Recent Offer: Wyoming, Hawaii

Notes: Graves remains one of the top uncommitted ball carriers across the state and is a do it all back that is also an excellent receiver as well out of the backfield. He recently picked up offers from Hawaii and Wyoming and should have a incredible senior year this Fall.

Graves was a rankings risers after putting his name on the radar in January with his standout performance at the PRZ CA Showcase. He earned RB MVP honors at the camp and proved to be one of the top overall athletes recording multiple 40 times in the mid-4.5 range and was among the top performers in each testing category. He’s an quick, twitchy mover with high-level speed and agility to his physical skillset. Rushed for over 600 yards and 10 TDs on 90 carries as a junior. Graves has been a major riser on the recruiting trail picking up offers from Nevada, Montana St., Portland St., Idaho, and New Mexico in recent months.

Graves is one of the more sought after running backs across northern California, and checks in as a top 12 ball carrier in this rankings update. He is a very balanced prospect that excels from the backfield while also showing he is a natural pass catcher, has elite downfield speed and good vision in tight windows/cutback abilities and short area twitch to make defenders miss in the hole. Currently, he holds offers from Idaho, Sac State, New Mexico and Nevada among others.

Recent Offers: New Mexico, Idaho, Portland State, Nevada

Notes: Graves is one of the top running backs across the state in the ’26 class, and has had a very busy Spring, exploding onto the scene and picking up 8 offers heading into the summer.

Graves has had a very productive spring and is coming off one of the better Junior seasons of any prospect across the Central Valley. He is a explosive and twitchy play-maker that is explosive in the short area and has twitch, start/stop abilities and can make defenders miss in the hole while also showing third level speed and can pull away in the open field. Through traffic he shows contact balance, leg drive through contact and is tough to take down in one on one situations. Heading into May, he has hauled in offers from Sac State, Montana State, NAU, and San Jose State and is a no-brainer to enter into our rankings in the next update.

Graves took home RB MVP honors as one of the best overall athletes at the camp and will likely be at or near the top of every testing category when the official numbers come out. Showed his elite-level speed, quickness, and agility in both the testing and indy sessions where LBs struggled to stay in front of him in the 1v1 routes and box-tackling drills. Fast and twitchy with his footwork and shows creativity in his running style making defenders miss in space. Rushed for over 600 yards and 10 TDs in eight games as a junior. Graves should see his recruiting stock rise over the next several months with the talent and playmaking ability he brings to the table.

Graves was one of the best overall athletes in the camp and stood out during the speed testing drills. He won nearly every rep against linebackers in 1-on-1 drills and people could not keep up with him. Graves is a track guy who ran a 10.66 in the 100 meters.