Best High School Football Player in Every State for 2023

These are the best high school football players in all 50 states headed into the 2023 season.

There’s no shortage of high school football talent from coast to coast and everywhere in between in 2023. While the very best of the best find their names splashed across recruiting websites there are always standouts who go under the radar.

It usually goes without being said, but today’s high school football stars are tomorrow’s big-time college standouts and NFL players — because everybody has to start somewhere. And tomorrow gets here quicker than you think.

Here’s a look at the best high school football players in all 50 states headed into the 2023 season.

Alabama: Ryan Williams, Wide Receiver

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High school: Saraland High School (Saraland)

Graduation year: 2025

Height: 6-foot

Weight: 170 pounds

College: Alabama

Bottom line: Williams was the only sophomore on the USA Today High School All-American Team in 2022 after he racked up 2,700 all-purpose yards and 42 touchdowns in leading Saraland to the Class 6A state championship.

Williams is committed to Alabama and was also named the Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year, Alabama MaxPreps Player of the Year, and a MaxPreps Sophomore All-American. The No. 3 overall recruit in the Class of 2025, he put up 272 all-purpose yards as well as scored four touchdowns in the state championship win over Mountain Brook.

Note: All college commitments are updated through July 1, 2023.

Alaska: Jack Nash, Quarterback/Defensive Back

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High school: Colony High School (Palmer)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: There was nothing Nash didn’t do for Colony High in leading his school to the first Division I state championship in school history in 2022.

Nash had 2,656 yards of total offense and 34 touchdowns and led the state with 12 interceptions playing safety, including three returned for touchdowns. In the state championship game against Juneau-Douglas, Nash scored the game-winning touchdown with 17 seconds left for a 14-7 victory.

Nash swept Gatorade Player of the Year and MaxPreps Player of the Year honors for Alaska in 2022 as well as being named Division I All-State and the Division State Championship MVP.

Arizona: Navi Bruzon, Quarterback

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High school: Liberty High School (Peoria)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 5-10

Weight: 180 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Navi Bruzon seemingly came out of nowhere and took over high school football in Arizona in 2022, passing for 3,041 yards and 33 touchdowns to lead Liberty to an 11-1 record and the Class 6A semifinals. Bruzon added 409 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

Bruzon, who is just 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, currently has just one offer from Morgan State and is the reigning Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year and Class 6A Desert Valley Region Player of the Year.

Arkansas: Jalen Dupree, Running Back

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High school: Malvern High School (Malvern)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-1

Weight: 205 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Malvern High’s Jalen Dupree had a breakout season in 2022, as he rushed for 2,828 yards and 41 touchdowns to lead his school to a 12-2 record and the Class 4A state championship. Dupree added 343 receiving yards and five touchdowns.

Dupree, who was named Arkansas MaxPreps Player of the Year in 2022, rushed for 1,607 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2021. He has offers from Kansas State, Purdue, Liberty and Arkansas State, among others.

California: Peyton Woodyard, Defensive Back

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High school: St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-2

Weight: 188 pounds

College: Georgia

Bottom line: St. John Bosco’s Peyton Woodyard had a star turn as a junior in 2022, as his school won a CIF Open Division state championship and was named Stadium Talk’s 2022 High School Football national champion.

Woodyard seems like a future NFL safety if we’ve ever seen one. He was named MaxPreps Junior All-American in 2022 after putting up 53 tackles, one interception and seven pass deflections. Translation: He’s that dude.

Colorado: Gage Ginther, Offensive Line

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High school: Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Collins)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-5

Weight: 285 pounds

College: Tennessee

Bottom line: Fossil Ridge’s offense put up more than 5,000 yards of total offense split almost evenly between rushing and passing in 2022, thanks in large part to the skills of offensive lineman Gage Ginther, the state’s No. 1 prospect.

Ginther, who is committed to Tennessee, plays left offensive tackle for Fossil Ridge but could move to one of the inside guard positions in college.

Connecticut: Ryan Puglisi, Quarterback

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High school: Avon Old Farms School (Avon)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-3

Weight: 205 pounds

College: Georgia

Bottom line: Avon Old Farms High’s Ryan Puglisi is the second elite quarterback to come out of Connecticut in recent years, following former Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis, a Middletown native who starred at Kentucky.

