2022 Recruiting Class: Second Wave of Signees Caps off National Signing Day

CINCINNATI — The second group of signees from the Bearcats 2022 recruiting class put pen to paper on Wednesday. Every player save for one in the 20-player class signed their NLI's to attend Cincinnati. Tight end Danny Lewis is the only player who didn't sign on Wednesday. The three-star is etching his signature on the normal Signing Day in February.
Check out highlights of the next nine signees from Cincinnati's social media team.
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Patrick Body // @25era_ #Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/X9tHdN72NZ
Body is three-star safety from Gateway (Monroeville, PA).
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Cincear Lewis // @LewisCincear #Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/SxPLAN5Ubr
Lewis is a three-star sniper from Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI).
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— Cincinnati Football (@GoBearcatsFB) December 15, 2021
Luther Richesson // @LutherRichesson #Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/rpOVi0sqe0
Richesson is a three-star recruit and the first Elite 11 quarterback in program history. He played high school football for former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer at Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, TN).
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Mario Eugenio // @MEugenioJ #Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/HkXXyovzT3
Eugenio is a four-star defensive end from Gaither (Tampa, FL) and is the highest-rated defensive signing in program history.
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Marcus Peterson // @MarcusPeterson_ #Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/3GEHuMEkYT
Peterson is a three-star wide receiver from Columbia (Lake City, FL).
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Oliver Bridges // @obridges_5#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/GWcH1pmv2I
Bridges is a three-star cornerback from The Bullis School (Potomac, MD).
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Tyler Gillison // @tylergillison_#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/iXAfmLojbF
Gillison is a three-star defensive end from Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH). He joins his high school teammate C.J. Doggette Jr. as members of the Bearcats' 2022 class.
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— Cincinnati Football (@GoBearcatsFB) December 15, 2021
Jonathan Thompson // @JThompson_03#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/M07CvKuleL
Thompson is a three-star linebacker from St. Francis De Sales (Columbus, OH).
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— Cincinnati Football (@GoBearcatsFB) December 15, 2021
Kalen Carroll // @kalencarroll3#Bearcats | #CinCityPride22 pic.twitter.com/2drZUHc4Ni
Kalen Carroll is a three-star cornerback from Center Grove (Greenwood, IN).
Cincinnati sports the best Group of 5 recruiting class in the country and arguably the best of any team making up the new Big 12. They'll be tuned in on New Year's Eve watching current stars do something they hope to accomplish every single year: compete in the College Football Playoff.
Check out our opening half highlight piece on the first ten signees here.
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