Signing Day 2026: When will Minnesota commits enroll on campus?
The 2026 early signing period is less than 24 hours away as 31 prospects will officially join the Minnesota Golden Gophers football program. Last year, the Gophers had a handful of high school prospects enroll early; this season, nearly half their class will arrive on campus
Entering Wednesday, the Golden Gophers hold 31 commitments in their recruiting class, which ranks 27th in the Rivals national recruiting rankings, 24 spots higher than the No. 51 class from a year ago. The class also ranks eighth in the Big Ten, up seven spots from last year’s ranking of 15th. The only programs ahead of Minnesota currently are USC, Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan, Washington, Iowa, and Illinois.
But of those 31 prospects, how many are expected to enroll on campus early? Gophers Nation provides that list for you below, as well as those who will arrive on campus in the summer or we have been unable to confirm just yet.
Minnesota’s Early Enrollees (18)
QB Brady Palmer
QB Owen Lansu
RB Ezekiel Bates
WR Rico Blassingame
WR Hayden Moore
OL Andrew Trout
OL Aaron Thomas
OL Gavin Meier
OL Lucas Tielsch
DE Anthony Charles
DT KJ Henson
DT Jeremiah Benson
DL Josiah Anyansi
LB Hudson Dunn
CB Justin Hopkins
CB Chance Payne
S Trason Richardson
S Jordan Lampkins
Summer Enrollees (14)
RB Niko Castillo
RB Ryan Estrada
WR Quayd Hendryx
WR Braiden Stevens
WR Josiah Dozier
TE Gabe Weaver
TE George Rohl
TE Roman Voss
OL Beckett Schreiber
DE Aaden Aytch
DL Howie Johnson
LB Angel Luciano
S Tavian White
S Lamont Hamilton
Stay tuned to Gophers Nation for complete coverage of the Golden Gophers’ 2026 signing day festivities and more.
