Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Utah
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Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Utah
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 Utah using data from 247sports.
Keep reading to find out who you will likely be watching play college football in 2022.
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#33: Karson Lopati (QB)
- College: Navy
- High school: West (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,483 (2 stars, 0.7893 rating)
- Position ranking: #102 (QB)
- Offers: Navy
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- High school: West (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,483 (2 stars, 0.7893 rating)
- Position ranking: #102 (QB)
- Offers: Navy
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#32: Chase Tuatagaloa (ATH)
- College: Utah State
- High school: Orem (South Jordan, UT)
- National ranking: 1,450 (3 stars, 0.8054 rating)
- Position ranking: #137 (ATH)
- Offers: Utah State, Morgan State
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- High school: Orem (South Jordan, UT)
- National ranking: 1,450 (3 stars, 0.8054 rating)
- Position ranking: #137 (ATH)
- Offers: Utah State, Morgan State
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#31: Jacob Reece (IOL)
- College: Utah State
- High school: Brighton (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,446 (3 stars, 0.8093 rating)
- Position ranking: #79 (IOL)
- Offers: Utah State
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- High school: Brighton (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,446 (3 stars, 0.8093 rating)
- Position ranking: #79 (IOL)
- Offers: Utah State
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#30: Bryce Radford (OT)
- College: Utah State
- High school: Green Canyon (Logan, UT)
- National ranking: 1,444 (3 stars, 0.8093 rating)
- Position ranking: #147 (OT)
- Offers: Utah State, New Mexico, UNLV
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- High school: Green Canyon (Logan, UT)
- National ranking: 1,444 (3 stars, 0.8093 rating)
- Position ranking: #147 (OT)
- Offers: Utah State, New Mexico, UNLV
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#29: Maika Kaufusi (S)
- College: BYU
- High school: Alta (Sandy, UT)
- National ranking: 1,432 (3 stars, 0.8133 rating)
- Position ranking: #85 (S)
- Offers: BYU
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- High school: Alta (Sandy, UT)
- National ranking: 1,432 (3 stars, 0.8133 rating)
- Position ranking: #85 (S)
- Offers: BYU
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#28: Liutai Kinikini (LB)
- College: BYU
- High school: West (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,423 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #148 (LB)
- Offers: BYU, Weber State
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- High school: West (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,423 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #148 (LB)
- Offers: BYU, Weber State
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#27: Maximus Fonoti-Maikui (LB)
- College: Utah State
- High school: Northridge (Layton, UT)
- National ranking: 1,421 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #147 (LB)
- Offers: Utah State
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- High school: Northridge (Layton, UT)
- National ranking: 1,421 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #147 (LB)
- Offers: Utah State
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#26: Maddux Madsen (QB)
- College: Boise State
- High school: American Fork (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 1,416 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #94 (QB)
- Offers: Boise State, New Mexico
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- High school: American Fork (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 1,416 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #94 (QB)
- Offers: Boise State, New Mexico
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#25: Cannon DeVries (ATH)
- College: BYU
- High school: Weber (Ogden, UT)
- National ranking: 1,413 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #133 (ATH)
- Offers: BYU, Colorado, Weber State
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- High school: Weber (Ogden, UT)
- National ranking: 1,413 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #133 (ATH)
- Offers: BYU, Colorado, Weber State
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#24: Kao Hansen (ATH)
- College: Utah State
- High school: Lone Peak (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 1,401 (3 stars, 0.8194 rating)
- Position ranking: #131 (ATH)
- Offers: Utah State, BYU, Colorado State
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- High school: Lone Peak (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 1,401 (3 stars, 0.8194 rating)
- Position ranking: #131 (ATH)
- Offers: Utah State, BYU, Colorado State
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#23: JJ Talo (DL)
- College: Boise State
- High school: Kearns (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,400 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #174 (DL)
- Offers: Boise State, Colorado State, Morgan State, San Jose State, Utah State
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- High school: Kearns (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,400 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #174 (DL)
- Offers: Boise State, Colorado State, Morgan State, San Jose State, Utah State
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#22: Vae Soifua (IOL)
