The Class of 2023 left the football recruiting world—and college fan bases—entranced for well over a year and a half, with high-profile names like Arch Manning creating significant buzz about their possible college landing spots.
The hype didn’t fall short on the field in 2022, either, as the top-tier crop delivered consistently, adding to the excitement about one of the better classes in recent high school football history.
And now that the signing-period commotion is in the rearview, we know where the ’23 talents are headed to begin their college football careers, which introduces the other side of the recruiting tunnel.
To better grasp that part of the equation, we’ve turned to the USA TODAY Sports college wire writers who will be following the top recruits at Power Five schools in the SEC, Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC, and beyond in 2023.
Our question was simple: Who are you most excited to watch from the Class of 2023?
Here’s what they had to say…