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Offers and Commitments: Class of 2026

St. Xavier DB Jakobe Clapper (photo by: Shelby Frieszell/TriStateFootball.com)

More than 65 local players (TriState Football coverage area) in the Class of 2026 have FBS college offers or made commitments before the start of the upcoming 2025 campaign. Those numbers may rise even higher over the next few weeks as Showcase and Camp seasons wind down.

It appears to be the Class of the tight end. The heavily recruited Landen Miree (Princeton), Cooper McCutchan (Moeller), PJ MacFarlane (Lakota East) and Nick Lautar (Lebanon) all remain uncommitted hot commodities. No area players have committed to Ohio State, as of yet.

Here is a look at the Class of 2026 commitments and offers:

South Dearborn RB/LB Brady Ballart (photo by Sandy Mahoney / X: @InMotionBySandy)

VERBAL COMMITMENTS
Brady Ballart, South Dearborn, LB, 6-3/215 – Louisville
Jakobe Clapper, St. Xavier, OLB, 6-2/200 – Notre Dame
Nate Dawson, Winton Woods, DB, 6-2/170 – Miami (OH)
Shawn Fishwick, Xenia, WR, 6-2/185 – Eastern Michigan
Sam Hamilton, Moeller, TE, 6-3/205 – West Virginia
Mason Holbrook, Hamilton, DL, 6-3/270 – Miami (OH)
Max Merz, Highlands, OL, 6-4/305 – Louisville
Hunter Ogdan, La Salle, TE, 6-5/220 – Army.
Cam O’Hara, Cooper, QB, 6-2/175 – Western Kentucky
Taj Powell, Springfield, DB, 6-3/200 – West Virginia
Jacob Savage, Ryle, LB/LS, 6-0/200 – Indiana
Cameron Thomas, Lakota West, OLB/DB, 6-2/217 – Illinois
Derek Uran, Elder, LB, 6-2/195 – Cincinnati.
Jordan Vann, Middletown, ATH, 6-1/195 – Virginia.
Daniel Vollmer, St. Xavier, QB/ATH, 6-2/210 – Vanderbilt
Kavontae Whipple, Taft, DB, 6-0/175 – Kent State

Ryle RB/LB Jacob Savage (photo by: Chris Granger/X: @regnargc)

OFFERS
Elijah Berman, Chaminade Julienne, OL/DL, 6-3/270 – Army, BGSU, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), Navy, Ohio, Penn, Toledo & Yale

Chris Bouyer, Lakota East, WR, 6-4/180 – Kent State & Toledo

Tristen Bozeman, Trotwood-Madison, WR, 6-0/180 – Kentucky, UMass & Toledo

Michael Branch, Taylor, TE/DE, 6-3/205 – Miami (OH)

Taylor OL/DE Mike Branch (photo from X: @TaylorHSFB)

Bryce Brewster, Taft, DE, 6-3/255 – Akron, BGSU, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo & Western Michigan

Jacob Broach, Princeton, DE, 6-2/221 – Akron, BGSU, Gardner-Webb & Kent State

Bryshawn Brown, Winton Woods, QB, 6-6/185 – Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, Marshall & Toledo

Terrell Burton, Winton Woods, WR, 6-4/175 – Kent State, Miami (OH), Toledo & Western Michigan

Shane Cole, Centerville, QB, 6-2/180 – Akron

Centerville QB Shane Cole (photo by: Shelby Frieszell/TriStateFootball.com)

Raymir Coney, Princeton, LB, 6-2/215 – Buffalo, Eastern Kentucky, Kent State, UMass, Toledo & Tulsa

Laaren Cornwall, Middletown, LB, DB, 5-11/165 – Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ohio & Toledo

Luke Faler, Lebanon, QB, 6-1/181 – Kent State  

Danny Fortson Jr., Princeton, OL, 6-5/260 – Youngstown State

Lemuel Grayson, Badin, RB, 5-8/195 – Toledo

Christian Harris, Moeller, DL, 6-1/285 – Akron, Appalachian State, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Furman, Kent State, Toledo, Towson, Wake Forest, Western Michigan & Yale

Najia Hill, Taft, WR/DB, 6-0/190 – Maryland

Taft WR Najia Hill (photo by: Mike Noyes/TriStateFootball.com)

Ryder Hooks, Lakota East, RB, 5-9/175 – BGSU, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH) & Toledo

Jaycee Houston II, Withrow, DB, 6-2/175 – Akron, Buffalo, Kent State, Ohio, Temple & Western Michigan

Marcus Hughbanks, Batavia, WR, 6-3/190 – Ohio

Braydon Johnson, Lakota West, RB, 5-11/200 – Ball State, Eastern Michigan, James Madison, Miami (OH), Maryland, North Carolina State, Ohio, Kent State, Pitt, Temple & Toledo

Rihyael Kelley, Winton Woods, DB, 6-3/175 – Alcorn State, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Temple, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan & West Virginia

Winton Woods DB Rihyael Kelley (photo by: Shelby Frieszell/TriStateFootball.com)

Adam Kirtley, Taft, LB, 6-2/215 – Akron, Buffalo, Liberty & Youngstown State

Brady Kuhn, Anderson, OLB, 6-4/216 – Army & Navy

Nick Lautar, Lebanon, TE, 6-5/220 – Akron, Army, BGSU, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Cornell, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Liberty, Navy, Northwestern, Ohio, Penn, Pitt, Rutgers, Tulane & Yale

