Where the 25 best recruits in NC will sign to play college football Wednesday
On Wednesday, many of the nation’s top high school football players will sign with colleges on the first day of the NCAA’s early signing period.
Players can sign until Friday. The regular signing period begins Feb. 2.
Here’s a look at the top 25 N.C. recruits in the class of 2022, as ranked by The Observer.
| Rk. | Name | School | Pos. | College |
| 1. | Travis Shaw | Grimsley | DT | UNC |
| 2. | Jalon Walker | Salisbury | LB | Georgia |
| 3. | Omarion Hampton | Cleveland | RB | UNC |
| 4. | James Pearce | Chambers | DE | Undecided |
| 5. | Beau Atkinson | Leesville Road | DE | UNC |
| 6. | Malaki Hamrick | Shelby | DE | UNC |
| 7. | Wesley Grimes | Millbrook | WR | Wake Forest |
| 8. | Torren Wright | AL Brown | LB | NC State |
| 9. | Dakota Twitty | Thomas Jefferson | WR | Virginia |
| 10. | Michael Allen | Rose | RB | NC State |
| 11. | Shaleak Knotts | Monroe | WR | Maryland |
| 12. | Santana Hopper | Shelby | DL | App State |
| 13. | Xavier Simmons | Northwest Guilford | LB | Missouri |
| 14. | Eli Hall | Crest | DL | Wake Forest |
| 15. | Curtis Neal | Hough | DL | Wisconsin |
| 16. | Chance Morrow | West Charlotte | WR | Louisville |
| 17. | Mehki Wall | Dudley | WR/ATH | Duke |
| 18. | Isaiah Crowell | East Forsyth | DB | NC State |
| 19. | Daejuan Thompson | Whiteville | LB | NC State |
| 20. | Byrum Brown | Rolesville | QB | South Florida |
| 21. | Cam Thornton | Myers Park | WR | Undecided |
| 22. | Gavin Gibson | Hough | DB | Maryland |
| 23. | Jalen Swindell | Chambers | DL | Wake Forest |
| 24. | Donovan Spellman | Clayton | DL | App State |
| 25. | Jackson Vick | Southern Nash | ATH | NC State |
This story was originally published December 14, 2021 at 2:28 PM.
Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer