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2026 ESPN Midwest Recruits

RK	PLAYER	POS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	STARS	GRADE	SCHOOL
1	Cincere Johnson Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Cleveland, OH Glenville High School	6'3''	240		90	Ohio State Signed
2	Elbert Hill Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Akron, OH Archbishop Hoban High School	5'11''	180		88	USC Signed
3	Victor Singleton Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Toledo, OH Central Catholic High School	6'0''	165		84	Texas A&M Signed
4	Jerquaden Guilford Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Fort Wayne, IN Northrop High School	6'2''	190		84	Ohio State Signed
5	Gavin Mueller Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	South Elgin, IL South Elgin High School	6'6''	250		83	Miami Signed
6	Shahn Alston II Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Painesville, OH Thomas W. Harvey High School	5'10''	205		83	USC Signed
7	Maxwell Riley Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Avon Lake, OH Avon Lake High School	6'5''	265		83	Ohio State Signed
8	Sam Greer Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Akron, OH Archbishop Hoban High School	6'8''	315		83	Ohio State Signed
9	C.J. Sadler Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Detroit, MI Cass Technical High School	5'10''	175		83	N Carolina Signed
10	Jonas Williams Video \| Scouts Report	QB-DT	Frankfort, IL Lincoln-Way East High School	6'2''	200		82	USC Signed
11	Mack Sutter Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Dunlap, IL Dunlap High School	6'5''	220		82	Alabama Signed
12	Matt Ponatoski Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Cincinnati, OH Moeller High School	6'1''	195		82	Kentucky Signed
13	Brayden Fogle Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Lexington, OH Lexington High School	6'3''	220		82	Georgia Signed
14	Jakob Weatherspoon Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Avon, OH Avon High School	5'10''	180		82	N Carolina Signed
15	J.C. Anderson Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	Mount Zion, IL Mount Zion High School	6'6''	235		82	LSU Signed
16	Nasir Rankin Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Chicago, IL Morgan Park High School	6'0''	180		81	Illinois Signed
17	C.J. Sanna Video \| Scouts Report	ILB	Lewis Center, OH Olentangy High School	6'2''	220		81	Ohio State Signed
18	Gabe Hill Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Naperville, IL Naperville North High School	6'2''	270		81	Indiana Signed
19	Favour Akih Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Delaware, OH Rutherford B. Hayes High School	6'0''	195		81	Ohio State Signed
20	Nick Hankins Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Belleville, IL Belleville West High School	6'1''	180		81	Illinois Signed
21	Ben Nichols Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Davison, MI Davison High School	6'6''	335		81	Notre Dame Signed
22	Milan Parris Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Stow, OH Walsh Jesuit High School	6'5''	205		81	Miami Signed
23	Gregory Patrick Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Portage, MI Portage Northern High School	6'5''	260		81	Notre Dame Signed
24	Claude Mpouma Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Chicago, IL Mount Carmel High School	6'6''	310		81	Nebraska Signed
25	Howie Johnson Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Forest Lake, MN Forest Lake High School	6'3''	250		81	Minnesota Signed
26	Carson Nielsen Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Waterloo, IA West High School	6'7''	270		81	Iowa Signed
27	Lincoln Keyes Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Saline, MI Saline High School	6'6''	245		81	Georgia Signed
28	Roman Voss Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Jackson, MN Jackson County Central High	6'4''	220		81	Minnesota Signed
29	Kayd Coffman Video \| Scouts Report	QB-DT	Kentwood, MI East Kentwood High School	6'2''	195		81	Michigan St Signed
30	Pierce Petersohn Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Dodge Center, MN Triton High School	6'4''	190		81	Virginia Tech Signed
31	Benjamin Eziuka Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Northville, MI Detroit Catholic Central High School	6'3''	320		81	Virginia Tech Signed
32	Jaeden Ricketts Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Pataskala, OH Watkins Memorial High School	6'0''	190		80	Ohio State Signed