Just like Levis, Puglisi is headed to the SEC — he’s one of two Class of 2024 quarterbacks committed to playing for Georgia alongside Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 recruit in the nation. Puglisi, who could also project as an MLB prospect, already seems like he can already make every throw on the field and will be an early enrollee at Georgia.

Delaware: Tristen Graham, Defensive End

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High school: Middletown High School (Middletown)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-3

Weight: 245 pounds

College: Syracuse

Bottom line: Middletown High’s Tristen Graham was an All-State pick as a junior and already has the strength of a big-time college football defensive end, which he’ll be soon at Syracuse.

Graham helped lead Middletown to a state championship as a sophomore in 2021.

Florida: Jeremiah Smith, Wide Receiver

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High school: Chaminade-Madonna College Prep (Hollywood)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-3

Weight: 200 pounds

College: Ohio State

Bottom line: Chaminade-Madonna’s Jeremiah Smith was one of the top wide receivers in the nation as a junior while playing against some of the top competition in the country, with 58 receptions for 1,073 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Committed to Ohio State, Smith was named a MaxPreps Junior All-American as the Lions won a state championship. Smith is the No. 1 wide receiver in the nation for the Class of 2024 and could be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft in a few years.

Georgia: Julian Lewis, Quarterback

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High school: Carrollton High School (Carrollton)

Graduation year: 2026

Height: 6-1

Weight: 175 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: There is no state with more high school football talent in 2023 than Georgia, and the best player in the state is Carrollton sophomore quarterback Julian Lewis, the only member of his class to make this list.

Lewis was named MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year in 2022; he threw for 4,118 yards, 48 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as Carrollton went 14-1. Lewis already has offers from all of the nation’s elite Power Five schools and seems like a likely pick to be the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2026.

Hawaii: Preston Taumua, Offensive Line

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High school: ‘Aiea High School (Aiea)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-4

Weight: 315 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Taumua is an elite offensive line prospect and the No. 1 player from Hawaii for the Class of 2024. His offers are a who’s who of big-time college football programs that he’s narrowed down to Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, Nebraska and Oregon.

Idaho: Gatlin Bair, Wide Receiver

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High school: Burley High School (Burley)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Gatlin Bair is already the top-rated recruit in Idaho history — and for good reason. Bair had 73 receptions for 1,073 yards and 20 total touchdowns, along with 320 kick return yards. He’s also one of the fastest high school football players in the country — he ran a 10.18-second, 100-meter dash in track, which is freakishly fast if you’re not up on track times.

Bair also had 58 receptions for 987 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2021 and is rated as the No. 9 wide receiver prospect in the country. To be clear: He’s a freak.

Illinois: Justin Scott, Defensive Line

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High school: St. Ignatius College Prep (Chicago)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-4

Weight: 310 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: One of the most coveted defensive line recruits in the nation, St. Ignatius Prep’s Justin Scott has been the best defensive lineman in Illinois for the last two years.

Scott already has the size and talent of a big-time Power Five Conference player at 6-foot-4 and 310 pounds. While he’s known for his dominance on defense, he actually plays both ways for St. Ignatius, which went 10-3 and made it to the Class 6A semifinals in 2022.

Indiana: Mylan Graham, Wide Receiver

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High school: New Haven High School (New Haven)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-1

Weight: 170 pounds

College: Ohio State

Bottom line: One of several talented wide receivers on this list headed to play for Ohio State, New Haven’s Mylan Graham shined in 2022 with 48 receptions for 1,149 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Graham’s first offer was actually from Ohio State before his recruitment blew up — he’s a talented prospect who could play in the slot or on the outside once he adds some more muscle to his frame.

Iowa: Grant Brix, Offensive Line

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High school: Logan-Magnolia High School (Logan)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-6

Weight: 280 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Logan-Magnolia offensive lineman Grant Brix is the No. 1 recruit in his state and has some of the top colleges in the nation after him, including Kansas State, Oklahoma and Alabama, who all believe he could be a dominant player on the next level.

At 6-foot-5 and 280 pounds, Brix has the frame to add another 20-30 pounds of muscle.

