Wake Forest recruiting
Class of 2026
National rank
No. 39
Commits
31
4-star or better
3
Avg stars
3.10
| Player | Pos | Stars | Rating | Nat. rank | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Lawless | QB | ★★★★ | 0.9161 | No. 240 | Denver, NC · East Lincoln |
| Kyndall McCaleb | RB | ★★★★ | 0.9038 | No. 323 | Painesville, OH · Riverside |
| Micheal Ahoua | ATH | ★★★★ | 0.8952 | No. 421 | Avon, CT · Avon Old Farms |
| Sefa Sackey | EDGE | ★★★ | 0.8900 | No. 487 | Cincinnati, OH · Deer Park |
| Monroe Partin | LB | ★★★ | 0.8878 | No. 527 | Daphne, AL · Bayside Academy |
| Lucas Smalls-Allen | DL | ★★★ | 0.8844 | No. 608 | Roswell, GA · Blessed Trinity Catholic |
| Walker Bryson | ATH | ★★★ | 0.8822 | No. 665 | Rabun Gap, GA · Rabun Gap-Nacoochee |
| AJ Marks | CB | ★★★ | 0.8811 | No. 704 | Bradenton, FL · IMG Academy |
| Mahamadou Siby | S | ★★★ | 0.8811 | No. 704 | Trophy Club, TX · Byron Nelson |
| Deuce Lawrence | RB | ★★★ | 0.8789 | No. 774 | Thomasville, GA · Thomas County Central |
| Langston Hogg | IOL | ★★★ | 0.8744 | No. 921 | Cartersville, GA · Cartersville |
| Isaac Nelson | S | ★★★ | 0.8733 | No. 966 | Carmel, IN · Carmel |
| Fletcher Turk | OT | ★★★ | 0.8733 | No. 966 | Dacula, GA · Hebron Christian Academy |
| Somad Eaddy | ATH | ★★★ | 0.8711 | No. 1066 | Greer, SC · Riverside |
| Dominick Barry | TE | ★★★ | 0.8667 | No. 1263 | Greenwood, IN · Center Grove |
| Dylan Durbin | OT | ★★★ | 0.8656 | No. 1308 | Corpus Christi, TX · Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial |
| Kobe Adeleke-Hokes | WR | ★★★ | 0.8644 | No. 1358 | Suwanee, GA · Peachtree Ridge |
| Ryan Harrington | EDGE | ★★★ | 0.8633 | No. 1438 | Orchard Lake, MI · Orchard Lake St. Mary's |
| Gannon Jones | QB | ★★★ | 0.8622 | No. 1474 | Raleigh, NC · Cardinal Gibbons |
| Devin Goldston | WR | ★★★ | 0.8622 | No. 1474 | Raleigh, NC · Leesville Road |
| Trey Warren III | CB | ★★★ | 0.8622 | No. 1474 | Seffner, FL · Armwood |
| Dalton DeBoer | IOL | ★★★ | 0.8600 | No. 1566 | Waukee, IA · Waukee Northwest |
| Christian Harris | DL | ★★★ | 0.8578 | No. 1708 | Cincinnati, OH · Archbishop Moeller |
| Cooper Long | DL | ★★★ | 0.8567 | No. 1754 | Salisbury, CT · Salisbury School |
| Cade Holles | EDGE | ★★★ | 0.8544 | No. 1881 | Englewood, CO · Cherry Creek |
| Deuce Dyce | LB | ★★★ | 0.8533 | No. 1914 | Douglasville, GA · Douglas County |
| Brady Shust | TE | ★★★ | 0.8522 | No. 1976 | Montvale, NJ · St. Joseph Regional |
| Elijah Otieno | WR | ★★★ | 0.8511 | No. 2022 | Forney, TX · North Forney |
| Elliot Demaine | IOL | ★★★ | 0.8500 | No. 1589 | Oakdale, CT · St. Thomas More (Prep) |
| Micah Bright | S | ★★★ | 0.8478 | No. 2251 | Cornelius, NC · Hough |
| Max Tillfeldt Retsler | TE | ★★★ | 0.8467 | No. 2288 | Sweden · RIG Academy |
Class of 2025
National rank
No. 63
Commits
24
4-star or better
0
Avg stars
