As the 2026 high school football season kicks off across the Keystone State, the race for Mr. PA Football is heating up, and the talent pool is deep on both ends of the spectrum. In the Big School ranks (6A, 5A, 4A) and in the Small School side (3A, 2A, 1A) there will be many outstanding performances across Pennsylvania this fall. Here’s our watch list of the players most likely to be in the Mr. PA Football conversation when the 2026 season wraps up.
Preseason Player Watch List:
Big School (Class 4A-6A)
| Player: | High School: | Primary Position: | Class: |
| Masiia Acrey | St. Joseph’s Prep | CB/ATH | 2027 |
| Nick Anderson | Kiski Area | OL | 2028 |
| Amarion Autry | Cedar Cliff | TE/LB | 2027 |
| Chima Auguste | La Salle College | ATH/DB | 2027 |
| Cannon Benzio | Council Rock South | QB | 2027 |
| Chrys Black Jr. | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | RB/FS | 2028 |
| Rick Brown III | Harrisburg | LB | 2027 |
| Malik Cain | York | RB/ATH | 2027 |
| Amari Cannon | Downingtown West | RB | 2027 |
| Brodie Cornell | West Allegheny | FS/RB | 2027 |
| Juelz Chiron-Robinson | Downingtown East | RB/DB | 2028 |
| Cade Cooper | Malvern Prep | WR | 2027 |
| Logan Cummings | West Chester East | QB | 2027 |
| Sammy Dantonka | Cardinal O’Hara | DE | 2027 |
| Kaleb Davidson | La Salle College | DL | 2028 |
| Tyrie Davis-Winn | Bonner Prendergast | OT | 2028 |
| Princeton Dent | Harrisburg | RB | 2027 |
| Ryan Dooley | Spring-Ford | OL | 2027 |
| Tyler Eber | Thomas Jefferson | RB/LB | 2027 |
| Victor Ezeukwu | Roman Catholic | DE | 2028 |
| Deonte Flemings Jr. | McDowell | CB | 2028 |
| AJ Fry | State College | S/WR | 2027 |
| Julius Fuentes-Bream | West York | S | 2027 |
| Kade Gibbs | Spring Grove | RB/LB | 2029 |
| Zachary Gleason Jr. | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | DB/ATH | 2027 |
| Michael Glover | Wilson | TE/DE | 2027 |
| Mehki Graham | Owen J. Roberts | RB/WR | 2027 |
| Tyler Graham | Malvern Prep | OL/DL | 2027 |
| Matthew Gregory | Owen J. Roberts | WR | 2027 |
| Chase Guers | Blue Mountain | WR/CB | 2027 |
| Edwin Guzman | Erie | OT/IOL | 2027 |
| James Halter | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | OT/TE | 2027 |
| Thacher Hanzely | Bishop McDevitt | TE | 2028 |
| Justice Hardy | Wilson | ATH/RB | 2027 |
| Jett Harrison | St. Joseph’s Prep | WR | 2028 |
| Owen Herrick | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | QB | 2028 |
| Maxwell Hiller | Coatesville | OT | 2027 |
| Aniko Hines | Chartiers Valley | WR/CB | 2028 |
| Jalen Hinton | Cedar Cliff | QB | 2027 |
| Howard Holton Jr. | Bishop McDevitt | WR | 2028 |
| Trey Hopkins | La Salle College | CB | 2027 |
| William Howard | Springside Chestnut Hill Academy | RB/DB | 2028 |
| Walter Hudson | Roman Catholic | LB | 2027 |
| Owen Johnson | La Salle College | WR | 2028 |
| Marcus Jones | Haverford School | S/WR | 2027 |
| Jimmy Kalis | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | OT/DT | 2027 |
| Croix Kise | Kennett | TE/DE | 2027 |
| Jerome Larue Jr. | Central York | RB/ATH | 2028 |
| T.J. Lawrence | Parkland | RB/LB/ATH | 2027 |
| Jaiyon Lewis | Harrisburg | ATH/CB | 2027 |
| Brandon Lockley Jr. | St. Joseph’s Prep | LB | 2027 |
| Andre Maina | Bishop McDevitt | OT | 2028 |
| Joey McLeish | Imhotep Charter | QB | 2027 |
| Stanley Montgomery | Archbishop Ryan | DL | 2027 |
| Lucas Myers | Twin Valley | LB | 2027 |
| Eisa Nealy | Roman Catholic | WR/DB | 2027 |
| Quinn Olsen | Armstrong | WR/FS | 2027 |
| Levi Porter | The Kiski School | LB/RB | 2027 |
| Jontai Quick | Bishop McDevitt | WR/DB | 2027 |
