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It’s May and we’re getting close to the end of the high school year. Graduations will come soon and the Class of 2025 will be moving on to college. At the DI level, some schools are trying to fill out their Class of 2025 recruiting, but most have moved on to the Class of 2026. Because of the current landscape of recruiting, a lot of the top current juniors/rising seniors are already off the board. 42 of the top 50 wrestlers from the Class of 2026 have already given verbal commitments. So, who are the biggest names left on the board for 2026? We have the answer to that question along with some information about each - along with any sort of current recruiting insight we have obtained. #6 Jayden Raney (Union County, Kentucky): #2 at 132 lbs #7 Jordyn Raney (Union County, Kentucky): #1 at 138 lbs The Raney’s appear to be a package deal and are easily the most coveted Class of 2026 recruits still on the market. I would expect their landing spot to have some sort of built-in Greco-Roman infrastructure as both twins have won U17 world championships and Jayden has secured a spot on the 2025 Senior World Team at 55 kg. The pair have combined to win four UWW U17 national titles and five in Fargo. Illinois and Iowa have had the most buzz surrounding these two. They have visited both campuses along with Nebraska and Oklahoma State. Should the Raney’s pick Illinois it would be a huge coup as the other three choices are perennially among the top recruiting schools in the country. #23 Coby Merrill (JW North, California): #2 at 285 lbs The last time we saw Coby Merrill in action he finished fifth at the U20 Open in freestyle. Merrill was able to get a 9-0 win over the opponent who finished third (Koy Hopke/Minnesota). Earlier this year, Merrill ran the table and went undefeated to be the first California state champion for his high school. With an older brother (Cody) as a freshman at Oklahoma State, it’s easy to assume that Coby would be a shoo-in for the Cowboys. I don’t think that’ll be the case. During the fall, Merrill took visits to Cornell, Princeton, and Stanford. With those types of options, Coby might opt for a school that is Ivy or Ivy adjacent. #28 JayDen Williams (Roseville, Michigan): #2 at 165 lbs Of the top-30 type recruits, JayDen Williams does not get the hype that many others get. Williams is a three-time Michigan finalist and a champion for the first time in 2025. Last summer, he was a 16U freestyle runner-up in Fargo. In the preseason, he’s made the finals of the last two Grappler Fall Classic’s. Earlier this week, Williams posted a graphic on Instagram that includes his offers thus far. They come from: Arizona State, Chattanooga, Central Michigan, Harvard, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Morgan State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Princeton, and West Virginia. That’s a wide array of potential suitors. During the preseason, Williams took a visit to Michigan if you can read anything into that. #46 Jon Rulo (Belleville East, Illinois): #7 at 285 lbs Another big man on this list, Jon Rulo, is someone we might lose to football. Rulo was a first-team All-State honoree this year and has received interest from Big Ten schools on the gridiron. Who knows, we have seen a few big men try to mix both of late. On the mat, Rulo won an Illinois 3A state title in 2025 - after taking third the previous year. Last summer, in Fargo, Rulo was a double 16U national champion. As of now, we’re not aware of any visits or anything wrestling-wise associated with Rulo. The following three wrestlers will probably drop a bit - perhaps out of the top 50 during the next Big Board update. They are currently uncommitted and still among the best rising seniors without a collegiate home as of yet. #36 Lincoln Sledzianowski (St. John Neumann, Florida) Lincoln Sledzianowski started his high school career at Bishop McCort but moved back to his native Florida and captured a 1A state title at 132 lbs in 2025. Sledzianowski is not currently ranked, but is a past Greco world team member and has earned All-American honors in Fargo on two occasions. #41 Walker Turley (St. Christopher’s, Virginia) An NHSCA Freshman National title helped Walker Turley get noticed and a spot on the Big Board, initially. Turley has made the All-American stand at the National Prep Championships in each of his first three years of high school. He was eighth as a freshman and third in the two years that followed. Turley is the younger brother of Rutgers All-American Jackson Turley. I’d expect Rutgers to be in the mix for the younger Turley, among others. #43 Denari Mickell (Erie McDowell, Pennsylvania) Denari Mickell was an Iowa state runner-up in each of his first two years of high school. He moved to Pennsylvania and competed for Erie McDowell, but didn’t finish the 2024-25 season due to injuries and has been sidelined for a few months now. Before his injury, Mickell was consistently ranked in the top 15 via MatScouts. Right now, we don’t have any hints on possible landing spots for Mickell or even when he might return to the mat.