Position Board
2026 Tight Ends Recruiting Rankings
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- Ranked Recruits
- 172
- Committed Schools
- 91
- Blue-Chips
- 25
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Ranked recruits
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Team | Stars | Rating | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendre Harrison Reidsville | Oregon | 5★ | 0.989 | North Carolina |
| 2 | Ian Premer Great Bend | Notre Dame | 5★ | 0.988 | Kansas |
| 3 | Mark Bowman Mater Dei | USC | 5★ | 0.988 | California |
| 4 | Kaiden Prothro Bowdon | Georgia | 4★ | 0.983 | Georgia |
| 5 | Mack Sutter Dunlap | Alabama | 4★ | 0.950 | Illinois |
| 6 | Brock Harris Pine View | BYU | 4★ | 0.950 | Utah |
| 7 | Gavin Mueller South Elgin | Miami | 4★ | 0.937 | Illinois |
| 8 | Brayden Fogle Lexington | Georgia | 4★ | 0.924 | Ohio |
| 9 | Xavier Tiller Langston Hughes | Florida State | 4★ | 0.924 | Georgia |
| 10 | Lincoln Keyes Saline | Georgia | 4★ | 0.920 | Michigan |
| 11 | JC Anderson Mt. Zion | LSU | 4★ | 0.918 | Illinois |
| 12 | Matt Ludwig Billings West | Texas Tech | 4★ | 0.915 | Montana |
| 13 | Zayion Cotton Grenada | Mississippi State | 4★ | 0.909 | Mississippi |
| 14 | Kaeden Johnson Fort Bend Marshall | Texas A&M | 4★ | 0.909 | Texas |
| 15 | Tyler Ruxer Heritage Hills | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.907 | Indiana |
| 16 | Pierce Petersohn Triton | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.903 | Minnesota |
| 17 | Israel Briggs Clovis | Miami | 4★ | 0.902 | California |
| 18 | Jamel Howse Newberry | App State | 4★ | 0.901 | South Carolina |
| 19 | Preston Fryzel Central Catholic | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.901 | Ohio |
| 20 | Hayden Vercher Thousand Oaks | Arizona State | 4★ | 0.900 | California |
| 21 | Ty Goettsche Cherry Creek | BYU | 4★ | 0.897 | Colorado |
| 22 | Evan Jacobson Waukee | Texas A&M | 4★ | 0.897 | Iowa |
| 23 | Joey Caudill Lexington | Michigan State | 4★ | 0.893 | Ohio |
| 24 | Luke Brewer Norwalk | Iowa | 4★ | 0.891 | Iowa |
| 25 | Caleb Tafua Mesa | Texas A&M | 4★ | 0.891 | Arizona |
| 26 | Mason Bonner Mullen | 3★ | 0.888 | Colorado | |
| 27 | Jaivion Martin Willis | Houston | 3★ | 0.888 | Texas |
| 28 | Camden Jensen Heritage | 3★ | 0.887 | Colorado | |
| 29 | Nick Lautar Lebanon | 3★ | 0.886 | Ohio | |
| 30 | William Vaughn Kings Mountain | 3★ | 0.886 | North Carolina | |
| 31 | Kentrell White Midtown | 3★ | 0.886 | Georgia | |
| 32 | Javonte Williams Northwest | 3★ | 0.886 | Maryland | |
| 33 | Taimane Purcell Kamehameha | California | 3★ | 0.886 | Hawaii |
| 34 | Zachery Turner Duncanville | 3★ | 0.884 | Texas | |
| 35 | Javar Bowden Bay | 3★ | 0.883 | Florida | |
| 36 | Henry Gabalis Archbishop Murphy | Arizona | 3★ | 0.883 | Washington |
| 37 | Jack Sievers Archbishop Murphy | Wisconsin | 3★ | 0.883 | Washington |
| 38 | Nathan Agyemang Kell | 3★ | 0.882 | Georgia | |
| 39 | Khalid Worthy Holy Innocents Episcopal School | 3★ | 0.880 | Georgia | |
| 40 | Lincoln Watkins Port Huron Northern | 3★ | 0.880 | Michigan | |
| 41 | Corbyn Fordham The Bolles School | 3★ | 0.880 | Florida | |
| 42 | Landen Miree Princeton | 3★ | 0.879 | Ohio | |
| 43 | Parker Elmore Columbus North | 3★ | 0.878 | Indiana | |
