ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern football head coach Matt McCarty has announced the incoming signing class for the 2026 season.
“We are excited about the young men who have chosen to be a part of the Raider football family,” McCarty said of the 2026 class. “This is a very talented group and a group that we believe can positively impact our program in many ways. We’re excited to see where their journey takes them.”
NEWCOMERS BY THE NUMBERS
50 recruits have announced their commitment to the Red Raider football program
11 states represented: Iowa (24), South Dakota (13), Minnesota (3), Nebraska (2), Kansas (2), Arkansas (1), California (1), Missouri (1), New Mexico (1), Oregon (1), Washington (1)
By position group: Offense (27), Defense (24), Special Teams (1)
Seven recruits from Sioux County
2026 SIGNING CLASS
Brody Bargar (TE; Torrence, Calif. – West Torrence)
Alex Billings (DL; Hartley, Iowa – Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn)
Lucas Bolluyt (LB; Spirit Lake, Iowa – Spirit Lake)
Mason Campbell (OL; Cherokee, Iowa – Cherokee)
Jared Ciesielski (DB; Inwood, Iowa – West Lyon)
Tate Connell (DB; Sioux Falls, S.D. – Sioux Falls Christian)
Jesse Egli (LB/DB; Fort Dodge, Iowa – Fort Dodge)
Owen Eidsness (WR; Yankton, S.D. – Yankton)
Kyle Friend (LB; West Des Moines, Iowa – Des Moines Christian)
Brock Goodrich (TE; Atlantic, Iowa – Atlantic)
Luke Greller (TE; Newberg, Ore. – Newberg)
Dax Grissom (LB; Olathe, Kan. – Olathe South)
Cash Hanis (DB; Prague, Neb. – North Bend Central)
Cole Hansen (DB; Watertown, S.D. – Watertown)
Kolby Heemskerk (WR; Sheldon, Iowa – Western Christian)
Josiah Heinz (RB; Worthing, S.D. – Harrisburg)
Samuel Hicks (OL; Greenwood, Ark. – Booneville)
Evan Hildring (RB/LB; Larchwood, Iowa – West Lyon)
Charlie Irvine (RB; Albert Lea, Minn. – Albert Lea)
Logan Isaac (QB; Sterling, Kan. – Sterling)
Charles Johnson (DL; Mankato, Minn. – Mankato East)
Carson Klein (OL; Orange City, Iowa – MOC-Floyd Valley)
Dawson Kreykes (WR; Sibley, Iowa – Sibley-Ocheydan)
Lyncoln Leo (OL; Sioux Falls, S.D. – Sioux Falls Christian)
Blake Lovell (LB; Cherokee, Iowa – Cherokee)
Dylan Maasdam (RB; Orange City, Iowa – MOC-Floyd Valley)
Carson Maeschen (DL; Dell Rapids, S.D. – Dell Rapids)
Garrett Mellendorf (OL; Rapid City, S.D. – Rapid City Christian)
Cole Nielsen (OL; Rapid City, S.D. – St. Thomas Moore)
Asher Pell (OL; Spearfish, S.D. – Spearfish)
Josh Pettit (OL; Sheldon, Iowa – Western Christian)
Cole Pottebaum (DB; Orange City, Iowa – MOC-Floyd Valley)
Aaron Rangel-Medina (OL; South Sioux City, Neb. – South Sioux City)
Broeden Sales (WR; Rapid City, S.D. – St. Thomas Moore)
Cody Sandbulte (LB; Sioux Center, Iowa – Sioux Center)
Cooper Schoening (LB; Larchwood, Iowa – West Lyon)
Carter Schwab (DL; Algona, Iowa – Bishop Garrigan)
Rip Siemonsma (DL; Sioux Falls, S.D. – O’Gorman)
Charlie Spurgeon (DE; Polk City, Iowa – North Polk)
Jack Stocklin (WR; Sioux Falls, S.D. – O’Gorman)
Dawson Unruh (DL/K/P; Sioux Falls, S.D. – Sioux Falls Christian)
Brody Van Beek (WR; Paullina, Iowa – South O’Brien)
Easton Van Dyken (LB; Hull, Iowa – Western Christian)
Luke Van Rooyen (OL; Lynden, Wash. – Lynden Christian)
Kaden Van Schepen (WR; Rock Valley, Iowa – Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley)
Lance Volk (OL; Moriarty, N.M. – Moriarty)
Kahle Weber (DE; Rock Valley, Iowa – Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley)
EJ Wegener (LB; Hills, Minn. – Hills-Beaver Creek)
Braden Williams (DB; Urbandale, Iowa – Des Moines Christian)
Cooper Wilson (OL; Kansas City, Mo. – Staley)
