We have ranked the top Texas high school football quarterback recruits for the class of 2026. You can discover the top 10 prospects and 65 more names to know below. If you feel that we have missed someone, or if you think that someone deserves a higher rank, please let us know in the comments section.

Top 10 Class of 2026 Defensive Back Recruit Rankings

#10. Marcell Gipson | 5-10 / 160 | 2026 | DB | South Oak Cliff

Marcell has great awareness of the field can come up with INTs, and makes plays on special teams, a jammer DB, who is not afraid to be physical at the line of scrimmage. Recent offers include SMU, Pitt, and Oregon to name a couple.

#9. Donovan Webb | 5-11 / 165 2026 | DB | Panther Creek

Donovan has been playing on varsity since his freshman year in 2022 and he was named first-team all-district selection as a freshman. He’s an athlete who can dominate on defense and special teams recent offers included Vanderbilt, Pitt, and UNT to name a couple.

#8. Lebron Bauer | 5-10 / 155 | 2026 | DB | Allen

LeBron can play pressed or floated-off receivers in Come Down Hill to lay the lumber. Great Tabler out in space and will be a playmaker for Allen for years to come recent offers. Include Houston, UConn, and Houston to name a few.

#7. Brock King | 5-10 / 165 | 2026 | DB | Memorial

Brock is a competitor who has a knack for making big plays and coming up with the football dominated last season, shows great technique and promise going into the future recently offered by UTEP,  holds 9 division one offers.

#6. Brandon Ford | 6-0 / 180 | 2026 | DB | North Crowley

Brandon is an island lockdown corner with a lengthy, athletic frame and long arms. Does a great job of trailing receivers and keeping his head turned around to make a play on the football. He is a jammer DB who’s not afraid to tackle. Has been playing on varsity since his freshman year. Recent offers include SMU, Kansas State, and UTSA, holds 10 total offers.

#5. Ryan Gilbert | 5-10 / 165 2026 | DB | Mesquite Horn

Ryan is a lockdown corner for Mesquite horn and burst tongue to the scene in 2023. He does a good job of flipping his hips trailing receivers and making a play on the football 13 division one offers his most recent have come from UTSA, SMU, and Texas State to name a couple.

#4. Jordan Deck | 6-3 / 180 2026 | DB | Lone Star

Jordans’s recruiting took off in 2023. He is a playmaking safety who is not afraid to lay the lumber. Shows great speed and athleticism and awareness of the field and tracking the football. His most recent offers have come from Arkansas, Penn State, and Tulsa to name a few.

#3. Jermaine Bishop | 5-11 / 155 | 2026 | DB | Willis

Jermaine is an athlete for Willis who can dominate on both sides of the ball at wide receiver or cornerback. Can also make plays on special teams and is an all-around athlete who holds 16 Division one offers to schools like Florida, USC, and Tennessee to name a few.

#2. Markel Ford | 6-0 / 185 2026 | DB | Mesquite Horn

Markelle can cover the whole back half of the field himself and has an act for coming up with interceptions and making big plays the routine also a hard-hitting defender who knocks the ball loose or comes up with PBU’s. Hold 25 division one offers to schools like Auburn, Colorado, State, and Houston to name a few.

#1. Isaiah Williams | 6-0 / 180 | 2026 | DB | Fort Bend Marshall

Isaiah is a hard-hitting ball-hawking safety. He has a nose for the football and flies downfield that can cover sideline to sideline racking up INTs, or forcing fumbles. Holds 25 division one offers to schools like Arizona State, Baylor, Colorado, and more. ?

Top 20 Class of 2026 Defensive Back Recruit Rankings

#11. Kai Wheaton | 5-11 / 160 2026 | DB | Allen

#12. Braylon Edwards | 5-10 / 160 | 2026 | DB | Wilmer-Hutchins

#13. Jason Bradford | 6-1 / 185 | 2026 | DB | Temple

#14. Jordan Davis | 6-2 / 193 2026 | DB | Dallas HSAA

#15. Darien Lewis | 5-11 / 180 2026 | DB | Palo Duro

#16. DJ Butler | 5-9 / 160 | 2026 | DB | Cy Lakes

#17. Chace Calicut | 6-2 / 190 2026 | DB | North Shore

#18. Jeremy Garner | 5-10 / 150 2026 | DB | Iowa Colony

#19. Victor Lincoln JR | 6-0 / 162 | 2026 | DB | Lancaster

#20. Keylan Lemen | 5-8 / 153 | 2026 | DB | All Saints

Honorable Mention 2026 Defensive Back Recruit Names to Know

Adrian Johnson| TBD 2026 | DB | Kimball

Caden Ward| TBD 2026 | DB | Clear Springs

Jaylen Tillis| 5-7 / 140 | 2026 | DB | Alief Taylor

Elyon White| 5-10 / TBD 2026 | DB | Memorial

Matthew Fowler| 5-11 / 160 | 2026 | DB | Seven Lakes

Maddox Quiller| 6-0 / 170 | 2026 | DB | Hendrickson

Lovie Berry| 5-10 / 144 | 2026 | DB | Panther Creek

CJ Akins| 5-7 / 135 | 2026 | DB | Texas High

Tre Burton Jr.| 5-9 / 170 2026 | DB | The Colony

Dylan Davis| 6-0 / 170 2026 | DB | Lewisville

Parker Stewart| 5-9 / 155 2026 | DB | The Woodlands

Ja’Darius Isom| 5-9 / 165 2026 | DB | Denison

Daniel Sawyer| 6-2 / 165 2026 | DB | Stony Point

Jeremy Alo-Perry| 5-10 / 180 2026 | DB | Katy

Braylen Griffin| 5-10 / 160 2026 | DB | Lake Travis

Sammy Shepherd| 5-9 / 160 2026 | DB | Skyline

Damarion Cooper| 5-11 / 185 2026 | DB | Waxahachie

Cedrick Harper| 6-0 / 170 2026 | DB | Denison

Will Thomas| 5-9 / 160 2026 | DB | Shoemaker

Brandon North| 6-1 / 150 2026 | DB | The Colony

Karson Tutwiler| 6-2 / 185 2026 | DB | Shoemaker

Ayden Ramirez| 5-8 / 160 2026 | DB | Judson

Jorian Guinn| 5-9 / 165 2026 | DB | Weiss

Malachi Youngblood| 5-9 / 165 2026 | DB | Mesquite Horn