As we enter the 2022 high school football season, who are some of the top tight ends across the country set to return in the fall?
1. Duce Robinson (Pinnacle, AZ)
A multi-sport standout at Pinnacle High School in Arizona, Robinson is rated as the No. 1 tight end in the 2023 class according to the 247Sports Composite, as well as the top player in Arizona. The five-star prospect is coming off a junior season that included 972 receiving yards and eight touchdowns through 11 games.
2. Pearce Spurlin (South Walton, FL)
The top tight end in Florida, Spurlin is coming off a junior season at South Walton in which he ranked among the state’s leaders in receiving. A four-star prospect, the Georgia commit caught a total of 74 passes a year ago which he turned into 1,404 yards and 20 touchdowns.
3. Landen Thomas (Colquitt County, GA)
Arguably the nation’s top tight end in the 2024 class is Thomas, a four-star prospect from Colquitt County in Georgia. Across 11 games a year ago with the Packers, Thomas caught a total of 31 passes for 516 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore.
4. Trey’Dez Green (East Feliciana, LA)
Well, if Thomas isn’t the No. 1 tight end nationally in the 2024 class, then it’s likely Green. A four-star prospect from East Feliciana High School in Louisiana, Green is the state’s No. 1 overall player, and is a matchup problem for defenses at 6-foot-6.
5. Jelani Thurman (Langston Hughes, GA)
The second tight end from Georgia on this list, Thurman however is the state’s top player at the position in the 2023 class. A four-star prospect from Langston Hughes, the two-way standout caught a total of 31 passes as a junior for 479 yards and seven touchdowns.
6. Riley Williams (Central Catholic, OR)
The top player in Oregon, Williams returns in 2022 for a Central Catholic team that was one of the best in the state a year ago. A four-star prospect in the 2023 class, Williams caught a total of 36 passes last season for 889 yards and 14 touchdowns.
7. Walker Lyons (Folsom, CA)
One of the top tight ends in California, Lyons returns for the 2022 season as one of the top options in an exciting Folsom passing game. The four-star prospect is coming off a junior season that included 746 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.
8. Ethan Davis (Collins Hill, GA)
Georgia lands their third player in the Top 10 in Davis, a four-star prospect in the 2023 class from defending Class 7A state champion Collins Hill. Davis enjoyed a big junior season a year ago for the Eagles, catching 61 passes for 755 yards and eight touchdowns.
9. Luke Hasz (Bixby, OK)
One of the top players in Oklahoma, Hasz returns for Bixby for the 2022 season as one of the nation’s top tight ends. The four-star Arkansas commit caught a total of 33 passes a year ago as a junior for 436 yards and two touchdowns.
10. Martavious Collins (Rome, GA)
Yes, it’s four players from Georgia to make the Top 10. A four-star prospect in the 2024 class, Collins attends Rome High School where he caught 21 passes in nine games a year ago as a sophomore for 268 yards and a score.
Honorable Mention:
Mac Markway (DeSmet, MO), Jaxon Howard (Robbinsdale Cooper, MN), Jack Larsen (Charlotte Catholic, NC), Tayvion Galloway (Chillicothe, OH), Ty Lockwood (Independence, TN), Cooper Flanagan (De La Salle, CA), AJ Pugliano (North Medford, OR), Shamar Easter (Ashdown, AR), Lawson Luckie (Norcross, GA), Jackson Bowers (Mountain View, AZ)
