Highest-rated Class of 2022 Football Recruits From North Carolina

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Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from North Carolina

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 North Carolina using data from .

Keep reading to find out who you will likely be watching play college football in 2022.

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#33: Bryce McFerson (P)

- College: Wake Forest
- High school: Metrolina Christian Academy (Indian Trail, NC)
- National ranking: 1,489 (2 stars, 0.7782 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (P)
- Offers: Wake Forest
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#32: Lucas Lenhoff (QB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)
- National ranking: 1,479 (2 stars, 0.7915 rating)
- Position ranking: #101 (QB)
- Offers: Florida Atlantic, Mount Union
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#31: Omari Philyaw (CB)

- College: Appalachian State
- High school: Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)
- National ranking: 1,360 (3 stars, 0.8265 rating)
- Position ranking: #121 (CB)
- Offers: Appalachian State, Akron, Bowling Green, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina
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#30: Jaidan Scott (S)

- College: not committed
- High school: Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)
- National ranking: 1,336 (3 stars, 0.8265 rating)
- Position ranking: #83 (S)
- Offers: Memphis, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Kansas
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#29: J.D. Lampley (DL)

- College: East Carolina
- High school: Richmond (Rockingham, NC)
- National ranking: 1,304 (3 stars, 0.8315 rating)
- Position ranking: #163 (DL)
- Offers: East Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Air Force, Army, Campbell
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#28: Tate Carney (RB)

- College: Wake Forest
- High school: Davie County (Mocksville, NC)
- National ranking: 1,303 (3 stars, 0.8315 rating)
- Position ranking: #101 (RB)
- Offers: Wake Forest, Liberty
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#27: Jaleak Gates (LB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Richmond (Rockingham, NC)
- National ranking: 1,229 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #126 (LB)
- Offers: East Carolina
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#26: Jalen Swindell (DL)

- College: Wake Forest
- High school: Zebulon B. Vance (Charlotte, NC)
- National ranking: 1,176 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #154 (DL)
- Offers: Wake Forest, Charlotte, Duke, East Carolina, Louisville
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#25: Rylan Vann (IOL)

- College: NC State
- High school: Cary (Cary, NC)
- National ranking: 1,075 (3 stars, 0.8464 rating)
- Position ranking: #53 (IOL)
- Offers: NC State, West Virginia
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#24: Albert Redd (LB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Glenn (Kernersville, NC)
- National ranking: 1,045 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #105 (LB)
- Offers: Akron, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, Liberty
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#23: Na'hiem Lilly (RB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Eastern Randolph (Ramseur, NC)
- National ranking: 1,044 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #78 (RB)
- Offers: Coastal Carolina, FIU, Kentucky, Liberty, Tennessee
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#22: Kaevon Freshwater (DL)

- College: not committed
- High school: Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC)
- National ranking: 1,043 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #140 (DL)
- Offers: Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Liberty, Old Dominion
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#21: Osiris Ross (ATH)

- College: not committed
- High school: Eastern Randolph (Ramseur, NC)
- National ranking: 1,033 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #88 (ATH)
- Offers: Kentucky, Tennessee
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#20: Daejuan Thompson (LB)

- College: NC State
- High school: Whiteville (Whiteville, NC)
- National ranking: 867 (3 stars, 0.854 rating)
- Position ranking: #84 (LB)
- Offers: NC State, Duke, East Carolina, FIU, Georgia State
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#19: Jackson Vick (CB)

- College: NC State
- High school: Southern Nash (Bailey, NC)
- National ranking: 858 (3 stars, 0.8552 rating)
- Position ranking: #82 (CB)
- Offers: NC State, Appalachian State, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Duke
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#18: Wesley Grimes (WR)

- College: not committed
- High school: Millbrook (Raleigh, NC)
- National ranking: 818 (3 stars, 0.8577 rating)
- Position ranking: #112 (WR)
- Offers: Duke, Louisville, Wake Forest, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina
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#17: Isaiah Crowell (CB)

- College: NC State
- High school: East Forsyth (Kernersville, NC)
- National ranking: 683 (3 stars, 0.8647 rating)
- Position ranking: #66 (CB)
- Offers: NC State, Appalachian State, Charlotte, East Carolina, Georgia Tech
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#16: Mehki Wall (WR)

