December Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Maryland’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:
- Nick Abrams | LB | McDonogh
- Damon Ferguson Jr | RB/DB | Milford Mill Academy
- Lavar Keys | WR | DeMatha
- Tyson Harley | EDGE | Gonzaga College
- Jahsiear Rodgers | WR | Appoquinimink
- Khmari Bing | DB | St. Frances Academy
- Isaac Chukwurah | DL | Caravel Academy
- Chris Hewitt | DB | Calvert Hall College
- Jaden McDuffie | WR | South River
- Zion Smith | OL | DeMatha Catholic
- Adrian Hamilton | OL | St. Johns
- Darnell Stokes | ATH | Indian River (DE)
- Xavier Myers | DB | Mount St. Joseph
- Rodney White | DL | Concordia Prep
- Phoenix Henriquez | WR | Smyrna (DE)
- Jordan Harrison | OL/DL | St. John's
- Cedric Kouemi | RB | The Bullis School
- Bryan Iwuoha | EDGE | Mount St. Joseph
- Dorian Rutledge | DB | Middletown (DE)
- Jordan Stevens | EDGE | DeMatha
- Kyle Lucas | OL | Archbishop Spalding
- John Watkins | OL | St. Frances Academy
- TK Davis | RB | Archbishop Carroll
- Chris Palmer | ATH | Coolidge
- Jonah Smith | OL/DL | Caravel Academy
- Breyon Williams | RB/LB | St. John's College
- Clinton Lee | ATH | Middletown
- Jianni Davis | EDGE | Bishop McNamara
- Alex Rodriguez | QB/ATH | Oakdale
- Aaron Igwebe | WR | Archbishop Spalding
- Tim Cain | DB | Northern
- Jesse Legree | ATH | St. Frances Academy
- Kacey Gilliam | EDGE | Quince Orchard
- Carlos Shird | DL | Mount St. Joseph
- Christopher Solomon | OL | St. Albans
- Donovan Murphy | EDGE | Bishop McNamara
- Joshua Parker | WR | DeMatha
- Jonah Tarpley | OL | St. Mary's Ryken
- Jefferson Serkfem | DL | Sherwood
- TJ Turner | DB | Milford Mill Academy
- Bradly Matthews | RB | Linganore
- Max Vivier | OL | St. James School
- Dkwan Thomas | DB | Bishop McNamara
- Michael Holcomb | EDGE | C. Milton Wright
- Cayton Kubah Taylor | LB | Good Counsel
- Kobe Ellis | WR | Good Counsel
- Benji Wilson | OL | Blake
- Kareem Fisher | WR | St. Vincent Pallotti
- Logan King | OL | St. Frances Academy
- Tywan Baker | WR | Mergenthaler Vo-Tech
- Julian Jones | DB | St. Johns
- Jonathan Miles | DL | St. Pauls
- Zack Philpott | DL | Archbishop Spalding
- Walker Littleton | DB | Gonzaga College
- Cameron Stepp | DL | C. Milton Wright
- Jayden Brown | EDGE | DuVal
- Chase Hoyle | DB | Archbishop Spalding
- Cole Riley | EDGE | Maret
- Dylan Cleary | DB | Our Lady of Good Counsel
- William Drakeford | QB | Quince Orchard
- Falou Gueye | OL | DeMatha
- Tavian Dashiell | WR/ATH | Parkside
- Xavier Brookins | QB | St. Vincent Pallotti
- Jaylen Burke | RB | St. Frances Academy
- Michael Robinson | ATH | Edgewood
- Orrin Ford | DL | The Bullis School
- Jack Harrison | OL | McDonogh
- Benjamin Raines | QB | South River
- Quinn Purnell | OL | Archbishop Spalding
- Jay Burrell | DB | Salesianum
- Xavier Colbert | ATH | St. James School
- Makel Wilder | DB | Old Mill
- Austyn Bunn | OL | Old Mill
- Diego Rodriguez | TE/DL | Quince Orchard
- Thomas Berry | DB | DeMatha
- Landon Blue | ATH | St. Paul's
- Kellen Fraser | DB | Good Counsel
- Zion Graham | DB | St. Vincent Pallotti
- Neal Sharma | DL | McDonogh
- Jae'Oyn Williams | QB/ATH | St. Frances Academy
- Risan Smith | DB | CH Flowers
- Jariah Myles | LB | St. Frances Academy
- Tyler Hopp | DB | Concordia Prep
- Will Akingbade | TE/LB | Middletown
