July Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Iowa’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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Julian Manson
Julian
Manson
6'4" | 225 lbs | LB
Iowa City West | 2026
State
IA
| LB | Iowa City West -
Colt Schipper
Colt
Schipper
6'4" | 260 lbs | OL
Waukee | 2026
State
IA
| OL | Waukee -
Isaiah Oliver
Isaiah
Oliver
6'0" | 195 lbs | WR
Waukee Northwest | 2026
State
IA
| WR | Waukee Northwest -
Mason Claus
Mason
Claus
6'2" | 195 lbs | LB
Keokuk | 2026
State
IA
| LB | Keokuk -
Calan Peters
Calan
Peters
6'4" | 295 lbs | OL
Okoboji | 2026
State
IA
| OL | Okoboji -
Jaxon Paulsrud
Jaxon
Paulsrud
6'1" | 180 lbs | ATH
Cherokee Washington | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Cherokee Washington - Teague Cantrall Teague Cantrall 6'5" | 230 lbs | TE Southeast Polk | 2026 State IA | TE | Southeast Polk
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Quinn Street
Quinn
Street
6'0" | 200 lbs | ATH
Osage | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Osage -
Ethan Headings
Ethan
Headings
6'2" | 190 lbs | ATH
Iowa City West | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Iowa City West -
Harrison Mullens
Harrison
Mullens
6'1" | 160 lbs | ATH
Pella | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Pella -
Tavian White
Tavian
White
6'0" | 170 lbs | DB/WR
Waukee | 2026
State
IA
| DB/WR | Waukee - Noah Daniel Noah Daniel 6'1" | 180 lbs | ATH Fort Dodge | 2026 State IA | ATH | Fort Dodge
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Gavin McLaren
Gavin
McLaren
6'2" | 245 lbs | RB/DL
Atlantic | 2026
State
IA
| RB/DL | Atlantic - Jack Ohman Jack Ohman 6'5" | 230 lbs | DL/TE Sioux City East | 2026 State IA | DL/TE | Sioux City East
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Kellen Haverback
Kellen
Haverback
6'2" | 190 lbs | QB/DB
Mount Vernon | 2026
State
IA
| QB/DB | Mount Vernon - Joel Sankoh Joel Sankoh 5'11" | 190 lbs | LB Dowling Catholic | 2026 State IA | LB | Dowling Catholic
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Brayden Lewis
Brayden
Lewis
5'10" | 175 lbs | DB
Southeast Polk | 2026
State
IA
| DB | Southeast Polk -
Sam Drexler
Sam
Drexler
6'1" | 170 lbs | WR
Dowling Catholic | 2026
State
IA
| WR | Dowling Catholic -
David Fason
David
Fason
6'2" | 240 lbs | DL/TE/TE
Prairie | 2026
State
IA
| DL/TE | Cedar Rapids Prairie -
Javaris Morgan
Javaris
Morgan
5'10" | 180 lbs | RB
Ankeny Centennial | 2026
State
IA
| RB | Ankeny Centennial -
Trevor Kuennen
Trevor
Kuennen
6'2" | 190 lbs | RB/LB
Decorah | 2026
State
IA
| RB/LB | Decorah -
Matt Langner
Matt
Langner
6'2" | 260 lbs | OL
Waverly-Shell Rock | 2026
State
IA
| OL | Waverly-Shell Rock -
Deztin McMurrin
Deztin
McMurrin
6'0" | 175 lbs | WR
Waterloo West | 2026
State
IA
| WR | Waterloo West - Jayden Jeter Jayden Jeter 5'10" | 150 lbs | ATH Waukee | 2026 State IA | ATH | Waukee
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Raphael Etuma
Raphael
Etuma
6'2" | 200 lbs | EDGE/DL/DL
Iowa City | 2026
State
IA
| EDGE/DL | Iowa City High -
Alonzo Jimenez
Alonzo
Jimenez
6'0" | 270 lbs | DL
Valley | 2026
State
IA
| DL | Valley WDM -
Carter Hoffmann
Carter
Hoffmann
6'0" | 180 lbs | ATH
Xavier | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Xavier -
