Only 1 half-lapper has been No. 1 twice: Brendan Christian… Double No. 1s go to a quartet: Clinton Davis, Roy Martin, Chris Nelloms & Noah Lyles… Christian is also the only soph ever to be No. 1 and just 1 of a half-dozen 10th-graders to rank at all… In ’16 Tyrese Cooper became the only frosh ever to rank. His total of 3 rankings joined him with Brendan Christian & Noah Lyles in that department… A notable father/son combination: dad Calvin Smith (No. 1 in ’79) and son Calvin Smith Jr. (No. 2 in ’06) both make the list.
1974 |
1 |
Willie Smith |
(Uniondale, New York) |
1975 |
1 |
Mike Roberson |
(Winter Park, Florida) |
1976 |
1 |
Dwayne Evans |
(South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona) |
2 |
Johnny Jones |
(Lampasas, Texas) |
3 |
Jeff Phillips |
(Whitehall, Columbus, Ohio) |
1977 |
1 |
James Sanford |
(Pasadena, California) |
2 |
Cyril Wyatt |
(Oak Ridge, Orlando, Florida) |
3 |
*Carl Williams |
(Columbia, West Columbia, Texas) |
1978 |
1 |
Eric Brown |
(Bethel, Hampton, Virginia) |
2 |
Hal Woolfolk |
(Westfield, New Jersey) |
3 |
LaNoris Marshall |
(Dysart, Peoria, Arizona) |
1979 |
1 |
Calvin Smith |
(Sumner Hill, Clinton, Mississippi) |
2 |
Michael Sanford |
(Pasadena, California) |
3 |
Kenneth Jackson |
(Sherman, Texas) |
1980 |
1 |
Curtis Riddick |
(First Colonial, Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
2 |
Bernie Jackson |
(McClintock, Tempe, Arizona) |
3 |
*Jerome Harrison |
(Seneca, Louisville, Kentucky) |
1981 |
1 |
Kevin Willhite |
(Cordova, Rancho Cordova, California) |
2 |
Wallace Spearmon |
(Eisenhower, Blue Island, Illinois) |
3 |
Mike Morris |
(Ayer, Massachusetts) |
1982 |
1 |
*Clinton Davis |
(Steel Valley, Munhall, Pennsylvania) |
2 |
John Parker |
(Calvert, Prince Frederick, Maryland) |
3 |
Jeff Patrick |
(Roosevelt, Gary, Indiana) |
1983 |
1 |
Clinton Davis |
(Steel Valley, Munhall, Pennsylvania) |
2 |
Robert Hackett |
(King, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
3 |
*Dennis Mitchell |
(Edgewood, Atco, New Jersey) |
1984 |
1 |
*Roy Martin |
(Roosevelt, Dallas, Texas) |
2 |
*Henry Thomas |
(Hawthorne, California) |
3 |
*Joe DeLoach |
(Bay City, Texas) |
1985 |
1 |
Roy Martin |
(Roosevelt, Dallas, Texas) |
2 |
Joe DeLoach |
(Bay City, Texas) |
3 |
Henry Thomas |
(Hawthorne, California) |
1986 |
1 |
Derrick Florence |
(Ball, Galveston, Texas) |
2 |
**William Reed |
(Central, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
3 |
Slip Watkins |
(St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) |
1987 |
1 |
*Quincy Watts |
(Taft, Woodland Hills, California) |
2 |
*Chris Barnes |
(Silsbee, Texas) |
3 |
Corey Ealey |
(Muir, Pasadena, California) |
1988 |
1 |
Chris Barnes |
(Silsbee, Texas) |
2 |
Brian Bridgewater |
(Washington, Los Angeles, California) |
3 |
Quincy Watts |
(Taft, Woodland Hills, California) |
1989 |
1 |
*Chris Nelloms |
(Dunbar, Dayton, Ohio) |
2 |
Barry Smith |
