As we started revealing the best high school football players in the Class of 2024, we kicked off with quarterback Dylan Raiola. At that point in the narrative, he was attending Pinnacle High School in Arizona. Not long after, the top-ranked quarterback and the overall number-one college football prospect made a move and switched to the strong Buford school in Georgia.
Today, we’re unveiling the best safeties in the United States, and we’re starting off with KJ Bolden, one of Raiola’s offensive teammates. Bolden is a two-way player who excels on both sides of the ball, and he’s recognized as the top safety in the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Additionally, Bolden showcases his skills as a talented receiver.
Buford holds the distinction of being ranked as the leading public school in the High School Football America 100 for public schools, with its ranking supported by NFL Play Football. On a broader scale, Buford occupies the seventh position in our preseason national rankings.
Bolden is set to reveal his college decision on August 5th. He has narrowed down his choices to five schools: Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, and Ohio State.
Bolden is among the pair of 5-star safeties in the rankings. The second one is Xavier Filsaime from McKinney High School in Texas, positioned at No. 2. Filsaime, who stands at 6 feet 1 inch and weighs 180 pounds, has verbally committed to the Florida Gators.
Other Top Class of 2024 Safeties
Name/School/State/Verbal Commitment
Dayton Aupiu – Pacifica (Oxnard, California) – California
Jarvis Boatwright – Clearwater (Florida) – USC
Leontre Bradford – East St. Louis (Illinois) – Purdue
Dontae Carter – Cibolo Steele (Texas) – Vanderbilt
Landyn – Mansfield Legacy (Texas) – Oklahoma State
Jeilani Davis – Mater Dei (California) – Utah
Myles Davis – Judson (Texas) – Texas A&M
Noah – Troup County (Georgia) – Clemson
Ka’Davion Dotson – Duncanville (Texas) – SMU
Raphael – Lawrenceville School (New Jersey) – Wisconsin
Malik Esquerra – Shoemaker (Texas) – Texas Tech
Edrees Farooq – St. Frances Academy (Maryland) – Tennessee
Kensley Faustin – Naples (Florida) – Auburn
Aaron Flowers – Forney (Texas) – Oregon
Marquis – Sierra Canyon (California) – USC
Fred Gaskin – Vanguard (Florida) – Uncommitted
Jakob Gude – Langston Hughes (Georgia) – UCF
Jaydan Hardy – Lewisville (Texas) – Oklahoma
CJ Heard – Woodward Academy (Georgia) – Florida State
Jaylen Heyward – Rockledge (Florida) – Uncommitted
Kelvin Hunter – West Florence (South Carolina) – South Carolina
Brandon Jacob – Evans (Orlando, Florida) – Maryland
Ju’Juan Johnson – Lafayette Christian Academy (Louisiana) – LSU
Lavonte Johnson – North Shore (Texas) – Uncommitted
Jordon Johnson-Rubell – IMG Academy (Florida) – Texas
Ricardo Jones – Northside (Warner Robins, Georgia) – Clemson
Kenyan Kelly – Denison (Texas) – UTSA
Joshua Lair – Fort Bend Marshall (Texas) – Uncommitted
Dejuan Lane – Gilman (Maryland) – Penn State
Kingston Lopa – Grant Union (Sacramento, California) – Oregon
D’Mon Marable – Clinton (Tennessee) – Purdue
Damani Maxson – Clear Lake (Texas) – Kansas
Dashawn McBryde – Denham Springs (Louisiana) – LSU
Jaylen McClain – Seton Hall Prep (New Jersey) – Ohio State
Kyan McDonald – O’Dea (Washington) – Uncommitted
Paul Mencke, Jr. – Clemens (Texas) – Duke
Zavier Mincey – Mainland (Florida) – Uncommitted
Jason Mitchell – St. John Bosco (California) – Uncommitted
Peyton Morgan – Weiss (Texas) – Texas Tech
Red Morgan – Central ( Alabama) – Florida State
Jacob Oden – Harper Woods (Michigan) – Michigan
Jaiden Patterson – Mill Creek (Georgia) – North Carolina
Zaquan Patterson – Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) – Uncommitted
Koi Perich – Lincoln Secondary (Minnesota) – Minnesota
Christian Peterson – Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) – UCF
Reggie Powers – Centerville (Ohio) – Michigan State
Kahmir Prescott – Northeast (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – Wisconsin
Jordan Pride – Blountstown (Florida) – Texas A&M
Cameron Pruitt – Theodore (Alabama) – Miami (Florida)
Quentin Reddish – Independence (North Carolina) – Virginia Tech
Joel Rogers – West Feliciana (Louisiana) – LSU
Marqavious Saboor – Kell (Georgia) – Cincinnati
Kaj – Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) – Rutgers
Tylen Singleton – Many (Louisiana) – LSU
Isaiah – Clearwater Academy International (Florida) – Miami (Florida)
Damian – Mars Hill Bible (Alabama) – Uncommitted
Jalon Thompson – Olympia (Florida) – North Carolina
Vaboue – Irvington (New Jersey) – Penn State
Kennedy Urlacher – Chandler (Arizona) – Notre Dame
Antonio White – Parkview (Georgia) – Rutgers
Tyshun White – Buford (Georgia) – North Carolina
Brayshon Williams – Lakeland (Florida) – Uncommitted
Luke Williams – Naperville North (Illinois) – Purdue
Maurice – Shadow Creek (Texas) – Houston
Kristopher Wokomah – Bowie (Arlington, Texas) – Baylor
Peyton Woodyard – St. John Bosco (California) – Georgia
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