Who are the Top 15 football players in the Cincinnati area in the 2026 class?
TFON ranks the Top 15 players in the Cincinnati area (Football 2026. class)
With the 2026 High School football season about to start within the next two weeks we are going to highlight who are the Top 15 players in the Cincinnati area in the 2026 class.
The way we got are rankings is fusing 247Sports and On3/Rivals to see who came out on top.
1. Matt Ponatoski, quarterback, Moeller, committed to Kentucky
2. Jakobe Clapper, linebacker, St. Xavier, committed to Notre Dame
3. Cam Thomas, linebacker, Lakota West, committed to Illinois (Article photo)
4. Brayden Reilly, linebacker, St. Xavier, committed to Northwestern
5. Aden Reeder, linebacker, St. Xavier, committed to Wisconsin
6. Landen Miree, tight end, Princeton, committed to Arizona State
7. Rihyeal Kelly, safety, Winton Woods, committed to Alabama
8. PJ MacFarlane, tight end, Lakota East, committed to Indiana
9. Cooper McCutchan, tight end, Moeller, committed to North Carolina
10. Jordan Vann, safety, Middletown, committed to Michigan State
11. Sam Hamilton, tight end, Moeller, committed to West Virginia
12. Derek Uran, linebacker, Elder, committed to Virginia
13. Nick Lauter, tight end, Lebanon, committed to Louisville
14t. Daniel Vollmer, athlete, St. Xavier, committed to Vanderbilt
14t. Justyn Lyles, interior offensive lineman, Withrow, committed to West Virginia
15. Calvin Lorek, defensive lineman, Loveland, committed to Nebraska
Next five:
16. Christian Harris, defensive lineman, Moeller, committed to Wake Forest
17. Dre Parker, linebacker, Princeton, committed to Marshall
18. Derrick Singletary, edge, Middletown, committed to Rice
19. Aaron McFarland, wide receiver, Oak Hills, not committed
20. Adam Kirtley, linebacker, Taft, committed to Cincinnati
The Cincinnati area has a ton of next level talent that didn’t make the list, who do you think should’ve made the list? We used the big site rankings to make it fair. Who is in your Top 15 in the 2026 class?