Doran Grant ranked No. 1 Ohio football player in Class of 2011

OhioVarsity.com announced its Class of 2011 Preseason Top 150 high school football players in the state of Ohio.

Doran Grant is ranked No. 1 and Steve Miller is ranked No. 5 on the list that has several area players on it.

The local players on the list are:

1. Doran Grant, DB, St. Vincent-St. Mary

5. Steve Miller, DE, Canton McKinley

22. Devin Smith, WR, Massillon Washington

29. Tommy Brown, OL, Firestone

44. Max Pirman, LB, Orrville

57. Mark Murphy, DB-RB, St. Vincent-St. Mary

60. Justin Olack, WR, Massillon Washington

63. Connor Cook, QB, Walsh Jesuit

78. Evan Shimensky, QB, Kent Roosevelt

80. Rakim Reed, TE, Canton Timken

104. Aaron Macer, DB, Twinsburg

107. Johnny Lowdermilk, LB-QB, Carrollton

108. Terrence Pegram, DB, Aurora

129. Kevin Brewton, TE, Garfield

132. Drew Kaser, K/P, Walsh Jesuit

The staff of OhioVarsity.com, along with support from other Rivals.com network sites and recruiting analysts, evaluated hundreds of Ohio’s top prospects before finalizing the preseason rankings. Included in the evaluation process was a review of each prospect’s highlight film, personal observations and camps and combines and recommendations from high school and college coaches. Rivals.com is owned by Yahoo!

The rankings will be revised midway through the 2010 season.