2026 Stock Risers: Part 2

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">In-depth evaluations of the 2026 prospects that are recently rising up recruiting boards.</h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">Worden has been skyrocketing up recruiting boards the last month pulling in six D1 offers including two P4 programs Arizona and Colorado. He's a high ceiling prospect with the size and versatile skillset to play either side of the ball at the D1 level depending on need and development. At 6'6” 270 lbs. he's got an athlete frame with good length, weight distribution, and growth potential to add mass. Plus natural movement skills with good body control and flexibility in his lower half. Flashes natural strength at the POA with a powerful initial strike upon contact. First year playing OL, but really showed his potential by being able to create movement on run plays with good leg drive to finish his blocks while also demonstrating his athleticism by being able to mirror movement and use his hands to control defenders in pass protection. On the DL, he's a tough block that can anchor down to hold a gap and also use his length to his advantage to maintain separation and disengage from blockers. Currently one of the fastest rising recruits in the state.</p>   <p class="text-gray-700">6 Offers: NAU, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah State, UTEP</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/DerekWorde92531/status/1864947404962668893 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">Fisher possesses a complete skillset at the TE position with a long lean frame at 6'6” 235 lbs. Can line up with his hand in the dirt on the LOS or split out wide and be a mismatch on the perimeter. Multi-dimensional, he's equally effective as a blocker as he is as a pass catcher. He's a good natural athlete with high level body control and coordination at his size. Confident with his eyes, he attacks the ball in the air using his large catch radius and length to play the ball outside his framework. Does a great job using his size to create a throwing lane and box out defenders at the catch point. He's an aggressive blocker that is strong at the POA and can sustain throughout the development of the play. Has pulled in nine D1 offers since the new year and still has a ton of untapped raw potential.</p>   <p class="text-gray-700">9 Offers: Arizona, Utah State, Cal, NAU, New Mexico, Iowa State, UTEP, New Mexico State, Washington State</p>      <p class="text-gray-700">I've been high on Krein since I saw him in spring ball. At 6'0” 190 lbs. he's a strong cover corner that can run, ran a 10.9 100 meter. He's highly instinctual with his movement while also showing great technique and footwork to stay in phase to all areas of the field. Flashes great initial burst and short area acceleration to recover and close separation rapidly. He's smooth in his transition with fluid hip movement and plus change of direction. Really like his ability to operate on an island and play press coverage. He's active with his hands and uses them well to jam receivers at the line and disrupt their route. Picked up his initial college offer from Sacramento State last week and quickly followed that up with an offer from South Dakota State. Expect FBS programs to take notice going forward.</p>   <p>2 Offers: Sacramento State, South Dakota State</p>      <p class="text-gray-700">Liles popped on the recruiting scene this week with his first two offers from New Mexico and Arizona. At 6'1” 190 lbs. he's a high caliber athlete with speed. Extremely active from his safety position with excellent range, he's a ballhawk that can make plays sideline to sideline. Flashes great reactionary quickness and burst to close, he possesses a quick trigger to his reads and can plant and drive to come out of his break. Colleges will like his quick processing and key play diagnosis skills to anticipate with timing. Violent tackler that brings strong contact coming downhill. Takes efficient angles and can break down in space to be reliable in the open field. Can also be explosive in the return game. Filled the stat sheet in the 2024 season finishing with 132 total tackles including 59 solo. His recruitment is in the early stages and will continue to build with many more D1 programs offering.</p>   <p class="text-gray-700">2 Offers: New Mexico, Arizona</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JaronLiles/status/1869873177888993538 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">Brazil is a high upside corner prospect that just pulled in his first offer from Northern Arizona. 6'1” 170 lbs. he's got good length and natural coverage instincts. He's quick with his feet showing good lateral agility and change of direction to match movement and limit separation by running the route with the receiver. Well-coached, he plays well with his eyes in coverage and maintains good pad level/leverage throughout the play. Plus judgement skills and timing to play the ball in the air. Plays through the hands and attacks the ball in the air. Never gives an easy reception and forces receivers to make a tough contested play in traffic. He's not afraid of contact and does a good job wrapping up ball carriers to the ground in one on one situations. A lot of tools to build on that will boost his recruitment this offseason.</p>   <p class="text-gray-700">1 Offer: NAU</p>