Tracking the Class of 2022 SI99 Football Prospects
SI All-American today unveiled its Preseason SI99 -- the 99 high school football seniors from across the nation that it ranks as the frontrunners for its coveted 2021 SI All-American first team.
It follows the staff projecting the top prospects by one of 13 positions ahead of the 2021 season -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver, slot receiver, tight end, offensive tackle, interior offensive line, interior defensive line, edge defender, off-ball linebacker, cornerback, nickel cornerback and safety.
SI ranks Travis Hunter, a two-way star out of Suwanee (Ga.) Collins Hill High School, as the No. 1 wide receiver and player in the nation. He committed to Jackson State on Signing Day. Ranked second -- and No. 1 on defense -- is interior defensive lineman Walter Nolen of Powell (Tenn.) High School. Nolen is off the board to Texas A&M as part of the top class in the country.
The states most represented in the SI99 are Texas with 15 and Florida at 14, followed by Georgia (13), California (7), Alabama (7), Louisiana (5), Tennessee, Missouri and South Carolina with four each, Ohio and Mississippi with three, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Michigan, Washington and Arizona with two along with one SI99 member from Pennsylvania, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia.
The college programs most represented by current verbal commitments include Alabama (13) and Texas A&M (12), Georgia (9), Ohio State (6), Clemson, Texas (5), Notre Dame, USC and Penn State (4), Auburn, Miami and Florida (3) while Jackson State, LSU and Missouri hold two each. Iowa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Missouri, Michigan, Kentucky, Arizona, Cincinnati, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon and Stanford each have one pledge on the list.
Six of the SI99 members remain undecided as of the evening of January 24.
The Preseason SI99
1. WR Travis Hunter, Suwanee (Ga.) Collins Hill -- Committed to Jackson State (12/15/21)
2. IDL Walter Nolen, Powell (Tenn.) High -- Texas A&M (11/6/21)
3. IDL Travis Shaw, Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley -- North Carolina (8/21/21)
4. QB Cade Klubnik, Austin (Texas) Westlake -- Clemson
5. Edge Jeremiah Alexander, Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson -- Alabama
6. CB Denver Harris, Houston (Texas) North Shore -- Texas A&M (12/18/21)
7. Edge Shemar Stewart, Opa Locka (Fla.) Monsignor Pace -- undecided
8. Edge Marvin Jones, Jr., Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage -- Georgia (12/15/21)
9. CB Jaheim Singletary, Jacksonville (Fla.) Riverside -- Georgia (11/21/21)
10. IDL Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy, Lakeland (Fla.) High -- Texas A&M (12/6/21)
11. Slot Kevin Coleman, Saint Louis (Mo.) St. Mary's -- Jackson State (1/8/22)
12. Slot Evan Stewart , Frisco (Texas) Liberty -- Texas A&M (11/29/21)
13. LB C.J. Hicks, Dayton (Ohio) Archbishop Alter -- Ohio State
14. WR Luther Burden, Saint Louis (Mo.) East St. Louis -- Missouri
15. IDL Mykel Williams , Hardaway (Ga.) High School -- Georgia