33	Andrew Trout Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Cold Spring, MN Rocori High School	6'6''	275		80	Minnesota Signed
34	Sefa Sackey Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Cincinnati, OH Deer Park High School	6'7''	210		80	Wake Forest Signed
35	McHale Blade Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy	6'5''	230		80	Michigan Signed
36	Ja'Dyn Williams Video \| Scouts Report	ILB	Massillon, OH Washington High School	6'1''	210		80	Indiana Signed
37	Henry Ohlinger Video \| Scouts Report	ILB	Columbus, OH Grandview Heights High School	6'1''	215		80	Indiana Signed
38	Messiah Tilson Video \| Scouts Report	S	Rockford, IL Guilford High School	6'1''	170		80	Rutgers Signed
39	Adam Guthrie Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Washington Court House, OH Miami Trace High School	6'7''	280		80	Clemson Signed
40	Storm Miller Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Strongsville, OH Strongsville High School	6'3''	220		80	Texas A&M Signed
41	Julian Manson Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Iowa City, IA West High School	6'3''	195		80	Iowa Signed
42	Dane Bathurst Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Carmel, IN Carmel High School	6'3''	230		80	Oklahoma Signed
43	Jamarcus Whyce Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Trotwood, OH Trotwood-Madison High School	6'2''	300		80	Maryland Signed
44	Samson Gash Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Northville, MI Detroit Catholic Central High School	6'0''	175		80	Michigan St Signed
45	Jayden McGregory Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	West Des Moines, IA Valley High School	6'2''	190		80	Missouri Signed
46	Cam Thomas Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	West Chester, OH Lakota West High School	6'1''	205		80	Illinois Signed
47	Nathan Bernhard Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Ashland, OH Ashland High School	6'6''	235		79	Maryland Signed
48	Braeden Jones Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Chicago, IL Mount Carmel High School	6'4''	255		79	USC Signed
49	Kasmir Hicks Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Indianapolis, IN Decatur Central High School	5'11''	170		79	Indiana Signed
50	Terry Walker III Video \| Scouts Report	QB-DT	Indianapolis, IN Lawrence Central High School	6'4''	185		79	Duke Signed
51	Ben Congdon Video \| Scouts Report	OT	New Philadelphia, OH Tuscarawas Central Catholic H. S.	6'6''	270		79	Miami Signed
52	Jack Janda Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	Detroit, MI Detroit Catholic Central High School	6'5''	235		79	Iowa Signed
53	Aaden Aytch Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Jeffersonville, IN Jeffersonville High School	6'3''	210		79	Minnesota Signed
54	Rihyael Kelley Video \| Scouts Report	S	Cincinnati, OH Winton Woods High School	6'3''	180		79	Alabama Signed
55	Jonathan Brown Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Toledo, OH Saint Francis De Sales High	6'1''	200		79	Michigan Signed
56	J.J. Finch Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Indianapolis, IN Warren Central High School	6'3''	250		79	Tennessee Signed
57	Casey Thomann Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Olney, IL East Richland High School	6'7''	305		79	Illinois Signed
58	Tommy Carr Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Saline, MI Saline High School	6'4''	185		79	Michigan Signed
59	Carmelow Reed Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Olympia Fields, IL Rich Central High School	6'6''	245		79	Ole Miss Signed
60	Parker Elmore Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Columbus, IN Columbus North High School	6'5''	220		79	Indiana Signed
61	Luke Brewer Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Norwalk, IA Norwalk Community High School	6'4''	215		79	Iowa Signed
62	Brayden Reilly Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Cincinnati, OH Saint Xavier High School	6'3''	205		78	Clemson Signed
63	Sullivan Garvin Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Allegan, MI Allegan High School	6'5''	315		78	Notre Dame Signed
64	Gene Riordan Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Hinsdale, IL Hinsdale Central High School	6'5''	280		78	Iowa Signed
65	Vincent Smith Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg High School	6'2''	200		78	W Virginia Signed
66	Kasen Thomas Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Sioux City, IA Bishop Heelan Catholic High School	6'2''	200		78	Iowa Signed
67	Khalief Canty Jr. Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Detroit, MI Cass Technical High School	6'5''	310		78	Missouri Signed