(Mission, San Francisco, California) |
3 |
*Doyle Jones |
(Carter, Dallas, Texas) |
1990 |
1 |
Chris Nelloms |
(Dunbar, Dayton, Ohio) |
2 |
Henry Neal |
(Greenville, Texas) |
3 |
*Michael Miller |
(Willowridge, Sugar Land, Texas) |
1991 |
1 |
Bryan Bronson |
(Jasper, Texas) |
2 |
Wendell Gaskin |
(Washington, Kansas City, Kansas) |
3 |
Ricky Carrigan |
(Compton, California) |
1992 |
1 |
Milton Mallard |
(North, Garland, Texas) |
2 |
Jermaine Lewis |
(Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland) |
3 |
George Page |
(Maryvale, Phoenix, Arizona) |
1993 |
1 |
*Jermaine Stafford |
(Franklin, Rochester, New York) |
2 |
Charles Mitchell |
(Waco, Texas) |
3 |
Calvin Harrison |
(North Salinas, Salinas, California) |
1994 |
1 |
*Bryan Howard |
(Canyon Springs, Moreno Valley, California) |
2 |
Pat Johnson |
(Redlands, California) |
3 |
*Trevor Rush |
(Mosley, Lynn Haven, Florida) |
1995 |
1 |
*Bobby Williams |
(Buchholz, Gainesville, Florida) |
2 |
Jerome Young |
(Prince Tech, Hartford, Connecticut) |
3 |
Trevor Rush |
(Mosley, Lynn Haven, Florida) |
4 |
Robert Staten |
(Willowridge, Sugar Land, Texas) |
5 |
*Anthony Arthurlee |
(Sterling, Houston, Texas) |
1996 |
1 |
*Obea Moore |
(Muir, Pasadena, California) |
2 |
Anthony Arthurlee |
(Sterling, Houston, Texas) |
3 |
*Bryan Harrison |
(Roswell, Georgia) |
4 |
Vince Williams |
(University City, San Diego, California) |
5 |
*Gerard Whittaker |
(King, Houston, Texas) |
1997 |
1 |
Geno White |
(Wolfson, Jacksonville, Florida) |
2 |
Bryan Harrison |
(Roswell, Georgia) |
3 |
*Sultan McCullough |
(Muir, Pasadena, California) |
4 |
*John Capel |
(Hernando, Brooksville, Florida) |
5 |
Ja’Warren Hooker |
(Ellensburg, Washington) |
1998 |
1 |
*Tory Mitchell |
(Big Spring, Texas) |
2 |
*Kareem Kelly |
(Poly, Long Beach, California) |
3 |
DeMario Wesley |
(Wyatt, Ft. Worth, Texas) |
4 |
Ato Modibo |
(High Point, Beltsville, Maryland) |
5 |
Amar Johnson |
(Country Day, Ft. Worth, Texas) |
1999 |
1 |
Marquis Davis |
(Hamilton, Memphis, Tennessee) |
2 |
Jerrod Braziel |
(Dunbar, Ft. Worth, Texas) |
3 |
Tory Mitchell |
(Big Spring, Texas) |
4 |
Kareem Kelly |
(Poly, Long Beach, California) |
5 |
**Luther Huggins |
(Jackson, Miami, Florida) |
2000 |
1 |
**Brendan Christian |
(Reagan, Austin, Texas) |
2 |
Leo Bookman |
(Dickinson, Texas) |
3 |
Bennie Robinson |
(Poly, Long Beach, California) |
4 |
Brandon Hill |
(Mays, Atlanta, Georgia) |
5 |
**DaBryan Blanton |
(Forney, Texas) |
2001 |
1 |
*Dabryan Blanton |
(Forney, Texas) |
2 |
Glenn McFadden |
(Hillhouse, New Haven, Connecticut) |
3 |
*Brendan Christian |
(Reagan, Austin, Texas) |
4 |
Danny Johnson |
(Rahway, New Jersey) |
5 |
Seth Amoo |
(Highland, Palmdale, California) |
2002 |
1 |
Brendan Christian |
(Reagan, Austin, Texas) |
2 |
Kelly Willie |
(Sterling, Houston, Texas) |
3 |
Rubin Williams |
(Valley Christian, San Jose, California) |
4 |
