2026 Prospects We Warned You About

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 class is a class that has a lot of talent. It is one of my favorite classes to cover. They always have some dogs that are lined up on the field. This is their year to start making a name for themselves. Let's check it out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Marcus Flowers</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Flowers is a guy that knows how to run the rock. He also has good hands out of the backfield. Flowers had 152 rushing yards in his first game this season. Charleston is very lucky to have him in the backfield. Flowers is a guy that has power and strength. He is the type of runner that you can use to put a secondary to sleep, then hit a team deep with a play action play. Flowers also has some good vision. He is definitely a guy that is going to get some division one attention.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>JyKavius Riddle</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Riddle is a 6-foot-3, 175-pound ATH that I think is going to be a linebacker one day. His dad is a big fellow and Riddle has a lot of growing to do. Riddle is guy that is going to be 220 pounds easily one day. He is also a guy that can move. He lines up at wide receiver, outside linebacker and running back for Noxapater. Riddle had 114 rushing yards, 101 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns in their first game this season. He is definitely a guy to know.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='402110' first='Xzarion' last='Haynes']</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I think that Haynes is one of the best athletes in the 2026 class. Kid shares the ball with a senior and he plays on a very loaded offense. He is a guy that is going to wake a lot of people up this season. He is very shifty. Haynes is a Louisville Wildcat that knows how to move the football. He reminds me of a former Louisville athlete by the name of Dennis Thames. Haynes has a good chance to crack the 1000-yard all-purpose mark this season. Haynes does not wear the number one just because it looks good. He is truly one of those guys who will be the one.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='402108' first='Wes' last='Wiggins']</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wiggins went out and had 16 pancakes in their first game this season. He is a dog that I think is going to start seeing more attention this season. He is a 2026 OL out of Smithville. Wiggins was a starter last season. He is a guy that is very familiar with the game. Wiggins is a guy that running backs love to get behind. He is going to have a lot of good games this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->