2026 Albany Great Danes Football Offers

Quarterback1

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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: 6/30/25

Wide Receiver2

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Joshua Parker

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 198

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

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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

Tight End2

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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

83.67

Natl: 1734

Pos: 104

St: 51

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/15/25

Liam Fuller

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 230

83.33

Natl: 1832

Pos: 112

St: 52

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/09/25

Offensive Tackle3

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Preston Dazey

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 290

83.67

Natl: 1738

Pos: 131

St: 86

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/25/25

Colin Prichard

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 260

81.67

Natl: 2296

Pos: 177

St: 126

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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

Gavin Kanar

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 275

81.67

Natl: 2297

Pos: 178

St: 127

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
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: 1500

Pos: 141

St: 42

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

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

Edge2

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Jianni Davis

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 230

84.80

Natl: 1455

Pos: 120

St: 32

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

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

Josh Nengite

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 215

Natl: 2170

Pos: 167

St: 60

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

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

Defensive Line4

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Carlos Shird

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 275

81.67

Natl: 2356

Pos: 206

St: 44

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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

Collin Stare

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 245

81.33

Natl: 2452

Pos: 223

St: 76

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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

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

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Linebacker1

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Anwar Witherspoon

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 220

81.67

Natl: 2330

Pos: 209

St: 54

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

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

Safety1

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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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