**Ivory Williams |
(Central, Beaumont, Texas) |
5 |
Matt Bruno |
(Trabuco Hills, Mission Viejo, California) |
2003 |
1 |
*Xavier Carter |
(Palm Bay, Melbourne, Florida) |
2 |
Earvin Parker |
(Lewisville, Texas) |
3 |
*Michael Grant |
(Stephenson, Stone Mountain, Georgia) |
4 |
Jason Craig |
(Wayne, Huber Heights, Ohio) |
5 |
*Lionel Larry |
(Dominguez, Compton, California) |
2004 |
1 |
LaShawn Merritt |
(Wilson, Portsmouth, Virginia) |
2 |
Cedric Goodman |
(Newnan, Georgia) |
3 |
Imani Butler |
(Parkway North, St. Louis, Missouri) |
4 |
Walter Dix |
(Coral Springs, Florida) |
5 |
*J-Mee Samuels |
(Mt. Tabor, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
2005 |
1 |
J-Mee Samuels |
(Mt. Tabor, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
2 |
Justin Oliver |
(Redan, Stone Mountain, Georgia) |
3 |
Dominique Worsley |
(Central, Manchester, New Hampshire) |
4 |
*Trey Harts |
(Barbe, Lake Charles, Louisiana) |
5 |
*Jamere Holland |
(Taft, Woodland Hills, California) |
2006 |
1 |
Charles Clark |
(Bayside, Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
2 |
Calvin Smith |
(Freedom, Tampa, Florida) |
3 |
Trey Harts |
(Barbe, Lake Charles, Louisiana) |
4 |
*Bryshon Nellum |
(Poly, Long Beach, California) |
5 |
Jeffrey Smith |
(Silver Lake, Kingston, Massachusetts) |
2007 |
1 |
Bryshon Nellum |
(Poly, Long Beach, California) |
2 |
Jahvid Best |
(Salesian, Richmond, California) |
3 |
Whitney Prevost |
(Texas City, Texas) |
4 |
Mycal Dungey |
(Austin, Texas) |
5 |
*Maurice Mitchell |
(South, Raytown, Missouri) |
2008 |
1 |
Brandon O’Connor |
(Southridge, Miami, Florida) |
2 |
TJ Graham |
(Wakefield, Raleigh, North Carolina) |
3 |
Torrin Lawrence |
(Jackson, Jacksonville, Florida) |
4 |
Markus Henderson |
(Lewisville, Texas) |
5 |
*Randall Carroll |
(Cathedral, Los Angeles, California) |
2009 |
1 |
Dentarius Locke |
(Chamberlain, Tampa, Florida) |
2 |
Randall Carroll |
(Cathedral, Los Angeles, California) |
3 |
Andre Carter |
(Alexander, Douglasville, Georgia) |
4 |
Ryan Milus |
(Hamilton, Chandler, Arizona) |
2 |
Kenneth Gilstrap |
(Miller Grove, Lithonia, Georgia) |
2010 |
1 |
Oliver Bradwell |
(East, Wichita, Kansas) |
2 |
Fuquwan Greene |
(New Bern, North Carolina) |
3 |
*Sheroid Evans |
(Dulles, Sugar Land, Texas) |
4 |
*Remontay McClain |
(Covina, California) |
5 |
Benjamin McRoy |
(Lakeland, Florida) |
2011 |
1 |
Sean McLean |
(Christian, Raleigh, North Carolina) |
2 |
Aaron Ernest |
(Homewood, Alabama) |
3 |
Remontay McClain |
(Covina, California) |
4 |
*Arman Hall |
(St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) |
5 |
*Ronald Darby |
(Potomac, Oxon Hill, Maryland) |
2012 |
1 |
Tyreek Hill |
(Coffee, Douglas, Georgia) |
2 |
Aldrich Bailey |
(Timberview, Arlington, Texas) |
3 |
David Winter |
(Suitland, Forestville, Maryland) |
4 |
*Teray Smith’ |
(American Heritage, Plantation, Florida) |
5 |
*Devon Allen |
(Brophy, Phoenix, Arizona) |
2013 |
1 |
