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 Rivals/On3Georgia65USC11Notre Dame42Texas A&M98Texas810Oregon33Alabama24Tennessee77Ohio State56Michigan1112LSU1311Miami (FL)109Florida1613Florida State1414Clemson1919North Carolina1718South Carolina2015Washington1216Oklahoma1517SMU2524BYU2125Illinois2322Texas Tech1820Ole Miss2223Virginia 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 247SportsRivals/On3Lamar BrownDefensive tackleLSU1410Jackson CantwellOffensive tackleMiami (FL)373Keisean HendersonQuarterbackHouston414Jared CurtisQuarterbackVanderbilt532Zion EleeDefensive endMaryland296Faizon BrandonQuarterbackTennessee92NRKelvin ObotOffensive tackleUtahNRNR5Luke WafleDefensive endUSCNRNR1Keenyi PepeOffensive tackleUSC195NRCarter MeadowsDefensive endMichiganNR66Dia BellQuarterbackTexas6NRNRChris Henry Jr.Wide receiverOhio State73231Rodney DunhamDefensive endNotre DameNR810Richard WesleyDefensive endTexas8NR17Savion HiterRunning backMichiganNR188Grayson McKeoghOffensive tackleNotre DameNRNR9Tristen KeysWide receiverTennessee1010NRDerrek CooperRunning backTexas11NRNRFelix OjoOffensive tackleTexas TechNR11NRKhary WilderDefensive endOhio State817822Richard AndersonDefensive tackleLSUNR1218JaReylan McCoyDefensive endFlorida12NRNRJay TimmonsCornerbackOhio State454512LaDamion GuytonLinebackerTexas Tech1315NRXavier GriffinLinebackerAlabamaNR13NRDarius GrayOffensive lineSouth CarolinaNR14NRKendre' HarrisonTight endOregon14NRNREkene OgbokoOffensive tackleGeorgiaNRNR14Immanuel IheanachoOffensive tackleOregon15NRNRJermaine BishopAthleteTexasNR16NRJireh EdwardsSafetyAlabama16NRNRJalen LotWide receiverOregonNRNR16Tyler AtkinsonLinebackerTexas17NRNRJorden EdmondsCornerbackAlabamaNR17NRBrandon ArringtonAthleteTexas A&M18NRNREzavier CrowellRunning backAlabamaNRNR19Anthony JonesLinebackerOregonNR19NRKodi GreeneOffensive tackle WashingtonNR20NRJase MathewsWide receiverOle MissNRNR20Kaiden ProthroTight endGeorgia20NRNRJerquaden GuilfordWide receiverOhio State7616417 NR= Not ranked inside top 20
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