Unveiling the Preseason SI99 Football Prospect Rankings

Sports Illustrated unveils Preseason SI99 ranking of nation’s top high school football prospects

SI All-American today unveiled its Preseason SI99 -- the 99 high school football seniors from across the nation that it ranks as the frontrunners for its coveted 2020 SI All-American first team.

This Preseason SI99 stems from SI’s watch list of 1,000 players that was unveiled last month -- following what is believed to be the widest, most in-depth analysis and breakdown of tape of any recruiting class ever -- and a subsequent ranking of top 10 players in each of 14 different position groups.

“Our ranking of the top 99 reflects where the game of football is going,” said SI All-American recruiting director John Garcia Jr. “We’ve refined position groups. We’ve eliminated the outside linebacker position, because those guys in today’s game are more edge rushers, and added the nickel position. We’ve broken receivers and tight ends into two groups each -- slot and wide receivers, and traditional (Y) and hybrid (H) tight ends. 

“But one part of the game that hasn’t changed is the focus on protecting and destroying the quarterback. Our top five players illustrate the point -- two are defensive ends and one an offensive tackle.”

Among the Preseason SI99 highlights:

• The states most represented in the SI99 are Florida (16), Texas (14), California and Georgia (9 each), and North Carolina, and Pennsylvania and Washington (6 each). The DMV (Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia) also has 6.

SI ranks Caleb Williams, a quarterback out of Gonzaga College High (Washington, D.C.) as the No. 1 player in the nation. Ranked second -- and No. 1 on defense -- is defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau of Eastside Catholic High in the Seattle suburb of Sammamish, Wash. Williams is verbally committed to Oklahoma and Tuimoloau looks to be down to a finalists list of Oregon, Ohio State, USC, Washington, Alabama and Stanford.

The evaluation process will continue “until the list of 1,000 contenders coalesces around just 25 young men who can say proudly they are the best of the best -- they are Sports Illustrated All-Americans,” says Garcia.

The candidates will be narrowed to 250 finalists and then a Postseason SI99 from which the 25-member first-team SI All-Americans will be selected.

The Preseason SI99 (with each name hotlinked to the player’s bio, SI analysis and video highlights) is as follows, with college verbal commitment noted:

