Approach
- We will list all current placers based on their weight and finish last year. No qualifiers will be listed during this step.
- We will update all wrestlers with their weight certifications once those are published as well as a potential state weight. In most cases this will start at their Min weight. In some cases we may go higher when that just doesn’t look realistic. As the season progresses, we will update the “Potential state weight” to help us create state preview content based on how wrestlers trend down. If a wrestler doesn’t trend toward their potential weight, we will take that as an indication they don’t plan on going down, if they do trend down, we will take that as an indication they will likely drop to that class for State.
- Once all weight certs are done, we will update our current list to include qualifiers using actual weights for all wrestlers to create our first composite top 6 ranking. The wrestles lowest weight they have recently wrestled will always be the ranked weight.
- We will list Last known weight and Potential state weight at all times. Last known weight will be used to determine rankings as wrestlers move down (or up in rare cases) weight classes throughout the season toward their potential final state weight. NOTE: We will not assume what weight a wrestler is going to wrestle at state as part of our regular season rankings, but we will move them into different rankings as they move weight classes during the season.
- We will transition from last season record to tracking this season record and significant criteria that may be affecting where we think a wrestler fits within a weight class. We will attempt to check each Sunday/Monday to see what happened the week before and update accordingly. This may be more of a 1, 2 or 3 week cycle as the season gets going depending on the action that happened each weekend.
- Last years State placement will always be shown and factor into this years ranking.
Ranking Criteria
- Past performance – One of the best indicators of future performance, is past performance. Now that we have exited early season we will put more focus on this year’s performance, but we will still rely heavily on what a wrestler has accomplished in the past.
- Head to Head (This HS Season) – We tried to find all head to head matchups from this season that would affect the ranking order.
- Quality of Wins/Losses and Performance at Major Tournaments – Success at major tournaments, like the recent Clash, shows a wrestlers ability to perform against high level competition, which will move them up the list vs another wrestler who is not wrestling the best competition. Beating wrestlers with a proven track record will have more of a positive impact. Losing to wrestlers with a proven track record will have less of a negative impact.
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 106 | Jonathan Benavides | Bayside Academy | 19-0 | 34-4 | 8 | Qualifier (106) | 106 |
| 2 | 106 | Braxton Alvarez | Tallassee | 27-0 | UNK | 8 | DNQ | 106 |
| 3 | 106 | Levi Sullins | Ohatchee | 17-2 | 15-10 | 10 | DNQ | 106 |
