California Football 2026 Player Rankings

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Ranked Players

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31 players

Rank	Player	Height	Weight	Position	High School	Commitment
2	Mark Bowman	6’5″	225	TE	Mater Dei
12	Israel Briggs	6’5″	200	TE	Redwood
28	Caleb Tafua	6’4″	215	TE	Bishop Montgomery
56	Luke Sorensen	6’4″	245	TE/EDGE	Servite
57	Andre Nickerson Jr.	6’4″	230	TE	Inglewood
61	Hayden Vercher	6’4″	220	TE	Thousand Oaks
91	Keawe Browne	6’5″	215	TE/DL	Centennial
103	Jude Nelson	6’4″	220	TE	Millikan
106	Colby Simpson	6’5″	225	TE	Oaks Christian
118	Kaden Glover	6’7″	225	TE/QB	Thousand Oaks
119	Beckham Hofland	6’4″	220	TE	Los Alamitos
153	Jaden Hernandez	6’3″	235	TE	Long Beach Poly
166	Crosby Kelly	6’5″	230	TE	Campolindo
167	Colton Hider	6’4″	225	TE	Valley Christian
169	Luke Galer	6’6″	200	TE	Del Oro
201	Isaiah Hearn	6’4″	215	TE	Chaminade
206	Jack Ellis	6’5″	230	TE	St. Vincent De Paul
210	Maxwell Leeper	6’7″	210	TE/WR	Claremont
213	Luke Lopez	6’3″	220	TE	Chino Hills
223	Na’o Tito	6’3″	205	TE	St. John Bosco
240	Adrian Ortiz	6’4″	235	TE	Redondo Union
267	Owen Shannon	6’7″	225	TE	Mater Dei
269	Paolo Seltenreich	6’2″	225	TE	Burbank
277	Landon Cook	6’5″	205	TE	De La Salle
298	Finnigan Burth	6’3″	200	TE	Del Oro
323	Mana’omia Tito	6’3″	215	TE	Bishop Montgomery
347	James Kuenstler	6’3″	250	TE	Leuzinger
376	Charlie “Chuck” Eckl	6’2″	208	TE/EDGE	Dana Hills
387	James Clifford	6’6″	220	TE	Poway
416	Judah Clark	6’5″	210	TE	Servite
450	Finn Grimstad	6’6″	230	TE	Corona del Mar

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5 players

Rank	Player	Height	Weight	Position	High School	Commitment
WL	Jacob Helderman	6’2″	205	TE	Clovis North
WL	Elijah Kim	6’0″	220	TE	Ernest Righetti
WL	Andre Melgar	6’3″	190	TE	St. Pius X – St. Matthias
WL	Jacob Mendel	6’0″	190	TE	Tustin
WL	Finley Torrico	6’6″	245	TE/WR	Aliso Niguel

• Mark Bowman – Mater Dei
• Israel Briggs – Redwood
• Caleb Tafua – Bishop Montgomery
• Luke Sorensen – Servite
• Andre Nickerson Jr. – Inglewood
• Hayden Vercher – Thousand Oaks
• Keawe Browne – Centennial
• Jude Nelson – Millikan
• Colby Simpson – Oaks Christian
• Kaden Glover – Thousand Oaks
• Beckham Hofland – Los Alamitos
• Jaden Hernandez – Long Beach Poly
• Crosby Kelly – Campolindo
• Colton Hider – Valley Christian
• Luke Galer – Del Oro
• Isaiah Hearn – Chaminade
• Jack Ellis – St. Vincent De Paul
• Maxwell Leeper – Claremont
• Luke Lopez – Chino Hills
• Na’o Tito – St. John Bosco
• Adrian Ortiz – Redondo Union
• Owen Shannon – Mater Dei
• Paolo Seltenreich – Burbank
• Landon Cook – De La Salle
• Finnigan Burth – Del Oro
• Mana’omia Tito – Bishop Montgomery
• James Kuenstler – Leuzinger
• Charlie “Chuck” Eckl – Dana Hills
• James Clifford – Poway
• Judah Clark – Servite
• Finn Grimstad – Corona del Mar
• Jacob Helderman – Clovis North
• Elijah Kim – Ernest Righetti
• Andre Melgar – St. Pius X – St. Matthias
• Jacob Mendel – Tustin
• Finley Torrico – Aliso Niguel