16. OT Elijah Pritchett, Columbus (Ga.) Carver -- Alabama (9/28/21)
17. Nickel Terrance Brooks, Little Elm (Texas) High School -- Ohio State
18. LB Shemar James, Mobile (Ala.) Faith Academy -- Florida (12/15/21)
19. IDL Anthony Lucas, Scottsdale (Ariz.) Chaparral High School -- Texas A&M (12/15/21)
20. CB Domani Jackson, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei -- USC (12/17/21)
21. RB Nicholas Singleton, Reading (Pa.) Governor Mifflin -- Penn State
22. IOL Devon Campbell, Arlington (Texas) Bowie -- undecided
23. RB Emmanuel Henderson, Hartford (Ala.) Geneva County -- Alabama
24. QB Ty Simpson, Martin (Tenn.) Westview -- Alabama
25. OT Kelvin Banks, Humble (Texas) Summer Creek -- Texas (12/11/21)
26. CB Daylen Everette, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy -- Georgia (12/14/21)
27. IOL Tyler Booker, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy -- Alabama
28. RB Malaki Starks, Jefferson (Ga.) High School -- Georgia
29. S Kamari Wilson, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy -- Florida (12/15/21)
30. Slot Raleek Brown, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei -- USC (12/2/21)
31. Edge Omari Abor, Duncanville (Texas) High School -- Ohio State (1/2/21)
32. QB Connor Weigman, Cypress (Texas) Bridgeland -- Texas A&M
33. Nickel Kendrick Law, Shreveport (La.) Captain Shreve -- Alabama (12/17/21)
34. OT Collin Sadler, Greenville (S.C.) High School -- Clemson
35. S Xavier Nwankpa, Altoona (Iowa) Southeast Polk -- Iowa (12/8/21)
36. TE Jaleel Skinner, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy -- Miami (12/17/21)
37. LB Harold Perkins, Cypress (Texas) Cy Park -- undecided
38. WR Talyn Shettron, Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe -- Oklahoma State
39. CB Will Johnson, Grosse Point (Mich.) High School -- Michigan
40. QB Sam Horn, Suwanee (Ga.) Collins Hill -- Missouri
41. S Keon Sabb, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy -- Michigan (12/15/21)
42. RB Jaydon Blue, Houston (Texas) Cain -- Texas
43. CB Khamauri Rogers, Lexington (Miss.) Holmes County -- Miami
44. QB Drew Allar, Medina (Ohio) High School -- Penn State
45. CB Earl Little, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage -- Alabama (12/15/21)
46. WR Tobias Merriweather, Camas (Wash.) Union -- Notre Dame (8/4/21)
47. WR Adam Randall, Myrtle Beach (S.C.) High School -- Clemson
48. CB Jeadyn Lukus, Mauldin (S.C.) High School -- Clemson
49. QB Walker Howard, Lafayette (La.) St. Thomas More -- LSU
50. OT Eston Harris, Auburn (Ala.) High School -- Auburn (10/14/21)
51. Edge Malick Sylla, Katy (Texas) High School -- Texas A&M
52. Slot Kaleb Brown, Chicago (Ill.) St. Rita -- Ohio State
53. S Zion Branch, Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman -- USC (12/15/21)
54. QB Maalik Murphy, Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra -- Texas
55. RB Dallan Hayden, Memphis (Tenn.) Christian Brothers -- Ohio State
56. WR Shazz Preston, St. James (La.) High School -- Alabama (12/15/21)
57. LB David Bailey, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei -- Stanford (12/5/21)
