January Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in South 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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Edward Whiting
Edward
Whiting
6'6" | 230 lbs | TE
Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2026
State
SD
| TE | Sioux Falls Jefferson -
Bergan Tetzlaff
Bergan
Tetzlaff
6'4" | 225 lbs | LB
Brookings | 2026
State
SD
| LB | Brookings -
Tate Gerdes
Tate
Gerdes
6'3" | 185 lbs | ATH
Lennox | 2026
State
SD
| ATH | Lennox -
Tobin Squires
Tobin
Squires
6'6" | 235 lbs | TE
Sioux Valley | 2026
State
SD
| TE | Sioux Valley -
Canyon Prins
Canyon
Prins
6'3" | 220 lbs | ATH
Sioux Falls Christian | 2026
State
SD
| ATH | Sioux Falls Christian -
Bryce Bangasser
Bryce
Bangasser
6'2" | 265 lbs | OL
Brandon Valley | 2026
State
SD
| OL | Brandon Valley -
Colby Flowers
Colby
Flowers
6'5" | 210 lbs | TE/WR
WWSSC | 2026
State
SD
| TE/WR | WWSSC -
Chase DeBoer
Chase
DeBoer
6'4" | 220 lbs | DL
Tea Area | 2026
State
SD
| DL | Tea Area -
Jase Muller
Jase
Muller
6'3" | 220 lbs | ATH
O'Gorman | 2026
State
SD
| ATH | Sioux Falls O'Gorman -
Kamden Schimmel
Kamden
Schimmel
6'0" | 170 lbs | DB
Harrisburg | 2026
State
SD
| DB | Harrisburg -
Talen Black
Talen
Black
6'1" | 190 lbs | DB
Sioux Falls Washington | 2026
State
SD
| QB | Sioux Falls Washington -
Henry Sejnoha
Henry
Sejnoha
6'7" | 310 lbs | OL
O'Gorman | 2026
State
SD
| OL | Sioux Falls O'Gorman -
Jack Bertsch
Jack
Bertsch
6'5" | 215 lbs | DL
Aberdeen Central | 2026
State
SD
| DL | Aberdeen Central -
Felipe Gonzalez
Felipe
Gonzalez
6'4" | 295 lbs | DL
Aberdeen Central | 2026
State
SD
| DL | Aberdeen Central -
Gavin Anderson
Gavin
Anderson
6'0" | 180 lbs | QB
Brookings | 2026
State
SD
| QB | Brookings - Matt Steffen Matt Steffen 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR/ATH/ATH O'Gorman | 2026 State SD | WR/ATH | Sioux Falls O'Gorman
- Brennon Bickett Brennon Bickett 6'3" | 240 lbs | DL/OL/OL Oldham-Ramona-Rutland | 2026 State SD | DL/OL | Oldham Ramona Rutland
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Pierson Morganfield
Pierson
Morganfield
6'4" | 256 lbs | OL/DL/DL
St. Thomas More | 2026
State
SD
| OL/DL | St Thomas More - Malachi James Malachi James 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR/ATH Beresford | 2026 State SD | WR/ATH | Beresford
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Gabriel Ralston
Gabriel
Ralston
6'2" | 265 lbs | OL
Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2026
State
SD
| OL | Sioux Falls Jefferson - Stetson Riggs Stetson Riggs 5'10" | 190 lbs | ATH Hanson | 2026 State SD | ATH | Hanson
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Jack Day
Jack
Day
5'11" | 150 lbs | ATH
Rapid City Stevens | 2026
State
SD
| ATH | Rapid City Stevens -
Riley Hunt
Riley
Hunt
6'1" | 180 lbs | WR/ATH
Belle Fourche | 2026
State
SD
| WR/ATH | Belle Fourche - Randall Powers Randall Powers 6'2" | 280 lbs | OL Avon | 2026 State SD | OL | Avon
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Brody Dybvig
Brody
Dybvig
5'8" | 170 lbs | DB/ATH
Tri-Valley | 2026
State
SD
| DB/ATH | Tri-Valley - Lawson Lodmel Lawson Lodmel 6'3" | 210 lbs | DL Tri-Valley | 2026 State SD | DL | Tri-Valley
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Conway Collins
Conway
Collins
6'1" | 146 lbs | QB/DB
Lyman | 2026
State
SD
| QB/DB | Lyman -
Cole Litzen
Cole
Litzen
6'2" | 190 lbs | WR
Sturgis Brown | 2026
State
SD
| LB | Sturgis Brown - Adam Kleinsasser Adam Kleinsasser 6'4" | 255 lbs | OL/DL Canistota | 2026 State SD | DL/OL | Canistota
- Oakley Anderson Oakley Anderson LB Huron | 2026 State SD | LB | Huron
- Brayden Jackson Brayden Jackson 6'2" | 185 lbs | ATH Rapid City Central | 2026 State SD | ATH | Rapid City Central
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Drake Mueller
Drake
Mueller
6'0" | TE
Faulkton | 2026
State
SD
| WR | Faulkton
