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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 52 NOV. 7, 2026 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2027 RIVALS INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Oct.30 2028 RIVALS INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Oct. 30 1. Texas A&M 24 2. Notre Dame 23 3. Miami 20 4. Oregon 25 5. Florida 26 6. Ohio State 20 7. Oklahoma 27 8. Texas Tech 17 9. Texas 23 10. LSU 15 1. Ohio State 5 2. Georgia 4 3. Ole Miss 4 4. Alabama 5 5. Florida 3 6. Oklahoma 4 7. Wisconsin 3 8. Penn State 3 9. Notre Dame 3 10. SMU 3 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Class Of 2027 DT Segun Alexander: Recorded 3 tackles and 1 sack in Rabun Gap (Ga.) Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School's 28-6 victory over Arden (N.C.) Christ School (7-2) … Registered 4 tackles and 2 sacks in Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School's (5-4) 52-20 win over Concord (N.C.) Cannon School (6-3). Next game: vs. Lanham (Md.) Mt. Zion Prep (2-7) Oct. 30. CB Ace Alston: Notched 6 tackles and 1 pass broken up in Cincinnati Ander- son's 47-21 win against Cincinnati Winton Woods (8-2) … Had 2 punt returns for 42 yards and 1 tackle in Anderson's (9-1) 69-7 win over Loveland (Ohio) High (2-8). Next game: Anderson has a bye and will play the winner of Cincin- nati Withrow (7-3) and Hamilton (Ohio) Badin (7-3) in the second round of the Ohio Division II playoffs Nov. 6. WR Jackson Coleman: Caught 2 passes for 76 yards and 2 touchdowns in Highlands Ranch (Colo.) Valor Christian's 42-0 victory over Colorado Springs (Colo.) Pine Creek (2-7) … Had 3 catches for 87 yards and 1 touchdown plus a 27-yard rushing score in Valor Christian's (7-2) 56-0 win over Fountain (Colo.) Fort-Carson (4-5). Next game: at Aurora (Colo.) Regis Jesuit (6-3) Oct. 30. OL Richie Flanigan: Ran the ball twice for 26 yards in Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie Academy's 51-0 win against Sheboygan (Wis.) North (3-6) … Notre Dame de la Baie Academy (10-0) beat Germantown (Wis.) High (4-6) 63-9 in the first round of the Wisconsin Division 2 playoffs. Next game: vs. Menasha (Wis.) High (8-2) Oct. 30 in the second round of the Wisconsin Division 2 playoffs. DT David Folorunsho: Did not play in Chicago St. Patrick's 33-26 victory against Lisle (Ill.) Benet Academy (2-8) … Made 3 tackles (1 for loss) in a St. Patrick's (7-3) 54-37 win over Collinsville (Ill.) High (3-7) in the opening round of the Illinois Class 7A playoffs. Next game: at Chicago Westinghouse (7-2) in the first round of the Illinois Class 7A playoffs Oct. 30. S Zayden Gamble: Intercepted a pass in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas' 71-20 rout of Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch (4-5) … Returned 4 punts for 82 yards in St. Thomas Aquinas' (9-0) 56-12 win over Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Flanagan (1-8). Next game: at Pembroke Pines (Fla.) West Broward (3-5) Oct. 30. S John Gay III: Did not play in Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna's 47- 12 win against Hollywood (Fla.) McArthur (2-7) … Returned to the lineup and recorded 1 tackle and 1 pass broken up in Chaminade-Madonna's (7-2) 41-6 win over Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Cardinal Gibbons (6-3). Next game: at Coconut Creek (Fla.) High (8-1) Oct. 30. OL James Halter: Pittsburgh Central Catholic had a bye … Central Catholic (8-0) beat Canonsburg (Pa.) Canon-McMillan (4-5) 42-0. Next game: vs. Greensburg (Pa.) Hempfield Area (6-3) Oct. 29. CB Xavier Hasan: Tallied 8 tackles in Raleigh (N.C.) Cardinal Gibbons' 27-21 loss to Apex (N.C.) Middle Creek (7-2) … Returned an interception 103 yards for a touchdown plus caught 3 passes for 51 yards and 2 scores in Cardinal Gibbons' (6-3) 50-12 win over Raleigh (N.C.) Sanderson (4-5). Next game: vs. Cary (N.C.) High (3-6) Oct. 30. TE Titus Hawk: Had a 40-yard touchdown catch in Choctaw (Okla.) High's 66-0 victory over Oklahoma City Putnam City North (2-6) … Scored 2 rushing touch- downs on runs of 12 and 24 yards in Choctaw's (7-2) 48-7 win over Oklahoma City Putnam City (3-5). Next game: at Lawton (Okla.) Eisenhower (0-8) Nov. 5. OL