With National Signing Day and the 2021 recruiting cycle in the books, it’s time to get to know the next wave of elite high school football recruits.
The class of 2022 is loaded from top to bottom with stars at each position. In order to explore the depths of the class, USA Today High School Sports is going position-by-position to spotlight the top-end prospects who are set to take their talents to the college ranks next year.
Let’s meet the top 22 athletes in the class of 2022 in the final installment of USA Today High School Sports’ 22 in ’22 series.
Read more of our 22 in ’22 series: Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | Offensive Line | Defensive Line | Linebackers | Defensive Backs
1
Keon Sabb
Photo: Bobby Deren, 247Sports
High School: IMG Academy (Fla.)
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 195 pounds
College: Undecided
2
Gentry Williams
Photo: Danny West, 247Sports
High School: Booker T. Washington (Okla.)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 170 pounds
College: Undecided
3
Deyon Bouie
Photo: Rusty Mansell, 247Sports
High School: Bainbridge (Ga.)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 185 pounds
College: Georgia
4
Malaki Starks
Photo: HUDL
High School: Jefferson (Ga.)
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 196 pounds
College: Undecided
5
Sam McCall
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Lake Gibson (Fla.)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 180 pounds
College: Undecided
6
Larry Turner-Gooden
Photo: Brandon Huffman, 247Sports
High School: St. Bernard (Calif.)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 179 pounds
College: Arizona State
7
Dasan McCullough
Photo: Ryan Wallace, 247Sports
High School: Bloomington South (Ind.)
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 220 pounds
College: Ohio State
8
Brenen Thompson
Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports
High School: Spearman (Texas)
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 165 pounds
College: Undecided
9
Azareyeh Thomas
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Niceville (Fla.)
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 176 pounds
College: Undecided
10
Kendrick Law
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Captain Shreve (La.)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 185 pounds
College: Undecided
11
Jalil Tucker
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Lincoln (Calif.)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 180 pounds
College: Undecided
12
Shemar James
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Faith Academy (Ala.)
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 200 pounds
College: Undecided
13
Marquez Dortch
Photo: Yancy Porter, 247Sports
High School: George County (Miss.)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 175 pounds
College: Ole Miss
14
Barion Brown
Photo: Gene Swindoll, 247Sports
High School: Pearl-Cohn (Tenn.)
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 173 pounds
College: Undecided
15
CJ Brown
Photo via Twitter/@cjbrown2323
High School: Beggs (Okla.)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 175 pounds
College: Oklahoma State
16
Dillon Tatum
Photo: Allen Trieu, 247Sports
High School: West Bloomfield (Mich.)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 190 pounds
College: Undecided
17
Kody Jones
Photo via Twitter/@kodyjones_
High School: Germantown (Tenn.)
Height: 5-foot-11.5
Weight: 180 pounds
College: Michigan
18
Emeka Megwa
Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports
High School: Timber Creek (Texas)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 225 pounds
College: Undecided
19
Jaden Mangham
Photo: Allen Trieu, 247Sports
High School: Wylie E. Groves (Mich.)
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 185 pounds
College: Undecided
20
Jacolby Spells
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: American Heritage (Fla.)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 170 pounds
College: Undecided
21
Rashod Dubinion
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Cedar Grove (Ga.)
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 185 pounds
College: Arkansas
22
Christian Rapley
Photo: Allen Trieu, 247Sports
High School: Belleville (Mich.)
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 200 pounds
College: Undecided
