GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff features numerous top recruits

The 2024 high school football season is right around the corner, meaning plenty of early-season matchups featuring A-list prospects will grab the national spotlight before the beginning of the college football season. ESPN is once again returning the GEICO High School Football Kickoff, broadcasting seven games from Aug. 18-27.

Every game will feature elite players ranked in the On3 Industry Rankings, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Friday, August 18

Langston Hughes (Ga.) at Carrollton (Ga.)
6 p.m. ET on ESPN2 from Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ga.

Langston Hughes
4-star QB Air Noland (No. 40, No. 7 QB) — Ohio State commit
4-star WR Joseph Stone (No. 333, No. 57 WR) — LSU commit
4-star S Jakob Gude (No. 336, No. 33 S) — UCF commit
2025 4-star IOL Dontrell Glover (No. 195, No. 9 IOL) — Alabama commit

Carrollton
4-star TE Caleb Odom (No. 61, No. 4 TE) — Alabama commit
Top 2026 QB Julian Lewis

Friday, August 25

Lipscomb Academy (Tenn.) at Saraland (Ala.)
8 p.m. ET on ESPN from Brian Piccolo Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Lipscomb
4-star CB Kaleb Beasley (No. 132, No. 18 CB) — Tennessee commit
4-star LB Edwin Spillman (No. 301, No. 27 LB) — Tennessee commit
2025 4-star QB Deuce Knight (No. 59, No. 4 QB)
4-star IOL Chauncey Gooden (No. 129, No. 6 IOL)

Saraland
2025 5-star WR Ryan Williams (No. 3, No. 1 WR) — Alabama commit
4-star QB K.J. Lacey (No. 53, No. 3 QB) — Texas commit
4-star DL Antonio Coleman (No. 218, No. 24 DL)
4-star WR Dillon Alfred (No. 285, No. 45 WR)

Saturday, August 26

St. Frances (Md.) vs. Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.)
Noon on ESPN from Brian Piccolo Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

St. Frances
4-star CB Ify Obidegwu (No. 124, No. 16 CB) — Oregon commit
4-star QB Michael Van Buren (No. 234, No. 15 QB) — Oregon commit
4-star RB DeJuan Williams (No. 359, No. 32 RB) — Maryland commit
2025 4-star DL Trent Wilson (No. 57, No. 4 DL)
2025 4-star CB Blake Woodby (No. 116, No. 11 CB)
2025 4-star EDGE Cortez Harris (No. 137, No. 13 EDGE)

Chaminade-Madonna
5-Star Plus+ WR Jeremiah Smith (No. 1) — Ohio State commit
4-star WR Joshisa Trader (No. 34, No. 9 WR) — Miami commit
4-star S Zaquan Patterson (No. 80, No. 3 S)
4-star RB Davion Gause (No. 390, No. 36 RB) — North Carolina commit
2025 4-star CB Chris Ewald (No. 86, No. 7 CB) — Michigan commit
2025 4-star WR Kamare Williams (No. 233, No. 32 WR)

St. John Bosco (Calif.) at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
4 p.m. on ESPN2 from Brian Piccolo Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

St. John Bosco
4-star S Peyton Woodyard (No. 86, No. 4 S) — Georgia commit
4-star CB Marcelles Williams (No. 88, No. 11 CB) — USC commit
4-star LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (No. 136, No. 11 LB) — Notre Dame commit
4-star S Jason Mitchell (No. 268, No. 23 S)

St. Thomas Aquinas
4-star WR Chance Robinson (No. 112, No. 21 WR) — Miami commit
4-star RB Jordan Lyle (No. 177, No. 13 RB) — Ohio State commit
4-star RB Stacy Gage (No. 320, No. 28 RB) — UCF commit
4-star WR James Madison II (No. 385, No. 66 WR) — Missouri commit

IMG Academy (Fla.) vs. St. Joseph’s (Pa.)
7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 from Carey Stadium in Ocean City, N.J.

IMG Academy
5-Star Plus+ DL David Stone (No. 7, No. 2 DL)
5-star CB Ellis Robinson IV (No. 11, No. 1 CB) — Georgia commit
4-star OT Jordan Seaton (No. 38, No. 2 OT)
4-star RB Jerrick Gibson (No. 64, No. 5 RB) — Texas commit
4-star DL Ernest Willor (No. 93, No. 14 DL)
4-star WR NiTareon Tuggle (No. 108, No. 20 WR) — Georgia commit
4-star TE Jonathan Echols (No. 142, No. 13 TE) — Tennessee commit
4-star S Jordon Johnson-Rubell (No. 182, No. 14 S) — Texas commit
4-star WR Jerrae Hawkins (No. 229, No. 40 WR) — Florida commit
2025 4-star LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng (No. 27, No. 3 LB)
2025 4-star WR Winston Watkins Jr. (No. 47, No. 9 WR) — Colorado commit
2025 4-star ATH Alex Graham (No. 52, No. 3 ATH)
2025 4-star RB Donovan Johnson (No. 61, No. 4 RB)
2025 4-star RB Anthony Rogers (No. 74, No. 5 RB) — Alabama commit

St. Joseph’s
4-star QB Samaj Jones (No. 385, No. 25 QB) — Cincinnati commit
2025 4-star DL Maxwell Roy (No. 140, No. 15 DL)
2025 4-star LB Anthony Sacca (No. 149, No. 14 LB)
2025 4-star LB Cam Smith (No. 179, No. 16 LB)

Mater Dei Catholic (Calif.) at Carlsbad (Calif.)
10 p.m. on ESPN2 from Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, Calif.

Mater Dei
5-star OT Brandon Baker (No. 22, No. 1 OT)
5-star DL Aydin Breland (No. 26, No. 6 DL)
4-star RB Nathaniel Frazier (No. 45, No. 2 RB)
4-star CB Zabien Brown (No. 55, No. 6 CB) — Alabama commit
4-star QB Elijah Brown (No. 144, No. 11 QB) — Stanford commit
4-star IOL DeAndre Carter (No. 146, No. 8 IOL)
2025 4-star LB Nasir Wyatt (No. 24, No. 2 LB)
2025 4-star RB Jordan Davison (No. 37, No. 3 RB)
2025 4-star WR Marcus Harris (No. 41, No. 8 WR)
2025 4-star CB Daryus Dixson (No. 93, No. 8 CB)

Carlsbad
Five-Star Plus+ QB Julian Sayin (No. 4, No. 2 QB) — Alabama commit

Sunday, August 27

Good Counsel (Md.) vs. St. Edward (Ohio)
1 p.m. on ESPN from First Federal Lakewood Stadium in Lakewood, Ohio

Good Counsel
4-star LB Aaron Chiles (No. 110, No. 8 LB) — Florida commit
4-star RB Dilin Jones (No. 185, No. 15 RB) — Wisconsin commit
4-star EDGE Darien Mayo (No. 210, No. 13 EDGE) — Clemson commit
4-star WR Elijah Moore (No. 223, No. 38 WR) — Florida State commit
2025 4-star S Faheem Delane (No. 42, No. 4)

St. Edward
3-star OT Deonte Armstrong (No. 420, No. 26 OT) — Ohio State commit
3-star IOL Devontae Armstrong (No. 469, No. 36 IOL) — Ohio State commit
3-star OT Ben Roebuck (No. 494, No. 28 OT) — Michigan commit