The following is a list of the top college recruits still in the playoffs.
2025 class
1) Isaiah Mozee, LSN, WR, 6'1" - 185 lbs, 4 star recruit committed to Nebraska
2) Dejerrian Miller, Cardinal Ritter, WR, 6'3" - 195 lbs, 3 star recruit with Kentucky and Ole Miss as his current top schools
3) Ka'Mori Moore, LSN, DL, 6'1" - 295 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Iowa State
4) Jamarion Parker, Cardinal Ritter, RB, 6'0" - 185 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Nebraska
5) Carson Boyd, Cardinal Ritter, QB, 5'10.5" - 178 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Illinois
6) Will Kemna, Helias, OT, 6'5" - 260 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Kansas State
7) Jason King, De Smet, LB, 6'1" - 210 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Mizzou
8) Robby Preckel, Lafayette, TE, 6'3" - 210 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Northwestern
9) Dillon Duff, De Smet, QB, 6'2" - 185 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Kansas State
10) Liam Russo, De Smet, TE, 6'5" - 210 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Northern Illinois
11) Karvon Jefferson, Lutheran North, S, 5'11.5" - 190 lbs, 3 star recruit recently decommitted from Ball State
12) Tyron Steed, Cardinal Ritter, S, 6'2" 164 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Ball State
13) Vinaz Cobb, Cardinal Ritter, S, 6'1" - 190 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to UNLV
14) Isaiah Hung, Liberty, LB, 6'2" - 210 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to South Dakota State
15) Antonio Parker, Cardinal Ritter, S, 6'0" - 170 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to UNLV (How man 3 star safeties does CR need??)
16) Quincy Byas, De Smet, EDGE, 6'2" - 230 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Eastern Michigan
17) Chase Pearsall, LSN, LB, 6'1" - 210 lbs, 3 star recruit still deciding between Illinois, Mizzou, UNLV, Kansas State, Kansas, and Nebraska
18) Brady Davidson, Rock Bridge, QB, 6'5" - 200 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Northern Illinois
19) Charles Brooks, Cardinal Ritter, EDGE, 6'5" - 215 lbs, 3 star recruit committed to Northern Illinois
20) Trey Bass, Lutheran North, WR, 5'10" - 177 lbs, 2 star recruit still deciding between Alcorn State, Army, Illinois State, Lindenwood
21) Dakarri Hollis, Parkway North, QB, 6'2" - 180 lbs, 2 star recruit with an offer from Miami of Ohio
For the 2025 class, obviously a lot of players from Cardinal Ritter. Not a complete shocker, but it does show how imbalanced the amount of talent is. Private schools have 14 of the top 21 players still left in the playoffs, so 66% even though they only represent 7 of the 48 of the schools (14%).
2026 Class
1) Jackson Cantwell, Nixa, OT, 6'7.5" - 300 lbs, 5 star recruit with offers from everywhere but he is currently undecided with no schools labeled ahead of the others.
2) Titan Davis, De Smet, DL, 6'5" - 238 lbs, 4 star recruit with a current top 5 of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Iowa State
3) Jacob Eberhart, Kirkwood, WR, 6'3" - 200 lbs, 3 star recruit with a current top 5 of Ball State, Boston College, Illinois, Kansas State and Kent State
4) Rocco Marriott, Platte County, QB, 6'3.5" - 203 lbs, 3 star recruit with current offers from Kent State and UNLV
5) Jack Utz, Platte County, TE, 6'4.5" - 215 lbs, 3 star recruit with Arkansas leading offers from Baylor, BYU, Illinois and Indiana