Top 5 Texas high school football wide receivers to watch for in 2026

With the earliest practice sessions kicking off this week across the country, coaches are beginning their final preparations, welcoming back their rosters over the next few weeks. Ahead of the season, coaches are finalizing their rosters and game plans for the upcoming season; their offense will only be as good as the receiving options and type of receivers they have available to them. Rivals begins taking a look, state-by-state, at each state’s top 5 returning wide receivers, heading out to the South to look at one of the premier states for college production ahead of the upcoming Texas high school football season. In 2026, the state graduated the number one receiver from the class of 2026, with Jalen Lott coming out of Frisco Panther Creek (Texas). Before the new season kicks off in the Lone Star State, take a look at some of the most projected dominant wide receivers coming out of Texas. [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] Benny Easter Jr, Humble (Texas) Summer Creek Bulldogs Scouting Summary: “Multi-level playmaker who can stretch the field vertically and move the sticks consistently with his pass-catching prowess. Strongly built body type with great proportions and length. Stands in at 6-foot, 200 pounds with a nearly 6-foot-5 wingspan. Needs a bit of a runway in order to hit top-end speed, but has the long speed to run by most defenders. Clocked a 22.15 200m dash during his sophomore track and field season. Excellent understanding of leverage in order to box out defenders and attack the football. Strong hands that come down with the majority of 50-50 balls due to high point ability and frame utilization. Has yards-after-catch ability due to play strength and impressive wiggle. Need to see him continue to improve acceleration and precision out of breaks at the top of his routes, but he is a plug-and-play number one option at the next level.” – Rivals Cody Bellaire Julian Caldwell, Argyle Eagles (Texas) The Skinny: Following an emphatic junior year in 2025, Julian Caldwell enters the 2026-27 Texas high school football season off the back of an explosive playoff campaign for Argyle (Texas). Ranking as the No. 21 wide receiver in the nation according to Rivals Industry Rankings, which is a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies. In 2025, Caldwell put together a playoff campaign that would be standard numbers for an entire regular season for most high school football wide receivers, putting up 1,168 all-purpose yards in four playoff games, falling in the 5A state quarterfinals to Melissa (Texas). At 6’0 and 185lbs, also playing at safety, with the physical frame to also pose a threat in the backfield, putting up 388 rushing yards during Argyle’s playoff run. The Skinny: One of the crowning jewels of Ole Miss’s recruitment class of 2027, Rosharon (Texas) Almeta Crawford wide receiver Alvin Mosley helped guide the school to the 4A state quarterfinal in 2025. The No. 25 receiver nationally, just behind Caldwell, Mosley boasts the same physical characteristics as the Argyle wide receiver. At 6’2 “and 185lbs, Almeta Crawford is a dual-sport athlete who also plays high school basketball. With a measured wingspan of 6’4, Mosley’s best attribute is as a downfield receiver, with a high contested catch ability, averaging 17.0 YPC in 2025, finishing the year with 1,138 yards and twenty touchdowns. Jaylen Addai, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek Sharks The Skinny: The WR1 and number one prospect in the state of Texas from the class of 2028, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek star Jaylen Addai put together a standout sophomore campaign in 2025. An elite prospect who’s one of the most coveted from his class, with offers from the likes of Notre Dame, Ohio State, Alabama, and Houston. As a 6’0, 167lb receiver, Addai can play as both a slot and deep receiver, with Rivals Charles Power noting “movement skills to project as a high-level route-runner with continued development.” Also noting the need for physical development as he goes into 2026. During the 2025 Texas high school football season, Addai caught 37 passes for 779 yards and 14 touchdowns. Tre Moore, Pflugerville (Texas) Weiss Wolves The Skinny: Announcing his commitment to Washington following his junior year at Pflugerville (Texas) Weiss, Tre Moore enters the 2026 Texas high school football season as the No. 26 receiver nationally. Following a similar trend to most of the top receivers in Texas, with a 6’3 215lb frame, Moore hauled in 85 receptions for 1,433 yards and 19 touchdowns. Averaging 17.0 yards per catch in 2025, an extremely impressive number compared to Caldwell, similar to the Argyle receiver, Moore was one of the most dangerous redzone threats in 2025, as one of the receiving touchdown leaders in Texas high school football. Out of all the receivers to watch out for in 2026, Moore is the most ready-made for D1 football.