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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM PRESEASON 2025 69 Quarterback Noah Grubbs, HHH, 6-4½, 195, Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary) Running Back Javian Osborne, HHHH, 5-8½, 200, Forney, Texas (Forney) Jonaz Walton, HHHH, 5-9, 190, Carrollton, Ga. (Central) Wide Receiver Dylan Faison, HHH, 5-11, 170, Boca Raton, Fla. (Saint Andrew's School) Kaydon Finley, HHHH, 6-0½, 200, Aledo, Texas (Aledo) Devin Fitzgerald, HHH, 6-2, 185, Phoenix (Brophy College Prep)^ Bubba Frazier, HHHH, 5-10, 165, Savannah, Ga. (Benedictine Military School) Brayden Robinson, HHH, 5-8, 160, Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak) Tight End Ian Premer, HHHH, 6-5, 225, Great Bend, Kan. (Great Bend) Preston Fryzel, HHHH, 6-4, 215, Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic)^ Offensive Line Sullivan Garvin, HHH, 6-5, 315, Allegan, Mich. (Allegan) Tyler Merrill, HHH, 6-5, 330, Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Cumberland Valley) Grayson McKeogh, HHHH, 6-7½, 280, Wyndmoor, Pa. (La Salle College) Ben Nichols, HHHH, 6-5, 315, Davison, Mich. (Davison) Gregory Patrick, HHHH, 6-4½, 280, Portage, Mich. (Portage Northern) Charlie Thom, HHH, 6-6½, 270, Avon, Conn. (Old Farms)^ Defensive End Rodney Dunham, HHHHH, 6-4, 225, Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) Ebenezer Ewetade, HHHH, 6-4, 220, Garner, N.C. (South Garner) Defensive Tackle Elijah Golden, HHH, 6-3½, 278, Sarasota, Fla. (Cardinal Mooney) Tiki Hola, HHH, 6-2½, 300, Bastrop, Texas (Bastrop) Linebacker Kobe Clapper, HHH, 6-2, 195, Cincinnati (St. Xavier) Thomas Davis Jr., HHH, 6-2, 210, Matthews, N.C. (Weddington) Cornerback Khary Adams, HHHH, 6-1, 180, Towson, Md. (Loyola Blakefield) Chaston Smith, HHHH, 6-1, 170, Knoxville, Tenn. (Catholic) Safety Ayden Pouncey, HHHH, 6-2½, 165, Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park) Nick Reddish, HHH, 5-11, 180, Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) Joey O'Brien, HHHH, 6-4, 180, Wyndmoor, Pa. (La Salle College) Star ratings are from Rivals as of Aug. 1 Commitments in bold italics ^ Received a Notre Dame offer between May 5 and Aug. 5 Class Of 2026 Scholarship Offer Master List 2026 RIVALS INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Aug. 5 1. Southern Cal 32 2. Georgia 31 3. Oregon 17 4. Notre Dame 26 5. Texas 21 6. Texas A&M 27 7. Alabama 21 8. LSU 18 9. Ohio State 21 10. Miami 22 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits 2026 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: RB Jonaz Walton of Car- rollton, Ga.; WR Kaydon Finley of Aledo, Texas; WR Devin Fitzgerald of Phoenix; WR Brayden Robinson of Red Oak, Texas; TE Preston Fryzel of Toledo, Ohio; TE Ian Premer of Great Bend, Kan.; OL Grayson McKeogh of Wyndmoor, Pa.; OL Char- lie Thom of Avon, Conn.; DT Tiki Hola of Bastrop, Texas; CB Khary Adams of Towson, Md.; S Joey O'Brien of Wyndmoor, Pa.; and S Nick Reddish of Charlotte, N.C. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: RB Legend Bey of For- ney, Texas (committed to Tennessee), RB Brian Bonner of Valencia, Calif. (committed to Wash- ington), RB Derrek Cooper of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (committed to Texas), RB KJ Edwards of Carthage, Texas (committed to Texas A&M), RB Paris Melvin of Cypress, Texas (committed to Houston), RB DeZephen Walker of Raymore, Mo. (committed to Oklahoma), WR Jordan Clay of San Antonio (committed to Baylor), WR Mes- siah Hampton of Rochester, N.Y. (committed to Oregon), WR Mason James of Norman, Okla. (committed to Washington), WR Brody Keefe of Charlotte, N.C. (committed to Duke), WR Jayden Petit of Naples, Fla. (committed to Wisconsin), WR Jayden Warren of Rosharon, Texas (commit- ted to Houston), WR Brian Williams of Orlando, Fla. (committed to Alabama), TE JC Anderson of Mt. Zion, Ill. (committed to Ole Miss), TE Evan Jacobson of Waukee, Iowa (committed to Texas A&M), TE Isaac Jensen of Omaha, Neb. (committed to Missouri), TE Matt Ludwig of Bill- ings, Mont. (committed to Michigan), TE Gavin Mueller of South Elgin, Ill. (committed to Colo- rado), TE Mack Sutter of Dunlap, Ill. (committed to Alabama), OL Claude Mpouma of Chicago (committed to Nebraska), OL Ekene Ogboko of Garner, N.C. (committed to Georgia), OL Felix Ojo of Mansfield, Texas (committed to Texas Tech), DE McHale Blade of Chicago (committed to Michigan), DE Zavion Griffin-Haynes of Roles- ville, N.C. (re-committed to North Carolina), DE Carter Meadows of Washington, D.C. (commit- ted to Michigan), DE Dre Quinn of Buford, Ga. (committed to Clemson), DE Richard Wesley of Chatsworth, Calif. (committed to Texas), DT Marcus Almada of Marion, Mass. (committed to UCLA), DT Tavian Branch of Taylor, Pa. (commit- ted to Rutgers), DT Noah Clark of Dunham, N.C. (committed to South Carolina), DT JJ Finch of Indianapolis (committed to Alabama), DT Gabe Hill of Naperville, Ill. (committed to Indiana), DT David Schwerzel of Seattle (committed to UCLA), DT Damari Simeon of Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (committed to Ohio State), DT Alister Vallejo of Liberty Hill, Texas (committed to Michigan), DT Khary Wilder of Gardena, Calif. (commit- ted to Ohio State), DT Garrett Witherington of Birmingham, Ala. (committed to Kentucky), LB Tyler Atkinson of Lawrenceville, Ga. (committed to Texas), LB Kedric Golston II of Ashburn, Va. (committed to Tennessee), LB Kenneth Goodwin of Torrance, Calif. (committed to SMU), LB Tala- noa Ili of Kahuku, Hawai'i (committed to USC), LB Beau Jandreau of Chandler, Ariz. (committed to Oklahoma), LB Cincere Johnson of Cleveland (committed to Ohio State), LB Tank King of Port Arthur, Texas (committed to Texas A&M), LB Kosi Okpala of Katy, Texas (committed to Texas), LB Jakore Smith of Little Rock, Ark. (committed to Oklahoma), LB Calvin Thomas of Cypress, Texas (committed to North Carolina), CB Jaziel Hart of Roanoke, Va. (committed to Penn State), CB Hakim Satterwhite of Baltimore (committed to Maryland), CB Jordan Thomas of Oradell, N.J. (committed to Ohio State), S Jordan Davis of Plano, Texas (committed to Baylor), S Jordan Deck of Frisco, Texas (committed to Michigan), S Jermaine Santana-Diaz of Missouri City, Texas (committed to Colorado State), S Jett Washing- ton of Las Vegas (committed to Oregon) and S DJ Williams of Tampa, Fla. (committed to Louisville). Follow @ByKyleKelly on X for daily recruiting updates on BlueandGold.com!