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2028 Football
Player Recruiting Rankings

Last update05/18/26

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01

Zaiden Jernigan

Louisville (Louisville, MS)

RB5-10.5/ 195

RB

88.40

—

22%

19%

02

Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg, MS)

DL6-4/ 289

DL

87.71

—

14%

13%

03

Petal (Petal, MS)

RB6-0/ 185

RB

87.66

—

14%

13%

04

South Pike (Magnolia, MS)

S6-2/ 180

S

87.31

165Natl16Pos4St

—

22%

19%

05

Kaiden Buchanan

Tupelo (Aberdeen, MS)

LB6-0/ 215

LB

86.40

250Natl20Pos5St

—

14%

12%

06

Lanier (Jackson, MS)

DL6-4/ 300

DL

86.27

288Natl24Pos6St

—

34%

30%

07

Madison Central (Madison, MS)

IOL6-5/ 295

IOL

86.10

292Natl15Pos7St

—

—

08

Jackson Prep (Brandon, MS)

WR6-0/ 170

WR

86.09

293Natl44Pos8St

—

23%

20%

09

Tray Washington

Brandon (Brandon, MS)

LB6-1/ 207

LB

85.33

358Natl23Pos9St

—

41%

19%

10

Oxford (Hattiesburg, MS)

DL6-3/ 250

DL

83.79

490Natl44Pos10St

—

63%

9%

11

Lake Cormorant (Lake Cormorant, MS)

DL6-4/ 260

DL

83.30

514Natl47Pos11St

—

21%

18%

12

Tupelo (Tupelo, MS)

ATH5-11/ 210

ATH

82.67

531Natl24Pos12St

—

18%

16%

13

Jackson Academy (Jackson, MS)

IOL6-2/ 335

IOL

82.67

533Natl31Pos13St

—

41%

35%

14

Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg, MS)

S6-1/ 170

S

82.67

556Natl46Pos14St

—

—

15

Kevin Smith Jr.

Oxford (Oxford, MS)

WR5-11/ 165

WR

82.33

572Natl82Pos15St

—

17%

15%

16

Ladarius Martin

South Pike (Magnolia, MS)

EDGE6-4/ 205

EDGE

82.33

622Natl60Pos16St

—

—

17

East Marion (Columbia, MS)

QB6-2/ 170

QB

82

662Natl71Pos17St

—

47%

4%

18

South Pike (Magnolia, MS)

IOL6-4/ 280

IOL

81.67

783Natl60Pos18St

—

—

19

Quitman (Quitman, MS)

OT6-5/ 280

OT

81

847Natl54Pos19St

—

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