Texas leads the way with 14 players including Ryder Flugence of Boerne-Champion (Boerne), the No. 1-rated player in the class. Legacy players B.J. LaFell and Tramon Williams Jr. were also included from the Lone Star State.
Florida comes in at No. 2 with 12 and is led by the No. 2 player in the class, J’deion Jackson of The First Academy (Orlando).
Georgia and California are tied for third with 11 players each.
C.J. Cypher leads the Peach State after leading Carrollton to the state championship game in 2025 as a freshman quarterback.
In total, 30 states including North Dakota have at least one player on this list. England also has a player from the NFL Academy.
Texas – 14
Braelyn Allen, Johnson (San Antonio)
Kaden Bryant, Westwood (Palestine)
Jeremiah Caldwell, Taylor
Sukora Cooper Jr., Panther Creek (Frisco)
Ezarian Fields, North Shore (Houston)
Ryder Flugence, Boerne-Champion (Boerne)
Cash Hines, Klein
B.J. LaFell, Shadow Creek (Pearland)
Antonio Murray II, Cypress Ranch (Houston)
Dylan Russell, Kenedy
Ty Snell, Allen
Noah Tarrant, All Saints (Fort Worth)
Dylan Thomas, Iowa Colony
Tramon Williams Jr., Episcopal (Bellaire)
Florida – 12
James Allen, Carrollwood Day (Tampa)
X’Zavier Corbin, Eau Gallie (Melbourne)
Bobby Doctor, Southridge (Miami)
Aydan Elam, King’s Academy (West Palm Beach)
J’deion Jackson, The First Academy (Orlando)
Tenaris Kearse, South Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
Amarian McRae, Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota)
Kymani Nicholas, Cape Coral
Jeffrey O’Neal Jr., American Heritage (Plantation)
Captain Rolle, Eau Gallie
Martell Shannon, Southridge
Sekou Toure, Columbus (Miami)
California – 11
Damian Armenta, Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Thaddeus Breaux, Hamilton (Los Angeles)
Pierce Buckey, Liberty (Bakersfield)
Isaiah Danns, Mater Dei
Antonio Glasby, Crespi (Encino)
Stephan Harrison, Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth)
Prentice Jones Jr., St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Kiingbaraka Kizzee, Mission Viejo
Xavier Marshall, Roosevelt (Eastvale)
Austin Miller, Bellflower
Sosene Schuster, Mater Dei
Georgia – 11
C.J. Cypher, Carrollton
ZayQuan Dozier, Taylor County (Butler)
Landon Ghea, Milton
Jordan Peacock, Walton (Marietta)
Josh Reynolds, Rome
Jacorey Shockley, McEachern (Powder Springs)
Khayel Sam Fong-Talia, South Forsyth (Cumming)
Jeremiah Tillman, Tucker
Leland Walker, Lithonia
Zachary Watts, Carrollton
Tatum White, Heard County (Franklin)
Washington – 4
Xavier Berry, Federal Wa
Justin Suega, Federal Way
Kitiona Tupua, Puyallup
Kamari Wilson, Mount Tahoma (Tacoma)
Alabama – 3
Captain Munnerlyn Jr., Williamson (Mobile)
DeMarcus Van Dyke Jr., Auburn
D.J. Washington, Booker T. Washington (Tuskegee)
Arizona – 3
Colin Itule, Brophy College Prep (Phoenix)
Roman Oliver, Hamilton (Chandler)
Yuen Taufete’e, Brophy College Prep
District of Columbia – 3
D.J. Dockery, Gonzaga
Casime Harris, St. John’s
Scott Nyambi, St. John’s
Louisiana – 3
Derrick Hooker Jr., University Lab (Baton Rouge)
Shaun Phillips, Dunham (Baton Rouge)
Jaden Turner, John Curtis Christian (River Ridge)
North Carolina – 3
Kaiden Okam, Mallard Creek (Charlotte)
Mason Pearsall-Brown, Hough (Cornelius)
Christopher White, GRACE Christian (Raleigh)
South Carolina – 3
Jordan Lewis, Dorman (Roebuck)
Carter Nash, Dorman
Jae White, Westside (Anderson)
Tennessee – 3
Maddox Porter, Battle Ground Academy (Franklin)
Jeremiah Stevens, Oak Ridge
Elijah Turner, Bartlett
Illinois – 2
Donnel Sallis, IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst)
Earnest Winters III, Cahokia
Indiana – 2
Austin Phillips, East Noble (Kendallville)
Caiden Snow, Westfield
Mississippi – 2
Derrious Burkhalter, Noxubee County (Macon)
Jordyn Fernandez, Gulfport
Nevada – 2
Jason Lawrence, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Brayley Manning, Bishop Gorman
New Jersey – 2
Xavier Fowlkes, Donovan Catholic (Toms River)
Xander Pelzer, Pennington
Ohio – 2
Jayden Davis, Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Edmund McAllister III, Pickerington Central (Pickerington)
Oklahoma – 2
Jeymon Reed, Jones
Davin Smith, Broken Arrow
Pennsylvania – 2
Tristan Alexander, Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)
Coron Russell Jr., Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)
Arkansas – 1
Sadiq Goji, Parkview (Little Rock)
Colorado – 1
Jayden Bates, Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village)
Iowa – 1
Lincoln Walsworth, Cedar Falls
Maryland – 1
Cardell Beck, Calvert Hall (Baltimore)
Massachusetts – 1
Kennedy Hurte-Jones, Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury)
Michigan – 1
Kameron Lowe, Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills)
Missouri – 1
Caden Sharp, De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis)
North Dakota – 1
Ty Barman, Ray
Virginia – 1
Tajuan Pair Jr., Maury (Norfolk)
Wisconsin – 1
Hank Doyle, Grafton
England – 1
Tavite Nasio, NFL Academy, England
