November Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Illinois’s 2026 class?
Prep Redzone Staff
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:
- McHale Blade | DL | Simeon
- Gabriel Hill | DL | Naperville North
- Nick Hankins | DB | Belleville West
- Gavin Mueller | TE | South Elgin
- Jacob Alexander | DL | Lincoln-Way East
- Max Carmicle | DL | Hillcrest
- Owen Fors | OL | Barrington
- Tommy Fraumann | OL | Loyola
- Terrell Berryhill Jr | OL | East St. Louis
- Carmelow Reed | DL | Rich Township
- Daniel Howard | DL | Lane Tech
- Jonathan Rulo | DL | Belleville East
- Aidan Solecki | DL | Downers Grove North
- Gavin Neil | DL | Marian Catholic
- Vincent Smith | DB | Sandburg
- Jayden Marshall | DB/ATH | Crete-Monee
- Blaise Lavista | WR | Libertyville
- Keaton Reinke | WR | St. Charles North
- Jordan Lampkins | DB | Bolingbrook
- Kendall Griffin | DB | Morgan Park
- Tanner Glock | ATH | Wheaton St. Francis
- Troy Garner | ATH | Rich Township
- Armaad Sharp | WR | East St. Louis
- Will Vala | TE | Downers Grove North
- Colton Benaitis | DB | Lockport Township
- Owen Jakubczak | OL | Fremd
- Mytrell Tillman | OL | East St. Louis
- Jack Nolan | OL | Hersey
- Zach Hultgren | OL | Burlington Central
- Angelo De Sensi | OL | Montini Catholic
- Evan Downer | OL | Palatine
- Danzel Newell | OL | Marist
- Markius Woods | DL | Whitney Young
- Moussa Mbengue | DL | Moline
- Colin Ford | TE | Waubonsie Valley
- Matthew Plumb | ATH | St. Charles North
- Jaylin Green | RB | Brother Rice
- Brett Berggren | WR | Batavia
- CJ Gray | QB | Brother Rice
- Cian Mahoney | OL | Sacred Heart-Griffin
- Declan Smith | OL | St. Charles North
- Jaiduan Cranford | RB | Metamora
- Nathan Cichy | WR | Prospect
- Dario Milivojevic | WR | Wheaton St. Francis
- Raymond Liggins III | WR | Simeon
- Logan Abrams | LB | Cary-Grove
- Devon Armstrong | DB | Kenwood
- Gavin Conjar | DB/ATH | Mt. Carmel
- Brady Hill | OL | Wheaton St. Francis
- Keller Stocks | QB | Mt. Zion
- Nikolas Kokosioulis | RB | Maine South
- Kyan Short | ATH | Sesser-Valler
- Jake Cantal | LB/DB | Maine South
- Malik Mazyun | LB | Cahokia
- Gavin King | LB | Loyola
- Callahan Roper | QB | Marion
- Anthony Pearson | ATH/DB | Lyons Township
- Alex Hernandez | ATH/RB | Boylan Catholic
- Jaydan Simmons | DB | Hillcrest
- Austin Mrskos | DB | Brother Rice
- Bryce Tencza | OL | Providence Catholic
- Reilly Kliros | OL | Lincoln-Way West
- Aiden Williams | DB | Fenwick
- Omari Taylor | LB | Bradley-Bourbonnais
- Karter Krutsinger | QB/DB | Bishop McNamara
