Summer Refresh: Top 45 in Palm Beach County – Class of 2026

PALM BEACH COUNTY – In the fifth iteration of Palm Beach County’s player rankings for the Class of 2026, we have made several more adjustments.

We have two returning Top 10 entries, with one of them being in the top half of it. And from the 11-20 spots, we also have one debut – a memorable one at that.

On another note, we expanded the rankings this time from 40 to 45 players. We also have a Close to 45 list, which consists of a whopping 30 players that we strongly considered for the Top 45 – 20 more than the last iteration.

The focus is mainly on players who have committed. While it is the primary focal point, the emphasis was on two other things:

•Spring game performance 

•Film study and evaluation of players

We will always place on-field production above all else. But now in addition to this, we will continue to promote that early verbal commits are critical in these days.

Message to the Class of 2026: If you have offers, make sure you verbally commit to a school as soon as possible or risk having those offers taken from you by colleges. This can literally happen at any time, so do not wait much longer.

With that said, we have spent a lot of time watching Hudl film, looked over and double-checked statistics throughout the ranked players’ junior seasons and for their spring games, pored over the quality and quantity of college scholarship offers they received, and heeded to advice from at least one highly credible outside source. 

DISCLAIMER: We will never reveal any of our sources who lead, guide, and direct us with our player rankings or anything else in relation to any content we release to the public. This is a standard journalistic practice that must always be strictly followed for confidentiality and credibility purposes.

SUMMER TOP 45: CLASS OF 2026

1. RB Javian Mallory (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 1]

Verbal commit to Miami

2. ATH Dylan Faison (St. Andrew’s) [Previous: 3]

Verbal commit to Notre Dame

3. RB Phoenix Donghia (Cardinal Newman) [Previous: 2]

Verbal commit to James Madison

4. DL Xavier Reid (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 4]

Verbal commit to Liberty

5. LB Adam Balogoun-Ali (Cardinal Newman) [Previous: 11] 

Verbal commit to Auburn

6. OL Javarii Luckas (Glades Central) [Previous: 20]

Verbal commit to Florida

7. QB Jyron Hughley (Cardinal Newman) [Previous: 6]

Verbal commit to West Virginia

8. DB Jaydin Broadnax (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 5]

Verbal commit to Louisville

9. LB Cameron Dwyer (Palm Beach Central) [Previous: 9]

Verbal commit to West Virginia

10. DL Cormarion Embry (Pahokee) [Previous: 8]

Verbal commit to Western Kentucky

11. TE Quinn Connors (St. Andrew’s) [Previous: New]

Verbal commit to Colgate

12. QB Chance Routson (Palm Beach Central) [Previous: 19]

Offers: Navy, FIU, UT-Martin, etc. – 8 total

13. EDGE Jvon Hatcher (Delray Beach Atlantic) [Previous: 14]

Verbal commit to FAU

14. WR James Jones (Delray Beach Atlantic) [Previous: 7]

Verbal commit to North Dakota

15. LB Antoine Sharp (Palm Beach Central) [Previous: 13]

Verbal commit to West Virginia

16. ATH Cayden Alula (Jupiter Christian) [Previous: 16]

Verbal commit to Navy

17. DB Tyrelle Owens (Delray Beach Atlantic) [Previous: 10]

Offers: FAU, Western Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, etc. – 6 total

18. WR Mark Hanniford (Delray Beach Atlantic) [Previous: 12]

Verbal commit to Ball State

19. DB Raoul Brown (Royal Palm Beach) [Previous: 17]

Offers: Western Kentucky, Webber

20. QB Caleb Butler (Dr. Joaquin Garcia) [Previous: 22]

Offers: FIU, Western Kentucky

21. ATH Demetrius Geathers (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 20]

Verbal commit to USF

22. RB Ar’Maud Stinfort (Glades Central) [Previous: 21]

Offer: West Virginia State

23. CB Horace Glenn (Delray Beach Atlantic) [Previous: 15]

Verbal commit to Eastern Michigan

24. WR Kyle Andrews (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 37]

Offers: FAU, FIU, Troy, etc. – 8 total

25. OL Brayden Charney (Cardinal Newman) [Previous: New]

Verbal commit to Syracuse

26. TE Ayden Passley (Jupiter) [Previous: New]

Verbal commit to FIU

27. EDGE Sauvernson Paul (Glades Central) [Previous: 27]

Offers: Western Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia State, etc. – 8 total

