Latest Team Rankings Free Text Alerts Member Services | ||||
| |
Quick links: Latest Team Rankings Free Text Alerts Member Services | | |
| ||||
Shop MobileRadio
RSSRivals.com
Yahoo! Sports |
|
 | College Teams | High Schools |
| | ||
 | |  |
| | ||
| | |
| | ||
| | |
| | ||
| | |
| | ||
| | |
| | ||
| | |
| | ||
| | |
| | ||
| | |
VirginiaPreps Class of 2011 Top 20 Football Prospects | VirginiaPreps.com | last sorted on 9/4/2009
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rivals.com is your source for: College Football | Football Recruiting | College Basketball | Basketball Recruiting | College Baseball | High School | College Merchandise
Site-specific editorial/photos © VirginiaPreps.com. All rights reserved. This website is an officially and independently operated source of news and information not affiliated with any school or team.
About | Advertise with Us | Contact | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright/IP policy
Statistical information ©2007 STATS LLC All Rights Reserved.
The top-ranked prospect in the Commonwealth put up huge numbers as a sophomore in 2008 by rushing for 920 yards (8.6 yds/carry) and throwing for another 696 yards with 15 touchdowns earning first team all-region honors as a kick returner for the Yellow Jackets. Though his top asset is likely his 4.4 speed, Terrell earns wide praise for his no-fear approach to the game and his ability to make big plays when most needed. It's rarely fair to a prospect to make comparisons to an already established player but numerous sources have called him "the closest thing in Virginia to Percy Harvin since Percy Harvin." 
ACC schools starting unofficially offering Hermitage linebacker Curtis Grant as soon as they started contacting him because the local schools knew that the Panthers standout would be getting national attention soon enough (likely starting this Fall) because Grant brings everything to the linebacker position that colleges seek -- size, the ability to run and a physical nature. After a Charlottesville combine, Rivals.com Analyst Mike Farrell called Grant a "massive linebacker with great length and terrific athleticism." Once colleges can begin officially tendering scholarships come September 1, Grant's offer sheet will also have great length and will include a terrific list of programs.
The Menchville athlete is the most versatile prospect in the state from the Class of 2011 after having lined up at one time or another at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, linebacker, cornerback and safety for the Monarchs while accounting for 1,026 yards and thirteen touchdowns in 2008. With 4.4 speed, Richardson will rank as one of the speediest prospects in the Commonwealth and combines a winning attitude with a strong competitiveness which is why he has already drawn offers from ACC, Big East, and SEC schools.
In his first year as a starter, Thourogood led his team to a 12-1 mark as the Dolphins did not lose until meeting Oscar Smith in the Eastern Regional championship game 28-21. Already a seriously dangerous runner, the rising prospect has spent a number of hard hours in the offseason getting bigger, stronger, faster and improving upon his passing mechanics and has emerged from the pack as the one of the top dual threat quarterbacks in the mid-Atlantic region. The cousin of current Virginia Tech Hokie Marcus Davis, Thourogood lacks the same size but matches the athleticism giving him the versatility to play virtually any skill position on either side of the ball at the college level.
A physical linebacker who came into his own late in the Phantoms 15-0 season in 2008, Taylor walked off the Lane Stadium turf in December as arguably the best defensive player on a unit that recorded nine shutouts last season. He carried that momentum into the offseason where he stood out at numerous events including an MVP award-winning appearance at the NUC combine held at Oscar Smith during the Spring. Recruiting attention form him has already gone national and, with two years worth of growth, maturity, and on-the-field development, Taylor will have the option of picking virtually any program in the country.
Already carrying college size, Whitmire is going to catch the eye of every college recruiter in his area not only because of his height, weight and solid build but also because he carries it so well. He's a two-way player who makes an impact on both sides and, when football season ends, he takes to the basketball court. An eventual four-year starter for the Titans, Whitmire brings a number of skills to the game complementing his size as he works well with his hands, plays with an explosive and aggressive nature and has enough athleticism that he lines up at tight end during the summer 7 x 7 passing competitions. Having already been approached by a number of Big East, ACC, and SEC programs, Whitmire will be a highly coveted recruit from the 2011 class.
