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2026 Player Commits

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Recruiting Class:

PLAYER	POS	LOCATION	HT	WT	STARS	GRADE	SCHOOL
Jackson Cantwell Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Nixa, MO Nixa High School	6'8''	300		91	List
Elbert Hill Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Akron, OH Archbishop Hoban High School	5'11''	175		90	List
Calvin Russell Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Miami, FL Miami Northwestern High School	6'6''	195		87	List
R.J. Sermons Jr. Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Rancho Cucamonga, CA Rancho Cucamonga High School	6'0''	180		86	List
Victor Singleton Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Toledo, OH Central Catholic High School	6'0''	165		84	List
J'Vari Flowers Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Miami, FL Miami Northwestern High School	5'11''	170		83	List
Elijah Golden Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Sarasota, FL Cardinal Mooney High School	6'4''	260		83	List
C.J. Sadler Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Detroit, MI Cass Technical High School	5'10''	175		82	List
Jalen Lott Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Frisco, TX Panther Creek High School	6'0''	170		82	List
Efrem White Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Vero Beach, FL Vero Beach Senior High School	6'2''	165		82	Florida State
Adam Balogoun-Ali Video \| Scouts Report	ILB	North Palm Beach, FL The Benjamin School	6'2''	215		82	List
Mack Sutter Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Dunlap, IL Dunlap High School	6'5''	220		82	List
Somourian Wingo Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Saint Augustine, FL Saint Augustine High School	6'2''	180		82	List
Titan Davis Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Saint Louis, MO De Smet Jesuit High School	6'5''	240		82	List
J.C. Anderson Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	Mount Zion, IL Mount Zion High School	6'6''	235		82	List
Jonas Williams Video \| Scouts Report	QB-DT	Bolingbrook, IL Lincoln-Way East High School	6'2''	200		82	Oregon
Joey O'Brien Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Wyndmoor, PA La Salle College High School	6'3''	175		82	List
Ayden Pouncey Video \| Scouts Report	S	Winter Park, FL Winter Park High School	6'3''	170		82	List
Jakob Weatherspoon Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Avon, OH Avon High School	5'10''	180		81	List
Jermaine Kinsler Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Ocala, FL Bergen Catholic High	6'6''	270		81	List
Cincere Johnson Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Cleveland, OH Glenville High School	6'3''	225		81	List
Breck Kolojay Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Bradenton, FL IMG Academy	6'6''	295		81	List
Jordan Thomas Video \| Scouts Report	S	Oradell, NJ Bergen Catholic High	6'1''	180		81	List
Zavion Griffin-Haynes Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Rolesville, NC Rolesville High School	6'6''	220		81	North Carolina
Daniel Odom Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Bellflower, CA St. John Bosco High School	6'2''	180		81	List
Nasir Rankin Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Chicago, IL Morgan Park High School	6'0''	180		81	List
Gregory Patrick Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Portage, MI Portage Northern High School	6'5''	260		81	List
Claude Mpouma Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Chicago, IL Wendell Phillips Academy	6'6''	310		81	List
Jaydin Broadnax Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Boca Raton, FL West Boca Raton High School	6'2''	180		81	List
Carson Sneed Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Old Hickory, TN Donelson Christian Academy	6'6''	220		81	Tennessee
Cameron McHaney Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Bradenton, FL IMG Academy	6'1''	315		81	List
Daniel Jennings Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Princeton, WV Princeton Senior High School	6'2''	225		81	Penn State
Gabe Hill Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Naperville, IL Naperville North High School	6'2''	240		80	List
Carter Meadows Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Washington, DC Gonzaga College High School	6'6''	215		80	List
Corbyn Fordham Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Jacksonville, FL The Bolles School	6'4''	220		80	List
McHale Blade Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy	6'5''	230		80	List
Kai Pritchard Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Toms River, NJ Monsignor Donovan High School	6'5''	290		80	List
Ben Nichols Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Davison, MI Davison High School	6'6''	320		80	List
Jordan Clay Video \| Scouts Report	WR	San Antonio, TX James Madison High School	6'3''	200		80	List
James Johnson Video \| Scouts Report	DT	North Fort Myers, FL North Fort Myers High School	6'3''	275		80	List
Jayden McGregory Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	West Des Moines, IA Valley High School	6'2''	190		80	List
Luke Wafle Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Princeton, NJ The Hun School Of Princeton	6'4''	235		80	List