| Ryan Robbins | Upper St. Clair | OT | 2027 |
| Javien Robinson | McKeesport | WR | 2027 |
| Coron Russell Jr. | Roman Catholic | S/WR | 2029 |
| Will Sabatos | Bethel Park | LB | 2027 |
| Ben Sakyiama | Archbishop Wood | OT | 2027 |
| Colton Sams | Southern Lehigh | QB/S | 2027 |
| Zykee Scott | La Salle College | LB | 2027 |
| Blake Secrest | Cedar Cliff | TE/LB | 2027 |
| Abraham Sesay | Downingtown East | DE | 2027 |
| Mikal Shank Jr. | Coatesville | QB | 2027 |
| Jalen Smith | North Penn | WR | 2027 |
| Zayden Smith | Bishop McDevitt | ATH/WR | 2027 |
| Luke Sohyda | Canon-McMillan | TE | 2028 |
| Kemon Spell | McKeesport | RB | 2027 |
| Logan Steele | Shamokin Area | ATH/S | 2027 |
| Aaron Strader Jr. | Pine-Richland | QB | 2027 |
| Khalil Taylor | Pine-Richland | ATH/WR/S | 2027 |
| Roman Thompson | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | LB/RB | 2027 |
| Sebastian Waddell | Roman Catholic | OT | 2027 |
| Trays Walker | Harrisburg | CB/WR | 2027 |
| Sebastian Williams | Bishop McDevitt | QB | 2027 |
| Kaleb Woseley | Imhotep Charter | CB/WR | 2028 |
| Austin (A.J.) Wright | Roman Catholic | DE | 2027 |
Small School (Class 1A-3A)
| Player: | High School: | Primary Position: | Class: |
| Jackson Albright | Warrior Run | OL | 2027 |
| James Armstrong | Hopewell | QB | 2028 |
| Jaece Booker | Clairton | DB/WR | 2027 |
| Taye Bradshaw | Apollo-Ridge | LB | 2027 |
| Charles Butler | Bishop Canevin | OL | 2027 |
| Brody Chismar | Greensburg-Salem | QB | 2027 |
| Lincoln Cook | Palisades | ATH | 2027 |
| Brady Eisenhower | Wyomissing Area | QB | 2028 |
| Karson Engle | Upper Dauphin Area | OL | 2027 |
| Grady Garcia | Southern Columbia | RB/DB | 2028 |
| Xavier Harding | Avonworth | DE/TE | 2028 |
| Silas Hernandez | Steelton-Highspire | S/WR | 2028 |
| Armand Hill | West Mifflin Area | RB | 2027 |
| Ayden Hockenbroch | Southern Columbia | QB | 2027 |
| Isaac Jackson | Upper Dauphin Area | WR/CB | 2027 |
| Gabriel Jenkins | Imani Christian Academy | QB/ATH/CB | 2027 |
| Minikon Johnson | Bishop Canevin | LB | 2027 |
| Jaden Jones | Avonworth | WR | 2028 |
| Kia Jones Jr. | Seton-La Salle | CB | 2028 |
| Christian Kauffman | Wyomissing Area | OT/DE | 2027 |
| Jadon King-Vincent | Farrell | ATH/DB | 2027 |
| Alex Kirk | Bishop Canevin | DB | 2027 |
| Michael Lagowy | Northwestern Lehigh | WR/FS | 2027 |
| Kelvin Morrison | Hickory | RB/S | 2027 |
| Myontae Mott | Bishop Canevin | RB | 2027 |
| Arnold Mugerwa | Richland | WR/S | 2027 |
| Brandon Murphy Jr. | Clairton | ATH | 2028 |
| Trenton Norris | Juniata Valley | TE | 2027 |
| Aiden Patton | Brockway | QB | 2027 |
| Aaron Pegues | Farrell | QB | 2027 |
| DaeJour Pinckney | Westinghouse | DE | 2028 |
| Darren Pinson | Clairton | LB | 2027 |
| Jayce Powell | Jeannette | WR/S | 2027 |
| Colton Reber | Schuylkill Haven | RB/S | 2027 |
| Brayden Rose | Riverside | LB | 2027 |
| Eoghan Savage | Upper Dauphin Area | DE/TE | 2027 |
| Terrance Smith | Lansdale Catholic | OT | 2027 |
| Wyatt Sparbanie | Western Beaver | RB/ATH | 2027 |
| Ka’leem Taylor | Bishop McCort | WR/ATH | 2027 |
| Will Toprani | North Catholic | QB | 2027 |
| Dimitri Velisaris | Avonworth | RB | 2027 |
| Lamier Wade | Bishop Canevin | DE | 2027 |
| Brady Wagner | Bishop Canevin | QB | 2027 |
| Ni’shaun Ward-McMullen | Steelton-Highspire | LB/ATH | 2027 |
| Zander Westwood | Wyomissing Area | RB/LB | 2027 |
| Chase Williams | Southern Columbia | DE/TE | 2027 |
| Dylan Woodruff | Windber | ATH | 2027 |
| Brady Zimmerman | Northwestern Lehigh | WR/LB | 2027 |