Kansas: Jayden Woods, Defensive End

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High school: Mill Valley High School (Shawnee)

Graduation year: 2025

Height: 6-3

Weight: 230 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Mill Valley won its third consecutive Class 5A state championship in 2022 behind a big sophomore season from defensive end Jayden Woods, who filled up the stat sheet on defense with 51 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

Kentucky: Cutter Boley, Quarterback

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High school: Lexington Christian Academy (Lexington)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-5

Weight: 205 pounds

College: Kentucky

Bottom line: Cutter Boley transferred to Lexington Christian Academy for his junior season in 2022 and lit up competition to the tune of 3,901 passing yards and 36 touchdowns, but also had 15 interceptions.

If Boley can continue to pack muscle onto his frame, he could end up being a starter on the next level and is committed to playing for Kentucky.

Louisiana: Dominick McKinley, Defensive Line

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High school: Acadiana High School (Acadiana)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-5

Weight: 290 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: One of the top defensive line recruits in the country, Acadiana’s Dominick McKinley helped lead his team to the second round of the Division I state playoffs in 2022. McKinley dominated up front with 86 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.

His younger brother Darriyus is a big-time college prospect as well.

Maine: Noah Carpenter, Quarterback

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High school: Leavitt Area High School (Turner)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-foot

Weight: 195 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Carpenter is one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks on this list. He led Leavitt to an unbeaten season and Class C state title in 2022, as he threw for 2,006 yards and 27 touchdowns and rushed for 1,174 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Carpenter, who also had 77 tackles and two interceptions, was named Maine Gatorade Player of the Year and Varsity Maine Player of the Year.

Maryland/District of Columbia: Dylan Stewart, Defensive End

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High school: Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, D.C.)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-5

Weight: 235 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Dylan Stewart absolutely dominated up front for FCA as a junior in 2022, racking up 16 sacks on the way to winning a Class AA state championship. Stewart, a Washington Post All-Metro pick, is a five-star recruit and one of the most sought-after defensive recruits in the country.

He’ll be scary on the college level after he puts on another 10 to 20 pounds of muscle — Stewart is someone it’s not hard to envision as a first-round pick in the NFL Draft in a few years.

Massachusetts: Owen Howlett, Linebacker

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High school: Milton Academy (Milton)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-1

Weight: 230 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Howlett was the only junior to earn a spot on the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association’s All-State Super 26 in 2022 after he had over 100 tackles playing just an eight-game schedule.

Howlett, 6-foot-1 and 232 pounds, also earned All-NEPSAC honors.

Michigan: Bryce Underwood, Quarterback

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High school: Belleville High School (Belleville)

Graduation year: 2025

Height: 6-2

Weight: 200 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Few players on this list are winners on the level of Bryce Underwood, who has led Belleville High to back-to-back Division 1 state championships in his first two seasons while also being named MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year in 2021 and MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year in 2022.

In 2022, Underwood threw for 2,762 yards and 37 touchdowns while also rushing for 632 yards and eight touchdowns. The kind of player Power Five teams think can come in and guide a program into the BCS Playoffs.

Minnesota: Koi Perich, Safety

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High school: Esko High School (Esko)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-1

Weight: 195 pounds

College: Minnesota

Bottom line: Esko High’s Koi Perich is one of several players on this list committed to playing college football for Minnesota — making us think the Gophers might be decent in a few years.

As a junior in 2022, Perich did a little bit of everything with 813 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns as well as 17 receptions for 353 yards and nine touchdowns on offense. On defense is where he really shined with 75 tackles, three interceptions, four forced fumbles and two sacks.

If you need him in special teams, he’s there for that as well, putting up 451 return yards and five touchdowns returning punts and kicks.

Mississippi: Jamonta Waller, Defensive End

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High school: Picayune Memorial High School (Picayune)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-2

Weight: 225 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Picayune Memorial went 15-0 and won a second consecutive Class 5A state championship thanks in no small part to defensive end Jamonta Waller, who had 106 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.

It will be interesting to see how Waller is used on the next level because, at 6-foot-2, he’s a tad short for a traditional defensive end.

Missouri: Williams Nwaneri, Defensive End

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High school: Lee’s Summit North (Lee’s Summit)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-5

Weight: 250 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Lee’s Summit North defensive end Williams Nwaneri led his school to the state championship game for the first time in school history in 2022.

