2026 Recruiting

[F'n Hawks]

18 hours ago, gfhockey said:

Per source ndsu 

Source?

[siouxfan512]

3 minutes ago, iramurphy said:

An opportunity to attend West Point is difficult to pass up. It is one of the best institutions of higher education in the world. At the time he committed, Army was nationally ranked.

Jake is a very good athlete with good upside. It will be interesting to see where they will use him. Great get. It would be interesting to see if his brother would join him here for a year or two. He has lots of FBS interest so doubtful. 

I was looking at that too. His brother appears to be big time ... but good to make that connection now, because you never know if a kid will transfer down or not.

[jdub27]

1 minute ago, iramurphy said:

Jake is a very good athlete with good upside. It will be interesting to see where they will use him. Great get. It would be interesting to see if his brother would join him here for a year or two. He has lots of FBS interest so doubtful. 

Would be tough to get him out of HS given some of the offers he's getting but never rule out things not working at a P4 and him wanting a chance to play with his brother for a year or 2....

Very encouraging to see UND pull a couple high level recruits from the Fargo area (Wunderlich - Casselton, Starcevic - Kindred).

[gundy1124]

Just now, siouxfan512 said:

I was looking at that too. His brother appears to be big time ... but good to make that connection now, because you never know if a kid will transfer down or not.

I heard Luke turned down an invite to an LSU Camp, exposure is already there Nationally.

[The Sicatoka]

https://fightinghawks.com/news/2025/12/3/football-north-dakota-announces-additions-during-early-signing-period.aspx 

We seem to have recruited an "11" package on offense, 2 of 3 specialist positions (K, LS), and a whole-lotta "in the box" guys on D ... no disrespect to the 2 CBs. 

[gundy1124]

4 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

https://fightinghawks.com/news/2025/12/3/football-north-dakota-announces-additions-during-early-signing-period.aspx 

I am normally not the warm fuzzys type of guy based on a recruiting class that has never stepped on the field at UND, but this list is doing it for me.  Likely some roster clean-up coming and nothing personal, but got to expect some JYD roster movement.  

[UND69er]

With the apparent talent coming in and returning I hope our assistant coaches are up to the standards we need to develop them to their fullest. Sometimes I wonder about certain folks.

[sioux24/7]

I don’t know for sure on Headings or Harris but I guess I would be surprised if they’re signing with us during this period. Think we would have waited for the release until all were signed. 

[jdub27]

18 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

I don’t know for sure on Headings or Harris but I guess I would be surprised if they’re signing with us during this period. Think we would have waited for the release until all were signed. 

I tend to agree but there have been late additions on signing day in the past.

[southpaw]

2 hours ago, siouxfan512 said:

Any chance Sawyer Riffle will be ready to take over at kicker next year? Nobody we have has proven they can own the job ... if our freshman can't unseat someone, do we look at some sort of transfer? There has to be a handful of D2 or community college kids that could outperform what we have seen this year. Given how close many of our games have been, this could be the difference in a few wins vs losses.

How many scholarship kickers on the roster? Expect that number to go from 0 to at least 1.

[bubbaball69]

I like the size on both sides of the line they are adding hopefully these kids can add muscle over the summer. We will probably portal a bigger RB and a CB or 2. As for QB doesn't hurt do do a little shopping.

[nodak651]

41 minutes ago, bubbaball69 said:

I like the size on both sides of the line they are adding hopefully these kids can add muscle over the summer. We will probably portal a bigger RB and a CB or 2. As for QB doesn't hurt do do a little shopping.

Unlikely, but everyone want's Youngstown's QB right?  Curious if he stays and if he doesn't, it will be interesting to see where he lands.

I doubt he would be interested in coming back, but Trey Feeney tore it up at St. Johns this year.  I would love to see him transfer to an FCS program to see what he can do though. https://gojohnnies.com/sports/football/roster/trey-feeney/16942

Really happy to see most everyone in this class sign... things are looking up!

[UND1983]

5 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

Unlikely, but everyone want's Youngstown's QB right?  Curious if he stays and if he doesn't, it will be interesting to see where he lands.

I doubt he would be interested in coming back, but Trey Feeney tore it up at St. Johns this year.  I would love to see him transfer to an FCS program to see what he can do though. https://gojohnnies.com/sports/football/roster/trey-feeney/16942

Really happy to see most everyone in this class sign... things are looking up!

 

St. Johns schedule (minus Bethel, where they lost) is the equivalent of UND playing Jamestown College 8 times.  

[F'n Hawks]

1 hour ago, bubbaball69 said:

I like the size on both sides of the line they are adding hopefully these kids can add muscle over the summer. We will probably portal a bigger RB and a CB or 2. As for QB doesn't hurt do do a little shopping.

We will need an inside backer in the portal too IMO. 

[UNDBIZ]

https://undfootball360.com/und-class-of-2026-early-signing-day-breakdown/

Great breakdown of the class by UNDFB360

[Dustin]

33 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

https://undfootball360.com/und-class-of-2026-early-signing-day-breakdown/

Great breakdown of the class by UNDFB360

Man, this class looks good on paper.  Just seeing all those offers from schools is so reassuring.  Is this that "special" class we've been all been dreaming about??

[gfhockey]

Headings sign yet? 

[bubbaball69]

I dont really get the Heading hype, hes not even rated the, kid from Moorehead was a 2 star recruit last year. I get needing players whats the hype about?

[bubbaball69]

19 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Man, this class looks good on paper.  Just seeing all those offers from schools is so reassuring.  Is this that "special" class we've been all been dreaming about??

Just wait until we get portal guys in too could be a real special year next year.

[UNDBIZ]

On 10/9/2025 at 12:19 PM, UNDBIZ said:

JUCO 6'4" OLB/Edge with offers from Sac St, Grambling St, Tarleton St, Southern Utah, Prairie View A&M, and Morgan St

Signed with West Virginia

[UND1983]

30 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Headings sign yet? 

your source said ndsu

[gfhockey]

48 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

your source said ndsu

No I’m not trusting that source anymore

[sioux24/7]

1 hour ago, bubbaball69 said:

I dont really get the Heading hype, hes not even rated the, kid from Moorehead was a 2 star recruit last year. I get needing players whats the hype about?

Idk if it’s hype more as just someone that didn’t sign. Also, stars don’t really mean that much especially at this level. 

[sioux24/7]

1 hour ago, sioux24/7 said:

Idk if it’s hype more as just someone that didn’t sign. Also, stars don’t really mean that much especially at this level. 

This^

[gfhockey]

Just now, sioux24/7 said:

This^

Is jimmy sexton running recruiting rankings to?!?!?