2024 Prep Recruiting: Georgia, 'Bama, Oregon lead the way

By Frank Cooney, NFLDraftScout.com
Iona Prep's Ellis Robinson IV carries the ball against Cardinal Hayes, Oct. 16, 2021. Iona Prep Vs Cardinal Hayes Football
Iona Prep's Ellis Robinson IV carries the ball against Cardinal Hayes, Oct. 16, 2021. Iona Prep Vs Cardinal Hayes Football

As NFL fans gear up for the draft, free agency and the whole Personnel Season, colleges are battling each other to get their fair share — or more — from the 2024 High School class.

 

At Hall of Football (HallofFootball.com) and NFLDraftScout.com, we track the best of the best from preps to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We list more than 2,700 of the top 2024 Class Preps and we are already rating high school players who will be in the recruiting Class of 2025.  

 

According to 247Sports and others in the industry who track college recruiting, Georgia and Alabama are leading the way, each with 28 committed players of note. They are followed by Oregon and Miami, with 27 notable letters of intent. LSU has 29, but only one is a five-star prospect. 

 

Here is how we rate the players being recruited for 2024: 

 

Georgia

 

Georgia has 30 commits in our top 2,532, including five of the top 32, 10 of the top 101, and 20 of the top 273. (247Sports lists 28 commits in the 2,532). The Dawgs' top commit is cornerback Ellis Robinson IV from IMG Academy.

 

  Player Pos. Ht Wt Pos. Rnk School Town Committed
2
 Ellis Robinson IV CB 6-0 175.0 1 IMG Academy New Haven, CT Georgia
6
 Justin Williams LB 6-2 210.0 1 Oak Ridge Conroe, TX Georgia
15
 KJ Bolden S 6-1 185.0 1 Buford Buford, GA Georgia
29
 Joseph Jonah-Ajonye DL 6-4 275.0 6 Oak Ridge Conroe, TX Georgia
32
 Chris Cole LB 6-2.5 210.0 3 Salem Salem, VA Georgia
46
 Demello Jones CB 6-1 176.0 7 Swainsboro Swainsboro, GA Georgia
49
 Nathaniel Frazier RB 5-10 210.0 2 Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA Georgia
74
 Jaden Reddell TE 6-4 235.0 5 Raymore-Peculiar Raymore, MO Georgia
90
 Nasir Johnson DL 6-4 300.0 11 Dublin Dublin, GA Georgia
101
 Ondre Evans CB 6-0.5 185.0 12 Christ Presbyterian Academy Nashville, TN Georgia
108
 Ryan Puglisi QB 6-2.5 200.0 10 Avon Old Farms Avon, CT Georgia
109
 Michael Uini OT 6-7 335.0 8 Copperas Cove Copperas Cove, TX Georgia
115
 Daniel Calhoun IOL 6-6 370.0 5 Walton Roswell, GA Georgia
126
 NiTareon Tuggle WR 6-0.5 185.0 23 Northwood South Bend, IN Georgia
132
 Jordan Thomas DL 6-5 320.0 12 Don Bosco Prep Ramsey, NJ Georgia
167
 Kris Jones LB 6-2 215.0 11 Fairfax Fairfax, VA Georgia
223
 Justin Greene DL 6-3.5 285.0 21 Mountain View Lawrenceville, GA Georgia
247
 Marques Easley IOL 6-5 345.0 18 Kankakee Kankakee, IL Georgia
265
 Dwight Phillips RB 5-10 175.0 19 Pebblebrook Mableton, GA Georgia
273
 Nyier Daniels OT 6-7.5 390.0 19 Bergen Catholic Oradell, NJ Georgia
302
 Chauncey Bowens RB 5-11 215.0 22 The Benjamin School North Palm Beach, FL Georgia
309
 Marcus Harrison OT 6-7.5 335.0 22 St. Francis Athol, NY Georgia
324
 Quintavius Johnson EDGE 6-4 255.0 34 Mays Atlanta, GA Georgia
429
 Sacovie White WR 5-8.5 175.0 69 Cass Cartersville, GA Georgia
732
 Colton Heinrich TE 6-3 230.0 43 Cardinal Gibbons Fort Lauderdale, FL Georgia
766
 Nnamdi Ogboko DL 6-4 355.0 68 South Garner Garner, NC Georgia
1216
 Malachi Toliver IOL 6-5 315.0 112 Cartersville Cartersville, GA Georgia
1302
 Jeremy Bell WR 6-1 175.0 185 Clinch County Homerville, GA Georgia
2271
 Drew Miller P 6-2 200.0 1 Mediapolis Mediapolis, IA Georgia
2532
 Dwight Phillips Jr. RB 5-11 170.0 179 Pebblebrook Mableton, GA Georgia

 

ALABAMA 2024 RECRUITS

Alabama has 26 of our top 679 recruits for 2024 (247Sports lists 28 commits)

The Tide has four of the top 27, nine of the top 85 and 17 of the top 254.

