TOP 2022 LINEBACKER RECRUITS
Top 2022 Linebacker recruits at Scout Trout Elite are nationally ranked linebacker recruits in the College Football Today & ESPN Plus Top 2022 LB recruit rankings. Top 2022 LB recruit are also nationally ranked in the College Football Today & ESPN+ 2022 Top 800+ football recruit rankings.
2022 TOP LINEBACKER RECRUIT RANKINGS
Top 2022 LB recruits who have been rising rapidly in the 2022 Top Linebacker recruit rankings on College Football Today RokFin and will be competing in this year's College Football Today & ESPN Plus All-American Bowl are featured above. Top 2022 LB recruits John Paul Janik, LB/EDGE Malachi Youman, LB/SS Zachariah Hunter, LB/DT Aidan Davies & MLB/H Zach Malpica have all committed to the College Football Today & ESPN Plus All-American Bowl and are the best 2022 LB recruits in the world of College Football Today.
LB Lonnell Owens-Pabon Class of 2022 South River HS (MD) 6'0,190 GPA - 3.57 (Honors) Player notes - Top 2022 LB recruit Lonnell Owens-Pabon is a high octane defensive player, who possesses outstanding closing speed and plays with tenacity on the gridiron of Maryland HS football. Lining up as an edge rusher, Lonnell can be seen quickly penetrating the opposing teams backfield and wreaking havoc play after play. His fast twitch off the edge makes him extremely hard to handle in the trenches, as he is able to fight through double teams very easily and create turnovers for the South River defense. Pabon is a brutalizing tackler and keeps his legs churning to finish tackles, as he possesses an extremely motor and exhibits brute strength when wrapping up ball carriers. His ability off the edge is quite intriguing to say the least, as he has an extremely quick get off and an innate ability to dislodge the football to cause fumbles. Top 2022 LB recruit Lonnell Owens-Pabon has been added to our Top 2022 LB recruit rankings at College Football Today. |
COmbine Stats![]() 40 yard dash - 5.11
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.39 L-Drill - 7.56 Broad jump - 9'2" Tri-Sport Athlete (Football, Wrestling & Track) Follow Top 2022 LB recruit Lonnell Owens-Pabon on Twitter! |
LB John Paul Janik Class of 2022 Gulf Coast HS (FL) 6'1,195 GPA - 4.52 Player notes - Top 2022 LB recruit John Paul Janik is a highly aggressive linebacker, who reads his keys instinctively and is able to shoot into the opponents backfield with outstanding acceleration to make bone crushing tackles. Janik can be seen lined up at both the MLB and OLB positions, as he is extremely versatile on the defensive side of the football and plays with a very high motor in the process. John uses his body very well when hog tying ball carriers and is very technically sound upon engagement, as he can be seen taking out the levers of opposing backs in his 2019 highlight's. He proves to have the ability to cover ground quickly, as he possesses uncanny agility for a 2022 LB recruit and never ceases from keeping his feet moving to finish tackles. I like the way he keeps his arms extended when engaging with O-linemen out of the edge and Janik is able to detach quickly to swarm to the football and make the tackle. Top 2022 LB recruit John Paul Janik is being added to our Top 2022 LB recruit rankings and will have report coming this week at Scout Trout Elite. |
Combine Stats40 yard dash - 4.9
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.15 Bench press - 185 X 10 (245 MAX) Broad jump - 102" Vertical - 26" L-Drill - 7.3 Squat - 385 Clean - 235 Follow Top 2022 LB recruit John Paul Janik on Twitter! College Programs Interested - Coastal Carolina, Wofford, Yale, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Princeton, Mississippi St, Mercer, Drake U of Chicago, UCF, West Florida, Valdosta St & Hillsdale Averaging 7 tackles, 1 sack and 8 QB hurries a contest through 3 games. |
LB Jeremy West Class of 2022 Flagler Palm Coast HS (FL) 6'2,205 GPA - 4.0 Player Notes - Top 2022 LB recruit Jeremy West is a long and rangy athletic recruit out of Matanzas high school in Florida, who is extremely quick at getting to the QB. He can be seen creating mayhem in the backfield in his freshmen season highlight's and proves to be an outstanding pass rusher, once again at the University of South Alabama. When West arrives he is able to bring ball carriers to an abrupt halt, as if they were hit by a ton of bricks. Jeremy even can be seen using his physicality at the Nose Guard position later in his 2019 highlight's and is one of the best rising 2022 LB recruits in all of College Football Today. |
COMBINE STATS40 yard dash - 4.8
![]() CFB teams showing interest - Texas, Ohio U, Iowa State, Coastal Carolina, Air Force, Virginia Tech, Duke, Georgia Southern, Ohio, Temple, South Alabama, USF, UCF, FAU, FIU, FSU & Ole Miss