Nwaneri had 56 tackles to go with 12 sacks and 20 quarterback hurries and is the No. 3 overall prospect in the nation for the Class of 2024.

Montana: Rocky Lencioni, Athlete

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High school: Bozeman High School (Bozeman)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-4

Weight: 210 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Rocky Lencioni shined on both sides of the ball for Bozeman in 2022, with 56 receptions for 966 yards on offense and a team-high five interceptions on defense.

Lencioni’s height makes him a likely tight-end convert on the college level.

Nebraska: Carter Nelson, Athlete

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High school: Ainsworth High School (Ainsworth)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-4

Weight: 205 pounds

College: Nebraska

Bottom line: Nelson is one of the top tight-end recruits in the nation, even if that’s not his primary position in high school, where he accounted for 1,949 total yards and 40 touchdowns as a junior in 2022 on the way to being named MaxPreps Small Town All-American.

Nelson’s stats were split evenly between passing, rushing and receiving, and he was also named All-State by The Lincoln Star Journal. Nelson had offers from the nation’s elite Power Five schools, including Georgia, Notre Dame, Alabama and Penn State, but chose to stay home and play for Nebraska.

Nevada: Micah Alejado, Quarterback

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High school: Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 5-11

Weight: 170 pounds

College: Hawaii

Bottom line: Bishop Gorman’s Micah Alejado led his team to a 13-1 record and the Class 5A state championship in 2022 while throwing for 3,403 yards and setting a state record with 53 touchdown passes. Alejado only threw two interceptions and added 335 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground.

Alejado was named MaxPreps National Junior of the Year, along with a MaxPreps All-American, USA Today All-American and the Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year. He has 6,347 career passing yards and has a real shot at hitting 10,000 passing yards for his career.

New Hampshire: Exodus Ayers, Wide Receiver/Defensive Back

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High school: Proctor Academy (Andover)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-3

Weight: 175 pounds

College: Oregon State

Bottom line: Exodus Ayers transferred from La Cueva (N.M.) High to Proctor Academy before the 2022 season and led his new team to an 8-1 record and NEPSAC championship.

While most colleges have recruited Ayers to play wide receiver, he’s headed to Oregon State to play cornerback, and it might be a steal for the Beavers. After all, he had 12 interceptions with six returned for touchdowns in 2022 on the way to being named New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year.

New Jersey: Micah Ford, Athlete

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High school: Toms River High School North (Toms River)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-1

Weight: 210 pounds

College: Stanford

Bottom line: Micah Ford had one of the greatest seasons in New Jersey high school football history for Toms River North in 2022, as he led his team to a 14-0 record and Group 5 state championship.

On offense, Ford played quarterback and put up 3,563 yards of total offense — 2,063 rushing and 1,203 passing — and 50 touchdowns. On defense, he had 77 tackles, nine tackles for loss and four interceptions, with one returned for a touchdown.

Ford, who is committed to Stanford, was responsible for 23 touchdowns in the postseason alone and was named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year.

New Mexico: Stratton Shufelt, Linebacker

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High school: Cleveland High School (Rio Rancho)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-2

Weight: 225 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Cleveland High has gone 24-2 over the last two seasons and won back-to-back Class 6A state championships with linebacker Stratton Shufelt leading the way.

Shufelt, a three-time All-State pick, had 96 tackles and 8.0 tackles for loss in 2022 and was named Class 6A All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year. Shufelt was also named a MaxPreps Sophomore All-American in 2021.

New York: Korey Duff, Tight End

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High school: St. Anthony’s High School (Melville)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-5

Weight: 207 pounds

College: Rutgers

Bottom line: St. Anthony’s tight end Korey Duff had one of the best seasons for anyone at his position last season, with 42 receptions for 995 yards and 12 touchdowns. Duff’s production is nothing new — he had 35 receptions for 662 yards and five touchdowns in 2021 while playing just nine games.

Duff took his momentum from the 2022 season into his offseason workouts and 7-on-7 circuit, becoming a national recruit and a top 20 prospect at his position for the Class of 2024.

