2022 college football recruiting class

2022 college football recruiting class
2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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The college football recruiting class of 2022 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2022. The scope of this article covers: (a) the colleges and universities with recruiting classes ranking among the top 20 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets, and (b) the individual recruits ranking among the top 20 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets.

The Texas A&M Aggies, led by head coach Jimbo Fisher, had the top recruiting class, being ranked No. 1 by 247Sports, Rivals.com, and On3. Six Texas A&M recruits were rated in the top 10 by one or more of the rating agencies.[1][2][3] Texas A&M's 2022 class is rated as the best in the history of recruiting rankings.[4]

Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, and Texas were ranked second through fifth by all three raters.[1][2][3]

Defensive tackle Walter Nolen and cornerback Travis Hunter were the top two recruits, as rated by ESPN.com, 247Sports, Rivals.com, and USA Today.[5][6]

Top ranked classes

School 247 [1] Rivals[2] On3[3]
Texas A&M 1 1 1
Alabama 2 2 2
Georgia 3 3 3
Ohio State 4 4 4
Texas 5 5 5
Penn State 6 7 7
Notre Dame 7 6 6
Oklahoma 8 8 8
Michigan 9 9 9
Clemson 10 10 14
North Carolina 11 11 10
LSU 12 15 13
Oregon 13 24 12
Kentucky 14 14 18
Miami 15 31 11
Missouri 16 12 15
Florida 17 20 20
Tennessee 18 13 16
Stanford 19 25 21
Florida State 20 17 19
Auburn 21 18 17
Indiana 25 19 29
Mississippi State 26 16 22

Top ranked recruits

The following individuals were rated by one of the major media outlets among the top 20 players in the country in the Class of 2022. They are listed in order of their highest ranking by any of the major media outlets.

Player Position School ESPN[5] Rivals[6] 247Sports[7] USA Today
Walter Nolen Defensive tackle Texas A&M 1 2 2 1
Travis Hunter Cornerback Jackson State 2 1 1 2
Gabe Brownlow-Dindy Defensive tackle Texas A&M 3 55 11 15
Cade Klubnik Quarterback Clemson 29 3 13 32
Domani Jackson Cornerback USC 9 17 15 3
Evan Stewart Wide receiver Texas A&M 13 33 6 3
Drew Allar Quarterback Penn State 51 70 3 99
Luther Burden III Wide receiver Missouri 5 4 14 4
Harold Perkins Linebacker LSU 4 34 5 18
Malaki Starks Athlete Georgia 12 62 4 29
Will Johnson Cornerback Michigan 23 5 35 11
Lebbeus Overton Defensive end Texas A&M 6 32 17
Jeremiah Alexander Defensive end Alabama 19 6 50 13
Travis Shaw Defensive tackle North Carolina 62 15 12 6
Shemar Stewart Defensive end Texas A&M 7 30 9 12
Dani Dennis-Sutton Defensive end Penn State 80 7 28 39
Mykel Williams Defensive tackle Georgia 24 8 7 31
Jaheim Singletary Cornerback Georgia 21 10 67 7
Zach Rice Offensive tackle North Carolina 8 24 20 9
Josh Conerly Jr. Offensive tackle Oregon 31 31 8 24
Denver Harris Cornerback Texas A&M 25 21 45 8
Bear Alexander Defensive tackle Georgia 56 9 111 18
Devon Campbell Offensive guard Texas 10 14 23 10
C. J. Hicks Linebacker Ohio State 17 18 10 14
Tyler Booker Offensive guard Alabama 11 111 60
Alex "Sonny" Styles Safety Ohio State 15 11 27
Tetairoa McMillan Wide receiver Arizona 145 12 37 78
Marvin Jones Jr. Defensive end Georgia 65 13 21 55
Will Campbell Offensive tackle LSU 14 54 66 22
Walker Howard Quarterback LSU 42 20 91 15
Shazz Preston Wide receiver Alabama 16 45 120 41
Quency Wiggins Defensive end LSU 202 16 48
Jihaad Campbell Edge Alabama 41 29 16
Kelvin Banks Jr. Offensive tackle Texas 17
Kamari Wilson Safety Florida 18 60 74 20
Daylen Everette Cornerback Georgia 47 42 18 44
Xavier Nwankpa Safety Iowa 156 19 25 66
Nick Singleton Running back Penn State 57 43 19 92
Derrick Moore Defensive end Michigan 20 52 94 84

References

  1. ^ a b c "2022 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247 Sports. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "2022 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "2022 Consensus Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.com. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Late Kick: Texas A&M DT Walter Nolen a freaky true freshman to watch this season". 247Sport. May 23, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2022 ESPN 300". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved September 11, 2022.