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Top in-state prospects: How they fared

February, 18, 2013

Feb 18

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Georgia signed 23 of the 70 players whom ESPN ranked as top-10 in-state prospects between 2006 and 2012, 18 more than the next-closest schools (Auburn and Alabama with five apiece). But how important has it actually been to sign the state’s top 10 players each year? We tracked the careers of all 70 players to determine how many of them became impact performers at the schools where they signed.

Here is what we found:

2006

Player	Start	Conf.	Amer.	3 yr.	Draft
1. Marcus Ball, FSU	No	No	No	No	No
2. Reshad Jones, Georgia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
3. Jermaine Cunningham, Florida	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
4. Carlos Brown, Michigan	No	No	No	Yes	No
5. Justin Anderson, Georgia	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
6. Asher Allen, Georgia	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
7. Darryl Gamble, Georgia	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
8. Quintin Banks, Georgia	No	No	No	Yes	No
9. Brandon Wood, Georgia	No	No	No	Yes	No
10. Toryan Smith, Notre Dame	No	No	No	Yes	No
Totals	5	2	0	9	4

Three misses: 26. Kelvin Sheppard, LSU; 61. Demaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech; 86. Eric Norwood, South Carolina

2007

Player	Start	Conf.	Amer.	3 yr.	Draft
1. Eric Berry, Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2. Allen Bailey, Miami	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
3. Israel Troupe, Georgia	No	No	No	Yes	No
4. D.J. Stafford, Kentucky	No	No	No	No	No
5. Caleb King, Georgia	No	No	No	Yes	No
6. Cam Newton, Florida	No	No	No	No	No
7. Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
8. Ted Laurent, Ole Miss	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
9. T-Bob Hebert, LSU	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
10. Conrad Obi, Colorado	No	No	No	Yes	No
Totals	5-10	3-10	1-10	8-10	3-10

Three misses: 19. Cameron Heyward, Ohio State; 22. Justin Houston, Georgia; 68. Clint Boling, Georgia

2008

Player	Start	Conf.	Amer.	3 yr.	Draft
1. Josh Jarboe, Oklahoma	No	No	No	No	No
2. Brice Butler, USC	No	No	No	Yes	No
3. Richard Samuel, Georgia	No	No	No	Yes	NA
4. Terrance Parks, FSU	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
5. Omar Hunter, Florida	Yes	No	No	Yes	NA
6. Brandon Thompson, Clemson	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
7. DeAngelo Tyson, Georgia	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
8. Jamoris Slaughter, Notre Dame	Yes	No	No	Yes	NA
9. Daniel Franklin, Oklahoma	No	No	No	Yes	NA
10. Toby Jackson, Georgia	No	No	No	No	No
Totals	5-10	1-10	0-10	8-10	2-6

Three misses: 24. Bacarri Rambo, Georgia; 47. Brandon Boykin, Georgia; 80. Cordy Glenn, Georgia

2009

Player	Start	Conf.	Amer.	3 yr.	Draft
1. Greg Reid, Florida State	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
2. Branden Smith, Georgia	No	No	No	Yes	NA
3. Eric Fields, Did not sign	No	No	No	No	No
4. Darren Myles Jr., Tennessee	No	No	No	No	No
5. Prince Kent, Miami	No	No	No	No	No
6. Chris Burnette, Georgia	Yes	No	No	Yes	NA
7. Jarvis Jones, USC	No	No	No	No	No
8. Washaun Ealey, Georgia	No	No	No	No	No
9. Gerald Demps, FSU	No	No	No	Yes	NA
10. Donavan Tate, North Carolina	No	No	No	No	No
Totals	2-10	0-10	0-10	4-10	0-7

Three misses: 33. Shawn Williams, Georgia; 35. Chance Warmack, Alabama; 69. Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech

2010

Player	Start	Conf.	Amer.	3 yr.	Draft
1. Storm Johnson, Miami	No	No	No	No	No
2. Markeith Ambles, USC	No	No	No	No	No
3. Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	NA
4. Alec Ogletree, Georgia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	NA
5. Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
6. Mack Brown, Florida	No	No	No	Yes	NA
7. Prince Kent, Baylor	No	No	No	Yes	NA
8. Antonio Goodwin, Auburn	No	No	No	No	No
9. Adrian Hubbard, Alabama	Yes	No	No	Yes	NA
10. Tai-ler Jones, Notre Dame	Yes	No	No	Yes	NA
Totals	5-10	3-10	0-10	6-10	0-4

Three misses: 31. Rajion Neal, Tennessee; 47. Connor Shaw, South Carolina; 79. Michael Bennett, Georgia

2011

Player	Start	Conf.	Amer.	3 yr.	Draft
1. Isaiah Crowell, Georgia	No	No	No	No	No
2. Ray Drew, Georgia	No	No	No	NA	NA
3. Jay Rome, Georgia	No	No	No	NA	NA
4. Xzavier Dickson, Alabama	No	No	No	NA	NA
5. Gabe Wright, Auburn	No	No	No	NA	NA
6. Quan Bray, Auburn	No	No	No	NA	NA
7. James Vaughters, Stanford	No	No	No	NA	NA
8. Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia	No	No	No	NA	NA
9. Avery Walls, California	No	No	No	NA	NA
10. Damian Swann, Georgia	Yes	No	No	NA	NA
Totals	1-10	0-10	0-10	0-1	0-1

Three misses: 11. Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame; 13. A.J. Johnson, Tennessee; 37. David Andrews, Georgia

2012

Player	Start	Conf.	Amer.	3 yr.	Draft
1. Josh Harvey-Clemons, Georgia	No	No	No	NA	NA
2. Brandon Greene, Alabama	No	No	No	NA	NA
3. Geno Smith, Alabama	No	No	No	NA	NA
4. Jonathan Taylor, Georgia	No	No	No	NA	NA
5. Dillon Lee, Alabama	No	No	No	NA	NA
6. Mike Davis, South Carolina	No	No	No	NA	NA
7. Jordan Jenkins, Georgia	No	No	No	NA	NA
8. Ricky Parks, Auburn	No	No	No	NA	NA
9. Vadal Alexander, LSU	No	No	No	NA	NA
10. Joshua Holsey, Auburn	No	No	No	NA	NA
Totals	0-10	0-10	0-10	NA	NA

Three misses: 20. Kenyan Drake, Alabama; 25. Darreon Herring, Vanderbilt; 33. Imani Cross, Nebraska

Seven-year totals

Start	Conf.	Amer.	3 yr. *	Draft *
23 of 70	9 of 70	1 of 70	35 of 51	9 of 38
* -- Not all 70 players have been in college long enough to qualify for the achievement

Key

Start -- Did the player start at least 10 games in a season?
Conf. -- All-Conference: Did the player earn first- or second-team all-conference honors from the press?
Amer. -- All-America: Did the player earn first- or second-team All-America honors from the press?
3 yr. -- Did the player stay for at least three seasons at the program where he signed?
Draft -- Was the player drafted into the NFL from the program where he signed?

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