Newcomers To The 2026 Rankings; Part 4

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">The 2026 rankings are here, and here are a few more newcomers making their debut…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":2315954,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/PH-Michael-Stanford-C.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/PH-Michael-Stanford-C.png?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-2315954" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2314462' first='Michael' last='Stanford'] </strong>(6'6/PF|C/'26/Madison Academy)<strong> </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">IG: 2michael4_</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X: @2michael4_</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Michael makes his debut at the #31 spot in the rankings. He has good positional size and a lot of potential waiting to be unleashed. The physical attributes are there, but the production on the floor, on the level that he can produce, still awaits to be seen. He is active on the glass, but overall, he has to decide to play harder on every possession. If he flips the switch, we could be talking about Michael in a different light. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":2282814,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/PH-Jayden-Robinson-C.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/PH-Jayden-Robinson-C.png?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-2282814" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2314045' first='Jayden' last='Robinson'] </strong>(6'7/PF|C/'26/Pelham HS) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">IG: to.Robinson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X: @Jay_Rob18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Jayden makes his debut at the #32 spot in the rankings. He makes his living on the defensive end of the floor as he is a timely shot blocker who is very instinctive when challenging shots. He has good awareness and closes ground quickly on optimistic slashers headed to the cup. Jayden has good positional size and uses his length to rebound at a high rate. He has enough offensive tools to score off the low block, but he still has a lot of work to do to develop into more of an offensive threat.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2313916' first='Jayden' last='Hall']&nbsp;</strong>(5'8/PG/'26/Calera)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Jauden makes his debut at the #42 spot in the rankings. He is a solid lead guard who does a good job running the show for his squad. He has shown his reliable handles and does a good job taking care of the ball, as most of the offense is initiated through him. His ability to push the rock in transition helps get his team out in the open court, where good things often happen with early offense. Jayden has shown his ability to get to the rim, create off the bounce, particularly for his teammates, get to the line, and keep the offense in rhythm by keeping the ball moving. Defensively, he defends at the point of attack and shows he does not mind extending his defense full court.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":2274402,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/PH-Porter-Brower-C.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/PH-Porter-Brower-C.png?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-2274402" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2314061' first='Porter' last='Brower']</strong>&nbsp;(6'0/CG/'26/Vestavia HS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">IG: porter1_1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X: @PorterB_11_</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Porter makes his debut at the #51 spot in the rankings. At his core, he is a pure scorer, and every time I have seen him, he has aggressively looked for his offense. He is a two-way attacking guard and is just as aggressive on defense as he is on O. He is at his best getting to the rim, and as he continues to add finishing tools to his bag, his scoring prowess will only increase. He has a lot of potential, and if he stays in the lab working to turn it into production, he will be another quality scorer stepping onto varsity.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2314109' first='Duncan' last='Robertson'] </strong>(6'5/C/'26/James Clemens High School)<strong> </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">IG: slam_duncan123</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X: @Slam_Duncan123</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Duncan makes his debut at the #56 spot in the rankings and is one of the best-rebounding bigs in the class. Every night, he flirts with double-digit boards as he aggressively goes to the glass and rebounds at a high rate. He has good positional size and utilizes his length to anchor down the paint. He does a good job challenging and altering shots in the paint. He is mobile enough to recover from bad angles, and if he can continue to expand his offensive game, he will definitely see his position in the '26 rankings go up.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":2315959,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/PH-Garrett-Witherington-C.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/PH-Garrett-Witherington-C.png?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-2315959" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2314108' first='Garrett' last='Witherington'] </strong>(6'5/PF|C/'26/Briarwood)<strong> </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">IG: garrettw5534</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X: @GarrettW_90</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Garrett makes his debut at the #57 spot in the rankings. Garrett is a stout interior presence with good positional size who understands his role on his squad. He is not a versatile scorer, but he does a good job scoring in the paint and around the rim. He carves out space, creating openings for his backcourt teammates to get deep into the paint. He maneuvers around the paint to position himself for easy dropoff passes and easy scores. He sets solid screens, which lead to ball-handlers getting separation and room to attack. Garret rebounds and is a consistent source of interior production for his squad. Many players have come to realize that Garrett is a physical force to be reckoned with on both ends of the floor.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->