July Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Utah’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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Dyson Parker
Dyson
Parker
5'9" | 170 lbs | RB
Weber | 2026
State
UT
| RB | Weber - Tayden Ka’awa | QB | Orem
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Slade Parker
Slade
Parker
5'10" | 165 lbs | ATH
Fremont | 2026
State
UT
| ATH | Fremont - Graham Livingston Graham Livingston 5'10" | 160 lbs | WR Ridgeline | 2026 State UT | WR | Ridgeline
- Mataalii Benjamin Mataalii Benjamin 6'6" | 265 lbs | OL Lehi | 2026 State UT | OL | Lehi
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Tradon Bessinger
Tradon
Bessinger
6'4" | 190 lbs | QB
Davis | 2026
State
UT
| QB | Davis -
Alema Croft
Alema
Croft
6'1" | 215 lbs | EDGE
Skyridge | 2026
State
UT
| EDGE | Skyridge -
Hayden Schramm
Hayden
Schramm
6'2" | 180 lbs | WR
Green Canyon | 2026
State
UT
| WR | Green Canyon - Matekitonga Havea Matekitonga Havea 6'6" | 310 lbs | OL Lehi | 2026 State UT | OL | Lehi
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Tomasi Hasson
Tomasi
Hasson
6'1" | 260 lbs | OL/DL
Davis | 2026
State
UT
| OL/DL | Davis -
Marshall Huber
Marshall
Huber
6'5" | 300 lbs | OL
Brighton | 2026
State
UT
| OL | Brighton -
Griffin Kunz
Griffin
Kunz
6'0" | 205 lbs | LB
Skyridge | 2026
State
UT
| LB | Skyridge - Adam Bywater Adam Bywater 6'2" | 175 lbs | LB Olympus | 2026 State UT | LB | Olympus
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Mason Wood
Mason
Wood
6'2" | 215 lbs | LB/EDGE
Corner Canyon | 2026
State
UT
| LB/EDGE | Corner Canyon - Dreysen Afuvai Dreysen Afuvai 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB/ATH Westlake | 2026 State UT | LB/ATH | Westlake
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Spencer Hafoka
Spencer
Hafoka
6'0" | 175 lbs | ATH
Pleasant Grove | 2026
State
UT
| ATH | Pleasant Grove - Sunia Fifita Sunia Fifita 5'11" | 200 lbs | RB Granger | 2026 State UT | RB | Granger
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Andrew Hillstead
Andrew
Hillstead
6'1" | 200 lbs | QB
Timpanogos | 2026
State
UT
| QB | Timpanogos -
Viliami Tapa’atoutai
Viliami
Tapa’atoutai
6'2" | 215 lbs | EDGE/RB
Woods Cross | 2026
State
UT
| EDGE/RB | Woods Cross - Nate Dahle Nate Dahle 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Ridgeline | 2026 State UT | QB | Ridgeline
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Ty Pringle
Ty
Pringle
5'10" | 170 lbs | DB
Manti | 2026
State
UT
| DB | Manti -
Manase Tuatagaloa
Manase
Tuatagaloa
6'1" | 215 lbs | QB/ATH
Fremont | 2026
State
UT
| QB/ATH | Fremont -
Coen Richards
Coen
Richards
6'2" | 225 lbs | EDGE
Ridgeline | 2026
State
UT
| EDGE | Ridgeline - Toa Tanuvasa Toa Tanuvasa 5'11" | 185 lbs | DB Lone Peak | 2026 State UT | DB | Lone Peak
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Will Peterson
Will
Peterson
6'1" | 195 lbs | QB
Farmington | 2026
State
UT
