We wrote this and mentioned it quite a few times last season, we got Fairview wrong in 2025. We thought they would take a step back after losing the school’s best quarterback in program history but that wasn’t the case. Running back Alex Houk Alex Houk 6'2" | RB/LB Fairview | 2027 State OK was a big reason behind that and he quickly became a name that we needed to take more seriously during his junior season. Prior to last fall, Houk was certainly known more as a role player and that was understandable considering who he shared the backfield with. But in 2025, Houk absolutely exploded and became one of the top running backs in the smaller classes and he’s hungry for more in 2026.

Alex is currently a running back and linebacker at Fairview High School and is in the class of 2027. He has a good-looking frame, is long and athletic who weighs in at 195 pounds. He displays good footwork and shows instinctual movements with the ball in his hands. I like how he makes the first tackler miss and keep his feet continually moving once contact is made. On the defensive side of the ball, he looks good coming off the edge rushing the quarterback and gets off blocks well.

Joining Nightingale in the backfield will be junior running back Alex Houk Alex Houk 6'2" | RB/LB Fairview | 2027 State OK and we cannot wait to see what kind of production he has this season. Sharing the backfield with Bernard could lead to Houk being somewhat overshadowed last season. But he was incredibly productive as a sophomore. He finished with nearly 700 yards and 12 touchdowns on less than 100 carries. We think the carries will certainly go up this season as they break in a new quarterback. And Houk comes into this season as another two-way player to keep an eye on. Defensively, Houk would line up at linebacker for the Yellowjackets and he finished with over 50 tackles and two sacks.