| 4 | 106 | Tristan Thibodeaux | Thomasville | 9-4 | UNK | 10 | DNQ | 106 |
| 5 | 106 | Alex Le | Alexandria | 15-4 | UNK | 10 | DNQ | 106 |
| 6 | 106 | Tyler Primeaux | Cleburne County | 13-2 | UNK | 10 | DNQ | 106 |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 113 | Thomas Patterson | Tallassee | 27-1 | 50-2 | 11 | Champion (106) | 113 |
| 2 | 113 | Christian Hill | Oak Grove | 37-0 | 47-6 | 9 | Third (113) | 106 |
| 3 | 113 | Asher Waugh | New Hope HS | 14-3 | 42-6 | 11 | Fifth (106) | 106 |
| 4 | 113 | Noah Smith | Walter Wellborn | 16-1 | 49-10 | 10 | Sixth (106) | 106 |
| 5 | 113 | Connor Causey | Cleburne County | 26-3 | 34-18 | 9 | Qualifier (113) | 113 |
| 6 | 113 | Artels James | Fultondale | 30-5 | UNK | 8 | DNQ | – |
| KOD | 113 | Levi Stanley | Bayside Academy | 22-3 | NA | 7 | DNQ | 106 |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 120 | Noah Rains | St James | 15-1 | 42-2 | 11 | Champion (120) | 120 |
| 2 | 120 | Kellen Mitchell | Oak Grove | 35-1 | 43-5 | 9 | Third (106) | 113 |
| 3 | 120 | Jeremy Lambert | Alexandria HS | 17-1 | 39-4 | 10 | Second (106) | 106 |
| 4 | 120 | Myles Bailey | Piedmont | 16-3 | 43-7 | 11 | Fourth (106) | 113 |
| 5 | 120 | Carter Driver | Ranburne | 10-1 | 30-7 | 11 | Fourth (113) | 113 |
| 6 | 120 | Ace Hensley | Bayshore Christian School | 22-3 | 32-11 | 10 | Qualifier (106) | 113 |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 126 | Hudson Hartzog | Alexandria HS | 12-2 | 48-6 | 10 | Third (120) | 106 |
| 2 | 126 | Gavin Crawford | Ashville | 27-2 | 44-14 | 11 | Qualifier (120) | 120 |
| 3 | 126 | Owen Young | Cleburne County | 25-4 | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | – |
| 4 | 126 | Luke Santy | St. John Paul II | 26-7 | 48-15 | 11 | Qualifier (106) | 113 |
| 5 | 126 | Dylan Price | Tallassee | 23-5 | 43-16 | 11 | Qualifier (126) | 126 |
| 6 | 126 | Alvan Gillem | Shoals Christian School | 19-1 | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | – |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 132 | David Hill | Oak Grove | 31-0 | 51-0 | 11 | Champion (126) | 126 |
| 2 | 132 | Justin Thomas | Reeltown | 16-1 | 35-6 | 11 | Fourth (126) | 120 |
| 3 | 132 | Ryker Houston | Alexandria HS | 16-3 | 59-8 | 8 | Second (113) | 120 |
| 4 | 132 | Jack Galloway | American Christian Academy | 10-3 | 48-7 | 12 | Fourth (120) | 126 |
| 5 | 132 | Jacob Biggers | Cleburne County | 20-2 | 35-10 | 10 | Fifth (126) | 126 |
| 6 | 132 | Peyton Andrews | Weaver | 20-8 | 27-14 | 10 | Qualifier (120) | 126 |
| KOD | 132 | Carter Anderson | Montgomery Catholic Prep School | 7-1 | 28-15 | 12 | Qualifier (126) | 132 |
| KOD | 132 | Trevor Wicks | Ashville | 8-2 | 50-10 | 12 | Qualifier (138) | 132 |
| KOD | 132 | Riley Westbrook | Shoals Christian Schools | 15-4 | 26-12 | 11 | Qualifier (126) | 126 |
| KOD | 132 | Karter Armstrong | Tallassee | 24-5 | UNK | 10 | DNQ | – |
| KOD | 132 | Coleman Pilkington | Thomasville HS | 9-3 | 24-12 | 11 | Sixth (113) | 120 |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 138 | Haiden Hise | Weaver | 24-0 | 43-8 | 10 | Champion (132) | 120 |
