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Mississippi High School

The top verified class-of-2026 names from Mississippi across our desks — 6 names we can prove, anchored by the Gatorade Mississippi Players of the Year. Every list publishes at its honest depth: deep where the evidence runs deep, shorter where it doesn't, never padded.

As of October 12, 2026

Football — Top 3 verified in Mississippi

  1. 1 Tristen Keys WR · Hattiesburg (MS) → Tennessee
  2. 2 TJ White LB · Jackson Academy (MS) → Tennessee
  3. 3 Caleb Triplett LB · D'Iberville HS (MS) → Undecided*

Full Mississippi football list (3) →

Basketball — Top 1 verified in Mississippi

  1. 1 Sam Funches C · Germantown HS (MS) → Gonzaga

Full Mississippi basketball list (1) →

Girls Softball — Top 1 verified in Mississippi

  1. 1 Lucy Cochran RHP/INF · East Union HS (MS) → Undecided*

Full Mississippi girls softball list (1) →

Girls Soccer — Top 1 verified in Mississippi

  1. 1 Lynley McCarley GK · Saltillo HS (MS) → Arkansas State

Full Mississippi girls soccer list (1) →

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