2026 college football recruiting class

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.

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.

School	247 [1]	Rivals/On3 [2]
Georgia	5	5
USC	1	1
Notre Dame	4	2
Texas A&M	9	8
Texas	8	10
Oregon	3	3
Alabama	2	4
Tennessee	7	7
Ohio State	6	6
Michigan	11	12
LSU	13	11
Miami (FL)	10	9
Florida	16	13
Florida State	14	14
Clemson	19	19
North Carolina	17	18
South Carolina	20	15
Washington	12	16
Oklahoma	15	17
SMU	25	24
BYU	21	25
Illinois	23	22
Texas Tech	18	20
Ole Miss	22	23
Virginia Tech	24	27

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.

Player	Position	School	ESPN [3]	247Sports [4]	Rivals/On3 [5]
Jackson Cantwell	Offensive tackle	Miami (FL)	3	9	1
Lamar Brown	Defensive tackle	LSU	1	5	9
Faizon Brandon	Quarterback	Tennessee	8	1	NR
Zion Elee	Defensive end	Maryland	2	3	3
Dia Bell	Quarterback	Texas	4	10	2
Keisean Henderson	Quarterback	Houston	17	2	NR
Jared Curtis	Quarterback	Vanderbilt	6	11	4
Tristen Keys	Wide receiver	Tennessee	10	4	15
Chris Henry Jr.	Wide receiver	Ohio State	5	NR	NR
Carter Meadows	Defensive end	Michigan	NR	NR	5
Rodney Dunham	Defensive end	Notre Dame	NR	15	6
Felix Ojo	Offensive tackle	Texas Tech	20	6	NR
Keenyi Pepe	Offensive tackle	USC	18	7	NR
Derrek Cooper	Running back	Texas	7	NR	NR
Kelvin Obot	Offensive tackle	Utah	NR	NR	7
Xavier Griffin	Linebacker	Alabama	NR	8	NR
Luke Wafle	Defensive end	USC	NR	NR	8
JaReylan McCoy	Defensive end	Florida	9	NR	NR
James Johnson	Defensive tackle	Texas	NR	NR	10
Immanuel Iheanacho	Offensive tackle	Oregon	13	NR	11
Richard Wesley	Defensive end	Texas	11	NR	NR
Kendre' Harrison	Tight end	Oregon	12	NR	16
Savion Hiter	Running back	Michigan	NR	17	12
Cederian Morgan	Wide receiver	Alabama	NR	12	NR
Grayson McKeogh	Offensive tackle	Notre Dame	NR	NR	13
Bralan Womack	Safety	Auburn	NR	13	NR
Tyler Atkinson	Linebacker	Texas	14	20	NR
Jorden Edmonds	Cornerback	Alabama	NR	14	NR
Sam Greer	Offensive tackle	Ohio State	NR	NR	14
Brandon Arrington	Athlete	Texas A&M	15	NR	NR
Darius Gray	Offensive line	South Carolina	NR	16	NR
Elbert Hill	Cornerback	USC	16	NR	NR
Jase Mathews	Wide receiver	Auburn	NR	NR	17
Anthony Jones	Linebacker	Oregon	NR	NR	18
Jett Washington	Safety	Oregon	NR	18	NR
Kaiden Prothro	Tight end	Georgia	19	NR	NR
Gabriel Osenda	Offensive tackle	Tennessee	NR	19	NR
Kodi Greene	Offensive tackle	Washington	NR	NR	19
Ebenezer Ewetade	Defensive end	Notre Dame	NR	NR	20

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.