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2021-22 Post-Dispatch Super 30
2021-22 Post-Dispatch Super 30 preseason countdown
Take a tour of our countdown of the top senior college football prospects in the 51ºÚÁÏ area. Join us each day as we unveil new selections. Dec. 15 is the earliest date players in the class of 2022 can sign binding letters of intent with NCAA Division I and Division II schools.
No. 1: Luther Burden, WR, East 51ºÚÁÏ
READ MORE:ÌýBurden puts all his focus on football as East 51ºÚÁÏ chases a championship
SIGNED:ÌýMissouri
OFFERS:ÌýAlabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Southern Miss, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin
No. 2: Kevin Coleman, WR, St. Mary’s
READ MORE:ÌýSt. Mary's star Coleman made splash with his first catch, hasn't looked back since
SIGNED: Jackson State
OFFERS:ÌýAlabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Central Florida, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UNLV, USC, Vanderbilt
No. 3: Toriano Pride, DB, East 51ºÚÁÏ
READ MORE:ÌýPride's addition makes East 51ºÚÁÏ's secondary a horror show for the competition
SIGNED:ÌýClemson
OFFERS:ÌýAlabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Central Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
No. 4: Tyson Ford, DE, John Burroughs
READ MORE:ÌýFord found his path forward as a freshman at John Burroughs
SIGNED:ÌýNotre Dame
OFFERS:ÌýArizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Clemson, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, WashingtonÌý
No. 5: Ja’Marion Wayne, ATH, Parkway West
READ MORE:ÌýNo baloney, Parkway West's versatile Wayne gave up meat
SIGNED:ÌýMissouri
OFFERS:ÌýArkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska
No. 6: Marquis Gracial, DL, St. Charles
READ MORE:ÌýGifted Gracial only scratching the surface at St. Charles
SIGNED:ÌýMissouri
OFFERS:ÌýAlabama, Arizona State, Bowling Green, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri Southern, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
No. 7: Isaac Thompson, DB, 51ºÚÁÏ U. High
READ MORE:ÌýHealthy Thompson savoring his final season at SLUH
SIGNED:ÌýMissouri
OFFERS:ÌýArkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Georgetown, Howard, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Morgan State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Purdue, Texas, USC, Washington State, West VirginiaÌý
No. 8: Arlen Harris Jr., RB, Lutheran St. Charles
READ MORE:ÌýHarris hopes to go out with a bang with Lutheran St. Charles before heading to Stanford
SIGNED:ÌýStanfordÌý
OFFERS:ÌýArkansas, Ball State, Boston College, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Vanderbilt, West VirginiaÌý
No. 9: Caldra Williford, DB, Lutheran North
READ MORE:ÌýLutheran North's Williford audibled after Kansas cut ties with coaching staff
SIGNED:ÌýMurray StateÌý
OFFERS:ÌýCentral Michigan, Iowa State, Kansas, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, West Virginia
No. 10: Kaian Roberts-Day, ATH, Festus
READ MORE:ÌýTragedy pushed Roberts-Day's return to Festus
SIGNED:ÌýBaylor
OFFERS:ÌýAlabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Tennessee
No. 11: Cameron Epps, DB, Chaminade
READ MORE:ÌýEpps makes Chaminade's opponents nervous on both sides of the ball
SIGNED:ÌýOklahoma State
OFFERS:ÌýArkansas, Boston College, Howard, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Michigan State, Vanderbilt, West Virginia
No. 12: Ali Wells, RB, East 51ºÚÁÏ
READ MORE:ÌýWells makes a smooth transition after transferring to East 51ºÚÁÏ
SIGNED:ÌýMurray StateÌý
