Team Recruiting Class
2026 SMU Recruiting Class
Follow the full SMU class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 14
- Blue-Chips
- 7
- Avg Rating
- 0.887
- States
- 4
Class summary
SMU's 2026 class has 14 recruits and 7 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.
Top positions
- Offensive Linemen3
- Wide Receivers3
- Running Backs2
- Athletes1
Class DNA
Blue-chip heavy
Blue-chip heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Pipeline balance
- Offensive Lineman3
- Wide Receiver3
- Running Back2
- Athlete1
Class context
2026 SMU recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2026 SMU signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 14 recruits, 7 blue-chip prospects, and players from 4 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
Other class years
State recruiting pages
Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Rhodes Lake Highlands | RB | 4★ | 0.925 | Dallas, TX Texas recruits | 6'1" / 200 lbs |
| 2 | Drew Evers Flower Mound | IOL | 4★ | 0.924 | Flower Mound, TX Texas recruits | 6'4" / 285 lbs |
| 3 | Sam Utu Orange Lutheran | IOL | 4★ | 0.912 | Orange, CA California recruits | 6'4" / 320 lbs |
| 4 | Evan Goodwin Bauxite | OT | 4★ | 0.905 | Bauxite, AR Arkansas recruits | 6'7" / 325 lbs |
| 5 | Aljour Miles Kaufman | WR | 4★ | 0.902 | Kaufman, TX Texas recruits | 6'3" / 205 lbs |
| 6 | Jakai Anderson McDonogh 35 | WR | 4★ | 0.892 | New Orleans, LA Louisiana recruits | 6'0" / 160 lbs |
| 7 | Edward Kelly Jr. Klein | RB | 4★ | 0.892 | Spring, TX Texas recruits | 5'10" / 175 lbs |
| 8 | X'Zavier Barnett Yoakum | ATH | 3★ | 0.888 | Yoakum, TX Texas recruits | 6'1" / 190 lbs |
| 9 | Markel Ford Horn | S | 3★ | 0.882 | Mesquite, TX Texas recruits | 6'0" / 185 lbs |
| 10 | Izayah Young San Marcos | LB | 3★ | 0.879 | San Marcos, TX Texas recruits | 6'0" / 205 lbs |
| 11 | Keith Dotie Mesquite Poteet | DL | 3★ | 0.864 | Mesquite, TX Texas recruits | 6'3" / 300 lbs |
| 12 | Andre Nickerson Inglewood | TE | 3★ | 0.861 | Inglewood, CA California recruits | 6'3" / 235 lbs |
| 13 | Ty Crethers Richardson Berkner | WR | 3★ | 0.850 | Richardson, TX Texas recruits | 6'0" / 185 lbs |
| 14 | Cole Leinart Redondo Union | QB | 3★ | 0.840 | Redondo Beach, CA California recruits | 6'4" / 190 lbs |