Dylan Lee, Ryle, WR/DB, 6-1/170 – Colgate & Penn

Javion Lewis, Wayne, DL, 6-0/250 – Kent State

Wayne DE Javion Lewis (photo by: Shelby Frieszell/TriStateFootball.com)

Deontre Long, Springfield, RB, 5-6/160 – Toledo

Calvin Lorek, Loveland, DL, 6-4/245 – BGSU, Air Force, Army, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Mercyhurst, Ohio & Penn

Justyn Lyles, Withrow, OL, 6-5/260 – Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Kentucky, Maryland, UMass, Miami (OH), Ohio, Tulsa, Western Michigan & West Virginia

Chayse Mack, Taft, OL/DL, 6-1/285 – Akron & UMass

Cooper McCutchan, Moeller, TE, 6-4/235 – Ball State, Boston College, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Georgia Tech, Houston, Indiana, Kansas State, Kent State, Maryland, UMass, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Texas A&M, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington, West Virginia & Wisconsin

Moeller TE Cooper McCutchan (photo by: Sandy Mahoney / X: @InMotionBySandy)

Aaron McFarland, Taylor, WR/DB, 5-11/170 – East Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, Kent State, Marshall, UMass, Miami (OH), Toledo & West Virginia

PJ MacFarlane, Lakota East, TE, 6-5/215 – Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Kent State, Kentucky, Liberty, Maryland, Miami (FL), Miami (OH), Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina State, Northwestern, Pitt, Rutgers, Stanford, Toledo, Virginia, Wake Forest & Washington

Landen Miree, Princeton, WR, 6-4/225 – Akron, Arizona State, Auburn, BGSU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Duke, Eastern Kentucky, Florida, Florida State, Illinois, Houston, Indiana, Kent State, Kentucky, Liberty, LSU, Louisville, Marshall, Maryland, Miami (OH), Missouri, UNLV, North Carolina, North Carolina State,  Ohio, Oregon, Pitt, South Florida, SMU, South Florida, Texas A&M, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Washington, West Virginia & Wisconsin

Princeton WR Landen Miree (photo by Mike Noyes/TriStateFootball.com)

Zion Neal, Princeton, WR, 5-9/170 – Eastern Michigan & Youngstown State

R.J. O’Bryant, Princeton, WR, 5-11/155 – Toledo

Andre Parker Jr., Princeton, LB, 6-0/205 – Akron, BGSU, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kent State, Kentucky, Liberty, Marshall, UMass, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Ohio, Pitt, Toledo, Western Michigan & West Virginia.

Pete Pendergest, Badin, OL, 6-6/270 – Air Force, Akron, Army, Columbia, Cornell, Navy, Toledo & Western Kentucky

Matt Ponatoski, Moeller, QB, 6-2/190 – Arkansas, Duke, Georgia Tech, Kent State, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, & Wake Forest

Aden Reeder, St. Xavier, OLB, 6-3/210 – Boston College, BGSU, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio, UNLV, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia & Wisconsin

Moeller QB Matt Ponatoski (photo by: Sandy Mahoney / X: @InMotionBySandy)

Brayden Reilly, St. Xavier, DB, 6-3/210 – Brown, Cincinnati, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Indiana, James Madison, Miami (OH), Minnesota, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio, Old Dominion, Princeton, Toledo, Wake Forest, West Virginia & Yale

Max Rhodes, Oak Hills, LB, 6-1/220 – Eastern Kentucky, Gardner Webb, Penn, Toledo & Youngstown State

Caillou Robinson, West Clermont, DE, 6-2/250 – Eastern Michigan

West Clermont DE Caillou Robinson (photo from X: @RobinsonCa1551)

Armani Rogers, Trotwood-Madison, WR/DB/ATH, 5-10/155 – Central Michigan, Eastern Kentucky, UMass, Miami (OH), Temple, Toledo & Youngstown State

Royce Rogers, Springfield, DL, 6-1/270 – Buffalo, Kent State, Ohio, Western Michigan & Youngstown State

Tyrell Scott, Elder, OL, 6-4/300 – Air Force, Eastern Kentucky, Gardner-Webb, Kent State, Navy & Western Kentucky

Elder OL Tyrell Scott (photo by: Sandy Mahoney/ X: @InMotionBySandy)

Jayden Seay, Lakota East, WR, 6-3/180 – Army.

Derrick “D.J.” Singletary, Middletown, LB, 6-2/220 – Appalachian State, Ball State, BGSU, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Kentucky, Marshall, UMass, Miami (OH), Kentucky, Ohio, Rice, Temple, Toledo, Western Michigan & West Virginia

Kemaury Tye, Anderson, DB, 5-11/190 – BGSU, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio & Toledo.

Anderson DB Ke’Maury Tye (photo by Dan Bieneke/TriStateFootball.com)

Andre Underwood, Aiken, ATH, 6-0/180 – UMass & Mercyhurst

Andrew Wells, Princeton, DB, 5-11/185 – UMass

Jamarcus Whyce, Trotwood-Madison, DE/DL, 6-4/275 – Akron, Auburn, Ball State, Boston College, Illinois, Indiana, Kent State, Kentucky, Liberty, Maryland, UMass, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Ohio, Purdue, Tennessee, Toledo, Vanderbilt & West Virginia

**If there are players in the TSF coverage area that have FBS offers that are NOT on this list send those players, their school, offers/commitment, X handle, HT/WT to [email protected] as we will be updating this list periodically.***

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