State Recruiting
2026 Minnesota High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Minnesota prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 14
- Committed Programs
- 8
- Blue-Chips
- 4
Destination programs
- 5 recruits
- Minnesota3 recruits
- Arkansas1 recruits
- Iowa1 recruits
- Iowa State1 recruits
Minnesota recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howie Johnson Forest Lake | DL | Minnesota | 4★ | 0.923 |
| 2 | Pierce Petersohn Triton | TE | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.903 |
| 3 | Roman Voss Jackson County Central | ATH | Minnesota | 4★ | 0.902 |
| 4 | Andrew Trout Rocori | OT | Minnesota | 4★ | 0.897 |
| 5 | Owen Linder Chanhassen | OT | Iowa | 3★ | 0.883 |
| 6 | Sawyer Jezierski Edina | DL | 3★ | 0.872 | |
| 7 | Caleb Francois Minnetonka | RB | 3★ | 0.870 | |
| 8 | Kade Bush Chanhassen | TE | Arkansas | 3★ | 0.861 |
| 9 | Jayden Moore Hopkins | WR | 3★ | 0.850 | |
| 10 | Brayden Dozier Maple Grove | S | North Dakota State | 3★ | 0.850 |
| 11 | Ajibola Afuye Stillwater Area | DL | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.847 |
| 12 | Ethan Beckman Prior Lake | IOL | 3★ | 0.843 | |
| 13 | Mason West Edina | QB | 3★ | 0.830 | |
| 14 | Braden Petzel Mankato East | OT | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.830 |