State Recruiting

2026 Ohio High School Football Recruits

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

2026 National Rankings2026 Defensive Linemen
Ranked Recruits
161
Committed Programs
52
Blue-Chips
22

Destination programs

Ohio recruit board

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

RankRecruitPositionTeamStarsRating
1Elbert Hill
Archbishop Hoban
CBUSC4★0.978
2Cincere Johnson
Glenville
LBOhio State4★0.976
3Sam Greer
Archbishop Hoban
OTOhio State4★0.976
4Victor Singleton
Central Catholic
CBTexas A&M4★0.954
5Shahn Alston
Harvey
RBUSC4★0.952
6Milan Parris
Walsh Jesuit
WRMiami4★0.946
7Jakob Weatherspoon
Avon
SNorth Carolina4★0.941
8Maxwell Riley
Avon Lake
IOLOhio State4★0.930
9Ben Congdon
Tuscarawas Valley
OTMiami4★0.929
10Matt Ponatoski
Archbishop Moeller
QBKentucky4★0.926
11Brayden Fogle
Lexington
TEGeorgia4★0.924
12Favour Akih
Rutherford B. Hayes
RBOhio State4★0.915
13CJ Sanna
Olentangy
LBOhio State4★0.912
14Adam Guthrie
Miami Trace
OTClemson4★0.908
15Henry Ohlinger
Grandview Heights
ATHIndiana4★0.907
16Preston Fryzel
Central Catholic
TENotre Dame4★0.901
17Brayden Reilly
St. Xavier
LBClemson4★0.899
18Storm Miller
Strongsville
LBTexas A&M4★0.897
19Lance Dawson
Avon
DLCincinnati4★0.894
20Jaeden Ricketts
Watkins Memorial
WROhio State4★0.893
21Joey Caudill
Lexington
TEMichigan State4★0.893
22Ja'Dyn Williams
Washington
LBIndiana4★0.892
23Malachi Ervin
Pickerington North
EDGEBuffalo3★0.889
24Parker Crim
Elida
EDGEIllinois3★0.889
25Jakobe Clapper
St. Xavier
LBNotre Dame3★0.889
26Payton Cook
Archbishop Hoban
WRLouisville3★0.889
27Cam Thomas
Lakota West
LB3★0.887
28Kyndall McCaleb
Riverside
RB3★0.887
29Jamarcus Whyce
Trotwood-Madison
DL3★0.887
30Nick Lautar
Lebanon
TE3★0.886
31Kaden Gebhardt
Olentangy
S3★0.886
32Rihyael Kelley
Winton Woods
S3★0.886
33Henry Perrymond
Cleveland Heights
CB3★0.884
34Aden Reeder
St. Xavier
LBMichigan3★0.883
35Derek Uran
Elder
LB3★0.881
36Landen Miree
Princeton
TE3★0.879
37Jonathan Brown
St. Francis de Sales
RB3★0.878
38Jamir Perez
Glenville
DL3★0.877
39Nathan Bernhard
Ashland
QB3★0.874
40Sefa Sackey
Deer Park
EDGE3★0.874
41Landry Brede
Mentor
OT3★0.874
42Nick Zalewski
Thomas Worthington
EDGE3★0.874
43Brayden Thomas
St. Edward
S3★0.873
44Jack Ziarko
Hoover
IOL3★0.872
45Jordan Vann
Middletown
S3★0.872
46Justyn Lyles
Withrow
IOL3★0.872
47PJ MacFarlane
Lakota East
TE3★0.871
48Mason Wilhelm
St. Edward
IOL3★0.871
49Joey Kopec
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
LBRutgers3★0.869
50Jarin Mock
Pickerington North
QBBowling Green3★0.868
51Isaac Patterson
Westerville South
SPittsburgh3★0.868
52Carter Kessler
Shelby
