{"id":3379,"date":"2025-09-18T03:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepvarsity.com\/ca-prep-varsity\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2025-11-29T12:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T19:54:38","slug":"california-football-top-running-backs-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepvarsity.com\/ca-prep-varsity\/california-football-top-running-backs-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"California Football: Top Running Backs in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CA Prep Varsity has updated our list of the top high school football players by position. Find out who made the cut!
Football Articles<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Latest News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Q&As<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aamir Sneed<\/td>Granite Hills<\/td><\/tr>
Aaron Silva<\/td>La Puente<\/td><\/tr>
Amire Fleming<\/td>Tokay<\/td><\/tr>
Andre Armendariz<\/td>Dublin<\/td><\/tr>
Andre Brisco<\/td>Cabrillo<\/td><\/tr>
Andre Lopez<\/td>Calexico<\/td><\/tr>
Andrew Robledo<\/td>California<\/td><\/tr>
Andrew Salguero<\/td>Marysville<\/td><\/tr>
Aumaurieon Bailey<\/td>Silverado<\/td><\/tr>
Ayden Morales<\/td>Segerstrom<\/td><\/tr>
Blake Zanger<\/td>Leigh<\/td><\/tr>
Bowyn Cannon<\/td>Escondido<\/td><\/tr>
Brad Blankenheim<\/td>Amador<\/td><\/tr>
Brandon Smith<\/td>Central East<\/td><\/tr>
Brayden Camara<\/td>East Union<\/td><\/tr>
Brian Bonner<\/td>Valencia<\/td><\/tr>
Broc Schweikhard<\/td>Vista<\/td><\/tr>
Bryce Smith<\/td>Del Campo<\/td><\/tr>
Cade Lafever<\/td>Serrano<\/td><\/tr>
Carter Meeks<\/td>Central Catholic<\/td><\/tr>
Cayden Waldrop<\/td>Sonoma Valley<\/td><\/tr>
Cesar Vazques<\/td>Golden Valley<\/td><\/tr>
Chase Lopez<\/td>Oakdale<\/td><\/tr>
Chase Wyhlidko<\/td>Twelve Bridges<\/td><\/tr>
Christopher Martin<\/td>Oak Hills<\/td><\/tr>
Clyde King<\/td>Yucca Valley<\/td><\/tr>
Coby Herman<\/td>La Costa Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Colbin Garrison<\/td>San Luis Obispo<\/td><\/tr>
Cole Takahashi<\/td>Roseville<\/td><\/tr>
Colton Zeen<\/td>King<\/td><\/tr>
Cruz Servera<\/td>Red Bluff<\/td><\/tr>
Darnell Miller<\/td>Santee<\/td><\/tr>
Daron Walker<\/td>Norwalk<\/td><\/tr>
Dasen Pettis<\/td>Patterson<\/td><\/tr>
Dash Paper<\/td>La Canada<\/td><\/tr>
Davonte Curtis<\/td>Mission Viejo<\/td><\/tr>
Dean Rosales<\/td>Granada Hills Charter<\/td><\/tr>
Demanie Bell<\/td>Westlake<\/td><\/tr>
Derek Carrillo<\/td>Century<\/td><\/tr>
Deshonne Redeaux<\/td>Oaks Christian<\/td><\/tr>
Diego Cerritos<\/td>Norwalk<\/td><\/tr>
Diego Hernandez<\/td>St. Mary’s<\/td><\/tr>
Dominic Torterelli<\/td>Diamond Bar<\/td><\/tr>
Dreadie Allain<\/td>Norte Vista<\/td><\/tr>
Durrell Morrison<\/td>Atwater<\/td><\/tr>
E.j. Ellis-Moya<\/td>Ridgeview<\/td><\/tr>
Eli Wilbanks<\/td>Hughson<\/td><\/tr>
Elijah Ayala<\/td>San Juan Hills<\/td><\/tr>
Enrique Armas<\/td>Holtville<\/td><\/tr>
Erin Foster<\/td>Mountain House<\/td><\/tr>
Evan Clarke<\/td>Petaluma<\/td><\/tr>
Evan Maldonado<\/td>Santa Ana<\/td><\/tr>
Everardo Nunez<\/td>Mountain View<\/td><\/tr>
Gavin Gutierrez<\/td>Servite<\/td><\/tr>
Gilberto Cisneros<\/td>Marquez<\/td><\/tr>
Halen Tsang<\/td>Alhambra<\/td><\/tr>
Hammie Lopez<\/td>Wasco<\/td><\/tr>
Hekili Hernandez<\/td>Pleasant Grove <\/td><\/tr>
Isaac Del Toro<\/td>Arlington<\/td><\/tr>
Isaac Galiza<\/td>Patriot<\/td><\/tr>
Isaiah Ene<\/td>Granite Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Ivan Camargo<\/td>Coachella Valley<\/td><\/tr>
