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.

Recruiting Hub2026 National Rankings
Recruits
14
Blue-Chips
7
Avg Rating
0.887
States
4

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.

Class board

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

RankRecruitPositionStarsRatingHometownSize
1Christian Rhodes
Lake Highlands
RB4★0.925
Dallas, TX
Texas recruits		6'1" / 200 lbs
2Drew Evers
Flower Mound
IOL4★0.924
Flower Mound, TX
Texas recruits		6'4" / 285 lbs
3Sam Utu
Orange Lutheran
IOL4★0.912
Orange, CA
California recruits		6'4" / 320 lbs
4Evan Goodwin
Bauxite
OT4★0.905
Bauxite, AR
Arkansas recruits		6'7" / 325 lbs
5Aljour Miles
Kaufman
WR4★0.902
Kaufman, TX
Texas recruits		6'3" / 205 lbs
6Jakai Anderson
McDonogh 35
WR4★0.892
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana recruits		6'0" / 160 lbs
7Edward Kelly Jr.
Klein
RB4★0.892
Spring, TX
Texas recruits		5'10" / 175 lbs
8X'Zavier Barnett
Yoakum
ATH3★0.888
Yoakum, TX
Texas recruits		6'1" / 190 lbs
9Markel Ford
Horn
S3★0.882
Mesquite, TX
Texas recruits		6'0" / 185 lbs
10Izayah Young
San Marcos
LB3★0.879
San Marcos, TX
Texas recruits		6'0" / 205 lbs
11Keith Dotie
Mesquite Poteet
DL3★0.864
Mesquite, TX
Texas recruits		6'3" / 300 lbs
12Andre Nickerson
Inglewood
TE3★0.861
Inglewood, CA
California recruits		6'3" / 235 lbs
13Ty Crethers
Richardson Berkner
WR3★0.850
Richardson, TX
Texas recruits		6'0" / 185 lbs
14Cole Leinart
Redondo Union
QB3★0.840
Redondo Beach, CA
California recruits		6'4" / 190 lbs