Canada 2026 Rankings: Athletes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There really were not many players who I listed at the ATH position in these rankings because there was not a ton of players where I was either unsure if their best position or displayed the type of athleticism and play style where I was confident they could play on either side of the ball at the next level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the updated 2026 Canada Rankings&nbsp;<a href="https://prepredzone.com/canada/rankings/2026-rankings-2/">HERE</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Just a note about these rankings if players list themselves on twitter or HUDL as a 2026 in Canada and 2027 for the USA I tend to put them in the 2026 rankings because these only include players playing in Canada. If a player only lists 1 grad year they are put into that year's rankings.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>If a player has already announced a transfer to a USA prep school he is not included in these rankings as they just include players who have played and are continuing to play in Canada – however there will be content on plenty of the quality Canadian players who currently play or plan to play in the States.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">#1 Overall Athlete</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1287743"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6675c6cf22e4d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Ndougou flashes on tape some of the best athleticism you see in all of Canada regardless of class. He can play either RB or WR and is really just an overall offensive weapon. Ndougou shows the quickness in his feet and fluid hips running routes that could even project him at the defensive back position. Ndougou is twitchy and an explosive athlete in space, easily one of the top athletes in all of Canada. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Rest of the Rankings</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/position-ranking-table {"name":"acf/position-ranking-table","data":{"class":"2026","_class":"field_65cfb7374abb9","position":"2411","_position":"field_65cfbfcb19ad6","national_rankings":"0","_national_rankings":"field_660c1d73c0e49","state":"3466","_state":"field_65cfb88a603fe"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6675c6cf23455"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ediri Ena-Laqui - A bit of a bigger ATH prospect Ena-Laqui has the ability to play linebacker defensively and WR/RB on offense with potentially the ability to continue to add to his frame and play an H-Back/TE role as well. Ena-Laqui moves well but shows some quality anticipation as a linebacker which is the reason he makes a lot of plays around the LOS. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Honorable Mention Athletes</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Guys listed under other positions who display the athleticism to play multiple positions</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1299917' first='Santiago' last='Llarena'] - 6'4 215lbs is huge for a RB, Llarena flashes the athleticism to play DE or TE at a high level, but his tape now shows RB as his best position. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1235431' first='Brett' last='Proudfoot'] - Proudfoot on tape has some quality hand use and the ability to really be a multi-position player on the defensive line at the next level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1299864' first='Max' last='Pratt'] - A really talented WR prospect who has elite length for a potential SAF/DB prospect that I could see on either side of the ball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->