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]
Georgia55
USC11
Notre Dame42
Texas A&M98
Texas810
Oregon33
Alabama24
Tennessee77
Ohio State66
Michigan1112
LSU1311
Miami (FL)109
Florida1613
Florida State1414
Clemson1919
North Carolina1718
South Carolina2015
Washington1216
Oklahoma1517
SMU2524
BYU2125
Illinois2322
Texas Tech1820
Ole Miss2223
Virginia Tech2427

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 December 29, 2025.

PlayerPositionSchoolESPN [3] 247Sports [4] Rivals/On3 [5]
Lamar Brown Defensive tackleLSU145
Jackson Cantwell Offensive tackleMiami (FL)371
Keisean Henderson QuarterbackHouston417
Jared Curtis QuarterbackVanderbilt532
Zion Elee Defensive endMaryland2913
Faizon Brandon QuarterbackTennessee92NR
Kelvin ObotOffensive tackleUtahNRNR3
Luke Wafle Defensive endUSCNRNR4
Keenyi PepeOffensive tackleUSC195NR
Carter Meadows Defensive endMichiganNR66
Dia Bell QuarterbackTexas6NRNR
Chris Henry Jr. Wide receiverOhio State7NR15
Rodney Dunham Defensive endNotre DameNR810
Richard Wesley Defensive endTexas8NR17
Savion Hiter Running backMichiganNR188
Grayson McKeoghOffensive tackleNotre DameNRNR9
Tristen Keys Wide receiverTennessee1010NR
Derrek Cooper Running backTexas11NRNR
Felix Ojo Offensive tackleTexas TechNR11NR
Khary WilderDefensive endOhio StateNRNR11
Richard Anderson Defensive tackleLSUNR1218
JaReylan McCoyDefensive endFlorida12NRNR
Jay TimmonsCornerbackOhio StateNRNR12
LaDamion Guyton LinebackerTexas Tech1315NR
Xavier Griffin LinebackerAlabamaNR13NR
Darius GrayOffensive lineSouth CarolinaNR14NR
Kendre' Harrison Tight endOregon14NRNR
Ekene OgbokoOffensive tackleGeorgiaNRNR14
Immanuel Iheanacho Offensive tackleOregon15NRNR
Jermaine Bishop AthleteTexasNR16NR
Jireh Edwards SafetyAlabama16NRNR
Jalen Lot Wide receiverOregonNRNR16
Tyler Atkinson LinebackerTexas17NRNR
Jorden Edmonds CornerbackAlabamaNR17NR
Brandon Arrington AthleteTexas A&M18NRNR
Ezavier Crowell Running backAlabamaNRNR19
Anthony JonesLinebackerOregonNR19NR
Kodi GreeneOffensive tackleWashingtonNR20NR
Jase Mathews Wide receiverOle MissNRNR20
Kaiden Prothro Tight endGeorgia20NRNR

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.