1. QB Caleb Williams / Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga) -- Oklahoma
2. DE J.T. Tuimoloau / Sammamish, Wash. (Eastside Catholic) -- undecided
3. DE Jack Sawyer / Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North) -- Ohio State
4. IDL Korey Foreman / Corona, Calif. (Centennial) -- undecided
5. OT Tommy Brockermeyer / Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal) -- Alabama
6. LB Smael Mondon / Dallas, Ga. (Paulding County) -- undecided
7. DE Demeioun Robinson / Gaithersburg, Md. (Quince Orchard) -- Maryland
8. RB TreVeyon Henderson / Hopewell, Va. -- Ohio State
9. RB Camar Wheaton / Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial) -- undecided
10. WR Emeka Egbuka / Steilacoom, Wash. -- undecided
11. OT J.C. Latham / Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) -- Alabama
12. IDL Damon Payne / Belleville, Mich. -- Alabama
13. OT Amarius Mims / Cochran, Ga. (Bleckley County) -- undecided
14. CB Jason Marshall / Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) -- Florida
15. QB Brock Vandagriff / Bogart, Ga. (Prince Avenue Christian) -- Georgia
16. IDL Tywone Malone / Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) -- undecided
17. LB Xavian Sorey / Graceville, Fla. -- undecided
18. DE Dylan Brooks / Roanoke, Ala. (Handley) -- Tennessee
19. S James Williams / Plantation, Fla. (Heritage) -- Miami
20. IDL Leonard Taylor / Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) -- Miami
21. WR Beaux Collins / Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) -- Clemson
22. DE Keeshawn Silver / Rocky Mount, N.C. -- North Carolina
23. SLOT Mario Williams Jr. / Plant City, Fla. -- Oklahoma
24. QB J.J. McCarthy / was La Grange Park, Ill./Nazareth Academy; now IMG in Bradenton, Fla. -- Michigan
25. IDL Payton Page / Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley) -- Clemson
26. LB Raesjon Davis / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) -- LSU
27. LB Terrence Lewis / Miami, Fla. (Northwestern) -- Tennessee
28. RB Will Shipley / Matthews, N.C. (Weddington) -- Clemson
29. QB Ty Thompson / Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesquite) -- Oregon
30. IOL Bryce Foster / Katy, Texas (Taylor) -- undecided
31. IOL Donovan Jackson / Bellaire, Texas (Episcopal) -- Ohio State
32. WR Dont’e Thornton / Baltimore, Md. (Mount St. Joseph) -- undecided
33. QB Drake Maye / Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) -- North Carolina
34. LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. / Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Prep) -- Clemson
35. S David Daniel / Woodstock, Ga. -- Georgia
36. IDL Maason Smith / Houma, La. (Terrebonne) -- undecided
37. CB Ishmael Ibraheem Dallas, Texas (Justin F. Kimball) -- Texas
38. QB Sam Huard / Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic) -- Washington
39. WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Prep) -- Ohio State
40. LB Barrett Carter Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) -- Clemson
41. S Terrion Arnold / Tallahassee, Fla. (St. John Paul II) -- undecided
42. SLOT Christian Leary / Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) -- Alabama
43. CB Nathaniel Wiggins / Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) -- undecided
44. TE-Y Cane Berrong / Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County) -- Notre Dame
45. TE-Y Thomas Fidone Jr. / Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central) -- undecided
46. WR Jacorey Brooks / Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington) -- Alabama
47. OT Kingsley Suamataia / Orem, Utah -- undecided
48. DE Elijah Jeudy / Philadelphia, Pa. (Northeast) -- Georgia
49. CB Ga’Quincy McKinstry / Pinson, Ala. (Pinson Valley) -- undecided
