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Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Updated: February 6, 10:01 AM ET
Class of 2004: Backfield power

By Tom Lemming
ESPN.com

Ed.'s note: Lemming's fullback ranking was revised Jan. 27, 2004.

One last look at this year's crop of fullbacks led me to one colclusion: Peyton Hillis had to be No. 1. Brock Bolen slides down to No. 2, while Chris Pressley, remains at No. 3. The top four fullbacks can play anywhere in the country.

There might be a few more changes before Signing Day, so check back to see who drops out, drops down or moves up the list.

Player	Ht., Wt.	City (High School), St.	College (Verbal)
1. Peyton Hillis	6-2, 240	Conway, Ark.	Arkansas
2. Brock Bolen	6-0, 230	Germantown (Valley View), Ohio	Illinois
3. Chris Pressley	6-0, 240	Woodbury, N.J.	Wisconsin
4. David Holbert	6-2, 225	Nashville (Brentwood Academy), Tenn.	Tennessee
5. Mike McLaughlin	6-1, 215	Waynesboro (Wayne County), Miss.	Auburn
6. Dwayne Jones	6-1, 230	Lakewood, N.J.	Rutgers
7. Delbert Ferguson	6-3, 215	Warren (Harding), Ohio	Cincinnati
8. Dan Lawlor	6-2, 240	Mechanicsburg (Cumberland Valley), Pa.	Penn State
9. Jay Lucas	6-1, 210	Baton Rouge (Redemptorist), La.
10. Jacob Hester	6-0, 240	Shreveport (Evangel), La.	LSU
11. Leon Pennington	6-1, 225	Hallandale, Fla.	Michigan State
12. Levonte Barber	5-10, 212	Cleveland, Tenn.
13. Russ Weil	6-1, 230	Minooka, Ill.	Illinois
14. Tom Walls	6-2, 235	Westville (West Deptford), N.J.	Boston College
15. Tyease Thompson	6-1, 200	Lakeland (Jenkins), Fla.	Iowa State
16. Matt Hahn	6-1, 215	Melville (St. Anthony's), N.Y.	Penn State
17. J.T. Diederichs	6-1, 215	Seattle (Ballard), Wash.	Washington State
18. Weston Dacus	6-2, 230	Searcy, Ark.	Arkansas
19. William Taufoou	6-0, 240	Mountain View (St. Francis), Calif.
20. Demetrius Rudd	6-0, 230	Harvey (Thorton), Ill.
21. J.T. Turner	5-11, 215	Augusta, Ark.	Tennessee
22. Dionte Johnson	6-0, 225	Columbus (Eastmoor), Ohio	Ohio State
23. Jordan Dizon	6-1, 210	Honolulu (Waimea), Hawaii	Colorado
24. Quran Barge	6-1, 210	Camden (Catholid), N.J.
24. Aaron O'Neal	6-2, 215	Creve Coeur, Mo.	Missouri

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