Football: The top-ranked 2022 recruit in each state (and Washington D.C.)

USA Today High School Sports takes a look at the top-ranked class of 2022 football recruit in each state.

USA Today High School Sports recently unveiled its top 100 football recruiting ranking for the class of 2022. With the Early Signing Period just about two months away,  it’s now time to take a deeper look at the crop of prospects set to ascend to the college ranks.

With talent spanning from the east coast to the west coast, USA Today High School Sports takes a look at the top-ranked recruit in each state and Washington D.C. according to its top 100 rankings and the 247Sports Composite rankings for recruits that hail outside the top 100 in a certain state. With no recruits ranked in Rhode Island and Vermont, those states were excluded for the list.

Some athletes have already made verbal commitments to specific NCAA programs, so that information is also included below — and will be updated should anything change.

Now, let’s get to it! The top-ranked 2022 recruit in each state…

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USA TODAY High School Sports Top 100: 2022 Recruiting Rankings

USA TODAY High School Sports unveils its top 100 recruiting rankings for the class of 2022.

Leading up to the highly anticipated early signing period, we’ve kept an eye on the top 100 football recruits in the country according to the USA TODAY High School Sports Composite Player Rankings, which averages the grades from the three biggest recruiting services: 247SportsESPN and Rivals

Some athletes have already made verbal commitments, but now the real fun begins, as the top recruits make it official and sign on the dotted line.

And as each of the top 100 dons that cap of their future NCAA school, we’ll update the rankings to include where they’re headed in 2022.

(Note: the recruit’s measurements and position are courtesy of 247Sports.)

Football: The top-ranked 2022 recruit in each state (plus D.C.)

USA Today High School Sports takes a look at the top-ranked class of 2022 football recruit in each state.

USA Today High School Sports spent the month of February getting to know the next crop of elite high school football recruits and the depths of the class of 2022.

Now that March is underway, it’s time to take a trip across the United States to see where the best of the best in the class of 2022 reside.

With talent spanning from the east coast to the west coast, USA Today High School Sports takes a look at the top-ranked recruit in each state according to the industry-generated according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. With recruits not yet ranked in Maine, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wyoming, those states were excluded from the list.

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Some athletes have already made verbal commitments to specific NCAA programs, so that information is also included below — and will be updated should anything change.

Now, let’s get to it. Here are the top-ranked 2022 football recruits in each state.