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
22
IMG Academy (Fla.) WR Jerrae Hawkins
21
Lipscomb (Tenn.) CB Kaleb Beasley
20
IMG Academy (Fla.) WR NiTareon Tuggle
19
St. John Bosco (Calif.) OLB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
18
St. Frances Academy (Md.) CB Ify Obidegwu
17
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.) RB Dilin Jones
16
Carrollton (Ga.) TE Caleb Odom
15
St. John Bosco (Calif.) S Peyton Woodyard
14
St. John Bosco (Calif.) CB Marcelles Williams
13
IMG Academy (Fla.) CB Jordon Johnson-Rubell
12
IMG Academy (Fla.) G Jordan Seaton
11
Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) S Zaquan Patterson
10
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.) LB Aaron Chiles
9
IMG Academy (Fla.) ATH Jonathan Echols
8
IMG Academy (Fla.) RB Jerrick Gibson
7
Langston Hughes (Ga.) QB Air Noland
6
St. Frances Academy (Md.) QB Michael Van Buren
5
Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) WR Joshisa Trader
4
Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) WR Jeremiah Smith
3
IMG Academy (Fla.) DT David Stone
2
Carlsbad (Calif.) QB Julian Sayin
1
IMG Academy (Fla.) CB Ellis Robinson IV
