Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Mississippi
Every year college football teams and fans wait for high school recruits to reveal which school they will attend and which team they will play for in the following academic year.
In the Class of 2021, Alabama and Ohio State both signed three of the top 10 recruits while USC signed the #1 overall recruit, defensive lineman Korey Foreman. Alabama has signed the highest-rated class in three of the last four years. Only two teams ranked within the top 50 recruiting classes in 2021 were not in Power 5 conferences: Cincinnati (#44) and Memphis (#47) of the American Athletic Conference.
compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Mississippi using data from .
Keep reading to find out who you will likely be watching play college football in 2022.
#27: Zach Wilcke (QB)
- High school: Hernando (Hernando, MS)
- National ranking: 1,393 (3 stars, 0.8215 rating)
- Position ranking: #93 (QB)
- Offers: Southern Miss, South Alabama
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#26: Wil Saxton (IOL)
- High school: Benton Academy (Benton, MS)
- National ranking: 1,378 (3 stars, 0.8254 rating)
- Position ranking: #71 (IOL)
- Offers: Southern Miss, Florida Atlantic, Bowling Green, Marshall, New Mexico
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#25: Kalvin Dinkins (DL)
- High school: Lake High School (Lake, MS)
- National ranking: 1,270 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #162 (DL)
- Offers: Baylor, Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Tulane
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#24: Jeremiah Dillon (WR)
- High school: Tylertown (Tylertown, MS)
- National ranking: 1,060 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #142 (WR)
- Offers: Virginia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Houston, Southern Miss
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#23: JD Stewart (LB)
- High school: Greenville Christian School (GREENWOOD, MS)
- National ranking: 954 (3 stars, 0.8516 rating)
- Position ranking: #91 (LB)
- Offers: Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe
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#22: Carter Edwards (OT)
- High school: Presbyterian Christian School (Hattiesburg, MS)
- National ranking: 927 (3 stars, 0.8519 rating)
- Position ranking: #89 (OT)
- Offers: Colorado, Kansas State, Louisville, Dartmouth, Louisiana
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#21: Wesley Miller (S)
- High school: Heritage Academy (Columbus, MS)
- National ranking: 690 (3 stars, 0.8647 rating)
- Position ranking: #43 (S)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Florida State, Illinois, Louisiana Tech, Memphis
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#20: Jarnorris Hopson (WR)
- High school: Horn Lake (Horn Lake, MS)
- National ranking: 688 (3 stars, 0.8647 rating)
- Position ranking: #95 (WR)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Austin Peay, Florida State, Marshall, Memphis
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#19: Trent Singleton (ATH)
- High school: Raymond (Edwards, MS)
- National ranking: 671 (3 stars, 0.8656 rating)
- Position ranking: #57 (ATH)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Air Force, Arkansas State, Indiana, Louisiana
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#18: Blake Gunter (TE)
- High school: Madison Central (Madison, MS)
- National ranking: 616 (3 stars, 0.8688 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (TE)
- Offers: Florida State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arkansas, Memphis
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#17: Dakota Jordan (ATH)
- High school: Canton Academy (Canton, MS)
- National ranking: 608 (3 stars, 0.8689 rating)
- Position ranking: #52 (ATH)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Ole Miss
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#16: Jaterrious Elam (CB)
- High school: Greenville Christian School (Greenwood, MS)
- National ranking: 603 (3 stars, 0.8701 rating)
- Position ranking: #61 (CB)
- Offers: Mississippi State, LSU, Pittsburgh, Southern Miss
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#15: Jerry Johnson (ATH)
- High school: Pearl (Pearl, MS)
- National ranking: 587 (3 stars, 0.8718 rating)
- Position ranking: #51 (ATH)
- Offers: Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss
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#14: R.J. Moss (DL)
- High school: Biloxi (Biloxi, MS)
- National ranking: 571 (3 stars, 0.8728 rating)
- Position ranking: #86 (DL)
- Offers: Kansas, Baylor, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, TCU
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#13: Jacarius Clayton (OT)
- High school: Tupelo (Tupelo, MS)
- National ranking: 488 (3 stars, 0.8795 rating)
- Position ranking: #46 (OT)
- Offers: Arizona State, Indiana, Memphis, Ole Miss, Oregon
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#12: Khalid Moore (LB)
- High school: Poplarville (Poplarville, MS)
- National ranking: 454 (3 stars, 0.8829 rating)
- Position ranking: #46 (LB)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Alcorn State, Louisiana Tech, Navy, Ole Miss
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#11: Larry Simmons (WR)
- High school: Moss Point (Moss Point, MS)
- National ranking: 452 (3 stars, 0.883 rating)
- Position ranking: #63 (WR)
- Offers: Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Utah, Alabama
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#10: Aaron Bryant (DL)
- High school: Southaven (Southaven, MS)
- National ranking: 446 (3 stars, 0.8837 rating)
- Position ranking: #67 (DL)
- Offers: Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Alabama, LSU
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#9: Donterry Russell (Edge)
- High school: Provine (Jackson, MS)
- National ranking: 445 (3 stars, 0.8837 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (Edge)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Louisiana, Memphis
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#8: Bryson Hurst (OT)
- High school: Gautier (Gautier, MS)
- National ranking: 322 (4 stars, 0.8958 rating)
- Position ranking: #31 (OT)
- Offers: Florida State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Oregon
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#7: Stone Blanton (LB)
- High school: Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison, MS)
- National ranking: 295 (4 stars, 0.8996 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (LB)
- Offers: Louisville, South Carolina, Stanford, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
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#6: Trevion Williams (DL)
- High school: Crystal Springs (Crystal Springs, MS)
- National ranking: 279 (4 stars, 0.9013 rating)
- Position ranking: #38 (DL)
- Offers: Florida State, Auburn, Arizona State, Louisiana, Memphis
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#5: Marquez Dortch (ATH)
- High school: George County (Lucedale, MS)
- National ranking: 258 (4 stars, 0.9057 rating)
- Position ranking: #14 (ATH)
- Offers: Ole Miss, Arkansas, Auburn, Indiana, Kansas
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#4: Zxavian Harris (DL)
- High school: Germantown (Madison, MS)
- National ranking: 165 (4 stars, 0.9341 rating)
- Position ranking: #26 (DL)
- Offers: Ole Miss, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State
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#3: Jaheim Oatis (OT)
- High school: Columbia (Columbia, MS)
- National ranking: 102 (4 stars, 0.9565 rating)
- Position ranking: #11 (OT)
- Offers: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State
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#2: Khamauri Rogers (CB)
- High school: Holmes County (Lexington, MS)
- National ranking: 61 (4 stars, 0.9736 rating)
- Position ranking: #9 (CB)
- Offers: Miami, Ole Miss, LSU, Arizona State, Arkansas
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#1: Branson Robinson (RB)
- High school: Germantown (Madison, MS)
- National ranking: 45 (4 stars, 0.9797 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (RB)
- Offers: Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Clemson, LSU
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