2026 college football recruiting class

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The college football recruiting class of 2026 refers to high school athletes recruited to play college football in the fall of 2026. The scope of this article covers: (a) the colleges and universities with recruiting classes ranking among the top 25 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets, and (b) the individual recruits ranking among the top 20 in the country as assessed by at least one of the major media outlets: 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals.

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Top ranked classes

Each of the schools listed below were ranked within the top 25 recruiting classes by at least one major recruiting site. They are listed in order of their highest ranking by any of the major media outlets. Rankings may change, and the rankings reflected below are current as of September 4, 2025.

School247 [1] Rivals/On3 [2]
Georgia12
USC21
Notre Dame34
Texas A&M46
Texas65
Oregon83
Alabama57
Tennessee78
Ohio State99
Michigan1010
LSU1111
Miami (FL)1212
Florida1413
Florida State1315
Clemson1514
Penn State1617
North Carolina1718
South Carolina1916
Washington1819
Oklahoma2020
SMU2122
BYU2224
UCLA2323
Illinois2525
Ole Miss3121
Syracuse2428

Top ranked recruits

The following individuals were ranked by at least one of the major media outlets among the top 20 players in the country in the class of 2026. They are listed in order of their highest ranking by any of the major media outlets. Rankings may change, and the rankings reflected below are current as of September 4, 2025.

PlayerPositionSchoolESPN [3] 247Sports [4] Rivals/On3 [5]
Jackson Cantwell Offensive tackleMiami (FL)391
Lamar Brown Defensive tackleLSU159
Faizon Brandon QuarterbackTennessee81NR
Zion EleeDefensive endMaryland233
Dia Bell QuarterbackTexas4102
Keisean Henderson QuarterbackHouston172NR
Jared Curtis QuarterbackGeorgia6114
Tristen Keys Wide receiverTennessee10415
Chris Henry Jr. Wide receiverOhio State5NRNR
Carter MeadowsDefensive endMichiganNRNR5
Rodney DunhamDefensive endNotre DameNR156
Felix OjoOffensive tackleTexas Tech206NR
Keenyi PepeOffensive tackleUSC187NR
Derrek CooperRunning backTexas7NRNR
Kelvin ObotOffensive tackleUtahNRNR7
Xavier GriffinLinebackerAlabamaNR8NR
Luke WafleDefensive endUSCNRNR8
JaReylan McCoyDefensive endFlorida9NRNR
James JohnsonDefensive tackleTexasNRNR10
Immanuel IheanachoOffensive tackleOregon13NR11
Richard WesleyDefensive endTexas11NRNR
Kendre' HarrisonTight endOregon12NR16
Savion HiterRunning backMichiganNR1712
Cederian MorganWide receiverAlabamaNR12NR
Grayson McKeoghOffensive tackleNotre DameNRNR13
Bralan WomackSafetyAuburnNR13NR
Tyler AtkinsonLinebackerTexas1420NR
Jorden EdmondsCornerbackAlabamaNR14NR
Sam GreerOffensive tackleOhio StateNRNR14
Brandon ArringtonAthleteTexas A&M15NRNR
Darius GrayOffensive lineSouth CarolinaNR16NR
Elbert HillCornerbackUSC16NRNR
Jase MatthewsWide receiverAuburnNRNR17
Anthony JonesLinebackerOregonNRNR18
Jett WashingtonSafetyOregonNR18NR
Kaiden ProthroTight endGeorgia19NRNR
Gabriel OsendaOffensive tackleTennesseeNR19NR
Kodi GreeneOffensive tackleWashingtonNRNR19
Ebenezer EwetadeDefensive endNotre DameNRNR20

NR= Not ranked inside top 20

References

  1. "2026 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247 Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  2. "2026 Industry Ranking football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.com. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  3. "2026 ESPN 300". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  4. "2026 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  5. "2026 Top Football Recruits". On3. Retrieved September 4, 2025.