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With National Signing Day and the 2022 recruiting cycle in the books, it’s time to get to know the next wave of elite high school football recruits.
The class of 2023 is loaded from top to bottom with stars at each position. In order to explore the depths of the class, USA Today High School sports is going position-by-position to spotlight the top-end prospects who are set to take their talents to the college ranks next year.
Let’s meet the top 23 running back recruits in the class of 2023.
Read more of our 23 in ’23 series: Quarterback
1
Richard Young
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Lehigh Senior (Fla.)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 200 pounds
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2
Rueben Owens
Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports
High School: El Campo (Texas)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 190 pounds
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3
Justice Haynes
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Blessed Trinity Catholic (Ga.)
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 200 pounds
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4
Cedric Baxter Jr.
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Edgewater (Fla.)
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 215 pounds
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5
Samuel Singleton
Photo: Samuel Singleton’s Twitter
High School: Fleming Park (Fla.)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 180 pounds
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6
Treyaun Webb
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Trinity Christian Academy (Fla.)
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 205 pounds
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7
Mark Fletcher
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: American Heritage (Fla.)
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 225 pounds
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8
John Randle Jr.
Photo: Nathan Alspaw, 247Sports
High School: Heights (Kan.)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 180 pounds
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9
Trey Holly
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Union Parish (La.)
Height: 5-foot-8
Weight: 180 pounds
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10
Tre Wisner
Photo: Collin Kennedy, 247Sports
High School: Connally (Texas)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 180 pounds
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11
Kaleb Jackson
Photo: Brian Perroni, 247Sports
High School: Liberty Magnet (La.)
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 200 pounds
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12
Quinten Joyner
Photo: Brian Perroni, 247Sports
High School: Manor (Texas)
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 190 pounds
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13
Kendrick Reescano
Photo: Brian Perroni, 247Sports
High School: New Caney (Texas)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 190 pounds
College Commitment: Michigan State
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14
Jayden Limar
Photo: Brandon Huffman, 247Sports
High School: Lake Stevens (Wash.)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 190 pounds
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15
Marquese Williams
Photo: 247Sports
High School: Bishop McDevitt (Pa.)
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 185 pounds
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16
Javin Simpkins
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Norland (Fla.)
Height: 5-foot-9
Weight: 175 pounds
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17
Cole Cabana
Photo: Allen Trieu, 247Sports
High School: Dexter (Mich.)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 180 pounds
College Commitment: Michigan
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18
Sedrick Irvin Jr.
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Columbus (Fla.)
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 190 pounds
College Commitment: Notre Dame
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19
Jeremiah Cobb
Photo: Zach Blostein, 247Sports
High School: Montgomery Catholic Preparatory (Ala.)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 180 pounds
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20
Daylan Smothers
Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports
High School: Julius L. Chambers (N.C.)
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 182 pounds
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21
Ike Daniels
Photo: Jared Bun, 247Sports
High School: Mountain View (Va.)
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 185 pounds
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22
A’Marion Peterson
Photo via Twitter/@simplycoachO
High School: Hirschi (Texas)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 200 pounds
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23
Roderick Robinson II
Photo: Brandon Huffman, 247Sports
High School: Lincoln (Calif.)
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 230 pounds
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