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LB/S Zachariah Hunter Class of 2022 Stillwater HS (MN) 5'10,180 GPA - 3.4 Player notes - Top 2022 LB/S recruit Zachariah Hunter is a physically dominating defensive player out of Stillwater HS in Minnesota, as he can be seen blasting his way through traffic to make bone crushing tackles in his Shakopee highlight's. Hunter shows great hip mobility when defending the pass and has the agility to cover sideline to sideline, as he can be witnessed zooming out to the flat to break up the pass attempt in his Forest Lake highlight's. When projecting his ability at the next level, I believe Hunter will make a great SS/OLB with his disruptive style of play and overall instincts in pass coverage. He demonstrates very sound tackling technique and plays with a very high motor, when attacking the football and takes great pursuit angles when tracking down ball carriers. Top 2022 SS/OLB recruit Zachariah Hunter will most certainly be a name to keep an eye on this year up in the State of Minnesota, as he has all of the tools to have a breakout season for Stillwater high school and start his recruitment into the world of College Football Today. |
Combine Stats5-10-5 Shuttle - 4.4
Dead lift - 390 Squat - 370 Follow Top 2022 LB recruit Zachariah Hunter on Twitter! |
ATH Jacob Lowe Class of 2022 Windemere Prep (FL) 6'2,227LBS GPA - 4.17 ACT - 29 Player Notes - Lowe is an outstanding overall athlete on the gridiron for Windemere Prep High School in Florida. He has already received a D1 offer and exhibits stellar instincts at the linebacker position. Jake is able to read plays instinctively and is able to meet ball carriers head on in the hole. He is a monster on the offensive side of the ball and is one of the best blockers I have witnessed on tape in the 2022 recruiting class. Jake uses his hands and body very well in detaching from oncoming blockers, while also being able to locate the football to make the tackle. This quick witted LB/TE will be making the trip to Memphis for the 2020 All-American Bowl and I will have a full report, as well as his National ranking coming soon at College Football Today. |
Combine Stats40 yard dash - 4.70
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.44 Bench press - 185 X 19 (285lb Max) Squat - 405 Clean - 215 Broad Jump - 108" Vertical - 29.5" SSAC 1st Team LB SSAC 2d Team OL SSAC HM TE West Orange Observer All-Area Team – 2d Team TE WPS – Defensive MVP Offer from Jacksonville State. Interest from Stanford, Furman, Baldwin-Wallace, USF, UCF, Rice, Wake Forest, Central Arkansas, Tulane, Georgetown, Brown, Air Force, Samford, Lafayette, Colgate, Bucknell, Davidson, Mercer, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern, Monmouth (IL) & The Citadel. Follow Jacob Lowe on Twitter! |
LB Aidan Davies Class of 2022 Grand Island Northwest (NE) 6'2,220 GPA - 3.3 Player notes - Top 2022 LB recruit Aidan Davies is able to diagnose plays instinctively from the middle linebacker position and possesses outstanding overall lateral movement for a rising 2022 LB recruit. Davies also has excellent closing speed when in pursuit of ball carries and proves to have the versatility to be utilized as an edge rusher or hybrid OLB. He plays with great overall physicality at the MLB position and demonstrates very good overall tackling technique when wrapping up ball carriers. Davies has been added to the College Football Today Top 2022 LB recruit rankings & will be competing in the 2021 College Football Today All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas on February 13th at Wheatley Heights Sports Complex! |
Combine Stats![]() 40 yard dash - 5.0
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.59 Bench press - 240 (max) Vertical leap - 28" Follow Top 2022 LB recruit Aidan Davies on Twitter! College programs showing interest - Air Force, Nebraska-Lincoln, Wyoming, North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University , Southwest Missouri State University, University of Central Missouri, Northern, Illinois University, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Chadron State, Wayne State, Concordia University, McKendree, Mount Marty & Bemidji |
LB/QB Brent Jeske Class of 2022 Colby HS (WI) 6'2,195 GPA - 3.75 Player notes - New Top 2022 LB recruit Brent Jeske is a relentless pass rusher out of Colby HS in Wisconsin and has explosive athletic ability, as a 2022 LB recruit. Jeske is extremely physically gifted coming off the edge and playing in the 8-man box, while also being able to create turnovers and defend in the passing game. Brent has outstanding hip flexion in his zone drops and reads plays instinctively, while exhibiting outstanding closing speed in his 2019 highlight's. He uses his hands very well in hand to hand combat and keeps his legs churning to finish tackles. Jeske can cover sideline to sideline at the LB position and could even translate into a big time SS with his ability to cover in the passing game. Brent is being added to our Top 2022 LB recruit rankings at College Football Today. |