A VirginiaPreps.com first team all-state selection at tight end in 2008, Romero is even more of a standout and prospect on the defensive side of the ball where he started fifteen games for the reigning Division Five champion Phoebus Phantoms. The addition of fifteen pounds in the offseason should add to his strength while not limiting his explosiveness off the ball, a key strength in his game. A big game playmaker on both sides of the ball, a move to linebacker may be in his future on the college level, though a small growth spurt could change that. A few things that recruiters will not have to worry about is his competitive nature, aggressiveness on the field and willingness to be a team leader, even to older players.
With four unofficial verbal offers in hand and several more colleges from coast-to-coast entering the fray for his services, the rising 2011 prospect from Kempsville will be a hot commodity from the Commonwealth next season. With impressive showings at camps and combines throughout the Spring and Summer, including gathering the linebackers MVP award at the Ultimate 100 camp in New Jersey, Hughes is a giant blip on the recruiting radar screen right now and will continue to grow over the next two years. With elder brother Trenton a defensive back at Maryland, Travis will have the luxury of having experienced voices in his ears throughout the process. 
With offers already in from both in-state DI programs, Marshall has been discovered by the locals and will soon be well known to college recruiters up and down the East Coast. In his sophomore season, the Class of 2011 prospect was the top defensive player for a Dinwiddie as he recorded 127 tackles, 12 sacks, one interception and five pass break ups for a program which finished 12-2 as the Division Five state runners up. Marshall brings tremendous power to the field with his 300-plus pound bench and 500-plus pound squat but plays with great quickness as well having recorded a 4.84 forty and 4.41 shuttle. In early September, expect a lot of articles about offers coming in for this rising junior.
North Carolina was the first of many offers which will land in front of the Bayside defensive back who has a great hip flip and is tremendously gifted at staying in the hip pocket of wide receivers. His ability to battle for the ball in the air will make him one of the most highly-recruited players from the 2011 Class because he is a true shutdown corner. His performance at the Ultimate 100 camp in New Jersey earned praise from Rivals analyst Mike Farrell who noted that "Trey" is "a very smooth defensive back who has great ball skills and breaks on the ball well. Nicholson is good enough to allow a slight cushion between himself and his opponent to give the appearance of separation, but then he'll close and make a play on the ball. He's also very good at peeling off his man and getting into the play when the ball isn't thrown at him." 
Stepping behind center for the Dinwiddie Generals, Hall will plenty of opportunities to show off his playmaking ability in Coach Billy Mills' exciting offense. The rising junior brings outstanding size to the quarterback position and exceptional athleticism having played wide receiver during the program's 2008 season in which they made a run to the state championship game. He throws a great ball and, as his mechanics and strength improve, as well as his ability to read the field, Hall should grow into an elite dual threat playmaking signal caller capable of leading Dinwiddie deep into the playoffs. Good news for Virginia Tech fans, the Class of 2011 prospect has called them his early leader, but they will have to fight off lots of challengers.
Few players in the Commonwealth have garnered as much attention as Hylton's Harris over the course of the summer. A starter for the Bulldogs his sophomore season, the rising junior will be a staple of their secondary for the next two seasons and could be an all-state staple as well due to his blazing speed, coverage skills and confidence in his ability to lock down opposing wideouts. The Class of 2011 prospect earned the overall MVP honors at the Ultimate 100 camp in New Jersey where he was described by Rivals analyst Mike Farrell as a "dynamic cover cornerback who can lock down in single coverage because he has great hips, reads and reacts to routes well and changes direction with ease. He also has the confidence and cockiness of a shutdown corner who wants to go against the best and doesn't back down from a challenge. Harris won the Overall MVP at the event for good reason and he will be heavily recruited next year." 
