Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Arkansas
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May 30, 2025
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Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Arkansas
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 Arkansas using data from 247Sports. Here's the players from Arkansas set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
- National rank: #1,028 (3 stars) - Position rank: #86 - College: Arkansas - Offers: Arkansas, Central Arkansas, East Texas A&M, UNLV - High school: Fayetteville (Fayetteville, AR)
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#9. Tucker Young (OT)
- National rank: #965 (3 stars) - Position rank: #78 - College: Arkansas - Offers: Arkansas, Arkansas State, Memphis - High school: Lakeside (Hot Springs, AR)
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#8. Cody Taylor (IOL)
- National rank: #763 (3 stars) - Position rank: #67 - College: not committed - Offers: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Kentucky, Liberty - High school: Greenwood (Greenwood, AR)
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#7. Kane Archer (QB)
- National rank: #633 (3 stars) - Position rank: #36 - College: UCF - Offers: UCF, Appalachian State, Arizona, Arkansas, Arkansas State - High school: Greenwood (Greenwood, AR)
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#6. Anthony Kennedy Jr. (DL)
- National rank: #427 (3 stars) - Position rank: #46 - College: not committed - Offers: Missouri, Arkansas, Miami, Appalachian State, Purdue - High school: Little Rock Central (Little Rock, AR)
- National rank: #415 (4 stars) - Position rank: #30 - College: not committed - Offers: Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati - High school: Rogers (Rogers, AR)
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#4. Jakore Smith (LB)
- National rank: #358 (4 stars) - Position rank: #25 - College: Oklahoma - Offers: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, Alabama, Florida State - High school: Bryant (Bryant, AR)
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#3. Terry Hodges (RB)
- National rank: #288 (4 stars) - Position rank: #19 - College: not committed - Offers: Arkansas, Missouri, Arkansas State, Auburn, Baylor - High school: Marked Tree (Marked Tree, AR)
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#2. Evan Goodwin (OT)
- National rank: #239 (4 stars) - Position rank: #19 - College: not committed - Offers: Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma State, SMU, Notre Dame - High school: Bauxite (Bauxite, AR)
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#1. Danny Beale (DL)
- National rank: #127 (4 stars) - Position rank: #17 - College: not committed - Offers: Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss - High school: Cross County (Cherry Valley, AR)
