Deep secondary pool features multiple MaxPreps All-Americans.
Cormani McClain of Lakeland (Fla.) and Caleb Downs of Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.) headline the list. Both were selected on the
2021 MaxPreps Junior All-America first team. Tony Mitchell of Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.) and Peyton Bowen of Guyer (Denton, Texas) were both first team selections and also featured in the top 10.
Desmond Ricks of IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) leads the way for the non-seniors selected as he is one of three, including teammate Ellis Robinson IV and Marcelles Williams of St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) were the other two junior selections.
Florida has the most selections with three followed by Alabama and Texas with two each. California, Georgia and Louisiana all have one.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 170
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Senior (2023)
The top-ranked corner and No. 1 player in Florida had 15 interceptions and nearly 1,000 yards receiving to go with 11 touchdowns over the last two years.
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 185
Status: Committed to Alabama | Class: Senior (2023)
The top-ranked safety and No. 1 player in Georgia enters his senior season with 186 career tackles and 14 interceptions.
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 180
Status: Committed to Alabama | Class: Senior (2023)
Has played everywhere in the secondary for the best team in Alabama over the last three years. The Warriors are going for a fourth straight 7A state title in 2022 and Mitchell has racked up over 200 career tackles and seven interceptions.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 170
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Junior (2024)
The top-ranked corner in the Class of 2024 checks in as the No. 2 overall recruit on 247Sports composite rankings.
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 185
Status: Committed to Notre Dame | Class: Senior (2023)
Does it all at a high level on all three phases. Finished his junior campaign with 67 tackles, seven interceptions (two returned for scores), two kickoff return scores, two punt return touchdowns and had three touchdown receptions.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 180
Status: Committed to Georgia | Class: Senior (2023)
The former Glenwood (Ala.) standout transferred to Central-Phenix City to play his senior season and only allowed one catch during his junior campaign.
Height: 6-0 |
Weight: 175
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Junior (2024)
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 185
Status: Committed to Texas | Class: Senior (2023)
The four-star safety is one of five players rated in the top 100 on 247Sports composite rankings committed to Texas.
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 170
Status: Committed to Texas | Class: Senior (2023)
Helped the Bears become the first school from Dallas ISD to win a Texas football state championship since 1958 last season.
Height: 5-11 | Weight: 170
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Junior (2024)
Joined Ricks and Robinson IV as a first team selection on the 2021 MaxPreps Sophomore All-America squad.
