Top 2026 Kansas Tackle Leaders: The 100 Club

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plenty of Kansas juniors did a solid job wrapping up and finishing off tackles this past fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a report on 10 ranked athletes who collected at least 100 tackles during the past prep season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is not an all-inclusive list as some teams do not post public stats. Stats for this report were found on Max Preps. Also, I did not include athletes with missing information in their Max Preps profiles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1515812' first='Dalton' last='Wulf'],</strong> LB, 6'0”, 170, Clearwater, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wulf is ranked No. 338 overall by Prep Redzone. He finished his junior season with 128 tackles in nine games. He recorded four quarterback sacks, five tackles for lost yardage, and one interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1466504' first='Cooper' last='Pieschl'],</strong> LB, 5'7”, 155, Jefferson West, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jefferson West's Pieschl is ranked No. 332 overall by Prep Redzone. He recorded 124 tackles in nine games. He registered nine TFLs, 2.5 quarterback sacks, and forced one fumble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='812781' first='Trent' last='Rymer'],</strong> ATH, 5'10”, 160, Piper, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rymer finished his junior campaign with 120 tackles in nine games. He recorded six TFLs, three quarterback sacks, and forced two fumbles. He is ranked No. 57 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1264072' first='Colton' last='Bannister'],</strong> LB, 5'9”, 175, Wellington, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bannister is ranked No. 117 overall by Prep Redzone. He finished his junior season with 116 tackles in 11 games. Twelve of those tackles resulted in lost yardage. He also recorded one fumble recovery and one interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1083225' first='Trenton' last='Kern'],</strong> LB, 6'1”, 210, Great Bend, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kern is ranked No. 25 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026. The Panther prospect finished with 113 tackles in 10 games. He now has back-to-back seasons of 100-plus tackles. He registered fine TFLs, three quarterback sacks, and recovered one fumble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1229115' first='Grant' last='Patry'],</strong> LB, 5'11”, 175, Haven, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Patry made 112 tackles in 10 games and is ranked No. 153 by Prep Redzone. He also recorded eight TFLs and one fumble recovery.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='586962' first='Cameron' last='Brian'],</strong> LB, 6'0”, 200, Seaman, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seaman's Brian finished his junior season with 112 tackles in 10 games. He is ranked No. 209 overall and recorded 10 TFLs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1515815' first='Jack' last='Moore'],</strong> LB, 6'1”, 160, Maur Hill Prep, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moore is ranked No. 343 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026. He recorded 109 tackles in nine games. He forced and recovered two fumbles for the Ravens. He rushed for 513 yards and four touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1515799' first='Max' last='Bottorff'],</strong> ATH, 5'11”, 165, Atchison County, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bottorff is a versatile athlete who can play multiple positions based on a team's needs. He recorded 108 tackles in nine games. He forced four fumbles and recovered two. He also toted the rock 101 times gaining 681 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught seven balls and two for touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1452348' first='Andre' last='Johnson'],</strong> LB, 6'0”, 205, Rossville, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johson rounds out this report finishing his junior season with 102 tackles in 11 games. He gained over 400 total yards and scored seven total touchdowns for Rossville. He is ranked No. 359 overall by Prep Redzone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->