| QB | Farmington - Bosten Fountaine Bosten Fountaine 6'0" | 185 lbs | QB Westlake | 2026 State UT | QB | Westlake
- Bronson Evans Bronson Evans 6'0" | 197 lbs | QB Corner Canyon | 2026 State UT | QB | Corner Canyon
- Dustin Otuafi Dustin Otuafi 6'2" | 210 lbs | LB Corner Canyon | 2026 State UT | LB | Corner Canyon
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Everett Kelling
Everett
Kelling
6'0" | 195 lbs | QB
Cedar | 2026
State
UT
| QB | Cedar -
Dyson Richards
Dyson
Richards
6'5" | 215 lbs | TE
American Fork | 2026
State
UT
| TE | American Fork - Jack Savage Jack Savage 5'11" | 180 lbs | QB Viewmont | 2026 State UT | QB | Viewmont
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Braylon Washington
Braylon
Washington
6'1" | 190 lbs | DB
Mountain Ridge | 2026
State
UT
| DB | Mountain Ridge - Brock Godfrey Brock Godfrey 6'6" | 300 lbs Lehi | 2026 State UT | | Lehi
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Hunter Knighton
Hunter
Knighton
6'2" | 211 lbs | LB
Ridegline | 2026
State
UT
| LB | Ridegline - Tug Wilbur Tug Wilbur 6'2" | 220 lbs | EDGE Summit Academy | 2026 State UT | EDGE | Summit Academy
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Tucker Brown
Tucker
Brown
6'1" | 180 lbs | QB
Alta | 2026
State
UT
| QB | Alta -
Mac Olsen
Mac
Olsen
6'4" | 230 lbs | EDGE
Manti | 2026
State
UT
| EDGE | Manti - Jase Kozlowski Jase Kozlowski 6'5" | 230 lbs | EDGE Corner Canyon | 2026 State UT | EDGE | Corner Canyon
- Jayden Pearce Jayden Pearce 6'3" | 225 lbs | DL Corner Canyon | 2026 State UT | DL | Corner Canyon
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Gehrig Orchard
Gehrig
Orchard
6'1" | 150 lbs | QB
Provo | 2026
State
UT
| QB | Provo - Masiu Aholelei Masiu Aholelei 5'10" | 215 lbs | DL West | 2026 State UT | DL | West
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Luke Jessop
Luke
Jessop
6'0" | 245 lbs | OL
Mountain Ridge | 2026
State
UT
| OL | Mountain Ridge - Ryder Hales Ryder Hales 5'10" | 160 lbs | QB Salem Hills | 2026 State UT | QB | Salem Hills
- Hanson Kekoa Kaufusi Hanson Kekoa Kaufusi 6'4" | 305 lbs | OL/DL West | 2026 State UT | OL/DL | West
- Jaxon Evans Jaxon Evans 6'1" | 175 lbs | DB Corner Canyon | 2026 State UT | DB | Corner Canyon
- Davis Fyans Davis Fyans 5'9" | WR Skyridge | 2026 State UT | WR | Skyridge
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Gavin Hansen
Gavin
Hansen
6'3" | 190 lbs | WR
Herriman | 2026
State
UT
| WR | Herriman - Trinity To’a | DB | Timpview
- Brogun Virostko Brogun Virostko 6'1" | 165 lbs | QB Kanab | 2026 State UT | QB | Kanab
- Mason Oeser Mason Oeser 6'2" | 205 lbs | DL/EDGE Skyridge | 2026 State UT | DL/EDGE | Skyridge
- Will Chandler Will Chandler 6'3" | 235 lbs | OL Corner Canyon | 2026 State UT | OL | Corner Canyon
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Jaxson Holt
Jaxson
Holt
5'11" | 170 lbs | WR/DB
Crimson Cliff | 2026
State
UT
| WR/DB | Crimson Cliff - Cole Albrecht Cole Albrecht 6'4" | 215 lbs | EDGE Alta | 2026 State UT | EDGE | Alta
