Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Minnesota

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

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

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#8. Ethan Beckman (IOL)

- National rank: #1,293 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #110
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Kansas State
- High school: Prior Lake (Prior Lake, MN)
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#7. Caleb Francois (RB)

- National rank: #1,189 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #77
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, North Dakota
- High school: Minnetonka (Minnetonka, MN)
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#6. Kade Bush (TE)

- National rank: #1,028 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #51
- College: Arkansas
- Offers: Arkansas, Kansas State, North Dakota State, Utah State, Washington State
- High school: Chanhassen (Chanhassen, MN)
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#5. Owen Linder (OT)

- National rank: #685 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #57
- College: Iowa
- Offers: Iowa, Arkansas, California, Iowa State, Kansas
- High school: Chanhassen (Chanhassen, MN)
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#4. Howie Johnson (DL)

- National rank: #587 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #69
- College: Minnesota
- Offers: Minnesota
- High school: Forest Lake (Forest Lake, MN)
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#3. Pierce Petersohn (ATH)

- National rank: #338 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #21
- College: not committed
- Offers: Penn State, Iowa State, Minnesota, Duke, Iowa
- High school: Triton (Dodge Center, MN)
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#2. Andrew Trout (OT)

- National rank: #292 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #27
- College: Minnesota
- Offers: Minnesota, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, Wisconsin
- High school: Rocori (Cold Spring, MN)
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#1. Roman Voss (ATH)

- National rank: #207 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #13
- College: not committed
- Offers: Alabama, Minnesota, Auburn, California, Illinois
- High school: Jackson County Central (Jackson, MN)

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