David Goricki's Top 50: 2021 high school football class

The Detroit News' David Goricki ranks the incoming seniors in this fall's high school state football class (college commitments in parentheses).

1. Rocco Spindler, 6-4, 305, OL, Clarkston (Notre Dame)

2. Damon Payne, 6-4, 300, DL, Belleville (Alabama)

3. Donovan Edwards, 6-1, 185, RB, West Bloomfield

4. Garrett Dellinger, 6-5, 280, OL, Clarkston (LSU)

5. Rayshaun Benny, 6-4, 270, OL, Oak Park (Michigan State)

6. Giovanni El-Hadi, 6-4, 285, OL, Sterling Heights Stevenson (Michigan)

7. Jamari Buddin, 6-3, 210, LB, Belleville (Penn State)

8. Raheem Anderson, 6-3, 300, C, Detroit Cass Tech (Michigan)

9. Kalen King, 5-11, 180, CB, Detroit Cass Tech (Penn State)

10. Jaylen Reed, 6-0, 190, S, Detroit King (Penn State)

11. Caleb Tiernan, 6-7, 265, OL, Detroit Country Day (Northwestern)

12. Andrel Anthony 6-2, 170, WR, East Lansing (Michigan)

13. Terrence Enos, 6-5, 320, OL, Detroit Cass Tech (Pittsburgh)

14. Kobe King, 6-1, 230, LB, Detroit Cass Tech (Penn State)

15. Deion Burks, 5-10, 180, WR, Belleville (Purdue)

16. Ru’Quan Buckley, 6-6, 260, OL, Wyoming Godwin Heights (Nebraska)

17. Tyson Watson, 6-6, 260, DE, Warren Mott (Michigan State)

18. Jace Williams, 6-3, 185, WR, Grand Rapids Catholic Central (Miami, Ohio)

19. Anthony Tyus III, 6-1, 210, RB, Portage Northern (Northwestern)

20. Zach Trainor, 6-2, 205, QB, Walled Lake Western (Eastern Illinois)

21. Brendan Sullivan, 6-3, 195, QB, Davison (Northwestern)

22. Robert Army, 6-1, 180, Athlete, Southfield A&T (Iowa State)

23. D. J. Stepney, 6-0, 180, RB-S, Macomb Dakota (Central Michigan)

24. Jaylin Mines, 6-1, 190, S, Oak Park (Toledo)

25. Caleb Banks, 6-6, 235, DE, Southfield A&T (Arizona State)

26. Davion Weatherspoon, 6-1, 295, OL, Harper Woods (Ohio)

27. Ramier Lewis, 6-7, 330, OL, Belleville

28. Ethan Boyd, 6-7, 285, OL, East Lansing (Michigan State)

29. Brandon Honorable, 6-7, 280, OL, Detroit King (Pittsburgh)

30. Kyle Fugedi, 6-6, 270, OL, Livonia Franklin (Miami of Ohio)

31. Saborn Campbell, 6-0, 180, S, Detroit Country Day

32. Davion Primm, 6-0, 205, RB, Oak Park (Michigan State)

33. Quillen Howze, 6-0, 175, Athlete, Chippewa Valley (Buffalo)

34. Derrick Harmon, 6-3, 320, DL, Detroit Loyola (Michigan State)

35. Armorion Smith, 6-2, 190, S, River Rouge (Cincinnati)

36. Marlon Dawson, 6-3, 210, LB, Oak Park (Miami of Ohio)

37. Christian Dhue-Reid, 5-10, 220, QB, Belleville

38. Josh Thompson, 6-4, 290, T, Fenton (Northwestern)

39. Weston Jones, 6-5, 260, OL, Romeo (BYU)

40. David Holloman, 5-10, 190, RB, Auburn Hills Avondale (Indiana)

41. Austin Roon, 6-4, 220, LB, Byron Center (Syracuse)

42. Conor Easthope, 6-2, 185, QB, Ann Arbor Pioneer (Harvard)

43. Pius Odjugo, 6-3, 320, DT, River Rouge (Central Michigan)

44. Doran Ray, 6-3, 275, DT, Detroit Cass Tech (Toledo)

45. Clarence Wilson, 6-3, 250, DE, Detroit Cass Tech (Toledo)

46. Blake Kosin, 6-6, 225, TE, Clarkston (Northern Illinois)

47. Maxwell Hairston, 6-1, 175, CB, West Bloomfield

48. Dalton Dueweke, 6-4, 270, G, Utica Eisenhower (Western Michigan)

49. Mareyohn Hrabowski, 6-4, 205, QB, River Rouge (Western Michigan)

T50. Reaquin Lee, 5-10, 190, RB, Southfield A&T (Ball State)

T50. Esean Carter, 6-2, 265, DT, Detroit King (Toledo)

david.goricki@detroitnews.com