- Grayden Dumas Grayden Dumas 6'3" | 210 lbs | TE Mountain Ridge | 2026 State UT | TE | Mountain Ridge
- Garang Deng Garang Deng 6'5" | 215 lbs | EDGE/LB Lehi | 2026 State UT | EDGE/LB | Lehi
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Briggs Parker
Briggs
Parker
6'0" | 165 lbs | DB
Skyridge | 2026
State
UT
| DB | Skyridge - Issac Sweat Issac Sweat 6'2" | 250 lbs | DL Lehi | 2026 State UT | DL | Lehi
- Caden Montgomery Caden Montgomery 6'4" | 205 lbs | DL Davis | 2026 State UT | DL | Davis
- Dylan Crowley Dylan Crowley 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR/DB Cedar | 2026 State UT | WR/DB | Cedar
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Mason Gomez
Mason
Gomez
6'1" | 175 lbs | WR/DB
Mountain Ridge | 2026
State
UT
| WR/DB | Mountain Ridge - Jayson Dunroe Jayson Dunroe 6'1" | 190 lbs | WR Viewmont | 2026 State UT | WR | Viewmont
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Corbin Yocham
Corbin
Yocham
6'3" | 215 lbs | TE/ATH
Pine View | 2026
State
UT
| TE/ATH | Pine View -
Drake Stanley
Drake
Stanley
6'0" | 180 lbs | QB
Pleasant Grove | 2026
State
UT
| QB | Pleasant Grove - Madden Smith Madden Smith 6'4" | 285 lbs | OL Crimson Cliffs | 2026 State UT | OL | Crimson Cliffs
- Jeff Woodland Jeff Woodland 6'2" | 196 lbs | DB Ridgeline | 2026 State UT | DB | Ridgeline
- Slade Taylor Slade Taylor 6'2" | 195 lbs | TE/WR Brighton | 2026 State UT | TE/WR | Brighton
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Porter Creasy
Porter
Creasy
5'9" | 165 lbs | DB/WR
West Jordan | 2026
State
UT
| DB/WR | West Jordan -
Anthony Fale
Anthony
Fale
5'9" | 170 lbs | DB
West Jordan | 2026
State
UT
| DB | West Jordan - Zeke Murdock Zeke Murdock 5'10" | 160 lbs | LB/RB Bountiful | 2026 State UT | LB/RB | Bountiful
- Prince Afu Prince Afu 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB American Fork | 2026 State UT | RB | American Fork
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Toa Roberts
Toa
Roberts
6'3" | 210 lbs | TE
Herriman | 2026
State
UT
| TE | Herriman - Wes Hall Wes Hall 6'0" | 280 lbs | OL Orem | 2026 State UT | OL | Orem
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Manea Tua
Manea
Tua
5'9" | 345 lbs | OL/DL
Copper Hills | 2026
State
UT
| OL/DL | Copper Hills - Austyn McRoberts Austyn McRoberts 5'10" | 160 lbs | RB Hurricane | 2026 State UT | RB | Hurricane
- Cooper Tubbs Cooper Tubbs 5'10" | 180 lbs | LB Northridge | 2026 State UT | LB | Northridge
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Carter Riley
Carter
Riley
6'4" | 300 lbs | OL/DL
Roy | 2026
State
UT
| OL/DL | Roy -
Finn Mouer
Finn
Mouer
5'11" | 160 lbs | DB/WR
Westlake | 2026
State
UT
| DB/WR | Westlake -
Remy Whatcott
Remy
Whatcott
6'2" | 290 lbs | OL
San Juan | 2026
State
UT
| OL | San Juan -
Lucas Larronda
Lucas
Larronda
6'6" | 220 lbs | TE/DL
Copper Hills | 2026
State
UT
| TE/DL | Copper Hills - Dean Hall Dean Hall 6'2" | 215 lbs | TE/EDGE Fremont | 2026 State UT | TE/EDGE | Fremont
