North Dakota National Signing Day 2026 Signees

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The final National Signing Day is a wrap for this 2026 class in North Dakota. We saw nearly 80 (per the releases we could find) athletes from North Dakota sign to play college football next fall. We listed each school in order of how many North Dakota athletes they signed, as that is the only order we have this group in. Lets meet all the names that headed to the next-level!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"20px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:20px"><strong>University of Mary (14)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='674788' first='Braxton' last='Dahl'], OL, Bismarck Century</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parker Gabriel, TE, Bismarck</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brennan Graff, WR, Bismarck</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='929957' first='Xander' last='Hanson'], DB, Bismarck Century</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zavion Harildstad, WR, Bismarck Century</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brady Holman, LB, Dickinson Trinity</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Levi Keeney, DB, Linton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226697' first='Joey' last='Kraljic'], TE, Bismarck Century</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2074420' first='Lincoln' last='Lemar'], DE, Bismarck Legacy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='930005' first='Cole' last='McClennen'], RB, Shiloh Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1309993' first='Brayden' last='Morris'], LB, Bismarck Century</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1590681' first='Brady' last='Ruggles'], WR, Bismarck St. Mary's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson Sperry, OL, Bismarck Legacy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sam Larson, OL, Minot State/Bismarck</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Mayville State (12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1590674' first='Reed' last='Kurzweg'], QB, West Fargo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1224777' first='Orien' last='Adargo'], ATH, Enderlin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422837' first='McKade' last='Zink'], RB, Carrington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Walker Sheldon, ATH, Ray-Powers Lake</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reeves Jorgensen, OL/DL, Park River Area</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luther Young, LB, West Fargo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='674782' first='Kruze' last='LaFountain'], QB, Turtle Mountain</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1309224' first='Jayden' last='Foss'], OL/DL, Velva-Drake-Annamoose-Garrison</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1062656' first='Jayden' last='Brend'], DL, Thompson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daemian Braun, WR/RB, Westhope</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cody Otto, DE, Carrington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A'Dhron Wilson, LB, Fargo South</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Minnesota State-Moorhead (11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='669334' first='Gus' last='Werremeyer'], OL, Fargo Davies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1568598' first='Seth' last='Holder'], OL, West Fargo Sheyenne</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226684' first='Jack' last='Julson'], WR, Bismarck Legacy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226691' first='Elijah' last='Thompson'], LB, Grand Forks Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1590549' first='Kaisen' last='Nordick'], LB, West Fargo Horace</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='944403' first='Ian' last='Skari'], WR, West Fargo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1590961' first='Carson' last='Quam'], LB, Shiloh Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2080519' first='Jackson' last='Barth'], DL,, Bismarck St. Mary's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1113068' first='Aiden' last='Samek'], RB, West Fargo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='477496' first='Jaxon' last='Narum'], DB, West Fargo Horace</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='674709' first='Alex' last='Meece'], DL, Fargo Davies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='675358' first='Evan' last='Wiersma'], DL, Central Cass</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Jamestown (9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560143' first='Isaac' last='Bachmeier'], WR, Bismarck Century</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1407850' first='Carter' last='Michlitsch'], OL, Bismark St. Mary's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226688' first='Blake' last='McCarthy'], OL, Fargo Davies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='929962' first='Matthew' last='Dosch'], QB, Grand Forks Red River</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1407835' first='Brennen' last='Gable'], DE, West Fargo Sheyenne</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tyler Evans, OL, Northwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422599' first='Matt' last='Bryant'], DL, Velva-Drake-Annamoose-Garrison</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226690' first='Luke' last='Anderson'], DL, Wahpeton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Minot State (9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1590640' first='Blake' last='Anderson'], RB, Minot</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1590721' first='Thaydan' last='Arnold'], OL, Watford City</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2067651' first='Carson' last='Coleman'], EDGE, Bottineau</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='674796' first='Layton' last='Giggee'], DL, Mandan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack Mattson, DL, Hillsboro-Central Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gabriel Mendez, OL, Minot North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1037663' first='Luke' last='Selzler'], LB, Velva-Drake-Annamoose-Garrison</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jason Spain, K, Minot Bishop Ryan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reese Steffen. DB. Velva-Drake-Annamoose-Garrison</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Valley City State (9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nixon Buchmiller, WR, Harvey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nazerith Fischer, RB, Grand Forks Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226857' first='Berkley' last='Frantz'], WR/QB, Wishek</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andres Good, OL, Minot North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1222779' first='Tanon' last='Johnson'], LB, Kindred</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tucker Jones, DL, Larimore</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1590557' first='Landon' last='Ralph'], OL, Wahpeton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422613' first='Gabe' last='Whipple'], QB, Kindred</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1227001' first='Charlie' last='Yon'], LB, Thompson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Dickinson State (9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grady Bock, LB, Mayville State/New England</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1540812' first='Tucker' last='Bock'], OL, New England</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1407852' first='Kohl' last='Crossley'], OL, Dickinson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1407865' first='Dylan' last='Glasser'], DB, Dickinson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1937871' first='Niklas' last='Halvorson'], K, Bottineau</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Devin Heldt, LB, Dickinson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordan Hernandez, RB, Minot State/Alexander</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1475706' first='Noah' last='Herr'], QB, Bismarck Century</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1407843' first='Dominic' last='Zander'], LB, Bismarck St. Mary's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Northern State (3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='533097' first='Israel' last='Bauer'], WR, West Fargo Horace </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='674792' first='Kolten' last='Tesch'], ATH, Fargo Davies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226685' first='Wilmot' last='Matadi'], LB, Fargo Davies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>North Dakota State (1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-The Bison signed most of their 2026 class in December, but added a DE that was a top-tier DE in our 2026 rankings in [player_tooltip player_id='1422665' first='Jason' last='Hunter'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422665' first='Jason' last='Hunter'], DE, Fargo Davies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>North Dakota (1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-The same is the case with the Fighting Hawks, as they signed a good chunk of their class in December but added a big name transfer from Harvey, ND in Madden Thorson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Madden Thorson, WR, MSU Moorhead/Harvey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->