Pair of 4-star pledges vault Minnesota into Top-20 of team recruiting rankings
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Minnesota officially signed the No. 32 recruiting class in the 2026 cycle — per the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings — back in February. Longtime head coach P.
J. Fleck and the Golden Gophers are aiming higher this cycle. The Big Ten program is prioritizing local recruiting.
This week, it has now gone to North and South Dakota to land the No. 1 prospect in each state. On Monday, Lennox (S.
D. ) Rivals four-star tight end Drake Mikkelsen , the No. 10 TE in the Rivals300, announced his commitment to the Gophers.
On Tuesday, it landed Kindred (N. D. ) four-star TE Brooks Bakko , the No.