2026 Preseason Watch List (voted on by All State Voting Committee)
Region 1: Thomas Bagby (Marshall Co.), Nick Cantrell (Calloway Co.), Kendrick Dunning (McCracken Co.), Will Fox (McCracken Co.), Caden Kern (McCracken Co.), Kaden Merrick (Marshall Co.), Brendan Mira (Paducah Tilghman), Joshua Penrod (McCracken Co.), Andrew Puckett (St. Mary), Ashton Spurr (St. Mary)
Region 2: Hayden Hunt (University Heights Academy), Cadence Gibson (University Heights Academy), Jaiden Miles, University Heights Academy), Sebastian Dazey (Christian County), Eddie Davis (Christian County), Ryder Sandidge (Madisonville North Hopkins), Alex Richards (Madisonville North Hopkins), Ari Wells (Caldwell County), Quinn Summers (Crittenden County), Maddox Golday (Henderson County)
Region 3: Eli Hampton (Owensboro), Ryleigh Logan (Apollo), Tristan Wicker (Breckinridge County), Hayden Henry (Breckinridge County), Barrett Evans (Owensboro Catholic), Hunter Wilson (Edmonson County), Austyn Stansbury (Meade County), Jaxson White (Owensboro Catholic), Ross Milburn (Apollo), Jeffrey Johnson (Meade County)
Region 4: Landon Gilbert (Bowling Green), Jack Cowan (Bowling Green), Blaine Melton (Russell County), Tanner Stringer (Russell County), Brady Delk (Franklin-Simpson), Brooks Vincent (Warren East), Chaze Huff (Greenwood), Tyshawn Thomeczak (Logan County), Camden Page (South Warren), Jaxon Decker (South Warren)
Region 5: Cole Mclean (Taylor County), Andrew Houk (Green County), Brayden Singleton (Larue County), Brady Skaggs (LaRue County), Ryan Hughes (LaRue County), Drew Squires (Green County), Grayson Kearney (Taylor County), Bryce Russell (Adair County), Colin Hamilton (North Hardin), Kace Eastridge (Campbellsville)
Region 6: Rayvon Lee (PRP), Mason Lanham (Holy Cross), Kody Coomer (Butler), Jackson Cummings (Fairdale), Matt Mulhall (DeSales), Kasean Johnson (Fern Creek), Logan Leber (Bullitt Central), Collin Waltrip (Bullitt Central), Cody Pendleton (North Bullitt), Rowen Burton (North Bullitt) Hunter Holland ( Bullitt East), Bradley Myers ( Bullitt East) Joey Dudeck (PRP)
Region 7: Grayson Willoughby (Trinity), Brodie Benefield (St. X), Kaiden Ford (Male), Blake Benavidez (Eastern), Gray Davis (Trinity), Luke Hamilton (Highlands Latin), Colton Zuege (St. X), Jaxon Coomer (St. X), Nolan Hosking (Trinity), Zach Floyd (Trinity)
Region 8: Bronson Corpus (Walton-Verona), Keith Mitchell (South Oldham), Preston Miller (Collins), Jaylen Hortenbury (Henry County), Jacob Piper (Simon Kenton), Griffin Kingsolver (Spencer County), Gabe Kuerzi (North Oldham), Carter Poole (Collins), Luke Belardo (South Oldham), Kaden Dickhaut (North Oldham)
Region 9: Tyler Fryman (Beechwood), Anthony Coppola (Ryle), Brady Bushman (Conner), Caleb Arrasmith (Beechwood), Brooks Becker (Beechwood), Kai Anderson (Highlands), Kyle Flynn (Dixie Heights), Brooks Hendrix (Highlands), Cole Krumpelman (Covington Catholic), Grayson Begnoche (Lloyd)
Region 10: Isaac Amin (Bishop Brossart), Trey Cook (Scott), Evan Copher (Montgomery County), Gavin Kramer (Campbell County), Jayse Mays (Montgomery County), Brady Mefford (Mason County), Tyler Schumaker (Campbell County), Cooper Slade (Harrison County), Camden Tiemeier (Campbell County), Donvan Walker (Harrison County)
Region 11: Sam Pearson (Lexington Christian), Joseph Seigler (Lexington Christian), Gary Gibson (Sayre), Cam Stout (Sayre), JT Richie (Henry Clay), Turner Sparks (Henry Clay), Will Richardson (Madison Central), Teilor Howie (Madison Central), Baird Woodall (Lexington Catholic), Trey Helton (Madison Southern)
Region: 12: Kole Grundy (Somerset), Kyler Claunch (Boyle County), Caeden Patterson (Boyle County), Carter Stapp (Boyle County), Logan Perry (Boyle County), Chase Farmer (Pulaski County), Wyatt Gale (Danville), Sawyer Yates (Rockcastle), Carter Devine (Mercer County), Zach Stacy (Garrard County)
Region 13: Cam Estep (Corbin), Waylon Hensley (South Laurel), EJ Allen (Whitley County), Cam Smith (North Laurel), Ashton Clemons (Jackson County), Talan Marcum (Clay County), Hayden Melton (Knox), Trey Person (Corbin), Luke Hillard (Whitley County), Blake Burnett (Bell County)
Region 14: Sebastian Howard (Breathitt County), Lacy Dicken (Powell County), Mason Amburgey (Knott County), Connor Napier (Knott County), Devin Gayheart (Perry County), Rylan Simpson (Leslie County), Logan Friend (Estill County), Max Whisman (Wolfe County), Cam Oliver (Wolfe County), Tucker Napier (Hazard)
Region 15: Anderson Lauffer (Paintsville), Brody Howell (Paintsville), Brayden Shepherd (Johnson Central), Gray Derifield (Lawrence County), Boedy Maynard (Lawrence County), Dixon Kincheloe (Paintsville), Kaleb Callahan (Johnson Central), Chase Preece (Johnson Central), Braxton Davis (Lawrence County), Kyler Callahan (Johnson Central)
Region 16: Grant Slater (Boyd County), Conner Davis (Boyd County), Brady Marushi (Ashland), LJ Murphy (Ashland), Parker Ison (Raceland), Colton Mcguire (East Carter), Aaron Pennington (Rowan County), Casey Gammon (Greenup County), Jayden Frasure (Russell), Preston Cropper (Fleming)