North Carolina: David Sanders, Offensive Tackle

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High school: Providence Day School (Charlotte)

Graduation year: 2025

Height: 6-6

Weight: 255 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Providence Day’s David Sanders was one of just two underclassmen and the only sophomore on the Stadium Talk High School All-American Team in 2022 after helping lead his school to the Division I state championship.

Sanders is the No. 1 recruit in the nation for the Class of 2025 and was also named a MaxPreps Sophomore All-American. Sanders is an intriguing prospect because, at 6-foot-6 and 255 pounds, there is so much room to pack on muscle as he becomes an elite offensive tackle on the next level. The sky is the limit for Sanders.

North Dakota: Riley Sunram, Offensive Line/Defensive Line

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High school: Kindred High School (Kindred)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-4

Weight: 295 pounds

College: Minnesota

Bottom line: One of several players on this list committed to playing college football for Minnesota, Riley Sunram is the rare elite Division I football prospect to come out of North Dakota.

Sunram could play well on either side of the ball but is projected as a defensive lineman.

Ohio: Jordan Marshall, Running Back

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High school: Archbishop Moeller High School (Cincinnati)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 5-11

Weight: 195 pounds

College: Michigan

Bottom line: Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year Jordan Marshall dominated the competition in one of the best states for high school football in the nation, leading Archbishop Moeller to a 13-2 record and the Division I state semifinals.

Marshall rushed for 1,961 yards and 30 touchdowns while catching 19 passes for 364 yards and four touchdowns. Marshall, who is committed to Michigan, was also a MaxPreps Junior All-American.

Oklahoma: Xavier Robinson, Running Back

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High school: Carl Albert High School (Midwest City)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-2

Weight: 220 pounds

College: Oklahoma

Bottom line: Carl Albert High’s Xavier Robinson led his school to the Class 5A state championship in 2022 with a season for the ages, rushing for 2,594 yards and 39 touchdowns on the way to being named Oklahoma MaxPreps Player of the Year.

At 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, Robinson is already built like a college running back and a nightmare to take down in the open field … if you can even catch him. Robinson is committed to stay in his home state and play for Oklahoma.

Oregon: Terrell Kim, Offensive Line

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High school: North Medford High School (Medford)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-foot-4

Weight: 325 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: North Medford offensive lineman Terrell Kim went from being a mid-major/FCS recruit to a Power Five recruit with his performance following a dominant junior season and stellar showing in spring and summer camps.

Kim already has the size to play on the next level and is starting to figure out how to use his power in the run game and pass game and should have a dominant senior season. Kim took an official visit to Oregon State at the end of June and also has offers from San Jose State, Fresno State and Nevada.

Pennsylvania: Stone Saunders, Quarterback

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High school: Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg)

Graduation year: 2025

Height: 6-2

Weight: 200 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: In football-crazy Pennsylvania, Bishop McDevitt’s Stone Saunders was the breakout high school star of the 2022 season, as he led his school to a 13-1 record and the Class 4A state championship.

Saunders was named Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year and a MaxPreps Sophomore All-American after he threw for 3,583 yards and 54 touchdowns, including a state championship game record five touchdown passes in a 41-18 win over Aliquippa.

Rhode Island: Justin Denson, Athlete

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High school: La Salle Academy (Providence)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: La Salle Academy’s Justin Denson has become a coveted cornerback recruit after a junior season in which he had 60 tackles, three interceptions and six pass deflections leading his school to its first state title since 2017. Denson also caught 21 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns.

Denson has great size for a college corner, and his offers include Florida, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Colorado and Florida State.

South Carolina: Kam Pringle, Offensive Tackle

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High school: Woodland High School (Dorchester)

Position: Offensive tackle

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-7

Weight: 330

College: South Carolina

Bottom line: Woodland High’s Kam Pringle has been the dominant high school offensive lineman in South Carolina the last two seasons and led his team to an 11-2 record in 2022 on the way to being named a MaxPreps Junior All-American.

Pringle has also won a state championship in shot put and has the size and athleticism to make an impact on the next level right away — he’ll stay in his home state and play for South Carolina.

