2022 Maryland Football Prospect Rankings: No. 19-13

Ed OBrien March 18, 2021 @ 05:00 AM

Prep Redzone looks at the current prospect rankings for Maryland’s 2022 recruiting class. They postponed the 2020 high school football season to this spring because of COVID-19. Most of these players have not completed their junior season of football yet. Based on some research, you’ll see some changes after the next rankings update by Prep Redzone. For now, let’s look at where things stand in the 2022 Maryland Football Prospect Rankings, No. 19-13. No. 19 Ι 5-11 Ι 160 Ι Cornerback Ι St. Frances Academy Johnson has an exceptional case for a rating bump. Arizona State, Boston College, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and UMass are among his reported offers. Johnson is the No. 3 defensive back in the state. No. 18 Jamal Hood Jamal Hood 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB St. Frances | 2022 State MD Ι 5-11 Ι 180 Ι Cornerback Ι St. Frances Academy Hood, a teammate of , committed to Boston College back last May. Arizona State, Baylor, Florida, Maryland, and Tennessee were among the other 10-plus schools that offered Hood. He played in a few games during the 2019 season before getting injured. No. 17 BJ Blake BJ Blake 6'2" | 185 lbs | DB National Christian | 2022 State MD Ι 6-2 Ι 185 Ι Defensive Back Ι Rock Creek Christian Academy Ball State, Boston College, Kentucky, Maryland, Morgan State, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia have offered Blake. At 6-2, 190-pounds, he’s a popular commodity as a cornerback prospect. Blake is the No. 1 defensive back in the state. No. 16 Lamar Patterson Lamar Patterson 5'10" | 180 lbs | WR St. Frances | 2023 MD Ι 5-10 Ι 170 Ι Wide Receiver Ι St. Frances Academy Patterson has an offer from Arizona State, Boston College, Liberty, UMass, Michigan, Morgan State, Pitt, and Tennessee. He is the No. 2 wide receiver in the state. No. 15 Ι Isaiah Smith Isaiah Smith 6'4" | 230 lbs | DL St. John's | 2022 State MD Ι 6-4 Ι 230 Ι Defensive Line Ι St. John’s (DC) Arizona State, East Carolina, FIU, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Old Dominion, Tennessee, Toledo, and Virginia are among the reported offers for Smith. He is the No. 8 defensive lineman in the state. No. 14 John Griffith John Griffith 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB St. Frances | 2022 State MD Ι 6-2 Ι 205 | Quarterback Ι St. Frances Academy Arizona, Boston College, Kentucky, LSU, UMass, Michigan, and Tennessee have offered Griffith. He is the No. 3 quarterback in the state. No. 13 Peter Kikwata Peter Kikwata 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR Northwest | 2022 State MD Ι 6-1 Ι 180 Ι Wide Receiver Ι Northwest HS Who hasn’t offered Kikwata at this point? His twenty-plus offers include Boston College, Maryland, Penn State, Miami (FL), Kentucky, Georgia Tech, and Florida State. He is the No. 1 wide receiver in the state. You can check out the previous rankings: Class of 2023: No. 30 to No. 21 Class of 2022: No. 37 to No. 30 Class of 2022: No. 29 to No. 20