With another high school season approaching, fans across the country will pay close attention the sport’s top teams and top players. Here’s when the five-star prospects in the 2026 Rivals Industry Rankings will start their senior season of high school football. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-class-of-2026-top-10-5-star-prospects">Class of 2026 Top 10 5-Star Prospects</h2>



Player’s team in italics. All times are in local time.



1. OT <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/zion-elee-239764/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zion Elee</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/st-frances-academy-baltimore-md-2250/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Frances Academy</a> vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/chaminade-madonna-prep-hollywood-fl-19503/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chaminade-Madonna</a>, Aug. 23, 8 p.m.



2. ATH <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/lamar-brown-155377/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lamar Brown</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/university-lab-baton-rouge-la-21595/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University Lab</a> vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/woodlawn-baton-rouge-la-3744/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Woodlawn B.R.</a>, Sept. 4, 7 p.m.



3. OT <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jackson-cantwell-162632/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jackson Cantwell</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/nixa-nixa-mo-8647/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nixa</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/republic-republic-mo-5059/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Republic</a>, Aug. 29, 7 p.m.



4. QB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/dia-bell-152445/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dia Bell</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/american-heritage-plantation-fl-3467/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">American Heritage</a> vs. St. Joseph’s Prep, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.



5. QB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jared-curtis-159433/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jared Curtis</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/nashville-christian-school-nashville-tn-4964/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nashville Christian</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/davidson-academy-nashville-tn-4961/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Davidson Academy</a>, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.



6. OT <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/immanuel-iheanacho-236385/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Immanuel Iheanacho</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/georgetown-preparatory-school-rockville-md-21893/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Georgetown Prep</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/st-vincent-pallotti-laurel-md-2238/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Vincent Pallotti</a>, Aug. 29, 7 p.m.



7. WR <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/tristen-keys-176343/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trist</a><a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/tristen-keys-176343/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">en Keys</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/hattiesburg-hattiesburg-ms-5586/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hattiesburg</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/petal-petal-ms-23385/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Petal</a>, Aug. 30, 7 p.m.



8. RB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/savion-hiter-162902/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Savion Hiter</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/louisa-county-mineral-va-2567/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Louisa County</a> vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/courtland-spotsylvania-va-4312/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Courtland</a>, Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m.



9. LB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/tyler-atkinson-151142/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tyler Atkinson</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/grayson-loganville-ga-16156/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Grayson</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/collins-hill-suwanee-ga-10812/football/schedule/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Collins Hill</a>, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m.



10. CB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/brandon-arrington-177001/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brandon Arrington</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/mount-miguel-spring-valley-ca-2746/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mount Miguel</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/san-marcos-san-marcos-ca-4501/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">San Marcos</a>, Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-class-of-2026-5-star-prospects-ranked-11-to-20">Class of 2026 5-Star Prospects, Ranked 11 to 20</h2>



Player’s team in italics. Likewise, all times are in local time.



11. QB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/faizon-brandon-158179/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Faizon Brandon</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/grimsley-greensboro-nc-7634/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Grimsley</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/west-charlotte-charlotte-nc-5931/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">West Charlotte</a>, Aug. 22, 8 p.m.



12. OT <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/felix-ojo-238977/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Felix Ojo</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/lake-ridge-mansfield-tx-23531/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lake Ridge</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/reedy-frisco-tx-19943/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Reedy</a>, Aug. 28, 7 p.m.



13. EDGE <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/rodney-dunham-179916/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rodney Dunham</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/myers-park-charlotte-nc-529/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Myers Park</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/jay-m-robinson-concord-nc-21959/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jay M. Robinson</a>, Aug. 23, 5 p.m.



14. S <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jett-washington-180092/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jett Washington</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jett-washington-180092/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bishop Gorman</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/centennial-las-vegas-nv-24935/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Centennial</a>, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.



15. TE <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/mark-bowman-238497/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mark Bowman</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/mater-dei-santa-ana-ca-2768/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mater Dei</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/st-thomas-aquinas-fort-lauderdale-fl-24885/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Thomas Aquinas</a>, Aug. 23



16. S <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jireh-edwards-154345/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jireh Edwards</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/st-frances-academy-baltimore-md-2250/">St. Frances Academy</a> vs. Chaminade-Madonna, Aug. 23, 8 p.m.



17. TE <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/kendre-harrison-156450/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kendre’ Harrison</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/reidsville-reidsville-nc-4064/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Reidsville</a> vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/northern-guilford-greensboro-nc-5904/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Northern Guilford</a>, Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m.



18. QB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/keisean-henderson-158794/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Keisean Henderson</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/legacy-school-sports-sciences-titans-27748/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Legacy School of Sport Sciences</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/second-baptist-houston-tx-9335/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Second Baptist</a>, Aug. 29, 7 p.m.



19. EDGE <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/richard-wesley-180619/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Richard Wesley</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/sierra-canyon-chatsworth-ca-18772/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sierra Canyon</a> vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/j-serra-catholic-san-juan-capistrano-ca-6364/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JSerra Catholic</a>, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.



20. WR <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/chris-henry-jr-154123/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chris Henry Jr.</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/mater-dei-santa-ana-ca-2768/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mater Dei</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/st-thomas-aquinas-fort-lauderdale-fl-24885/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Thomas Aquinas</a>, Aug. 23



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-class-of-2026-5-star-prospects-ranked-21-to-32">Class of 2026 5-Star Prospects, Ranked 21 to 32</h2>



Player’s team in italics. Likewise, all times are in local time.



21. S <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/bralan-womack-235910/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bralan Womack</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/hartfield-academy-flowood-ms-21628/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hartfield Academy</a> vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/columbia-columbia-ms-12681/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Columbia</a>, Aug. 29, 7 p.m.



22. EDGE <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/anthony-jones-155001/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anthony Jones</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/st-pauls-episcopal-mobile-al-23284/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Paul’s Episcopal</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/ums-wright-preparatory-school-mobile-al-5466/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UMS-Wright Prep</a>, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.



23. LB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/xavier-griffin-176693/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Xavier Griffin</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/gainesville-gainesville-ga-10835/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gainesville</a> vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/marietta-marietta-ga-17929/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marietta</a>, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m.



24. WR <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/cederian-morgan-240129/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cederian Morgan</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/benjamin-russell-hs-alexander-city-al-14391/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benjamin Russell</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/opelika-opelika-al-7273/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Opelika</a>, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.



25. OT <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/keenyi-pepe-150590/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Keenyi Pepe</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/img-academy-10624/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IMG Academy</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/hoover-hoover-al-14368/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hoover</a>, Aug. 22, 8 p.m.



26. TE <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/kaiden-prothro-161951/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kaiden Prothro</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/bowdon-bowdon-ga-3681/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bowdon</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/fellowship-christian-school-roswell-ga-3678/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fellowship Christian</a>, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m.



27. CB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/chauncey-kennon-239838/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chauncey Kennon</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/booker-sarasota-fl-21334/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Booker</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/auburn-auburn-al-14390/">Auburn</a>, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.



28. WR <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/calvin-russell-155982/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Calvin Russell</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/northwestern-miami-fl-3463/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Northwestern</a> vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/orange-lutheran-orange-ca-11659/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Orange Lutheran</a>, Aug. 23, 7 p.m.



29. CB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jorden-edmonds-239063/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jorden Edmonds</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/sprayberry-marietta-ga-12597/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sprayberry</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/alexander-douglasville-ga-21537/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alexander</a>, Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m.



30. EDGE <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/carter-meadows-180347/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carter Meadows</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/gonzaga-washington-dc-1782/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gonzaga</a> vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/oscar-smith-chesapeake-va-13294/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oscar Smith</a>, Aug. 29, 7 p.m.



31. IOL <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/darius-gray-155612/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Darius Gray</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/-27115/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Christopher’s School</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/huguenot-richmond-va-13291/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Huguenot</a>, Aug. 29, 7 p.m.



32. QB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/ryder-lyons-157525/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ryder Lyons</a> – <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/folsom-folsom-ca-4597/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folsom</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/grant-union-pacers-sacramento-ca-17040/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Grant Union</a>, Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m.

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