Where the top 100 high school football players in the Class of 2027 are from

Texas leads the way with 14 players featured.

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The big four states of California, Florida, Georgia and Texas lead the way when it comes to the 247Sports rankings for the top 100 high school football players in the Class of 2027.

Forty-eight players come from the quartet of states, led by the Lone Star State with 14.

Myson Johnson-Cook of DeSoto, Colton Nussmeier of Marcus (Flower Mound), Landen Williams-Callis of Randle (Richmond) and Cooper Witten of Liberty Christian (Argyle) headline the players from Texas.

Georgia had the second-most players with 13 led by D.J. Jacobs of Blessed Trinity (Roswell), LaDamion Guyton of Benedictine (Savannah), Justin Weeks of Pace Academy (Atlanta) and Kelsey Adams of North Clayton (College Park).

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California and Florida were the only other states that had double-digit players featured.

Richard Wesley of Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth), Brady Edmunds of Huntington Beach, Honor Fa'alave-Johnson of Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) and Duvay Williams of Serra (Gardena) headline the 11 from the Golden State.

Tranard Roberts of IMG Academy (Bradenton), Julius Jones of St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) and Nicholas Lennear of Northwestern (Miami) are among 10 from the Sunshine State.

Roberts is one five players from IMG Academy in the top 100. Charles Roberts, Censere Gaylord, Amarri Irvin and Osani Gayles give the Ascenders the most players featured from one school.

Sierra Canyon, Pace Academy and Rolesville (N.C.) were the only other schools with multiple players and they all have two apiece.

Elijah Haven of Dunham (Baton Rouge, La.) is the top-rated player in the Class of 2027 and has been since 247Sports released its initial list in August. He was named the MaxPreps National Sophomore Player of the Year after accounting for 4,018 yards of total offense and 56 touchdowns while leading the Tigers to a 14-1 record.

In total, 30 different states had at least one player included.

Alabama (4)

EDGE Jabarrius Garror, Vigor (Prichard)

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 215

Overall rank: 40

QB Gunner Rivers, St. Michael Catholic (Fairhope)

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 175

Overall rank: 61

EDGE Ba'Roc Willis, Moody

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 220

Overall rank: 63

QB Trent Seaborn, Thompson (Alabaster)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 200

Overall rank: 93

Arizona (2)

WR Dontay Tyson Jr., Peoria

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 185

Overall rank: 24

OT Jake Hildebrand, Basha (Chandler)

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 285

Overall rank: 41

California (11)

EDGE Richard Wesley, Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 250

Overall rank: 2

QB Brady Edmunds, Huntington Beach

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 215

Overall rank: 11

ATH Honor Fa'alave-Johnson, Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 170

Overall rank: 14

CB Duvay Williams, Serra (Gardena)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 155

Overall rank: 16

CB Havon Finney Jr., Sierra Canyon

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 170

Overall rank: 27

DL George Toia, Summit (Fontana)

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 305

Overall rank: 36

ATH JuJu Johnson, Long Beach Poly (Long Beach)

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 170

Overall rank: 37

CB Jacob Whitehead, St. John Bosco (Bellflower)

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 170

Overall rank: 65

LB Taven Epps, Tustin

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 210

Overall rank: 70

WR Demare Dezeurn, Bishop Alemany (Mission Hills)

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 175

Overall rank: 85

CB Aaryn Washington, Mater Dei (Santa Ana)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 165

Overall rank: 99

Connecticut (1)

QB Keegan Croucher, Cheshire Academy (Cheshire)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 200

Overall rank: 50

Delaware (1)

OT Layton Von Brandt, Appoquinimink (West Middletown)

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 270

Overall rank: 39

Florida (10)

RB Tranard Roberts, IMG Academy (Bradenton)

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 180

Overall rank: 35

WR Julius Jones, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 160

Overall rank: 38

WR Nicholas Lennear, Northwestern (Miami)

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 165

Overall rank: 51

S Chuck Roberts, IMG Academy

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 180

Overall rank: 69

CB Censere Gaylord, IMG Academy

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 170

Overall rank: 72

LB Kaden Henderson, Jesuit (Tampa)

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 200

Overall rank: 75

LB Amarri Irvin, IMG Academy

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 205

Overall rank: 77

WR Osani Gayles, IMG Academy

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 180

Overall rank: 79

OT Sean Tatum, John Carroll Catholic (Fort Pierce)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 280

Overall rank: 82

WR Sean Thompson, Central (Miami)

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 180

Overall rank: 86

Georgia (13)

EDGE D.J. Jacobs, Blessed Trinity (Roswell)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 230

Overall rank: 3

EDGE LaDamion Guyton, Benedictine (Savannah)

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 210

Overall rank: 4

EDGE Justin Weeks, Pace Academy (Atlanta)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 235

Overall rank: 7

OT Kelsey Adams, North Clayton (College Park)

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 280

Overall rank: 12

ATH George Lamons Jr., Brooks County (Quitman)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 215

Overall rank: 31

S Adryan Cole, Pace Academy

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 190

Overall rank: 42

OT Joshua Sam-Epelle, Douglas County (Douglasville)

Height: 6-9 | Weight: 310

Overall rank: 45

WR Sean Green, Camden County (Kingsland)

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 170

Overall rank: 52

EDGE K.J. Green, Stephenson (Stone Mountain)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 215

Overall rank: 66

IOL Kyson Mallard, Westover (Albany)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 310

Overall rank: 80

LB Cole Crawford, Cartersville

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 215

Overall rank: 81

ATH Andrew Beard, Prince Avenue Christian (Athens)

