The NW’s Top 50 Freshman OR/WA (2026) Ranked #1-25
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Referenced below are the Northwest’s Top 50 athletes for the 2026 class. As most know there is always a lot yet to be determined when ranking freshman. Have a look at the current group with 11 individuals already holding division…
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Referenced below are the Northwest’s Top 50 athletes for the 2026 class. As most know there is always a lot yet to be determined when ranking freshman. Have a look at the current group with 11 individuals already holding division 1 offers.
Ansu Sanoe Ansu Sanoe 6'2" | 210 lbs | RB Lakeridge | 2026 State OR will be ranked one of the top RB’s in the country and essentially offered by everyone. As a freshman he totaled 779 yards and 9 TDs, averaging 7.6 yards per carry on 74 rushes.
Three other lineman highlight the top 5 with FA Siale FA Siale 6'3" | 265 lbs | DL O'Dea | 2026 State WA on his way to blowing up nationally and 6-6 240 pound tackle Kodi Greene Kodi Greene 6'6" | 290 lbs | OL Mater Dei | 2026 State CA looking like one of the top lineman in the West. Fellow DE Derek Colman-Brusa Derek Colman-Brusa 6'4" | 245 lbs | DL Kennedy Catholic | 2026 State WA ‘s Washington and Washington State offers speaks to his upside.
Other Oregon athletes with a chance to be early offer guys include RB/LB’s Sam Vyhlidal Sam Vyhlidal 6'4" | 200 lbs | ATH Mountainside | 2026 State OR and Noah Tishendorf, along with Marcus Post Marcus Post 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Lakeridge | 2026 State OR of Lakeridge who has a chance to be special.
The state of Washington potentially has one of it’s best secondary groups ever with six individuals already receiving division 1 offers. An unreal stat considering the NW is not a traditional recruiting hotbed. Those athletes include, Eastside Catholic’s Wassie Lugolobi Wassie Lugolobi 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB Eastside Catholic | 2026 State WA & Asa Thompson Asa Thompson 6'0" | 180 lbs | ATH Eastside Catholic | 2026 State WA and Lakes DB’s Tau Mareko & Tristan Baker. Also included is a name everyone knows in Joey Thomas III and CB Zamarie Tellez of Federal Way.
In the coming years West Linn projects as the top team in the Northwest. They set the tone last season with their 45-6 beat down of Washington 4A state champ Lake Stevens. Expect them to win multiple state titles if not all of them over the next ½ decade. The Lions feature three athletes in the top 25 with 6-2 speedster Silas Reynolds, LB Zach VandenBrink (maybe the state’s best baseball player for his class), and D line standout Kalani Iaopo.
Rainier Beach features one of the most exciting combo’s statewide in Oteko Mwamba Oteko Mwamba 5'9" | 170 lbs | ATH Rainier Beach | 2026 State WA and Damari King. You will also hear a lot about 6-2 210 pound OLB Donnie Vercher of CC and talented RB Lamarcus Bell Lamarcus Bell 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Lake Oswego | 2026 State OR of Lake Oswego.
Last but not least don’t sleep on 5A OLB/DE Asante Mims Asante Mims 5'11" | 215 lbs | LB Hillsboro | 2026 State OR . He has a chance to be a conference POY candidate this coming fall after an outstanding varsity season as a freshman.
1. Ansu Sanoe Ansu Sanoe 6'2" | 210 lbs | RB Lakeridge | 2026 State OR RB Lakeridge OR OFFERS (5) Miami, Oregon, Oregon St, Cal, Colorado
2. FA Siale FA Siale 6'3" | 265 lbs | DL O'Dea | 2026 State WA DE O’Dea WA OFFERS (5) Oregon, Washington, Utah, Miami, Louisville
3. Kodi Greene Kodi Greene 6'6" | 290 lbs | OL Mater Dei | 2026 State CA T Eastside Catholic WA OFFERS (2) Nevada, N.Arizona
4. Derek Colman-Brusa Derek Colman-Brusa 6'4" | 245 lbs | DL Kennedy Catholic | 2026 State WA DE Kennedy Catholic WA OFFERS (2) Washington Wash St
5. Wassie Lugolobi Wassie Lugolobi 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB Eastside Catholic | 2026 State WA S Eastside Catholic WA OFFERS (3) Colorado, Nevada, Louisville
6. Sam Vyhlidal Sam Vyhlidal 6'4" | 200 lbs | ATH Mountainside | 2026 State OR ATH Mountainside OR
7.Joey Thomas III DB Kennedy Catholic WA OFFERS (1) Texas Tech, Colorado
8.Noah Tishendorf RB/OLB Sherwood OR
9. David Schwerzel David Schwerzel 6'4" | 255 lbs | DL O'Dea | 2026 State WA DE O’Dea WA OFFERS (1) Louisville
10.Tau Mareko DB Lakes WA OFFERS (2) Hawaii, Nevada
11.Tristan Baker ATH Lakes WA OFFERS (1) Nevada
12.Zamarie Tellez CB Federal Way WA OFFERS (1) Nevada
13. Marcus Post Marcus Post 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Lakeridge | 2026 State OR S Lakeridge OR
14. Asa Thompson Asa Thompson 6'0" | 180 lbs | ATH Eastside Catholic | 2026 State WA DB Eastside Catholic WA OFFERS (1) Nevada
15. Oteko Mwamba Oteko Mwamba 5'9" | 170 lbs | ATH Rainier Beach | 2026 State WA ATH Rainier Beach WA
16.Silas Reynolds ATH West Linn OR
17.Dante Saladino DB Kennedy Catholic WA
18.Damari King RB Rainier Beach WA
19.Zach VandenBrink LB West Linn OR
20.Donnie Vercher OLB Central Catholic OR
21.Bryce May DL Cascade OR
23.Jasiah Denmark DB Spanaway Lake WA
23. Lamarcus Bell Lamarcus Bell 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Lake Oswego | 2026 State OR RB Lake Oswego OR
24.Kalani Iaopo DL West Linn OR
25. Asante Mims Asante Mims 5'11" | 215 lbs | LB Hillsboro | 2026 State OR OLB Hillsboro OR