Wisconsin football sees notable class of 2026 target commit to Missouri
Forney chose the Tigers over a group of finalists that also included Wisconsin, Georgia, Auburn and Pittsburgh.
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247Sports lists the hotly pursued safety as a three-star recruit. He's specifically ranked as the No. 747 player in the class of 2026, the No. 67 safety and the No. 85 player from the state of Georgia. Prior to announcing his verbal commitment, Forney took official visits to Missouri on May 30 and to Wisconsin on June 13. His extensive offer sheet also included Arizona State, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt and West Virginia.
Forney joins a Missouri class of 2026 that currently ranks No. 72 in the nation with just 10 players committed. That group is also the 15th-ranked of 16 SEC classes, leading only Auburn (No. 84 overall, seven commitments).
Wisconsin's class of 2026, meanwhile, ranks No. 43 nationally with 15 players committed. That group recently received a major boost with commitments from blue-chip offensive playmakers Jayden Petit and Amari Latimer. However, it is still the Big Ten's No. 14-ranked class at this late stage of the process.
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The Badgers will need a flurry of blue-chip commitments if they are to threaten the nation's top 25 -- a standing the program has held in each of the last two recruiting cycles.
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