EDGEWest Virginia3★0.868
53Gabe Davis-Ray
Columbus Academy
SNorthwestern3★0.868
54Hudson Aultman
Olentangy Berlin
DLMichigan State3★0.867
55Cooper McCutchan
Archbishop Moeller
TEPurdue3★0.867
56Sam Hamilton
Archbishop Moeller
TEWest Virginia3★0.867
57Jermaine Polk
St. Francis de Sales
DLRutgers3★0.864
58Eli Sanchez
Perkins
IOLUNLV3★0.864
59Emoni Smith
Westland
SPurdue3★0.864
60Lucas Tielsch
Copley
OTMinnesota3★0.863
61Luke Collins
Gahanna Lincoln
IOLCincinnati3★0.863
62Makhi Boone
St. Edward
CBWest Virginia3★0.862
63Taj Powell
Springfield
LBWest Virginia3★0.862
64Christian Harris
Archbishop Moeller
DLWake Forest3★0.861
65Bryshawn Brown
Winton Woods
QBNorthern Illinois3★0.861
66Caden Turner
Dawson-Bryant
EDGE3★0.860
67Elijah Durham-Smith
Pickerington North
EDGEBowling Green3★0.860
68Samuel Dossous
Washington
EDGEBowling Green3★0.860
69Malachi Taylor
Pickerington North
ATHOhio3★0.860
70Kaden Page
Wapakoneta
WROhio3★0.860
71Luke Grover
Olentangy
OTCincinnati3★0.860
72Tyrell O'Neal
Benedictine
DLToledo3★0.860
73Chris Newell Jr.
Glenville
SBowling Green3★0.859
74Pete Eglitis
Bishop Watterson
OTPenn State3★0.859
75Nathan Zappitelli
Lake Catholic
IOLCincinnati3★0.859
76Daniel Vollmer
St. Xavier
LBVanderbilt3★0.859
77Seth Elchert
Liberty Benton
WRToledo3★0.859
78Levi Davis
Olentangy Orange
QBOhio3★0.858
79Arthur Scott
Streetsboro
DLWisconsin3★0.857
80Justen Hodge
Mentor
WRMiami (OH)3★0.856
81Robert Lathon
Bishop Hartley
RB3★0.855
82Derron Gray Jr.
Columbus Africentric Early College
TEBowling Green3★0.855
83Kingston Seals
Shaker Heights
LBBowling Green3★0.855
84Caden Carter
Walsh Jesuit
LBBowling Green3★0.855
85Ryan Stolarski
Avon
LBMiami (OH)3★0.855
86Danny Fortson Jr.
Princeton
OTOhio3★0.855
87James Brewer III
Walsh Jesuit
SOhio3★0.855
88Zymir Reed
Middletown
WRKent State3★0.855
89Lennox Lemon
Washington
CBKent State3★0.855
90Preston Dazey
Perry
IOLToledo3★0.855
91Grant Blascak
Walsh Jesuit
SToledo3★0.855
92Nate Dawson
Winton Woods
CB3★0.854
93Adam Kirtley
Taft
LBCincinnati3★0.854
94Michael Van Der Oord
St. Ignatius
OTPittsburgh3★0.853
95Amar'e Miller
Pickerington North
SNavy3★0.853
96Ace Brown
Archbishop Hoban
ATHColorado State3★0.853
97Calvin Lorek
Loveland
DLNorthwestern3★0.853
98Evan Weinberg
Springboro
EDGECincinnati3★0.852
99D'Nilyeon Taylor
Westerville North
OTEastern Michigan3★0.852
100Rocco Williams
Pickerington Central
QBMiddle Tennessee3★0.851
101Jaycee Houston
Withrow
SMarshall3★0.851
102Marquis Whipple
Glenville
IOL3★0.850
103Cole Albers
Minster
TE3★0.850
104RJ Holland
Pickerington Central
S3★0.850
105Joseph Saffold
Glenville
WRBowling Green3★0.850
106Pete Pendergest
