2022 college football recruiting class

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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.

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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

School247 [1] Rivals [2] On3 [3]
Texas A&M 111
Alabama 222
Georgia 333
Ohio State 444
Texas 555
Penn State 677
Notre Dame 766
Oklahoma 888
Michigan 999
Clemson 101014
North Carolina 111110
LSU 121513
Oregon 132412
Kentucky 141418
Miami 153111
Missouri 161215
Florida 172020
Tennessee 181316
Stanford 192521
Florida State 201719
Auburn 211817
Indiana 251929
Mississippi State 261622

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.

PlayerPositionSchoolESPN [5] Rivals [6] 247Sports [7] USA Today
Walter Nolen Defensive tackleTexas A&M1221
Travis Hunter CornerbackJackson State2112
Gabe Brownlow-Dindy Defensive tackleTexas A&M3551115
Cade Klubnik QuarterbackClemson2931332
Domani Jackson CornerbackUSC917153
Evan Stewart Wide receiverTexas A&M133363
Drew Allar QuarterbackPenn State5170399
Luther Burden III Wide receiverMissouri54144
Harold Perkins LinebackerLSU434518
Malaki Starks AthleteGeorgia1262429
Will Johnson CornerbackMichigan2353511
Lebbeus OvertonDefensive endTexas A&M63217
Jeremiah AlexanderDefensive endAlabama1965013
Travis ShawDefensive tackleNorth Carolina6215126
Shemar Stewart Defensive endTexas A&M730912
Dani Dennis-Sutton Defensive endPenn State8072839
Mykel Williams Defensive tackleGeorgia248731
Jaheim SingletaryCornerbackGeorgia2110677
Zach RiceOffensive tackleNorth Carolina824209
Josh Conerly Jr. Offensive tackleOregon3131824
Denver Harris CornerbackTexas A&M2521458
Bear Alexander Defensive tackleGeorgia56911118
Devon Campbell Offensive guardTexas10142310
C. J. HicksLinebackerOhio State17181014
Tyler Booker Offensive guardAlabama1111160
Alex "Sonny" Styles SafetyOhio State151127
Tetairoa McMillan Wide receiverArizona145123778
Marvin Jones Jr.Defensive endGeorgia65132155
Will Campbell Offensive tackleLSU14546622
Walker Howard QuarterbackLSU42209115
Shazz Preston Wide receiverAlabama164512041
Quency WigginsDefensive endLSU2021648
Jihaad Campbell EdgeAlabama412916
Kelvin Banks Jr. Offensive tackleTexas17
Kamari Wilson SafetyFlorida18607420
Daylen Everette CornerbackGeorgia47421844
Xavier Nwankpa SafetyIowa156192566
Nick Singleton Running backPenn State57431992
Derrick Moore Defensive endMichigan20529484

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