Anderson |
5-9 |
182 |
Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) |
Signed with Louisville |
| Enrique Davis |
6-1 |
215 |
Lynn Haven, Fla. (Mosley) |
Signed with Auburn |
| Noel Devine |
5-8 |
170 |
N. Fort Myers, Fla. (N. Fort Myers) |
Did not sign |
| Jonathan Dwyer |
6-0 |
205 |
Marietta (Kell) |
Signed with Georgia Tech |
| Antwain Easterling |
5-11 |
185 |
Miami (Northwestern) |
Signed with Southern Miss |
| Robert Elliott |
6-1 |
187 |
Okolona, Miss. (Okolona) |
Signed with Miss. State |
| Broderick Green |
6-1 |
230 |
Little Rock (Pulaski) |
Signed with Southern Cal |
| Jeremie Griffin |
6-1 |
220 |
Batesville, Miss. (South Panola) |
Signed with Ole Miss |
| Ryan Houston |
6-2 |
250 |
Matthews, N.C. (Butler) |
Signed with North Carolina |
| Caleb King |
5-11 |
196 |
Norcross (Greater Atlanta Christian) |
Signed with Georgia |
| Joe McKnight |
5-11 |
185 |
River Ridge, La. (John Curtis Christian) |
Signed with Southern Cal |
| Chris Rainey |
5-9 |
156 |
Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland) |
Signed with Florida |
| Bo Williams |
6-0 |
205 |
Oakland Park, Fla. (Northeast) |
Signed with Florida |
WIDE RECEIVERS (11)
| Name | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (high school) | Colleges considering |
| DeAngelo Benton |
6-3 |
195 |
Bastrop, La. (Bastrop) |
Signed with LSU |
| Leonard Hankerson |
6-3 |
195 |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Aquinas) |
Signed with Miami |
| J.R. Hemingway |
6-1 |
202 |
Conway, S.C. (Conway) |
Signed with Michigan |
| Dwight Jones |
6-3 |
210 |
Burlington, N.C. (Cummings) |
Signed with North Carolina |
| Ahmad Paige |
6-2 |
165 |
Sterlington, La. (Sterlington) |
Signed with Tennessee |
| Jay Smith |
6-3 |
195 |
Norfolk, Va. (Lake Taylor) |
Signed with N.C. State |
| Golden Tate |
6-0 |
180 |
Hendersonville, Tenn. (John Paul II) |
Signed with Notre Dame |
| Deonte Thompson |
5-11 |
186 |
Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central) |
Signed with Florida |
| Israel Troupe |
6-1 |
198 |
Tifton (Tift County) |
Signed with Georgia |
| Brent Vinson |
6-2 |
180 |
Chatham, Va. (Hargrave Military) |
Signed with Tennessee |
| Willie White |
6-3 |
175 |
Kingsland (Camden County) |
Signed with Georgia Tech |
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (16)
| Name | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (high school) | Colleges considering |
| Justin Anderson |
6-5 |
320 |
Chatham, Va. (Hargrave Military) |
Signed with Georgia |
| Kevin Bryant |
6-6 |
375 |
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Anderson) |
Signed with North Carolina |
| Bruce Campbell |
6-7 |
275 |
Chatham, Va. (Hargrave Military) |
Signed with Maryland |
| Nick Claytor |
6-6 |
315 |
Gainesville (Gainesville) |
Signed with Georgia Tech |
| Antwane Greenlee |
6-5 |
300 |
Columbus (Hardaway) |
Signed with Florida State |
| Chris Little |
6-5 |
340 |
Jeffersonville (Twiggs County) |
Signed with Georgia |
| Marquise Pouncey |
6-4 |
283 |
Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland) |
Signed with Florida |
| Michael Pouncey |
6-4 |
298 |
Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland) |
Signed with Florida |
| Ryan Pugh |
6-3 |
275 |
Hoover, Ala. (Hoover) |
Signed with Auburn |
| Quintin Richardson |
6-4 |
269 |
Columbia (Spring Valley) |
Signed with South Carolina |
| Derek Sherrod |
6-6 |
203 |
Caledonia, Miss. (Caledonia) |
Signed with Mississippi State |
| Trinton Sturdivant |
6-5 |
281 |
Wadesboro (Anson) |
Signed with Georgia |
| Craig Wilson |
6-5 |
300 |
Chatham, Va. (Hargrave Military) |
Signed with Illinois |
| D'Montreal Wilson |
6-4 |
305 |
Rayville, La. (Rayville) |
Did not sign |
| James Wilson |
6-5 |
305 |
St. Augustine, Fla. (Nease) |
Signed with Florida |
| Lee Ziemba |
6-7 |
295 |
Rogers, Ark. (Rogers) |
Signed with Auburn |
LINEBACKERS (13)
| Name | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (high school) | Colleges considering |
| Josh Bynes |
6-2 |
225 |
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Anderson) |
Signed with Auburn |
| Rennie Curran |
5-11 |
202 |
Snellville (Brookwood) |
Signed with Georgia |
| Chris Donald |
6-5 |
225 |
Huntingdon, Tenn. (Huntingdon) |
Signed with Tennessee |
| Lorenzo Edwards |
6-2 |
221 |
Orlando (Edgewater) |
Signed with Florida |
| Eltoro Freeman |
6-0 |
205 |
Alexander City, Ala. (Russell) |
Signed with Auburn |
| Carlton Johnson |
6-2 |
200 |
Lynn Haven, Fla. (Mosley) |
Signed with Auburn |
| Greg Little |
6-3 |
205 |
Durham, N.C. (Hillside) |
Signed with North Carolina |
| Rolando McClain |
6-4 |
230 |
Decatur, Ala. (Decatur) |
Signed with Alabama |
| Da'Norris Searcy |
6-0 |
205 |
Decatur (Towers) |
Signed with North Carolina |
| Kendall Smith |
6-1 |
210 |
Bushnell, Fla. (South Sumter) |
Signed with Florida State |
| Chris Strong |
6-3 |
255 |
Batesville, Miss. (South Panola) |
Signed with Ole Miss |
| Quan Sturdivant |
6-3 |
218 |
Oakboro, N.C. (West Stanly) |
Signed with North Carolina |
| J'Courtney Williams |
6-3 |
220 |
Christchurch, Va. (Christchurch) |
Signed with Virginia |
SAFETIES (9)
| Name | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (high school) | Colleges considering |
| Mark Barnes |
6-3 |
190 |
Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast) |
Signed with South Carolina |
| Jonnie Dixon |
5-11 |
177 |
Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central) |
Signed with Auburn |
| D.J. Donley |
6-3 |
190 |
Folkston (Charlton County) |
Signed with Georgia Tech |
| Stefoin Francois |
6-0 |
190 |
Reserve, La. (East St. John) |
Signed with LSU |
| Chad Jones |
6-3 |
232 |
Baton Rouge, La. (Southern University Lab) |
Signed with LSU |
| DeAndre McDaniel |
6-0 |
195 |
Chatham, Va. (Hargrave Military) |
Signed with Clemson |
| Michael McNeil |
6-2 |
197 |
Mobile, Ala. (Davidson) |
Signed with Auburn |
| Harrison Smith |
6-2 |
205 |
Knoxville (Catholic) |
Signed with Notre Dame |
| Major Wright |
6-1 |
204 |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Aquinas) |
Signed with Florida |