Final Rivals Rankings: UCF signee Rocco Marriott finishes as nation's No. 15 QB
The final Rivals rankings for the Class of 2026 dropped today.
Four-star UCF QB signee Rocco Marriott finishes as the nation’s No. 15 ranked player at his position, and the No. 233 overall player in the Rivals300. Marriott is UCF’s highest-rated QB signee in the modern recruiting era.
The Knights signed an additional four-star prospect, WR Tyren Hornes, who finishes as Rivals’ No. 42 WR in the 2026 class. In the Rivals Industry rankings, which combines Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN rankings, Hornes finishes is the nation’s No. 193 prospect.
UCF signed 14 players in the early period. A 15th 2026 prospect, WR Jordan Nunuha from Hawaii, committed earlier this month and will sign in February.
UCF’s 2026 recruiting class is ranked No. 67 nationally and No. 15 in the Big 12. It should be noted UCF chose to sign a smaller class to dedicate more roster spots to transfer portal. UCF has the nation’s No. 43 transfer class, which is No. 9 in the Big 12.
Looking around the rest of the league, Big 12 schools signed a pair of five-stars ranked in the top 10. Houston inked QB Keisean Henderson, who is ranked No. 4 nationally and the No. 2 QB, and Utah signed OT Kelvin Obot, the nation’s No. 5 prospect and No. 2 OT.
In total, Big 12 schools signed 28 prospects in the final 2026 Rivals300.
Big 12 signees in the Rivals300 (28):
- No. 4 – QB Keisean Henderson (Houston)
- No. 5 – OT Kelvin Obot (Utah)
- No. 49 – IOL Kevin Brown (West Virginia)
- No. 58 – EDGE LaDamion Guyton (Texas Tech)
- No. 60 – QB Ryder Lyons (BYU)
- No. 63 – WR Chase Campbell (Texas Tech)
- No. 86 – QB Jake Fette (Arizona State)
- No. 92 – WR RJ Mosley (Arizona)
- No. 119 – IOL Malachi Joyner (Arizona)
- No. 142 – OT Felix Ojo (Texas Tech)
- No. 143 – CB S’Vioarean Martin (Texas Tech)
- No. 207 – IOL Justin Morales (Arizona)
- No. 220 – RB Amari Latimer (West Virginia)
- No. 225 – TE Matt Ludwig (Texas Tech)
- No. 226 – RB John Hebert (Houston)
- No. 233 – QB Rocco Marriott (UCF)
- No. 241 – RB Cardae Mack (Arizona State)
- No. 249 – TE Brock Harris (BYU)
- No. 275 – OT Bryce Gilmore (Texas Tech)
- No. 277 – EDGE Carter Buck (TCU)
- No. 278 – IOL Bott Mulitalo (BYU)
- No. 279 – RB Ace Rowden (Texas Tech)
- No. 281 – CB Josiah Vilmael (Kansas State)
- No. 288 – DL Lance Dawson (Cincinnati)
- No. 292 – TE Hayden Vercher (Arizona State)
- No. 293 – TE Henry Gabalis (Arizona)
- No. 297 – LB Kaegan Ash (Texas Tech)
- No. 300 – LB Bradley Esser (Iowa State)
Rivals300 signees by Big 12 school:
- 8 – Texas Tech
- 4 – Arizona
- 3 – BYU
- 3 – Arizona State
- 2 – Houston
- 2 – West Virginia
- 1 – Utah
- 1 – UCF
- 1 – TCU
- 1 – Kansas State
- 1 – Cincinnati
- 1 – Iowa State
- 0 – Colorado, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma State
