Colorado Football 2026 Player Rankings

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Ranked Players

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73 players

Rank	Player	Height	Weight	Position	High School	Commitment
6	Jaxon Pyatt	6’2″	225	LB	Arvada West
10	Braylon Hodge	6’3″	215	LB/ATH	Cherry Creek
13	Brody Flores	6’3″	200	LB/EDGE	Grandview
42	Elian Oliva	6’1″	180	LB/DB	Northfield
50	Isaac Makaafi	6’0″	205	LB/ATH	Arapahoe
51	Caden Miller	5’11”	195	LB	Ponderosa
52	Kaden Souders	6’0″	190	LB	Fort Collins
64	Maverick Powers	5’11”	185	LB/RB	Montrose
67	Levi Schield	6’1″	200	LB/DB	Rock Canyon
72	Connor Gilchrist	6’1″	200	LB/TE	Arapahoe
75	Chace Hurley	6’0″	195	LB/RB	Pueblo South
85	Strasi Sparaco	6’2″	210	LB/ATH	Cherry Creek
95	Ryan Myers	6’2″	215	LB/EDGE	Severance
97	Landry Suarez	6’0″	215	LB	Thompson Valley
101	Xavier Viarrial	6’1″	200	LB	Lutheran
105	Lincoln Hageman	6’3″	190	LB	Erie
109	Aerik Ross	6’1″	205	LB	Frederick
111	Bowman Waldo	5’11”	195	LB	Fairview
116	Sam Smith	6’1″	195	LB/ATH	Berthoud
120	Derek Neuenschwander	5’11”	200	LB	Legend
144	Eli Stevens			LB	Northglenn
182	Brody Elliott	6’2″	200	LB	Palmer Ridge
202	Dakota Rich	6’2″	225	LB	Valor Christian
206	Estevan Loya Jr	5’11”	205	LB/RB	Mullen
210	Quillan Gulick	6’0″	190	LB	Mountain Vista
214	Connor Craver	6’1″	180	LB	Pomona
220	Tyler Chadwick	6’1″	180	LB	Loveland
221	Barrett Plewes	5’10”	200	LB/RB	Mountain View
225	Joshua Gonsalves	5’9″	170	LB	Mead
233	Owen Martin	6’2″	205	LB/EDGE	Mullen
234	Isaiah Cronk	6’1″	185	LB/WR	Windsor
237	Brayden Werth	5’9″	180	LB/RB	Rampart
248	Cam Leggett	6’3″	180	LB/TE	Banning Lewis Academy
251	Jacob Martin	6’4″	210	LB/TE	Northglenn
252	Evan Hays	6’0″	185	LB/WR	Roosevelt
254	Blake Rodriguez	6’0″	210	LB	Cherokee Trail
259	Ryan Case	6’0″	165	LB/WR	Thompson Valley
260	Joren Flores	6’0″	207	LB/RB	Pueblo West
261	Wyatt Chase	5’10”	205	LB/RB	Highland
276	Aj Maroni	5’9″		LB	Grandview
278	Kelson Gazdik	5’9″	190	LB	Severance
281	Oliver Michalec	6’0″	190	LB	Northfield
282	Will Brenkert	6’3″	210	LB/EDGE	Arvada West
284	Zack Bollock	5’10”	185	LB/RB	Glenwood Springs
287	Jax Armstrong	5’9″	190	LB	Roosevelt
291	Cj Talkington	5’10”	210	LB	Heritage
305	Vinnie Juarez	5’10”	170	LB/RB	Eaton
317	Forest Roberts	6’2″	190	LB	Thompson Valley
321	Brady Swigert	6’0″	210	LB/EDGE	Rocky Mountain
326	Jack Knackstedt	6’1″	215	LB	Timnath
333	Carson Coleman	6’0″	195	LB	Riverdale Ridge Highschool
335	Jackson Mabe	5’10”	180	LB/RB	Palmer Ridge
339	Corbyn Davis	6’1″	160	LB	Fruita Monument
345	Everett Sawyer	5’10”	195	LB/RB	Falcon
346	Logan Mael	5’11”	195	LB/RB	Englewood
347	Henry Eslich	6’0″	205	LB/TE	Summit
348	Mason Mills	5’9″	190	LB/RB	Rock Canyon
350	Justin Lopez Jr	6’1″	195	LB/TE	John F Kennedy
353	Charles Scott	5’10”	175	LB	Lewis-Palmer
355	Michael Amoh-Frimpong	5’11”	205	LB/RB	Smoky Hill Highschool
358	Xavier Benavidez	5’9″	170	LB	Kennedy
372	Brady Palladino	6’1″	185	LB	Dakota Ridge
374	Carson Martin	5’8″	200	LB/RB	Widefield
396	Nate Helms	6’0″	180	LB/ATH	Chatfield
397	Carter Woods	5’10”	180	LB/RB	Mead
400	Abel Flowers	6’1″	185	LB	Buena Vista
402	Alexander Darby	6’0″	180	LB	Broomfield
407	Janoah Brown	6’1″	170	LB/TE	Harrison
413	Jack Wylde			LB/RB	Denver North
417	Michael Kemmis	5’8″	160	LB/TE	Palisade
423	Brodie Riggelman	5’11”	165	LB	Wray
428	Sterling Dufour	5’9″	180	LB	Eaglecrest
429	Jackson Putnam	5’11”	180	LB	Vista Ridge

