USA Today High School Sports spent the month of February getting to know the next crop of elite high school football recruits and the depths of the class of 2022.
Now that March is underway, it’s time to take a trip across the United States to see where the best of the best in the class of 2022 reside.
With talent spanning from the east coast to the west coast, USA Today High School Sports takes a look at the top-ranked recruit in each state according to the industry-generated according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. With recruits not yet ranked in Maine, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wyoming, those states were excluded from the list.
RELATED: Meet the top 25 football recruits in the class of 2022
Some athletes have already made verbal commitments to specific NCAA programs, so that information is also included below — and will be updated should anything change.
Now, let’s get to it. Here are the top-ranked 2022 football recruits in each state.
Alabama: Jeremiah Alexander
Photo: Jason Caldwell, 247Sports
High School: Thompson
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 235 pounds
College: Undecided
Alaska: Deuce Zimmerman
Photo: Brandon Huffman, 247Sports
High School: East
Position: Athlete
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 185 pounds
College: Undecided
Arizona: Anthony Lucas
Photo: Brian Perroni, 247Sports
High School: Chaparral
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-4.5
Weight: 279 pounds
College: Undecided
Arkansas: Isaiah Sategna
Photo: Danny West, 247Sports
High School: Fayetteville
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 170 pounds
College: Undecided
California: Domani Jackson
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Mater Dei
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 185 pounds
College: USC
Colorado: Gavin Sawchuk
Photo: Andy Cross, 247Sports
High School: Valor Christian
Position: Running Back
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 175 pounds
College: Undecided
Connecticut: Wilfredo Aybar
Photo: Harvey Levine, 247Sports
High School: Cheshire Academy
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 240 pounds
College: Undecided
Delaware: Braden Davis
Photo: Brian Dohn, 247Sports
High School: Middletown
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 195 pounds
College: Undecided
District of Columbia: Joshua Thompson
Photo via Twitter/@13k_Josh
High School: St. John’s
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 185 pounds
College: Undecided
Florida: Shemar Stewart
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Monsignor Pace
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 240 pounds
College: Undecided
Georgia: Travis Hunter
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Collins Hill (Ga.)
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 165 pounds
College: Florida State
Hawaii: Tevarua Tafiti
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Punahou
Position: Outside Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 222 pounds
College: Undecided
Idaho: Colston Loveland
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Gooding
Position: Tight End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 230 pounds
College: Undecided
Illinois: Kaleb Brown
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: St. Rita
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 177 pounds
College: Undecided
Indiana: Kiyaunta Goodwin
Photo: Steve Wiltfong, 247Sports
High School: Charlestown
Position: Offensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 300 pounds
College: Undecided
Iowa: Xavier Nwankpa
Photo: Brandon Huffman, 247Sports
High School: Southeast Polk
Position: Safety
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 190 pounds
College: Undecided
Kansas: Caden Crawford
Photo: Ryan Wallace, 247Sports
High School: Lansing
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 239 pounds
College: Iowa
Kentucky: Gavin Wimsatt
Photo: Steve Wiltfong, 247Sports
High School: Owensboro
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 200 pounds
College: Undecided
Louisiana: Walker Howard
Photo: Brian Perroni, 247Sports
High School: St. Thomas More
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 195 pounds
College: LSU
Maryland: Jaishawn Barham
Photo: 247Sports
High School: St. Frances Academy
Position: Inside Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 230 pounds
College: Undecided
Massachusetts: Ty Chan
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Lawrence Academy
Position: Offensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 275 pounds
College: Notre Dame
Michigan: Will Johnson
Photo: Sam Webb, 247Sports
High School: Grosse Pointe South
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 190 pounds
College: Michigan
Minnesota: Lucas Heyer
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Hill Murray School
Position: Offensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 307 pounds
College: Undecided
Mississippi: Khamauri Rogers
Photo: Blair Angulo, 247Sports
High School: Holmes County
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 168 pounds
College: Undecided
Missouri: Luther Burden
Photo via Twitter/@lutherburden3
High School: Cardinal Ritter College Prep
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 194 pounds
College: Oklahoma
Montana: Caden Dowler
High School: Billings West
Position: Safety
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 195 pounds
College: Undecided
Nebraska: Deshawn Woods
Photo: Mike Schaefer, 247Sports
High School: Central
Position: Offensive Guard
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 270 pounds
College: Undecided
Nevada: Cyrus Moss
Photo: Brandon Drumm, 247Sports
High School: Bishop Gorman
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 220 pounds
College: Undecided
New Hampshire: Jackson Paradis
Photo: Brian Powers/The Register
High School: Tilton School
Position: Running Back
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 225 pounds
College: Undecided
New Jersey: Jacob Allen
Photo: Brian Dohn, 247Sports
High School: Hun School
Position: Offensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 270 pounds
College: Undecided
New York: Moses Walker
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Erasmus Hall
Position: Outside Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 195 pounds
College: Undecided
North Carolina: Travis Shaw
Photo: Don Callahan, 247Sports
High School: Grimsley
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 310 pounds
College: Undecided
North Dakota: Carson Hegerle
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High School: West Fargo
Position: Athlete
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 180 pounds
College: Undecided
Ohio: Gabe Powers
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Marysville
Position: Outside Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 220 pounds
College: Ohio State
Oklahoma: Gentry Williams
Photo: Danny West, 247Sports
High School: Booker T. Washington
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 170 pounds
College: Undecided
Oregon: Darrius Clemons
Photo: Brandon Huffman, 247Sports
High School: Westview
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 205 pounds
College: Undecided
Pennsylvania: Enai White
Photo: Brian Dohn, 247Sports
High School: Imhotep Institute
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 230 pounds
College: Undecided
South Carolina: Jeadyn Lukus
Photo: HUDL
High School: Mauldin
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 175 pounds
College: Undecided
South Dakota: Jacob Knuth
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Harrisburg
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-foot-3.5
Weight: 200 pounds
College: Minnesota
Tennessee: Walter Nolen
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: St. Benedict at Auburndale
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 300 pounds
College: Undecided
Texas: Quinn Ewers
Photo: Collin Kennedy, 247Sports
High School: Southlake Carroll
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 195 pounds
College: Ohio State
Utah: Lander Barton
Photo: Steve Bartle, 247Sports
High School: Brighton
Position: Outside Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 215 pounds
College: Undecided
Virginia: Shawn Murphy
Photo: Don Callahan, 247Sports
High School: Unity Reed
Position: Inside Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 215 pounds
College: Undecided
Washington: Josh Conerly Jr.
Photo: Brandon Huffman, 247Sports
High School: Rainier Beach
Position: Offensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 275 pounds
College: Undecided
West Virginia: Corbin Page
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Spring Valley
Position: Tight End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 257 pounds
College: West Virginia
Wisconsin: Joe Brunner
Photo: Evan Flood, 247Sports
High School: Whitefish Bay
Position: Offensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 300 pounds
College: Undecided