South Dakota: Navarro Schunke, Offensive Line

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High school: Brandon Valley High School (Brandon)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-5

Weight: 285 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Brandon Valley’s Navarro Schunke is one of the best offensive linemen in the nation and arguably the nation’s best high school wrestler, having already one multiple state championships and national championships on the mat.

It’s not clear which sport Schunke will pick in college, but he has offers to play both, including ones from Kansas State, Arizona State, Kansas and Nebraska in football, among others.

Tennessee: Kaleb Beasley, Defensive Back

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High school: Lipscomb Academy (Nashville)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-foot

Weight: 180 pounds

College: Tennessee

Bottom line: Beasley was the dominant defensive player for Lipscomb Academy and former head coach Trent Dilfer in 2022 as the Mustangs went 13-0 and won the Division II Class AA state championship.

Beasley was named a USA Today All-American and MaxPreps Junior All-American after putting up nine interceptions. Beasley is committed to playing for Tennessee.

Texas: Colin Simmons, Defensive End

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High school: Duncanville High School (Duncanville)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-3

Weight: 225 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Colin Simmons might be the best high school football player in the country in 2023 after leading Duncanville High to an unbeaten season and its first state championship in 24 years in 2022.

Simmons, one of the nation’s top recruits, had a staggering 33 tackles for loss and 22.5 sacks in 2022, as he was named USA Today All-American and MaxPreps All-American — one of the few juniors on either team – and Duncanville finished No. 3 in the final Stadium Talk Top 25 rankings.

Utah: Isaac Wilson, Quarterback

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High school: Corner Canyon High School (Draper)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-foot

Weight: 190 pounds

College: Utah

Bottom line: The younger brother of New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson, Isaac Wilson led Corner Canyon to a Class 6A state runner-up finish in 2022, as he racked up 4,469 yards of total offense and 45 touchdowns.

Wilson’s game seems college-ready, and he could be a starter at Utah early in his career.

Virginia: Gideon Davidson, Running Back

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High school: Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg)

Graduation year: 2025

Height: 6-foot

Weight: 200 pounds

College: Clemson

Bottom line: Liberty Christian’s Gideon Davidson is already committed to Clemson and is one of the top players in the nation in the Class of 2025.

Davidson was named a MaxPreps Sophomore All-American in 2022 after he rushed for 1,392 yards and 23 touchdowns.

Washington: Brayden Platt, Linebacker

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High school: Yelm High School (Yelm)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-2

Weight: 240 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Brayden Platt has already stated a goal that would make him one of the more unique athletes we’ve ever come across — to play in the NFL and throw in the Olympics. It’s hard to doubt he could do it.

Platt led Yelm High to an unbeaten season and the Class 3A state championship in 2022 on the way to being named the Washington MaxPreps Player of the Year and a MaxPreps Junior All-American. He’s also already a two-time state shot-put champion and runner-up in the discus and javelin. Platt projects as a Power Five starter sooner than later and is a hot recruit among Pac-12 schools.

West Virginia: Robby Martin, Offensive Line

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High school: Huntington High School (Huntington)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-4

Weight: 285 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Robby Martin dominated up front for Huntington as his team went 13-1 and won the first state championship in school history.

Martin is the top-rated recruit in West Virginia for the Class of 2024 and has offers from Power Five Conference schools across the board.

Wisconsin: Donovan Harbour, Offensive Line

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High school: Catholic Memorial High School (Waukesha)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-5

Weight: 305 pounds

College: Penn State

Bottom line: Catholic Memorial went 13-1 and finished as Division 4 state runner-up in 2022, thanks in large part to Donovan Harbour’s dominance on the offensive line, where he ended up a MaxPreps Junior All-American.

Harbour, who is also an elite competitor in shot put and discus, is committed to Penn State.

Wyoming: Camden Hayes, Quarterback

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High school: Cheyenne East High School (Cheyenne)

Graduation year: 2024

Height: 6-3

Weight: 190 pounds

College: Uncommitted

Bottom line: Cheyenne East’s Camden Hayes led his school to a 10-2 record and Class 4A state runner-up finish in 2022 by racking up over 3,500 yards of total offense and 49 touchdowns. Hayes was named Class 4A All-State and to the Wyoming Super 25 for his efforts.

East’s only two losses were to Sheridan in the regular season and the Class 4A state championship game.