Friday Night Notes: Top-remaining 2022 recruit Josh Conerly Jr. is headed to Oregon

The latest edition of USA TODAY High School Sports’ Friday Night Notes breaks down what’s happening around the HS football landscape.

USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school football recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2022 to ’23 and beyond.

Five-star Seattle (Wash.) Rainier Beach offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. announced his commitment to the Oregon Ducks on Friday night, an interesting development to what many thought would be a USC nod.

The 6-foot-5, 283-pound Conerly Jr. had plenty of powerhouse options to choose from, too, with Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Washington in the running along with the Trojans and Ducks. And as the last highly coveted 2022 recruit on the board after Lebbeus Overton committed to Texas A&M on the first day of April, the focus officially shifts to the class of 2023.

With that in mind, let’s take a deeper dive into Conerly Jr.’s recruitment and look at where some elite 2023 recruits are trending in this week’s edition of Friday Night Notes.

From the FNN drawer

Beyond Arch Manning? from 4/1

Recruiting notes from 3/25

Notes on the NIL from 3/18

Friday Night Notes: Arch Manning isn’t the only elite uncommitted 2023 QB

The latest edition of USA TODAY High School Sports’ Friday Night Notes breaks down what’s happening around the HS football landscape.

USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school football recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2022 to ’23 and beyond.

Arch Manning is the top quarterback and top overall recruit in the class of 2023. He naturally gets the most attention of any recruit in the class because of his lofty ranking, but also because of his namesake. There are a bevy of other elite signal-callers in the class who don’t get nearly as much love, though — even those who are five-star recruits.

Five-star USC commit Malachi Nelson sits behind Manning in the rankings, and five-star Tennessee commit Nicholaus Iamaleava is well-known at this point. Who are the top uncommitted quarterback prospects behind Manning?

Let’s take a deep dive into each one’s recruitment.

From the FNN drawer

Recruiting notes from 3/25

Notes on the NIL from 3/18