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11 players

Rank	Player	Height	Weight	Position	High School	Commitment
WL	Jeremiah Armijo Guerue	6’0″	215	LB/TE	Montbello
WL	Hudson Cass	5’9″		LB	Heritage
WL	Dillon Doyon			LB	Roosevelt
WL	Patrick Gonzales	5’10”	185	LB	Fountain-Fort Carson
WL	Byron Johnson			LB	Fountain-Fort Carson
WL	Logan Mault			LB	Skyline
WL	Tayshaun McClain	5’10”	190	LB	Vista Peak Preparatory
WL	Javier Munoz Medellin	5’10”	170	LB	Smoky Hill
WL	Marcellino Oliverez	5’9″	180	LB/ATH	Riverdale Ridge
WL	Owen Packer	6’0″	215	LB	Vista PEAK Prep
WL	Alec Seligman			LB	Boulder

• – Arvada West
• – Cherry Creek
• – Grandview
• – Northfield
• – Arapahoe
• – Ponderosa
• – Fort Collins
• – Montrose
• – Rock Canyon
• – Arapahoe
• – Pueblo South
• – Cherry Creek
• – Severance
• – Thompson Valley
• – Lutheran
• – Erie
• – Frederick
• – Fairview
• – Berthoud
• – Legend
• – Northglenn
• – Palmer Ridge
• – Valor Christian
• – Mullen
• – Mountain Vista
• – Pomona
• – Loveland
• – Mountain View
• – Mead
• – Mullen
• – Windsor
• – Rampart
• – Banning Lewis Academy
• – Northglenn
• – Roosevelt
• – Cherokee Trail
• – Thompson Valley
• – Pueblo West
• – Highland
• – Grandview
• – Severance
• – Northfield
• – Arvada West
• – Glenwood Springs
• – Roosevelt
• – Heritage
• – Eaton
• – Thompson Valley
• – Rocky Mountain
• – Timnath
• – Riverdale Ridge Highschool
• – Palmer Ridge
• – Fruita Monument
• – Falcon
• – Englewood
• – Summit
• – Rock Canyon
• – John F Kennedy
• – Lewis-Palmer
• – Smoky Hill Highschool
• – Kennedy
• – Dakota Ridge
• – Widefield
• – Chatfield
• – Mead
• – Buena Vista
• – Broomfield
• – Harrison
• – Denver North
• – Palisade
• – Wray
• – Eaglecrest
• – Vista Ridge
• – Montbello
• – Heritage
• – Roosevelt
• – Fountain-Fort Carson
• – Fountain-Fort Carson
• – Skyline
• – Vista Peak Preparatory
• – Smoky Hill
• – Riverdale Ridge
• – Vista PEAK Prep
• – Boulder