- College: BYU
- High school: Orem (Orem, UT)
- National ranking: 1,398 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #75 (IOL)
- Offers: BYU, Florida Atlantic, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, North Texas
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- High school: Orem (Orem, UT)
- National ranking: 1,398 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #75 (IOL)
- Offers: BYU, Florida Atlantic, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, North Texas
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#21: Peter Falaniko (IOL)
- College: BYU
- High school: Pine View (Saint George, UT)
- National ranking: 1,396 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #74 (IOL)
- Offers: BYU, Colorado State, Fresno State, Georgetown, Hawaii
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- High school: Pine View (Saint George, UT)
- National ranking: 1,396 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #74 (IOL)
- Offers: BYU, Colorado State, Fresno State, Georgetown, Hawaii
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#20: Micah Wilson (LB)
- College: BYU
- High school: Corner Canyon (Draper, UT)
- National ranking: 1,395 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #142 (LB)
- Offers: BYU
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- High school: Corner Canyon (Draper, UT)
- National ranking: 1,395 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #142 (LB)
- Offers: BYU
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#19: Braxton Fely (DL)
- College: BYU
- High school: Timpview (Provo, UT)
- National ranking: 1,379 (3 stars, 0.8254 rating)
- Position ranking: #173 (DL)
- Offers: BYU, Air Force, Colorado State, Morgan State, Princeton
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- High school: Timpview (Provo, UT)
- National ranking: 1,379 (3 stars, 0.8254 rating)
- Position ranking: #173 (DL)
- Offers: BYU, Air Force, Colorado State, Morgan State, Princeton
- Read more details on 247Sports
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#18: James Aloisio (OT)
- College: Utah State
- High school: Timpview (Provo, UT)
- National ranking: 1,295 (3 stars, 0.8315 rating)
- Position ranking: #132 (OT)
- Offers: Nebraska
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- High school: Timpview (Provo, UT)
- National ranking: 1,295 (3 stars, 0.8315 rating)
- Position ranking: #132 (OT)
- Offers: Nebraska
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#17: Jarinn Kalama (ATH)
- College: BYU
- High school: Wasatch (Heber City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,285 (3 stars, 0.8355 rating)
- Position ranking: #117 (ATH)
- Offers: BYU
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- High school: Wasatch (Heber City, UT)
- National ranking: 1,285 (3 stars, 0.8355 rating)
- Position ranking: #117 (ATH)
- Offers: BYU
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#16: Eric Wilder (OT)
- College: Washington State
- High school: Syracuse (Syracuse, UT)
- National ranking: 1,127 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #112 (OT)
- Offers: Washington State, California, Air Force, Army, Boise State
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- High school: Syracuse (Syracuse, UT)
- National ranking: 1,127 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #112 (OT)
- Offers: Washington State, California, Air Force, Army, Boise State
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#15: Puna Alatini (ATH)
- College: not committed
- High school: Timpview (Provo, UT)
- National ranking: 1,106 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #100 (ATH)
- Offers: Utah
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- High school: Timpview (Provo, UT)
- National ranking: 1,106 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #100 (ATH)
- Offers: Utah
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#14: Joe Brown (IOL)
- College: Virginia
- High school: Lone Peak (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 1,061 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #51 (IOL)
- Offers: Virginia, BYU, Idaho, Indiana, Morehead State
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- High school: Lone Peak (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 1,061 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #51 (IOL)
- Offers: Virginia, BYU, Idaho, Indiana, Morehead State
- Read more details on 247Sports
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#13: Noah Moeaki (LB)
- College: BYU
- High school: American Fork (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 934 (3 stars, 0.8516 rating)
- Position ranking: #90 (LB)
- Offers: BYU, Air Force, San Diego State, Utah, Utah State
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- High school: American Fork (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 934 (3 stars, 0.8516 rating)
- Position ranking: #90 (LB)
- Offers: BYU, Air Force, San Diego State, Utah, Utah State
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#12: Dallas Vakalahi (DL)
- College: not committed
- High school: West (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 783 (3 stars, 0.8577 rating)
- Position ranking: #113 (DL)
- Offers: TCU, BYU, Stanford, UCLA, Utah
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- High school: West (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 783 (3 stars, 0.8577 rating)
- Position ranking: #113 (DL)
- Offers: TCU, BYU, Stanford, UCLA, Utah
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#11: Marcus McKenzie (ATH)
- College: not committed
- High school: Pine View (Saint George, UT)
- National ranking: 738 (3 stars, 0.8624 rating)
