The Scout.com 2008 All-America Team is led by the Scout.com National Player of Year, quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Pryor, from Jeannette (Pa.) High School, led his Jayhawaks to a 16-0 record and AA State Championship. Pryor had 3,788 yards of total offense. That broke down to 1,899 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns and 1,889 yards passing and 23 touchdowns. He finished his career with 8,499 total yards of offense.
“I would like to thank Scout.com for this honor,” said Terrelle Pryor. “I would also like to thank my coaches and teammates.”
Pryor, 6-6 and 220 pounds, is also the nation’s top prospect. He has narrowed things down to Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, and Oregon. Pryor has already visited the Buckeyes and Wolverines. He may not sign with anyone on Wednesday, National Signing Day, so he can make another official visit or two.
“I have thought he has been the top prospect for two years now,” said Bob Lichtenfels of Scout.com. “I was slightly apprehensive of his level of competition but at the U.S. Amry All-American Bowl he proved to me and any other doubters that he was by far the nation’s top player. On the biggest stage of high school football he took the game over. It was Terrelle Pryor and everybody else.”
Pryor beat out running backs Milton Knox (Van Nuys, Calif.) and Justin Johnson (Gilmer, Texas), linebacker Arthur Brown (Wichita, Ka.), and wide receiver Julio Jones (Foley, Ala.). Brown, Jones and Johnson all made the Scout.com First Team. Other members of the first team are running back Darrell Scott (Ventura, Calif.), wide receivers A.J. Green (Summerville, S.C.) and DeAndre Brown (Ocean Springs, Miss.) and tight end Kyle Rudolph (Cincinnati, Ohio).
“With all of the wide receivers in the south, it is impossible to go wrong with any of them,” said Miller Safrit of Scout.com. “They are all tall, fast, have soft hands, and know what to do with the ball after the catch. These three are easily some of the best receivers I have seen in my time at Scout.com.”
Up front are offensive tackles Tyron Smith (Moreno Valley, Calif.) and Mike Adams (Dublin, Ohio), guards Josh Jenkins (Parkersburg, W.V.) and Baker Steinkuhler (Lincoln, Ne.) and center Michael Brewster (Orlando, Fla.).
“It's a great year for offensive linemen and this year's Scout.com All-American front is anchored by two sterling tackles: Tyron Smith and Mike Adams. Smith is a lean 267 pounds who comes equipped with great feet and freakish athleticism for a big man. Adams moves exceptionally well and has good lateral mobility. Manning the guard spots are Josh Jenkins and Baker Steinkuhlker. Jenkins shows superior agility and is great at using his hands inside to control and seal defenders. Steinkuhler is an amazing drive blocker who plays with defensive athleticism. Anchoring the line is center Mike Brewster, another athletic specimen who at 6-5, 300 pounds, sets up great in pass protection and shows that relentless, scrappy attitude that makes him so tough to beat.”
Defensive ends Daquan Bowers (Bamberg, S.C.) and R.J. Washington (Keller, Texas) and tackles Marcus Forston (Miami, Fla.) and Omar Hunter (Buford, Ga.) lead a stellar defensive unit. The back seven consists of linebackers Brown, Nigel Bradham (Crawfordville, Fla.) and Etienne Sabino (Miami, Fla.), safeties Will Hill (Jersey City, N.J.) and Rahim Moore (Los Angeles, Calif.) and cornerbacks Patrick Johnson (Pompano Beach, Fla.) and Aaron Williams (Austin, Texas).
Other Scout.com National Players of the Year have been quarterbacks Ryan Perrilloux, and Chris Leak, running back Chris Wells, wide receiver/cornerback Ted Ginn, Jr. and defensive end Everson Griffen.
