| Scout.com 2008 New York Top 20 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Pos | High School (City, State) | Ht/Wt | Verbal |
| 1 | Averin Collier | RB | Churchville (Chili) | 5-11/195/4.50 | Syracuse |
| 2 | Marcus Sales | WR | Syracuse (Christian Brothers Academy) | 6-2/185/4.55 | Syracuse |
| 3 | Scott Vallone | DT | Melville (St. Anthony's) | 6-3/250/4.90 | Rutgers |
| 4 | DeAndre Preaster | WR | Utica (Proctor) | 6-3/185/4.65 | Syracuse |
| 5 | Dominick LeGrande | QB | Staten Island (Curtis) | 6-2/190/4.60 | Boston College |
| 6 | Latavius Murray | RB | Nedrow (Onondaga) | 6-3/215/4.60 | UCF |
| 7 | Khalif Staten | WR | Brooklyn (Abraham Lincoln) | 6-3/215/4.7 | Iowa |
| 8 | Chandler Jones | DE | Union (Union Endicott) | 6-6/235/4.75 | Syracuse |
| 9 | Devon Watkis | OT | Middle Island (Longwood) | 6-8/325/5.3 | Rutgers |
| 10 | Brendan Kelly | SLB | Shoreham (Wading River) | 6-3/225/4.7 | UCF |
| 11 | Matt Jones | DE | Rochester (Aquinas Institute) | 6-3/225/4.6 | Syracuse |
| 12 | LaQuan James | CB | Cicero (North) | 5-11/175/4.5 | |
| 13 | David Zapata | RB | Hornell | 5-8/170/4.45 | Navy |
| 14 | Matt Morgan | MLB | Horseheads | 6-2/225/4.6 | |
| 15 | Rob Calabrese | QB | Islip Terrace (East Islip) | 6-2/210/4.70 | UCF |
| 16 | Jeffrey LeGree | QB | Staten Island (Fort Hamilton) | 6-2/173/4.78 | Temple |
| 17 | Rashaad Slowley | RB | White Plains (Archbishop Stepinac) | 5-11/190/4.6 | |
| 18 | Tim Rommel | QB | Syracuse (Henninger) | 6-2/205/4.90 | |
| 19 | Nick Lepak | OG | Auburn | 6-5/340/5.60 | Syracuse |
| 20 | James Brady | QB | Melville (St. Anthony's) | 6-0/210/4.72 | |