Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Virginia
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 Virginia using data from .
Keep reading to find out who you will likely be watching play college football in 2022.
#42: Anthony Turner (RB)
- High school: Life Christian Academy (Hampton, VA)
- National ranking: 1,473 (2 stars, 0.7954 rating)
- Position ranking: #116 (RB)
- Offers: Marshall, Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Vanderbilt
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#41: Jimmy Kibble (WR)
- High school: Loudoun County (Leesburg, VA)
- National ranking: 1,433 (3 stars, 0.8115 rating)
- Position ranking: #185 (WR)
- Offers: Bucknell, Columbia, Georgetown, Harvard, Massachusetts
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#40: Akim Sledge (CB)
- High school: Life Christian Academy (Colonial Heights, VA)
- National ranking: 1,356 (3 stars, 0.8265 rating)
- Position ranking: #120 (CB)
- Offers: Boston College, East Carolina, Liberty, Maryland, Nebraska
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#39: Wesley Williams (TE)
- High school: Battlefield (Haymarket, VA)
- National ranking: 1,203 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #75 (TE)
- Offers: Duke, Boston College, Buffalo, Kent State, Liberty
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#38: JaVawn Burden Jr. (WR)
- High school: Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, VA)
- National ranking: 1,202 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #155 (WR)
- Offers: East Carolina, Liberty, Virginia, Virginia Tech
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#37: Lemar Law (DL)
- High school: Bayside (Virginia Beach, VA)
- National ranking: 1,155 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #151 (DL)
- Offers: Virginia Tech, Liberty, Maryland, Old Dominion, Virginia
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#36: Tyler Banks (ATH)
- High school: Nottoway (Crewe, VA)
- National ranking: 1,143 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #102 (ATH)
- Offers: Michigan, Vanderbilt, Boston College, Buffalo, California
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#35: Noah Sanders (QB)
- High school: Brooke Point (Stafford, VA)
- National ranking: 1,111 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #76 (QB)
- Offers: Charlotte, Columbia, Harvard, Old Dominion, Yale
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#34: Molik Mason (OT)
- High school: Green Run (Virginia Beach, VA)
- National ranking: 1,110 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #109 (OT)
- Offers: Charlotte, East Carolina, Louisiana-Monroe, Maryland, Pittsburgh
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#33: Ryan Nolan (IOL)
- High school: Deep Creek (Chesapeake, VA)
- National ranking: 1,109 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #54 (IOL)
- Offers: Old Dominion, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee
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#32: Malachi Madison (DL)
- High school: Thomas Dale (Chester, VA)
- National ranking: 1,108 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #146 (DL)
- Offers: UCF, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, Pittsburgh, Appalachian State
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#31: Harrison Saint Germain (TE)
- High school: Westfield (Chantilly, VA)
- National ranking: 1,090 (3 stars, 0.8427 rating)
- Position ranking: #63 (TE)
- Offers: Virginia Tech, Air Force, Wake Forest, Campbell, Massachusetts
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#30: Davis Lane (QB)
- High school: Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg, VA)
- National ranking: 1,068 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #72 (QB)
- Offers: Virginia, Army, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown
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#29: Brett Griffis (QB)
- High school: Broad Run (Ashburn, VA)
- National ranking: 1,020 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #69 (QB)
- Offers: Wake Forest, Old Dominion
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#28: Leon Haughton Jr. (WR)
- High school: Benedictine (Richmond, VA)
- National ranking: 939 (3 stars, 0.8516 rating)
- Position ranking: #126 (WR)
- Offers: Virginia, Arkansas, Boston College, Buffalo, Duke
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#27: Ahmarian Granger (ATH)
- High school: Maury (Norfolk, VA)
- National ranking: 938 (3 stars, 0.8516 rating)
- Position ranking: #80 (ATH)
- Offers: Arkansas, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, Liberty, Maryland
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#26: Bryce Duke (RB)
- High school: Tuscarora (Leesburg, VA)
- National ranking: 923 (3 stars, 0.8519 rating)
- Position ranking: #71 (RB)
- Offers: Virginia Tech, Appalachian State, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Duke
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#25: Quanye Veney (WR)
- High school: Highland Springs (Highland Springs, VA)
- National ranking: 912 (3 stars, 0.8527 rating)
- Position ranking: #124 (WR)
- Offers: Boston College, Buffalo, East Carolina, Liberty, Maryland
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#24: Gilbert Tongrongou (DL)
- High school: Forest Park (Woodbridge, VA)
- National ranking: 883 (3 stars, 0.8527 rating)
- Position ranking: #122 (DL)
- Offers: Boston College, Oregon, Coastal Carolina, Duke, East Carolina
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#23: Brian Courtney (ATH)
- High school: Independence (Ashburn, VA)
- National ranking: 859 (3 stars, 0.8552 rating)
- Position ranking: #69 (ATH)
- Offers: Florida State, Columbia, Massachusetts, Old Dominion, Virginia
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#22: Caleb Wheatland (LB)
- High school: Westfield (Chantilly, VA)
- National ranking: 849 (3 stars, 0.856 rating)
- Position ranking: #83 (LB)
- Offers: Maryland, Ball State, Fairmont State, Kent State, Massachusetts
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#21: Isaiah Montgomery (OT)
- High school: Landstown (Virginia Beach, VA)
- National ranking: 822 (3 stars, 0.8577 rating)
- Position ranking: #80 (OT)
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Illinois, Arizona State, East Carolina, Florida State
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#20: Kyree Moyston (DL)
- High school: King's Fork (Suffolk, VA)
- National ranking: 750 (3 stars, 0.8601 rating)
- Position ranking: #108 (DL)
- Offers: Virginia Tech, Arizona, Arizona State, East Carolina, FIU
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#19: Jaiven Plummer (WR)
- High school: Episcopal (Alexandria, VA)
- National ranking: 720 (3 stars, 0.8627 rating)
- Position ranking: #101 (WR)
- Offers: California, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia, Boston College
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#18: Desaun Williams (IOL)
- High school: Life Christian Academy (Colonial Heights, VA)
- National ranking: 697 (3 stars, 0.8638 rating)
- Position ranking: #30 (IOL)
- Offers: Maryland, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Arkansas, Baylor
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#17: Trevyon Green (OT)
- High school: Life Christian Academy (Colonial Heights, VA)
- National ranking: 656 (3 stars, 0.8675 rating)
- Position ranking: #58 (OT)
- Offers: North Carolina, Liberty, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech
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#16: Rashaud Pernell (DL)
- High school: Highland Springs (Highland Springs, VA)
- National ranking: 638 (3 stars, 0.8682 rating)
- Position ranking: #94 (DL)
- Offers: Virginia Tech, Boston College, Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina
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#15: Tyler Johnson (WR)
- High school: Magna Vista (Ridgeway, VA)
- National ranking: 592 (3 stars, 0.871 rating)
- Position ranking: #77 (WR)
- Offers: Penn State, Appalachian State, Boston College, Campbell, Charlotte
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#14: Zaakir Brown (CB)
- High school: Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, VA)
- National ranking: 535 (3 stars, 0.8749 rating)
- Position ranking: #54 (CB)
- Offers: Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech
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#13: Bryson Jennings (Edge)
- High school: Clover Hill (Midlothian, VA)
- National ranking: 425 (3 stars, 0.885 rating)
- Position ranking: #21 (Edge)
- Offers: North Carolina, Penn State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Buffalo
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#12: Brody Meadows (OT)
- High school: Graham (Bluefield, VA)
- National ranking: 364 (3 stars, 0.89 rating)
- Position ranking: #37 (OT)
- Offers: Virginia, Arizona State, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, Liberty
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#11: Aiden Gobaira (DL)
- High school: Chantilly (Chantilly, VA)
- National ranking: 250 (4 stars, 0.9075 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (DL)
- Offers: Notre Dame, Arizona State, Boston College, Duke, East Carolina
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#10: Sherrod Covil (S)
- High school: Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA)
- National ranking: 197 (4 stars, 0.9218 rating)
- Position ranking: #11 (S)
- Offers: Clemson, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn
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#9: Tevin White (RB)
- High school: North Stafford (Stafford, VA)
- National ranking: 192 (4 stars, 0.9243 rating)
- Position ranking: #20 (RB)
- Offers: Arizona State, Boston College, Charlotte, Duke, Georgia
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#8: Ramon Brown (RB)
- High school: Manchester (Midlothian, VA)
- National ranking: 190 (4 stars, 0.9247 rating)
- Position ranking: #19 (RB)
- Offers: Maryland, Penn State, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, West Virginia
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#7: Tychaun Chapman (WR)
- High school: Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, VA)
- National ranking: 173 (4 stars, 0.9302 rating)
- Position ranking: #26 (WR)
- Offers: North Carolina, Alabama, Auburn, Charlotte, Florida State
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#6: Tayon Holloway (CB)
- High school: Green Run (Virginia Beach, VA)
- National ranking: 157 (4 stars, 0.9379 rating)
- Position ranking: #19 (CB)
- Offers: North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Charlotte, Florida State
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#5: Andre Greene Jr. (WR)
- High school: St. Christopher's School (Richmond, VA)
- National ranking: 154 (4 stars, 0.9387 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (WR)
- Offers: Georgia, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Clemson, Florida State
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#4: Gunner Givens (IOL)
- High school: Lord Botetourt (Daleville, VA)
- National ranking: 131 (4 stars, 0.9466 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (IOL)
- Offers: Penn State, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas
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#3: George Pettaway (RB)
- High school: Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk, VA)
- National ranking: 99 (4 stars, 0.9571 rating)
- Position ranking: #7 (RB)
- Offers: Michigan, Penn State, Alabama, Auburn, Florida
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#2: Shawn Murphy (LB)
- High school: Unity Reed (Manassas, VA)
- National ranking: 62 (4 stars, 0.9733 rating)
- Position ranking: #6 (LB)
- Offers: Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, LSU
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#1: Zach Rice (OT)
- High school: Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg, VA)
- National ranking: 5 (5 stars, 0.9951 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (OT)
- Offers: Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Virginia, North Carolina
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