It shouldn’t come as a surprise that there’s an Ohio native on this feature, as the ultra-fertile recruiting ground from the Buckeye State plays some of the best high school football in the nation and is jam-packed with P5 talent, which makes things even more impressive when a freshman makes waves like Avon Lake 6’5, 265 lber. Maxwell Riley has been as a freshman. An All-Conference, All-County, and All-District selection from last fall, Riley is also an accomplished thrower for the Shoremen T&F squad (#1 freshman thrower in Ohio, #4 frosh in U.S.) and already boasts an impressive 286 lb. hang clean to go along with his big frame and 12 D1 offers. The new Wisconsin staff is the latest team to officially offer a scholarship, and West Virginia, Tennessee, Michigan State, Kentucky, Pitt, Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State, Miami (FL), Florida State, and Toledo preceded the Badgers with offers. As a varsity LT last fall, Riley’s strength is more than evident on tape, as he can maul and finish opponents in the run game and stonewall larger DEs in pass pro, and his lateral agility and clean, quick pass set are impressive and atypical for a freshman with his size behind him. He also does a great job of breaking down and corralling quicker opponents in space, at the second level of the defense, or way downfield, and I also like his visible nasty streak and physical mentality as an offensive lineman. Riley will undoubtedly be one of the top OL prospects in the 2026 class when it’s all said and done.