Height: 5-9 | Weight: 185

Overall rank: 89

ATH Brayden Tyson, Brookwood (Snellville)

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 235

Overall rank: 91

Illinois (1)

OT Cameron Wagner, St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph)

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 300

Overall rank: 64

Indiana (1)

WR Monshun Sales, Lawrence North (Indianapolis)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 195

Overall rank: 92

Iowa (1)

ATH Jaxx DeJean, Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove (Ida Grove)

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 205

Overall rank: 23

Louisiana (4)

QB Elijah Haven, Dunham (Baton Rouge)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 210

Overall rank: 1

TE Ahmad Hudson, Ruston

Height: 6-8 | Weight: 230

Overall rank: 29

QB Malachi Zeigler, Benton

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 190

Overall rank: 47

ATH Braylon Calais, Cecilia

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 195

Overall rank: 87

Maryland (3)

CB Raylaun Henry, St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 175

Overall rank: 53

EDGE Anthony Sweeney, Good Counsel (Olney)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 220

Overall rank: 73

WR Myles McAfee, Archbishop Spalding (Severn)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 175

Overall rank: 88

Massachusetts (1)

QB Peter Bourque, Tabor Academy (Marion)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 200

Overall rank: 59

Michigan (4)

EDGE Recarder Kitchen, Muskegon

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 230

Overall rank: 18

WR Dakota Guerrant, Harper Woods

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 185

Overall rank: 30

ATH Anthony Cartwright III, Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 220

Overall rank: 49

TE Holden Niemi, Dexter

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 210

Overall rank: 58

Mississippi (6)

OT Caden Moss, Jackson Academy (Jackson)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 275

Overall rank: 6

WR Deshawn Dillon, Northwest Rankin (Brandon)

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 170

Overall rank: 19

ATH Ty Keys, Poplarville

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 205

Overall rank: 33

CB Dolph McDonald, Morton

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 160

Overall rank: 46

DL Benjarvius Shumaker, Choctaw County (Ackerman)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 295

Overall rank: 62

RB Tyson Robinson, Brandon

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 190

Overall rank: 100

Nebraska (1)

S Tory Pittman III, Omaha Central (Omaha)

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 185

Overall rank: 13

Nevada (2)

WR Damani Warren, Arbor View (Las Vegas)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 210

Overall rank: 34

CB Hayden Stepp, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 185

Overall rank: 55

New Jersey (1)

ATH Xavier Sabb, Glassboro

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 185

Overall rank: 8

North Carolina (3)

DL Griff Galloway, Providence Day (Charlotte)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 240

Overall rank: 43

S Marquis Bryant, Rolesville

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 190

Overall rank: 78

RB Amir Brown, Rolesville

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 205

Overall rank: 84

Ohio (3)

WR Jamier Brown, Wayne (Huber Heights)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 170

Overall rank: 5

LB Antwoine Higgins, Anderson (Cincinnati)

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 215

Overall rank: 54

ATH Brayton Feister, Archbishop Hoban (Akron)

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 230

Overall rank: 60

Oklahoma (1)

S Semaj Stanford, Jenks

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 180

Overall rank: 74

Oregon (1)

CB Josiah Molden, West Linn

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 175

Overall rank: 32

Pennsylvania (3)

OT Maxwell Hiller, Coatesville

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 300

Overall rank: 17

ATH Khalil Taylor, Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh)

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 180

Overall rank: 48

RB Kemon Spell, McKeesport

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 185

Overall rank: 56

South Carolina (2)

ATH Sequel Patterson, Indian Land (Fort Mill)

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 165

Overall rank: 10

CB Joshua Dobson, Catawba Ridge (Fort Mill)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 175

Overall rank: 25

South Dakota (1)

TE Cooper Terwilliger, Pierre T.F. Riggs (Pierre)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 225

Overall rank: 68

Tennessee (1)

S Omarii Sanders, Franklin Road Academy (Nashville)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 195
Overall rank: 26

Texas (14)

ATH Myson Johnson-Cook, DeSoto

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 220

Overall rank: 9

QB Colton Nussmeier, Marcus (Flower Mound)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 185

Overall rank: 15

RB Landen Williams-Callis, Randle (Richmond)

Height: 5-8 | Weight: 185

Overall rank: 20

S Cooper Witten, Liberty Christian (Argyle)

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 210

Overall rank: 22

QB Weston Nielsen, Bastrop

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 175

Overall rank: 28

DL Zane Rowe, Guyer (Denton)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 235

Overall rank: 44

OT Brian Swanson, South Oak Cliff (Dallas)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 295

Overall rank: 71

EDGE Ezekiel Ayangbile, Langham Creek (Houston)

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 260

Overall rank: 76

S Jayquan Snell, Waxahachie

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 175

Overall rank: 83

DL Xavier Muhammad, South Houston

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 225

Overall rank: 94

QB Kavian Bryant, Westwood (Palestine)

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 180

Overall rank: 95

OT Kennedy Brown, Kingwood

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 285

Overall rank: 97

OT Kaeden Scott, Roosevelt (San Antonio)

Height: 6-7 | Weight: 190

Overall rank: 98

Utah (2)

IOL Ian Aloisio, Timpview (Provo)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 260

Overall rank: 21

EDGE Krew Jones, Ridgeline (Millville)

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 230

Overall rank: 67

Virginia (1)

EDGE Chris Whitehead, L.C. Bird (Chesterfield)

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 210

Overall rank: 57

Washington (1)

LB Liufau Loumoli, Eastside Catholic (Sammamish)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 210

Overall rank: 96

Where the top 100 high school football players in the Class of 2027 are from

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