Who are the best HS football players in North Carolina? We ranked the top 20 for 2023
Wednesday is the start of the early signing period for high school football players in the class of 2022.
On Tuesday, The Observer named the top 25 players in the senior class in the state.
Now we take a look at the juniors who will be signing a year from now. Here is an early look at the top college football recruits from North Carolina in the class of 2023.
| Rk. | Name | School | Pos. | College |
| 1. | Noah Rogers | Rolesville | WR | Undecided |
| 2. | Christian Hamilton | Hickory Ridge | WR | Undecided |
| 3. | Daylan Smothers | Chambers | RB | Undecided |
| 4. | Rico Walker | Hickory | DL | Undecided |
| 5. | Sullivan Absher | South Point | OL | Undecided |
| 6 | Tad Hudson | Hough | QB | UNC |
| 7. | Sam Pendleton | Reagan | OL | Undecided |
| 8. | Keith Sampson | New Bern | DL | Undecided |
| 9. | Kevin Concepcion | Chambers | WR | Undecided |
| 10. | Grant Tucker | Charlotte Christian | ATH | Undecided |
| 11. | Javonte Vereen | Havelock | TE | Undecided |
| 12. | Lex Thomas | Heritage | QB | NC State |
| 13. | Jamaal Jarrett | Grimsley | OT | Undecided |
| 14. | Chris Peal | Providence Day | DB | Undecided |
| 15. | Jaybron Harvey | Southern Durham | DE/LB | Undecided |
| 16. | Chris Culliver | Maiden | WR | Undecided |
| 17. | Nathan Leacock | Millbrook | WR | Undecided |
| 18. | Cahari Haynes | Burns | LB | Undecided |
| 19. | Tyler Thompson | Panther Creek | DE | Undecided |
| 20. | Isaiah Shirley | Watauga | DE | Undecided |
Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer