Next up, we boil it all down to the top 10 players overall.
Elee gets after the quarterback as well as any other pass rusher over the last decade. He leads the way for a very talented Panthers squad that begins the season ranked at No. 5 in the
MaxPreps Top 25.
Keys is the highest-rated recruit from Mississippi since Cam Akers in 2017 and committed to LSU in March.
Cantwell was selected as our MaxPreps Missouri Player of the Year and National Male Athlete of the Year as a junior.
California and Florida were the only states with multiple selections as they both had two. Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri and North Carolina all had one player chosen.
Height: 6-4 | Weight: 220
Status: Committed to Maryland | Class: Senior (2026)
Fierce pass rusher has the perfect combination of size and speed and don't be surprised when you hear his named called in the first round of the NFL draft in the coming years.
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 185
Status: Committed to LSU | Class: Senior (2026)
Matchup nightmare for opposing defensive backs had over 1,200 total yards and 14 touchdowns for 6A state runner-up.
Height: 6-8 | Weight: 320
Status: Committed to Miami | Class: Senior (2026)
Dominated in the trenches finishing his junior season with 158 pancake blocks and didn't allow a sack for the second consecutive year.
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 215
Status: Committed to Texas | Class: Senior (2026)
Five-star linebacker was named MaxPreps Junior of the Year after racking up 166 tackles, 32 tackles for loss and 13 sacks while leading Rams to AAAAAA state title.
Height: 6-4 | Weight: 290
Status: Committed to LSU | Class: Senior (2026)
Recent Tigers pledge was only player to make it on two of the top 10 position lists.
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 215
Status: Committed to Texas | Class: Senior (2026)
Five-star threw for 2,597 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior. He dominated at the Elite 11 Finals and was named MVP in June competing against the best field generals in the country.
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 225
Status: Committed to BYU | Class: Senior (2026)
Became the highest rated player to commit to BYU since 2003 and has accounted for 8,103 yards of total offense and 121 touchdowns over the last two years.
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 225
Status: Committed to USC | Class: Senior (2026)
He reclassified to the Class of 2026 in January and was the only sophomore to make the MaxPreps All-America team last season.
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 200
Status: Committed to Tennessee | Class: Senior (2026)
Last year's MaxPreps North Carolina Player of the Year threw for 2,814 yards and 35 touchdowns while completing 77.1 percent of his passes. He added 625 yards on the ground and nine more scores for undefeated Class 4A state champs.
Height: 6-8 | Weight: 315
Status: Committed to USC | Class: Senior (2026)
The five-star offensive tackle has been a first-team selection on the MaxPreps Junior, Sophomore and Freshman All-America teams in each of the last three years.
