Area dominate state football player rankings
St. Frances Academy’s Dashawn Womack is the consensus top senior football player in the Baltimore region heading into the 2022 season. The defensive linemen is committed to LSU.
by Derek Toney
Baltimore is again well represented on the state and national high school football recruiting sheets with the 2022 football season set to begin next month.
St. Frances Academy, the area’s No. 1 team the last five full seasons, has six players among Rivals.com’s Maryland Top 25, led by defensive linemen Dashawn Womack.
Womack, the state’s No. 2 recruit by 247Sports (No. 3 by Rivals), is rated 83th overall nationally by 247Sports. Braswell is verbally committed to LSU.
The Panthers also have defensive end Brian Simms (9th), defensive linemen Isaiah Neal (11th), running back Durrell Robinson (12th) and defensive backs Christian Garrett (17th) and K.P. Price (18th) in Rivals’ Maryland Top 25.
Price, who recently transferred from reigning MIAA A Conference champ Calvert Hall College, is committed to Boston College along with Simms.
Neal and Robinson are also in 247Sports’ Maryland Top 35 along with offensive linemen Naquil Bertand and wide receiver Ryan Manning (Maryland commit).
McDonogh School offensive linemen Antonio Tripp is ranked No. 8 by Rivals and 247Sports. Tripp recently committed to Miami.
Chesapeake-Anne Arundel defensive back Rushaun Tongue is the area’s top public recruit. The Wake Forest commit is rated 16th by Rivals and 247Sports.
Dunbar’s Devin Roche, last year’s VSN’s Offensive Player of the Year, is ranked 25th in Rivals’ state list. He holds offers from Maryland, Virginia Tech, Morgan State and Towson.
DeMatha Catholic defensive lineman Jason Moore is the state’s top recruit. The Ohio State pledge is ranked 48th overall nationally by Rivals and 52nd by 247Sports.
Here’s the complete list of area players (in alphabetical order) on Rivals’ and 247Sports’ top players in Maryland.
Naquil Betrand, St. Frances Academy
Position: Offensive line
State rank: No. 16 (247Sports)
College verbally committed: undecided
Chesapeake-Anne Arundel’s Rushaun Tongue is the area’s top senior prospect in the public ranks. The defensive back is committed to Wake Forest.
Carter Davis, Mount St. Joseph
Position: Defensive back
State rank: No. 21 (Rivals & 247Sports)
College verbally committed: Boston College
Christian Garrett, St. Frances Academy
Position: Defensive back
State rank: No. 17 (Rivals)
College verbally committed: undecided
Ryan Manning, St. Frances Academy
Position: Wide receiver
State rank: No. 18 (247Sports)
College verbally committed: Maryland
Alex Moore, St. Vincent Pallotti
Position: Defensive back
State rank: No. 31 (247Sports)
College verbally committed: Maryland
Isaiah Neal, St. Frances Academy
Position: Defensive line
State rank: No. 10 (247Sports); No. 11 (Rivals)
College verbally committed: Pittsburgh
K.P. Price, St. Frances Academy
Position: Defensive back
State rank: No. 18 (Rivals)
College verbally committed: Boston College
Durrell Robinson, St. Frances Academy
Position: Running back
State rank: No. 12 (Rivals); No. 13 (247Sports)
College verbally committed: Boston College
Mason Robinson, McDonogh School
Position: Defensive line
State rank: No. 6 (Rivals); No. 9 (247Sports)
College verbally committed: undecided
Devin Roche, Dunbar
Position: Athlete
State rank: No. 25 (Rivals)
College verbally committed: undecided
Nathaniel Stewart, St. Vincent Pallotti
Position: Wide receiver
State rank: No. 24 (Rivals); No. 26 (247Sports)
College verbally committed: Temple
A.J. Szymanski, Loyola Blakefield
Position: Tight end
State rank: No. 28 (247Sports)
College verbally committed: Maryland
As a junior, Devin Roche was VSN’s Offensive Player of the Year after leading Dunbar to the Class 1A state championship. The playmaker currently has Power 5 offers from Maryland and Virginia Tech.
Rushaun Tongue, Chesapeake-Anne Arundel
Position: Defensive back
State rank: No. 16 (Rivals & 247Sports)
College verbally committed: Wake Forest
Antonio Tripp, McDonogh School
Position: Offensive line
State rank: No. 8 (Rivals & 247Sports)
College verbally committed: Miami
Tamarus Walker, McDonogh School
Position: Offensive line
State rank: No. 28 (247Sports)
College verbally committed: Maryland
Daniel Wingate, St. Vincent Pallotti
Position: Linebacker
State rank: No. 22 (247Sports); No. 23 (Rivals)
College verbally committed: Maryland
Dashawn Womack, St. Frances Academy
Position: Defensive line
State rank: No. 2 (247Sports); No. 3 (Rivals)
College verbally committed: LSU
