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. Texas A&M's 2022 class is rated as the best in the history of recruiting rankings.
Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, and Texas were ranked second through fifth by all three raters.
Defensive tackle Walter Nolen and cornerback Travis Hunter were the top two recruits, as rated by ESPN.com, 247Sports, Rivals.com, and USA Today.
Top ranked classes
School 247 Rivals On3Texas A&M111Alabama222Georgia333Ohio State444Texas555Penn State677Notre Dame766Oklahoma888Michigan999Clemson101014North Carolina111110LSU121513Oregon132412Kentucky141418Miami153111Missouri161215Florida172020Tennessee181316Stanford192521Florida State201719Auburn211817Indiana251929Mississippi State261622
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. PlayerPositionSchoolESPNRivals247SportsUSA TodayWalter NolenDefensive tackleTexas A&M1221Travis HunterCornerbackJackson State2112Gabe Brownlow-DindyDefensive tackleTexas A&M3551115Cade KlubnikQuarterbackClemson2931332Domani JacksonCornerbackUSC917153Evan StewartWide receiverTexas A&M133363Drew AllarQuarterbackPenn State5170399Luther Burden IIIWide receiverMissouri54144Harold PerkinsLinebackerLSU434518Malaki StarksAthleteGeorgia1262429Will JohnsonCornerbackMichigan2353511Lebbeus OvertonDefensive endTexas A&M63217Jeremiah AlexanderDefensive endAlabama1965013Travis ShawDefensive tackleNorth Carolina6215126Shemar StewartDefensive endTexas A&M730912Dani Dennis-SuttonDefensive endPenn State8072839Mykel WilliamsDefensive tackleGeorgia248731Jaheim SingletaryCornerbackGeorgia2110677Zach RiceOffensive tackleNorth Carolina824209Josh Conerly Jr.Offensive tackleOregon3131824Denver HarrisCornerbackTexas A&M2521458Bear AlexanderDefensive tackleGeorgia56911118Devon CampbellOffensive guardTexas10142310C. J. HicksLinebackerOhio State17181014Tyler BookerOffensive guardAlabama1111160Alex "Sonny" StylesSafetyOhio State151127Tetairoa McMillanWide receiverArizona145123778Marvin Jones Jr.Defensive endGeorgia65132155Will CampbellOffensive tackleLSU14546622Walker HowardQuarterbackLSU42209115Shazz PrestonWide receiverAlabama164512041Quency WigginsDefensive endLSU2021648Jihaad CampbellEdgeAlabama412916Kelvin Banks Jr.Offensive tackleTexas 17Kamari WilsonSafetyFlorida18607420Daylen EveretteCornerbackGeorgia47421844Xavier NwankpaSafetyIowa156192566Nick SingletonRunning backPenn State57431992Derrick MooreDefensive endMichigan20529484
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