- College: not committed
- High school: Dudley (Greensboro, NC)
- National ranking: 678 (3 stars, 0.8648 rating)
- Position ranking: #91 (WR)
- Offers: Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Duke, East Carolina, Liberty
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#15: Camarion Thornton (ATH)

- College: not committed
- High school: Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)
- National ranking: 583 (3 stars, 0.8721 rating)
- Position ranking: #50 (ATH)
- Offers: Arizona State, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Fresno State
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#14: Eli Hall (DL)

- College: not committed
- High school: Crest (Shelby, NC)
- National ranking: 428 (3 stars, 0.885 rating)
- Position ranking: #62 (DL)
- Offers: Virginia, Wake Forest, Appalachian State, Auburn, Duke
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#13: Curtis Neal (DL)

- College: Wisconsin
- High school: William Amos Hough (Cornelius, NC)
- National ranking: 415 (3 stars, 0.886 rating)
- Position ranking: #59 (DL)
- Offers: Wisconsin, Ohio State, South Carolina, Alabama, Arizona State
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#12: Xavier Simmons (LB)

- College: Virginia Tech
- High school: Northwest Guilford (Greensboro, NC)
- National ranking: 378 (3 stars, 0.8891 rating)
- Position ranking: #41 (LB)
- Offers: Virginia Tech, Coastal Carolina, Duke, East Carolina, Howard
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#11: Beau Atkinson (Edge)

- College: North Carolina
- High school: Leesville Road (Raleigh, NC)
- National ranking: 359 (4 stars, 0.8905 rating)
- Position ranking: #18 (Edge)
- Offers: North Carolina, Michigan, Appalachian State, California, Coastal Carolina
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#10: Benji Gosnell (TE)

- College: Ohio State
- High school: East Surry (Pilot Mountain, NC)
- National ranking: 319 (4 stars, 0.8958 rating)
- Position ranking: #13 (TE)
- Offers: Ohio State, Arkansas, Duke, East Carolina, Florida
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#9: Santana Hopper (DL)

- College: not committed
- High school: Shelby (Shelby, NC)
- National ranking: 310 (4 stars, 0.8958 rating)
- Position ranking: #41 (DL)
- Offers: East Carolina, Appalachian State, Louisville, NC State, Virginia Tech
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#8: Torren Wright (LB)

- College: NC State
- High school: A L Brown (Kannapolis, NC)
- National ranking: 280 (4 stars, 0.9012 rating)
- Position ranking: #31 (LB)
- Offers: NC State, Akron, Duke, East Carolina, Kentucky
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#7: Dakota Twitty (WR)

- College: Virginia
- High school: Thomas Jefferson Class Academy (Mooresboro, NC)
- National ranking: 275 (4 stars, 0.902 rating)
- Position ranking: #43 (WR)
- Offers: Virginia, Alabama A&M, Appalachian State, East Tennessee State, Georgia Tech
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#6: Michael Allen (RB)

- College: NC State
- High school: J.H. Rose (Greenville, NC)
- National ranking: 209 (4 stars, 0.9182 rating)
- Position ranking: #21 (RB)
- Offers: NC State, Appalachian State, Arkansas, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina
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#5: Malaki Hamrick (Edge)

- College: North Carolina
- High school: Shelby (Shelby, NC)
- National ranking: 162 (4 stars, 0.9354 rating)
- Position ranking: #8 (Edge)
- Offers: North Carolina, Akron, Appalachian State, Arizona State, Arkansas
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#4: Omarion Hampton (RB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Cleveland (Clayton, NC)
- National ranking: 141 (4 stars, 0.9441 rating)
- Position ranking: #12 (RB)
- Offers: Auburn, Florida, North Carolina, Penn State, Appalachian State
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#3: Shaleak Knotts (WR)

- College: not committed
- High school: Monroe (Monroe, NC)
- National ranking: 93 (4 stars, 0.9606 rating)
- Position ranking: #12 (WR)
- Offers: Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas
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#2: Jalon Walker (LB)

- College: Georgia
- High school: Salisbury (Salisbury, NC)
- National ranking: 46 (4 stars, 0.9795 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (LB)
- Offers: Georgia, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn
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#1: Travis Shaw (DL)

- College: not committed
- High school: Grimsley (Greensboro, NC)
- National ranking: 9 (5 stars, 0.9939 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (DL)
- Offers: Georgia, North Carolina, Clemson, Alabama, Arizona State
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