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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 46 NOV. 14, 2026 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2027 RIVALS INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Nov. 4 2028 RIVALS INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Nov. 4 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. Oklahoma 5 6. Florida 3 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: Accounted for 2 tackles for loss and 1 quarterback hurry in Rabun Gap (Ga.) Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School's (6-4) 44-6 victory over Lanham (Md.) Mt. Zion Prep (2-8). Next game: vs. Charlotte (N.C.) Coun- try Day (3-7) in the first round of the Division I North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association playoffs Nov. 6. CB Ace Alston: Cincinnati Anderson (9-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Cincin- nati Withrow (8-3) in the second round of the Ohio Division II playoffs Nov. 6. WR Jackson Coleman: Caught 2 passes for 15 yards in Highlands Ranch (Colo.) Valor Christian's (8-2) 24-14 win against Aurora (Colo.) Regis Jesuit (6-4). Next game: Valor Christian has a first-round playoff bye and will play the winner of Thornton (Colo.) Horizon (7-3) and Broomfield (Colo.) Legacy (5-5) in the second round of the Colorado 5A playoffs Nov. 13. OL Richie Flanigan: Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie Academy (11-0) beat Menasha (Wis.) High (8-3) 45-13 in the second round of the Wisconsin Division 2 playoffs. Next game: vs. Pulaski (Wis.) High (9-2) in the quarterfi- nals of the Wisconsin Division 2 playoffs Nov. 6. DT David Folorunsho: Posted 2 tackles, 1 stop for loss and 1 sack in Chicago St. Patrick's (8-3) 49- 13 win against Chicago Westinghouse (7-3) in the first round of the Illinois Class 7A playoffs. Next game: at East St. Louis (Ill.) High (9-1) in the sec- ond round of the Illinois Class 7A playoffs Nov. 6. S Zayden Gamble: Had 3 punt returns for 146 yards and 1 touchdown in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas' (10-0) 49-8 victory over Pem- broke Pines (Fla.) West Broward (3-7). Next game: St. Thomas Aquinas will begin the playoffs Nov. 13 with an opponent yet to be determined. S John Gay III: Had 1 pass broken up in Hol- lywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna's (8-2) 34-7 win against Coconut Creek (Fla.) High (8-2). Next game: Chaminade-Madonna will begin the playoffs Nov. 13 with an oppo- nent yet to be determined. OL James Halter: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (9-0) beat Greensburg (Pa.) Hempfield Area (6-4) 45-0. Next game: vs. Greensburg (Pa.) Hempfield Area (6-4) in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Class 6A semifinals Nov. 13. CB Xavier Hasan: As a wide receiver on offense, caught 6 passes for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns in Raleigh (N.C.) Cardinal Gibbons' (7-3) 43-7 win against Cary (N.C.) High (3-7). Next game: Cardinal Gibbons has a first-round playoff bye and will play the winner of Wilmington (N.C.) New Hanover (2-8) and Southeast Raleigh (N.C.) High (7-3) in the second round of the North Carolina 7A playoffs Nov. 13. TE Titus Hawk: Choctaw (Okla.) High (7-2) had a bye. Next game: at Lawton (Okla.) Eisenhower (0-9) Nov. 5. OL Jackson Hill: Out for the season for West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade (7-3) due to an injury. LB Roman Igwebuike: Collected 6 tackles and 2 sacks in Chicago Mount Carmel's (8-2) 55-21 win against Chicago Marist (6-5) in the first round of the Illinois Class 8A playoffs. Next game: vs. Barrington (Ill.) High (7-4) in the second round of the Illinois Class 8A playoffs Nov. 6. WR Julius Jones Jr.: Out for the season for Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas (10-0) due to a hand injury. LS Sean Kraft: Arden (N.C.) Christ School (7-3) lost 49-29 to Concord (N.C.) Cannon School (6-3). Next game: vs. Charlotte (N.C.) Latin (5-5) in the first round of the Division I North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Associa- tion playoffs Nov. 6. QB Champ Monds: Out for the season for Vero Beach (Fla.) High (9-1) due to an injury to his non-throwing arm. OL Oluwasemilore Olubobola: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep (7-2) de- feated Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic (7-3) 37-34. Next game: vs. West Orange (N.J.) Seton Hall Prep (5-4) in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey Non-Public A high school football playoffs Nov. 13. DE Aidan O'Neil: Did not play in Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep's (7-2) 42-10 win against Morristown (N.J.) Delbarton (4-5). Next game: vs. Metuchen (N.J.) St. Joseph (3-6) in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey Non-Public Group A high school football playoffs Nov. 13. DT Brayden Parks: Registered 3 tackles, 1 stop for loss and 1 sack in Chicago Brother Rice's (8-2) 48-7 victory over St. Charles (Ill.) North (6-4) in the first round of the Illinois Class 7A playoffs. Next game: vs. Batavia (Ill.) High (8-2) in the sec- ond round of the Illinois Class 7A playoffs Nov. 7. RB Isaiah Rogers: Springfield (Mass.) Central (7-1) beat West Springfield (Mass.) High (0-8) 56-7. Next game: vs. New Bedford (Mass.) High (7-1) in the first round of the Massachusetts Divi- sion 1 playoffs Nov. 6. DE Abraham Sesay: Did not play in Exton (Pa.) Downingtown East's (9-0) 42-16 win against Ken- nett Square (Pa.) Kennett (5-5). Next game: vs. Levittown (Pa.) Harry S. Truman (5-5) in the first round of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District 1 Class 6A playoffs Nov. 6. OL Albert Simien: Lake Charles (La.) Sam Houston (3-6) lost 49-24 to Lafayette (La.) St. Thomas More (7-2). Next game: vs. New Iberia (La.) High (1-8) Nov. 6. DE Jackson Vaughn: Had 2 tackles and 1 stop for loss in Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy's (9-0) 42-14 victory over Princeton (N.J.) Hun School (6-4). Next game: vs. Baltimore St. Frances Academy (6-2) at Bowie State University Nov. 14. RB Lathan Whisenton: Waco (Texas) Midway (8-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Harker Heights (Texas) High (7-2) Nov. 5. Class Of 2028 K Owen Davies: Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy (8-2) beat Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy (6-4) 20-14. Next game: Brentwood Academy has a bye in the first round of the Tennessee Division II-AAA playoffs. S Andre Jones: Did not play in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas' (10-0) 49-8 win vs. Pembroke Pines (Fla.) West Broward (3-7). Next game: St. Thomas Aquinas will begin the playoffs Nov. 13 with an opponent yet to be determined. DE Darieon Prescott: Notched 1.5 sacks, 4 quarterback hurries, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery in Bolingbrook (Ill.) High's (9-1) 38-14 win vs. Lockport (Ill.) High (6-5) in the first round of the Illinois Class 8A playoffs. Next game: vs. La Grange (Ill.) Lyons (8-3) in the second round of the Illinois Class 8A playoffs Nov. 7. Commitment Updates Games played the weekend of Oct. 29-31 unless otherwise noted Notre Dame safety commit Zayden Gamble returned three punts for 146 yards and a touchdown in St. Thomas Aquinas' 49-8 victory over West Broward Oct. 30. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS