2026 North Carolina HS Football Player Rankings

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Discover the top high school football players in North Carolina's class of 2026. Our comprehensive player rankings cover 660 athletes from high schools across the state. Find out where your favorite player stacks up in the rankings and read the latest scouting reports on them by subscribing to Prep Redzone.

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Ranked Players

564 players

Rank	Player	Height	Weight	Position	High School
1	Faizon Brandon	6’4″	185	QB	Grimsley
2	Samari Matthews	6’0″	180	DB	Hough
3	Kendre Harrison	6’7″	245	TE	Reidsville
4	Rodney Dunham	6’4″	225	EDGE	Myers Park
5	Ekene Ogboko	6’6″	290	OL	South Garner

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Watch List Players

96 players

Player	Height	Weight	Position	High School
Julian “Juju” Davis	6’1″	285		Southern Durham highschool
Judah Aaron Shoaf	6’2″	270	OL	American Leadership Academy Johnson
Demetrius Allen	6’0″	300	DL/OL	Lexington Senior
Andrew Banaghan
Semaje Bennett- Collins	6’0″	195	ATH/DL	Forestview

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– Grimsley
– Hough
– Reidsville
– Myers Park
– South Garner
– Weddington
– Rolesville
– South Garner
– Providence Day
– Providence Day
– Weddington
– Weddington
– West Forsyth
– Southeast Raleigh
– Clayton
– Ashbrook
– Independence
– CE Jordan
– Independence
– East Forsyth
– Myers Park
– Hough
– North Duplin
– Mooresville
– Charlotte Christian
– Grimsley
– West Charlotte
– Kings Mountain
– Rolesville
– Providence Day
– Richmond Senior
– West Charlotte
– Grimsley
– Crest
– Myers Park
– Myers Park
– Marvin Ridge
– Independence
– Crest
– Oak Grove
– Hough
– Grimsley
– Mooresville
– East Forsyth
– Cleveland
– Havelock
– Mooresville
– Hough
– Cardinal Gibbons
– East Lincoln
– Crest
– Kinston
– Clayton
– Providence
– Charlotte Christian
– Hough
– Clayton
– Southern Durham
– Northeast Guilford
– Seventy First
– Grimsley
– Shelby
– Myers Park
– Seventy First
– Reidsville
– Cardinal Gibbons
– Charlotte Christian
– Rolesville
– West Charlotte
– Marvin Ridge
– Porter Ridge
– West Carteret
– Westover
– Jack Britt
– Providence Day
– Rolesville
– Mooresville
– Charlotte Catholic
– West Charlotte
– Pine Forest
– North Pitt
– Northwest Guilford
– Eastern Guilford
– Scotland County
– Charlotte Christian
– West Charlotte
– Rolesville
– Grimsley
– Fred T Foard
– Sun Valley
– Chapel Hill
– Olympic
– Hough
– Cleveland
– Clayton
– Maiden
– Trinity Christian
– Northern Durham
– South Point
– North Surry
– Southeast Guilford
– Davie County
– Providence
– Middle Creek
– Reagan
– Reagan
– Sun Valley
– Millbrook
– Palisades
– Millbrook
– Millbrook
– Monroe
– South Mecklenburg
– Dudley
– Mallard Creek
– Northern Guilford
– Monroe
– Mooresville
– Terry Sanford
– JM Robinson
– East Mecklenburg
– Northwood
– Grimsley
– East Duplin
– North Wake
– Charlotte Christian
– Rolesville
– Southern Nash
– Millbrook
– Weddington
– Northeast Guilford
– Rolesville
– Jordan
– Leesville Road
– Garner Magnet
– Rolesville
– West Charlotte
– Mount Pleasant
– Hough
– Palisades
– Page
– Jack Britt
– Cardinal Gibbons
– Ashbrook
– Metrolina Christian
– Fuquay-Varina
– CE Jordan
– Sun Valley
– Hickory
– Vance County
– East Rutherford
– Union Pines
– Mooresville
– Porter Ridge
– Providence Day
– Clayton
– Southern Alamance
– Mountain Heritage
– Crest
– Tarboro
– Independence
– Providence Day
– Southeast Alamance
– Dudley
– Southern Durham
– Northern Nash
– Forest Hills
– HPCA
– Kings Mountain
– Stuart Cramer
– Wakefield
– Southern Durham
– Willow Spring
– Southeast Alamance
– Hickory
– South Mecklenburg
– Hillside
– Kings Mountain
– Panther Creek
– Hunter Huss
– Wake Forest
– Mount Airy
– Richmond Senior
– Millbrook
– Butler
– Rolesville
– Northeastern
– West Henderson
– Murphy