| 44 | Damon Hall Jr. St. Frances Academy | 3★ | 0.878 | Maryland | |
| 45 | Carson Sneed Donelson Christian Academy | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.878 | Tennessee |
| 46 | Ryder Mix Frisco Lone Star | 3★ | 0.877 | Texas | |
| 47 | Kekua Aumua Kahuku | 3★ | 0.877 | Hawaii | |
| 48 | Luke Sorensen Servite | 3★ | 0.877 | California | |
| 49 | Eddie Whiting Jefferson | 3★ | 0.874 | South Dakota | |
| 50 | Kevin Sullivan Rockhurst | 3★ | 0.874 | Missouri | |
| 51 | ArMari Towns Southside | 3★ | 0.874 | Alabama | |
| 52 | DJ Howerton Grimsley | 3★ | 0.873 | North Carolina | |
| 53 | Kai Wesley Orem | 3★ | 0.873 | Utah | |
| 54 | Ryan Brekke Owyhee | 3★ | 0.873 | Idaho | |
| 55 | Arley Morrell Pratt | 3★ | 0.873 | Kansas | |
| 56 | Jack Utz Platte County | 3★ | 0.873 | Missouri | |
| 57 | Isaac Jensen Millard South | Missouri | 3★ | 0.873 | Nebraska |
| 58 | Gabe Weaver Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day | 3★ | 0.872 | Missouri | |
| 59 | Ben Moseley Cherokee County | 3★ | 0.871 | Alabama | |
| 60 | PJ MacFarlane Lakota East | 3★ | 0.871 | Ohio | |
| 61 | Adam Gehm Seneca Valley | 3★ | 0.871 | Pennsylvania | |
| 62 | Keawe Browne Centennial | 3★ | 0.870 | California | |
| 63 | Tilden Riley Orangeburg Preparatory School | Vanderbilt | 3★ | 0.870 | South Carolina |
| 64 | Jack Janda Catholic Central | Wisconsin | 3★ | 0.870 | Michigan |
| 65 | Jalen Williams Bloomington South | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.868 | Indiana |
| 66 | Parker Ord Frisco Panther Creek | BYU | 3★ | 0.868 | Texas |
| 67 | Kobie Watson Frontier | 3★ | 0.867 | California | |
| 68 | Marcus Monroe North Raleigh Christian Academy | Stanford | 3★ | 0.867 | North Carolina |
| 69 | Cooper McCutchan Archbishop Moeller | Purdue | 3★ | 0.867 | Ohio |
| 70 | Sam Hamilton Archbishop Moeller | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.867 | Ohio |
| 71 | Will Vala Downers Grove North | Illinois | 3★ | 0.867 | Illinois |
| 72 | Drake DeBaun Shawnee Mission South | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.866 | Kansas |
| 73 | Destin Mitchell St. Frances Academy | 3★ | 0.865 | Maryland | |
| 74 | Maddox Hunstad Beachside | Bowling Green | 3★ | 0.865 | Florida |
| 75 | Luca Wolf NFL Academy | California | 3★ | 0.865 | EN |
| 76 | Parker Almanza Byron Nelson | Baylor | 3★ | 0.864 | Texas |
| 77 | Adam Land Mosley | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.864 | Florida |
| 78 | Jude Cascone Walton | 3★ | 0.864 | Georgia | |
| 79 | Dream Rashad Buford | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.863 | Georgia |
| 80 | Max Roche Niceville | James Madison | 3★ | 0.862 | Florida |
| 81 | Braden Bach Argyle | TCU | 3★ | 0.862 | Texas |
| 82 | Andre Nickerson Inglewood | SMU | 3★ | 0.861 | California |
| 83 | Kade Bush Chanhassen | Arkansas | 3★ | 0.861 | Minnesota |
| 84 | Brady Owens Yorktown | Rutgers | 3★ | 0.860 | Virginia |
| 85 | Luke Hutchinson Avon Old Farms | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.860 | Tennessee |
| 86 | Jaden Hernandez Long Beach Poly | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.860 | California |
| 87 | Jude Nelson Millikan | Utah State | 3★ | 0.858 | California |
| 88 | Brayden Marko Gonzaga | Maryland | 3★ | 0.857 | District of Columbia |
| 89 | Colby Simpson Oaks Christian | Tulane | 3★ | 0.856 | California |
| 90 | Derron Gray Jr. Columbus Africentric Early College | Bowling Green | 3★ | 0.855 | Ohio |
| 91 | Preston McDaniel Thunder Ridge | Utah State | 3★ | 0.855 | Idaho |
| 92 | Julius Mathis Holmes County Central | South Alabama | 3★ | 0.855 | Mississippi |
| 93 | Eli Wilt Ensworth | Western Kentucky | 3★ | 0.855 | Tennessee |
| 94 | Bryton Niu Lehi | 3★ | 0.854 | Utah | |
| 95 | Stephen Brown Marist | NC State | 3★ | 0.854 | Illinois |
| 96 | Garrett Essner Rock Bridge | Memphis | 3★ | 0.854 | Missouri |
| 97 | Maximilian Tillfeldt Retsler RIG Academy | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.853 | SWED |
| 98 | Aidan Woods Abingdon | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.853 | Virginia |
| 99 | Brady Shust St. Joseph Regional | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.852 | New Jersey |
| 100 | Carter Bashir Neumann Goretti | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.852 | Pennsylvania |
| 101 | Wyatt Villarreal Celina | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.852 | Texas |
| 102 | Isaiah Pina South Lake | Virginia Tech | 3★ | 0.852 | Florida |
| 103 | Dominick Barry Center Grove | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.851 | Indiana |
| 104 | Bear Fisher Queen Creek | Utah | 3★ | 0.851 | Arizona |
| 105 | Cole Albers Minster | 3★ | 0.850 | Ohio | |
| 106 | Brooks Hall Platte County | UCF | 3★ | 0.850 | Missouri |
| 107 | Liam Fuller Bishop McDevitt | Temple | 3★ | 0.850 | Pennsylvania |
| 108 | Nathan Piggott Athens | Eastern Michigan | 3★ | 0.850 | Michigan |
| 109 | Owen Pollock Big Walnut | Florida Atlantic | 3★ | 0.850 | Ohio |
| 110 | Ayden Passley Jupiter | Florida International | 3★ | 0.850 | Florida |
| 111 | Colton Hider Valley Christian | 2502 | 3★ | 0.850 | California |
| 112 | Benny Okwura Katy Jordan | UTEP | 3★ | 0.850 | Texas |
| 113 | Ryan Rocheleau Lake Orion Community | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.850 | Michigan |
| 114 | Walker Kelley T.L. Hanna | 2747 | 3★ | 0.850 | South Carolina |
| 115 | Xavier Anderson Spring Mills | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.850 | West Virginia |
| 116 | J'Qwan Crosby Stratford | Georgia Southern | 3★ | 0.850 | South Carolina |
| 117 | Drew Byrd Rocky Mountain | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.850 | Idaho |
| 118 | Jack Ellis St Vincent De Paul | San Diego State | 3★ | 0.848 | California |
| 119 | Luke Galer Del Oro | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.848 | California |
| 120 | George Rohl Ellsworth | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.847 | Wisconsin |
| 121 | Brice Williamson Prince Avenue Christian School | App State | 3★ | 0.847 | Georgia |
| 122 | Crosby Kelly Campolindo | San Diego State | 3★ | 0.847 | California |
| 123 | Elijah Muliufi Bethel | San Diego State | 3★ | 0.846 | Washington |
| 124 | Gavin Gregory West Branch | 3★ | 0.845 | Ohio | |
| 125 | Zack Wagner De La Salle Collegiate | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.845 | Michigan |
| 126 | Kaden Glover Thousand Oaks | Navy | 3★ | 0.845 | California |
| 127 | Tyler Klaner Boonville | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.845 | Indiana |
