2026 Albany Great Danes Football Offers

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Will Shields

High School:: Centreville
Hometown:: (Fairfax, VA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 173

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 1/31/26

Jack Cannon

High School:: Holmdel
Hometown:: (Holmdel, NJ)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 210

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 5/22/25

Running Back1

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Wide Receiver3

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Zikhere Leaks

High School:: Susquehanna Twp
Hometown:: (Harrisburg, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190

85.83

Natl: 1289

Pos: 191

St: 38

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/03/25

Joshua Parker

High School:: DeMatha Catholic
Hometown:: (Hyattsville, MD)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 198

82.33

Natl: 2491

Pos: 369

St: 44

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/05/25

Maceo Watkins Jr.

High School:: Central Catholic
Hometown:: (Pittsburgh, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 185

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 8/02/25

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John-Patrick Oates

High School:: La Salle College
Hometown:: (Wyndmoor, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 223

87.10

Natl: 866

Pos: 58

St: 24

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/03/25

Liam Fuller

High School:: Bishop McDevitt
Hometown:: (Harrisburg, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 230

84.17

Natl: 1949

Pos: 123

St: 56

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/03/25

JJ Homuth

High School:: Burnsville Senior
Hometown:: (Rochester, MN)

Class year: 2022 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 230

83.44

Natl: 166

Pos: 5

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 11/10/25

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Preston Dazey

High School:: Perry
Hometown:: (Massillon, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 290

84.83

Natl: 1709

Pos: 126

St: 92

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/25/25

Donald Akhibi

High School:: New Manchester
Hometown:: (Douglasville, GA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-7

Weight: 300

84.33

Natl: 1868

Pos: 143

St: 184

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 2/04/26

Colin Prichard

High School:: Mentor
Hometown:: (Mentor, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 260

83.90

Natl: 1999

Pos: 152

St: 110

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 5/23/25

Gavin Kanar

High School:: Nordonia
Hometown:: (Macedonia, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 275

82.93

Natl: 2311

Pos: 183

St: 133

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 5/23/25

Interior Offensive Line1

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John Curran

High School:: Pine-Richland
Hometown:: (Gibsonia, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 295

84.53

Natl: 1790

Pos: 164

St: 47

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/06/25

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Josh Nengite

High School:: Susquehanna Twp
Hometown:: (Harrisburg, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 215

85.20

Natl: 1534

Pos: 132

St: 43

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/23/25

Jianni Davis

High School:: Bishop McNamara
Hometown:: (District Heights, MD)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 230

85.13

Natl: 1603

Pos: 140

St: 34

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/30/25

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Collin Stare

High School:: Mechanicsburg Area
Hometown:: (Mechanicsburg, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 245

82.67

Natl: 2392

Pos: 211

St: 68

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 8/13/25

Carlos Shird

High School:: Mount Saint Joseph
Hometown:: (Baltimore, MD)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 275

81.33

Natl: 2714

Pos: 244

St: 49

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/22/25

King Mercer

High School:: Carmel
Hometown:: (Carmel, NY)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 265

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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Cam Cunningham

High School:: Portage Northern
Hometown:: (Portage, MI)

Position Abbreviation: DL

Height: 6-3

Weight: 290

NIL Value:: -

Kechan Miller

High School:: Lower Merion
Hometown:: ()

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 300

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/23/25

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Zykir Moore-Young

High School:: Woodland Hills
Hometown:: (Pittsburgh, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

86.80

Natl: 931

Pos: 83

St: 26

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Enrolled
Status Date: 6/21/25

Anwar Witherspoon

High School:: St. Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:: (Edison, NJ)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 220

83.57

Natl: 2138

Pos: 209

St: 53

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/29/25

Dominic Jones

High School:: Mount Markham Senior
Hometown:: (West Winfield, NY)

Position Abbreviation: LB

Height: 6-1

Weight: 230

NIL Value:: -

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Jamontae Dance-Anderson

High School:: DeMatha Catholic
Hometown:: (Hyattsville, MD)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 170

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

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Preston Schwartz

High School:: Oakton
Hometown:: (Fairfax, VA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 1/27/26

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Josh Cruz

High School:: Bergen Catholic
Hometown:: (Rahway, NJ)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 180

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 7/12/25

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