2026 Season Preview
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| RANK | Player | Pos | Coll | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 |
OT |
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308lbs | 6-5 | 5.18 | 1 | 8.5 |
88.3
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Carter Smith arrived in Bloomington in spring 2022 as a four-star recruit from Olentangy Liberty High School in Powell, Ohio, wher... | |
63 |
WR |
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204lbs | 6-4 | 4.48 | 7 | 40.5 |
85.6
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A consensus three-star recruit out of Father Ryan in Nashville, Becker drew offers from Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Iowa and Northwester... | |
68 |
CB |
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187lbs | 6-1 | 4.38 | 9 | 55.7 |
85.4
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Jamari Sharpe grew up in Miami and played wide receiver at Northwestern Senior High School for three years before switching to cor... | |
76 |
WR |
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203lbs | 6-3 | 4.38 | 3 | 32.3 |
85.0
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Nick Marsh grew up in Detroit and played at River Rouge High School, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, a... | |
92 |
QB |
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200lbs | 6-2 | 4.90 | 18 | 111 |
84.3
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Josh Hoover threw for 9,953 yards and 108 touchdowns across three seasons at Rockwall-Heath High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth M... | |
129 |
CB |
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191lbs | 6-1 | 4.45 | 13 | 179.5 |
82.4
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A.J. Harris burst onto the national radar as a five-star recruit at Phenix City Central in Alabama, having spent part of his child... | |
241 |
DL |
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275lbs | 6-4 | 4.90 | 34 | 239.5 |
76.4
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A lightly recruited lineman out of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Landino originally committed to James Madison before flipping to Indiana ... | |
315 |
QB |
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197lbs | 6-3 | 4.75 | 13 | 83.8 |
67.5
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The 2023 Gatorade Florida Player of the Year out of Bishop Verot in Fort Myers, Smith threw for 2,223 yards with 29 touchdowns and... |
| RANK | Player | Pos | Coll | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
QB |
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236lbs | 6-5 | 4.85 | 1 | 4.7 |
90.0
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Fernando Mendoza was a lightly recruited quarterback out of Christopher Columbus High School in Miami who originally committed to ... | |
35 |
WR |
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199lbs | 6-0 | 4.42 | 6 | 32.8 |
86.1
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Omar Cooper Jr. came out of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis as a four-star Rivals recruit ranked No. 155 nationally. He... | |
48 |
CB |
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182lbs | 5-9 | 4.36 | 10 | 48.4 |
85.3
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Before covering future Ohio State star Jeremiah Smith daily in practice at Chaminade-Madonna Prep, D'Angelo Ponds was winning stat... | |
77 |
WR |
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210lbs | 6-2 | 4.53 | 14 | 71 |
84.8
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Elijah Sarratt played his prep ball at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore under head coach Messay Hailemariam, earning all-state hon... | |
154 |
DE |
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265lbs | 6-1 | 4.90 | 33 | 116.3 |
82.5
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A senior season at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia, that produced 34 tackles for loss and 15 sacks earned Mikail Kam... | |
168 |
S |
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191lbs | 5-11 | 4.63 | 57 | 241.2 |
82.1
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Louis Moore a product of Corsicana, Texas, Moore spent three years at Navarro Community College, where he split time between wid... | |
204 |
C |
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311lbs | 6-5 | 5.19 | 47 | 204.5 |
81.1
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Blocking alongside Joe Alt and paving the way for Audric Estime's program-record 18 rushing touchdowns at Notre Dame is where most... | |
224 |
TE |
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250lbs | 6-2 | 4.66 | 18 | 194.6 |
80.7
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A walk-on linebacker at Wisconsin, Nowakowski converted to fullback in 2022 and then made the full-time move to tight end in ... | |
226 |
RB |
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210lbs | 5-10 | 4.45 | 16 | 203.3 |
80.6
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Salem High School in Virginia Beach watched Kaelon Black pile up 3,360 career rushing yards and 55 touchdowns across three varsity... | |
239 |
LB |
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232lbs | 6-1 | 4.76 | 26 | 189.3 |
79.9
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Aiden Fisher walked on at James Madison in 2022, the program's first season as an FBS member, with no recruiting star next to... | |
261 |
RB |
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208lbs | 6-0 | 4.54 | 19 | 217.6 |
79.0
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Roman Hemby emerged as a dynamic playmaker for Maryland over the past two seasons. The Baltimore native redshirted in 2021 before ... | |
392 |
OT |
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319lbs | 6-6 | 5.10 | 97 | 515.5 |
74.0
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Zen Michalski from Floyd Central High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. Followin... | |
437 |
WR |
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203lbs | 6-4 | 4.50 | 71 | 464 |
70.0
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E.J. Williams Jr. from Central High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After high... |
| RANK | Player | Pos | Coll | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
143 |
QB |
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223lbs | 6-5 | 4.74 | 14 | 226.6 |
82.5
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A tale of two journeys defines Kurtis Rourke's path to the NFL Draft. The Ontario native first carved out his legacy at Ohio Unive... | |
188 |
DT |
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317lbs | 6-2 | 4.95 | 37 | 114.3 |
80.0
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The former Kent State standout took his talents to Bloomington for his final collegiate season and turned himself into a legitimat... | |
340 |
OT |
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319lbs | 6-7 | 5.22 | 65 | 312.8 |
74.0
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The Wales, Wisconsin native made his mark at Kettle Moraine High School before joining the Wisconsin Badgers' program. During his ... |
| RANK | Player | Pos | Coll | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
272 |
LB |
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231lbs | 6-1 | 4.75 | 31 | 267.4 |
76.0
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Aaron Casey from Alexander High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. After high sch... |