50. LB Julien Simon / Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln) -- USC
51. TE-H Brock Bowers / Napa, Calif. -- Georgia
52. RB Evan Pryor / Cornelius, N.C. (William Amos Hough) -- Ohio State
53. NICKEL Jordan Hancock / Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) -- Ohio State
54. DE Jeremiah Williams / Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay) -- undecided
55. QB Tyler Buchner / La Mesa, Calif. (Helix) -- Notre Dame
56. WR Jerand Bradley / DeSoto, Texas -- Texas Tech
57. QB Kyle McCord / Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph's Prep) -- Ohio State
58. DE Quintin Somerville / Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro) -- Michigan
59. WR Troy Franklin / Atherton, Calif. (Menlo) -- Oregon
60. NICKEL Billy Bowman Jr. / Denton, Texas (Ryan) -- Texas
61. OT Tristan Leigh / Fairfax, Va. (Robinson Secondary) -- undecided
62. LB Reid Carrico / Ironton, Ohio -- Ohio State
63. SLOT Destyn Pazon / New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) -- undecided
64. TE-Y Hudson Wolfe / Savannah, Tenn. (Hardin County) -- Tennessee
65. SLOT Jabez Tinae / Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic) -- Washington
66. IDL Gabriel Rubio / Saint Peters, Mo. (Lutheran) -- Notre Dame
67. SLOT Xavier Worthy / Fresno, Calif. (Central West) -- Michigan
68. OT Blake Fisher / Avon, Ind. -- Notre Dame
69. DE Dallas Turner / Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) -- Alabama
70. RB Amari Daniels / Miami, Fla. (Central) -- undecided
71. DE Zaire Patterson / Winston-Salem, N.C. (W-S Prep Academy) -- Clemson
72. S Ahmari Harvey / Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State Univ. School) -- Auburn
73. CB Latrell McCutchin /Austin, Texas (Lynden B. Johnson) -- Oklahoma
74. WR Brian Thomas / Walker, La. -- undecided
75. IDL Lee Hunter / Prichard, Ala. (Mattie T. Blount) -- Auburn
76. DE Tyreak Sapp / Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Saint Thomas Aquinas) -- Florida
77. S Corey Collier Jr. / Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) -- Florida
78. IDL Mike Hall / Streetsboro, Ohio -- Ohio State
79. CB Jakailin Johnson / Creve Coeur, Mo. (De Smet Jesuit) -- Ohio State
80. S Derrick Davis Jr. Monroeville, Pa. (Gateway) -- undecided
81. QB Miller Moss / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) -- USC
82. RB JoJo Earle / Aledo, Texas -- LSU
83. NICKEL Steven Ortiz / Goodyear, Ariz. (Desert Edge) -- Minnesota
84. LB Jaraye Williams / Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic) -- Louisville
85. CB Isaiah Johnson / Bluefield, W.Va. -- Arizona State
86. QB Preston Stone / Dallas, Texas (Parish Episcopal) -- SMU
87. IDL Monkell Goodwine / Fort Washington, Md. (National Christian Academy) -- Alabama
88. LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson / Baltimore, Md. (St. Frances Academy) -- Georgia
89. DE Landon Jackson / Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove) -- LSU
90. NICKEL Sage Ryan / Lafayette, La. (Christian Academy) -- undecided
91. WR Cody Jackson / Richmond, Texas (Foster) -- Oklahoma
92. IDL Elliot Donald / Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic) -- Pitt
93. QB Eli Stowers / Denton, Texas (John H. Guyer) -- Texas A&M
94. TE-H Miles Campbell / Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding) -- Tennessee
95. TE-H Michael Trigg / Seffner, Fla. (Seffner Christian) -- undecided
96. NICKEL Avante Dickerson / Omaha, Neb. (Westside) -- Minneosta
97. RB Armoni Goodwin / Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville) -- Auburn
98. IOL James Brockermeyer / Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints' Episcopal) -- Alabama
99. WR Cristian Dixon / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) -- Michigan

