Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Connecticut

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May 30, 2025
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Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Connecticut

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 Connecticut using data from 247Sports. Here's the players from Connecticut set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.

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#5. Delano Brown (DL)

- National rank: #1,267 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #119
- College: not committed
- Offers: Akron, Coastal Carolina, Kentucky, Maryland, UMass
- High school: St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)
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#4. DJ Biggins (S)

- National rank: #1,014 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #84
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, Bryant, Holy Cross
- High school: Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford, CT)
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#3. Jude Okeleke (DL)

- National rank: #701 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #78
- College: not committed
- Offers: Syracuse, Temple, Duke, Minnesota, Pittsburgh
- High school: The Taft School (Watertown, CT)
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#2. Mason Leak (Edge)

- National rank: #409 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #38
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, Syracuse, UConn, Wake Forest, Virginia
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
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#1. Alhassan Iddrissu (Edge)

- National rank: #400 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #37
- College: not committed
- Offers: Temple, Washington State, UCF, Maryland, Texas A&M
- High school: St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)

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