2022 Recruiting Class: Morning Signees Roll in on National Signing Day

CINCINNATI — The first wave of signees from the Bearcats 2022 recruiting class has crashed on the shores of Clifton. Half of the 20-player class signed their NLI's to attend Cincinnati on Wednesday morning.
Check out highlights of the first ten signees from Cincinnati's social media team.
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Derrick Shepard // @iamsh3p#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/srotGuYddL
Shepard kicked things off on Wednesday and is a three-star defensive tackle from Archbishop Alter (Dayton, OH).
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Stephan Byrd // @StephanByrd42#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/3v9o28tVFO
Byrd is a three-star running back from Canal Winchester HS (Canal Winchester, OH).
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JQ Hardaway // @Jhardaway_24 #Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/6hwowWQuM7
Hardaway is a four-star safety and Cincinnati's second-highest-rated recruit behind Mario Eugenio.
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Quincy Burroughs // @IamQB3#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/EysepB8jCo
Burroughs is a three-star wide receiver from Raines (Jacksonville, FL).
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Ken Willis // @KenWillis29#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/FX1kf6npWW
Willis is a three-star cornerback from Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) and is the lowest-rated recruit in the 2022 class. He's no slouch though, Willis earned an 0.8453 rating from 247Sports and is the 111th-ranked cornerback in the country.
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Ethan Green // @EthanGreen72#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/M3QlL6JacL
Green is a three-star offensive tackle from Fremont Ross (Fremont, OH).
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Jonathan Harder // @Jonathanharder3#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/3sUuH8YOtR
Harder is a three-star offensive tackle from Olentangy Berlin (Delaware, OH.
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Luke Dalton // @LukeDalton_#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/9TT1mlDyA0
Dalton is a three-star offensive tackle from Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, IL).
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CJ Doggette // @dawggette#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/SOCYZ2kcdB
Doggette is a three-star defensive lineman from Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH).
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Jojo Bermudez // @jojobermudez3#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/mlZNUqINSe
Bermudez is a three-star wide receiver from Cedar Creek (Egg Harbor City, NJ).
That makes up one-half of the best Group of 5 recruiting class in the country and arguably the best of any team making up the new Big 12. Stay tuned for the second half of signees later in the day.
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