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January Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in California’s 2026 class?

January Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in California’s 2026 class?
Dev Johnson
Prep Redzone Staff
January 13, 2025 @ 11:46 AM
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Dezmyn Hardy
Dezmyn Hardy 6'5" | 180 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Jesine Ndombe Olondo
Jesine Ndombe Olondo 6'5" | 350 lbs | OL | 2026
CA
Josh Faraimo
Josh Faraimo 6'2" | 190 lbs | ATH | 2026
CA
Max Meier
Max Meier 6'5" | 240 lbs | DL | 2026
CA
Vlad Dyakonov
Vlad Dyakonov 6'6" | 275 lbs | OL | 2026
CA
Jack Ellis
Jack Ellis 6'5" | 230 lbs | TE | 2026
CA
Nemyah Telona
Nemyah Telona 6'2" | 285 lbs | DL | 2026
CA
Israel Briggs
Israel Briggs 6'5" | 200 lbs | TE | 2026
CA
Quinn Buckey
Quinn Buckey 6'7" | 285 lbs | OL | 2026
CA
Dj Wilkins
Dj Wilkins 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Devan Parker
Devan Parker 6'0" | 170 lbs | ATH | 2026
CA
Logan Hirou
Logan Hirou 6'2" | 180 lbs | DB | 2026
CA
Ryan Hopkins
Ryan Hopkins 6'6" | 185 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Ryder Barnes
Ryder Barnes 6'3" | 230 lbs | LB | 2026
CA
Jhadis Luckey
Jhadis Luckey 5'9" | 180 lbs | ATH | 2026
CA
Dabe Nwude
Dabe Nwude 6'2" | 235 lbs | DL | 2026
CA
Carson Bahruth
Carson Bahruth 6'2" | 290 lbs | OL | 2026
CA
Luke Sorensen
Luke Sorensen 6'4" | 245 lbs | TE/EDGE | 2026
CA
Cash Herrera
Cash Herrera 6'3" | 205 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Niniva Nicholson
Niniva Nicholson 6'3" | 280 lbs | OL | 2026
CA
Luc Weaver
Luc Weaver 6'3" | 205 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Corin Berry
Corin Berry 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Brian Bonner
Brian Bonner 6'0" | 180 lbs | RB | 2026
CA
Parris Vernon
Parris Vernon 5'10" | 165 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Simote Katoanga
Simote Katoanga 6'5" | 240 lbs | DL/EDGE | 2026
CA
Jakob Mckindley
Jakob Mckindley 6'3" | 290 lbs | OL | 2026
CA
Jeremiah Duhu
Jeremiah Duhu 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Bryson Beaver
Bryson Beaver 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Daniel Rolovich
Daniel Rolovich 6'4" | 200 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Rolph Mosley
Rolph Mosley 6'4" | 180 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Malcolm Watkins
Malcolm Watkins 5'11" | 170 lbs | ATH | 2026
CA
Jacob Chambers
Jacob Chambers 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Savion Bandy
Savion Bandy 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB | 2026
CA
Colby Simpson
Colby Simpson 6'5" | 225 lbs | TE | 2026
CA
Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB | 2026
CA
Markus Kier
Markus Kier 6'2" | 190 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Mason Caturegli
Mason Caturegli 5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH | 2026
CA
Gabe Casanovas
Gabe Casanovas 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Truly Bell
Truly Bell 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Oscar Aguilar
Oscar Aguilar 6'3" | 200 lbs | LB | 2026
CA
Laneselota Olive-Enos
Laneselota Olive-Enos 6'1" | 260 lbs | DL | 2026
CA
Khary Wilder
Khary Wilder 6'4" | 260 lbs | LB | 2026
CA
Jaden Jefferson
Jaden Jefferson 5'9" | 170 lbs | QB | 2027
CA
Quinn Roth
Quinn Roth 6'3" | 175 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Malachi Roby
Malachi Roby 6'0" | 200 lbs | RB | 2026
CA
Madden Riordan
Madden Riordan 5'11" | 160 lbs | DB | 2026
CA
Lennie Brown
Lennie Brown 5'11" | 165 lbs | ATH | 2026
CA
Kayden Dixon-Wyatt
Kayden Dixon-Wyatt 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Jasen Womack
Jasen Womack 6'1" | 190 lbs | ATH | 2026
CA
Cynai Thomas
Cynai Thomas 6'2" | 165 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Colton Hogge
Colton Hogge 6'4" | 285 lbs | OL/DL | 2026
CA
Colton Hider
Colton Hider 6'4" | 225 lbs | TE | 2026
CA
Cole Leinart
Cole Leinart 6'4" | 190 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Brandon Arrington
Brandon Arrington 6'3" | 175 lbs | ATH | 2026
CA
Brady Bretthauer
