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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 46 OCT. 17, 2026 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2027 RIVALS INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Oct. 8 2028 RIVALS INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Oct. 8 1. Texas A&M 25 2. Notre Dame 23 3. Miami 21 4. Oregon 25 5. Ohio State 19 6. Texas 22 7. Oklahoma 27 8. Florida 25 9. Texas Tech 17 10. LSU 16 1. Ohio State 5 2. Ole Miss 4 3. Alabama 5 4. Florida 3 5. Oklahoma 4 6. Wisconsin 3 7. Penn State 3 8. Notre Dame 3 9. Iowa 3 10. Florida State 3 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Class Of 2027 DT Segun Alexander: Recorded 8 tackles, 4 stops for loss and 2 sacks in Rabun Gap (Ga.) Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School's (3-4) 28-27 victory over St. Louis Christian Brothers College (3-3). Next game: at Arden (N.C.) Christ School (5-1) Oct. 16. CB Ace Alston: Notched 5 tackles, 1.5 stops for loss, 0.5 sacks and 1 pass broken up in Cincinnati Anderson's (6-1) 66-21 win against Cincinnati Turpin (3-4) … Also had a 72-yard kick return and a 44-yard punt return. Next game: at Cincinnati Walnut Hills (0-7) Oct. 9. WR Jackson Coleman: Hauled in 6 passes for 83 yards and 1 touchdown in Highlands Ranch (Colo.) Valor Christian's (4-2) 42-0 victory over Parker (Colo.) Legend (3-3). Next game: vs. Littleton (Colo.) Heritage (4-2) Oct. 9. OL Richie Flanigan: Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie Academy (7-0) defeated Menasha (Wis.) High (5-2) 66-18. Next game: vs. Green Bay (Wis.) West (5-2) Oct. 9. DT David Folorunsho: Notched 4 tackles and 3 stops for loss in Chicago St. Patrick's (5-2) 38-14 loss to Joliet (Ill.) Catholic (5-2). Next game: at LaGrange Park (Ill.) Nazareth Academy (3-4) Oct. 9. S Zayden Gamble: Tallied 5 tackles, 1 stop for loss and 1 interception in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas' (6-0) 21-20 win against Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna (4-2). Next game: vs. Hollywood (Fla.) McArthur (3-4) Oct. 9. S John Gay III: Did not play in Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna's (4-2) 21-20 loss to Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas (6-0). Next game: at West Palm Beach (Fla.) Cardinal Newman (5-1) Oct. 9. OL James Halter: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (6-0) defeated Pittsburgh Mt. Lebanon (0-5) 62-0. Next game: vs. Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny (2-4) Oct. 9. CB Xavier Hasan: Recorded 1 interception and 1 pass broken up in Raleigh (N.C.) Cardinal Gibbons' (4-2) 63-0 win against Apex (N.C.) Felton Grove (4-2). Next game: at Holly Springs (N.C.) High (3-3) Oct. 9. TE Titus Hawk: Choctaw (Okla.) High (4-2) beat Oklahoma City (Okla.) Put- nam City West (2-3) 72-0. Next game: at Piedmont (Okla.) High (3-2) Oct. 9. OL Jackson Hill: Out for the season for West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade (5-1) due to an injury. LB Roman Igwebuike: Collected 7 tackles in Chicago Mount Carmel's (5-2) 49-14 victory over New Lenox (Ill.) Providence Catholic (5-2). Next game: at Joliet (Ill.) Catholic (5-2) Oct. 9. WR Julius Jones Jr.: Had an 11-yard catch and a 30-yard kick return in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas' (6-0) 21-20 win against Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna (4-2). Next game: vs. Hollywood (Fla.) McArthur (3-4) Oct. 9. LS Sean Kraft: Arden (N.C.) Christ School (5-1) lost 41-34 to Asheville (N.C.) School (4-2). Next game: vs. Charlotte (N.C.) Christian (2-3) Oct. 9. QB Champ Monds: Out for the season for Vero Beach (Fla.) High (6-1) due to an injury to his non-throwing arm. OL Oluwasemilore Olubobola: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep (4-1) de- feated West Orange (N.J.) Seton Hall Prep (3-3) 21-14. Next game: at Mont- vale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional (2-3) Oct. 10. DE Aidan O'Neil: Recorded 2 tackles, 2 stops for loss, 1 sack and 1 fumble recovery in Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep's (5-1) 34-30 loss to Oradell (N.J.) Ber- gen Catholic (2-3). Next game: vs. Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic (3-2) Oct. 16. DT Brayden Parks: Registered 4 tackles and scored 2 rushing touchdowns in Chicago Brother Rice's (5-2) 41-21 win against Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick (4-3). Next game: at Chicago DePaul College Prep (3-4) Oct. 9. RB Isaiah Rogers: Springfield (Mass.) Central (3-1) defeated Westfield (Mass.) High (2-2) 48-21. Next game: vs. Longmeadow (Mass.) High (0-4) Oct. 9. DE Abraham Sesay: Compiled 8 tackles, 3 stops for loss and 0.5 sacks in Exton (Pa.) Downingtown East's (5-0) 35-0 victory over Downingtown (Pa.) Bishop Shanahan (4-2). Next game: vs. Downingtown (Pa.) West (5-1) Oct. 9. OL Albert Simien: Lake Charles (La.) Sam Houston (2-3) beat Youngsville (La.) Southside (2-3) 28-14. Next game: at Lafayette (La.) High (3-2) Oct. 9. DE Jackson Vaughn: Notched 7 tackles, 3 stops for loss and 1 sack in Bra- denton (Fla.) IMG Academy's (6-0) 44-42 win against Springfield (Va.) The St. James Academy (4-1). Next game: at New Palestine (Ind.) High (5-2) Oct. 9. RB Lathan Whisenton: Ran 20 times for 145 yards and 1 touchdown in Waco (Texas) Midway's (5-1) 33-13 victory against Temple (Texas) High (1-5). Next game: at Bryan (Texas) High (1-5) Oct. 9. Class Of 2028 K Owen Davies: Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy (5-2) beat Memphis (Tenn.) University School (3-4) 63-14. Next game: vs. Eads (Tenn.) Briarcrest Christian (7-0) Oct. 9. S Andre Jones: Forced a fumble and made 8 tackles in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas' (6-0) 21-20 win against Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade- Madonna (4-2). Next game: vs. Hollywood (Fla.) McArthur (3-4) Oct. 9. DE Darieon Prescott: Posted 3 tackles and 2 sacks in Bolingbrook (Ill.) High's (6-1) 42-0 win against Joliet (Ill.) Central (3-4). Next game: vs. Plainfield (Ill.) North (6-1) Oct. 9. Commitment Updates Games played the weekend of Oct. 1-3 unless otherwise noted Notre Dame four-star running back commit Lathan Whisenton needs only 6 more touchdowns to secure Waco (Texas) Midway's career rushing touchdown record. He's also just 11 yards shy of reaching 4,000 yards for his career. PHOTO BY SAM SPIEGELMAN