High School Sports

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.NameSchoolPos.College
1.Noah RogersRolesvilleWRUndecided
2.Christian HamiltonHickory RidgeWRUndecided
3.Daylan SmothersChambersRBUndecided
4.Rico WalkerHickoryDLUndecided
5.Sullivan AbsherSouth PointOLUndecided
6Tad HudsonHoughQBUNC
7.Sam PendletonReaganOLUndecided
8.Keith SampsonNew BernDLUndecided
9.Kevin ConcepcionChambersWRUndecided
10.Grant TuckerCharlotte ChristianATHUndecided
11.Javonte VereenHavelockTEUndecided
12.Lex ThomasHeritageQBNC State
13.Jamaal JarrettGrimsleyOTUndecided
14.Chris PealProvidence DayDBUndecided
15.Jaybron HarveySouthern DurhamDE/LBUndecided
16.Chris CulliverMaidenWRUndecided
17.Nathan LeacockMillbrookWRUndecided
18.Cahari HaynesBurnsLBUndecided
19.Tyler ThompsonPanther CreekDEUndecided
20.Isaiah ShirleyWataugaDEUndecided
Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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