Highest-rated Class of 2021 football recruits from Connecticut
With National Signing Day behind us and the 2021 college football season fast-approaching, Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2021 football recruits from Connecticut using 247Sports.
There are a number of players primed to make big impacts right away, including as starters as soon as they arrive. The highest-rated players run the gamut from offense to special teams. Without a doubt, several of the players listed here are sure to be household names by the holidays. Keep reading to discover the highest-rated football recruits from your home state.
#17: Jacob Rooks (CB)
- College: Navy
- High school: The Taft School (Watertown, CT)
- National ranking: #2,645 (2 stars, 0.7781 rating)
- Position ranking: #231 (CB)
- Offers: Navy, Army, Southern Miss
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#16: Jalen Hargrove (DT)
- College: Rice
- High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT)
- National ranking: #2,632 (2 stars, 0.7827 rating)
- Position ranking: #150 (DT)
- Offers: Rice
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#15: Tom Bambrick (OG)
- College: Coastal Carolina
- High school: Daniel Hand (Madison, CT)
- National ranking: #2,461 (2 stars, 0.7957 rating)
- Position ranking: #132 (OG)
- Offers: Coastal Carolina
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#14: Josh Tracey (WR)
- College: Connecticut
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
- National ranking: #2,306 (3 stars, 0.8051 rating)
- Position ranking: #292 (WR)
- Offers: Connecticut, Albany, Army, Elon, Fordham
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#13: Xavier Copening (DUAL)
- College: not committed
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
- National ranking: #2,271 (3 stars, 0.8064 rating)
- Position ranking: #67 (DUAL)
- Offers: Connecticut, Syracuse
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#12: Tyler Phommachanh (DUAL)
- College: Connecticut
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Stratford, CT)
- National ranking: #2,217 (3 stars, 0.8085 rating)
- Position ranking: #65 (DUAL)
- Offers: Connecticut, Albany, Army, Central Connecticut State, Coastal Carolina
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#11: Luke Foster (TE)
- College: Yale
- High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT)
- National ranking: #2,151 (3 stars, 0.8114 rating)
- Position ranking: #114 (TE)
- Offers: Yale, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Colorado State, Dartmouth
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#10: Joshua Baka (CB)
- College: not committed
- High school: St. Thomas More (St. Catharines, ON)
- National ranking: #1,986 (3 stars, 0.8175 rating)
- Position ranking: #174 (CB)
- Offers: Albany, Buffalo, Indiana, Massachusetts, Monmouth
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#9: Jack Brandon (PRO)
- College: Boston College
- High school: Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)
- National ranking: #1,694 (3 stars, 0.8286 rating)
- Position ranking: #60 (PRO)
- Offers: Ohio State
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#8: Nick Patterson (TE)
- College: Princeton
- High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (San Antonio, TX)
- National ranking: #1,601 (3 stars, 0.8316 rating)
- Position ranking: #81 (TE)
- Offers: Princeton, Georgia Tech, Memphis, Cincinnati, Dartmouth
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#7: Rakim Cooper (DT)
- College: Coastal Carolina
- High school: St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)
- National ranking: #1,457 (3 stars, 0.8375 rating)
- Position ranking: #80 (DT)
- Offers: Coastal Carolina, Temple, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Delaware
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#6: Matt Gulbin (OG)
- College: Wake Forest
- High school: Wilton (Wilton, CT)
- National ranking: #1,032 (3 stars, 0.8519 rating)
- Position ranking: #53 (OG)
- Offers: not available
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#5: Skyler Bell (WR)
- College: Wisconsin
- High school: The Taft School (Watertown, CT)
- National ranking: #972 (3 stars, 0.854 rating)
- Position ranking: #140 (WR)
- Offers: Wisconsin, Buffalo, Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Iowa
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#4: James Wilborn Jr. (OLB)
- College: Boise State
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
- National ranking: #960 (3 stars, 0.8548 rating)
- Position ranking: #60 (OLB)
- Offers: Boise State, Boston College, Buffalo, Michigan, Rutgers
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#3: Jeffrey Davis Jr. (CB)
- College: Penn State
- High school: Kingswood-Oxford School (West Hartford, CT)
- National ranking: #526 (3 stars, 0.8755 rating)
- Position ranking: #40 (CB)
- Offers: not available
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#2: Tristan Bounds (OT)
- College: Michigan
- High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT)
- National ranking: #416 (3 stars, 0.885 rating)
- Position ranking: #35 (OT)
- Offers: not available
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#1: Kechaun Bennett (SDE)
- College: Michigan
- High school: Suffield Academy (Suffield, CT)
- National ranking: #350 (4 stars, 0.8925 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (SDE)
- Offers: Michigan, California, Duke, Georgia Tech, Kansas State
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