– American Leadership Academy
– Wallace Rose Hill
– Rolesville
– West Craven
– Purnell Swett
– Lake Norman
– Northwood
– Clayton
– North Raleigh Christian
– Palisades
– Havelock
– Rolesville
– South Point
– Jack Britt
– Union Pines
– Charlotte Latin School
– JM Robinson
– Weddington
– Stuart W. Cramer
– Tarboro
– South Iredell
– Mallard Creek
– Kings Mountain
– Ardrey Kell
– Charlotte Latin
– Charlotte Christian
– Cleveland
– Eastern Alamance
– Eastern Wayne
– Tarboro
– Independence
– Mooresville
– Hough
– North Mecklenburg
– Jay M. Robinson
– Cummings
– Palisades
– Apex
– Hough
– Franklinton
– Shelby
– Sun Valley
– Apex
– Apex
– Corinth Holders
– New Bern
– Independence
– West Forsyth
– Fuquay Varina
– North Mecklenburg
– Monroe
– Holly Springs
– Walkertown
– Northern Guilford
– South Mecklenburg
– Millbrook
– Ambassador Christian
– Cox Mill
– Middle Creek
– White Oak
– Hillside
– Millbrook
– Kinston
– Cannon School
– Apex
– Midway
– Reagan
– Northeast Guilford
– West Charlotte
– Randleman
– Cuthbertson
– Union Pines
– Lee County
– JH Rose
– Apex
– Bishop McGuinness
– West Charlotte
– Southern Alamance
– Ashbrook
– Dudley
– Clayton
– Weddington
– South Stanly
– Providence
– Northern Guilford
– Providence Day
– Hickory Ridge
– West Stokes
– East Rutherford
– South Central
– Lumberton
– Walkertown
– West Stokes
– South Point
– Mallard Creek
– West Forsyth
– Clayton
– Palisades
– Weddington
– Grimsley
– Chambers
– Butler
– Southlake Christian
– North Stanly
– Ashbrook
– Sanderson
– East Rutherford
– West Forsyth
– Apex
– Concord
– Providence
– Independence
– Hough
– Hickory Ridge
– Weddington
– Palisades
– West Charlotte
– Charlotte Catholic
– Southeast Raleigh
– Charlotte Christian
– Mount Tabor
– Hunter Huss
– Wilson Prep
– Myers Park
– St. Pauls
– West Carteret
– Myers Park
– South Iredell
– Red Springs
– Concord
– Scotland
– Providence Day
– Weddington
– West Iredell
– Community School Of Davidson
– Parkwood
– Myers Park
– Rocky River
– New Bern
– Kinston
– North Gaston
– Forest Hills
– Cape Fear
– Crest
– Mallard Creek
– Bandys
– Mallard Creek
– North Duplin
– Christ School
– Southeast Collegiate Prep
– Ayden-Grifton
– Mount Pleasant
– St. Pauls
– Corinth Holders
– West Rowan
– Hobbton
– Garner Magnet
– Central Cabarrus
– Porter Ridge
– Wilson Prep
– East Duplin
– Cardinal Gibbons
– North Johnston
– Palisades
– West Mecklenburg
– Mallard Creek
– Middle Creek
– Porter Ridge
– Broughton
– Fike
– Cleveland
– Monroe
– West Forsyth
– Jordan
– Middle Creek
– JM Robinson
– North Iredell Highschool
– Ardrey Kell
– Cleveland
– Community School Of Davidson
– Hertford County
– Hickory
– Corvian Community
– East Bladen
– Green Level
– Parrott Academy
– Middle Creek
– East Rutherford
– Ashbrook
– Mallard Creek
– Newton-Conover
– Broughton
– East Bladen
– Ayden-Grifton
– Cummings
– Athens Drive
– Harnett Central
– Cleveland
– East Forsyth
– RJ Reynolds
– Providence
– Ashbrook
– Seventy-First
– Union Pines
– Rocky River
– Currituck County
– Independence
– Butler
– Northwest Cabarrus
– Independence
– Charlotte Catholic
– South Mecklenburg
– Hough
– Northern Guilford
– East Forsyth
– Cardinal Gibbons
– Ravenscroft
– Mountain Island Charter
– Bessemer City
– Apex
– Panther Creek
– Newton-Conover
– Athens Drive
– Myers Park
– Enloe
– Palisades
– East Wake
– West Cabarrus
– Chapel Hill
– South Johnston
– Grimsley
– Clayton
– Clayton
– East Rutherford
– Harnett Central
– Corinth Holders
– West Stokes
– North Wake
– Knightdale
– South Central
– Jordan
– Hillside
– Ambassador Christian
– Jack Britt
– Tarboro
– Glenn
– Greene Central
– Independence
– Harding
– Piedmont
– Rocky River
– Corinth Holders
– Palisades
– Murphy
– Orange
– Mallard Creek
– Crest
– Statesville
– Charlotte Catholic
– Grimsley
– Country Day
– Marvin Ridge
– Statesville
– Shelby
– Myers Park
– Greene Central
– Reagan
– Sun Valley
