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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]
School | 247 [1] | Rivals [2] | On3 [3] |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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