The top wrestler in the Class of 2018, Gable Steveson (top) against #2 from 2019, Cohlton Schultz (photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com)With 80 newly-minted All-Americans less than a week removed from their date with destiny on the NCAA podium Saturday night, it seemed like an appropriate time to see how far they've come since high school. More technology and exposure have led to more information for those that do high school rankings, like InterMat's own Willie Saylor. More footage, coupled with more national-level tournaments, has led to more data points for rankings, specifically recruiting rankings. Fewer wrestlers tend to slip “under-the-radar.†With that in mind, we're looking at the 2022 All-Americans to see where they fell on Willie's Big Board during their respective senior season. As you can see below, a lot of the high All-Americans were very highly regarded coming out of high school, while there was still a handful that emerged as their collegiate careers progressed.
125 lbs
champion: Nick Suriano (Michigan): #2 in Class of 2016
runner-up: Patrick Glory (Princeton): #17 in Class of 2018
third place: Vito Arujau (Cornell): #4 in Class of 2017
fourth place: Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern): Not ranked (Class of 2018)
fifth place: Patrick McKee (Minnesota): #38 in Class of 2018
sixth place: Brandon Courtney (Arizona State): #76 in Class of 2017
seventh place: Eric Barnett (Wisconsin): #36 in Class of 2019
eighth place: Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State); Not ranked (Class of 2018)
133 lbs
champion: Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State): #12 in Class of 2018
runner-up: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State): #1 in Class of 2017
third place: Austin DeSanto (Iowa): #17 in Class of 2017
fourth place: Michael McGee (Arizona State): #99 in Class of 2017
fifth place: Lucas Byrd (Illinois): #18 in Class of 2019
sixth place: Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech): #39 in Class of 2015
seventh place: Chris Cannon (Northwestern): #91 in Class of 2019
eighth place: Devan Turner (Oregon State): Not ranked (Class of 2016)
141 lbs
champion: Nick Lee (Penn State): #9 in Class of 2017
runner-up: Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina): Not ranked (Class of 2016)
third place: Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers): #78 in Class of 2016
fourth place: Grant Willits (Oregon State): #16 in Class of 2017
fifth place: Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh): #79 in Class of 2018
sixth place: Real Woods (Stanford): #21 in Class of 2018
seventh place: Jake Bergeland (Minnesota): Not ranked (Class of 2017)
eighth place: CJ Composto (Penn) Not ranked (Class of 2020)
149 lbs
champion: Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell): #3 in Class of 2017
runner-up: Ridge Lovett (Nebraska): #16 in Class of 2019
third place: Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech): #28 in Class of 2019
fourth place: Austin Gomez (Wisconsin): #11 in Class of 2017
fifth place: Sammy Sasso (Ohio State): #4 in Class of 2018
sixth place: Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State): Not ranked (Class of 2017)
seventh place: Tariq Wilson (NC State): #66 in Class of 2016
eighth place: Kyle Parco (Arizona State): #71 in Class of 2019
157 lbs
champion: Ryan Deakin (Northwestern): #97 in Class of 2016
runner-up: Quincy Monday (Princeton): #40 in Class of 2018
third place: David Carr (Iowa State): #5 in Class of 2018
fourth place: Peyton Robb (Nebraska): #31 in Class of 2018
fifth place: Will Lewan (Michigan): #28 in Class of 2018
sixth place: Jacori Teemer (Arizona State): #8 in Class of 2018
seventh place: Hunter Willits (Oregon State): #29 in Class of 2017
eighth place: Austin O'Connor (North Carolina): #12 in Class of 2017
165 lbs
champion: Keegan O'Toole (Missouri): #5 in Class of 2020
runner-up: Shane Griffith (Stanford): #19 in Class of 2018
third place: Evan Wick (Cal Poly): #25 in Class of 2016
fourth place: Cameron Amine (Michigan): #17 in Class of 2019
fifth place: Alex Marinelli (Iowa): #3 in Class of 2016
sixth place: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin): #6 in Class of 2021
seventh place: Carson Kharchla (Ohio State): #4 in Class of 2019
eighth place: Peyton Hall (West Virginia): #45 in Class of 2020
174 lbs
champion: Carter Starocci (Penn State): #9 in Class of 2019
runner-up: Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech): #19 in Class of 2017
third place: Hayden Hidlay (NC State): #6 in Class of 2016
fourth place: Michael Kemerer (Iowa): #9 in Class of 2015
fifth place: Logan Massa (Michigan): #4 in Class of 2015
sixth place: Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State): #2 in Class of 2020
seventh place: Mikey Labriola (Nebraska): #5 in Class of 2017
eighth place: Clay Lautt (North Carolina): Not ranked (Class of 2017)
184 lbs
champion: Aaron Brooks (Penn State): #2 in Class of 2018
runner-up: Myles Amine (Michigan): #46 in Class of 2015
third place: Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa): #14 in Class of 2019
fourth place: Bernie Truax (Cal Poly): Not ranked (Class of 2018)
fifth place: Trent Hidlay (NC State): #18 in Class of 2018
sixth place: Kaleb Romero (Ohio State): #16 in Class of 2017
seventh place: Marcus Coleman (Iowa State): #78 in Class of 2017
eighth place: Jonathan Loew (Cornell): Not ranked (Class of 2018)
197 lbs
champion: Max Dean (Penn State): #74 in Class of 2016
runner-up: Jacob Warner (Iowa): #7 in Class of 2017
third place: Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming): Not ranked (Class of 2019)
fourth place: Rocky Elam (Missouri): #9 in Class of 2020
fifth place: Yonger Bastida (Iowa State): Not ranked (international)
sixth place: Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State): #10 in Class of 2018
seventh place: Eric Schultz (Nebraska): #35 in Class of 2016
eighth place: Greg Buslak (Rutgers): #89 in Class of 2016
285 lbs
champion: Gable Steveson (Minnesota): #1 in Class of 2018
runner-up: Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State): #2 in Class of 2019
third place: Jordan Wood (Lehigh): #20 in Class of 2016
fourth place: Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State): #1 in Class of 2019
fifth place: Mason Parris (Michigan): #3 in Class of 2018
sixth place: Lucas Davison (Northwestern): #49 in Class of 2018
seventh place: Tony Cassioppi (Iowa): #14 in Class of 2018
eighth place: Christian Lance (Nebraska): Not ranked (Class of 2015)
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