Brady Bretthauer 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Berell Staples
Berell Staples 6'1" | 175 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Carson Blair
Carson Blair 6'0" | 185 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Timothy Ioane
Timothy Ioane 6'1" | 210 lbs | DL | 2026
CA
Oscar Rios
Oscar Rios 6'3" | 175 lbs | QB | 2026
CA
Kenneth Moore III
Kenneth Moore III 5'10" | 165 lbs | WR | 2026
CA
Jeron Jones
Jeron Jones 6'0" | 165 lbs | DB | 2026
CA
Davon Benjamin
Davon Benjamin 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB | 2026
CA
Dash Fifita
Dash Fifita LB | 2026
CA
Chase Cahoon
Chase Cahoon 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB | 2026
CA
Andre Nickerson Jr.
Andre Nickerson Jr. 6'4" | 230 lbs | TE | 2026
CA
Keytrin Harris
Keytrin Harris 6'4" | 310 lbs | DL | 2026
AZ
Shaun Scott
Shaun Scott 6'3" | 225 lbs | LB/TE | 2026
CA
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:
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401222' first='Brandon' last='Arrington'] | WR | Mt. Miguel
  • [player_tooltip player_id='283607' first='Davon' last='Benjamin'] | DB | Oaks Christian
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401273' first='Kayden' last='Dixon-Wyatt'] | WR | Mater Dei
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1182920' first='Simote' last='Katoanga'] | DL | Jserra
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1361571' first='Israel' last='Briggs'] | TE | Mt. Whitney
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1182930' first='Brian' last='Bonner'] | RB | Valencia
  • [player_tooltip player_id='212233' first='Shaun' last='Scott'] | LB/TE | Mater Dei
  • [player_tooltip player_id='283681' first='Oscar' last='Rios'] | QB | Downey
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1362373' first='Vlad' last='Dyakonov'] | OL | Folsom
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401233' first='Cynai' last='Thomas'] | WR | Archbishop Riordan
  • [player_tooltip player_id='283637' first='Kenneth' last='Moore III'] | WR | Saint Mary's
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401278' first='Madden' last='Riordan'] | DB | Sierra Canyon
  • [player_tooltip player_id='780328' first='Khary' last='Wilder'] | LB | Serra
  • [player_tooltip player_id='283587' first='Andre' last='Nickerson Jr.'] | TE | Inglewood
  • [player_tooltip player_id='212377' first='Keytrin' last='Harris'] | DL | Narbonne
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1182946' first='Luc' last='Weaver'] | WR | Notre Dame
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1361617' first='Nemyah' last='Telona'] | DL | De La Salle
  • [player_tooltip player_id='709616' first='Jaden' last='Jefferson'] | DB | De La Salle
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1183020' first='Cash' last='Herrera'] | QB | Bishop's
  • [player_tooltip player_id='283628' first='Jeron' last='Jones'] | WR | Mission Viejo
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401277' first='Lennie' last='Brown'] | ATH | Tustin
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1284693' first='Ryan' last='Hopkins'] | QB | JSerra
  • [player_tooltip player_id='780470' first='Brandon' last='Smith'] | LB | Central
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1362377' first='Max' last='Meier'] | DL | Loyola
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1182939' first='Corin' last='Berry'] | QB | Charter Oak
  • [player_tooltip player_id='780469' first='Markus' last='Kier'] | WR | Loyola
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1183031' first='Luke' last='Sorensen'] | DL | Servite
  • [player_tooltip player_id='780331' first='Laneselota' last='Olive-Enos'] | DL | St. John Bosco
  • [player_tooltip player_id='780750' first='Colby' last='Simpson'] | TE | Oaks Christian
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1000956' first='Daniel' last='Rolovich'] | QB | San Marin
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1182921' first='Parris' last='Vernon'] | WR | Mt. Miguel
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1000955' first='Rolph' last='Mosley'] | WR | Pittsburg