28. ATH Tiago Mendes (Palm Beach Central) [Previous: New]

Offers: Western Kentucky, Wofford, West Virginia State, etc. – 5 total

29. ATH Gary Mann (Glades Central) [Previous: 23]

Offers: Eastern Michigan, Western Kentucky, West Virginia State

30. WR Kemari Walcott (Delray Beach Atlantic) [Previous: 24]

Offer: Bethune-Cookman

31. WR Zamarii Sanders (Cardinal Newman) [Previous: 30]

Offers: Miami, Texas A&M, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Kentucky, etc. – 16 total

32. LB Antonio Simpson (Pahokee) [Previous: 28]

Offers: West Virginia State, Wofford

33. ATH Samuel Arnold (Pahokee) [Previous: 34]

Verbal commit to Presbyterian

34. DB Davontey Oliver (Somerset Academy Canyons) [Previous: 39]

Verbal commit to Eastern Michigan

35. ATH Tayegan Briskey (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 38]

Verbal commit to Army

36. EDGE Grant Edmond (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 25]

Offers: Western Kentucky, Liberty, West Virginia State, UNC Pembroke

37. OL Dequan Bradley (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 26]

Offers: Bowling Green, Akron, West Virginia State, etc. – 5 total

38. EDGE Zayvion Hayes (Delray Beach Atlantic) [Previous: 29]

Offers: Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, Missouri State, West Virginia State

39. OL Kirby Vital (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 31]

Offers: Western Kentucky, Liberty, FAU, etc. – 8 total

40. QB Andrew Embick (Jupiter) [Previous: 40]

Offers: St. Thomas, Denison, Hampden-Sydney

41. OL Decarlo Alvarez (West Boca Raton) [Previous: 32]

Offers: Bowling Green, Keiser

42. ATH KJ Larsen (Jupiter) [Previous: 35]

Offers: West Virginia State, Chowan

43. DL Cedric Mickens Jr. (Palm Beach Central) [Previous: 33]

Offers: Akron, The Citadel, West Virginia State, etc. – 8 total

44. RB Randolph Wilkerson Jr. (Jupiter Christian) [Previous: 36]

Offers: Warner, Chowan

45. ATH Remi DeOrsey (St. Andrew’s) [Previous: New]

Verbal commit to Army

CLOSE TO 45: ALPHABETICAL ORDER

•QB Taj Barnes (Glades Central)

•WR Rory Butler (Palm Beach Gardens)

•OL Christ Charles (West Boca Raton)

•DL Madiou Diallo (St. Andrew’s)

•ATH Willie Fitzgerald (Pahokee)

•WR Brandon Garland (Palm Beach Gardens)

•ATH Markiis Griffiths (Somerset Academy Canyons)

•DL Jace Gurien (Dr. Joaquin Garcia)

•ATH Rhys Hall (Jupiter)

•LB David Harmon (Palm Beach Central)

•RB Sylvio Joseph (Dwyer)

•QB Xavier Mitchell (Pahokee)

•WR Leslie Mosley (Cardinal Newman)

•WR Jayden Morton (Dr. Joaquin Garcia)

•WR Miles Rose (Delray Beach American Heritage)

•WR Rochener Ezekiel Seraphin III (Somerset Academy Canyons)

•QB Charlie Smith (Benjamin)

•WR James Smith (Royal Palm Beach)

•CB Pedro Souffrant Jr. (Palm Beach Central)

•ATH Peyton Surtain (Delray Beach American Heritage)

•ATH Melvyn Telisca (Boynton Beach) 

•DB Emmanuel Touissant (Delray Beach Atlantic)

•WR Isaiah Turner (Boynton Beach)

•ATH Ronari Wilkins (Palm Beach Gardens)

•OL Iggy Zulaica (Cardinal Newman)

PLEASE NOTE: We will be adding five more players in the next release, which will be after the kickoff classic games in August.

NEXT RELEASE DATE: Monday, August 18

PHOTO CREDITS: Theo Shot It / Theo Smail