| Scout.com 2008 HS All-America Teams |
First Team All-Americans |
| Pos | Player | Ht/Wt | Commited |
| QB | Terrelle Pryor |  | Name: Terrelle Pryor
Ht/Wt: 6-6/225
Position (Rk.): QB (#1)
Overall Rk.: #1
Rating: 
H.S.: Jeannette (Jeannette, PA) |
| 6-6/225 | |
| RB | Darrell Scott |  | Name: Darrell Scott
Ht/Wt: 6-2/215
Position (Rk.): RB (#1)
Overall Rk.: #4
Rating:
H.S.: St. Bonaventure (Ventura, CA) |
| 6-2/215 | |
| RB | Justin Johnson |  | Name: Justin Johnson
Ht/Wt: 6-1/205
Position (Rk.): LB (#2)
Overall Rk.: #7
Rating:
H.S.: Gilmer (Gilmer, TX) |
| 6-1/205 | Oklahoma |
| WR | Julio Jones |  | Name: Julio Jones
Ht/Wt: 6-4/212
Position (Rk.): WR (#1)
Overall Rk.: #3
Rating:
H.S.: Foley (Foley, AL) |
| 6-4/212 | |
| WR | A.J. Green |  | Name: A.J. Green
Ht/Wt: 6-4/190
Position (Rk.): WR (#2)
Overall Rk.: #10
Rating:
H.S.: Summerville (Summerville, SC) |
| 6-4/190 | Georgia |
| WR | DeAndre Brown |  | Name: DeAndre Brown
Ht/Wt: 6-6.5/222
Position (Rk.): WR (#3)
Overall Rk.: #13
Rating:
H.S.: Ocean Springs (Ocean Springs, MS) |
| 6-6.5/222 | Southern Mississippi |
| TE | Kyle Rudolph |  | Name: Kyle Rudolph
Ht/Wt: 6-7/235
Position (Rk.): TE (#1)
Overall Rk.: #21
Rating:
H.S.: Elder (Cincinnati, OH) |
| 6-7/235 | Notre Dame |
| OT | Tyron Smith |  | Name: Tyron Smith
Ht/Wt: 6-5/267
Position (Rk.): OT (#1)
Overall Rk.: #9
Rating:
H.S.: Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley, CA) |
| 6-5/267 | USC |
| OT | Mike Adams |  | Name: Mike Adams
Ht/Wt: 6-7.5/301
Position (Rk.): OL (#2)
Overall Rk.: #11
Rating:
H.S.: Dublin Coffman (Dublin, OH) |
| 6-7.5/301 | Ohio State |
| OG | Josh Jenkins |  | Name: Josh Jenkins
Ht/Wt: 6-3.5/303
Position (Rk.): OG (#1)
Overall Rk.: #42
Rating:
H.S.: Parkersburg (Parkersburg, WV) |
| 6-3.5/303 | |
| OG | Baker Steinkuhler |  | Name: Baker Steinkuhler
Ht/Wt: 6-6/290
Position (Rk.): DE (#2)
Overall Rk.: #36
Rating:
H.S.: Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln, NE) |
| 6-6/290 | Nebraska |
| C | Michael Brewster |  | Name: Michael Brewster
Ht/Wt: 6-5/300
Position (Rk.): C (#1)
Overall Rk.: #23
Rating:
H.S.: Edgewater (Orlando, FL) |
| 6-5/300 | Ohio State |
| |
| DE | Da'Quan Bowers |  | Name: Da'Quan Bowers
Ht/Wt: 6-5/265
Position (Rk.): DE (#1)
Overall Rk.: #2
Rating:
H.S.: Bamberg Ehrhardt (Bamberg, SC) |
| 6-5/265 | Clemson |
| DE | R.J. Washington |  | Name: R.J. Washington
Ht/Wt: 6-3/233
Position (Rk.): DE (#2)
Overall Rk.: #25
Rating:
H.S.: Fossil Ridge (Keller, TX) |
| 6-3/233 | Oklahoma |
| DT | Marcus Forston |  | Name: Marcus Forston
Ht/Wt: 6-2.5/305
Position (Rk.): DT (#1)
Overall Rk.: #18
Rating:
H.S.: Miami Northwestern (Miami, FL) |
| 6-2.5/305 | Miami |
| DT | Omar Hunter |  | Name: Omar Hunter
Ht/Wt: 6-2/297
Position (Rk.): DT (#2)
Overall Rk.: #27
Rating:
H.S.: Buford (Buford, GA) |
| 6-2/297 | Florida |
| LB | Arthur Brown Jr. |  | Name: Arthur Brown Jr.