OFFERS:ÌýAuburn, Florida State, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Purdue, Texas Tech
No. 13: Kaleb Purdy, DB, De Smet
READ MORE:ÌýExperienced Purdy anchors De Smet's defensive secondary
SIGNED:ÌýKansas
OFFERS:ÌýIowa State, Kansas State, Missouri, Michigan
No. 14: Ahmad Robinson, DB, East 51ºÚÁÏ
READ MORE:ÌýRobinson ready to hear the crowd roar again at East 51ºÚÁÏ
SIGNED:ÌýArkansas State
OFFERS:ÌýBowling Green, Indiana, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming
No. 15: De’Shawn Fuller, DB, St. Mary’s
READ MORE:ÌýSt. Mary's Fuller digs deep for details during film study
SIGNED:ÌýIowa WesleyanÌý
OFFERS:ÌýArizona State, Central Michigan
No. 16: Jaylen Banks, DL, Lutheran North
READ MORE:ÌýBanks devours double teams as Lutheran North's nose guard
SIGNED: SIU Carbondale
OFFERS:ÌýIowa State, Kansas, Memphis, Minnesota, Syracuse
No. 17: Chris Brooks Jr., WR, 51ºÚÁÏ U. High
READ MORE:ÌýBrooks eager for healthy senior season at SLUH
SIGNED: Wisconsin
OFFERS:ÌýBall State, Brown, Buffalo, Columbia, Illinois State, Miami-Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota State
No. 18: Ashtin Rustemeyer, DL, Lutheran St. Charles
READ MORE:ÌýThere's no place like home for Lutheran St. Charles' Rustemeyer
SIGNED: Arkansas State
OFFERS:ÌýArmy, Ball State, Buffalo, Columbia, Harvard, Indiana State, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Rice, Yale
No. 19: Caleb Merritt, ATH, John Burroughs
READ MORE:ÌýMerritt's mind, talent make him a two-way threat for John Burroughs
SIGNED: Wyoming
OFFERS:ÌýBrown, Eastern Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Navy, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, Pennsylvania
No. 20: Elijah Griffin, ATH, Chaminade
READ MORE:ÌýGriffin provides juice for explosive Chaminade offenseÌý
OFFERS:ÌýArkansas State, Buffalo, Culver-Stockton, Kansas, KentuckyÌý
No. 21: Jimmy Lansing, OL, Chaminade
READ MORE:ÌýMove to left tackle was the right move for Chaminade's Lansing
SIGNED: SIU Carbondale
OFFERS:ÌýBrown, Columbia, Cornell, Culver-Stockton, Dartmouth, Kent State.
No. 22: Jordan Coleman, ATH, De Smet
READ MORE:ÌýColeman crushes the books to be his best for De Smet
SIGNED:ÌýBall State
OFFERS:ÌýAbilene Christian, Air Force, Army, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Indiana State, Kansas, Kent State, Navy
No. 23: Jaylin Carson, RB, Lutheran North
READ MORE:ÌýHealthy and hungry, Carson is ready for a grand finale at Lutheran North
OFFERS:ÌýKansas, Murray State, SIU Carbondale
No. 24: Chris Skiljan, LB, De Smet
READ MORE:ÌýSkiljan put his skills on display wherever De Smet needed him
SIGNED:ÌýCentral MissouriÌý
OFFERS:ÌýGeorgetown, Kent State
No. 25: Jalen Lee, DB, Fort Zumwalt North
READ MORE:ÌýLee is Fort Zumwalt North's next standout on both sides of the ball
SIGNED: South Dakota State
OFFERS:ÌýEastern Illinois, Indiana State, SIU Carbondale
No. 26: Jackson Smith, WR, Holt
READ MORE:ÌýSmith has been quite a catch for Holt
SIGNED:ÌýGraceland UniversityÌý
No. 27: Ryan Schwendeman, TE, St. Dominic
READ MORE:ÌýSchwendeman is a tough puzzle for St. Dominic's opponents to solve
SIGNED:ÌýSIU CarbondaleÌý
No. 28: Blair Schonhorst, DB, CBC
READ MORE:ÌýSchonhorst's switch to defense pays dividends for him, CBC
SIGNED:ÌýBall State
OFFERS:ÌýAbilene Christian, Eastern Illinois, Indiana State, Missouri State, Valparaiso
No. 29: Patrick Heitert, QB, CBC
READ MORE:ÌýCBC's Heitert waited for his chance, and it's finally here
SIGNED:ÌýSoutheast Missouri StateÌý
OFFERS:ÌýBenedictine, William Jewell
No. 30: LJ Minner, SS-RB, Westminster
READ MORE:ÌýWestminster's Minner learned the ropes quickly as youngest of five siblings
SIGNED: Washburn