- Position ranking: #60 (ATH)
- Offers: BYU, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Air Force, California
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- High school: Pine View (Saint George, UT)
- National ranking: 738 (3 stars, 0.8624 rating)
- Position ranking: #60 (ATH)
- Offers: BYU, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Air Force, California
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#10: Dominique McKenzie (WR)
- College: not committed
- High school: Pine View (Saint George, UT)
- National ranking: 562 (3 stars, 0.8737 rating)
- Position ranking: #74 (WR)
- Offers: Arizona, Pittsburgh, Virginia, BYU, Oregon
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- High school: Pine View (Saint George, UT)
- National ranking: 562 (3 stars, 0.8737 rating)
- Position ranking: #74 (WR)
- Offers: Arizona, Pittsburgh, Virginia, BYU, Oregon
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#9: Carson Tabaracci (ATH)
- College: not committed
- High school: Park City (Park City, UT)
- National ranking: 547 (3 stars, 0.8739 rating)
- Position ranking: #47 (ATH)
- Offers: Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Air Force
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- High school: Park City (Park City, UT)
- National ranking: 547 (3 stars, 0.8739 rating)
- Position ranking: #47 (ATH)
- Offers: Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Air Force
- Read more details on 247Sports
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#8: George Maile (IOL)
- College: Baylor
- High school: Bingham (South Jordan, UT)
- National ranking: 391 (3 stars, 0.8884 rating)
- Position ranking: #14 (IOL)
- Offers: Baylor, TCU, Boise State, BYU, California
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- High school: Bingham (South Jordan, UT)
- National ranking: 391 (3 stars, 0.8884 rating)
- Position ranking: #14 (IOL)
- Offers: Baylor, TCU, Boise State, BYU, California
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#7: Cody Hagen (WR)
- College: not committed
- High school: Corner Canyon (Draper, UT)
- National ranking: 383 (3 stars, 0.8889 rating)
- Position ranking: #55 (WR)
- Offers: Arizona, Air Force, Army, Brown, BYU
- Read more details on 247Sports
- High school: Corner Canyon (Draper, UT)
- National ranking: 383 (3 stars, 0.8889 rating)
- Position ranking: #55 (WR)
- Offers: Arizona, Air Force, Army, Brown, BYU
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#6: Harrison Taggart (LB)
- College: not committed
- High school: Corner Canyon (Draper, UT)
- National ranking: 382 (3 stars, 0.8889 rating)
- Position ranking: #42 (LB)
- Offers: Arizona, California, UCLA, Utah, Virginia
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- High school: Corner Canyon (Draper, UT)
- National ranking: 382 (3 stars, 0.8889 rating)
- Position ranking: #42 (LB)
- Offers: Arizona, California, UCLA, Utah, Virginia
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#5: Ben Roberts (DL)
- College: Washington
- High school: East (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 381 (3 stars, 0.8889 rating)
- Position ranking: #54 (DL)
- Offers: Washington, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Baylor, Colorado
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- High school: East (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 381 (3 stars, 0.8889 rating)
- Position ranking: #54 (DL)
- Offers: Washington, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Baylor, Colorado
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#4: Aisea Moa (DL)
- College: Utah
- High school: Weber (Ogden, UT)
- National ranking: 289 (4 stars, 0.9 rating)
- Position ranking: #40 (DL)
- Offers: Utah, Oregon State, BYU, Colorado State, Utah State
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- High school: Weber (Ogden, UT)
- National ranking: 289 (4 stars, 0.9 rating)
- Position ranking: #40 (DL)
- Offers: Utah, Oregon State, BYU, Colorado State, Utah State
- Read more details on 247Sports
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#3: Devin Brown (QB)
- College: USC
- High school: Corner Canyon (Draper, UT)
- National ranking: 283 (4 stars, 0.9004 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (QB)
- Offers: USC, Arizona, Arizona State, Iowa State, Michigan State
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- High school: Corner Canyon (Draper, UT)
- National ranking: 283 (4 stars, 0.9004 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (QB)
- Offers: USC, Arizona, Arizona State, Iowa State, Michigan State
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#2: Carsen Ryan (TE)
- College: UCLA
- High school: American Fork (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 277 (4 stars, 0.9017 rating)
- Position ranking: #11 (TE)
- Offers: UCLA, Arizona State, Arkansas, Boise State, BYU
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- High school: American Fork (American Fork, UT)
- National ranking: 277 (4 stars, 0.9017 rating)
- Position ranking: #11 (TE)
- Offers: UCLA, Arizona State, Arkansas, Boise State, BYU
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#1: Lander Barton (LB)
- College: not committed
- High school: Brighton (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 265 (4 stars, 0.9041 rating)
- Position ranking: #29 (LB)
- Offers: Arizona State, Colorado, LSU, Michigan, Nebraska
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- High school: Brighton (Salt Lake City, UT)
- National ranking: 265 (4 stars, 0.9041 rating)
- Position ranking: #29 (LB)
- Offers: Arizona State, Colorado, LSU, Michigan, Nebraska
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