2026 Rice Owls Football Offers

Quarterback2

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Jack Daulton

High School:: The Woodlands
Hometown:: (The Woodlands, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 180

86.73

Natl: 984

Pos: 52

St: 133

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 2/03/25

Ayden Wilhelm

High School:: Blue Springs
Hometown:: (Blue Springs, MO)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 170

85.77

Natl: 1359

Pos: 80

St: 20

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

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

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John Hebert

High School:: Strake Jesuit
Hometown:: (Houston, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 185

89.87

Natl: 325

Pos: 22

St: 37

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 7/26/25

Jamarcea Plater

High School:: Captain Shreve
Hometown:: (Shreveport, LA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-9

Weight: 190

88.10

Natl: 550

Pos: 35

St: 18

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/06/25

Gabriel Wilson

High School:: Cy Falls
Hometown:: (Houston, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-9

Weight: 170

85.80

Natl: 1336

Pos: 83

St: 193

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Dionne Sims

High School:: C.E. King
Hometown:: (Houston, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-8.5

Weight: 160

84.20

Natl: 1864

Pos: 113

St: 249

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 10/23/25

Amar'e Johnson

High School:: Bishop Moore Catholic
Hometown:: (Orlando, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 190

82.90

Natl: 2271

Pos: 136

St: 261

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 10/03/25

Nicholas Tramble

High School:: Booker T. Washington
Hometown:: (Houston, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-9

Weight: 158

Natl: 2461

Pos: 152

St: 324

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

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Wide Receiver6

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Xavier Green

High School:: The Colony
Hometown:: (The Colony, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-11

Weight: 155

86.17

Natl: 1124

Pos: 168

St: 153

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/13/25

Davis McCray

High School:: Cornerstone Christian
Hometown:: (San Antonio, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190

85.80

Natl: 1320

Pos: 202

St: 188

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/03/25

Blake McLane

High School:: Frisco Emerson
Hometown:: (McKinney, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 180

85.50

Natl: 1401

Pos: 214

St: 200

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 5/08/25

Jacob Swain

High School:: Melissa
Hometown:: (Cypress, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 185

Natl: 2482

Pos: 345

St: 327

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Preston Jackson

High School:: Forney
Hometown:: (Forney, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-9.5

Weight: 165

81.33

Natl: 2594

Pos: 366

St: 344

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 9/13/25

Fisher Leftwich

High School:: North Surry
Hometown:: (Mount Airy, NC)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 185

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

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

Tight End2

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Braden Bach

High School:: Argyle
Hometown:: (Argyle, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4.5

Weight: 225

85.50

Natl: 1405

Pos: 88

St: 201

NIL Value:: -

Elite

Position Abbreviation: TE

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

Colten Cole

High School:: Sulphur
Hometown:: (Sulphur, OK)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 225

81.33

Natl: 2605

Pos: 167

St: 36

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 3/08/25

Offensive Tackle6

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Kaden Scherer

High School:: Georgetown
Hometown:: (Georgetown, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 275

86.13

Natl: 1182

Pos: 86

St: 160

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/24/25

Dylan Durbin

High School:: Veterans Memorial
Hometown:: (Corpus Christi, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 255

85.83

Natl: 1265

Pos: 93

St: 175

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/06/25

Buddy Wegdam

High School:: Woodberry Forest
Hometown:: (Woodberry Forest, VA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 260

85.80

Natl: 1305

Pos: 98

St: 31

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/18/25

Marcus Page

High School:: North Forney
Hometown:: (Forney, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 290

84.33

Natl: 1847

Pos: 141

St: 248

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/02/25

Leyonte Chandler

High School:: Trinity
Hometown:: (Euless, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 280

84.20

Natl: 1887

Pos: 144

St: 252

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 7/13/25

Nick Anciaux

High School:: Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic
Hometown:: (Wichita, KS)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 270

83.57

Natl: 2078

Pos: 164

St: 17

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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

Interior Offensive Line5

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Noah Abebe

High School:: Friendswood
Hometown:: (Friendswood, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 275

85.47

Natl: 1458

Pos: 133

St: 212

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/02/25

Hugh Smith

High School:: Ridge Point
Hometown:: (Missouri City, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 275

85.47

Natl: 1446

Pos: 132

St: 209

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 5/07/25

Luke Hatfield

High School:: Battlefield
Hometown:: (Haymarket, VA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 285

85.17

Natl: 1551

Pos: 147

St: 36

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/02/25

Clay Mitchell

High School:: Sinton
Hometown:: (Sinton, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 285

84.17

Natl: 1926

Pos: 182

St: 257

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 4/13/25

Lucas Hickey

High School:: Walnut Grove
Hometown:: (Prosper, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 291

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 10/19/25

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DeAnthony Lafayette

High School:: Lake Nona
Hometown:: (Orlando, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0.5

Weight: 230

90.77

Natl: 246

Pos: 28

St: 35

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

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

Obinna Umeh

High School:: St. Thomas
Hometown:: (Houston, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 225

88.07

Natl: 566

Pos: 60

St: 75

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/26/25

Ronald Derrick

High School:: University
Hometown:: (Waco, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 250

85.80

Natl: 1332

Pos: 115

St: 191

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/02/25

Seth Clarke

High School:: Hun School
Hometown:: (Princeton, NJ)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 237

85.17

Natl: 1524

Pos: 128

St: 35

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/26/25

Derrick Singletary

High School:: Middletown
Hometown:: (Franklin, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 220

83.90

Natl: 1964

Pos: 172

St: 110

NIL Value:: -

Elite

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/12/25

Quincy Tchikou

High School:: Cy Ranch
Hometown:: (Cypress, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 230

