State Recruiting

2026 Kentucky High School Football Recruits

Follow the strongest Kentucky prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.

2026 National Rankings2026 Offensive Linemen
Ranked Recruits
32
Committed Programs
15
Blue-Chips
4

Destination programs

Kentucky recruit board

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

RankRecruitPositionTeamStarsRating
1Josiah Hope
North Hardin
DLPurdue4★0.893
2Karsten Busch
St. Xavier
LBMiami4★0.892
3Jarvis Strickland
Paducah Tilghman
OTLouisville4★0.892
4Evan Hampton
Owensboro
RBVanderbilt4★0.891
5Jacob Savage
Ryle
LB3★0.873
6Marlon Harbin
St. Xavier
ATHLouisville3★0.872
7Bryten Close
Taylor County
OTLouisville3★0.868
8Cam O'Hara
Cooper
QBWestern Kentucky3★0.866
9Chayce Burton
Louisville Male
RB3★0.865
10Sam Dawson
South Oldham
DLLouisville3★0.864
11Corey Warner
Dupont Manual
CBMassachusetts3★0.855
12Max Merz
Highlands
IOLLouisville3★0.852
13Jay'Quan Crawford
Franklin County
RB3★0.850
14A'Davion Dale
Martha Layne Collins
CB3★0.850
15Ronald Lunz
North Hardin
WR3★0.850
16Stone Perkins
Christian Academy of Louisville
ATHBall State3★0.850
17Dylan Lee
Ryle
ATH21423★0.850
18David Pellman
Dupont Manual
IOL21983★0.850
19Hank James
Paducah Tilghman
STroy3★0.850
20Isaiah Jackson
Rockcastle County
ATHLouisville3★0.847
21Noah Winsley
Bryan Station
OT3★0.840
22Eli Pietrowski
Corbin
TE3★0.840
23Jerrick Martin
Glasgow
WRMissouri State3★0.840
24Baron Hardesty
Bullitt East
DL3★0.830
25Jahbarri Frost
Trinity
DL3★0.830
26John Luke Minner
Sayre School
EDGE2253★0.830
27William Sandfoss
Newport Central Catholic
OTMarshall3★0.830
28Jackson Settle
Christian Academy of Louisville
LB3★0.820
29Ben Myers
Paducah Tilghman
IOL3★0.820
30Nate Shields
Trinity
IOL3223★0.820
31Trevy Barber
Bowling Green
WR3★0.800
32Elijah Ward
Frederick Douglass
CB3★0.800