State Recruiting
2026 North Carolina High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest North Carolina prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 86
- Committed Programs
- 35
- Blue-Chips
- 20
Destination programs
- 21 recruits
- App State5 recruits
- North Carolina5 recruits
- East Carolina4 recruits
- South Carolina4 recruits
North Carolina recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faizon Brandon Grimsley | QB | Tennessee | 5★ | 0.995 |
| 2 | Rodney Dunham Myers Park | EDGE | Notre Dame | 5★ | 0.994 |
| 3 | Kendre Harrison Reidsville | TE | Oregon | 5★ | 0.989 |
| 4 | Ekene Ogboko South Garner | OT | Georgia | 5★ | 0.984 |
| 5 | Aiden Harris Weddington | DL | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.958 |
| 6 | Pierre Dean West Forsyth | EDGE | Georgia | 4★ | 0.955 |
| 7 | Samari Matthews Hough | CB | Texas | 4★ | 0.954 |
| 8 | Keshawn Stancil Clayton | DL | Miami | 4★ | 0.953 |
| 9 | Ebenezer Ewetade South Garner | EDGE | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.948 |
| 10 | Gordon Sellars Providence Day School | WR | Clemson | 4★ | 0.931 |
| 11 | Leo Delaney Providence Day School | IOL | Clemson | 4★ | 0.927 |
| 12 | Thomas Davis Jr. Weddington | LB | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.913 |
| 13 | Camdin Portis Myers Park | CB | Miami | 4★ | 0.912 |
| 14 | Grant Lawless East Lincoln | QB | Wake Forest | 4★ | 0.910 |
| 15 | Noah Clark C.E. Jordan | DL | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.907 |
| 16 | Kosci Barnes Grimsley | CB | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.904 |
| 17 | J.B. Shabazz East Forsyth | OT | North Carolina | 4★ | 0.899 |
| 18 | Elijah Littlejohn West Charlotte | LB | Georgia | 4★ | 0.894 |
| 19 | Trashawn Ruffin North Duplin | DL | North Carolina | 4★ | 0.894 |
| 20 | Andrew Harris Weddington | EDGE | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.893 |
| 21 | Zavion Griffin-Haynes Rolesville | EDGE | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.890 |
| 22 | Jace McCallum Hickory Ridge | EDGE | Vanderbilt | 3★ | 0.890 |
| 23 | Damaad Lewis Myers Park | DL | Florida State | 3★ | 0.890 |
| 24 | William Vaughn Kings Mountain | TE | 3★ | 0.886 | |
| 25 | Keysaun Eleazer Southeast Raleigh | EDGE | 3★ | 0.881 | |
| 26 | Lyrik Pettis Crest | S | 3★ | 0.880 | |
| 27 | Tyran Evans Hough | WR | 3★ | 0.880 | |
| 28 | Ethan Wilson North Pitt | EDGE | 3★ | 0.880 | |
| 29 | Ben Boulware Oak Grove | DL | 3★ | 0.880 | |
| 30 | Terande Spencer Richmond | EDGE | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.880 |
| 31 | D'Various Surratt Crest | S | 3★ | 0.877 | |
| 32 | Nick Reddish Independence | S | 3★ | 0.877 | |
| 33 | Manny Lewis Marvin Ridge | EDGE | 3★ | 0.877 | |
| 34 | Jamal Rule Charlotte Christian | RB | 3★ | 0.873 | |
| 35 | DJ Howerton Grimsley | TE | 3★ | 0.873 | |
| 36 | Kamdon Gillespie Mooresville | DL | 3★ | 0.872 | |
| 37 | Brody Keefe Myers Park | WR | 3★ | 0.872 | |
| 38 | Donovan Johnson Pine Forest | DL | 3★ | 0.872 | |
| 39 | Aiden Smalls Clayton | ATH | 3★ | 0.871 | |
| 40 | Jaire Richburg East Forsyth | WR | 3★ | 0.871 | |
| 41 | Alex Voss Marvin Ridge | WR | 3★ | 0.871 | |
| 42 | Gavin Waddell Rolesville | WR | Louisville | 3★ | 0.868 |