Ht/Wt: 6-1/225
Position (Rk.): LB (#1)
Overall Rk.: #5
Rating:
H.S.: East (Wichita, KS) |
| 6-1/225 | Miami |
| LB | Nigel Bradham |  | Name: Nigel Bradham
Ht/Wt: 6-2/225
Position (Rk.): LB (#1)
Overall Rk.: #17
Rating:
H.S.: Wakulla (Crawfordville, FL) |
| 6-2/225 | Florida State |
| LB | Etienne Sabino |  | Name: Etienne Sabino
Ht/Wt: 6-3/230
Position (Rk.): LB (#2)
Overall Rk.: #39
Rating:
H.S.: Dr. Michael M. Krop (Miami, FL) |
| 6-3/230 | Ohio State |
| S | Will Hill |  | Name: Will Hill
Ht/Wt: 6-3/203
Position (Rk.): QB (#1)
Overall Rk.: #6
Rating:
H.S.: St. Peters Prep (Jersey City, NJ) |
| 6-3/203 | Florida |
| S | Rahim Moore |  | Name: Rahim Moore
Ht/Wt: 6-2/190
Position (Rk.): CB (#2)
Overall Rk.: #33
Rating:
H.S.: Susan Miller Dorsey (Los Angeles, CA) |
| 6-2/190 | UCLA |
| CB | Patrick Peterson |  | Name: Patrick Peterson
Ht/Wt: 6-1/197
Position (Rk.): CB (#1)
Overall Rk.: #8
Rating:
H.S.: Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, FL) |
| 6-1/197 | LSU |
| CB | Aaron Williams |  | Name: Aaron Williams
Ht/Wt: 6-0/174
Position (Rk.): CB (#2)
Overall Rk.: #31
Rating:
H.S.: McNeil (Austin, TX) |
| 6-0/174 | Texas |
| |
| K | Blair Walsh |  | Name: Blair Walsh
Ht/Wt: 5-10/175
Position (Rk.): K (#1)
Overall Rk.: #
Rating:
H.S.: Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, FL) |
| 5-10/175 | Georgia |
| P | Jeff Locke |  | Name: Jeff Locke
Ht/Wt: 6-1/185
Position (Rk.): K (#1)
Overall Rk.: #
Rating:
H.S.: Mountain Ridge (Glendale, AZ) |
| 6-1/185 | UCLA |
| |
Second Team All-Americans |
| Pos | Player | Ht/Wt | Commited |
| QB | Dayne Crist |  | Name: Dayne Crist
Ht/Wt: 6-4.5/225
Position (Rk.): QB (#3)
Overall Rk.: #45
Rating:
H.S.: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA) |
| 6-4.5/225 | Notre Dame |
| RB | Richard Samuel |  | Name: Richard Samuel
Ht/Wt: 6-1/205
Position (Rk.): LB (#4)
Overall Rk.: #24
Rating:
H.S.: Cass (Cartersville, GA) |
| 6-1/205 | Georgia |
| RB | Jermie Calhoun |  | Name: Jermie Calhoun
Ht/Wt: 6-0/210
Position (Rk.): RB (#3)
Overall Rk.: #19
Rating:
H.S.: Van (Van, TX) |
| 6-0/210 | Oklahoma |
| WR | DeVier Posey |  | Name: DeVier Posey
Ht/Wt: 6-3/190
Position (Rk.): WR (#4)
Overall Rk.: #15
Rating:
H.S.: La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) |
| 6-3/190 | Ohio State |
| WR | Michael Floyd |  | Name: Michael Floyd
Ht/Wt: 6-3/200
Position (Rk.): DB (#5)
Overall Rk.: #16
Rating:
H.S.: Cretin Derham Hall (Saint Paul, MN) |
| 6-3/200 | Notre Dame |
| WR | Jonathan Baldwin |  | Name: Jonathan Baldwin
Ht/Wt: 6-6/225
Position (Rk.): TE (#6)
Overall Rk.: #20
Rating:
H.S.: Aliquippa (Aliquippa, PA) |
| 6-6/225 | Pittsburgh |
| TE | Blake Ayles |  | Name: Blake Ayles
Ht/Wt: 6-4/235
Position (Rk.): TE (#2)
Overall Rk.: #22
Rating:
H.S.: Lutheran - O.C. (Orange, CA) |
| 6-4/235 | USC |
| OT | Matt Kalil |  | Name: Matt Kalil
Ht/Wt: 6-7/281
Position (Rk.): OT (#3)
Overall Rk.: #12
Rating:
H.S.: Servite (Anaheim, CA) |
| 6-7/281 | USC |
| OT | Matt Patchan |  | Name: Matt Patchan
Ht/Wt: 6-7/265
Position (Rk.): OT (#4)
Overall Rk.: #14
Rating:
H.S.: Armwood (Seffner, FL) |
| 6-7/265 | Florida |
| OG | Stephen Good |  | Name: Stephen Good
Ht/Wt: 6-4/290
Position (Rk.): OG (#3)
Overall Rk.: #55
Rating:
H.S.: Paris (Paris, TX) |
| 6-4/290 | Oklahoma |
| OG | Vinston Painter |  | Name: Vinston Painter
Ht/Wt: 6-5/309
Position (Rk.): OG (#4)
Overall Rk.: #80
Rating:
H.S.: Maury (Norfolk, VA) |
| 6-5/309 | Virginia Tech |
| C | Braxston Cave |  | Name: Braxston Cave
Ht/Wt: 6-3/292
Position (Rk.): C (#2)
Overall Rk.: #140
Rating:
H.S.: Penn (Mishawaka, IN) |
| 6-3/292 | Notre Dame |
| |
| DE | Shayne Hale |  | Name: Shayne Hale
Ht/Wt: 6-3.5/240
Position (Rk.): DE (#3)
Overall Rk.: #38
Rating:
H.S.: Gateway (Monroeville, PA) |
| 6-3.5/240 | Pittsburgh |
| DE | Nicholas Perry |  | Name: Nicholas Perry
Ht/Wt: 6-4/235
Position (Rk.): DE (#5)
Overall Rk.: #54
Rating:
H.S.: King (Detroit, MI) |
| 6-4/235 | |
| DT | Marcel Dareus |  | Name: Marcel Dareus
Ht/Wt: 6-4/275
Position (Rk.): DT (#5)
Overall Rk.: #69
Rating:
H.S.: Huffman-Magnet (Birmingham, AL) |
| 6-4/275 | |
| DT | Garrett Goebel |  | Name: Garrett Goebel
Ht/Wt: 6-5/278
Position (Rk.): DT (#4)
Overall Rk.: #51
Rating:
H.S.: Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) |
| 6-5/278 | Ohio State |
| LB | Mark Barron |  | Name: Mark Barron
Ht/Wt: 6-2/210
Position (Rk.): S (#1)
Overall Rk.: #46
Rating:
H.S.: St. Pauls Episcopal (Mobile, AL) |
| 6-2/210 | Alabama |
| LB | Darius Fleming |  | Name: Darius Fleming
Ht/Wt: 6-2/230
Position (Rk.): DE (#2)
Overall Rk.: #56
Rating:
H.S.: St. Rita (Chicago, IL) |
| 6-2/230 | Notre Dame |
| LB | Lynn Katoa |  | Name: Lynn Katoa
Ht/Wt: 6-2/220
Position (Rk.): DE (#3)
Overall Rk.: #40
Rating:
H.S.: Cottonwood (Salt Lake City, UT) |
| 6-2/220 | Colorado |
| S | Brandon Smith |  | Name: Brandon Smith
Ht/Wt: 6-2/210
Position (Rk.): QB (#4)
Overall Rk.: #62
Rating:
H.S.: New Brunswick (New Brunswick, NJ) |
| 6-2/210 | Michigan |
| S | Darius Barksdale |  | Name: Darius Barksdale
Ht/Wt: 6-0/195
Position (Rk.): CB (#3)
Overall Rk.: #52
Rating:
H.S.: South Panola (Batesville, MS) |
| 6-0/195 | Mississippi |
| CB | Brandon Harris |  | Name: Brandon Harris
Ht/Wt: 5-10/175
Position (Rk.): CB (#5)
Overall Rk.: #43
Rating:
H.S.: Booker T. Washington (Miami, FL) |
| 5-10/175 | |
| CB | Boubacar Cissoko |  | Name: Boubacar Cissoko
Ht/Wt: 5-8/174
Position (Rk.): CB (#3)
Overall Rk.: #48
Rating:
H.S.: Cass Technical (Detroit, MI) |
| 5-8/174 | Michigan |
| |
| K | Caleb Sturgis |  | Name: Caleb Sturgis
Ht/Wt: 5-11/180
Position (Rk.): K (#2)
Overall Rk.: #
Rating:
H.S.: St. Augustine (Saint Augustine, FL) |
| 5-11/180 | Florida |
| P | Matt Zubyk |  | Name: Matt Zubyk
Ht/Wt: 6-4/185
Position (Rk.): P (#2)
Overall Rk.: #
Rating:
H.S.: Francis W. Parker (San Diego, CA) |
| 6-4/185 | Stanford |