 

  Player Pos. Ht Wt Pos. Rnk School Town Committed
5
 Ryan Williams WR 6-1 165.0 3 Saraland Saraland, AL Alabama
17
 Jaylen Mbakwe CB 5-11 170.0 2 Clay-Chalkville Pinson, AL Alabama
24
 Zay Mincey CB 6-2 185.0 3 Mainland Daytona Beach, FL Alabama
27
 Zabien Brown CB 6-0.5 180.0 4 Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA Alabama
54
 Caleb Odom TE 6-4 220.0 2 Carrollton Carrollton, GA Alabama
77
 Casey Poe IOL 6-4.5 290.0 2 Lindale Lindale, TX Alabama
79
 Jeremiah Beaman DL 6-3.5 260.0 9 Parker Birmingham, AL Alabama
84
 Noah Carter EDGE 6-4 220.0 13 Centennial Peoria, AZ Alabama
85
 Kevin Riley RB 6-0 192.0 3 Tuscaloosa County Northport, AL Alabama
128
 Peyton Woodyard S 6-0.5 200.0 7 St. John Bosco Bellflower, CA Alabama
144
 Jayshawn Ross EDGE 6-3 220.0 19 Liberty North Kansas City, MO Alabama
152
 Daniel Hill RB 6-0 235.0 13 Meridian Meridian, MS Alabama
202
 Amari Jefferson WR 5-11.5 200.0 33 Baylor School Chattanooga, TN Alabama
209
 Sterling Dixon LB 6-1.5 205.0 17 Spanish Fort Mobile, AL Alabama
243
 William Sanders IOL 6-3 295.0 17 Brookwood Sch Brookwood, AL Alabama
251
 Aeryn (Bubba) Hampton ATH 5-10 175.0 10 Daingerfield Daingerfield, TX Alabama
254
 Red Morgan S 5-11 175.0 18 Central Phenix City, AL Alabama
295
 Rico Scott WR 6-0.5 185.0 47 Bishop McDevitt Harrisburg, PA Alabama
351
 Steve Mboumoua DL 6-3 275.0 34 Notre Dame Saint-Augustin de Desmaures, QC Alabama
383
 Cayden Jones LB 6-4 225.0 34 Christ School Arden, NC Alabama
412
 Isaia Faga DL 6-2 285.0 39 Central Phenix City, AL Alabama
481
 Justin Okoronkwo LB 6-3 225.0 45 Germany Munich, BY Alabama
510
 Joseph Ionata IOL 6-4.5 295.0 45 Calvary Christian Clearwater, FL Alabama
679
 Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. S 5-10.5 195.0 67 Gadsden City Gadsden, AL Alabama
827
 Quinton Reese LB 5-11.5 210.0 73 Ramsay Birmingham, AL Alabama
845
 Jay Lindsey TE 6-4 235.0 49 Patrician Academy Butler, AL Alabama

  OREGON

On our lists, Oregon has committs from 30 of top 2,626 players in the 2024 class. Its top recruit, wide receiver Gatlin Bair from Burley, Idaho, is only No. 30 overall. But the Ducks have six of the top 71, 14 of the top 198 and 17 of the best 277.

Rnk Player Pos. Ht Wt Pos. Rnk School Town Committed
30
 Gatlin Bair WR 6-1.5 195.0 7 Burley Senior Burley, ID Oregon
51
 Elijah Rushing EDGE 6-6 225.0 7 Salpointe Catholic Tucson, AZ Oregon
52
 Aaron Flowers S 6-0 200.0 3 Forney Forney, TX Oregon
65
 Ify Obidegwu CB 6-1 190.0 9 St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD Oregon
69
 Jeremiah McClellan WR 5-11 190.0 14 Christian Brothers College Saint Louis, MO Oregon
71
 Aydin Breland DL 6-4.5 300.0 8 Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA Oregon
111
 Dakoda Fields CB 6-1.5 180.0 15 Junipero Serra Gardena, CA Oregon
171
 Ryan Pellum WR 5-11 170.0 28 Millikan Long Beach, CA Oregon
176
 Dillon Gresham WR 6-0 175.0 30 San Jacinto San Jacinto, CA Oregon
180
 Jericho Johnson DL 6-3 360.0 16 Armijo Fairfield, CA Oregon
186
 Brayden Platt LB 6-1.5 225.0 13 Yelm Yelm, WA Oregon
190
 Kingston Lopa S 6-3 195.0 13 Grant Union Sacramento, CA Oregon
197
 Dylan Williams LB 6-2 210.0 16 Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA Oregon
198
 Jac'Qawn McRoy OT 6-8 370.0 15 Clay-Chalkville Pinson, AL Oregon
232
 Kamar Mothudi LB 6-3 225.0 20 Los Alamitos Los Angeles, CA Oregon
245
 Xadavien Sims DL 6-3 280.0 25 Durant Durant, OK Oregon
277
 Fox Crader OT 6-6 290.0 21 Evergreen Vancouver, WA Oregon
366
 Devin Brooks IOL 6-4 300.0 33 Clackamas Clackamas, OR Oregon
457
 Roger Saleapaga TE 6-4 210.0 29 Orem Orem, UT Oregon
458
 Tionne Gray DL 6-6 295.0 44 Hazelwood Central Saint Louis, MO Oregon
461
 Jaxson Jones EDGE 6-3 215.0 46 Yuma Catholic Yuma, AZ Oregon
569
 Luke Moga QB 6-1.5 195.0 35 Sunnyslope Phoenix, AZ Oregon
604
 A.J. Pugliano TE 6-3 225.0 35 North Medford Medford, OR Oregon
704
 Da'Jaun Riggs RB 6-0 200.0 55 St. John's Washington, DC Oregon
858
 Trent Ferguson OT 6-7 300.0 52 West Salem Salem, OR Oregon
1313
 Jack Ressler WR 5-10 180.0 187 Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA Oregon
1652
 Kade Caton TE 6-5 250.0 93 Manvel Manvel, TX Oregon
2508
 T.C. Manumaleuna QB 5-11 210.0 140 North Salem Salem, OR Oregon
2607
 Tyler Kinsman P 6-5 225.0 8 Skyview Nampa, ID Oregon
2625
 Gage Hurych K 6-1 175.0 18 West Linn West Linn, OR Oregon

 

 

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