The following are the top high school players in the South region for the class of 2004. Viewing
| Rk | Pos | Name | Ht/Wt/40 | Commit School |
| 1 | LB | Willie Williams (Carol City) Miami, FL | 6-2.5/ 225/ 4.5 | Miami |
| 2 | QB | Xavier Lee (Seabreeze) Daytona Beach, FL | 6-3/ 210/ 4.59 | Florida State |
| 3 | WR | Xavier Carter (Palm Bay) Melbourne, FL | 6-3/ 195/ 4.35 | LSU |
| 4 | DT | Eric McLendon Vidalia, GA | 6-5/ 290/ 4.95 | Reedley JC |
| 5 | LB/ DE | Brandon Miller (Miller County) Colquit, GA | 6-4/ 218/ 4.5 | Georgia |
| 6 | WR | Calvin Johnson (Sandy Creek) Tyrone, GA | 6-4/ 200/ 4.55 | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | DE | Charles Johnson Hawkinsville, GA | 6-3/ 240/ 4.65 | Georgia |
| 8 | RB | Charlie Jones (South Dade) Homestead, FL | 5-10.5/ 202/ 4.55 | Miami |
| 9 | MLB | Keith Rivers Lake Mary, FL | 6-3/ 225/ 4.55 | USC |
| 10 | WR | Early Doucet St. Martinsville, LA | 6-1/ 205/ 4.45 | LSU |
| 11 | FB | Peyton Hillis Conway, AR | 6-1/ 240/ 4.72 | Arkansas |
| 12 | DT | Glenn Dorsey (East Ascension) Gonzales, LA | 6-3.5/ 285/ 5.0 | LSU |
| 13 | RB | Bobby Washington (Killian) Miami, FL | 6-0.5/ 198/ 4.5 | Miami |
| 14 | DT | Demonte Bolden (Tyner) Chattanooga, TN | 6-3.5/ 294/ 4.9 | Tennessee |
| 15 | RB/CB | Thomas Brown Tucker, GA | 5-10/ 185/ 4.4 | Georgia |
| 16 | WR | Nikita Stover Hartselle, AL | 6-2/ 185/ 4.5 | Alabama |
| 17 | QB | Brian Brohm (Trinity) Louisville, KY | 6-4/ 200/ 4.60 | Louisville |
| 18 | QB | A.J. Bryant (Peach County) Fort Valley, GA | 6-2/ 185/ 4.4 | Georgia |
| 19 | CB | J.R. Bryant (Killian) Miami, FL | 6-0/ 161/ 4.5 | Florida State |
| 20 | OL | Micah Jones Mayfield, KY | 6-5/ 325/ 5.1 | Kentucky |
| 21 | S/ LB | Tony Bell (Thompson) Alabaster, AL | 6-2/ 205/ 4.5 | Auburn |
| 22 | RB | Ja'Kouri Williams Plaquemine, LA | 6-0/ 185/ 4.45 | Tennessee |
| 23 | RB | Jay Lucas (Redemptorist) Baton Rouge, LA | 5-11.5/ 220/ 4.5 | Nebraska |
| 24 | DE | Mike Mangold (Merritt Island Senior) Merritt Island, FL | 6-3/240/4.83 | Florida |
| 25 | RB | Max Martin (Bob Jones) Madison, AL | 6-1/ 216/ 4.5 | Michigan |
| 26 | LB | Rory Johnson Vicksburg, MS | 6-2/ 215/ 4.4 | Mississippi State |
| 27 | DE | Cedric Jones (Wayne County), Waynesboro, MS | 6-5/220/4.55 | Southern Miss |
| 28 | LB | Josh Johnson (Stephenson) Stone Mountain, GA | 6-2/ 225/ 4.56 | Georgia |
| 29 | QB | Drew Weatherford Land O' Lakes, FL | 6-2/ 195/ 4.7 | Florida State |
| 30 | DT | Darryl Richard Destrahan, LA | 6-4/ 285/ 4.9 | Georgia Tech |
| 31 | DT | Kevin Hamilton Pratville, AL | 6-3/ 255/ 4.88 | Alabama |
| 32 | DT | Fred Barnett (Arkansas) Texarkana, AR | 6-0.5/ 302/ 5.1 | Arkansas |
| 33 | OL | B.J. Stabler (Clarke County) Grove Hill, AL | 6-5.5/ 291/ 5.10 | Alabama |
| 34 | S | Kyle Jackson (Fletcher) Neptune Beach, FL | 6-0.5/ 176/ 4.6 | Florida |
| 35 | LB | Brandon Siler (Evans) Orlando, FL | 6-2/ 205/ 4.56 | Florida |
| 36 | DE | Xavier Mitchell Long Beach, MS | 6-4/ 242/ 4.8 | Tennessee |
| 37 | S | Michael Grant (Stephenson) Stone Mountain, GA | 6-0/ 175/ 4.4 | Georgia |
| 38 | DE | Chris Bowers (Evangel Christian Academy) Shreveport, LA | 6-3/ 240/ 4.7 | Ole Miss |
| 39 | RB | Markus Manson (Hillcrest) Tuscaloosa, AL | 6-0/ 190/ 4.4 | Florida |
| 40 | DT | Michael Brown (Westlake) Atlanta, GA | 6-5.5/ 260/ 4.95 | Florida |
| 41 | CB | Dawayne Grace (Edward H. White) Jacksonville, FL | 6-1/ 172/ 4.40 | Florida |
| 42 | QB | Cornelius Ingram Hawthorne, FL | 6-4/ 191/ 4.63 | Florida |
| 43 | S | Tony Joiner Haines City, FL | 6-0/ 175/ 4.68 | Florida |
| 44 | DT | David Brown (Bob Jones) Madison, AL | 6-3/ 265/ 4.8 | Georgia Tech |
| 45 | LB | Luke Sanders West Monroe, LA | 6-4/ 228/ 4.6 | LSU |
| 46 | FB | Brannan Southerland (Greater Atlanta Christian) Norcross, GA | 6-1/ 218/ 4.5 | Georgia |
| 47 | DT | Aaron Jones (Edgewater) Orlando, FL | 6-3/ 272 / 4.8 | Florida State |
| 48 | RB | Darius Walker Buford, GA | 5-11/ 195/ 4.45 | Notre Dame |
| 49 | CB | Tony Carter (Mandarin) Jacksonville, FL | 5-9/ 145/ 4.37 | Florida State |
| 50 | DT | Marlon Favorite (Jefferson) Harvey, LA | 6-3/ 310/ 4.8 | LSU |
| 51 | OL | Seth Watts (Washington County) Sandersville, GA | 6-5/ 290 | Georgia |
| 52 | LB | Jae Thaxton (Hart County) Hartwell, GA | 6-2/ 220/ 4.7 | Florida State |
| 53 | OL | Ryan Miller (Barbe) Lake Charles, LA | 6-5/ 285 | LSU |
| 54 | DT | Justin Britt Cullman, AL | 6-4.5/ 255/ 4.8 | Alabama |
| 55 | OL | Drew Miller Riverview (Sarasota, FL) | 6-5/ 300/ 5.41 | Florida |
| 56 | LB | Curtis Dawson Hoover, AL | 6-1/ 255/ 4.75 | Alabama |
| 57 | OT | Jeremy Ciulla (Kennesaw Mountain) Kennesaw, GA | 6-5/ 270/ 5.0 | Michigan |
| 58 | WR | Mike McIntosh (First Coast HS) Jacksonville, FL | 6-2/ 182/ 4.4 | Florida |
| 59 | OL | Jim Tartt (Wakulla) Crawfordville, FL | 6-5/ 315/ 5.4 | Florida |
| 60 | DT | Lorenzo Washington (Grayson) Loganville, GA | 6-5/ 275/ 4.7 | Alabama |
| 61 | QB | Blake Barnes Baldwyn, MS | 6-3/ 215/ 4.70 | Georgia |
| 62 | RB | Jacob Hester (Evangel Christian Academy) Shreveport, LA | 6-0/ 240/ 4.6 | LSU |
| 63 | CB | Ramarcus Brown (Tri-Cities) East Point, GA | 5-10/ 186/ 4.5 | Georgia |
| 64 | WR | Greg Carr (North Marion) Citra, FL | 6-5/ 185 /4.40 | Florida State |
| 65 | RB | Weston Dacus Searcy, AR | 6-2/ 225/ 4.7 | Arkansas |
| 66 | OL | Chester Adams Luverne, AL | 6-6/ 315 | Georgia |
| 67 | QB | D.T. McDowell Tucker, GA | 6-0/ 194/ 4.60 | Troy State |
| 68 | LB | Brouce Mompremier (Edison) Miami, FL | 5-11/ 207/ 4.7 | USF |
| 69 | TE | Brad Allen Venice, FL | 6-4/ 230/ 4.9 | Vanderbilt |
| 70 | LB | Matt Stoltz (Pulaski Academy) Little Rock, AR | 6-3/ 240/ 4.55 | LSU |
| 71 | OG | Calvin Darity (Lincoln) Tallahassee, FL | 6-3.5/ 260/ 5.05 | North Carolina |
| 72 | WR | Cedric Logan Fayetteville, AR | 6-1/ 170/ 4.37 | Arkansas |
| 73 | CB | Marcus Carter Fort Payne, AL | 6-1/ 190/ 4.46 | Alabama |
| 74 | RB | Brad Lester (Parkview) Lilburn, GA | 5-11/ 183/ 4.4 | Auburn |
| 75 | S | Brett Bowers (Trinity Christian Academy) Jacksonville, FL | 6-1/ 186/ 4.6 | Oklahoma |
| 76 | DT | Corey Mills (Christian Brothers) Memphis, TN | 6-5/ 260/ 4.8 | Ole Miss |
| 77 | QB | David Wolke Smyrna, TN | 6-5/ 207/ 4.7 | Notre Dame |
| 78 | OL | Courtney Abbott (Westlake) Atlanta, GA | 6-9/ 330/ 5.35 | Florida State |
| 79 | WR | Demiko Goodman Newnan, GA | 6-4/ 185/ 4.4 | Georgia |
| 80 | WR | Corey Kizer (Melrose) Memphis, TN | 6-3/ 190/ 4.40 | Ole Miss |
| 81 | DE | Jeramie Holifield Hoover, AL | 6-5/ 250/ 4.6 | Alabama |
| 82 | DT | Ernest Mitchell Newnan, GA | 6-1/ 285/ 4.85 | Arkansas |
| 83 | QB | Alex Mortensen (Landmark Christian School) Fairburn, GA | 6-2/180 /4.72 | Arkansas |
| 84 | TE | Tom Santi (Montgomery Bell Academy) Nashville, TN | 6-5/ 225/ 4.52 | Virginia |
| 85 | QB | Calvin Booker (Mays) Atlanta, GA | 6-3/ 205/ 4.8 | Auburn |
| 86 | WR | Lonnell Dewalt (Warren Central) Bowling Green, KY | 6-7/ 215/ 4.5 | Kentucky |
| 87 | CB | Simeon Castille (Briarwood Christian) Birmingham, AL | 6-1/ 187/ 4.47 | Alabama |
| 88 | DE | Marc Winston (Parkview Magnet) Little Rock, AR | 6-7/ 235/ 4.7 | Arkansas |
| 89 | S | Anthony Reddick (St Thomas Aquinas HS) Fort Lauderdale, FL | 6-1/ 190/ 4.60 | Miami |
| 90 | OL | Anthony Parker Lovejoy, GA | 6-4/ 285/ 5.05 | Tennessee |
| 91 | TE | Kenny Ingram (Edgewater) Orlando, FL | 6-4/ 195/ 4.56 | Florida State |
| 92 | DE | Brandon Lang Tucker, GA | 6-5/ 220/ 4.50 | Georgia |
| 93 | S | Craig Steltz (Archbishop Rummell) Metairie, LA | 6-2/ 195/ 4.55 | LSU |
| 94 | QB | Brent Schaeffer Deerfield Beach, FL | 6-2/ 190/ 4.50 | Tennessee |
| 95 | WR | Tony Burks (Harrison Central) Gulfport, MS | 6-4/ 206/ 4.5 | Ole Miss |
| 96 | QB | Cullen Harper (Sequoyah) Canton, GA | 6-2/ 198/ 4.8 | Clemson |
| 97 | WR | Johnny Peyton Pasco (Dade City, FL) | 6-4/ 175/ 4/56 | USF |
| 98 | RB | David Holbert (Brentwood Academy) Brentwood, TN | 6-1/ 225/ 4.5 | Tennessee |
| 99 | TE | Octavious Darby (Chaminade Madonna College Prep) Hollywood, FL | 6-4/ 225/ 4.55 | NC State |
| 100 | DE | Darrell Robertson Jonesboro, GA | 6-5/ 215/ 4.5 | Georgia Tech |