High school football: Top 25 Pennsylvania players from the Class of 2022

Ahead of the 2021 high school football season, MaxPreps is breaking down the top senior prospects in the country state-by-state as rated by 247Sports. We continue the series with Pennsylvania, which opens play Aug. 27.

Pennsylvania’s top tier talent is spread out. Only three schools have two or more top 25 talents on their respective rosters: Neuman Goretti (three), LaSalle (two) and Imhotep (two). St. Joseph’s Prep, the three-time defending Class 6A state champion which is No. 22 nationally in the preseason MaxPreps Top 25, boasts one of the top 25 prospects in defensive back Keenan Nelson Jr., a South Carolina commit

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Three of the country’s top 15 edge players, including the No.  1 prospect, call Pennsylvania home. The state is also home to the country’s No. 1 RB prospect – Governor Mifflin’s Nicholas Singleton, who is committed to Penn State. The state’s top two positions are LB (five) and WR (three).



As of Aug. 8, 20 of the 25 have committed to colleges, headlined by Penn State with seven. Rutgers, West Virginia and South Carolina each have two. Pennsylvania's Top 25 players from Class of 2022

1. Enai White | Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)
6-5 | 230 | EDGE | Undecided
Country’s No. 1 edge prospect holds 43 offers, including Clemson, Penn State, USC, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Florida. Recently announced final four are Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Texas A&M.

2. Nick Singleton | Governor Mifflin (Shillington)
6-0 | 210 | RB | Penn State Commit
Country’s No. 1 running back prospect is looking for fourth straight 1,000-yard season.

3. Anthony Ivey | Manheim Township (Lancaster)
6-0 | 190 | WR | Penn State
Averaged nearly 25 yards per reception last year en route to being named second team MaxPreps All-State.

4. Mehki Flowers | Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg)
6-1 | 190 | WR | Penn State
First team MaxPreps All-State last year after helping Steelton-Highspire claim 1A state championship.

5. Tyreese Fearbry | Perry Traditional Academy (Pittsburgh)
6-5 | 225 | EDGE | Undecided
Three-sport athlete (basketball and track) had 29 tackles, 10 TFL and five sacks in five games last year.

6. Anthony Johnson | Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia)
6-1 | 230 | LB | Rutgers
Top 25 linebacker prospect nationally holds offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Penn State and Oregon.



7. Keenan Nelson Jr | St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
6-1 | 200 | S | South Carolina
Four-star recruit and first team MaxPreps All-State selection last year is the state’s top defensive back prospect.

8. Ken Talley | Northeast (Philadelphia)
6-6 | 265 | EDGE | Penn State
Top 15 edge prospect nationally runs a 4.77 40-yard dash.

9. Abdul Carter | La Salle College (Wyndmoor)
6-4 | 235 | LB | Penn State
Four-star prospect was first team MaxPreps All-State last year. Penn State commit holds 12 offers, including LSU, South Carolina, Mississippi and Kentucky.

10. Samuel Brown | La Salle College (Wyndmoor)
6-1 | 195 | RB | Rutgers
Top 30 running back prospect nationally was second team MaxPreps All-State last year.

11. Beau Pribula | Central York
6-2 | 215 | QB | Penn State
Helped Panthers to a 6A runner-up finish by accounting for over 2,500 yards of total offense and 46 touchdowns last year en route to earning second team MaxPreps All-State honors.

12. Ryan Brubaker | Cocalico (Denver)
6-6 | 280 | OT | South Carolina
Three-star prospect picked the Gamecocks over Penn State, Pitt, Michigan, Florida, Tennessee, Stanford, Nebraska, Virginia and Vanderbilt among others.



13. Keon Wylie | Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)
6-2 | 210 | LB | Penn State
One of the country’s Top 60 linebacker prospects. Had 25 tackles, 12 sacks and seven TFL last season.

14. Donovan Hinish | Central Catholic (Pittsburgh)
6-2 | 275 | DL | Notre Dame
Three-star prospect was second team MaxPreps All-State last year.

15. Raliegh Collins III | Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia)
6-3 | 205 | LB | West Virginia
One of the country’s Top 70 linebacker prospects. Also holds offers from Oregon, Penn State, Maryland, Boston College, Cincinnati and Mississippi.

16. Patrick Body Jr. | Gateway (Monroeville)

17. Anthony Smith | Shippensburg
6-6 | 265 | DL | Minnesota
Second team MaxPreps All-State last year after recording 14 tackles-for-loss, nine sacks and forced three fumbles. Accounted for 10 touchdowns on offense.

18. Kevin Thomas | Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia)
6-3 | 187 | WR | West Virginia
Picked the Mountaineers over Oregon, Texas A&M, Florida, Tennessee, Michigan State and Mississippi among others.

19. Justin Kanyuk | Bethlehem Catholic
6-5 | 290 | OT | North Carolina
State’s second ranked offensive lineman.



20. Sean Fitzsimmons | Central Valley (Monaca)
6-3 |274 | DL | Pittsburg
First team MaxPreps All-State selection led team in tackles (112), tackles-for-loss (36) and sacks (18) as CV captured its first state title (3A).

21. Cade Yacamelli | Penn-Trafford (Harrison City)
6-0 |195 | ATH | Wisconsin
Three-star prospect had 1,222 all-purpose yards and 12 TDs last year.

22. Dakendrick Daniels | Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown)
6-3 | 200 | LB | Undecided
Had 16 quarterback pressures, nine TFL and six sacks in just 12 quarters last year. Holds an offer from Colorado.

23. Marquell Darnell | Erie
6-7 | 210 | TE | Undecided
Three-star prospect holds seven offers, including Virginia Tech and Iowa State.  

24. Coltin Deery | Malvern Prep (Malvern)
6-3 | 275 | IOL | Maryland
Doubles as a highly skilled wrestler.

25. Braelin Moore | Freedom (Bethlehem)
6-3 | 290 | IOL | Virginia Tech
Earned Pennsylvania Football Writer’s Class 6A All-State honors last year as a defensive lineman.