- Brayden Pross | WR | Loyola Blakefield
- John Juppe | TE | Archbishop Spalding
- Andrew Hicks | DB | Bishop McNamara
- Tymiere Thomas | DL | Easton
- Cole Cavanaugh | WR | Severna Park
- Brian Guerrero | EDGE | Mergenthaler Vo-Tech
- Khaleel Gbey | DL | Bishop McNamara
- Johnny Hobgood | QB | Stephen Decatur HS
- Noah Williams | ATH | Perry Hall
- Blake Pasik | QB | Northern
- Ryan Ikwuemesi | OL | Georgetown Preparatory School
- Jayden Yates | ATH | St. James School
- Donte Whitaker | DB | Eleanor Roosevelt
- Ubie Zaid | ATH | Landon School
- Jordan Ford | DB | Milford Mill Academy
- Justin Qejvani | OL | Maret
- Naseem Tention | ATH | Arundel
- Arthur Cutler | EDGE/LB | Oxon Hill
- Zorian Gray-Vest | WR | Wise
- Mason Triplin | DL | Dundalk
- Kyre Grays | WR | Oxon Hill
- Jonah Brown | DB | Broadneck
- Kaden Chapman | LB | Paint Branch
- Kiyon Greenwood | ATH | Edgewood
- Gabriel Copeland | RB | Huntingtown
- Jacobi Rodgers | ATH | Middletown (DE)
- Nevon Pierce | ATH | Lake Forest
- Antonio Ledbetter | RB | Archbishop Spalding
- Roman Trubiano | LB | Salesianum
- Jeremiah Bounds | DL | Kent Island
- Joshua Ritter | OL | Calvert Hall College
- Tarvis Best | DB | Digital Pioneers Academy
- Travis Marcus | WR | Maret
- Landon Allen | WR | Linganore
- Dilan Serrano | OL/DL | Magruder
- Joey Johnston | WR | Maret
- Ethan Boston | LB | Archbishop Spalding
- Colten Nunn | OL | Manchester Valley
- Brayden Trupe | WR | Westminster
- Chase Brown | LB | Good Counsel
- Okakunle Babalola | EDGE | Wise
- Rashad Williams | ATH | Owings Mills
- Perry Brooks | DB | Archbishop Carroll
- Gabe Eisler | ATH | Bethesda-Chevy Chase
- Bryan Ngouzo | WR | Winston Churchill
- Muaz Brooks | LB | William Penn
- Oluwatolani Adegorusi | DL | CH Flowers
- Da'Rell Mercer | DL | Milford Mill Academy
- Michael Peranteau | DB | Indian River
- Alex Springs | WR | Bishop McNamara
- Brady Murn | DB | Loyola Blakefield
- Jayden Minor | TE | Caesar Rodney
- Xavier Alexander-Pounds | EDGE | Walter Johnson
- Jonathan Coleman | ATH | Arundel
- DeAngelo Bryant | QB | Central Senior
- Jordan Eubanks | LB | Frederick Douglass-Baltimore
- Jeremy Allen | WR | Linganore
- Jacque Wilson | LB | Middletown (DE)
- Chase Perry | WR/DB | Linganore
- Hadi Hafeez | OL | St. Frances Academy
- Orlando Moss III | RB/DB | Westlake
- Samari Marshall | DB | Dunbar (DC)
- Kevin Gilbert | DB | Milford Mill Academy
- Jordan Hicks | DB | Wise
- Caesar Thomas | OL | Howard Tech
- Kevin Thomas | EDGE | Wicomico
- Michael Wright | ATH | John F. Kennedy
- Dezekiah Bailey | OL | Edgewood
- Kane Wilkes | WR | Oxon Hill
- Jack Nucci | DB | Bethesda-Chevy Chase
- Shiloh Bryant-Serrano | DB | Paint Branch
- Silas Yansen | OL | Gwynn Park
- Jamal Epps | RB/ATH | St. Mary's
- Jayden Gales | DB | John F. Kennedy
- Noah Blessington | EDGE | Archmere Academy
- James Harmon | LB/RB | Parkside
- Jaylin Solomon | QB | Mergenthaler Vo-Tech
- Andre Ekani Jr | DB | Bethesda-Chevy Chase
- Andrew Steinacker | DL | Eastern Tech
- Rhyan Harris | EDGE | Concordia Prep
- Owen Dudu | ATH | Mt. Hebron
- Christopher Maddox | DB | Glen Burnie
- Maurice Butler | LB | Edgewood
- Aaron Harris | EDGE | Blake
- Jack Fowler | WR | Severn School
- Haize Collins | ATH | Poly
- Ryan Hartman | DL | Franklin
- Kamron Leonard | DL | Mergenthaler Vo-Tech