68	Parker Crim Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Elida, OH Elida High School	6'3''	235		78	Illinois Signed
69	Ja'Kobe Clapper Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Cincinnati, OH Saint Xavier High School	6'2''	200		78	Notre Dame Signed
70	Kaden Gebhardt Video \| Scouts Report	S	Lewis Center, OH Olentangy High School	6'1''	195		78	Ohio State Signed
71	Marcello Vitti Video \| Scouts Report	S	Dearborn, MI Divine Child High School	6'0''	185		78	Iowa Signed
72	Trevor Gibbs Video \| Scouts Report	ILB	Crown Point, IN Crown Point High School	6'4''	230		78	Indiana Signed
73	Malachi Ervin Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Pickerington, OH Pickerington Central High School	6'4''	220		78	Buffalo Signed
74	Lance Dawson Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Avon, OH Avon High School	6'5''	240		78	Cincinnati Signed
75	Jeffrey Roberts Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Ames, IA Ames High School	6'0''	185		78	Iowa State Signed
76	Benjamin Novak Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Merrillville, IN Andrean High School	6'6''	330		78	Indiana Signed
77	Kory Amachree Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Haslett, MI Haslett High School	6'0''	190		78	Kansas Signed
78	Jett Goldsberry Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Lincoln City, IN Heritage Hills High School	5'11''	195		78	Purdue Signed
79	Joey Kopec Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Cuyahoga Falls, OH Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy	6'2''	205		78	Rutgers Signed
80	Jonas Muya Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Fort Wayne, IN Bishop Luers High School	6'7''	275		78	W Virginia Signed
81	Landen Miree Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Cincinnati, OH Princeton High School	6'4''	225		78	Arizona St Signed
82	Preston Fryzel Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	Toledo, OH Central Catholic High School	6'4''	225		78	Notre Dame Signed
83	Davon Grant Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	DeKalb, IL DeKalb High School	6'3''	210		78	Illinois Signed
84	Kortez Rupert Video \| Scouts Report	WR	East Saint Louis, IL East St. Louis High School	5'11''	155		78	Indiana Signed
85	Gavin Meier Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Janesville, WI Parker High School	6'6''	290		78	Minnesota Signed
86	Tyler Ruxer Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	Lincoln City, IN Heritage Hills High School	6'3''	220		78	Oklahoma Signed
87	Joey Caudill Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Mansfield, OH Lexington High School	6'5''	220		78	Michigan St Signed
88	Payton Cook Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Akron, OH Archbishop Hoban High School	6'1''	175		78	Louisville Signed
89	Ben Wenzel Video \| Scouts Report	ILB	Appleton, WI Appleton North High School	6'2''	215		77	Wisconsin Signed
90	Jonathan Rulo Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Belleville, IL Belleville East High School	6'2''	305		77	Cincinnati Signed
91	King Liggins Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Chicago, IL Brother Rice High School	6'4''	260		77	Illinois Signed
92	Will Vala Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	Downers Grove, IL Downers Grove North High School	6'3''	225		77	Illinois Signed
93	Cooper McCutchan Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Cincinnati, OH Moeller High School	6'4''	225		77	Purdue Signed
94	Zachary Washington Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Wheaton, IL Saint Francis High School	6'1''	180		77	Michigan St Signed
95	Jamir Perez Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Cleveland, OH Glenville High School	6'4''	350		77	Ohio State Signed
96	Colin Whitters Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Iowa City, IA West High School	6'4''	305		77	Iowa Signed
97	Aden Reeder Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Cincinnati, OH Saint Xavier High School	6'3''	210		77	Michigan Signed
98	Kyndall McCaleb Video \| Scouts Report	RB	De Graff, OH Riverside High School	5'11''	200		77	Wake Forest Signed
99	Michael Dukes Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Detroit, MI Martin Luther King High School	6'0''	190		77	Rutgers Signed
100	Blaise LaVista Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Frankfort, IL Lincoln-Way East High School	6'2''	195		77	Washington Signed

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