2019 Ironman and 2020 National Prep champion Rylan Rogers is the undisputed #1 high schooler in the country at 182 lbs. However, #3 at 170 Lenny Pinto is bumping up to take him on at Who’s #1. The two split the two times they wrestled in folkstyle in 2018/2019.

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#7 on the Class of 2022 Big Board, Rylan Rogers has plenty of options when it comes to colleges, and he’s keeping them open. The junior has a preliminary school list of 10 colleges that he is interested in. 

Rylan Rogers School List (in alphabetical order)

• Arizona State

• Cornell

• Michigan

• North Carolina

• North Carolina State

• Oregon State

• Ohio State

• Oklahoma

• Penn

• Penn State

As far as a decision goes, don’t expect one anytime soon. There’s a reason I called this a "preliminary" school list. Rogers would prefer to take some official school visits before making his decision. With the recruiting dead period extended, that won’t be possible until Jan. 1 at the earliest. Rogers says he might take a couple unofficial visits on his own time and dime.

Wrestling 182 with two high school seasons to go, 184 is a possibility, but Rogers expects he’ll grow into 197 by the time he wrestles in college.

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Arizona State, Cornell, Oregon State, Oklahoma would all be good lineup fits while Michigan, UNC, NC State, Ohio State, and Penn all have either a solid 197 redshirt or recruit coming in from the class of 2021 or 2022 that projects as a 197. If Rogers were to go to Penn State he could likely overlap with Michael Beard assuming Rogers takes a redshirt and Beard does not redshirt again in the next four years.

Lineup fit is a secondary decision factor for an intelligent young man like Rogers, however. The Washington native knows the importance of fitting into the culture of a team. He is taking this process very seriously and enjoying it along the way. He will be a great addition to whatever college roster he chooses.