58. OT Josh Conerly, Seattle (Wash.) Rainier Beach -- undecided
59. RB Branson Robinson, Madison (Miss.) Germantown -- Georgia
60. CB Toriano Pride, Saint Louis (Mo.) Lutheran North -- Clemson
61. TE Keyan Burnett, Anaheim (Calif.) Servite -- Arizona
62. LB Jaylen Sneed, Hilton Head Island (S.C.) High -- Notre Dame
63. WR Tetairoa McMillan, Anaheim (Calif.) Servite -- Arizona (12/18/21)
64. OT Kiyaunta Goodwin, Charlestown (Ind.) High School -- Kentucky
65. QB Nick Evers, Flower Mound (Texas) High School -- Oklahoma (12/13/21)
66. S Jacoby Matthews, Ponchatoula (La.) High -- undecided
67. IDL Jaheim Oatis, Columbia (Miss.) High School -- Alabama
68. TE Jake Johnson, Watkinsville (Ga.) Oconee County -- Texas A&M
69. TE Donovan Green, Dickinson (Texas) High School -- Texas A&M
70. Nickel Trequon Fegans, Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson -- Alabama (10/18/21)
71. Edge Mario Eugenio, Tampa (Fla.) Gaither -- Cincinnati (11/27/21)
72. IOL Addison Nichols, Norcross (Ga.) Greater Atlanta Christian -- Tennessee
73. TE Micah Riley-Ducker, Bellevue (Neb.) West -- Auburn
74. Nickel Jaeden Gould, Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic -- Nebraska (12/14/21)
75. S Bryce Anderson, Beaumont (Texas) West Brook -- Texas A&M (8/6/21)
76. Slot Kaden Saunders, Westerville (Ohio) South -- Penn State
77. Edge J'Mond Tapp, Donaldsonville (La.) Ascension Catholic -- Texas (8/30/21)
78. IOL Kam Dewberry, Humble (Texas) Atascocita -- Texas A&M (12/15/21)
79. IDL Chris McClellan, Owasso (Okla.) High School -- Florida (11/23/21)
80. CB Devin Moore, Naples (Fla.) High School -- Florida (12/15/21)
81. TE Oscar Delp, Cumming (Ga.) West Forsyth -- Georgia (10/13/21)
82. IDL Khurtiss Perry, Montgomery (Ala.) Park Crossing -- Alabama (12/15/21)
83. Edge Kenyatta Jackson, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna -- Ohio State (10/19/21)
84. LB Josh Burnham, Traverse City (Mich.) Central -- Notre Dame
85. IDL Justice Finkley, Trussville (Ala.) Hewitt-Trussville -- Texas (9/9/21)
86. Nickel JaDarian Rhym, Valdosta (Ga.) High School -- Auburn (12/14/21)
87. WR Barion Brown, Nashville (Tenn.) Pearl-Cohn -- Kentucky (11/24/21)
88. WR CJ Williams, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei -- USC (1/8/21)
89. IOL Qae'Shon Sapp, Leesburg (Ga.) Lee County -- Florida State
90. IDL Christen Miller, Ellenwood (Ga.) Cedar Grove -- undecided
91. IDL Dani Dennis-Sutton, Owings Mills (Md.) McDonough -- Penn State
92. LB Jalon Walker, Salisbury (N.C.) High -- Georgia
93. Edge Darris Smith, Baxley (Ga.) Appling County -- Georgia
94. WR Kyion Grayes, Chandler (Ariz.) High School -- Ohio State
95. LB Jaron Willis, Leesburg (Ga.) Lee County -- Ole Miss (12/15/21)
96. WR Chris Marshall, Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall -- Texas A&M (11/6/21)
97. Edge Jihaad Campbell, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy -- Alabama (12/15/21)
98. IDL Tyson Ford, Saint Louis (Mo.) Burroughs -- Notre Dame
99. LB Shawn Murphy, Manassas (Va.) Unity Reed -- Alabama
The 2021 SI All-American teams will be named in December and the SI99 will be updated and finalized in January.