Stephen T Badin
OTBowling Green3★0.850
107Bryce Brewster
Taft
DLBowling Green3★0.850
108Drew Bellisari
Bishop Watterson
QBMiami (OH)3★0.850
109Kindall Brown
Maple Heights
CBOhio3★0.850
110Colton Crosley
Walsh Jesuit
IOLOhio3★0.850
111Owen Pollock
Big Walnut
TEFlorida Atlantic3★0.850
112Brodon Moore
St. Edward
CBWestern Michigan3★0.850
113Andre Parker
Princeton
LBMarshall3★0.850
114Donovan Moorhead
Hawken School
QBJacksonville State3★0.850
115Allen Hill
Chaney
ATH3★0.847
116Braydon Johnson
Lakota West
RB3★0.846
117Gavin Gregory
West Branch
TE3★0.845
118London Vickroy
Westerville South
EDGEMiami (OH)3★0.845
119Ryan Miller
Pickerington North
SOhio3★0.845
120Austin Adkins
Strongsville
DLOhio3★0.845
121Royce Rogers
Springfield
DLBuffalo3★0.845
122Laaren Cornwall
Middletown
ATHCentral Michigan3★0.845
123Colin Prichard
Mentor
OTKent State3★0.845
124JD Singletary
Middletown
EDGERice3★0.845
125Tyrell Scott
Elder
IOLWestern Kentucky3★0.845
126Zach Hackleman
St. Edward
WROhio3★0.844
127Aaron McFarland
Taylor
WR3★0.840
128Pauly Sadler
Glenville
WRBowling Green3★0.840
129Trent Taylor
Perry
TEBowling Green3★0.840
130Isaiah Hayward
Whitmer
WRBowling Green3★0.840
131Nate Hunt-Heller
Tallmadge
DLOhio3★0.840
132Savion Lewis
Villa Angela-St. Joseph
CBAkron3★0.840
133Shawn Fishwick
Xenia
WREastern Michigan3★0.840
134Jackson Farley
Mentor
RBKent State3★0.840
135TeJuan Barbour
Northland
CBKent State3★0.840
136Jake Allen
Jackson
IOLCharlotte3★0.840
137Philip Johnson
Harvest Preparatory School
WRWestern Michigan3★0.840
138Nick Kinsey
Archbishop Hoban
QBEastern Michigan3★0.838
139Mason Holbrook
Hamilton
DL3★0.835
140Na'Cari Gay
Maple Heights
CB1253★0.835
141Raymir Coney
Princeton
LBTulsa3★0.835
142Gavin Kanar
Nordonia
OTKent State3★0.835
143Kale Webb
Xenia
DLKent State3★0.835
144Ziiyahn Blair
Garfield
SToledo3★0.835
145Devonte Taylor
Ursuline
WR3★0.830
146Daunte Curtis
Pickerington North
LBAkron3★0.830
147Cam Davis
Newark
OTBuffalo3★0.830
148Preston Lunsford
Newark
EDGEBuffalo3★0.830
149Ryder Hooks
Lakota East
RB21983★0.830
150Liam Dalton
Hilliard Davidson
IOLKent State3★0.830
151Jacob Broach
Princeton
EDGEKent State3★0.830
152Brandon White
St. Edward
RBKent State3★0.830
153Jamarcus Jones
Harvest Preparatory School
ATHBuffalo3★0.828
154Eckley Bridges
Hamilton
DLKent State3★0.825
155Kavontae Whipple
Taft
S473★0.825
156Jonathan Hewitt
Eaton
KBoston College3★0.821
157Andrew Baggott
Chardon
IOL3★0.820
158Dion'dre Taylor
St. Edward
DLKent State3★0.820
159Brady Stidham
Loveland
KMiami (OH)3★0.818
160Mohamed Bangoura
Westerville Central
OTMiami (OH)3★0.810
161Chase Mantooth
Pickerington Central
LSKent State3★0.800