JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The second installment of the EA Sports college football game has an abundance of local talent in the game.
More than 120 players with area ties are on rosters in the “College Football 26″ video game, which was released this week. News4JAX spent Tuesday afternoon going through the rosters
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There are 32 local schools represented in the 2026 game.
Sandalwood leads the way with 12 players, followed by Trinity Christian (10) and Bolles (eight).
The highest-rated local players in the game are Miami quarterback Carson Beck, a Mandarin grad and Kentucky offensive tackle Joshua Braun. Both come in at 91s. Florida tackle Austin Barber (Trinity Christian) is next at 86. Camden County tackle and Georgia lineman Micah Morris and UCF running back Myles Montgomery (Fletcher) are both 86s.
On defense, Bradford’s defensive back Jontez Williams (Iowa State) comes in with the highest rating at 90. Trinity Christian’s Keaton Thomas (Baylor linebacker) is an 89. Columbia’s Shyheim Brown (Florida State safety) is an 88 and his former teammate Amare Ferrell (Indiana defensive back) is an 87, University Christian’s Joseph Carter (linebacker at Liberty) is an 86.
Former Mandarin receiver Jaime Ffrench, who signed with the University of Texas last December, is the highest-rated true freshman in the game. Ffrench comes in with a ranking of 80.
Local players in EA Sports College Football 26
College, position, high school, rating
Air Force
(RB) Kade Frew, Bolles, 82
(RB) Kaleb Killian, Trinity Christian, 75
Akron
(QB) Cibastian Broughton, Fleming Island, 67
Appalachian State
(DL) Denigel Cooper, Camden County, 63
Arizona State
(QB) Jeff Sims, Sandalwood, 77
Arkansas
(DL) Phillip Lee, First Coast, 83
(DB) Jaheim Singletary, Riverside, 83
(DB) Larry Worth III, Baldwin, 82
Army
(OLB) Christian Yousefzadeh, Creekside, 68
(ILB) Baylor Newsome, Bishop Kenny, 66
Auburn
(S) Jahquez Robinson, Sandalwood, 75
Ball State
(S) Alfred Chea, First Coast, 71
(WR) Eric Weatherly, Bartram Trail, 70
Baylor
(LB) Keaton Thomas, Trinity Christian, 89
Boise State
(DB) Samuel Brooks, Baldwin, 67
Charlotte
(WR) Miles Burris, Trinity Christian, 60
Cincinnati
(RB) Manny Covey, Bradford, 76
(OL) Zach Taylor, Camden County, 70
Delaware
(DL) Carson Shockley, Bolles, 69
East Carolina
(DB) Ja’Marley Riddle, Camden County, 79
(TE) Desirrio Riles, University Christian, 74
Florida
(OL) Austin Barber, Trinity Christian, 89
(OL) Roderick Kearney, Orange Park, 85
(RB) Treyaun Webb, Trinity Christian Academy, 81
(LB) Grayson Howard, Andrew Jackson, 81
(DB) Sharif Denson, Bartram Trail, 74
(QB) Tramell Jones Jr., Riverside, 73
(LB) Jaden Robinson, Columbia, 73
(DE) Layne Swafford, Ponte Vedra, 66
FAU
(WR) Dominique Henry, Nease, 74
(OL) Braden Cunningham, Fleming Island, 69
FIU
(RB) Devonte Lyons, St. Augustine, 74
(OL) Takaylen Muex, Fletcher, 65
FSU
(S) Shyheim Brown, Columbia, 88
(QB) Tommy Castellanos, Ware County, 83
(DL) Deante McCray, Sandalwood, 81
(S) KJ Kirkland, Raines, 78
(TE) Tae’Shaun Gelsey, Riverside, 73
(WR) Camdon Frier, Columbia, 66
Fresno State
(DB) Ah’Marion Ashley, Jacksonville Native, 64
UGA
(OL) Micah Morris, Camden County, 86
(DE) Elo Modozie, Bartram Trail, 84