Natl: 2524

Pos: 210

St: 337

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/04/25

Defensive Line10

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Anthony Lonon

High School:: Clarke Central
Hometown:: (Athens, GA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 260

90.62

Natl: 254

Pos: 30

St: 31

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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

Jae'Lin Battle

High School:: Santa Fe
Hometown:: (Edmond, OK)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 280

89.88

Natl: 324

Pos: 37

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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

Djidjou Bah

High School:: Germantown
Hometown:: (Germantown, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 275

87.13

Natl: 771

Pos: 80

St: 22

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/01/25

Kingston Hall

High School:: Tahlequah
Hometown:: (Tahlequah, OK)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 270

85.80

Natl: 1297

Pos: 127

St: 23

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/14/25

Christopher Knauls

High School:: Lone Star
Hometown:: (Frisco, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 265

85.47

Natl: 1444

Pos: 140

St: 208

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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Sager Quinn

High School:: Calhoun
Hometown:: (Calhoun, GA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 290

85.10

Natl: 1596

Pos: 152

St: 157

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/17/25

Brock Reddic

High School:: Pine Tree
Hometown:: (Longview, TX)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 320

82.98

Natl: 152

Pos: 31

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/30/25

Amare Bell

High School:: Cesar Chavez
Hometown:: (Laveen, AZ)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 260

82.67

Natl: 2344

Pos: 210

St: 42

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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

Tyler Lavallier

High School:: Royal
Hometown:: (Brookshire, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 285

Natl: 2512

Pos: 226

St: 333

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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

Ian Harrell

High School:: Buckhorn
Hometown:: (New Market, AL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 280

81.33

Natl: 2614

Pos: 238

St: 114

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 8/20/25

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Lawson McGraw

High School:: Blue Valley West
Hometown:: (Overland Park, KS)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 220

87.13

Natl: 773

Pos: 65

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/17/25

Chan Lumpkin

High School:: Rockdale County
Hometown:: (Conyers, GA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 215

85.47

Natl: 1463

Pos: 133

St: 147

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/24/25

Amare Jordan

High School:: Vista Ridge
Hometown:: (Cedar Park, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 210

84.90

Natl: 1605

Pos: 154

St: 229

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/24/25

Jayden Cupitt

High School:: Lake Ridge
Hometown:: (Mansfield, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 215

84.87

Natl: 1640

Pos: 157

St: 232

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/20/25

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Xavier Harmon

High School:: Conroe
Hometown:: (Conroe, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 183

87.10

Natl: 804

Pos: 72

St: 112

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 5/24/25

James Henderson

High School:: Cy Falls
Hometown:: (Houston, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 165

86.47

Natl: 1046

Pos: 99

St: 141

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/04/25

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Zachary Taylor

High School:: Katy Jordan
Hometown:: (Fulshear, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 180

88.37

Natl: 521

Pos: 45

St: 69

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 7/18/25

Lyrik Pettis

High School:: Crest
Hometown:: (Shelby, NC)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 175

87.43

Natl: 698

Pos: 58

St: 29

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 7/01/25

Davis Kinney

High School:: Fort Bend Travis
Hometown:: (Richmond, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 185

87.40

Natl: 734

Pos: 61

St: 99

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

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

Matthew Mason

High School:: Faith Lutheran
Hometown:: (Las Vegas, NV)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 180

87.37

Natl: 753

Pos: 63

St: 6

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/17/25

Javen Holmes

High School:: Madison Prep Academy
Hometown:: (Baton Rouge, LA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 200

86.13

Natl: 1177

Pos: 114

St: 34

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 7/04/25

Tim Sims

High School:: Lovejoy
Hometown:: (Hampton, GA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 188

85.50

Natl: 1398

Pos: 132

St: 142

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 7/04/25

Mudassir Abdullah

High School:: Columbia
Hometown:: (West Columbia, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 160

84.87

Natl: 1638

Pos: 167

St: 231

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 7/04/25

Dylan Stephens

High School:
Hometown:: (Dallas, TX)

Class year: 0 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 180

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

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

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Paris Melvin

High School:: Cy Springs
Hometown:: (Houston, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 170

90.53

Natl: 266

Pos: 9

St: 33

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 7/10/25

Lakeyleon Graves

High School:: Kilgore
Hometown:: (Kilgore, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 180

88.40

Natl: 502

Pos: 13

St: 66

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 9/12/25

Aiden Smalls

High School:: Clayton
Hometown:: (Raleigh, NC)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 170

86.47

Natl: 1014

Pos: 30

St: 38

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 7/08/25

Tanner West

High School:: Katy Jordan
Hometown:: (Katy, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 170

85.43

Natl: 1474

Pos: 46

St: 214

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/01/25

Zion Allen

High School:: Aquinas
Hometown:: (Augusta, GA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190

83.90

Natl: 1973

Pos: 201

St: 192

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 8/10/25

Jai Jacobs-Ford

High School:: Gosnell
Hometown:: (Blytheville, AR)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-11

Weight: 170

83.57

Natl: 2090

Pos: 78

St: 20

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

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

Prince Hall

High School:: Ellison
Hometown:: (Killeen, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 190

82.90

Natl: 2268

Pos: 90

St: 298

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 8/12/25

Sawyer Rice

High School:: Duncan
Hometown:: (Duncan, OK)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 207

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

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Tommy Bauchiero

High School:: Brentwood Academy
Hometown:: (Brentwood, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-11

Weight: 170

80.90

Natl: 2673

Pos: 18

St: 74

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: K

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

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Hamilton Sharpe

High School:: College Park
Hometown:: (The Woodlands, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

Natl: 2710

Pos: 5

St: 365

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LS

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 11/12/25

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