Highest-rated football recruits from Connecticut over the last 20 years

Football recruiting provides reliable drama, with recruitments and announcements becoming events in their own right. We love to see players from our own states make it big, and watch with pride as they go on to successful careers, knowing their origins shaped them into professional players. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated football recruits from Connecticut since 2000 using 247Sports. Players are ranked by national ranking with ties broken by rating. Keep reading to discover the highest-rated football recruits from your home state.

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#50: Jaedon Roberts (2020)

- College: California
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
- National ranking: #658 in 2020 (3 stars, 0.8681 rating)
- Position ranking: #38 (ATH)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#49: Will Levis (2018)

- College: Penn State
- High school: Xavier (Middletown, CT)
- National ranking: #652 in 2018 (3 stars, 0.8689 rating)
- Position ranking: #28 (PRO)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#48: Kenny Mestidor (2020)

- College: UCLA
- High school: St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)
- National ranking: #594 in 2020 (3 stars, 0.8721 rating)
- Position ranking: #26 (WDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#47: Jack Stewart (2019)

- College: Michigan
- High school: New Canaan (New Canaan, CT)
- National ranking: #573 in 2019 (3 stars, 0.8756 rating)
- Position ranking: #43 (OT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#46: Casey Cochran (2012)

- College: Connecticut
- High school: Masuk (Monroe, CT)
- National ranking: #567 in 2012 (3 stars, 0.8744 rating)
- Position ranking: #24 (PRO)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#45: Jah Joyner (2020)

- College: Minnesota
- High school: Danbury (Danbury, CT)
- National ranking: #544 in 2020 (3 stars, 0.8748 rating)
- Position ranking: #23 (WDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#44: Jeffrey Davis Jr. (2021)

- College: Penn State
- High school: Kingswood-Oxford School (West Hartford, CT)
- National ranking: #527 in 2021 (3 stars, 0.8755 rating)
- Position ranking: #40 (CB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#43: Charles Thomas (2019)

- College: Michigan
- High school: St. Thomas More (Fairburn, GA)
- National ranking: #507 in 2019 (3 stars, 0.881 rating)
- Position ranking: #26 (ILB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#42: Jeffrey M'ba (2020)

- College: not committed
- High school: St. Thomas More (Independence, KS)
- National ranking: #506 in 2020 (3 stars, 0.8777 rating)
- Position ranking: #48 (DT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#41: Andre Lawrence (2009)

- College: Boston College
- High school: Hartford Public (Hartford, CT)
- National ranking: #500 in 2009 (3 stars, 0.8733 rating)
- Position ranking: #38 (OLB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#40: Osita Smith (2020)

- College: Maryland
- High school: Milford Academy (New Berlin, NY)
- National ranking: #466 in 2020 (3 stars, 0.881 rating)
- Position ranking: #38 (S)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#39: Koby Quansah (2016)

- College: Duke
- High school: Kingswood-Oxford School (West Hartford, CT)
- National ranking: #461 in 2016 (3 stars, 0.8733 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (OLB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#38: Bjoern Werner (2010)

- College: Florida State
- High school: Salisbury School (Salisbury, CT)
- National ranking: #440 in 2010 (3 stars, 0.8789 rating)
- Position ranking: #27 (SDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#37: Erik Kuraczea (2008)

- College: Connecticut
- High school: Ansonia (Ansonia, CT)
- National ranking: #427 in 2008 (3 stars, 0.8778 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (OG)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#36: Brad Hawkins (2017)

- College: Michigan
- High school: Suffield Academy (Camden, NJ)
- National ranking: #425 in 2017 (3 stars, 0.8783 rating)
- Position ranking: #66 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#35: Tristan Bounds (2021)

- College: Michigan
- High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT)
- National ranking: #417 in 2021 (3 stars, 0.885 rating)
- Position ranking: #35 (OT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#34: Marquis Wilson (2019)

- College: Penn State
- High school: Windsor (Windsor, CT)
- National ranking: #407 in 2019 (3 stars, 0.8884 rating)
- Position ranking: #41 (CB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#33: Mike Golic Jr. (2008)

- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Northwest Catholic (West Hartford, CT)
- National ranking: #402 in 2008 (3 stars, 0.8795 rating)
- Position ranking: #6 (OC)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#32: Michael Cox (2008)

- College: Michigan
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
- National ranking: #379 in 2008 (3 stars, 0.8822 rating)
- Position ranking: #36 (RB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#31: Andrew Stueber (2017)

- College: Michigan
- High school: Darien (Darien, CT)
- National ranking: #365 in 2017 (3 stars, 0.886 rating)
- Position ranking: #35 (OT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#30: Bruce Campbell (2006)

- College: Maryland
- High school: Hyde School (Woodstock, CT)
- National ranking: #362 in 2006 (3 stars, 0.8719 rating)
- Position ranking: #29 (OT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#29: Lamar Goods (2020)

- College: Florida
- High school: St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)
- National ranking: #362 in 2020 (4 stars, 0.8921 rating)
- Position ranking: #36 (DT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#28: Cory Jasudowich (2013)

- College: Connecticut
- High school: Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)
- National ranking: #354 in 2013 (3 stars, 0.8849 rating)
- Position ranking: #21 (ILB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#27: Kechaun Bennett (2021)