(DL) Jordan Hall, Westside, 83
(TE) Elyiss Williams, Camden County, 78
(OL) Jamal Meriweather, Brunswick, 78
Georgia Southern
(OL) Caleb Cook, Brunswick, 84
(WR) Brian Green jr., Orange Park, 69
(LB) Jamari Whitehead, Raines, 65
(LB) CJ Allen, Sandalwood, 64
Georgia Tech
(DB) Jon Mitchell, Mandarin, 75
Hawaii
(DL) Luther Mccoy, Creekside, 70
Indiana
(S) Amare Farrell, Columbia, 87
(WR) Myles Kendrick, Riverside, 69
Iowa
(OL) Michael Myslinski, Bishop Kenny, 73
Iowa State
(DB) Jontez Williams, Bradford, 90
(OL) Brendan Black, Bolles, 77
(S) Joshua Patterson, Ed White, 69
Kansas
(OL) Kobe Baynes, Sandalwood, 83
Kennesaw State
(TE) Semaj Parker, Camden County, 73
(DB) Ethan Tookes, Riverside, 66
Kentucky
(OL) Joshua Braun, Suwannee, 91
(LB) Devin Smith, Brunswick, 68
Liberty
(LB) Joseph Carter, University Christian, 85
(LB) Micah Pollard, Bartram Trail, 74
(DE) Aaron Hester, Fletcher, 73
Louisiana
(OL) Cooper Fordham, Bolles, 76
Louisville
(DB) Jabari Mack, First Coast, 78
(LB) Trent Carter, Bolles, 67
LSU
(DE) Jack Pyburn, LSU, 80
(QB) Colin Hurley, Trinity Christian, 70
Marshall
(LB) Chason Clark, Bradford, 64
Miami
(QB) Carson Beck, Mandarin, 91
(OL) Matthew McCoy, Creekside, 76
(OL) Deryc Plazz, Mandarin, 69
Michigan
(OL) Jake Guarnera, Ponte Vedra, 70
Mississippi State
(LB) Nic Mitchell, Mandarin, 79
(LB) Branden Jennings, Sandalwood, 78
Navy
(OLB) Luke Pirris, Ponte Vedra, 82
NC State
(S) Caden Fordham, Bolles, 84
New Mexico State
(S) Lenar Kelley Jr., Trinity Christian, 69
North Carolina
(TE) Connor Cox, Bolles, 70
Oklahoma State
(DE) Rashod Bradley, Columbia, 73
Old Dominion
(S) Jerome Carter, Columbia, 67
Oregon
(DB) Jadon Canady, Sandalwood, 78
Penn State
(DB) Antoine Belgrave-Shorter, Mandarin, 68
Rutgers
(DB) Cam Miller, Trinity Christian, 82
(LB) Abram Wright, Fleming Island, 72
(S) DK Gilley, University Christian, 66
San Jose State
(DB) Runye Norton, Sandalwood, 72
South Alabama
(OL) Jaylen Booker, Trinity Christian Academy, 67
(DB) Nehemiah Chandler, Jacksonville native, 66
Southern Miss
(DB) Malakai Murphy, Bradford, 60
Texas
(WR) Jaime Ffrench, Mandarin, 80
Texas Tech
(DB) Dontae Balfour, Bradford, 83
Troy
(S) Devin Lafayette, Brunswick, 82
(P) Evan Crenshaw, Nease, 70
UCF
(RB) Myles Montgomery, Fletcher, 86
(WR) Marcus Burke, Trinity Christian, 77
(WR) Carl Jenkins Jr., St. Augustine, 70
(TE) Grant Stevens, Nease, 70
UNLV
(TE) Nick Elksnis, Episcopal, 75
USF
(RB) Cartevious Norton, Ware County, 83
(DB) Jarvis Lee, Clay, 75
(QB) Locklan Hewlett, St. Augustine, 72
(QB) Marcelis Tate, Fletcher, 68
(OL) TJ Lawrence, Fleming Island, 66
Utah
(S) Rabbit Evans, Jacksonville Native, 79
Utah State
(OLB) Carl Nesmith, Baldwin, 69
UTSA
(OL) Trevor Timmons, Glynn Academy, 79
Vanderbilt
(DL) Bradley Mann, Bolles, 73
(DE) Mason Carter, Baldwin, 63
Virginia
(S) Antonio Clary, Sandalwood, 84
Virginia Tech
(S) Christian Ellis, White, 85
Wake Forest
(S) Davaughn Patterson, White, 83
(DE) Langston Hardy, Sandalwood, 74
(OL) Derrell Johnson II, Riverside, 70
(DE) Camden Hardy, Atlantic Coast, 69
Western Kentucky
(S) Anthony Brackenridge, Sandalwood, 70
(WR) Quincy Burroughs, Raines, 70
(QB) Rodney Tisdale Jr., First Coast, 69
(DE) Koron Hayward, Sandalwood, 67
Western Michigan
(LB) Maddux Babin, Ponte Vedra, 60
