Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Connecticut
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. Players are ranked by the 247Sports Composite ranking. Here's the players from Connecticut set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
#13 (tie). Will McNamara (IOL)
- Position rank: #184
- College: UMass
- Offers: UMass, Pennsylvania, Bucknell, Fordham, Lehigh
- High school: Kent School (Kent, CT)
#13 (tie). Malichi Greaves (RB)
- Position rank: #140
- College: UConn
- Offers: UConn, Holy Cross, Buffalo, Colgate, Delaware
- High school: St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)
#12. Rowan Ahrens (OT)
- Position rank: #156
- College: Harvard
- Offers: Harvard, Boston College, Duke
- High school: Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT)
#11. Cooper Long (DL)
- Position rank: #180
- College: UMass
- Offers: UMass, Albany, Army, Maine, Monmouth
- High school: Salisbury School (Salisbury, CT)
#10. Terron Johnson (CB)
- Position rank: #153
- College: UMass
- Offers: UMass, Boston College, Duke, Minnesota, Syracuse
- High school: St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)
#9. Luke Hutchinson (TE)
- Position rank: #80
- College: Mississippi State
- Offers: Mississippi State, Virginia, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Bryant
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Nashville, TN)
#8. Tanner Raymond (LB)
- Position rank: #100
- College: Rutgers
- Offers: Rutgers, Bucknell, Columbia, Fordham, Georgetown
- High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT)
#7. Micheal Ahoua (ATH)
- Position rank: #75
- College: not committed
- Offers: Syracuse, Army, Fordham, Monmouth, Navy
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
#6. DJ Biggins (S)
- Position rank: #85
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, Bryant, Holy Cross
- High school: Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford, CT)
#5. Kayden Bennett (Edge)
- Position rank: #82
- College: Illinois
- Offers: Illinois, Temple, UConn, Akron, Boston College
- High school: Suffield Academy (Suffield, CT)
#3 (tie). Charlie Thom (OT)
- Position rank: #59
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Penn State, Boston College, Akron, Army
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)
#3 (tie). Jude Okeleke (DL)
- Position rank: #83
- College: Temple
- Offers: Temple, Syracuse, Duke, Minnesota, Pittsburgh
- High school: The Taft School (Watertown, CT)
#2. Alhassan Iddrissu (Edge)
- Position rank: #32
- College: UCF
- Offers: UCF, Maryland, California, Colorado State, Florida State
- High school: St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)
#1. Mason Leak (Edge)
- Position rank: #28
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, Syracuse, UConn, Wake Forest, Virginia
- High school: Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)