- College: Michigan
- High school: Suffield Academy (Suffield, CT)
- National ranking: #352 in 2021 (4 stars, 0.8925 rating)
- Position ranking: #44 (DL)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#26: Masengo Kabongo (2008)

- College: Maryland
- High school: Fairfield College Preparatory (Fairfield, CT)
- National ranking: #326 in 2008 (4 stars, 0.8906 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (DT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#25: Joshua Adams (2009)

- College: North Carolina
- High school: Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)
- National ranking: #314 in 2009 (4 stars, 0.8913 rating)
- Position ranking: #42 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#24: Jaden Dottin (2020)

- College: Penn State
- High school: Suffield Academy (Suffield, CT)
- National ranking: #297 in 2020 (4 stars, 0.8999 rating)
- Position ranking: #48 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#23: Graham Stewart (2011)

- College: Florida
- High school: Xavier (Middletown, CT)
- National ranking: #279 in 2011 (4 stars, 0.8912 rating)
- Position ranking: #20 (OLB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#22: Tyler Rudolph (2019)

- College: Penn State
- High school: St. Thomas More (Waterbury, CT)
- National ranking: #269 in 2019 (4 stars, 0.9051 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (S)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#21: Fabian Bean (2002)

- College: Missouri
- High school: Salisbury School (Salisbury, CT)
- National ranking: #245 in 2002 (4 stars, 0.9 rating)
- Position ranking: #12 (SDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#20: CJ Holmes (2017)

- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)
- National ranking: #245 in 2017 (4 stars, 0.9079 rating)
- Position ranking: #19 (RB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#19: Torrey Mack (2008)

- College: Virginia
- High school: Stratford (Stratford, CT)
- National ranking: #236 in 2008 (4 stars, 0.9059 rating)
- Position ranking: #24 (RB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#18: Kevin Pierre-Louis (2010)

- College: Boston College
- High school: King & Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford, CT)
- National ranking: #234 in 2010 (4 stars, 0.9101 rating)
- Position ranking: #16 (OLB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#17: Drew Pyne (2020)

- College: Notre Dame
- High school: New Canaan (New Canaan, CT)
- National ranking: #225 in 2020 (4 stars, 0.9164 rating)
- Position ranking: #8 (PRO)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#16: Tyler Van Dyke (2020)

- College: Miami
- High school: Suffield Academy (Glastonbury, CT)
- National ranking: #222 in 2020 (4 stars, 0.9173 rating)
- Position ranking: #7 (PRO)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#15: Taisun Phommachanh (2019)

- College: Clemson
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Bridgeport, CT)
- National ranking: #216 in 2019 (4 stars, 0.9156 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (DUAL)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#14: Andre Jones (2005)

- College: Boston College
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
- National ranking: #202 in 2005 (4 stars, 0.9 rating)
- Position ranking: #18 (CB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#13: Cornelius Johnson (2019)

- College: Michigan
- High school: Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT)
- National ranking: #175 in 2019 (4 stars, 0.9294 rating)
- Position ranking: #26 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#12: J.J. Justice (2004)

- College: Maryland
- High school: Norwich Free Academy (Norwich, CT)
- National ranking: #167 in 2004 (4 stars, 0.9 rating)
- Position ranking: #7 (ATH)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#11: Jordan Reed (2009)

- College: Florida
- High school: New London (New London, CT)
- National ranking: #155 in 2009 (4 stars, 0.9266 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (TE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#10: Wilfredo Aybar (2021)

- College: Stanford
- High school: Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)
- National ranking: #152 in 2021 (4 stars, 0.9347 rating)
- Position ranking: #9 (Edge)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#9: Tarik Black (2017)

- College: Michigan
- High school: Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)
- National ranking: #116 in 2017 (4 stars, 0.9454 rating)
- Position ranking: #15 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#8: Josh Jobe (2018)

- College: Alabama
- High school: Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)
- National ranking: #109 in 2018 (4 stars, 0.9509 rating)
- Position ranking: #14 (CB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#7: Silas Redd (2010)

- College: Penn State
- High school: King & Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford, CT)
- National ranking: #92 in 2010 (4 stars, 0.9565 rating)
- Position ranking: #8 (RB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#6: Chris Clark (2015)

- College: UCLA
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
- National ranking: #85 in 2015 (4 stars, 0.9599 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (TE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#5: John Sullivan (2003)

- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Greenwich (Greenwich, CT)
- National ranking: #75 in 2003 (4 stars, 0.9493 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (OC)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#4: Khairi Fortt (2010)

- College: Penn State
- High school: Stamford (Stamford, CT)
- National ranking: #68 in 2010 (4 stars, 0.9675 rating)
- Position ranking: #5 (OLB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#3: Aaron Hernandez (2007)

- College: Florida
- High school: Bristol Central (Bristol, CT)
- National ranking: #35 in 2007 (4 stars, 0.9814 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (TE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#2: Anttaj Hawthorne (2001)

- College: Wisconsin
- High school: Hamden (Hamden, CT)
- National ranking: #26 in 2001 (5 stars, 0.9896 rating)
- Position ranking: #5 (DT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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#1: Christian Wilkins (2015)

- College: Clemson
- High school: Suffield Academy (Suffield, CT)
- National ranking: #24 in 2015 (5 stars, 0.9893 rating)
- Position ranking: #6 (DT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

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