13 Midwest 2026s Tearing Up the Recruiting Trail

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There's honestly nothing more exciting than a freshman phenom. It's a rare feat to be 14-15 years old and hold your own against upperclassmen, much less dominate, and the Midwest is home to some incredibly promising freshmen (soon-to-be rising sophomores) who are already tearing it up on the gridiron, blowing up the recruiting trail, and poised to be highly ranked and highly touted in the national scene by the time their recruiting cycle wraps up in a few years. I've already seen a few of these studs in person, and even more of them have been evaluated by our <em>PRZ </em>and <em>PRzNEXT </em>staff, so I'm pumped to bring an early yet detailed look at some of the future superstars of the high school &amp; college football scene. Let's dig in! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>--</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["223703"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"It's been a busy offseason for u003cemu003eDecatur Centralu003c/emu003e 6'2, 200 lb. gunslinger u003cstrongu003eBo Polstonu003c/strongu003e. The Indianapolis product has been hitting the unofficial visit circuit hard since the new year rolled around, beginning with a visit to Oxford, OH, and the Miami Redhawks, and after a month off to chill, a fellow MAC competitor came through with the freshman's first college football offer. The Toledo Rockets confidently chose to offer u003cstrongu003ePolstonu003c/strongu003e first, and major names have followed suit. After visits to Ball State, South Carolina, Toledo, Virginia Tech, Indiana, and Purdue, the Indiana Hoosiers came through in the middle of April for u003cstrongu003ePolston'su003c/strongu003e first P5 and B1G offer to tuhe heat up in the young buck's recruiting stock. After that, Akron, Central Michigan, and Marshall joined the pack for a more-than-solid and still-growing list of FBS u0026amp; P5 scholarship offers. A varsity starter in 2022, u003cstrongu003ePolstonu003c/strongu003e played and found success against some of the best competition the Hoosier State has to offer, and showed off the arm strength to stretch the field and hit receivers in-stride going deep, touch on his passes down the seam and over the middle of the field, and the ability to read the field and get the rock out of his hand quickly. I also like what I see in terms of him looking off DBs and getting through his reads, accuracy to all levels of the field, and vision u0026amp; quickness when he takes off and runs. u003cstrongu003ePolstonu003c/strongu003e is also strong (see his 315 x3 front squat in the middle of March), and is far more poised than his age would suggest. He's got all the makings of a P5 quarterback and is going to hear up the fields of central Indiana for years to come.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["284011"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"It's especially exciting to see freshmen offensive linemen explode onto the recruiting scene early, as the strength u0026amp; physicality required to excel at the position is hard to possess for young bucks, and with OL such a premium position in the recruiting world you can bet your bottom dollar that a prospect like u003cemu003ePortage Northernu003c/emu003e 6'4, 260 lber. u003cstrongu003eGregory Patricku003c/strongu003e will be one of the most popular names in the 2026 OL class, especially in the Midwest. 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The 6'3, 195 lber. recently won the 92 kg spot for the USA U17 Greco Roman world team after two tech falls in the finals of the U.S. Open, and before that he became the heaviest freshman (195 lb. weight class) to win a 3A state title at the Iowa state wrestling meet in February. Between the two wrestling accomplishments, u003cstrongu003eRossu003c/strongu003e saw his football recruitment blow up, as Iowa, Purdue, and Iowa State all offered B1G/Big12 football scholarships, and the freshman u003cemu003eDodger'su003c/emu003e future is incredibly bright in both sports. I wrote about u003cstrongu003eRossu003c/strongu003e for a u003cemu003ePRZu003c/emu003e Midwest special feature naming the top football/wrestling hybrids a few months ago, and despite the multitude of experienced, talented, and powerful upperclassmen in that article, Ross more than holds his own. 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Up first is 5'9, 170 lb. RB/ATH u003cstrongu003eJordan Tayloru003c/strongu003e, who has seen a fruitful genesis of his recruiting with the old Nebraska staff offering up last November and Toledo, Ball State, and UNLV officially entering the picture since May 1st. With the amount of college coaching traffic that routinely comes through u003cemu003eSLUHu003c/emu003e and the quality development those players get playing for the St. Louis Metro powerhouse, I'm sure u003cstrongu003eTayloru003c/strongu003e is far from finished on the recruiting trail, and with his combination of top-end speed, suddenness and quick-twitch prowess, contact balance, and two-way dynamic ability, plus the varsity experience, it's easy to see why a P5 program was his first college offer. 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It's a big deal to get that first offer from the in-state power, and it kicked off additional scholarship offers from Nebraska (old staff), Iowa State, Tennessee, Oregon, Penn State, Wisconsin, UNLV, UCF, Kentucky, Kansas, and Ball State going into the summer before his sophomore year. With the help of his great size, u003cstrongu003eHarrisu003c/strongu003e posted 66 tackles, 6 TFLs, a sack, and a forced fumble and was a two-way playmaker with pace, great closing speed, boom at the contact point, and a fluidity and body control that looks smooth and never wastes movement. His ability to trigger on the football and close is particularly impressive, and he impacts both the run and pass game with equal efficiency. u003cemu003eSLUHu003c/emu003e reloads once again!","_player_evaluations_11_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_12_player":["284039"],"_player_evaluations_12_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_12_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_12_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_12_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_12_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_12_evaluation":"u003cemu003eRaymore Peculiar'su003c/emu003e freshman phenom of a RBu003cstrongu003e Dezephen Walker'su003c/strongu003e talent has been far from a secret in the Show-Me State, and he's done nothing but lived up to the hype since entering the high school ranks after his decorated career as a youth football player and multi-time USATF junior Olympian. The 5'11, 195 lb. speedster is a bolt of lightning with the ball in-hand, and was able to create and pop off long, sometimes untouched runs against high-quality Missouri competition. Burst, top-end, the speed is visible, eye-catching, and game-breaking, and in addition I like Walker's power of his cuts, and contact balance, and whether you get some pads on him or not, if he sees daylight he is gone. u003cstrongu003eWalkeru003c/strongu003e will be competing for one of the top RBs in the nation throughout this 2026 recruiting cycle. Nebraska (new staff), Illinois, Arkansas, Mizzou, Kansas, Purdue, Oregon, Tennessee, Georgia, and KState have all entered the picture early with P5 collegiate offers. More are on the way!","_player_evaluations_12_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":13,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64643583b9f39"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>the RB </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->