Like any class, college football's crop of 2022 recruits has some high-profile hits along with some notable whiffs. Evaluating and projecting high schoolers is a difficult exercise any year. The disjointed nature of evaluation during the global pandemic in the 2020 and 2021 prep cycles only added to the challenge for college programs.
The nation's No. 1 prospect, Walter Nolen, is a likely first-round pick, even if his impact across three SEC seasons with Texas A&M and Ole Miss didn't quite live up to his ranking. Travis Hunter ranked No. 2 in the 2022 class and somehow exceeded expectations as a two-way sensation after we evaluated him as a five-star corner.