James Hatlevig
James
Hatlevig
6'5" | 200 lbs | QB
Norwalk | 2026
State
IA
| QB | Norwalk -
Brady Fitz
Brady
Fitz
6'1" | 205 lbs | LB
Waukee Northwest | 2026
State
IA
| LB | Waukee Northwest -
Greyson Beattie
Greyson
Beattie
6'1" | 270 lbs | OL
Waukee Northwest | 2026
State
IA
| OL | Waukee Northwest -
William Weichert
William
Weichert
5'10" | 180 lbs | RB/DB
Algona | 2026
State
IA
| RB/DB | Algona -
Jack Carolan
Jack
Carolan
6'2" | 210 lbs | OL
West Lyon | 2026
State
IA
| OL | West Lyon - Gatlin Rogers Gatlin Rogers 6'3" | 180 lbs | TE Wilton | 2026 State IA | TE | Wilton
- Jack Trump Jack Trump 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Dowling Catholic | 2026 State IA | OL | Dowling Catholic
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Dylan Maasdam
Dylan
Maasdam
6'0" | 185 lbs | RB/DB
MOC-Floyd Valley | 2026
State
IA
| RB/DB | MOC-Floyd Valley -
Jaden Ubben
Jaden
Ubben
6'4" | 220 lbs | DL/TE
Cedar Falls | 2026
State
IA
| DL/TE | Cedar Falls - Zach Breitbach Zach Breitbach 6'4" | 295 lbs | OL Ankeny | 2026 State IA | OL | Ankeny
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Kael Williams
Kael
Williams
6'0" | 185 lbs | RB/ATH
Washington | 2026
State
IA
| RB | Washington - Elliot Combe Elliot Combe 6'1" | 190 lbs | WR Waukee Northwest | 2026 State IA | WR | Waukee Northwest
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Dashny Munyakazi
Dashny
Munyakazi
6'1" | 190 lbs | DB/ATH
Central City | 2026
State
IA
| DB | Central City - Francisco Honts Francisco Honts 6'2" | 230 lbs | OL Wilton | 2026 State IA | OL | Wilton
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Elijah Cosby
Elijah
Cosby
5'9" | 200 lbs | RB
Ames | 2026
State
IA
| RB | Ames -
Vincent Johnston
Vincent
Johnston
6'1" | 221 lbs | DL
Waukee | 2026
State
IA
| DL | Waukee -
Caden Klein
Caden
Klein
5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH
Newton | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Newton -
Cole Nohrenberg
Cole
Nohrenberg
6'2" | 275 lbs | OL/DL
Webster City | 2026
State
IA
| OL/DL | Webster City -
Leo Tatum
Leo
Tatum
5'11" | 150 lbs | WR
Lewis Central | 2026
State
IA
| WR | Lewis Central -
Torian Cotton
Torian
Cotton
6'2" | 195 lbs | ATH
Ames | 2026
State
IA
| ATH | Ames - Tate Carter Tate Carter 6'3" | 250 lbs | OL Algona | 2026 State IA | OL | Algona
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Hayden Vlaanderen
Hayden
Vlaanderen
5'10" | 180 lbs | DB
Iowa City Liberty | 2026
State
IA
| DB | Iowa City Liberty -
Kayden James
Kayden
James
5'11" | 215 lbs | LB/RB
Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 2026
State
IA
| LB/RB | Cedar Rapids Jefferson -
Ryan Bobo
Ryan
Bobo
6'0" | 215 lbs | DL
Dowling Catholic | 2026
State
IA
| DL | Dowling Catholic -
Dane Hanson
Dane
Hanson
6'3" | 190 lbs | QB/RB
Mason City | 2026
State
IA
| QB/RB | Mason City -
Kinnick Geers
Kinnick
Geers
5'7" | 152 lbs | LB/RB
West Marshall | 2026
State
IA
| LB/RB | West Marshall -
Beau Nohrenberg
Beau
Nohrenberg
6'2" | 260 lbs | DL/OL
Webster City | 2026
State
IA
| DL/OL | Webster City -
William Woodring
William
Woodring
6'0" | 185 lbs | QB
Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 2026
State
IA
| QB | Cedar Rapids Kennedy