| 2 | 138 | Harry Grant | Beulah | 19-0 | 33-5 | 11 | Fourth (132) | 126 |
| 3 | 138 | Jalen Gunn | Deshler | 10-2 | 30-7 | 10 | Qualifier (120) | 126 |
| 4 | 138 | Liam Mays | Cleburne County | 16-2 | 16-11 | 11 | Qualifier (132) | 132 |
| 5 | 138 | Lyric Brown | White Plains | 18-3 | 22-12 | 10 | Qualifier (132) | 132 |
| 6 | 138 | Jaden Whittaker | Alexandria HS | 8-3 | 40-21 | 11 | Qualifier (144) | 138 |
| KOD | 138 | Cooper Elam | Thomasville HS | 11-1 | 27-10 | 10 | Qualifier (120) | 125 |
| KOD | 138 | Phoenix Tuiolosega | Ohatchee | 14-1 | 27-9 | 10 | Qualifier (120) | 132 |
| KOD | 138 | Aiden Bridgman | Tallassee | 16-4 | 41-19 | 12 | Sixth (132) | 132 |
| KOD | 138 | Johnathan Santos | Alexandria HS | 11-7 | 42-12 | 10 | Sixth (126) | 113 |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 144 | Jacoby Foster | Dora | 17-2 | 42-7 | 12 | Third (138) | – |
| 2 | 144 | Joseph `ab Morris | Alabama School of Cyber Tech and Eng | 2-3 | 17-8 | 12 | Fourth (144) | 132 |
| 3 | 144 | Dion Guy | Alexandria HS | 14-2 | 33-11 | 10 | Qualifier (138) | 132 |
| 4 | 144 | Abe Haskins | Houston Academy | 12-1 | 23-11 | 10 | Qualifier (126) | 138 |
| 5 | 144 | Owen Meads | Ashville | 23-6 | 47-14 | 12 | Qualifier (132) | 138 |
| 6 | 144 | Isaac Overton | Weaver | 22-9 | UNK | 9 | DNQ | – |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 150 | Drake Wood | Reeltown | 26-1 | 39-3 | 10 | Second (132) | 144 |
| 2 | 150 | Micah Woodman | Oak Grove | 24-3 | 40-6 | 10 | Second (120) | 126 |
| 3 | 150 | Cael Fulmer | Cleburne County | 22-1 | 39-12 | 10 | Third (126) | 138 |
| 4 | 150 | Kion Guy | Alexandria HS | 15-4 | UNK | 10 | DNQ | – |
| 6 | 150 | Joshua Vise | Wilson | 19-1 | 33-5 | 11 | Fifth (150) | 144 |
| 5 | 150 | Kaydon King | Walter Wellborn | 12-4 | 35-16 | 12 | Fourth (150) | 150 |
| 6 | 150 | Avery Brantley | Tallassee | 22-7 | 48-5 | 12 | Qualifier (144) | 150 |
| KOD | 150 | Braison Howard | West End High School | 11-3 | 40-18 | 10 | Qualifier (132) | 132 |
| KOD | 150 | Jens Johnson | Prattville Christian Academy | 15-5 | 18-16 | 10 | Qualifier (138) | 138 |
| KOD | 150 | Matthew Bru | Satsuma | 12-2 | 37-13 | 11 | Qualifier (144) | 144 |
| KOD | 150 | Liam Senior | Westminster Christian Academy | 18-5 | 21-10 | 10 | Qualifier (150) | 144 |
| KOD | 150 | Maddux Murrill | Bayshore Christian School | 12-7 | 9-12 | 12 | Qualifier (138) | 132 |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 157 | Brady Adams | Tallassee | 26-1 | 41-8 | 10 | Fifth (157) | 150 |
| 2 | 157 | Gabriel Snyder | Weaver | 18-2 | 42-15 | 10 | Sixth (144) | 144 |
| 3 | 157 | James Heard | White Plains | 18-2 | 38-8 | 12 | Qualifier (150) | 147 |
| 4 | 157 | Grayson Miller | Orange Beach High School | 17-4 | 32-10 | 11 | Qualifier (144) | 144 |
| 5 | 157 | Raif Robinson | Westminster Christian Academy | 22-10 | 34-12 | 10 | Qualifier (138) | 150 |
| 6 | 157 | Brysen Pugh | Prattville Christian Academy | 9-0 | UNK | 12 | DNQ | – |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 165 | Dylan Brown | Weaver | 27-0 | 44-9 | 10 | Second (165) | 144 |
