ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell Head Football Coach David Archer '05 and his staff are excited to announce the newest members of the Big Red Football family. The Class of 2026, featuring 25 members, will hit campus this fall looking to help Cornell to its first Ivy title on the gridiron since 1990.

Hailing from 16 different states, a class-high four recruits played high school football in both Florida and Pennsylvania. Connecticut, Indiana and New York provide two student-athletes apiece and 11 other states send one player each to Ithaca. In all, 12 of the players will join the offense and 13 will aid the defense.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Big Red brings in six defensive back/safeties, four linebackers and three defensive linemen. Cornell went for plenty of skill players on the offense, bringing in three wide receivers, three running backs two tight ends. The offensive line will also be bolstered with the addition of four student-athletes who average 6-5 and 279 pounds. 

The Big Red opens the 2022 season when it visits VMI on Saturday, Sept. 17 in Lexington, Va. Cornell opens its home slate when it kicks off the Ivy League season the following weekend against Yale on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Schoellkopf Field.
 

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown	Last School
Daniel Amasha	LB	6-2	230	Clifton Park, N.Y.	La Salle Institute
Camari Berry	DB	5-10	165	St. Petersburg, Fla.	Lakewood HS
Gannon Carothers	RB	5-11	200	Pittsburgh, Pa.	Central Catholic HS
Joey Cheshire	LB	6-2	210	Lakeland, Fla.	Lakeland Senior HS
Rick Coleman Jr.	DB	5-10	150	Mentor, Ohio	Harvey HS
Jackson Fortney	DB	6-0	170	Chapel Hill, N.C.	Cardinal Gibbons HS
Bo Graham	TE	6-3	215	Woodinville, Wash.	Woodinville HS
AJ Holmes	RB	6-1	180	Los Angeles, Calif.	Harvard-Westlake School
DJ Hooker	DB	5-10	170	Wesley Chapel, Fla.	Berkeley Preparatory School HS
Mike Jones	OL	6-6	275	Mechanicsburg, Pa.	Mechanicsburg Area HS
Davon Kiser	WR	5-7	150	Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.	Cardinal Gibbons HS
Jeremiah Lewis	DB	5-10	185	Middle River, Md.	Archbishop Curley HS
Kevin Ma	DL	6-2	285	Westford, Mass.	Middlesex School
Evan Nesmith	OL	6-5	275	Rochester, N.Y.	Pittsford Mendon HS
Declan Ochendowski	DL	6-3	240	Trafford, Pa.	Penn Trafford HS
Keegan Opper	OL	6-4	275	Traverse City, Mich.	Traverse City Central HS
Sean Polinsky	DB	5-11	210	Harwinton, Conn.	Loomis Chaffee School
Johntu Reed	RB	6-2	205	Ekhart, Ind.	Jimtown HS
James Reinbold	LB	6-2	205	Anchorage, Alaska	Dimond HS
Ben Sahakian	LB	6-4	205	Mount Prospect, Ill.	Prospect HS
Ty Short	OL	6-6	290	San Antonio, Texas	Antonian College Prep
Doryn Smith	WR	6-3	175	Martinsburg, W.Va.	Salisbury School
Parker Spellacy	TE	6-5	225	Indianapolis, Ind.	Cathedral HS
Parker Woodring	WR	6-3	195	Wilton, Conn.	Wilton HS
Mason Yacovelli	DL	6-2	270	Warminster, Pa.	Archbishop Wood HS