3.00
| Player | Pos | Stars | Rating | Nat. rank | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijiah Oehlke | QB | ★★★ | 0.8794 | No. 665 | Hope Mills, NC · Trinity Christian School |
| Will Saba | IOL | ★★★ | 0.8719 | No. 880 | Purcellville, VA · Loudoun Valley |
| Kadear Dembele | DL | ★★★ | 0.8689 | No. 987 | West Haven, CT · West Haven |
| Jaishaun Offutt | IOL | ★★★ | 0.8683 | No. 1014 | Winchester, VA · Handley |
| Trishstin Glass | WR | ★★★ | 0.8658 | No. 1092 | Copperas Cove, TX · Copperas Cove |
| William Wiebush | CB | ★★★ | 0.8639 | No. 1173 | Franklin, TN · Page |
| Koredell Bartley | WR | ★★★ | 0.8628 | No. 1240 | Greensboro, NC · Dudley |
| Nathan Pahanich | OT | ★★★ | 0.8606 | No. 1315 | Aurora, ON · Hun School |
| Bailey Benson | LB | ★★★ | 0.8592 | No. 1405 | Covington, GA · Eastside |
| Cole Funderburk | EDGE | ★★★ | 0.8581 | No. 1458 | Suwanee, GA · North Gwinnett |
| Freddie Gillens | CB | ★★★ | 0.8578 | No. 1467 | Columbia, SC · Cardinal Newman School |
| Charlie Wingfield | TE | ★★★ | 0.8575 | No. 1477 | Franklin Lakes, NJ · Ramapo |
| Jack Foley | WR | ★★★ | 0.8567 | No. 1507 | Bend, OR · Mountain View |
| Braxton Winston III | CB | ★★★ | 0.8542 | No. 1604 | Charlotte, NC · Providence Day School |
| Steele Pizzella | QB | ★★★ | 0.8533 | No. 1629 | Sherman Oaks, CA · Notre Dame |
| Jamar Searcy | RB | ★★★ | 0.8519 | No. 1667 | Pittsburg, CA · Pittsburg |
| Bryce Kania | WR | ★★★ | 0.8517 | No. 1671 | Princeton, NJ · Hun School |
| Elliot Demaine | IOL | ★★★ | 0.8500 | No. 1738 | Oakdale, CT · St. Thomas More (Prep) |
| Jerron Blackwell | S | ★★★ | 0.8464 | No. 1945 | Greensboro, NC · Dudley |
| Seth Carethers | CB | ★★★ | 0.8442 | No. 2009 | Coppell, TX · Coppell |
| Aidan Martin | OT | ★★★ | 0.8408 | No. 2084 | Denver, CO · Northfield |
| Josiah Pratt | DL | ★★★ | 0.8392 | No. 2255 | Humble, TX · Summer Creek |
| Joel Lowenberg | LB | ★★★ | 0.8378 | No. 2281 | Chattanooga, TN · Baylor School |
| Rohan Macneill | P | Unrated | Unrated | Not ranked | Australia · Australia |
Recruiting data from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub: composite ratings, stars and national ranks. Commits only; a class grows until signing day.
The Wake Forest recruiting class of 2026: where it ranks nationally, how many blue-chip players it has and every commit with position, stars and hometown. For players arriving from other programs, see the Wake Forest transfer portal; for the whole conference, the ACC recruiting rankings.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Wake Forest's 2026 recruiting class rank?
No. 39 nationally with 217.86 points, with 31 commits on record.
Who is the top Wake Forest commit in the class of 2026?
Grant Lawless, a 4-star QB from Denver, NC, No. 240 nationally.
How many Wake Forest commits are four-star or better in 2026?
3 of 31.