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1000906' first='Savion' last='Bandy'] | DB | El Cerrito
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401228' first='Cole' last='Leinart'] | QB | Newport Harbor
  • [player_tooltip player_id='283606' first='Dash' last='Fifita'] | LB | Mater Dei
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1230480' first='Dabe' last='Nwude'] | DL | Palos Verdes Highschool
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1182949' first='Niniva' last='Nicholson'] | OL | Jserra
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1000930' first='Jacob' last='Chambers'] | QB | Etiwanda
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1000935' first='Malcolm' last='Watkins'] | ATH | Frontier
  • [player_tooltip player_id='780462' first='Oscar' last='Aguilar'] | ATH | Downey
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1000959' first='Bryson' last='Beaver'] | QB | Vista Murrieta
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1230745' first='Jhadis' last='Luckey'] | ATH | California
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1288067' first='Logan' last='Hirou'] | DB | Santa Margarita
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401259' first='Jasen' last='Womack'] | ATH | Oak Ridge
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1269166' first='Ryder' last='Barnes'] | LB | Crean Lutheran
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1362381' first='Josh' last='Faraimo'] | ATH | Cathedral Catholic
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1291359' first='Dj' last='Wilkins'] | WR | Mt. Miguel
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1300862' first='Quinn' last='Buckey'] | OL | Liberty
  • [player_tooltip player_id='780463' first='Truly' last='Bell'] | WR | Pittsburg
  • [player_tooltip player_id='283597' first='Chase' last='Cahoon'] | LB | St. Francis
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1362391' first='Dezmyn' last='Hardy'] | TE | Calabasas
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401220' first='Berell' last='Staples'] | QB | McClymonds
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1362388' first='Jesine' last='Ndombe Olondo'] | OL | Inglewood
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401221' first='Brady' last='Bretthauer'] | QB | Valencia
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1361632' first='Jack' last='Ellis'] | TE/DL | St. Vincent De Paul
  • [player_tooltip player_id='780466' first='Gabe' last='Casanovas'] | QB | St. Vincent De Paul
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401229' first='Colton' last='Hider'] | DL | Valley Christian
  • [player_tooltip player_id='283688' first='Timothy' last='Ioane'] | DL | Tustin
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401230' first='Colton' last='Hogge'] | OL/DL | Twelve Bridges
  • [player_tooltip player_id='302479' first='Carson' last='Blair'] | QB | Miramonte
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401280' first='Malachi' last='Roby'] | RB | Centennial
  • [player_tooltip player_id='401286' first='Quinn' last='Roth'] | QB | La Costa Canyon
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1000969' first='Jakob' last='Mckindley'] | OL | Centennial
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1203462' first='Carson' last='Bahruth'] | OL | Bonita
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1000964' first='Jeremiah' last='Duhu'] | QB | Beaumont
  • [player_tooltip player_id='1288773' first='Devan' last='Parker'] | ATH | Servite
  • [player_tooltip player_id='780467' first='Mason' last='Caturegli'] | ATH | St. Vincent de Paul
 

Click here to view the updated 2026 California Rankings!

Rankings

742 Players Ranked

  • 1
    Brandon Arrington

    Brandon Arrington

    Mt. Miguel

    Texas A&M
  • 2
    Mark Bowman

    Mark Bowman

    Mater Dei

    USC
  • 3
    Ryder Lyons

    Ryder Lyons

    Folsom

    BYU
  • 4
    Kodi Greene

    Kodi Greene

    Mater Dei

    Washington (WA)
  • 5
    Chris Henry Jr

    Chris Henry Jr

    Mater Dei

    Ohio State
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