SI99 Break Down by College Commitment:
Alabama (13) - Alexander, Simpson, Henderson, Booker, Oatis, Murphy, Pritchett, Fegans, Perry, Preston, Campbell, Little, Law
Texas A&M (12) - Weigman, Sylla, Green, Anderson, Nolen, Marshall, E. Stewart, Brownlow-Dindy, J. Johnson, Lucas, Dewberry, D. Harris
Georgia (9) - Starks, Robinson, Walker, Smith, Delp, M. Williams, Singletary, Everette, M. Jones
Texas (6) - Blue, Murphy, Tapp, Finkley, K. Banks, Brooks
Ohio State (6) - Hicks, K. Brown, Hayden, Grayes, Jackson, Abor
Clemson (5) - Klubnik, Sadler, Randall, Lukus, Pride
Penn State (4) - Singleton, Allar, Saunders, Dennis-Sutton
Notre Dame (4) - Sneed, Burnham, Ford, Merriweather
Florida (4) - McClellan, D. Moore, Wilson, James
USC (4) - R. Brown, Branch, Jackson, C. Williams
Auburn (3) - Riley-Ducker, Harris, Rhym
Kentucky (2) - Goodwin, B. Brown
Miami (2) - Rogers, Skinner
Michigan (2) - W. Johnson, Sabb
Missouri (2) - Horn, Burden
Arizona (2) - Burnett, McMillan
Jackson State (2) - Hunter, Coleman
Cincinnati - Eugenio
Florida State - Sapp
Iowa - Nwankpa
LSU - Howard
Oklahoma - Evers
Oklahoma State - Shettron
Ole Miss - Willis
Oregon -McMillan
Tennessee - Nichols
SI99 Break Down by State:
Texas (15) - Klubnik, Harris, E. Stewart, Brooks, D. Campbell, Banks, Abor, Weigman, Perkins, Sylla, Evers, Green, Anderson, Dewberry, Marshall
Florida (14) - S. Stewart, Jones, Singletary, Brownlow-Dindy, Everette, Booker, Wilson, Skinner, Sabb, Little, Eugenio, Moore, Jackson, J. Campbell
Georgia (13) - Hunter, M. Williams, Pritchett, Starks, Horn, Johnson, Nichols, Delp, Rhym, Sapp, Miller, Smith, Willis
California (7) - Jackson, R. Brown, Murphy, Bailey, Burnett, McMillan, C. Williams
Alabama (7) - Alexander, James, Henderson, Harris, Fegans, Perry, Finkley
Louisiana (5) - Law, Howard, Preston, Matthews, Tapp
Missouri (4) - Coleman, Burden, Pride, Ford
South Carolina (4) - Sadler, Randall, Lukus, Sneed
Tennessee (4) - Nolen, Simpson, Hayden, B. Brown
Mississippi (3) - Rogers, Robinson, Oatis
Ohio (3) - Hicks, Allar, Saunders
Arizona (2) - Lucas, Grayes
Michigan (2) - Johnson, Burnham
North Carolina (2) - Shaw, Walker
Oklahoma (2) - Shettron, McClellan
Washington (2) - Merriweather, Conerly
Illinois - K. Brown
Indiana - Goodwin
Iowa - Nwakpa
Maryland - Dennis-Sutton
Nebraska - Riley-Ducker
Nevada - Branch
New Jersey - Gould
Pennsylvania - Singleton
Virginia - Murphy
SI99 Break Down by Position:
Quarterback (8) - Klubnik, Simpson, Weigman, Horn, Allar, W. Howard, Murphy, Evers
Running Back (6) - Singleton, Henderson, Starks, Blue, Hayden, Robinson
Wide Receiver (11) - Hunter, Burden, Shettron, Merriweather, Randall, Preston, McMillan, B. Brown, C. Williams, Grayes, Marshall
Slot Receiver (5) - Coleman, Stewart, R. Brown, K. Brown, Saunders
Tight End (6) - Skinner, Burnett, Johnson, Green, Riley-Ducker, Delp
Offensive Tackle (6) - Pritchett, Banks, Sadler, Harris, Conerly, Goodwin
Interior Offensive Line (5) - D. Campbell, Booker, Nichols, Dewberry, Sapp
Interior Defensive Line (12) - Nolen, Shaw, Brownlow-Dindy, M. Williams, Lucas, Oatis, McClellan, Perry, Finkley, Miller, Dennis-Sutton, Ford
Defensive Edge (10) - Alexander, Stewart, Jones, Abor, Sylla, Eugenio, Tapp, Jackson, Smith, J. Campbell
Linebacker (9) - Hicks, James, Perkins, Bailey, Sneed, Burnham, Walker, Willis, Murphy
Cornerback (10) - Harris, Singletary, Jackson, Everette, Johnson, Rogers, Little, Lukus, Pride, Moore
Nickel Cornerback (5) - Brooks, Law, Fegans, Gould, Rhym
Safety (6) - Wilson, Nwakpa, Sabb, Branch, Matthews, Anderson,