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Five Candidates for No. 1 Consideration in Preseason SI99 Recruit Rankings

August is right around the corner, so is the true return of football at every level.

From the college football recruiting standpoint, most of the attention turns to the actual field, part of the reason Sports Illustrated's team and prospect rankings debut early in the month.

Ahead of the 2022 release, there has been late contention on where the top spot should stand. Just about two weeks out, there are still up to five prospects in the discussion for No. 1 overall, joining the likes of Bryce Young, Caleb Williams and Travis Hunter to hold the honor since SI All-American was launched in 2019.