Top players by position: Linebacker class loaded with top-200 recruits

*Christian Gass, Eastside. Sr.: Gass (6-3, 215) is a consensus top-250 national prospect and the highest-rated Eastside recruit in history. NFL cornerback Eric Stokes is second. Gass had 11 tackles for losses last season and is a three-year starter. He committed to Tennessee in July. *Xavier Griffin, Gainesville, Jr.: Griffin (6-4, 210) is the state’s consensus No. 5 junior recruit (No. 1 by 247Sports) and Gainesville’s highest prospect this century ahead of Deshaun Watson. He is 247′s No. 1 LB prospect. As a sophomore, he had 20 tackles for losses...