It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup.
The class of 2026 is signed, sealed, and delivered, but our coverage of the class is just getting started. New offers for the class of 2027 and beyond are being handed out, as some teams are wasting no time in doing work for next year’s class, but February will mostly focus on breaking down the 2026 class.
This week will look at the best position units that Mountain West teams recruited in this year’s class. Every year, teams emphasize different
positions in a class or secure the most talented players at certain positions and thus recruit a position better than anyone else in the conference. We kept it simple, looking at ten different position units.
This week’s cover photo goes to the team with the most position units listed.
Class of 2026 Cover Photo Total:
- Boise State: 6
- Hawaii: 6
- Colorado State: 5
- San Diego State: 5
- Nevada: 4
- New Mexico: 4
- UNLV: 4
- Wyoming: 4
- Air Force: 3
- Fresno State: 3
- San Jose State: 3
Recruiting Calendar:
Starting today and extending through the rest of January, we are in a contact period (except for a dead period of Jan 12-14). This is the most open of the recruiting periods. All communication and contact is allowed, on or off campus.
Next College Student Athlete defines it as:
The NCAA Contact Period is exactly what it sounds like—all communication between athletes and coaches is fair game. Coaches can email, text, call, direct message, and generally contact athletes and their parents through any NCAA-approved method. In-person contact can occur on the college campus, as well as at tournaments, at the recruit’s school, and home. In other words, the communication floodgates are open, so take advantage of this opportunity to get unlimited access to talk to coaches.
Air Force Commitment Tracker:
Since the Air Force Academy regularly has by far the most commits among Mountain West recruiting classes, it’s fun to track them over the course of the year.
Number of Falcon verbal commits: 39 signees
Commitment Spotlight:
Visit Recap:
Best Position Units by Team in the 2026 Class.
Note: This only considers high school recruits.
Quarterbacks
Boise State
Running Backs
Boise State
Wide Receivers
UNLV
Tight Ends
Boise State
Offensive Line
Boise State
Defensive Line
UNLV
EDGE
San Diego State
Linebackers
Fresno State
Defensive Backs
Boise State
Special Teams
Nevada
Team Totals:
Boise State: 5
UNLV: 2
Fresno State: 1
Nevada: 1
San Diego State: 1
Notes:
- As shown above, the Broncos led the conference with the most positions on the list this year. The Rebels were the only other team with multiple spots on the list.
- It’s no surprise that most of the top teams in the team rankings made up this list as well.
- The hardest decisions were the defensive back, linebacker, and special team positions, with a few deserving teams for each. LB, especially, was decided by the thinnest of margins.
- On the other hand, the quarterback, wide receiver, tight end, and the defensive line were all straightforward decisions.
Recruiting Updates:
Offers:
Note: Trying something new to capture all the offers going on this week.
- Air Force: 1
- Boise State: 5
- Colorado State: 3
- Fresno State:
- Hawaii:
- Nevada: 7
- New Mexico:
- San Diego State: 1
- San Jose State:
- UNLV: 6
- Utah State: 2
- Wyoming:
Visits
Commits:
- 2027 DB Nas Eason: San Diego State
2027 WR Braxton Huynh: San Diego State
Decommits
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