How good is California's 2026 recruiting class?

California holds the #69 class nationally for 2026 at 180.4 class points, with 18 tracked commits and 2 blue-chips. Rankings use CollegeFootballData class ratings.

Who are California's top 2026 commits?

Daniel McMorris (4★ OT), Taimane Purcell (4★ TE), Victor Santino (3★ RB), and more.

Who has California added from the transfer portal?

Chase Hendricks (WR, from Ohio), Adam Mohammed (RB, from Washington), Ian Strong (WR, from Rutgers).

ACC · 2026 recruiting

California recruiting class

#69

Class rank

#69

national

Class points

180.4

CFBD rating

Commits tracked

top recruits

Blue-chips

4-5 star

Avg ★

3.11

per commit

2026 commits

NatlRecruitPosStarsRating

267Daniel McMorrisNorman, OKOT★★★★★0.9107

357Taimane PurcellHonolulu, HITE★★★★★0.9000

527Victor SantinoMiami, FLRB★★★★★0.8878

554EJ MorganFresno, CAWR★★★★★0.8867

704Nainoa LopesHonolulu, HIQB★★★★★0.8811

774JD McKinleyCorona, CALB★★★★★0.8789

774Kamo'i Huihui-WhiteHonolulu, HIIOL★★★★★0.8789

833Nemyah TelonaConcord, CADL★★★★★0.8767

921Kai MezaDraper, UTWR★★★★★0.8744

921Jaxon PyattArvada, COLB★★★★★0.8744

966Elisha FaamatuainuMurrieta, CAOT★★★★★0.8733

1114Tyree SamsClovis, CAATH★★★★★0.8700

1174Esaiah WongKailua, HIOT★★★★★0.8689

1211Frank Fanua Jr.Spring Valley, CADL★★★★★0.8678

1308Niles DavisWestlake Village, CAATH★★★★★0.8656

1881Lucky SchirmerCorona, CADL★★★★★0.8544

2288Roger VanderhoefSacramento, CAOT★★★★★0.8467

2502Sosaia NoaSacramento, CAEDGE★★★★★0.8411

Transfers in 4

Chase HendricksWR · Immediate

fromOhio

Adam MohammedRB · Immediate

fromWashington

Ian StrongWR · Immediate

fromRutgers

Jericho JohnsonDL · Immediate

fromOregon

Transfers out 3

Cade UluaveLB · Immediate

toBYU

Kendrick RaphaelRB · Immediate

toSMU

Luke FerrelliLB · Immediate

toOle Miss

California scout report →All 2026 recruiting →

Ratings, stars and rankings from CollegeFootballData. Commit and portal lists cover the tracked top recruits for the 2026 cycle.