| 43 | Caleb Gordon Ashbrook | LB | NC State | 3★ | 0.867 |
| 44 | Marcus Monroe North Raleigh Christian Academy | TE | Stanford | 3★ | 0.867 |
| 45 | Dallas Brannon Independence | ATH | Virginia | 3★ | 0.866 |
| 46 | Ja'Vaughn Hargett Southern | OT | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.865 |
| 47 | Zaid Lott Providence Day School | QB | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.863 |
| 48 | Tyrell Simpson North Brunswick | OT | Virginia Tech | 3★ | 0.863 |
| 49 | Jayden Griffin-Haynes Rolesville | LB | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.862 |
| 50 | Gannon Jones Cardinal Gibbons | QB | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.862 |
| 51 | Devin Goldston Leesville Road | WR | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.862 |
| 52 | KD Cotton Weddington | ATH | Duke | 3★ | 0.861 |
| 53 | Nick Kashubara Grimsley | OT | App State | 3★ | 0.861 |
| 54 | Brody Norman Mooresville | QB | Temple | 3★ | 0.861 |
| 55 | Marcus Sales Jr. Cox Mill | ATH | 3★ | 0.860 | |
| 56 | Rai'shawn Elmore Porter Ridge | WR | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.860 |
| 57 | Braylon Peebles Cardinal Gibbons | CB | 231 | 3★ | 0.860 |
| 58 | Jayson Franklin Seventy-First | RB | South Florida | 3★ | 0.860 |
| 59 | Kyle Bynes Palisades | S | James Madison | 3★ | 0.858 |
| 60 | Jarvis Potts Hough | IOL | App State | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 61 | Brennan Chambers Kinston | WR | Marshall | 3★ | 0.855 |
| 62 | Jackson Debe Providence | QB | 3★ | 0.851 | |
| 63 | Ely Hamrick Crest | QB | Virginia | 3★ | 0.851 |
| 64 | Tyreek Copper Kinston | WR | NC State | 3★ | 0.850 |
| 65 | Josh Hines Myers Park | S | Charlotte | 3★ | 0.850 |
| 66 | Makijah Latiker Trinity Christian School | EDGE | UConn | 3★ | 0.850 |
| 67 | Jacob Smith Reagan | QB | NC State | 3★ | 0.849 |
| 68 | Micah Bright Hough | S | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.848 |
| 69 | Dorrian Medley Hickory | S | App State | 3★ | 0.848 |
| 70 | Eisa Evans Reagan | OT | App State | 3★ | 0.846 |
| 71 | Noah Terry Cardinal Gibbons | RB | 3★ | 0.845 | |
| 72 | L.J. Porter Hough | ATH | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.845 |
| 73 | Jaleel Parker Jack Britt | S | Liberty | 3★ | 0.845 |
| 74 | Gavin Barber Mooresville | TE | App State | 3★ | 0.842 |
| 75 | Christopher Bispham Havelock | DL | James Madison | 3★ | 0.842 |
| 76 | Rob Lange Northwest Guilford | EDGE | 3★ | 0.840 | |
| 77 | Malachi Harris Rolesville | DL | Old Dominion | 3★ | 0.840 |
| 78 | Chris HIlliard Hough | DL | Old Dominion | 3★ | 0.838 |
| 79 | Donte Nicholson West Charlotte | WR | Charlotte | 3★ | 0.835 |
| 80 | Preston Broadway Metrolina Christian Academy | IOL | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.830 |
| 81 | Davis Brown Rolesville | TE | Florida International | 3★ | 0.830 |
| 82 | Jeremiah Deese Northeast Guilford | S | Old Dominion | 3★ | 0.830 |
| 83 | Dominic Basrawala Charlotte Catholic | DL | Army | 3★ | 0.830 |
| 84 | David Green High Point Christian Academy | K | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.828 |
| 85 | Carson Jones Providence | K | Liberty | 3★ | 0.810 |
| 86 | Aedyn Buchanan Page | OT | Florida Atlantic | 3★ | 0.800 |