Combine Stats![]() 40 yard dash - 4.8
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.5 Bench press - 225 X 7 Broad jump - 10'2" Vertical - 29" Follow Top 2022 LB recruit Brent Jeske on Twitter! College programs showing interest - NDSU, Duke, Liberty, Wisconsin, NDSU, Augustana, Columbia, Dartmouth & Harvard |
OLB/DE Dylan Brady Class of 2022 Hough HS (NC) 6'3,210 GPA - 3.6 Player notes - Top 2022 LB/DE recruit Dylan Brady is one of the most tenacious edge rushers coming out of the State of North Carolina and demonstrates the ability to collapse the pocket with tenacity. Opposing QB's quiver at the thought of Brady firing off the snap of the football, as his quick first step and powerful pass rush are extremely hard to handle at the high school level. Brady uses very combative hands when disengaging from offensive linemen and is able to quickly shed blockers before engulfing QB's for sacks. Dylan is also very adept at holding the edge and uses his brute strength, along with outstanding technique to set the edge and is able to instantly locate the football to bring down ball carriers. He does a masterful job at extending the edge to the sideline and will be one of the top rising 2022 DE/OLB recruits coming out of North Carolina. Top 2022 OLB/DE recruit Dylan Brady is being added to our Top 2022 OLB recruit rankings at College Football Today. |
Combine Stats40 yard dash - 4.7
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.5 Follow Top 2023 LB recruit Dylan Brady on Twitter! College programs showing interest - Dartmouth, Yale, Appalachian St, Duke, Cornell, Akron & Ohio |
Combine Stats40 yard dash - 5.23
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.87 Bench press - 185 X 7 Broad jump - 7'2" Follow Top 2022 LB recruit Ka'lik Holbrook on Twitter! |
DE/OLB Malachi Youman Class of 2022 Harris County HS (GA) 6'2,241 GPA - 3.3 ACT - 14 Player Notes - Malachi Youman is a rising 2022 hybrid defensive end out of Harris County HS in GA, who has excellent technique and athletics as a edge rusher. Youman uses his hands very effectively to detach from blockers and has a high octane motor when closing in on ball carriers. Malachi is very quick off the snap of the football and is able to get to the QB extremely quickly on tape, as he also shows great ability holding the edge in the run game. Youman could translate to a big time edge rusher for years to come at College Football Today and has been nominated as a 2022 College Football Today All-American. Malachi graded out with a very high STEP ratings score and is being added to our Top 2022 DE recruit rankings at College Football Today. |
COMBINE STATS40 yard dash - 5.0
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.1 Bench press - 185 X 10 College Offers/Interest - Troy & Lagrange Malachi Youman Twitter |
LB Ryan Holder Class of 2022 Eau Gallie HS (FL) 5'11,200LBS GPA - 3.0 Player Notes - Top 2022 OLB recruit Ryan Holder is an extremely quick and aggressive linebacker out of Cocoa High School in Florida. Holder moves extremely well laterally and is able to diagnose plays quickly as he shows a very high football IQ at the linebacker position. Ryan exhibits great instincts when reading the play design of the opposing offense and has a FBS caliber frame at 5'11,200lbs. He shows very good pass coverage skill when picking up receivers out of the backfield and will be a game changer to watch for years to come at Cocoa HS in Florida. |
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OLB/DE Edward McKee Class of 2022 6'1,200LBS IMG Academy (TX) GPA - 3.6 Player Notes - McKee is an outstanding outside linebacker recruit and hybrid DE out of All Saints Episcopal HS in Fort Worth,TX and has a skill set that is highly coveted at the next level. Edward is a very rangy and athletic linebacker and shows relentless pursuit of the football on his 2018 highlight's. Edward also gets off the football very quickly as a edge pass rusher and has been nominated as a 2022 HS All-American FB recruit at College Football Today. |
Combine StatsBench Press - 225 X 4
College Interest/Offers - Georgia Southern, SMU, Ole Miss, Old Dominion & many FCS programs Follow Top 2022 LB/TE recruit Edward McKee on Twitter! |
LB/ATH Maddox Epperson Class of 2022 All Saints Episcopal (TX) 6'1.5,245LBS GPA - 4.0 Combine Stats 40 yard dash - 4.85 Bench press - 225X16 185X25 Second team All-District D-Line recruit fits perfectly as a top 2022 LB recruit and is being coached up by former TCU Horn Frog Bart Epperson. Maddox has a great repertoire of finesse moves and power moves on the line. Epperson will rank highly in our 2022 top football recruit rankings at College Football Today. |
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