| 128 | Broderick Peters McComb | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.845 | Mississippi |
| 129 | Paxton Dobbs Alexander | 2698 | 3★ | 0.845 | Georgia |
| 130 | Bryce McDaniel Hughson | Fresno State | 3★ | 0.845 | California |
| 131 | Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu Millard South | Fresno State | 3★ | 0.845 | Nebraska |
| 132 | Gavin Barber Mooresville | App State | 3★ | 0.842 | North Carolina |
| 133 | Eli Pietrowski Corbin | 3★ | 0.840 | Kentucky | |
| 134 | Quintin Roy Pine Bluff | 3★ | 0.840 | Arkansas | |
| 135 | Matthew Tybor Lawrence Academy | Massachusetts | 3★ | 0.840 | Massachusetts |
| 136 | Max Leeper Claremont | New Mexico | 3★ | 0.840 | California |
| 137 | Trent Taylor Perry | Bowling Green | 3★ | 0.840 | Ohio |
| 138 | Dre Walker Crockett County | 2110 | 3★ | 0.840 | Tennessee |
| 139 | Armaad Sharp East St. Louis | Eastern Michigan | 3★ | 0.840 | Illinois |
| 140 | Kenneth Morgan Tampa Catholic | Georgia State | 3★ | 0.840 | Florida |
| 141 | William Mayes Katy Tompkins | Louisiana Tech | 3★ | 0.840 | Texas |
| 142 | Beckham Hofland Los Alamitos | Boise State | 3★ | 0.840 | California |
| 143 | Landon Cook De La Salle | Oregon State | 3★ | 0.838 | California |
| 144 | Russell Crawford Marshall | Texas State | 3★ | 0.838 | Texas |
| 145 | Jerious Singletary Huntsville | 3★ | 0.835 | Texas | |
| 146 | Brady Shelton Brighton | Eastern Michigan | 3★ | 0.835 | Michigan |
| 147 | Kam Taylor Woodruff | Liberty | 3★ | 0.835 | South Carolina |
| 148 | Jackson Stoner Rockwall | UTEP | 3★ | 0.835 | Texas |
| 149 | Rowen Walsh Our Lady of Good Counsel | Delaware | 3★ | 0.835 | Maryland |
| 150 | Vai Fanuaea Nanakuli | Hawai'i | 3★ | 0.835 | Hawaii |
| 151 | Luke Lopez Chino Hills | 3★ | 0.830 | California | |
| 152 | Na'o Tito St. John Bosco | Sacramento State | 3★ | 0.830 | California |
| 153 | Adrian Ortiz Chaparral | 172 | 3★ | 0.830 | California |
| 154 | Zander Barth Three Rivers | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.830 | Michigan |
| 155 | Davis Brown Rolesville | Florida International | 3★ | 0.830 | North Carolina |
| 156 | Walker Kirkland Wesleyan School | Georgia State | 3★ | 0.830 | Georgia |
| 157 | Colten Cole Sulphur | Rice | 3★ | 0.830 | Oklahoma |
| 158 | Gabe Sema Erie | 2464 | 3★ | 0.830 | Colorado |
| 159 | Trysten Laughlin Kingwood | UTSA | 3★ | 0.830 | Texas |
| 160 | Zane Gerbo Grace M. Davis | Fresno State | 3★ | 0.830 | California |
| 161 | TJ Sabatucci Canon-McMillan | Buffalo | 3★ | 0.825 | Pennsylvania |
| 162 | Johan Camacho El Paso Bowie | UTEP | 3★ | 0.825 | Texas |
| 163 | Ish Muhammad Bishop Lynch | Wyoming | 3★ | 0.825 | Texas |
| 164 | Damien Miles Granada | 3★ | 0.820 | California | |
| 165 | Philip Swann Starkville | 3★ | 0.820 | Mississippi | |
| 166 | Evan Pyron Hellgate | 149 | 3★ | 0.820 | Montana |
| 167 | Dyson Richards American Fork | 2692 | 3★ | 0.820 | Utah |
| 168 | Owen Shannon Mater Dei | 3★ | 0.810 | California | |
| 169 | Chase Tatum Cass | Kennesaw State | 3★ | 0.810 | Georgia |
| 170 | Paolo Seltenreich Burbank | 3★ | 0.800 | California | |
| 171 | Dawson McFadin Conway | Arkansas State | 3★ | 0.800 | Arkansas |
| 172 | Terion Mathis Victor Valley | 2692 | 3★ | 0.800 | California |