With National Signing Day and the 2021 recruiting cycle in the books, it’s time to get to know the next wave of elite high school football recruits.
The class of 2022 is loaded from top to bottom with stars at each position. In order to explore the depths of the class, USA Today High School sports is going position-by-position to spotlight the top-end prospects who are set to take their talents to the college ranks next year.
Let’s meet the top 22 defensive linemen in the class of 2022.
Read more of our 22 in ’22 series: Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | Offensive Line
1 Walter Nolen
Photo: Ryan Callahan, 247Sports
High School: St. Benedict at Auburndale (Tenn.)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 300 pounds
College: Undecided
2 Shemar Stewart
High School: Monsignor Pace (Fla.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 240 pounds
College: Undecided
3 Travis Shaw
Photo: Don Callahan, 247Sports
High School: Grimsley (N.C.)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 310 pounds
College: Undecided
4 Jeremiah Alexander
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Thompson (Ala.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 235 pounds
College: Undecided
5 Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Lakeland (Fla.)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 275 pounds
College: Undecided
6 Enai White
Photo: Brian Dohn, 247Sports
High School: Imhotep Institute (Pa.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 230 pounds
College: Undecided
7 Malick Sylla
Photo: Collin Kennedy, 247Sports
High School: Katy (Texas)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 230 pounds
College: Texas A&M
8 Mykel Williams
Photo: Jason Caldwell, 247Sports
High School: Hardaway (Ga.)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 255 pounds
College: Undecided
9 Omari Arbor
Photo: Collin Kennedy, 247Sports
High School: Duncanville (Texas)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 240 pounds
College: Undecided
10 Derrick Moore
Photo: Brian Dohn, 247Sports
High School: St. Frances Academy (Md.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 245 pounds
College: Undecided
11 Cyrus Moss
Photo: Brandon Drumm, 247Sports
High School: Bishop Gorman (Nev.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 220 pounds
College: Undecided
12 Tyre West
Photo: Rusty Mansell, 247Sports
High School: Tift County (Ga.)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 280 pounds
College: Georgia
13 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Photo: 247Sports
High School: McDonogh School (Md.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 250 pounds
College: Undecided
14 Marvin Jones Jr.
Photo: Gaby Urrutia, 247Sports
High School: American Heritage (Fla.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 225 pounds
College: Undecided
15 Khurtiss Perry
Photo: Jason Caldwell, 247Sports
High School: Park Crossing (Ala.)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 267 pounds
College: Undecided
16 Caden Curry
Photo: Steve Wiltfong, 247Sports
High School: Center Grove (Ind.)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 250 pounds
College: Undecided
17 Kenyatta Jackson
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Chaminade-Madonna Prep (Fla.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 231 pounds
College: Undecided
18 Aaron Wilson
Photo: 247Sports
High School: St. Frances Academy (Md.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 235 pounds
College: Undecided
19 Bear Alexander
Photo: Collin Kennedy, 247Sports
High School: Ryan (Texas)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 325 pounds
College: Georgia
20 Aaron Graves
Photo: Sean Bock, 247Sports
High School: Southeast Valley (Iowa)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5.5
Weight: 260 pounds
College: Iowa
21 Jaheim Oatis
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Columbia (Miss.)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 349 pounds
College: Undecided
22 Tyson Ford
Photo: Brice Marich, 247Sports
High School: John Burroughs School (Mo.)
Position: Defensive End
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 245 pounds
College: Notre Dame
