2026 Rankings In The Trenches

Get 25% Off Your Subscription By Entering Knight25 In The Coupon Code Area. Enjoy!   Our latest ranking update for the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/oklahoma/rankings/2026-rankings/">state's 2026 class came out on Thursday</a>. The latest ranking update now features the top 175 players in the state's 2026 class. Every time we do a ranking update, we dive into prospect breakdowns following each release. In this breakdown, we're putting the spotlight on the trenches with a look at the offensive line and defensive line. This article features five offensive linemen and four defensive linemen. We've had several players from both position groups featured already, so be sure to check out our various 2026 breakdowns for that! And keep it locked in to Prep Redzone Oklahoma for more 2026 breakdowns and more ranking updates throughout the next month!    Durant defensive end and Arkansas commit [player_tooltip player_id='402371' first='Colton' last='Yarbrough'] has been on our radar for what feels like four years now. Yarbrough got on the radar when he was an eighth grader at Caddo, earning his first several D1 offers and he immediately became one of the top guys in this class. When you look at Yarbrough in person, you see a long and disruptive player that has the potential to be an absolute game-wrecker coming off the edge. Yarbrough has been committed to Arkansas for a while now and the Razorbacks were one of the first programs to offer the southern Oklahoma standout. Yarbrough checks just about every box there is when it comes to evaluating players at his position. He has the potential to be a terror coming off the edge.     Stillwater defensive end [player_tooltip player_id='467410' first='Nehemiah' last='Kolone'] has been a name in the 2026 class that we've been intrigued about since his freshman year. And Kolone hadn't even had an impactful moment on the varsity level but you saw a player with good size, athleticism and a motor that never seemed to slow down. However, the start of the 2024 season saw Kolone having to watch the game from a different spot. An injury kept him sidelined for the start of his junior season but he more than made up for lost time. When Kolone was on the field, he was one of the more disruptive defensive ends in the state. Stillwater's front seven can be a very aggressive bunch and Kolone leads the charge. His recruitment has steadily increased over the last 12 months.     Ada offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='591882' first='Dawson' last='Matthews'] is another prospect in this class that we've known about for a while now and the opinion has never shifted on him. Matthews has routinely been a top five guy at his position and has routinely been in the top 20 or top 30 for overall prospects. And there's a big reason behind that and it's consistency. Matthews has been incredibly consistent and he's a steady presence on the Ada offensive line. Matthews has a terrific skillset at the offensive line position and that is a big reason he's been able to be so consistent. He's also gotten bigger and when you combine that with his ability to outwork almost every guy he goes against, that's a combination that makes him one of the better guys at his position.     We might have mentioned this in the past but it deserves to be repeated for any new readers. Berryhill is one of the more underrated programs in the state when it comes to producing offensive linemen. [player_tooltip player_id='1304608' first='Aiden' last='Martin'] is the next guy up to come from that program and we're looking forward to seeing how he continues to progress this spring and summer because right now, his stock is pointed straight up. Martin has seen his recruitment absolutely explode since the end of his junior season and it doesn't feel like it's slowing down anytime soon. Berryhill has multiple guys on both sides of the line of scrimmage that we like and Martin might be the best of the group. He checks a lot of the boxes and the ceiling moving forward is incredibly high.     We've said this before but Broken Arrow's offensive line has some dudes and this is a unit that has a lot of potential to help a Tiger turnaround in 2025. It starts with [player_tooltip player_id='1304600' first='Kaden' last='Moody'] but he's just one of several 2026 prospects on the offensive line to keep an eye on moving forward. Moody is another offensive lineman prospect that has seen his recruitment really start to take off over the last six months. It's featured P4 programs within the region offering Moody and wanting to get him on campus. He's a very physical player at the point of attack and with a new coaching staff coming in, we're very intrigued how he will continue to develop this spring and summer. There's a chance when the fall rolls around that Moody makes a huge jump as a prospect in this class.     Southmoore's [player_tooltip player_id='1179993' first='Nakwaine' last='Carter'] has been an intriguing prospect in the state's 2026 class for a while now. His recruitment has been pretty steady over the last 18 months and Carter has firmly established himself as one of the better players at his position. The thing that impresses us the most about Carter is his steady development and every time we've seen him in person, he's better than the last time. Checking Carter out on film, you also see that disruption from the line of scrimmage. Now, the biggest question we have about Carter is what scheme will he fit in the best at the next level. Will he be more of an interior defensive lineman or move out to the edge? Either way, he has the ability to make an impact and cause havoc.     Norman offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='858872' first='Julius' last='Stephens'] is another prospect on this breakdown that we've known about for a few years now. When Stephens suits up for the Tigers this fall, he's going to be a four-year starter at the Class 6A-1 level and he's at least 6'6 with good size and moves. So having said that, we have no idea why he's not gotten more attention from colleges at this point because he checks a lot of the boxes and he should certainly be higher on a lot of lists when it comes to offensive linemen in this region. But whether you see him in person or you throw on the tape, you find another player that is incredibly consistent and finds a way to help his team be better. And the 2024 season was a perfect example of that as Norman was one of the top surprise teams in the state.     Owasso offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='587268' first='Brooks' last='Barron'] is the last offensive lineman on this breakdown and he is going to be a very intriguing prospect to watch when the Rams kick off the 2025 season. Barron began his career at Booker T Washington and became a 2026 prospect to know there. Barron would move over to Owasso in the offseason last year and became a big part of arguably the best offensive line unit in the state. It allowed Barron to learn from two D1 signees in the 2025 class and he was able to fit in his natural spot for the next level, which feels like it'll be somewhere on the interior of the offensive line. Now, Barron will be the veteran on the Owasso offensive line this fall and that's a big reason why he'll be very intriguing to watch this fall.     Carl Albert defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1539931' first='Lebron' last='Royal'] was one of the breakout stars of the 2024 football season and Carl Albert wasn't exactly a team that was lacking talent and needed a breakout performance. Royal was a key part of arguably the most dominant defense in school history and one of the best defensive units in the state last fall. For us, it started early on in the year, when we watched them in person in September. On a team full of stars, Royal was arguably the best player on the field. He absolutely owned the line of scrimmage and was consistently getting into the backfield. And when he got there, he was either making a play or he was causing enough disruption to completely shut down what the opponent was trying to accomplish.

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