Best plays by top college football recruits: Elite 2023 QBs star, Oklahoma commit makes stellar catch

Before they instrumentality the tract arsenic assemblage shot players connected Saturdays, immoderate of the apical recruits successful the 2023 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights connected weeknights.

Dylan Lonergan volition beryllium battling chap ESPN 300 backmost Eli Holstein for playing clip nether halfway astatine Alabama opening adjacent fall. But Lonergan made things hard for Newton High School (Georgia) during Brookwood High School's (Georgia) triumph connected Friday night.

Lonergan (No. 25 wide successful 2023, No. 5 QB-PP) threw a brace of touchdown passes portion moving for different arsenic Brookwood won its 3rd consecutive game.

Meanwhile, different aboriginal subordinate of the Crimson Tide -- moving backmost Justice Haynes (No. 20 wide successful 2023, No. 2 RB) had a large nighttime for Buford High School (Georgia) connected Friday.

Haynes ran for 216 yards, 2 touchdowns and became lone the seventh moving backmost successful Georgia authorities past to eclipse the 7,000-yard mark for a prep career.

Here's however immoderate of the different apical recruits performed this week.

Pettaway each the way

Oklahoma-bound wide receiver Jaquaize Pettaway hauled successful a cardinal touchdown during Langham Creek High School's (Texas) 32-31 triumph connected Thursday implicit Cypress Springs High School (Texas).

4 ⭐️ @OU_Football perpetrate @JAQUAIZE4 makes 1 of the astir ridiculous catches I've ever seen/called connected https://t.co/PFMb9yQ2qo. #txhsfb @dctf @Texan_Live pic.twitter.com/qEPYq6egcQ

Pettaway (No. 42 wide successful 2023, No. 8 WR) chose Oklahoma implicit Texas successful July and is Oklahoma's second-highest ranked enlistee down backmost Jackson Arnold.

The Sooners' class, which features 13 ESPN 300 prospects, is 4th successful ESPN's rankings.

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The aboriginal is agleam successful L.A.

Quarterback Malachi Nelson (No. 1 wide successful 2023, No. 1 QB-PP) and wide receiver Makai Lemon (No. 13 wide successful 2023, No. 2 WR) proceed to wreak havoc against the opposition. That should person Lincoln Riley and the remainder of his USC unit smiling broadly.

The 2 aboriginal Trojans were astatine it again connected Thursday arsenic Los Alamitos High School (California) overwhelmed Edison High School (California) 52-27.

Riley's archetypal afloat people with the Trojans presently sits astatine 12th successful ESPN's rankings.

Wolverines weapon

Cole Cabana would emotion to travel successful the footsteps of Hassan Haskins and Blake Corum astatine Michigan.

But earlier helium sets ft connected field successful Ann Arbor, Cabana (No. 115 wide successful 2023, No. 6 RB) is doing his happening for Dexter High School (Michigan).

Cabana is the highest-ranked enlistee successful Michigan's class, which has 5 ESPN 300 members and is ranked 27th by ESPN.

Divine Dante

Dante Moore is the crown jewel of Dan Lanning's archetypal afloat recruiting people astatine Oregon. The future Duck showed disconnected his arm during Martin Luther King High School's (Michigan) crippled against Cass Tech High School (Michigan) connected Friday.

Moore (No. 3 wide successful 2023, No. 3 QB-PP) is the highest ranked subordinate of Oregon's class, which sits 13th successful ESPN's latest rankings.

Saban's safety

Alabama fans should beryllium precise excited to adhd Caleb Downs to its antiaircraft backfield. Downs (No. 12 wide successful 2023) is the top-ranked information successful the people and helium displayed his unsocial accomplishment acceptable for Mill Creek High School (Georgia) against Buford High School (Georgia) connected Friday.

Man, Caleb Downs is simply a creature. I can't judge he's leaving the state. #GPBSports #Buford #MillCreek pic.twitter.com/ogoqL6VzIS

Alabama leads the federation with 18 ESPN 300 recruits and it presently owns the top-ranked people successful ESPN's newest squad rankings.

All eyes connected Knoxville this play for top-10 clash betwixt Tide and Vols

For the archetypal clip since 1989, Alabama and Tennessee volition conscionable connected Saturday with some teams holding unblemished records.

The database of 2023 and 2024 prospects who volition beryllium determination is rather prominent.

Defensive extremity Samuel M'Pemba (No. 28 wide successful 2023, No. 2 DE), moving backmost Jerrick Gibson (No. 4 wide successful 2024, No. 1 RB), jock Jonathan Paylor (No. 47 wide successful 2024, No. 4 ATH), linebacker Cayden Jones (No. 75 wide successful 2024, No. 6 LB), antiaircraft tackle Hevin Brown-Shuler (No. 77 wide successful 2024, No. 6 DT), jock Jadan Baugh (No. 152 wide successful 2024), violative defender Donovan Harbour (No. 40 successful 2024, No. 1 OG) and wide receiver Mylan Graham (No. 155 wide successful 2024) are among a agelong database expected.

"The atmosphere, for sure," Jones told ESPN astir what he's anticipating. "It's GameDay weekend, truthful it'll beryllium a batch of fun."

Five-star teammates docket authoritative visits to Florida

Linebacker Jaquavious Russaw (No. 7 overall) and antiaircraft tackle James Smith (No. 11 overall) springiness Carver High School (Alabama) a terrifying duo for opposing offenses to relationship for.

Russaw told ESPN successful August that helium and Smith mean to spell to the aforesaid schoolhouse together, which volition lone physique connected their chemistry. Russaw's father, Todd Dowell, confirmed to ESPN that Russaw and Smith volition beryllium visiting Florida this play arsenic the Gators invited LSU to Gainesville.

Russaw is the top-ranked linebacker and Smith is the second-best antiaircraft tackle prospect, according to ESPN's rankings.

They program connected committing during the aboriginal signing play successful December.

Top juniors attending LSU-Florida

KingJoseph Edwards (No. 16 overall, No. 3 DE) is 1 of respective cardinal 2024 prospects who volition beryllium attending Florida's crippled with LSU connected Saturday. Wide receivers Joshisa Trader (No. 3 overall, No. 1 WR), Jeremiah Smith (No. 12 overall, No. 2 WR), antiaircraft extremity Elijah Rushing (No. 19 overall, No. 5 DE), backmost D.J. Lagway (No. 21 overall, No. 1 QB-DT), information Jaylen Heyward (No. 45 wide successful 2024, No. 3 S), cornerback Jordon Johnson-Rubell (No. 59 wide successful 2024) and antiaircraft extremity Ernest Willor, Jr. (No. 65 wide successful 2024) volition besides beryllium there. Lagway antecedently visited for the Gators' triumph implicit Utah connected Sept. 3.

Edwards visited Alabama for the Texas A&M crippled past play and has plans to spell to Michigan State-Michigan connected Oct. 29 and Miami-Florida State connected Nov. 5.

"How personable the coaches are," Edwards told ESPN astir the sojourn past week to Tuscaloosa. "I was confiding successful [Alabama DL] Coach [Freddie] Roach astir dealing with my wounded and mentally being frustrated. He spoke to maine similar I was his younger brother, told maine to beryllium strong, enactment resilient and spot the process."