Looking at 12 of the best 3-star football recruits in the class of 2026

The recruiting landscape always leads to fans of programs clamoring after the best five-star and four-star prospects in the class.

How about the guys who aren’t ranked quite that high, though?

Every cycle, plenty of three-star recruits should be ranked higher and don’t get the coverage they rightly deserve. We decided to take a look at some of those guys.

Here are 12 of the best three-star prospects via 247Sports for each major position group.

Favour Akih

School: Rutherford B. Hayes (Delaware, Ohio)

Position: Running back

Commitment: Uncommitted

Summary: Trending heavily towards Miami, Akih is coming off of a monster junior season. He finished the season rushing for 1,653 yards and 15 touchdowns on 236 carries, averaging seven yards per carry.

Dereon Coleman

School: Jones (Orlando, Fla.)

Position: Quarterback

Commitment: Miami

Summary: Coleman was instrumental in leading the Fightin’ Tigers to a 14-1 record and a state championship appearance. He finished his junior season completing 73% of his passes for 3,412 yards and 28 touchdowns with only four interceptions. On the ground, he added 455 more yards and four touchdowns.

Ebenezer Ewetade

School: South Garner (Garner, N.C.)

Position: EDGE

Commitment: Uncommitted

Summary: Ewetade exploded on the recruiting scene after a breakout junior season. Holding offers from several notable programs like Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and Notre Dame, the 6-foot-4, 221-pounder accounted for 82 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 27 quarterback hurries, 10 sacks and four forced fumbles.

Tyriq Green

School: Buford (Ga.)

Position: Athlete

Commitment: Uncommitted

Summary: Green’s ability to do everything on both sides of the ball has several teams after him. Last year, he accounted for 527 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground, but he was at his best in pass coverage. He recorded 19 tackles to go along with five…


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Author : High School Sports

Publish date : 2025-02-28 14:30:00

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