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Tuesday, December 16
Updated: February 4, 3:48 PM ET
 
Class of 2004: Armed and dangerous

By Tom Lemming
ESPN.com

Ed.s' note: Lemming's QB list was updated December 30.

With the recruiting season in full swing, it's time to take another look at the best prep quarterbacks in the country. After another season of seeing these slingers work on their craft, I had to make some changes, but unlike in other years, the prospects at the top of the list held steady.

Brian Brohm, Rhett Bomar, Chad Henne, Xavier Lee, Stephen McGee and Rocky Hinds are still my top six QBs. However, there are some changes. Erik Ainge is the only prospect making his debut on the list. The athletic lefty from Oregon had a good senior campaign and jumped in at No. 21. The biggest late move was made by Deerfield Beach's (Fla.) Brent Schaeffer, who rose from No. 23 to No. 15.

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. Brian Brohm 6-4, 200 Louisville (Trinity), Ken. Louisville
2. Rhett Bomar 6-3, 200 Grand Prairie, Texas Oklahoma
3. Chad Henne 6-3, 220 West Lawn (Wilson), Pa. Michigan
4. Xavier Lee 6-4, 205 Daytona Beach (Seabreeze), Fla. Florida State
5. Stephen McGee 6-3, 195 Burnet, Texas Texas A&M
6. Rocky Hinds 6-4, 205 Playa Del Rey (St. Bernards), Calif. USC
7. Drew Weatherford 6-4, 195 Land O' Lakes, Fla. Florida State
8. Anthony Morelli 6-4, 205 Pittsburgh (Penn Hills), Pa. Penn State
9. Matt Tuiasosopo 6-2, 210 Woodinville, Wash. Washington
10. Kirby Freeman 6-2, 180 Brownwood, Texas Miami
11. Blake Barnes 6-3, 205 Baldwyn, Miss. Georgia
12. Nick Patton 6-4, 190 Winfield, Kan. Kansas State
13. Robert Reid 6-4, 205 Galena Park (North Shore), Texas Oklahoma State
14.Cornelius Ingram 6-5, 205 Hawthorne, Fla. Florida
15. Chase Patton 6-4, 205 Columbia (Rock Bridge), Mo. Missouri
16. Brent Schaeffer 6-3, 185 Deerfield Beach, Fla. Tennessee
17. Sean Lewis 6-7, 220 Oak Lawn (Richards), Ill. Wisconsin
18. Darrell Jackson 6-3, 210 Webster Groves, Mo. Missouri
19. Nate Longshore 6-4, 215 Canyon Country, Calif. California
20. Ryan Walters 6-0, 190 Aurora (Grandview),Colo. Colorado
21. Erik Ainge 6-5, 190 Hillsboro (Glencoe), Ore. Tennessee
22. Bryan Savage 6-4, 210 Haverford, Pa. Wisconsin
23. Davon Drew 6-4, 215 New Bern, N.C. East Carolina
24. Johnny Carlson 6-3, 210 Minnetonka (Hopkins), Minn. Minnesota
25. Alex Mortensen 6-2, 190 Atlanta (Landmark Christian), Ga. Arkansas

Tom Lemming is editor of Prep Football Report. For information on how to subscribe to Prep Football Report's three yearly magazines and five newsletters ($60 for the magazines and $90 for both magazines and newsletters), call 1-630-907-1000 or write to P.O. Box 59113, Schaumburg, Ill. 60159. For year-round recruiting updates, call Tom Lemming's Prep Football Hotline at 900-388-1212. Calls are $1.79 per minute, and callers must be 18 years old or have parents' permission.




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