J Anthony Cobb<\/td>Salesian<\/td><\/tr>
Jace Demacabalin<\/td>Kennedy<\/td><\/tr>
Jack Sudi<\/td>Foothills Christian<\/td><\/tr>
Jacob Jimenez<\/td>Chino Hills<\/td><\/tr>
Jaleel Sutton<\/td>Etiwanda<\/td><\/tr>
James Strong III<\/td>Rancho Cucamonga<\/td><\/tr>
Jasiah Patterson<\/td>Fillmore<\/td><\/tr>
Jason De La Cruz<\/td>Orosi<\/td><\/tr>
Jaxon Bell<\/td>Liberty<\/td><\/tr>
Jaxon Roberts<\/td>Buena<\/td><\/tr>
Jerod Terry<\/td>Sierra Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Jhadis Luckey<\/td>Clayton Valley Charter<\/td><\/tr>
Jimmie Burk<\/td>Redwood<\/td><\/tr>
Joel Donnell<\/td>Chavez<\/td><\/tr>
Jordan Johnson<\/td>Palm Springs<\/td><\/tr>
Jordan Johnson<\/td>Thousand Oaks<\/td><\/tr>
Joshua Aaron<\/td>Venice<\/td><\/tr>
Journee Tonga<\/td>Leuzinger<\/td><\/tr>
Julian Hernandez<\/td>Rancho Mirage<\/td><\/tr>
Junior Curtis<\/td>Lincoln<\/td><\/tr>
Kai Tamagpong<\/td>Elsinore<\/td><\/tr>
Kaleb Flournoy<\/td>Corning<\/td><\/tr>
Kamran Dowlatshai<\/td>Peninsula<\/td><\/tr>
Kayne Miller<\/td>Calabasas<\/td><\/tr>
Kevin Centeno<\/td>Los Amigos<\/td><\/tr>
Khryztopher Entrala<\/td>Laguna Hills<\/td><\/tr>
Kori Scott<\/td>Woodrow Wilson<\/td><\/tr>
Landon Devoe-Krowicki<\/td>Redwood Christian<\/td><\/tr>
Lane Brown<\/td>Winters<\/td><\/tr>
Lazaro Faraj-Washington<\/td>Archbishop Mitty<\/td><\/tr>
Leo Mendoza<\/td>Hilltop<\/td><\/tr>
Lindsey Graves<\/td>Clovis East<\/td><\/tr>
Lorenzo Sims<\/td>Ramona<\/td><\/tr>
Luke Jorgensen<\/td>Poway<\/td><\/tr>
Maddox Merrill<\/td>Clovis<\/td><\/tr>
Makhi Czaykowski<\/td>Beckman<\/td><\/tr>
Marquis Monroe<\/td>Ayala<\/td><\/tr>
Mason Helwick<\/td>Pitman<\/td><\/tr>
Mason Pisarski<\/td>Bradshaw Christian<\/td><\/tr>
Maurice Hall<\/td>Hayward<\/td><\/tr>
Mekai Smith<\/td>Balboa<\/td><\/tr>
Montrell Rice-Tuigamala<\/td>Tennyson<\/td><\/tr>
Nathan Villanueva<\/td>Patriot<\/td><\/tr>
Nic Brubaker<\/td>Tesoro<\/td><\/tr>
Nicholas Gaoa<\/td>Barstow<\/td><\/tr>
Nick Evans<\/td>Nipomo<\/td><\/tr>
Niles Davis<\/td>Chaminade<\/td><\/tr>
Noah Kinard<\/td>Lompoc<\/td><\/tr>
Omar Martinez<\/td>Desert Mirage<\/td><\/tr>
Preston Seechan<\/td>Tulare Western<\/td><\/tr>
Quentin Pacelli<\/td>Garden Grove<\/td><\/tr>
Radley Geiss<\/td>Dana Hills<\/td><\/tr>
Rashad Robinson<\/td>Lincoln<\/td><\/tr>
Rhyder Eelkema<\/td>Nevada Union<\/td><\/tr>
Richard Flores<\/td>Oakdale<\/td><\/tr>
Ronnie Kardashian<\/td>Mission College Prep<\/td><\/tr>
Russell Wilkerson<\/td>Desert Mirage<\/td><\/tr>
Ryan Luna<\/td>Firebaugh<\/td><\/tr>
Ryan Salcedo<\/td>Bishop Amat<\/td><\/tr>
Samir Mohammed<\/td>Justin Garza<\/td><\/tr>
Sean Morris<\/td>Loyola<\/td><\/tr>
Shane Feller<\/td>Camarillo<\/td><\/tr>
Shaun Jones<\/td>Placer<\/td><\/tr>
Skylar Lendsey<\/td>Western<\/td><\/tr>
Solomon Harris<\/td>West<\/td><\/tr>
Tatum Ortiz<\/td>Rim of the World<\/td><\/tr>
Terrell Strong<\/td>Tahquitz<\/td><\/tr>
Trent Hallis<\/td>Liberty<\/td><\/tr>
Ty Hall<\/td>Saugus<\/td><\/tr>
Tyler Allen<\/td>Clairemont<\/td><\/tr>
Tyson Alvarado<\/td>Coalinga<\/td><\/tr>
Victor Santino<\/td>Bishop Montgomery<\/td><\/tr>
Wes Burford<\/td>Oakdale<\/td><\/tr>
Will Bacon<\/td>Reedley<\/td><\/tr>
Wyatt Brown<\/td>Notre Dame <\/td><\/tr>
Zack Tayman<\/td>Arroyo Grande<\/td><\/tr>
Zack Van Ornum<\/td>Vasquez<\/td><\/tr>
Zamar Reese<\/td>San Marcos<\/td><\/tr>
Zane Tryon<\/td>Simi Valley<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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