Let’s crown NCHSAA state football champions.

The final weekend of high school football in North Carolina has arrived, eyes shifting statewide toward action transpiring in Chapel Hill, Durham and Hickory. Sixteen teams will play for the eight NCHSAA state championships, with 24 top college prospects expected to play on Saturday afternoon.

Here’s a list of the state’s top recruits playing in the 2025 NCHSAA football state championships, according to the recruiting site 247Sports. Watch football games on NFHS Network

North Carolina high school football Class of 2026

Faizon Brandon, Grimsley: A five-star recruit according to 247Sports, the Grimsley quarterback is the top-ranked player in North Carolina and the nation’s No. 2 prospect. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound signal caller is a Tennessee r

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