MaxPreps/Tom Lemming's Top 25 Recruiting Classes
Below is a list of Tom Lemming's Top 25 recruiting classes for 2009 with the number of Top 100 players, followed by the committed players and their individual rankings.
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| School | Top 100 | Players (Rank) |
| 1. LSU | 8 | QB Russell Shepard (5), WR Reuben Randle (9), DB Craig Loston (14), RB Michael Ford (25) DE Sam Montgomery (33), LB Kevin Minter (76), DT Chris Davenport (79), OL/DL Chris Faulk (85) |
| 2. Ohio State | 3 | LB Dorian Bell (27), OL/DL John Simon (34), RB Jaamal Berry (89) |
| 3. USC | 12 | QB Matt Barkley (1), DE Devon Kennard (4), LB Jarvis Jones (13), WR/DB Alshon Jeffrey (31) DB/RB Patrick Hall (37), DE James Boyd (40), RB Randall Carroll (52), LB Frankie Telfort (61) LB Marquis Simmons (67), S T.J. McDonald (88), OT/DL Kevin Graf (93), OL John Martinez (99) |
| 4. Texas | 7 | QB Garrett Gilbert (3), RB Chris Whaley (18), OL Mason Walters (46), OL Garrett Porter (68) DE Alex Okafor (71), DT Calvin Howell (83), OT Thomas Ashcraft (98) |
| 5. Alabama | 7 | DB D'Andre Kirkpatrick (12), RB Trent Richardson (19), OL/DL D.J. Fluker (20) LB Nico Johnson (23), DB Rod Woodson (69), LB Anthony Patrick (70), WR Kendall Kelly (96) |
| 6. North Carolina | 2 | DE/TE Donte Moss (8), DB Donavan Tate (58) |
| 7. South Carolina | 3 | RB Jarvis Giles (50), S Devonte Holloman (54), LB/S Damario Jeffery (57) |
| 8. Georgia | 3 | QB Aaron Murray (6), WR/DB Marlon Brown (22), RB Washaun Ealey (72) |
| 9. Florida | 5 | OL/DE Xavier Nixon (22), RB Jelani Jenkins (26), WR/CB Andre Debose (60), OL Nick Alajajian (64) LB Jon Bostic (66) |
| 10.Michigan | 3 | DL William Campbell (48), QB Tate Forcier (59), RB Fitzgerald Toussaint (95) |
| 11. Miami (Fla.) | 2 | RB Bryce Brown (2), WR/DB Aravious Armstrong (94) |
| 12. Michigan State | 2 | RB Edwin Baker (35), LB Chris Norman (36) |
| 13. Oklahoma | 3 | DL Jamarkus McFarland (15), DB Game Lynn (30), DE/TE Justin Chaisson (65) |
| 14. Florida State | 3 | DL Jacobbi McDaniel (10), DB Willie Downs (42), RB Chris Thompson (80) |
| 15. Arkansas | 2 | CB/WR Darius Winston (41), RB Ronnie Wingo (92) |
| 16. Notre Dame | 4 | LB Manti Te'o (7), RB Cierre Wood (17), OL/DL Chris Watt (43), WR/S Shaquelle Evans (44) |
| 17. Texas A&M | 1 | RB Christian Michael (82) |
| 18. Stanford | 1 | RB/LB Shayne Skov (75) |
| 19. UCLA | 1 | DE/RB Keenan Graham (47) |
| 20. Virginia Tech | 1 | DB/WR Logan Thomas (77) |
| 21. West Virginia | 2 | WR Logan Heastie (49), RB Tavon Austin (51) |
| 22. Illinois | 2 | WR Terry Hawthorne (28), DE Craig Drummond (55) |
| 23. Ole Miss | 1 | WR Patrick Patterson (24) |
| 24. Mississippi St. | 2 | QB Tyler Russell (32), DE Fletcher Cox (100) |
| 25. Penn State | 1 | OL/DL Eric Shrive (87) |