- Liam Rowley Liam Rowley 6'4" | 215 lbs | EDGE West Jordan | 2026 State UT | EDGE | West Jordan
- Easton Simmons Easton Simmons 5'11" | 205 lbs | LB Skyridge | 2026 State UT | LB | Skyridge
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Pati Naeata
Pati
Naeata
6'2" | 195 lbs | LB/TE
Riverton | 2026
State
UT
| LB/TE | Riverton -
Paula Havea
Paula
Havea
6'0" | 290 lbs | OL/DL
West Jordan | 2026
State
UT
| OL/DL | West Jordan - Juni Tauataina Juni Tauataina 6'2" | 185 lbs | DB Granger | 2026 State UT | DB | Granger
- McKay Christensen McKay Christensen 6'3" | 280 lbs | OL American Fork | 2026 State UT | OL | American Fork
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Cooper Allen
Cooper
Allen
6'2" | 260 lbs | OL/DL
Fremont | 2026
State
UT
| OL/DL | Fremont - Bryce Strickland Bryce Strickland 6'0" | 225 lbs | LB Crimson Cliff | 2026 State UT | LB | Crimson Cliff
- Ryder Taukiuvea Ryder Taukiuvea 5'8" | 160 lbs | LB/RB Viewmont | 2026 State UT | LB/RB | Viewmont
- Isaac Morrison Isaac Morrison 5'10" | 160 lbs | DB/WR Davis | 2026 State UT | DB/WR | Davis
- Cade Hadley Cade Hadley 5'10" | RB Fremont | 2026 State UT | RB | Fremont
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Evan Humphries
Evan
Humphries
6'1" | 285 lbs | OL
Layton | 2026
State
UT
| OL | Layton - Kellen Wood Kellen Wood 5'11" | 190 lbs | LB West | 2026 State UT | LB | West
- Kingston Lesatele Kingston Lesatele 6'3" | 290 lbs | OL Orem | 2026 State UT | OL | Orem
- Taylor Graham Taylor Graham 5'8" | 155 lbs | RB Fremont | 2026 State UT | RB | Fremont
- Troy Ellermeier Troy Ellermeier 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Herriman | 2026 State UT | DB | Herriman
- Mitt Palmer Mitt Palmer 5'10" | DL American Fork | 2026 State UT | DL | American Fork
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Kortland Harvey
Kortland
Harvey
6'2" | 235 lbs | OL
Cedar Valley | 2026
State
UT
| OL | Cedar Valley -
Kyle LaPray
Kyle
LaPray
6'4" | WR
Timpanogos | 2026
State
UT
| WR | Timpanogos - Eli Borg Eli Borg 6'2" | 185 lbs | EDGE Corner Canyon | 2026 State UT | EDGE | Corner Canyon
- Brock Dean Brock Dean 5'10" | WR Weber | 2026 State UT | WR | Weber
- Kohen Cunningham Kohen Cunningham 5'8" | 145 lbs | WR Mountain Ridge | 2026 State UT | WR | Mountain Ridge
- Griffin DeMartini Griffin DeMartini 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR/TE Provo | 2026 State UT | WR/TE | Provo
- John Kulimushi John Kulimushi 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Bingham | 2026 State UT | WR | Bingham
- Tevita Vaea Tevita Vaea 5'11" | OL Granger | 2026 State UT | OL | Granger
- Lucas Neidig Lucas Neidig 6'7" | 230 lbs | OL Bingham | 2026 State UT | OL | Bingham
- Owen Simkins Owen Simkins 5'10" | RB/DB Fremont | 2026 State UT | RB/DB | Fremont
- Cole Clark Cole Clark 5'11" | LB Davis | 2026 State UT | LB | Davis
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Stanford Small
Stanford
Small
5'9" | 160 lbs | WR
Weber | 2026
State
UT
