August Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Nebraska’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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Jase Reynolds
Jase
Reynolds
6'3" | 210 lbs | LB
Elkhorn North | 2026
State
NE
| LB | Elkhorn North -
Grant Kuhlmann
Grant
Kuhlmann
6'6" | 250 lbs | DL/ATH
Lincoln Lutheran | 2026
State
NE
| ATH | Lincoln Lutheran -
Nate Appleget
Nate
Appleget
6'3" | 215 lbs | LB/WR
Lincoln Southeast | 2026
State
NE
| ATH | Lincoln Southeast -
BJ Louis
BJ
Louis
6'1" | 220 lbs | EDGE/LB
Omaha North | 2026
State
NE
| LB | Omaha North - Barry Fries Barry Fries 6'3" | 225 lbs | LB Elkhorn North | 2026 State NE | LB | Elkhorn North
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Nelsyn Wheeler
Nelsyn
Wheeler
5'9" | 200 lbs | RB
Millard South | 2026
State
NE
| RB | Grand Island -
Connor Heiderman
Connor
Heiderman
6'4" | 250 lbs | DL
Battle Creek | 2026
State
NE
| DL | Battle Creek -
Will Anderson
Will
Anderson
6'2" | 200 lbs | QB
Bellevue West | 2026
State
NE
| QB | Bellevue West -
Aubrey Ross Jr
Aubrey
Ross Jr
6'3" | 290 lbs | OL
Omaha Central | 2026
State
NE
| OL | Creighton Prep -
Keian Kaiser
Keian
Kaiser
6'3" | 210 lbs | LB
Sidney | 2026
State
NE
| LB | Sidney -
Jack Vyhnalek
Jack
Vyhnalek
6'3" | 200 lbs | WR
Seward | 2026
State
NE
| WR | Seward -
Caden Ward
Caden
Ward
6'3" | 220 lbs | TE
Lincoln Southeast | 2026
State
NE
| TE | Lincoln Southeast -
Tresten Hass
Tresten
Hass
6'3" | 180 lbs | QB
Seward | 2026
State
NE
| QB | Seward -
Dylan Choutka
Dylan
Choutka
6'1" | 210 lbs | DL
Bishop Neumann | 2026
State
NE
| DL | Bishop Neumann -
Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu
Dallas
Gaius-Anyaegbu
6'5" | 215 lbs | TE
Millard South | 2026
State
NE
| TE | Millard South - Antonio Harris Antonio Harris 6'2" | 275 lbs | OL Millard South | 2026 State NE | OL | Millard South
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Grant Beckenhauer
Grant
Beckenhauer
6'0" | 180 lbs | DB
Papillion-La Vista South | 2026
State
NE
| DB | Papillion-La Vista South -
Quinton Warren
Quinton
Warren
6'2" | 220 lbs | LB/ATH
Omaha Westside | 2026
State
NE
| ATH | Omaha Westside -
Korbin Werner
Korbin
Werner
6'4" | 225 lbs | TE/DL
Elkhorn Valley | 2026
State
NE
| ATH | Elkhorn Valley -
Caiden Hoops
Caiden
Hoops
6'5" | 310 lbs | OL
DC West | 2026
State
NE
| OL | DC West -
Ben Monheiser
Ben
Monheiser
6'0" | 190 lbs | LB/OL
Sidney | 2026
State
NE
| LB | Sidney - Maurice Purify II Maurice Purify II 6'4" | 180 lbs | WR Omaha Westside | 2026 State NE | WR | Omaha Westside
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Tysen Taylor
Tysen
Taylor
6'2" | 215 lbs | ATH/RB
Raymond Central | 2026
State
NE
| ATH | Raymond Central -
Louis Welstead
Louis
Welstead
6'0" | 160 lbs | WR
Lincoln North Star | 2026
State
NE
| ATH | Lincoln North Star -
Cole Signor
Cole
Signor
6'1" | 185 lbs | QB
Norfolk | 2026
State
NE
| QB | Norfolk -
Treyton Burke
Treyton
Burke
6'2" | 210 lbs | LB
North Platte | 2026
State
NE
| LB | North Platte -
Liam Norton
Liam
Norton
5'11" | 250 lbs | DL/OL
Gretna East | 2026
State
NE
| OL | Gretna East - Hayden Holdren Hayden Holdren 6'4" | 205 lbs | QB Lincoln Standing Bear | 2026 State NE | QB | Lincoln Standing Bear
- Cauy Meyer Cauy Meyer 6'0" | 175 lbs | LB Loomis | 2026 State NE | LB | Loomis
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Wyatt Dent
Wyatt
Dent
6'0" | 160 lbs | WR
Central City | 2026
State
NE
| WR | Central City -
Griffin McDonald
Griffin
McDonald
6'2" | 200 lbs | LB
Elkhorn South | 2026
State
NE
| LB | Elkhorn South -
Bryson Williams
Bryson
Williams
6'4" | 175 lbs | DB
Omaha Westside | 2026
State
NE
| ATH | Omaha Westside -
Zion Rush
Zion
Rush
6'1" | 185 lbs | WR/QB
Millard North | 2026
State
NE
| QB | Millard North -
Dawson Johnson
Dawson
Johnson
6'2" | 230 lbs | DL
Northwest | 2026
State
NE
| DL | Grand Island Northwest
