College Football Recruiting 2012: The Most Electric Playmakers Still Uncommitted

Uncommitted playmakers are still available on the recruiting board, as there are some uber-talented recruits still weighing their options. Being a playmaker usually resorts to looking at only offensive players, but I don't believe that to be true.

Defensive players can be considered playmakers just as much as offensive recruits and you'll see that justly on my list. So for this read, come inside and check out whom I believe to be the elite uncommitted playmakers for the 2012 recruiting class.

Here we go.

11. Eddie Golman, DT

It's tough to be a playmaker from the DT position, but Goldman gets it done. He's a 6'4", 305-pound monster in the middle. 

Goldman has excellent snap quickness, quick scheme read and ball locate skills and is pretty instinctive.

However, his top quality is his play strength, as Goldman can simply bull rush and walk a blocker back snap after snap when he plays with good leverage.

10. Jordan Payton, WR

Payton has a been a very productive player and has done it against top notch competition in the Los Angeles metro area.

He's 6'2", 205 pounds and possesses strong hands, great concentration and catch-in-traffic ability. Payton has good speed, runs solid routes and shows a willingness to go across the middle.

He has a chance to develop into a very, very good college receiver at the next level and fits on this list due to his ability to make plays with defenders around him.

9. Barry Sanders Jr., RB

Sanders is an extremely elusive runner that is as slippery as they come. The 5'9", 180-pounder is dangerous in the open field and is one of the top homerun hitters in the nation.

He's likely a bit more quick than fast and excels in both tight and open space. Sanders can shake and bake and scoot all over the field all the way to the endzone.

8. Jordan Jenkins, DE

"The Freak" is one the most athletically gifted players in this year's class. He stands 6'3", weighs 250-pounds and gets after the passer snap after snap.

In fact, Jenkins is among the top players in the country with the highest ceilings. From rushing and pressuring the passer to making plays from the backside against the run, Jenkins will make plays as a defender. 

7. Rushel Shell, RB

Shell is a big rock toter at 5'11", 215-pounds. So you see he has natural size, good run strength and leg drive when he runs.

Then you also see another quality: play speed.

Shell can rip off long runs and has just enough long speed to split the safeties and get to pay dirt. With his size and speed, I think can be an early impact player in college and should score many touchdowns in his career.

6. Noah Spence, DE

Spence is the top pass rushing edge defender in the nation and surely deserves a spot on this list. He's 6'4", 240 pounds and can put his hand down or stand up as a 3-4 OLB.

A quick first step, conversion of speed to power, long arms and a burst to close and finish on the passer are what got him on this list and are what will make him one of the top DEs in college football in a few years.

5. Nelson Agholor, ATH

Many people consider Agholor to be the most athletically gifted recruit in the country. At 6'1", 175 pounds, he has elite play speed, agility, quickness, explosiveness, leaping ability and change-of-direction skills.

Some say his best position in college will be WR because he's just too good with the football in his hands. 

Others say he's destined to be a roaming free safety because of his ability to jump routes and pick off passes with range.

4. Keith Marshall, RB

Marshall may be the fastest RB prospect in the country. Simple and plain. He's been timed at 4.3 in the 40-yard dash and plays to his speed on tape.

5'11", 185-pounds, Marshall shows a stellar burst to and through holes and the long speed to pull away from chasing defenders.

He's a homerun threat each time he's on the field.

3. Kwon Alexander, OLB

Many have Alexander is the top OLB prospect in the country and one of the best defenders this year. At 6'2" and 210 pounds, he has the most range of any defensive player in the country and maybe in the past few years.

There's nowhere Alexander can't get to on the field, as he has elite play speed, range, agility, instincts and a burst to close on the ball carrier.

With his excellent athleticism, Alexander can stay on the field all three downs.

2. Dorial Green-Beckham, WR

6'6". 220-pounds. 4.3 speed. Enough said. DGB has been a dominant football player since the ninth grade in Missouri and now his talents have made him the No.1 prospect in the country.

He's a playmaker in every sense of the word, as he can catch high balls with ease due to his height, length and leaping ability.

Once he snatches the football out of the air, Green-Beckham turns on the jets and shows excellent RAC instincts and speed.

1. Stefon Diggs, ATH

From a playmaking standpoint, Diggs is tops. He's extremely dangerous with the football in his hands, as the 6'0", 190-pounder has excellent open field vision, RAC skills, instincts, quickness, elusiveness, acceleration and good speed.

That's just on offense.

Defensively, Diggs can play CB or DS, and shows off his athleticism and aforementioned skills when he intercepts passes and gets as much yardage returning them.

That's just on defense.

As a returner, Diggs can handle both punts and kickoffs, elude tacklers and make plays to get his team the best field position possible or simply score.

He's the top playmaker in the country.