January Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in North Dakota’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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Seth Holder
Seth
Holder
6'5" | 303 lbs | OL
West Fargo Sheyenne | 2026
State
ND
| OL/DL | West Fargo Sheyenne -
Amari Taylor
Amari
Taylor
6'3" | 180 lbs | WR
Fargo South | 2026
State
ND
| WR | Fargo South -
Roman Barnes
Roman
Barnes
6'5" | 295 lbs | OL/DL/DL
Bismarck St. Mary's | 2026
State
ND
| OL | St. Mary's Central Highschool - Marial Deng Marial Deng 6'5" | 180 lbs | WR/DB Four Winds-Minnewaukan | 2026 State ND | WR/DB | Four Winds
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Jason Hunter
Jason
Hunter
6'5" | 250 lbs | DL
Fargo Davies | 2026
State
ND
| DL | Fargo Davies -
Cade Okeson
Cade
Okeson
6'3" | 265 lbs | DL/OL/OL
Bishop Ryan | 2026
State
ND
| OL/DL | Minot Bishop Ryan -
Israel Bauer
Israel
Bauer
5'11" | 170 lbs | DB
West Fargo Horace | 2026
State
ND
| DB | West Fargo Horace -
Trey McPartland
Trey
McPartland
6'6" | 260 lbs | DL/OL
Valley City | 2026
State
ND
| DL/OL | Valley City -
Bennet Lonn
Bennet
Lonn
6'2" | 180 lbs | DB
Bismarck Legacy | 2026
State
ND
| DB | Bismarck Legacy -
Kye Schlichting
Kye
Schlichting
6'3" | 205 lbs | ATH
West Fargo Sheyenne | 2026
State
ND
| ATH | West Fargo Sheyenne -
Luke Anderson
Luke
Anderson
6'3" | 243 lbs | OL/DL
Wahpeton | 2026
State
ND
| OL | Wahpeton -
Jack Julson
Jack
Julson
6'1" | 170 lbs | WR/DB
Bismarck Legacy | 2026
State
ND
| WR/DB | Bismarck Legacy -
Brennen Gable
Brennen
Gable
6'0" | 240 lbs | DL/EDGE
West Fargo Sheyenne | 2026
State
ND
| DL | West Fargo Sheyenne -
Alex Meece
Alex
Meece
6'2" | 230 lbs | DL
Fargo Davies | 2026
State
ND
| DL | Fargo Davies -
Jake Kraft
Jake
Kraft
6'1" | 175 lbs | WR
Shanley | 2026
State
ND
| WR | Fargo Shanley -
Noah Herr
Noah
Herr
6'0" | 175 lbs | QB
Bismarck Century | 2026
State
ND
| QB | Bismarck Century -
Zach Bense
Zach
Bense
6'0" | 205 lbs | LB
West Fargo Sheyenne | 2026
State
ND
| LB | West Fargo Sheyenne -
Shawn Kotrba
Shawn
Kotrba
6'0" | 230 lbs | DL
Shanley | 2026
State
ND
| DL | Shanley -
Dylan Glasser
Dylan
Glasser
6'1" | 175 lbs | DB/WR
Dickinson | 2026
State
ND
| DB/WR | Dickinson -
Ian Skari
Ian
Skari
5'6" | 150 lbs | WR
West Fargo | 2026
State
ND
| ATH/WR | West Fargo -
Christopher Kiepea
Christopher
Kiepea
6'0" | 160 lbs | DB
Fargo Davies | 2026
State
ND
| DB | Fargo Davies -
Tanon Johnson
Tanon
Johnson
6'2" | 215 lbs | LB
Kindred | 2026
State
ND
| LB | Kindred -
Matt Bryant
Matt
Bryant
6'5" | 245 lbs | OL/DL
Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison | 2026
State
ND
| OL/DL | Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison - Casper Holkup Casper Holkup 5'8" | 170 lbs | WR Mandan | 2026 State ND | WR | Mandan
- Brody Melicher Brody Melicher 6'2" | 200 lbs | TE/DL Grand Forks Central | 2026 State ND | TE/DL | Grand Forks Central
- Theo Romfo Theo Romfo 6'2" | 225 lbs | DL Langdon Area | 2026 State ND | DL | Langdon Area
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Brayden Morris
Brayden
Morris
5'9" | 195 lbs | LB/ATH
Bismarck Century | 2026
State
ND
| LB/ATH | Century - Conner Guss Conner Guss 6'3" | 180 lbs | ATH/DB Bottineau | 2026 State ND | ATH | Bottineau
- Konnor Winter Konnor Winter 5'10" | 170 lbs | ATH Watford City | 2026 State ND | ATH | Watford City
- Ryland Fischer Ryland Fischer RB Fargo Davies | 2026 State ND | RB | Fargo Davies
- Abou Diabate Abou Diabate 5'11" | 165 lbs | DB Fargo Davies | 2026 State ND | DB | Fargo Davies
- Toby Retterath Toby Retterath 6'0" | 215 lbs | DL West Fargo Horace | 2026 State ND | DL | West Fargo Horace
- Cooper Fuchs Cooper Fuchs LB/DB West Fargo Horace | 2026 State ND | LB/DB | West Fargo Horace
- McKade Zink McKade Zink 5'9" | 165 lbs | RB Carrington | 2026 State ND | RB | Carrington
- Devin Heidt Devin Heidt 5'10" | 190 lbs | DL Dickinson | 2026 State ND | DL | Dickinson
