Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Arizona
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May 30, 2025
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Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Arizona
The recruiting race for the Class of 2026 is already heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2026 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Arizona using data from 247Sports. Here's the players from Arizona set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
- National rank: #1,306 (3 stars) - Position rank: #114 - College: not committed - Offers: Sacramento State, Utah - High school: Hamilton (Chandler, AZ)
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#19. Marcel Jones (QB)
- National rank: #1,254 (3 stars) - Position rank: #92 - College: not committed - Offers: Arizona State, Boston College, Kansas, UNLV - High school: Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ)
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#18. Zeth Thues (S)
- National rank: #1,120 (3 stars) - Position rank: #100 - College: Arizona State - Offers: Arizona State, Boston College, Colorado State, Kansas, Kansas State - High school: Liberty (Peoria, AZ)
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#17. Justice Brathwaite (CB)
- National rank: #1,112 (3 stars) - Position rank: #98 - College: BYU - Offers: BYU, California, UTEP, Arizona State, Iowa State - High school: Higley (Gilbert, AZ)
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#16. Mason Lewis (CB)
- National rank: #1,020 (3 stars) - Position rank: #89 - College: not committed - Offers: Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas State, Arizona State, Colorado State - High school: Basha (Queen Creek, AZ)
- National rank: #1,018 (3 stars) - Position rank: #72 - College: Arizona - Offers: Arizona, Arizona Christian, Louisville, UNLV - High school: Chandler (Chandler, AZ)
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#14. Niko Jandreau (S)
- National rank: #991 (3 stars) - Position rank: #83 - College: Oklahoma - Offers: Oklahoma, San Diego State, Iowa State, Arizona State - High school: Hamilton (Chandler, AZ)
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#13. Beau Jandreau (LB)
- National rank: #965 (3 stars) - Position rank: #74 - College: not committed - Offers: Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Oregon State, USC - High school: Hamilton (Chandler, AZ)
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#12. Rico Blassingame (WR)
- National rank: #910 (3 stars) - Position rank: #142 - College: Minnesota - Offers: Minnesota, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado State - High school: Tolleson Union (Tolleson, AZ)
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#11. Jaylyn Colter (LB)
- National rank: #900 (3 stars) - Position rank: #68 - College: not committed - Offers: UNLV, Arizona State, Duke, Nevada, Oregon - High school: Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, AZ)
- National rank: #686 (3 stars) - Position rank: #46 - College: not committed - Offers: Arizona State, Arizona, Boston College, California, Colorado - High school: Brophy College Preparatory (Phoenix, AZ)
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#9. Tucker Smith (IOL)
- National rank: #633 (3 stars) - Position rank: #56 - College: Ohio State - Offers: Ohio State, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Iowa State - High school: Sandra Day O'Connor (Glendale, AZ)
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#8. Aaron Thomas (OT)
- National rank: #595 (3 stars) - Position rank: #48 - College: not committed - Offers: Texas A&M, Ohio State, Texas, Florida State, Washington - High school: Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, AZ)
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#7. Hudson Dunn (LB)
- National rank: #588 (3 stars) - Position rank: #43 - College: Minnesota - Offers: Minnesota, Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, Illinois - High school: Liberty (Peoria, AZ)
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#6. Devin Fitzgerald (WR)
- National rank: #480 (3 stars) - Position rank: #78 - College: not committed - Offers: North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford, UCLA - High school: Brophy College Preparatory (Phoenix, AZ)
- National rank: #432 (3 stars) - Position rank: #48 - College: not committed - Offers: UCLA, California, Arizona, Arizona State, Georgia - High school: Compass Prep (Chandler, AZ)
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#4. Jalayne Miller (IOL)
- National rank: #425 (3 stars) - Position rank: #37 - College: not committed - Offers: USC, Wisconsin, Auburn, Stanford, Arizona State - High school: Desert Edge (Goodyear, AZ)
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#3. Collin Campbell (OT)
- National rank: #369 (4 stars) - Position rank: #34 - College: not committed - Offers: Utah, Michigan State, Washington, Arizona, Arkansas - High school: Williams Field (Gilbert, AZ)
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#2. Tait Reynolds (QB)
- National rank: #278 (4 stars) - Position rank: #21 - College: Clemson - Offers: Clemson, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Boston College - High school: Queen Creek (Queen Creek, AZ)
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#1. Camren Hamiel (CB)
- National rank: #225 (4 stars) - Position rank: #21 - College: not committed - Offers: Texas A&M, Oregon, Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State - High school: Desert Edge (Goodyear, AZ)
