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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
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22
IMG Academy (Fla.) WR Jerrae Hawkins
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21
Lipscomb (Tenn.) CB Kaleb Beasley
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/11713406.jpg)
20
IMG Academy (Fla.) WR NiTareon Tuggle
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/11764817.jpg)
19
St. John Bosco (Calif.) OLB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/11856513.jpg)
18
St. Frances Academy (Md.) CB Ify Obidegwu
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/02/11413144.jpg)
17
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.) RB Dilin Jones
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16
Carrollton (Ga.) TE Caleb Odom
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/11854860.jpeg)
15
St. John Bosco (Calif.) S Peyton Woodyard
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/08/11091206.jpeg)
14
St. John Bosco (Calif.) CB Marcelles Williams
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/11825699.jpg)
13
IMG Academy (Fla.) CB Jordon Johnson-Rubell
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/01/11268821.jpg)
12
IMG Academy (Fla.) G Jordan Seaton
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/11774614.jpg)
11
Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) S Zaquan Patterson
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10
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.) LB Aaron Chiles
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/11770217-1.jpg)
9
IMG Academy (Fla.) ATH Jonathan Echols
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/11774593.jpg)
8
IMG Academy (Fla.) RB Jerrick Gibson
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/08/11259259.jpeg)
7
Langston Hughes (Ga.) QB Air Noland
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/04/11707303.jpg)
6
St. Frances Academy (Md.) QB Michael Van Buren
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2023/07/11770259-1.jpg)
5
Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) WR Joshisa Trader
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/08/11257798.jpeg)
4
Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) WR Jeremiah Smith
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/08/11257696.jpeg)
3
IMG Academy (Fla.) DT David Stone
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/12/11272860.jpg)
2
Carlsbad (Calif.) QB Julian Sayin
![](https://usatodayhss.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/96/2022/08/11110241.jpeg)
1
IMG Academy (Fla.) CB Ellis Robinson IV
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