High School Sports

Meet North Carolina’s top 25 high school football recruits

Charlotte Catholic tight end Jack Larsen (85) hauls in a touchdown pass over Havelock defender Anthony Granger(9) during the NCHSAA 3A State Championship football game between Charlotte Catholic and Havelock in Raleigh on Friday, May 7, 2021.
Charlotte Catholic tight end Jack Larsen (85) hauls in a touchdown pass over Havelock defender Anthony Granger(9) during the NCHSAA 3A State Championship football game between Charlotte Catholic and Havelock in Raleigh on Friday, May 7, 2021.

Here is The Charlotte Observer’s annual ranking of the top 25 senior high school football players in North Carolina:

Rk.NameSchoolPos.College
1.Jadyn DavisProvidence DayQBMichigan
2.Alex TaylorGreensboro GrimsleyWRUndecided
3.Jordan ShippProvidence DayWRUndecided
4.Jack LarsenCharlotte CatholicTENotre Dame
5.Amaris WilliamsClintonDLUndecided
6.Micah GilbertCharlotte ChristianWRUndecided
7.Cayden JonesChrist SchoolLBUndecided
8.Channing GoodwinProvidence DayWRUndecided
9.Kai GreerMarvin RidgeOLUndecided
10.Jonathan PaylorBurlington CummingsATHSouth Carolina
11.Ethan CallowayLake NormanOLUndecided
12.Malcolm ZiglarFuquay-VarinaDBUndecided
13.James NestaHoughLBUndecided
14.Terrell AndersonGreensboro GrimsleyWRUndecided
15.Eagan BoyerHoughOLUndecided
16.Bryce YoungCharlotte ChristianDLUndecided
17.Deuce WalkerSalisburyDBUndecided
18.Keenan JacksonWeddingtonWRUndecided
19.Javarius GreenCrestWRUndecided
20.D’Nas WhiteConcord RobinsonDLUndecided
21.Trenton CloudNorthwest GuilfordWREast Carolina
22.Landan CallahanPfafftown ReaganATHDuke
23.Ben BlackMallard CreekATHUndecided
24.Brody BarnhardtProvidence DayDBUndecided
25.Tyler MasonMount AiryRBUndecided

This story was originally published March 31, 2023 at 5:48 PM with the headline "Meet North Carolina’s top 25 high school football recruits."

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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