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

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:

• 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 Sioux Falls 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 | QB Sioux Falls Washington | 2026 State SD | QB | Sioux Falls Washington
• Henry Sejnoha Henry Sejnoha 6'7" | 310 lbs | OL Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls O'Gorman | 2026 State SD | WR/ATH | Sioux Falls O’Gorman
• Brennon Bickett Brennon Bickett 6'3" | 240 lbs | DL/OL Oldham Ramona Rutland | 2026 State SD | DL/OL | Oldham Ramona Rutland
• Pierson Morganfield Pierson Morganfield 6'4" | 256 lbs | OL/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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 | DL/OL 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
• Drake Mueller Drake Mueller 6'0" | WR Faulkton | 2026 State SD | WR | Faulkton

Click here to view the updated 2026 South Dakota Rankings!