Xavier Lherisse Video \| Scouts Report	S	Melbourne, FL Eau Gallie High School	5'11''	185		80	List
Cam Thomas Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	West Chester, OH Lakota West High School	6'1''	210		80	List
Jarius Rodgers Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Orange Park, FL Fleming Island High School	6'6''	210		80	List
Derek Zammit Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Wayne, NJ DePaul Catholic High School	6'1''	190		79	List
Roman Voss Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Jackson, MN Jackson County Central High	6'4''	220			List
Braeden Jones Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Chicago, IL Mount Carmel High School	6'4''	255			USC
Evan Hampton Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Owensboro, KY Owensboro High School	6'0''	200			List
Jack Janda Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	Orchard Lake, MI Saint Mary's Preparatory School	6'5''	235			List
Jaeden Ricketts Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Pataskala, OH Watkins Memorial High School	6'0''	190			Ohio State
Keenan Harris Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Saint Louis, MO Saint Louis University High	6'1''	225			List
J.J. Finch Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Indianapolis, IN Warren Central High School	6'3''	250			List
Casey Thomann Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Olney, IL East Richland High School	6'7''	305			List
Eugene Riordan Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Hinsdale, IL Hinsdale Central High School	6'5''	280			List
Khalief Canty Jr. Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Detroit, MI Cass Technical High School	6'5''	310			List
Ja'Kobe Clapper Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Cincinnati, OH Saint Xavier High School	6'2''	200			List
Kaden Gebhardt Video \| Scouts Report	S	Lewis Center, OH Olentangy High School	6'1''	195			List
Madden Williams Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Bellflower, CA St. John Bosco High School	6'2''	180			List
Dereon Coleman Video \| Scouts Report	QB-DT	Orlando, FL Jones High School	6'0''	160			Miami
Brody Keefe Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Charlotte, NC Myers Park High School	6'3''	190			List
Davon Grant Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	DeKalb, IL DeKalb High School	6'4''	200			List
Lincoln Keyes Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Saline, MI Saline High School	6'6''	230			Georgia
D.J. Bordeaux Video \| Scouts Report	QB-DT	Alpharetta, GA Douglas County High School	6'2''	190			List
Evan Jacobson Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	Waukee, IA Waukee High School	6'7''	220			List
Javari Barnett Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Tampa, FL Carrollwood Day School	6'0''	205			List
Semaj Beals Video \| Scouts Report	QB-DT	Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic High School	6'1''	170			List
George Haseotes Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Naples, FL Community School of Naples	6'2''	270			List
Michael Clayton II Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Sanford, FL Seminole High School	6'3''	200			Illinois Committed 11/10/2024
La'Darius Simmons Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Bunnell, FL Flagler Palm Coast High School	6'0''	180			List
Owen Cabell Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Nashville, TN Christ Presbyterian Academy	6'3''	195			List
Dionne Sims Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Houston, TX C. E. King High School	5'9''	160			List
Chase Enlow Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Princeton, NJ The Hun School Of Princeton	5'10''	185			List
Jaylen Pile Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Dallas, TX Parish Episcopal School	6'0''	180			List
Stephen Brown Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Chicago, IL Marist High School	6'6''	205			List
Lincoln Watkins Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Port Huron, MI Port Huron High School	6'4''	225			List
Landen Miree Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Cincinnati, OH Princeton High School	6'4''	225			List
Damion King IV Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Warren, MI De La Salle Collegiate High School	5'8''	160			List
Zachary Washington Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Wheaton, IL Saint Francis High School	6'2''	170			List
Nyqir Helton Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Atco, NJ Winslow Township High School	6'0''	175			List
Hudson Dunn Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Peoria, AZ Liberty High School	6'1''	205			List
Zaiden McDonald Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Newark, NJ Malcolm X. Shabazz High School	6'1''	190			List
Tyson Harley Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Washington, DC Gonzaga College High School	6'3''	215			List
Terrance Saryon Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Vancouver, WA Evergreen High School	5'10''	165			Washington
Tayveon Wilson Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Huntington, WV Huntington High School	6'3''	210			Clemson

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