Top 100 football recruits for Signing Day 2014 on Twitter

For top recruits, Twitter in some regards is similar to football. Recruits can approach it with different philosophies, have different objectives and exhibit different styles.

Some players use it as a tool to lure other recruits to their school of choice. Ohio State recruit Damon Webb is especially well known for this tactic.

Others, like Joe Mixon and Josh Frazier, used Twitter as a way to interact with fans of the schools they are considering, as well as announce updates on their recruitment.

Jabrill Peppers, who has tweeted regularly for years, leads the Class of 2014 with a whopping total of more than 25,000 followers. Not too far behind is Will Grier. Grier, whose brother Nash has more than 1 million followers, recently topped the 20,000 mark.

Had Peppers not committed to Michigan over the summer, he'd likely have significantly more followers. Last year, No. 1 recruit Robert Nkemdiche remained uncommitted until National Signing Day, amassing nearly 40,000 followers in the process.

Other recruits take a "less is more" approach. Quin Blanding, the No. 6 recruit in the 247Composite, has fewer than 2,000 fans, while fellow blue-chip recruits Myles Garrett and John Smith don't have Twitter at all.

Looking ahead to recruits from the Class of 2015, keep an eye on Lovejoy (Ga.) receiver Preston Williams. The Tennessee commit and MaxPreps Junior All-American has already gained nearly 17,000 followers.

Here's a full breakdown of Twitter followers for the nation's Top 100 recruits in the Class of 2014:

1. RB Leonard Fournette, St. Augustine (New Orleans)
@_fournette
Followers: 17,777

2. DE Myles Garrett, Martin (Arlington, Texas)
NA

3. ATH Jabrill Peppers, Paramus Catholic (N.J.)
@JabrillPeppers
Followers: 25,795

4. OT Cameron Robinson, West Monroe (La.)
@crobinson_68
Followers: 6,036

5. OL/DE Da'shawn Hand, Woodbridge (Va.)
@TheHand54
Followers: 11,165

6. DB Quin Blanding, Bayside (Virginia Beach, Va.)
@Mufasa_PR7
Followers: 1,874

7. CB Adoree' Jackson, Serra (Gardena, Calif.)
@AdoreeKnows
Followers: 11,728

8. WR Speedy Noil, Karr (New Orleans)
@SpeedyNoil
Followers: 9,788

9. CB Tony Brown, Ozen (Beaumont, Texas)
@JustDoIt_TB
Followers: 2,274

10. QB Kyle Allen, Desert Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
@KyleAllen_10
Followers: 7,338

11. DT Andrew Brown, Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va.)
@DrizoBeats
Followers: 2,160

12. CB Marlon Humphrey, Hoover (Ala.)
@marlon_humphrey
Followers: 7,972

13. RB Dalvin Cook, Central (Miami)
@Dalvin_Cook
Followers: 1,509

14. CB Jalen Tabor, Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, D.C.)
@HesSuchATEEZ
Followers: 4,022

15. OLB Rashaan Evans, Auburn (Ala.)
@616evans4
Followers: 4,333

16. ATH Bo Scarbrough, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
@starbo06
Followers: 6,695

17. WR Malachi Dupre, Curtis (River Ridge, La.)
@MalachiDupre
Followers: 9,510

18. DE Lorenzo Carter, Norcross (Ga.)
@LCarter_25
Followers: 6,384

19. RB Sony Michel, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
@Flyguy2stackz
Followers: 1,831

20. ATH John Smith, Long Beach Poly (Calif.)
NA

21. RB Joe Mixon, Freedom (Oakley, Calif.)
@Joe_MainMixon
Followers: 16,728

22. ILB Raekwon McMillan, Liberty County (Hinesville, Ga.)
@Kwon_daTRUTH
Followers: 11,610

23. RB Racean Thomas, Oxford (Ala.)
@El_GoldenChild
Followers: 5,030

24. WR Ermon Lane, Homestead (Fla.)
@_MoneyLane
Followers: 4,661

25. DE Solomon Thomas, Coppell (Texas)
@SollyThomas90
Followers: 5,520

26. DE Chad Thomas, Washington (Miami)
@F5_Chad
Followers: 3,944

27. OT Damian Prince, Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
@HeavyGleesh
Followers: 2,184

28. OLB Clifton Garrett, Plainfield South (Ill.)
@CG340
Followers: 6,994

29. ILB Tre' Williams, St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.)
@Trew20
Followers: 4,125

30. WR KD Cannon, Mt. Pleasant (Texas)
@IAmTheOne_9
Followers: 3,601

31. S Jamal Adams, Hebron (Carrollton, Texas)
@ThaJudgeKO and @TheAdams_era
Followers: 8,255 (combined)

32. DE Malik McDowell, Southfield (Mich.)
@D1_LEEK
Followers: 2,111

33. RB Nick Chubb, Cedartown (Ga.)
@NickChubb21
Followers: 3,353

34. DT Gerald Willis, Karr (New Orleans)
@BNC_GEE
Followers: 407

35. CB Damon Webb, Cass Tech (Detroit)
@DameWebb
Followers: 4,422

36. WR Josh Malone, Station Camp (Gallatin, Tenn.)
NA

37. RB Royce Freeman, Imperial (Calif.)
NA

38. OG Damien Mama, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
@dmama75
Followers: 2,901

39. OLB Christian Miller, Spring Valley (Columbia, S.C.)
@ChristianMillr
Followers: 1,532

40. ATH Jalen Hurd, Beech (Hendersonville, Tenn.)
NA

41. QB Deshaun Watson, Gainesville (Ga.)
@ShaunWatson4
Followers: 10,673

42. S Edward Paris, Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas)
@323Eddie_P
Followers: 3,678

43. WR Travis Rudolph, Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
@TravisRudolph5
Followers: 2,967

44. RB Joseph Yearby, Central (Miami)
@joe_yearby and @JosephYearby
Followers: 604 (combined)

45. OT Kc McDermott, Palm Beach Central (Wellington, Fla.)
NA

46. RB Elijah Hood, Charlotte Catholic (N.C.)
@EHood34
Followers: 6,119

47. OG Roderick Taylor, Callaway (Jackson, Miss.)
@jr_roderick
Followers: 1,588

48. QB Will Grier, Davidson Day (N.C.)
@willgrier_
Followers: 20,288

49. S Laurence Jones, Neville (Monroe, La.)
NA

50. S Davion Hall, Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana, Texas)
@Yung_Julio9
Followers: 1,920

51. QB Keller Chryst, Palo Alto (Calif.)
@KellerChryst
Followers: 700

52. CB Marshon Lattimore, Glenville (Cleveland)
@_Shon2
Followers: 2,805

53. ILB Nyles Morgan, Crete-Monee (Crete, Ill.)
@Obey_Pride
Followers: 4,571

54. OLB Dante Booker, St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
@D_Book47
Followers: 3,363

55. ATH Budda Baker, Bellevue (Wash.)
@buddabaker32
Followers: 4,149

56. ATH Michiah Quick, Central (Fresno, Calif.)
@ItsQuicker
Followers: 3,580

57. CB Nick Harvey, Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas)
@_IMakePlays11
Followers: 2,870

58. OT Jamarco Jones, De La Salle (Chicago)
@jjones_73
Followers: 3,468

59. ATH Curtis Samuel, Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
NA

60. RB Jeff Jones, Washburn (Minneapolis)
@WaveyJJ_10
Followers: 1,488

61. S Todd Kelly, Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.)
@ToddKellyJr6
Followers: 17,336

62. OT Quenton Nelson, Red Bank Catholic (N.J.)
@BigQ56
Followers: 2,177

63. OG Braden Smith, South (Olathe, Kan.)
NA

64. DE Derick Roberson, Brennan (San Antonio)
NA

65. DT Travonte Valentine, Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah, Fla.)
@traveeey99
Followers: 2,487

66. S Erick Smith, Glenville (Cleveland)
NA

67. WR Drake Harris, Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
@drizzygetbusy01
Followers: 11,884

68. WR Artavis Scott, East Lake (Tarpon Springs, Fla.)
@tayscott7
Followers: 3,526

69. CB Malkom Parrish, Brooks County (Quitman, Ga.)
@TheReal_12
Followers: 734

70. OLB Ronnie Clark, Calera (Ala.)
@D1ProspectC122
Followers: 2,191

71. OLB Jacob Pugh, Godby (Tallahassee, Fla.)
@JakePughIII
Followers: 2,281

72. QB Jerrod Heard, Guyer (Denton, Texas)
@JHeard2
Followers: 5,637

73. ILB Kain Daub, Sandalwood (Jacksonville, Fla.)
@DaubKain
Followers: 1,036

74. OT Ross Pierschbacher, Cedar Falls (Iowa)
@RossP71
Followers: 1,732

75. QB Brandon Harris, Parkway (Bossier City, La.)
@bharrisqb1
Followers: 4,412

76. WR Johnnie Dixon, Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.)
@JDStandAlone
Followers: 5,705

77. DT Thomas Holley, Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
@ctkballer2014
Followers: 2,089

78. WR Trey Quinn, Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
@LA_Quinn18
Followers: 4,777

79. QB David Cornwell, Norman North (Okla.)
@DavidCornwell5
Followers: 7,248

80. DE Jalyn Holmes, Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.)
@JayHolmes_
Followers: 4,043

81. DT Bijhon Jackson, El Dorado (Ark.)
@BijhonJ
Followers: 4,756

82. OT Casey Tucker, Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
NA

83. WR Allen Lazard, Urbandale (Iowa)
@AllenLazard
Followers: 3,798

84. WR Cameron Sims, Ouachita Parish (Monroe, La.)
@CS1_ERA
Followers: 4,296

85. DT Josh Frazier, Har-Ber (Springdale, Ark.)
@JoshuaFrazier99
Followers: 3,227

86. OG Viane Talamaivao, Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
NA

87. S Dylan Sumner-Gardner, West Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas)
NA

88. CB Arrion Springs, Roosevelt (San Antonio)
@A_Springs4
Followers: 2,530

89. WR Frank Iheanacho, Westside (Houston)
@Nacho23_
Followers: 3,160

90. OT Brian Wallace, Christian Brothers (St. Louis)
NA

91. RB Christian McCaffrey, Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
@CMccaffrey5
Followers: 4,671

92. ILB Zach Whitley, North Shore (Houston)
@zachwhitley_17
Followers: 291

93. OT Trevor Darling, Central (Miami)
NA

94. WR Justin Brent, Speedway (Ind.)
@JustinBrent_
Followers: 2,663

95. OLB Dillon Bates, Ponte Vedra (Fla.)
@dillonbates
Followers: 14,266

96. S C.J. Hampton, Meridian (Miss.)
@_Hamp4dEM
Followers: 3,507

97. OG Demetrius Knox, All Saints (Fort Worth, Texas)
@Meech_Dream14
Followers: 3,051

98. OG Garrett Brumfield, University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.)
@thisisbruiser
Followers: 1,075

99. DT Derrick Nnadi, Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)
@DerrickNnadi
Followers: 1,576

100. TE Dalton Schultz, Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
@BinghamBaller9
Followers: 1,021