| WR | Weber - Kingston Mamea Kingston Mamea 6'4" | 235 lbs | EDGE Herriman | 2026 State UT | EDGE | Herriman
- Suka Finau Suka Finau 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Bingham | 2026 State UT | LB | Bingham
- Kur Mony Kur Mony 6'4" | 320 lbs | OL Copper Hills | 2026 State UT | OL | Copper Hills
- Thomas Gallo Jr. Thomas Gallo Jr. 6'0" | 250 lbs | OL Taylorsville | 2026 State UT | OL | Taylorsville
- Gavin Ipson Gavin Ipson 6'6" | 314 lbs | OL Crimson Cliff | 2026 State UT | OL | Crimson Cliff
- Chaste Lameta Chaste Lameta 6'3" | OL Springville | 2026 State UT | OL | Springville
- Bishop Lolohea Bishop Lolohea 6'2" | 240 lbs | OL West Jordan | 2026 State UT | OL | West Jordan
- Helaman Gasu Helaman Gasu 6'1" | 277 lbs | OL Cedar Valley | 2026 State UT | OL | Cedar Valley
- Sefo Taukeiaho Sefo Taukeiaho 6'2" | 252 lbs | DL/OL Mountain Ridge | 2026 State UT | DL/OL | Mountain Ridge
- Trey Jackson Trey Jackson 6'1" | 195 lbs | LB Copper Hills | 2026 State UT | LB | Copper Hills
- Branton Erickson Branton Erickson 5'11" | DL Ridgeline | 2026 State UT | DL | Ridgeline
- Connor Brown Connor Brown 6'1" | DB Davis | 2026 State UT | DB | Davis
- Xander Garcia Xander Garcia 6'0" | 190 lbs | LB/LS Syracuse | 2026 State UT | LB/LS | Syracuse
- Tristan Fa’atoafe | DB | Timpanogos
- Brecken Haynes Brecken Haynes 6'1" | 200 lbs | LB Bear River | 2026 State UT | LB | Bear River
- Eli Wheatley Eli Wheatley 5'10" | 180 lbs | LB Green Canyon | 2026 State UT | LB | Green Canyon
- Sofele Hansen Sofele Hansen 5'10" | DB Brighton | 2026 State UT | DB | Brighton
- Bridger Butterfield Bridger Butterfield 6'2" | 195 lbs | LB Mountain Ridge | 2026 State UT | LB | Mountain Ridge
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Dallen Rice
Dallen
Rice
5'9" | 185 lbs | RB
Bear River | 2026
State
UT
| RB | Bear River - Brock Dettman Brock Dettman 6'4" | 180 lbs | LS/EDGE Wasatch | 2026 State UT | LS/EDGE | Wasatch
- Kwade Sorensen Kwade Sorensen 5'7" | 150 lbs | WR Pine View | 2026 State UT | WR | Pine View
- Troy Stevens Troy Stevens 6'1" | 210 lbs | TE/LB Farmington | 2026 State UT | TE/LB | Farmington
- Ashton Gates Ashton Gates 5'7" | 175 lbs | RB Mountain Ridge | 2026 State UT | RB | Mountain Ridge
- Cole Morgan Cole Morgan 6'1" | 175 lbs | QB Park City | 2026 State UT | QB | Park City
- Benjamin Staheli Benjamin Staheli 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Salem Hills | 2026 State UT | DB | Salem Hills
- Spencer Hopkins Spencer Hopkins 6'7" | 280 lbs | OL Salem Hills | 2026 State UT | OL | Salem Hills
- Benjamin Souza Benjamin Souza 5'10" | 180 lbs | LB Park City | 2026 State UT | LB | Park City
- Levi Christley Levi Christley 6'2" | 265 lbs | OL Spanish Fork | 2026 State UT | OL | Spanish Fork
- Noah Birkland Noah Birkland 5'10" | LB Morgan | 2026 State UT | LB | Morgan
- Bracken Saunders Bracken Saunders 6'2" | LB Morgan | 2026 State UT | LB | Morgan
- Carson Jensen Carson Jensen 6'1" | OL Summit Academy | 2026 State UT | OL | Summit Academy
