ESPN will be broadcasting seven games during the first week of the 2023 season as the GEICO ESPN Football Kickoff enters its 14th year. The first will take place on Friday, August 18, when two Georgia powerhouses face off as Langston Hughes visits Carrollton.
The following Friday, there’s Saraland (Ala.) hosting Lipscomb Academy (Tenn.), then on Saturday the 26th, there’s a ton of games. The showcase ends on Sunday, the 27th, with Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.) vs. St. Edward (Ohio). You can find the complete schedule here.
This will be our first chance to see the top recruits in the nation playing this season. Here are the top 23 prospects to watch, going by ESPN’s rankings.
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St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) WR Chance Robinson
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
22
IMG Academy (Fla.) WR Jerrae Hawkins
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
21
Lipscomb (Tenn.) CB Kaleb Beasley
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
20
IMG Academy (Fla.) WR NiTareon Tuggle
Mick Walker, 247Sports
19
St. John Bosco (Calif.) OLB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
247Sports
18
St. Frances Academy (Md.) CB Ify Obidegwu
247Sports
17
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.) RB Dilin Jones
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
16
Carrollton (Ga.) TE Caleb Odom
Benjamin Wolk, 247Sports
15
St. John Bosco (Calif.) S Peyton Woodyard
Greg Biggins, 247Sports
14
St. John Bosco (Calif.) CB Marcelles Williams
Meg Oliphant, Getty
13
IMG Academy (Fla.) CB Jordon Johnson-Rubell
Andrew Ivins, 247 Sports
12
IMG Academy (Fla.) G Jordan Seaton
Gary Urrutia, 247Sports
11
Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) S Zaquan Patterson
Zach Blostein, 247Sports
10
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.) LB Aaron Chiles
Andrew Ivins, 247sports
9
IMG Academy (Fla.) ATH Jonathan Echols
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
8
IMG Academy (Fla.) RB Jerrick Gibson
247Sports
7
Langston Hughes (Ga.) QB Air Noland
247Sports
6
St. Frances Academy (Md.) QB Michael Van Buren
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
5
Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) WR Joshisa Trader
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
4
Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) WR Jeremiah Smith
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
3
IMG Academy (Fla.) DT David Stone
Sean Scherer, 247 Sports
2
Carlsbad (Calif.) QB Julian Sayin
(247Sports)
1
IMG Academy (Fla.) CB Ellis Robinson IV
Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
