August Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Iowa’s 2026 class?
Prep Redzone Staff
In this article:
The 2026 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release!
Below is a simple look at the names of players who moved up the ranks due to advancement in their skill-set, size, and overall performance:
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Jayden McGregory
Jayden
McGregory
6'2" | 195 lbs | DB/ATH
Valley WDM | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Valley WDM -
Evan Jacobson
Evan
Jacobson
6'7" | 220 lbs | TE
Waukee | 2026
State
IA
| TE | Waukee -
Julian Manson
Julian
Manson
6'4" | 225 lbs | LB
Iowa City West | 2026
State
IA
| DB | Iowa City West -
Kasen Thomas
Kasen
Thomas
6'2" | 200 lbs | LB
Bishop Heelan | 2026
State
IA
| LB | Bishop Heelan -
Colin Whitters
Colin
Whitters
6'4" | 300 lbs | OL
Iowa City West | 2026
State
IA
| DL | Iowa City West -
Colton McClish
Colton
McClish
6'3" | 320 lbs | OL
Johnston | 2026
State
IA
| OL | Johnston -
Brayton Alford
Brayton
Alford
6'0" | 190 lbs | WR
Kuemper Catholic | 2026
State
IA
| WR | Kuemper Catholic -
Hayden Bishop
Hayden
Bishop
6'3" | 260 lbs | OL
Cedar Falls | 2026
State
IA
| OL | Cedar Falls -
Evan Allie
Evan
Allie
5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH
Algona | 2026
State
IA
| RB | Algona -
Dylan Weisskopf
Dylan
Weisskopf
6'0" | 215 lbs | LB
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
| LB | Williamsburg -
Houston Luce
Houston
Luce
6'0" | 240 lbs | DL
Ankeny Centennial | 2026
State
IA
| DL | Ankeny Centennial -
Dawson Kreykes
Dawson
Kreykes
6'2" | 190 lbs | WR/DB
Sibley-Ocheyedan | 2026
State
IA
| WR | Sibley-Ocheyedan -
Colt Schipper
Colt
Schipper
6'4" | 260 lbs | OL
Waukee | 2026
State
IA
| OL | Waukee -
Leo Kirkland
Leo
Kirkland
6'4" | 265 lbs | OL
Winterset | 2026
State
IA
| OL | Winterset -
Jaxon Paulsrud
Jaxon
Paulsrud
6'1" | 180 lbs | ATH
Cherokee Washington | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Cherokee Washington - Adrian Perez-Hall Adrian Perez-Hall 5'11" | 180 lbs | LB Burlington | 2026 State IA | LB | Burlington
- Brayson Mulder Brayson Mulder 6'4" | 200 lbs | ATH MMCRU | 2026 State IA | ATH | MMCRU
- Treyton Mitchell Treyton Mitchell 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Ogden | 2026 State IA | DB | Ogden
- Cody Sandbulte Cody Sandbulte 6'3" | 200 lbs | ATH Sioux Center | 2026 State IA | ATH | Sioux Center
- Evan Hildring Evan Hildring 5'11" | 185 lbs | LB West Lyon | 2026 State IA | LB | West Lyon
- Torian Doss Torian Doss 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR/LB Waterloo West | 2026 State IA | WR | Waterloo West
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Armon Williams
Armon
Williams
6'0" | 205 lbs | DL/RB
Bettendorf | 2026
State
IA
| RB | Bettendorf -
Cael Wishman
Cael
Wishman
6'2" | 190 lbs | LB
Baxter | 2026
State
IA
| LB | Baxter - Byers Nealy Byers Nealy 6'0" | 195 lbs | LB Danville | 2026 State IA | LB | Danville
- Joel Sankoh Joel Sankoh 5'11" | 190 lbs | LB Dowling Catholic | 2026 State IA | LB | Dowling Catholic
- Gage Larson Gage Larson 6'3" | 185 lbs | LB Clear Lake | 2026 State IA | LB | Clear Lake
- Jack Gilbert Jack Gilbert 6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH OABCIG | 2026 State IA | ATH | OABCIG
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Ethan Headings
Ethan
Headings
6'2" | 190 lbs | ATH
Iowa City West | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Iowa City West - Cameron Cantonwine Cameron Cantonwine 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Ames | 2026 State IA | QB | Ames
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Kade Spotts
Kade
Spotts
6'1" | 175 lbs | LB
OABCIG | 2026
State
IA
| LB | OABCIG - Sevryn Dodd Sevryn Dodd 6'3" | 185 lbs | LB Osage | 2026 State IA | LB | Osage
- Brady Wall Brady Wall 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB/DB Maquoketa Valley | 2026 State IA | QB | Maquoketa Valley
- Tino Daye Jr Tino Daye Jr 6'1" | 170 lbs | WR Johnston | 2026 State IA | WR | Johnston
- Liam Smith Liam Smith 5'8" | 230 lbs | OL Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 2026 State IA | OL | Cedar Rapids Jefferson
- Blake Wiggins Blake Wiggins 6'1" | 175 lbs | QB West Sioux | 2026 State IA | QB | West Sioux