Jackson Hill: Out for the season for West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade (6-3) due to an injury. LB Roman Igwebuike: Collected 8 tackles and 1 pass broken up in Chicago Mount Carmel's 38-21 win against Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola Academy (8-1) … Mount Carmel (7-2) had an opening-round playoff bye. Next game: vs. Chi- cago Marist (6-4) in the first round of the Illinois Class 8A playoffs Oct. 30. WR Julius Jones Jr.: Out for the season for Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0) due to a hand injury. LS Sean Kraft: Arden (N.C.) Christ School lost 28-6 to Rabun Gap (Ga.) Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School (5-4) … Christ School (7-2) beat Indian Trail (N.C.) Metrolina Christian (3-6) 48-14. Next game: at Concord (N.C.) Cannon School (6-3) Oct. 29. QB Champ Monds: Out for the season for Vero Beach (Fla.) High (8-1) due to an injury to his non-throwing arm. OL Oluwasemilore Olubobola: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep beat Paramus (N.J.) Catholic (5-4) 34-10 … St. Peter's Prep (6-2) defeated Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep (6-2) 13-10. Next game: at Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic (7-2) Oct. 30. DE Aidan O'Neil: Did not play in Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep's 34-14 vic- tory over Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic (4-4) or in Don Bosco Prep's 13-10 loss to St. Peter's Prep. Next game: vs. Morristown (N.J.) Delbarton (4-4) Oct. 30. DT Brayden Parks: Posted 5 tackles (1 for loss) and 1 forced fumble in Chi- cago Brother Rice's 47-0 win against Chicago Marist (6-4) … Brother Rice (7-2) had an opening-round playoff bye. Next game: vs. St. Charles (Ill.) North (6-4) in the first round of the Illinois Class 7A playoffs Oct. 31. RB Isaiah Rogers: Had 7 touches for 103 yards and 3 touchdowns in Spring- field (Mass.) Central's 55-14 win against East Longmeadow (Mass.) High (4-3) … Springfield Central (6-1) beat Wilbraham (Mass.) Minnechaug Regional (3-4) 41-14. Next game: at West Springfield (Mass.) High (0-7) Oct. 30. DE Abraham Sesay: Compiled 7 tackles, 3 stops for loss and an assisted sack in Exton (Pa.) Downingtown East's 42-0 victory over West Grove (Pa.) Avon Grove (2-7) … Downingtown East (8-0) beat Coatesville (Pa.) High (5-4), 31-28. Next game: vs. Kennett Square (Pa.) Kennett (5-4) Oct. 30. OL Albert Simien: Lake Charles (La.) Sam Houston beat Lafayette (La.) Aca- diana (5-3) 33-20 … Sam Houston (3-5) lost 59-29 to Lake Charles (La.) Barbe (7-1). Next game: vs. Lafayette (La.) St. Thomas More (6-2) Oct. 30. DE Jackson Vaughn: Notched 1 interception and 1 tackle in Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy's 42-40 win against NFL Academy (2-2) from Loughborough, England … IMG Academy (8-0) had a bye. Next game: vs. Princeton (N.J.) Hun School (6-3) Oct. 31. RB Lathan Whisenton: Rushed for 200 yards and 5 touchdowns in Waco (Texas) Midway's 49-20 victory over Killeen (Texas) Chaparral (2-6) … Scored 3 touchdowns and rushed for 81 yards in Midway's (8-1) 63-14 win over Copperas Cove (Texas) High (5-3). Next game: vs. Harker Heights (Texas) High (6-2) Nov. 5. Class Of 2028 K Owen Davies: Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy had a bye … Converted a 34- yard field goal in Brentwood Academy's (7-2) 45-7 win against Nashville Father Ryan (3-6). Next game: vs. Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy (6-3) Oct. 30. S Andre Jones: Had a 15-yard pick six in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas' 71-20 rout of Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch (4-5) … Had a 12-yard punt return in St. Thomas Aquinas' (9-0) 56-12 win over Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Flanagan (1-8). Next game: at Pembroke Pines (Fla.) West Broward (3-5) Oct. 30. DE Darieon Prescott: Made 5 tackles in Bolingbrook (Ill.) High's 45-14 vic- tory over Minooka (Ill.) High (5-5) … Bolingbrook (8-1) had an opening-round playoff bye. Next game: vs. Lockport (Ill.) High (6-4) in the first round of the Illinois Class 8A playoffs Oct. 30. Commitment Updates Games played the weekend of Oct. 15-17 and Oct. 22-24 unless otherwise noted