Ranking Index
| Rank | Name | Pos | Location | Stars | Ht | Wt | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Keith Rivers | LB | Lake Mary, FL | 5 stars | 6'3" | 215 | USC |
| #2 | Dan Connor | LB | Wallingford, PAStrath Haven | 5 stars | 6'3" | 215 | Penn St. |
| #3 | Brian Toal | LB | Wyckoff, NJDon Bosco Prep | 5 stars | 6'2" | 228 | Boston Coll. |
| #4 | Marcus Freeman | LB | Huber Heights, OHWayne High School | 4 stars | 6'2" | 240 | Ohio St. |
| #5 | Josh Johnson | LB | Stone Mountain, GAStephenson | 4 stars | 6'2" | 225 | Georgia |
| #6 | James Bryant | LB | Reading, PA | 4 stars | 6'3" | 240 | Miami (FL) |
| #7 | Garry Pack | LB | Hattiesburg, MSOak Grove | 4 stars | 6'1" | 217 | Mississippi |
| #8 | Jae Thaxton | LB | Hartwell, GAHart. Co. | 4 stars | 6'3" | 225 | Florida St. |
| #9 | Luke Sanders | LB | West Monroe, LA | 4 stars | 6'4" | 228 | LSU |
| #10 | Robert Ayers | LB | St. Clio, SCMarlboro County | 4 stars | 6'3" | 229 | Tennessee |
| #11 | Vernon Smith | LB | Fort Lauderdale, FLDillard | 4 stars | 5'11" | 234 | Pittsburgh |
| #12 | Javier Estopinan | LB | Miami, FLSouth Miami | 4 stars | 6'3" | 230 | Florida |
| #13 | Matt Stoltz | LB | Little Rock, ARPulaski Academy | 4 stars | 6'3" | 230 | LSU |
| #14 | Chris Rogers | LB | Wexford, PANorth Allegheny | 4 stars | 6'3" | 240 | Michigan |
| #15 | Chris Graham | LB | Indianapolis, INWarren Central | 4 stars | 5'11" | 210 | Michigan |
| #16 | Sam Carson | LB | Downers Grove, ILDowners Grove South | 4 stars | 6'2" | 225 | Illinois |
| #17 | Hugh D'Imperio | LB | Sewell, NJWashington Township | 4 stars | 6'4" | 229 | Michigan St. |
| #18 | Ronnie Palmer | LB | Spring, TX | 3 stars | 6'3" | 220 | Arizona |
| #19 | Corey Davis | LB | Pittsburgh, PAPeabody | 3 stars | 6'1" | 302 | Pittsburgh |
| #20 | Alan Darlin | LB | Elk Grove, CALaguna Creek | 3 stars | 6'2" | 225 | Oregon St. |
| #21 | Andrew Schantz | LB | Canyon Country, CACanyon | 3 stars | 6'1" | 215 | San Diego St. |
| #22 | Will Price | LB | Anaheim, CAWestern High | 3 stars | 6'3" | 240 | Oregon St. |
| #23 | Mike Rivera | LB | Shawnee, KSShawne Mission Northwest | 3 stars | 6'3" | 230 | Kansas |
| #24 | Lance Brandenburgh | LB | Overland Park, KSSt. Thomas Aquinas | 3 stars | 6'1" | 215 | Nebraska |
| #25 | Russ Weil | LB | Minooka, ILMinooka | 3 stars | 6'1" | 230 | Illinois |
| #26 | John Thompson | LB | Detroit, MICrockett | 3 stars | 6'2" | 230 | Michigan |
| #27 | Tom Walls | LB | West Deptford, NJ | 3 stars | 6'2" | 239 | Boston Coll. |
| #28 | Aaron Darks | LB | Lufkin, TX | 3 stars | 6'1" | 205 | Kansas St. |
| #29 | Walter Winter | LB | Issaquah, WAJuanita | 3 stars | 6'5" | 230 | Washington |
| #30 | Andrew Bowman | LB | Glen Allen, VAHermitage | 3 stars | 6'1" | 225 | Virginia Tech |
| #31 | Andy Crooks | LB | Wausau, WIEast High | 3 stars | 6'3" | 230 | Wisconsin |
| #32 | Octavious Balkcom | LB | Blakely, GAEarly County | 3 stars | 6'4" | 225 | Auburn |
| #33 | Vernon Wilder | LB | Miami, FLCarol City | 3 stars | 6'0" | 243 | Florida A&M |
| #34 | Jed Collins | LB | Mission Viejo, CAMission Viejo | 3 stars | 6'3" | 240 | Washington St. |
| #35 | Mitch King | LB | Burlington, IABurlington | 3 stars | 6'3" | 230 | Iowa |
| #36 | Quinn Johnson | LB | Edgard, LAWest St. John | 3 stars | 6'3" | 225 | LSU |
| #37 | Dontey Brown | LB | McKeesport, PAMcKeesport | 3 stars | 6'3" | 245 | Penn St. |
| #38 | Matt Parent | LB | Santa Fe Springs, CASt. Paul | 3 stars | 6'2" | 240 | list |
| #39 | Anton Narinskiy | LB | Chagrin Falls, OHKenston | 3 stars | 6'4" | 220 | Iowa |
| #40 | Jeremiah Toloumu | LB | Long Beach, CAPoly | 3 stars | 6'0" | 230 | list |
| #41 | John Bacon | LB | Lakewood, CO | 3 stars | 6'3" | 230 | Oregon |
Rivals.com Inside linebackers 2004
- 1Keith Rivers, Lake Mary, Florida
- 2Dan Connor, Wallingford, Pennsylvania
- 3Brian Toal, Wyckoff, New Jersey
- 4Marcus Freeman, Huber Heights, Ohio
- 5Josh Johnson, Stone Mountain, Georgia