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1. John Turntine III (6'4, 275) - North Crowley; Helped lead North Crowley to the 6A Division I state title earning 306A first-team all-district honors. The No. 4 overall 2026 prospect has locked in official visits with Texas, Texas A&M and Tennessee. 

2. Noah Best (6'4, 290) - Midlothian: Best earned 7-5A Division I first-team all-district honors. The DCTF three-star has official visits scheduled with Missouri, SMU, Texas Tech and Oklahoma. 

3. Aaron Wolford (6'4, 285) - Port Neches-Groves: Wolford earned 8-5A Division II first-team all-district honors. The DCTF three-star is committed to Houston.

4. Nicolas Robertson (6'3, 330) - Klein: Robertson earned 15-6A first-team all-district honors. The DCTF three-star is committed to Texas. 

5. Day'jon Moore (6'3, 305) - Willis: Moore earned 13-6A first-team all-district honors. The DCTF three-star has locked in official visits with Maryland, Pitt and SMU.

6. Pupunagatoa Katoa (6'4, 370) - Euless Trinity: Katoa earned 4-6A Offensive Lineman of the Year honors. The DCTF three-star has official visits scheduled with Texas A&M, Oklahoma and SMU. 

7. Vincent Johnson (6'5, 310) - Sulphur Springs: Had 50 pancake blocks as a junior to earn third-team all-state and first-team all-district honors. The DCTF three-star is considering programs like TCU, Oklahoma and more. 

8. Jerald Mays (6'3, 275) - Pflugerville Weiss: Mays earned 12-5A Division I Offensive Lineman of the Year honors. The DCTF three-star has official visits scheduled with Texas Tech, SMU and Ole Miss. 

9. Marques Uini (6'4, 280) - Copperas Cove: Uini earned 12-6A second-team all-district honors. The DCTF three-star has locked in official visits with Arizona State, Stanford, Houston, Baylor and Arkansas.

10. Troy Pless (6'5, 300) - Killeen Shoemaker: Pless earned 12-6A second-team all-district honors. Has a listed top five of Baylor, Houston, TCU, Texas Tech and Arkansas.