The Opening Finals: Updated 2026 roster

Nike Football has revived The Opening after a six-year hiatus and regional events got underway in January.

Seven cities — Miami, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York and Dallas — will host regionals, where top skill position prospects will come and compete in activities like the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle and other position-specific drills, as well as 1-on-1 and 7-on-7 matchups.

Out of all the athletes from these stops, 120 will proceed to The Opening Finals on June 24-26 at Nike’s Philip H. Knight Campus in Beaverton, Oregon.

Since its inception in 2011, Nike’s The Opening has helped 428 former high school football athletes reach the NFL, including 95 first-round selections. Some of the program’s prominent alumni include 2024 Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain II, two-time All-Pro Ja’Marr Chase, reigning Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley, and two-time NFL rushing yards leader Derrick Henry.

Rivals is tracking who has publicly announced an invite to the event thus far:

The Opening Finals Roster

Running Backs

Elijah Cromwell (2028)
School: Cherry Creek (Colo.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 146 NATL. (No. 11 RB)
Status: Uncommitted

Jaxsen Stokes
School: Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 577 NATL. (No. 51 RB)
Status: Committed to Cal

Abdul Turay
School: St. Peter’s Prep (N.J.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 553 NATL. (No. 45 RB)
Status: Uncommitted

Caden Waye
School: Ola (Ga.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 345 NATL. (No. 24 RB)
Status: Uncommitted

Wide Receivers

Braylon Clark (2028)
School: Charlotte Country Day (N.C.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 14 NATL. (No. 4 WR)
Status: Uncommitted

Osani Gayles
School: IMG Academy (Fla.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 51 NATL. (No. 9 WR)
Status: Uncommitted

Ronnie Gomiller
School: East St. Louis (Ill.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 447 NATL. (No. 65 WR)
Status: Uncommitted

Quentin Hale
School: Centennial (Calif.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 62 NATL. (No. 12 WR)
Status: Committed to USC

Amare Patterson
School: Bluffton (S.C.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 284 NATL. (No. 42 WR)
Status: Uncommitted

Tight Ends

Asa Wall
School: John Milledge Academy (Ga.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 172 NATL. (No. 8 TE)
Status: Committed to Georgia

Linebackers

Taven Epps
School: Tustin (Calif.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 90 NATL. (No. 5 LB)
Status: Committed to Oklahoma

Landon Miller (2028)
School: De La Salle (Calif.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 113 NATL. (No. 8 LB)
Status: Uncommitted

Mikahi Allen
School: Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 176 NATL. (No. 17 LB)
Status: Uncommitted

Cornerbacks

Tyler Boyd (2028)
School: Carrollton (Ga.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 40 NATL. (No. 6 CB)
Status: Uncommitted

Jaden Carey
School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 429 NATL. (No. 44 CB)
Status: Uncommitted

Zachary Gleason
School: Central Catholic (Pa.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 875 NATL. (No. 88 CB)
Status: Committed to Penn State

Monsanna Torbert
School: Princeton (Ohio)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 118 NATL. (No. 16 CB)
Status: Uncommitted

Donte Wright
School: Long Beach Poly (Calif.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 8 NATL. (No. 2 CB)
Status: Committed to Miami 

Safeties

Jalen Flowers (2028)
School: Palos Verdes (Calif.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 85 NATL. (No. 9 S)
Status: Uncommitted

DeNairo Girton Jr. (2028)
School: Great Mills (Md.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 140 NATL. (No. 14 S)
Status: Uncommitted

Brandon Nash (2028)
School: St. John Bosco (Calif.)
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 115 NATL. (No. 12 S)
Status: Uncommitted