Khalfani Muhammad’ |
(Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks, California) |
2 |
*Kendal Williams |
(Stanton, Jacksonville, Florida) |
3 |
Ceolamar Ways |
(Nease, Ponte Vedra, Florida) |
4 |
Elijah Hall-Thompson |
(Morton Ranch, Katy, Texas) |
5 |
Jerimy Strainge |
(American Heritage, Plantation, Florida) |
2014 |
1 |
Trentavis Friday |
(Cherryville, North Carolina) |
2 |
Kendal Williams |
(Stanton, Jacksonville, Florida) |
3 |
**Noah Lyles |
(Williams, Alexandria, Virginia) |
4 |
Curtis Godin |
(Mater Dei, Santa Ana, California) |
5 |
*Ryan Clark |
(Banneker, College Park, Georgia) |
2015 |
1 |
*Noah Lyles |
(Williams, Alexandria, Virginia) |
2 |
*Michael Norman |
(Vista Murrieta, Murrieta, California) |
3 |
Ryan Clark |
(Banneker, College Park, Georgia) |
4 |
*Josephus Lyles |
(Williams, Alexandria, Virginia) |
5 |
Gerald Mills |
(Marshall, Missouri City, Texas) |
2016 |
1 |
Noah Lyles |
(Williams, Alexandria, Virginia) |
2 |
Michael Norman |
(Vista Murrieta, Murrieta, California) |
3 |
***Tyrese Cooper |
(American, Hialeah, Florida) |
4 |
*Shamon Ehiemua |
(Marshall, Missouri City, Texas) |
5 |
*Champ Allison |
(George Ranch, Rosenberg, Texas) |
2017 |
1 |
**Tyrese Cooper |
(Norland, Miami Gardens, Florida) |
2 |
*Jamal Walton’ |
(Miramar, Florida) |
3 |
*Anthony Schwartz |
(American Heritage, Plantation, Florida) |
4 |
*Kalon Barnes |
(Silsbee, Texas) |
5 |
*Elija Godwin |
(Newton, Covington, Georgia) |
2018 |
1 |
Anthony Schwartz |
(American Heritage, Plantation, Florida) |
2 |
Austin Kratz |
(Dock, Lansdale, Pennsylvania) |
3 |
*Tyrese Cooper |
(Norland, Miami Gardens, Florida) |
4 |
Kenny Bednarek |
(Rice Lake, Wisconsin) |
5 |
*Joe Fahnbulleh |
(Hopkins, Minnesota) |
2019 |
1 |
Matthew Boling |
(Strake, Houston, Texas) |
2 |
Kennedy Lightner |
(North Little Rock, Arkansas) |
3 |
Kenan Christon |
(Madison, San Diego, California) |
4 |
Cameron Miller |
(Dunne, Dallas, Texas) |
5 |
Lance Broome |
(Seven Lakes, Katy, Texas) |
2021 |
1 |
*Jaylen Slade |
(IMG, Bradenton, Florida) |
2 |
Udodi Onwuzurike’ |
(Rice, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) |
3 |
Aaron Bell |
(Parker, Jacksonville, Florida) |
4 |
Connor Washington |
(College Park, The Woodlands, Texas) |
5 |
**Rodrick Pleasant |
(Serra, Gardena, California) |
2022 |
1 |
Jordan Anthony |
(Tylertown, Mississippi) |
2 |
*Rodrick Pleasant |
(Serra, Gardena, California) |
3 |
T’Mars McCallum |
(Carolina Forest, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) |
4 |
**Jelani Watkins |
(Klein Forest, Houston, Texas) |
5 |
Ian Myers |
(Brookland, Cayce, South Carolina) |
2023 |
1 |
*Christian Miller |
(Creekside, St. Johns, Florida) |
2 |
*Gatlin Bair |
(Burley, Idaho) |
3 |
**Maurice Gleaton |
(Hughes, Fairburn, Georgia) |
4 |
Chris Johnson |
(Dillard, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) |
5 |
Rodrick Pleasant |
(Serra, Gardena, California) |