Rivals has made a shift in its prospect rankings that officially launched today and will be reflected in upcoming ratings/rankings releases. It will be implemented in the 2026 class and future classes.
No longer will players get projected at the following positions: OLB, ILB, SDE, WDE, OC, OG, FB, PQB (pro-style), DQB (dual-threat) or K.
The reshaped positions will be: DE, EDGE, IOL, LB, QB, NICK, SLOT, SPEC
So these will be all the positions:
QB
RB
APB
WR
SLOT
TE
OT
IOL
DT
DE
EDGE
LB
CB
NICK
S
ATH
SPEC
@RivalsFriedman has a story and explanation here:
n.rivals.com
No longer will players get projected at the following positions: OLB, ILB, SDE, WDE, OC, OG, FB, PQB (pro-style), DQB (dual-threat) or K.
The reshaped positions will be: DE, EDGE, IOL, LB, QB, NICK, SLOT, SPEC
So these will be all the positions:
QB
RB
APB
WR
SLOT
TE
OT
IOL
DT
DE
EDGE
LB
CB
NICK
S
ATH
SPEC
@RivalsFriedman has a story and explanation here:
Rivals modernizes rankings to fit current scouting landscape
Tennessee commit Tyreek King will be classified under a new position in the next update to the 2026 Rivals250.