– Scotland County
– West Cabarrus
– East Forsyth
– Union Pines
– Northwest Guilford
– Corinth Holders
– Olympic
– Robbinsville
– Palisades
– Tarboro
– South Stanly
– Jack Britt
– Independence
– Chapel Hill
– Cleveland
– Rosewood
– Harnett Central
– Northern Durham
– South Garner
– East Rutherford
– Purnell Swett
– Harnett Central
– North Johnston
– Cape Fear
– Farmville Central
– Farmville Central
– Farmville Central
– Hunt
– Beddingfield
– Beddingfield
– Greene Central
– West Carteret
– Richlands
– Pinecrest
– Dixon
– Havelock
– Union Pines
– East Forsyth
– Parkland
– Parkland
– RJ Reynolds
– Myers Park
– North Mecklenburg
– Providence Day
– Wake Forest
– Northwest Guilford
– Western Guilford
– Southern Durham
– Broughton
– Williams
– Enloe
– East Rutherford
– Douglas Byrd
– East Rutherford
– Douglas Byrd
– Tarboro
– Newton-Conover
– Newton-Conover
– West Johnston
– Lake Norman Charter
– Corvian Community
– Eastern Wayne
– R-S Central
– Red Springs
– TW Andrews
– Northern Durham
– Northside-Pinetown
– Southwest Guilford
– East Chapel Hill
– Heritage
– Pine Forest
– Richmond Senior
– Pinecrest
– Mountain Island Charter
– West Columbus
– Franklinton
– Carver
– Mountain Heritage
– Apex Friendship
– Green Hope
– Christ School
– Apex
– Jordan
– Holly Springs
– Holly Springs
– Enloe
– Ardrey Kell
– Jay M. Robinson
– South Point
– Charlotte Country Day
– Independence
– West Iredell
– DH Conley
– j.h.rose
– Willow Spring
– Washington
– West Craven
– Garner Magnet
– West Carteret
– Swansboro
– Cummings
– South Mecklenburg
– Palisades Highschool
– Ardrey Kell
– North Stanly
– Hickory Ridge
– Mountain Island Charter
– Southern Durham highschool
– American Leadership Academy Johnson
– Lexington Senior
– Forestview
– South Iredell Highschool
– Wakefield
– Jordan Matthews
– Cox Mill
– Butler
– Reagan
– Red Springs
– Eugene Ashley
– Lumberton Sr.
– South Stanly
– West Carteret
– Enloe
– Millbrook
– Southwest Guilford
– North Raleigh Christian Academy
– Franklinton
– Chambers
– Olympic
– Ardrey Kell
– Olympic
– Chase
– Corinth Holders
– Phillip O Berry
– American Leadership Academy – Johnston
– Ashbrook
– Christ School
– Overhills
– Vance County
– West Forsyth
– Alexander Central
– Murphy
– Ashbrook
– Smithfield-Selma
– American Leadership Academy
– Greene Central
– Palisades
– Phillip O Berry Academy Of Technology
– Langtree Charter
– Enloe
– Mallard Creek
– Hough
– West Mecklenburg
– Mooresville
– Tarboro
– Franklinton
– American Leadership Academy
– Chambers
– Chapel Hill
– Middle Creek
– Cardinal Gibbons
– Rocky Mount
– A.L. Brown High School
– Hoke Co.
– Apex Friendship
– Rocky River
– North Forsyth
– American Leadership Academy
– Northern Guilford
– Cox Mill
– Charlotte Catholic
– Ballantyne Ridge
– West Forsyth
– White Oak
– Kings Mountain
– Covenant Day School
– Seventy-First
– Butler
– A.L.Brown
– Lake Norman
– Rolesville
– Chambers
– C.E. Jordan
– Olympic
– Myers Park
– Asheville School
– Hillside
– Jordan Matthews
– Erwin
– Franklinton
– Christ The King
– South Johnston Highschool
– Crest
– Emsley A. Laney
– North Mecklenburg Highschool
– Pasquotank County
– South Central
– American Leadership Academy (Johnston)
– Salisbury
– West Craven
– Greene Central
– West Stanly

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Ranked Players

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North Carolina Football 2026 Player Rankings

North Carolina High School Football

What scouts are saying about North Carolina's 2026 class

2026 DB New Additions

2026 LB New Additions

2026 Edge Rusher New Additions

2026 IDL New Additions

2026 IDL Stock-Risers

2026 OL New Additions

2026 OL Stock-Risers

2026 TE Stock-Risers: August Rankings Update

2026 WR New Additions: August

2026 RB Stock-Risers: August

Ranked Players

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