McNeese State's 2010 football recruiting class has been ranked ninth best in the FCS by Rivals.com which is considered among the nation's best on coverage of college football recruiting.

The Cowboys, who had 15 players in their signing class,  were tied in the FCS top 10 in ninth place by Chattanooga and Northern Colorado.  Appalachian State was judged to have the top recruiting class followed by Richmond, Western Carolina, South Carolina State, Northwestern State, North Dakota State, Sacramento State and Villanova.

Three of the Cowboy signees - quarterback Will Briscoe, wide receiver Kenny Brown and linebacker Orrin Fontenot - were ranked with two stars by Rivals.com.

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MCNEESE RECRUITS

Name, School                                        Post.             Ht.            Wt.             Hometown

Will Briscoe, Central HS                                    QB            6-3            185            Baton Rouge, LA           

Reynaldo Young, East St. John HS                        Ath            5-9            170            Garyville, LA

Wes Briscoe, Central HS                                    WR            6-2            175            Baton Rouge,  LA

Kenny Brown, St. Louis HS                                    WR            5-11            175            Lake Charles,LA

Will Hassien, Sulphur HS                                    WR            5-11            185            Sulphur, LA

Jereon McGilvery, Northside HS                        WR            6-3            185            Lafayette, LA

Diontae Spencer, Westgate HS                        WR            5-9            175            New Iberia, LA

Antoine Everett, Lamar Consolidated                        OL            6-4            278            Richmond, TX

Sean Brown, Central HS                                    DT            6-1            280            Baton Rouge, LA           

Everett Ellefson, Mandeville HS                        DE            6-4            235            Madisonville, LA

Danyel Hunter, Dickinson HS                        DE            6-3            240            Dickinson, TX

Orrin Fontenot, Parkview Baptist HS                        LB            6-2            225            Baton Rouge, LA

Correy Middleton, Richwood HS                        LB            6-1            215            Monroe, LA

Deonte Thompson, Evangel Christian            LB            6-2            220            Shreveport, LA

James Bice, St. Louis HS                                    K/P             5-10            170            Lake Charles, LA