| 2 | 165 | Wesley Beebe | White Plains | 17-3 | 40-6 | 12 | Third (157) | 157 |
| 3 | 165 | Ethan Jones | Oak Grove | 20-5 | 40-6 | 12 | Second (150) | 165 |
| 4 | 165 | Mirio Crenshaw | Escambia County | 17-4 | 25-8 | 12 | Fifth (165) | 165 |
| 5 | 165 | Jake Ayers | St. John Paul II | 25-8 | 46-23 | 9 | Qualifier (144) | – |
| 6 | 165 | Carter Copeland | Prattville Christian Academy | 20-8 | 21-10 | 12 | Qualifier (175) | 175 |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 175 | Tra`mel Mccoy | Tallassee | 23-0 | 45-4 | 12 | Champion (165) | 157 |
| 2 | 175 | Gianluca Torres | Weaver | 22-4 | 46-15 | 12 | Third (150) | 165 |
| 3 | 175 | Alex Bacon | Bayside Academy | 7-0 | 33-6 | 11 | Qualifier (165) | 150 |
| 4 | 175 | David Guthrie | Satsuma | 19-2 | 41-11 | 12 | Qualifier (165) | 165 |
| 5 | 175 | William Crocker | Randolph | 7-2 | 12-11 | 12 | Qualifier (165) | 175 |
| 6 | 175 | Corey Owens | Alexandria HS | 13-4 | 44-17 | 11 | Qualifier (150) | 157 |
| KOD | 175 | Jack Yearwood | Ranburne | 15-2 | UNK | 10 | DNQ | – |
| KOD | 175 | Camden Adkins | Deshler | 13-6 | 32-8 | 12 | Qualifier (175) | 165 |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 190 | Dalton Fink | Weaver | 21-1 | 41-13 | 12 | Fifth (138) | 175 |
| 2 | 190 | Christopher Weaver | Alabama School for the Blind | 24-2 | 54-11 | 12 | Third (190) | 190 |
| 3 | 190 | Aiden Richardson | Dora | 22-2 | 36-4 | 11 | Fourth (175) | 175 |
| 4 | 190 | Bentley Chandler | Piedmont | 11-2 | 21-5 | 11 | Fifth (175) | 165 |
| 5 | 190 | Trent Horsley | Ashville | 14-5 | 37-20 | 11 | Qualifier (190) | 190 |
| 6 | 190 | Jason Hood | Beulah | 20-4 | 33-13 | 12 | Qualifier (190) | 175 |
| KOD | 190 | Antoine Pitts | Thomasville HS | 10-2 | 30-8 | 11 | Qualifier (175) | 175 |
| KOD | 190 | Mac Peters | Orange Beach | 22-6 | UNK | 11 | DNQ | – |
| KOD | 190 | Brooks Covin | Oak Grove | 24-6 | UNK | 11 | DNQ | – |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 215 | Devin Bragg | Reeltown | 11-0 | 29-2 | 12 | Second (285) | 285 |
| 2 | 215 | Noah Breeland | Bayside Academy | 15-0 | 14-3 | 12 | Second (215) | 190 |
| 3 | 215 | Brady Thrash | Ashville | 28-0 | 46-5 | 12 | Fourth (215) | 215 |
| 4 | 215 | Zachary Hooks | Weaver | 25-2 | 20-7 | 11 | Fifth (190) | 190 |
| 5 | 215 | Brysen Bowman | Prattville Christian Academy | 24-3 | 38-8 | 10 | Third (215) | 215 |
| 6 | 215 | Adairiun Henry | Tallassee | 20-7 | UNK | 12 | DNQ | – |
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| Rank | Weight | Wrestler Name | School | Current Record | 24-25 Record | 25-26 Grade | 24-25 Placement | Potential State Weight |
| 1 | 285 | Silas Mccarthy | Brooks | 13-1 | 38-3 | 12 | Third (285) | 285 |
| 2 | 285 | Zayden Franklin | Coosa Christian School | NA | 13-11 | 12 | Sixth (285) | 215 |
| 3 | 285 | Hudson Ingalsbe | White Plains | 18-0 | 34-7 | 11 | Qualifier (285) | 285 |
| 4 | 285 | Jerimiah Sasser | Ashville | 6-7 | 25-4 | 10 | DNQ | – |
| 5 | 285 | Levi Cole | Ranburne | 11-4 | UNK | 11 | DNQ | – |
| 6 | 285 | Orion Garrett | Prattville Christian Academy | 19-8 | 18-21 | 11 | Qualifier (285) | 285 |