Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Mississippi

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Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Mississippi

Every year college football teams and fans wait for high school recruits to reveal which school they will attend and which team they will play for in the following academic year.

In the Class of 2021, Alabama and Ohio State both signed three of the top 10 recruits while USC signed the #1 overall recruit, defensive lineman Korey Foreman. Alabama has signed the highest-rated class in three of the last four years. Only two teams ranked within the top 50 recruiting classes in 2021 were not in Power 5 conferences: Cincinnati (#44) and Memphis (#47) of the American Athletic Conference.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Mississippi using data from 247sports.

Keep reading to find out who you will likely be watching play college football in 2022.

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#27: Zach Wilcke (QB)

- College: Southern Miss
- High school: Hernando (Hernando, MS)
- National ranking: 1,393 (3 stars, 0.8215 rating)
- Position ranking: #93 (QB)
- Offers: Southern Miss, South Alabama
- Read more details on 247Sports

#26: Wil Saxton (IOL)

- College: Southern Miss
- High school: Benton Academy (Benton, MS)
- National ranking: 1,378 (3 stars, 0.8254 rating)
- Position ranking: #71 (IOL)
- Offers: Southern Miss, Florida Atlantic, Bowling Green, Marshall, New Mexico
- Read more details on 247Sports

#25: Kalvin Dinkins (DL)

- College: not committed
- High school: Lake High School (Lake, MS)
- National ranking: 1,270 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #162 (DL)
- Offers: Baylor, Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Tulane
- Read more details on 247Sports

#24: Jeremiah Dillon (WR)

- College: Ole Miss
- High school: Tylertown (Tylertown, MS)
- National ranking: 1,060 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #142 (WR)
- Offers: Virginia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Houston, Southern Miss
- Read more details on 247Sports

#23: JD Stewart (LB)

- College: Southern Miss
- High school: Greenville Christian School (GREENWOOD, MS)
- National ranking: 954 (3 stars, 0.8516 rating)
- Position ranking: #91 (LB)
- Offers: Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe
- Read more details on 247Sports
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#22: Carter Edwards (OT)

- College: Colorado
- High school: Presbyterian Christian School (Hattiesburg, MS)
- National ranking: 927 (3 stars, 0.8519 rating)
- Position ranking: #89 (OT)
- Offers: Colorado, Kansas State, Louisville, Dartmouth, Louisiana
- Read more details on 247Sports

#21: Wesley Miller (S)

- College: Mississippi State
- High school: Heritage Academy (Columbus, MS)
- National ranking: 690 (3 stars, 0.8647 rating)
- Position ranking: #43 (S)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Florida State, Illinois, Louisiana Tech, Memphis
- Read more details on 247Sports

#20: Jarnorris Hopson (WR)

- College: Mississippi State
- High school: Horn Lake (Horn Lake, MS)
- National ranking: 688 (3 stars, 0.8647 rating)
- Position ranking: #95 (WR)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Austin Peay, Florida State, Marshall, Memphis
- Read more details on 247Sports

#19: Trent Singleton (ATH)

- College: Mississippi State
- High school: Raymond (Edwards, MS)
- National ranking: 671 (3 stars, 0.8656 rating)
- Position ranking: #57 (ATH)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Air Force, Arkansas State, Indiana, Louisiana
- Read more details on 247Sports

#18: Blake Gunter (TE)

- College: not committed
- High school: Madison Central (Madison, MS)
- National ranking: 616 (3 stars, 0.8688 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (TE)
- Offers: Florida State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arkansas, Memphis
- Read more details on 247Sports
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#17: Dakota Jordan (ATH)

- College: Mississippi State
- High school: Canton Academy (Canton, MS)
- National ranking: 608 (3 stars, 0.8689 rating)
- Position ranking: #52 (ATH)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Ole Miss
- Read more details on 247Sports

#16: Jaterrious Elam (CB)

- College: Mississippi State
- High school: Greenville Christian School (Greenwood, MS)
- National ranking: 603 (3 stars, 0.8701 rating)
- Position ranking: #61 (CB)
- Offers: Mississippi State, LSU, Pittsburgh, Southern Miss
- Read more details on 247Sports

#15: Jerry Johnson (ATH)

- College: not committed
- High school: Pearl (Pearl, MS)
- National ranking: 587 (3 stars, 0.8718 rating)
- Position ranking: #51 (ATH)
- Offers: Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss
- Read more details on 247Sports

#14: R.J. Moss (DL)

- College: not committed
- High school: Biloxi (Biloxi, MS)
- National ranking: 571 (3 stars, 0.8728 rating)
- Position ranking: #86 (DL)
- Offers: Kansas, Baylor, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, TCU
- Read more details on 247Sports

#13: Jacarius Clayton (OT)

- College: Ole Miss
- High school: Tupelo (Tupelo, MS)
- National ranking: 488 (3 stars, 0.8795 rating)
- Position ranking: #46 (OT)
- Offers: Arizona State, Indiana, Memphis, Ole Miss, Oregon
- Read more details on 247Sports
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#12: Khalid Moore (LB)

- College: Mississippi State
- High school: Poplarville (Poplarville, MS)
- National ranking: 454 (3 stars, 0.8829 rating)
- Position ranking: #46 (LB)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Alcorn State, Louisiana Tech, Navy, Ole Miss
- Read more details on 247Sports

#11: Larry Simmons (WR)

- College: Ole Miss
- High school: Moss Point (Moss Point, MS)
- National ranking: 452 (3 stars, 0.883 rating)
- Position ranking: #63 (WR)
- Offers: Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Utah, Alabama
- Read more details on 247Sports

#10: Aaron Bryant (DL)

- College: not committed
- High school: Southaven (Southaven, MS)
- National ranking: 446 (3 stars, 0.8837 rating)
- Position ranking: #67 (DL)
- Offers: Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Alabama, LSU
- Read more details on 247Sports

#9: Donterry Russell (Edge)

- College: Mississippi State
- High school: Provine (Jackson, MS)
- National ranking: 445 (3 stars, 0.8837 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (Edge)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Louisiana, Memphis
- Read more details on 247Sports

#8: Bryson Hurst (OT)

- College: not committed
- High school: Gautier (Gautier, MS)
- National ranking: 322 (4 stars, 0.8958 rating)
- Position ranking: #31 (OT)
- Offers: Florida State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Oregon
- Read more details on 247Sports
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#7: Stone Blanton (LB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison, MS)
- National ranking: 295 (4 stars, 0.8996 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (LB)
- Offers: Louisville, South Carolina, Stanford, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
- Read more details on 247Sports

#6: Trevion Williams (DL)

- College: Florida State
- High school: Crystal Springs (Crystal Springs, MS)
- National ranking: 279 (4 stars, 0.9013 rating)
- Position ranking: #38 (DL)
- Offers: Florida State, Auburn, Arizona State, Louisiana, Memphis
- Read more details on 247Sports

#5: Marquez Dortch (ATH)

- College: Ole Miss
- High school: George County (Lucedale, MS)
- National ranking: 258 (4 stars, 0.9057 rating)
- Position ranking: #14 (ATH)
- Offers: Ole Miss, Arkansas, Auburn, Indiana, Kansas
- Read more details on 247Sports

#4: Zxavian Harris (DL)

- College: Ole Miss
- High school: Germantown (Madison, MS)
- National ranking: 165 (4 stars, 0.9341 rating)
- Position ranking: #26 (DL)
- Offers: Ole Miss, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State
- Read more details on 247Sports

#3: Jaheim Oatis (OT)

- College: Alabama
- High school: Columbia (Columbia, MS)
- National ranking: 102 (4 stars, 0.9565 rating)
- Position ranking: #11 (OT)
- Offers: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State
- Read more details on 247Sports
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#2: Khamauri Rogers (CB)

- College: Miami
- High school: Holmes County (Lexington, MS)
- National ranking: 61 (4 stars, 0.9736 rating)
- Position ranking: #9 (CB)
- Offers: Miami, Ole Miss, LSU, Arizona State, Arkansas
- Read more details on 247Sports

#1: Branson Robinson (RB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Germantown (Madison, MS)
- National ranking: 45 (4 stars, 0.9797 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (RB)
- Offers: Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Clemson, LSU
- Read more details on 247Sports

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