Ethan Feaster is one step nearer to creating his school resolution.
The five-star large receiver from Texas reclassified from the 2027 class into the present 2026 cycle on Friday, he tells Rivals. Feaster is now slotted because the No. 15 total recruit within the Rivals250 and Rivals’ No. 3 WR.
The blue-chipper from DeSoto (Texas) Excessive Faculty has an expedited timeline for his highly-anticipated school dedication — and can dive into official visits this summer time with a call anticipated earlier than his now-senior season in August.
“For me, I’ve carried out a lot in highschool. My mother and father, my mother and father, and I felt prefer it was time to go to the subsequent degree,” Feaster instructed Rivals of his resolution. “Not solely that — I used to be prepared. This can be a massive step for me. So long as I am ready and I am prepared, I will be high-quality.”
Along with leaping as much as the 2026 class, Feaster has additionally trimmed his nationwide provide listing right down to 12 finalists: LSU, Texas, Texas A&M, Oregon, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio State, Miami, USC, and SMU.
Feaster is giving sturdy consideration to varsities corresponding to Texas, Texas A&M, USC, and LSU — and has official visits to see the Trojans (June 6-8) and Tigers (June 20-22) locked in. The Longhorns and Aggies are additionally in line for official visits this summer time.
Lincoln Riley and Dennis Simmons caught up with Feaster days earlier than finalizing his reclassification and have the five-star WR atop their board for the 2026 class.
“After speaking to Coach Simmons and Coach Riley, they had been enthusiastic about me,” Feaster stated.
That is a well-liked take from coaches pushing for the elite WR goal out of Texas.
“Coach (Cortez) Hankton has seen me because the eighth grade. He would take me in any class,” Feaster stated of LSU. “He is aware of I will be able to work and he needs to assist me mature — each on the sector and likewise right into a grown man — a person who can handle his spouse and children.”
The Aggies and Longhorns do not wish to let Feaster outdoors of the state.
Feaster loves his reference to Mike Elko — and likened his bond with Holmon Wiggins to the one he has together with his father.
“I like Coach Elko,” the newly minted No. 15 total participant within the Rivals250 stated. “He is straight up — and I like that. That is the kind of teaching I would like. At DeSoto, I have been round straight-up, blunt folks. My mother and father are blunt folks, in order that’s the kind of folks and tradition I should be round. It might be a fantastic match for me.”
Steve Sarkisian and Chris Jackson have been equally as current in Feaster’s recruitment through the years.
“They had been excited they usually’re able to see me develop,” he stated. “I like Sark. He is a giant receiver man. At Bama, he had nice receivers and he can actually groom nice receivers. Coach Jackson has been within the league and he is seen the place I am attempting to get to.”
