C/O 2026 N.E. Top 400 Ranking Update: DL Added and Moved Up

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moving forward with all New England Ranking Updates for any class, we will cap the number of top-ranked prospects in each class at 400. By restricting the total number of ranked athletes, we believe this will enhance the competitiveness of being included in each class ranking.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There was significant activity in the <strong>Class of 2026 </strong>in the New England region. We've seen several new names enter the rankings, along with many reclassifications and transfers, as post-graduate athletes arrive in New England for their final high school football season. We have finalized our summer ranking update for the Class of 2026, based on the prospects we have assessed. In this report, I will preview the Top "Defensive Lineman" who have been added and who have moved up within the New England Region Class of 2026 rankings following a highly competitive spring and summer evaluation period.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":1} --> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">New Names/Reclass/Transfers/Post Grads Added To C/O 2026 Rankings List:</h1> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["405578"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d64567651a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='405578' first='Charlie' last='Thom']'s ranking grade placed him as the # 3 overall prospect and the #1 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='405578' first='Charlie' last='Thom'] attends school in Connecticut and will hold the # 1 DL position in the <strong>State of Connecticut</strong> within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Known Offers:</strong> <strong>6/17 Notre Dame, 6/6 Penn State, 5/25 Stanford, 5/24 BC, 5/23 Michigan State, 5/15 Princeton, 5/15 Nebraska, 5/13 Virginia Tech, 5/12 Syracuse, 5/12 UConn, 5/12 James Madison Univ., 5/12 UBuffalo, 5/12 Liberty, 5/12 Dartmouth, 5/12 UDelaware, 5/12 Bryant, 5/8 UPenn, 5/7 Akron, 5/7 URI, 5/7 Stony Brook, 5/6 Wake Forest, 5/5 Bowling Green, 2/7/24 Army, 4/15/24 Air Force, 5/30/24 SHU, 3/27 Monmouth</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["273349"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d6456765cf"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='273349' first='Delano' last='Brown']'s ranking grade placed him as the # 22 overall prospect and the #4 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='273349' first='Delano' last='Brown'] attends school in Connecticut and will hold the # 3 DL position in the <strong>State of Connecticut</strong> within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Known offers</strong>: <strong>6/8 re-offered by Uconn 2/13/25, Umass 5/12/25, syracuse 1/30/25, wake forest 1/28/25, coastal carolina 8/3/24, Bowling green 5/8/24, Buffalo 5/14/25, James Madison 2/4/24, Temple 1/23/24, Marshall 1/22/24, Virgina tech 5/4/23, Akron 5/24/23, maryland 1/21/22</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1657452"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d645676649"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1657452' first='Brian' last='Oliver']'s ranking grade placed him as the # 58 overall prospect and the # 8 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1657452' first='Brian' last='Oliver'] attends school in Connecticut and will hold the # 6 DL position in the <strong>State of Connecticut</strong> within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Known offers: Y6/26 Columbia, 6/2 Fordham, 5/12 Bryant, 5/12 Bucknell, 5/12 Lehigh, 5/13 Univ. of New Hampshire, 5/8 Navy, 4/17 Army, 12/13/24 Saint Anslem, 11/16/24 AIC</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1694200"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d6456766f3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Gavin Jeffries' ranking grade placed him as the # 79 overall prospect and the # 12 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Gavin Jeffries attends school in Massachusetts and will hold the #2 DL position in the <strong>State of Massachusetts </strong>within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Known offers:</strong> 5/23 Columbia, 5/13 Bucknell, 12/9/24 Brown, 9/18/24 Navy, 6/7/24 Stetson Univ.,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1449690"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d645676784"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Larhon Wiliams' ranking grade placed him as the # 120 overall prospect and the # 15 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1449690' first='LaRhon' last='Williams'] attends school in Connecticut and will hold the # 10 DL position in the <strong>State of Connecticut</strong> within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Known offers:</strong> <strong>1/17 UAkron, 10/18/24 Concord</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1694558"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d645676852"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1694558' first='Ezekiel' last='Jackson']'s ranking grade placed him as the # 209 overall prospect and the # 20 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1694558' first='Ezekiel' last='Jackson'] attends school in Massachusetts and will hold the #7 DL position in the <strong>State of Massachusetts </strong>within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1656645"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d6456768f4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1656645' first='Miguel' last='Puello']'s ranking grade placed him as the # 275 overall prospect and the # 23 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1656645' first='Miguel' last='Puello'] attends school in Massachusetts and will hold the #9 DL position in the <strong>State of Massachusetts </strong>within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1690813"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d645676983"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1690813' first='Eric' last='Joseph']'s ranking grade placed him as the # 275 overall prospect and the # 23 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1690813' first='Eric' last='Joseph'] attends school in Massachusetts and will hold the #9 DL position in the <strong>State of Massachusetts </strong>within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["385336"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d6456769f3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='385336' first='Ben' last='Walsh']'s ranking grade placed him as the # 284 overall prospect and the # 26 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='385336' first='Ben' last='Walsh'] attends school in Connecticut and will hold the #15 DL position in the <strong>State of Connecticut </strong>within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1639297"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d645676a61"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1656645' first='Miguel' last='Puello']'s ranking grade placed him as the # 300 overall prospect and the # 30 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1656645' first='Miguel' last='Puello'] attends school in Massachusetts and will hold the #11 DL position in the <strong>State of Massachusetts </strong>within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1681698"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d645676ae9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1656645' first='Miguel' last='Puello']'s ranking grade placed him as the # 374 overall prospect and the # 33 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1656645' first='Miguel' last='Puello'] attends school in Rhode Island and will hold the #2 DL position in the <strong>State of Rhode Island</strong> within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1659209"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d645676b57"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1659209' first='Jayden' last='Betts'] ranking grade placed him as the # 389 overall prospect and the # 337 DL in the New England Region of the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1656645' first='Miguel' last='Puello'] attends school in Massachusetts and will hold the #15 DL position in the <strong>State of Massachusetts </strong>within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":1} --> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Prospects That Moved Up To The C/O 2026 Rankings List:</h1> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1121355"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d645676bc7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1121355' first='Seedi' last='Sheriff'] grade placed him as the # 171 overall and the #17 DL in New England Region of states class of 2026. He moved up from the # 320 overall ranking position he has held in the class of 2026 since March 1, 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1121355' first='Seedi' last='Sheriff'] attends school in Massachusetts and will hold the #5 DL position in the <strong>State of Massachusetts </strong>within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Known offers: 5/21/25 Stonehill,</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1231756"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-686d645676c57"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1231756' first='Michael' last='Ricupero']'s grade placed him as the # 388 overall and the #36 DL in New England Region of states class of 2026. He moved up from the Watch list position he has held in the class of 2026 since March 1, 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1121355' first='Seedi' last='Sheriff'] attends school in Massachusetts and will hold the #14 DL position in the <strong>State of Massachusetts </strong>within the class of 2026, leading into the fall 2025 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->