Preseason SI99 break down by state:

ALABAMA

Dylan Brooks, Roanoke

Ga’Quincy McKinstry, Pinson

Jeremiah Williams, Birmingham

Lee Hunter, Prichard

Armoni Goodwin, Trussville

ARIZONA

Ty Thompson, Gilbert

Quintin Somerville, Scottsdale

Steven Ortiz, Goodyear

CALIFORNIA

Beaux Collins, Bellflower

Raesjon Davis, Santa Ana

Brock Bowers, Napa

Tyler Buchner, La Mesa

Troy Franklin, Atherton

Xavier Worthy, Fresno

Miller Moss, Mission Hills

Christian Dixon, Santa Ana

Korey Foreman, Corona

WASHINGTON, DC

Caleb Williams

FLORIDA

Jason Marshall, Miami

JC Latham, Bradenton

Xavian Sorey, Graceville

James Williams, Plantation

Leonard Taylor, Miami

Mario Williams, Plant City

Terrence Lewis, Miami

Terrion Arnold, Tallahassee

Christian Leary, Orlando

Jacorey Brooks, Miami

Dallas Turner, Fort Lauderdale

Amari Daniels, Miami

Amari Harvey, Tallahassee

Tyreak Sapp, Fort Lauderdale

Corey Collier, Miami

Michael Trigg, Seffner

GEORGIA

Smael Mondon, Dallas

David Daniel, Woodstock

Barrett Carter, Suwanee

Nathaniel Wiggins, Atlanta

Cane Berrong, Hartwell

Jordan Hancock, Suwanee

Miles Campbell, Douglasville

Amarius Mims, Cochran

Brock Vandagriff, Bogart

IOWA

Thomas Fidone, Council Bluffs

INDIANA

Blake Fisher, Avon

ILLINOIS

JJ McCarthy, La Grange Park

LOUISIANA

Maason Smith, Houma

Destyn Pazon, New Orleans

Brian Thomas, Walker

Sage Ryan, Lafayette

MARYLAND

Monkell Goodwine, Fort Washington

Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Baltimore

Demeioun Robinson, Gaithersburg

Dont'e Thornton, Baltimore

MICHIGAN

Damon Payne, Belleville

MISSOURI

Gabe Rubio, Saint Peters

Mike Hall, Streetsboro

Jakailin Johnson, Saint Louis

NEBRASKA

Avantae Dickerson, Omaha

NEW JERSEY

Tywone Malone, Oradell

NORTH CAROLINA

Keeshawn Silver, Rocky Mount

Payton Page, Greensboro

Will Shipley, Matthews

Drake Maye, Charlotte

Evan Pryor, Cornelius

Zaire Patterson, Winston-Salem

OHIO

Reid Carrico, Ironton

Jack Sawyer, Pickerington

PENNSYLVANIA

Jeremiah Trotter, Philadelphia

Marvin Harrison, Philadelphia

Elijah Jeudy, Philadelphia

Kyle McCord, Philadelphia

Derrick Davis, Monroeville

Elliot Donald, Reading

TENNESSEE

Hudson Wolfe, Savannah

TEXAS

Tommy Brockermeyer, Fort Worth

Camar Wheaton, Garland

Bryce Foster, Katy

Donovan Jackson, Bellaire

Ishmael Ibraheem, Dallas

Billy Bowman, Denton

Latrell McCutchin, Austin

Jojo Earle, Aledo

Preston Stone, Dallas

Landon Jackson, Texarkana

Cody Jackson, Richmond

Eli Stowers, Denton, TX

James Brockermeyer, Fort Worth

Jerand Bradley, Plano

UTAH

Kingsley Suamataia, East Orem

VIRGINIA

TreVeon Henderson, Hopewell

Tristan Leigh, Fairfax

WASHINGTON

Jaraye Williams, Burien

JT Tuimoloau, Bellevue

Emeka Egbuka, Steilacoom

Sam Huard, Burien

Jabez Tinae, Burien

Julien Simon, Tacoma

WEST VIRGINIA

Isiah Johnson, Bluefield

Preseason SI99 break down by college verbal commitment:

Alabama

IOL James Brockermeyer

OT Tommy Brockermeyer

WR Jacorey Brooks

IDL Monkell Goodwine

Slot Christian Leary

OT JC Latham

IDL Damon Payne

DE Dallas Turner

Arizona State

CB Isaiah Johnson

Auburn

RB Armoni Goodwin

S Ahmari Harvey

IDL Lee Hunter

Clemson

LB Barrett Carter

WR Beaux Collins

IDL Payton Page

DE Zaire Patterson

RB Will Shipley

LB Jeremiah Trotter

Florida

S Corey Collier

CB Jason Marshall

DE Tyreak Sapp

Georgia

TE-H Brock Bowers

S David Daniel

LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson

DE Elijah Jeudy

QB Brock Vandagriff

Louisville

LB Jaraye Williams

LSU

LB Raesjon Davis

RB Jojo Earle

DE Landon Jackson

Maryland

DE Demeioun Robinson

Miami

IDL Leonard Taylor

S James Williams

Michigan

WR Christian Dixon

QB JJ McCarthy

DE Quintin Somerville

Slot Xavier Worthy

Minnesota

Nickel Avantae Dickerson

Nickel Steven Ortiz

North Carolina

QB Drake Maye

DE Keeshawn Silver

Notre Dame

TE-Y Cane Berrong

QB Tyler Buchner

OT Blake Fisher

IDL Gabe Rubio

Ohio State

LB Reid Carrico

IDL Mike Hall

Nickel Jordan Hancock

WR Marvin Harrison

RB TreVeon Henderson

IOL Donovan Jackson

CB JK Johnson

QB Kyle McCord

RB Evan Pryor

DE Jack Sawyer

Oklahoma

WR Cody Jackson

CB Latrell McCutchin

QB Caleb Williams

Slot Mario Williams

Oregon

WR Troy Franklin

QB Ty Thompson

Pittsburgh

IDL Elliot Donald

SMU

QB Preston Stone

Texas

Nickel Billy Bowman

CB Ishmael Ibraheem

Texas A&M

QB Eli Stowers

Texas Tech

WR Jerand Bradley

Tennessee

DE Dylan Brooks

TE-H Miles Campbell

LB Terrence Lewis

TE-Y Hudson Wolfe

USC

QB Miller Moss

LB Julien Simon

Washington

QB Sam Huard

Slot Jabez Tinae

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