#1 Player in the 2026 Class Faizon Brandon Includes NC State in Top-4

5-Star Quarterback Faizon Brandon (6’4″/195), the #1 overall player in the 2026 class according to 247Sports, has released his Top-4 schools, and NC State made the cut along with Alabama, Tennessee and LSU.

Brandon will be announcing his college decision on August 3rd heading into his Junior season.

Where’s home?? 👀🏠 https://t.co/xti2oT25Bh

— Faizon Brandon (@faizon_brandon) June 27, 2024

“LSU, Alabama, Tennessee and NC State.” @grimsleyfb QB @faizon_brandon told me his top four schools and why they stood out over the others. He will announce his commitment August 3rd. @WFMY @WFMYhss pic.twitter.com/ddkgyy7yXf

— Brian Hall (@bhallwfmy) June 27, 2024

NC State hosted Brandon on an Unofficial Visit on June 18th. This marks the 2nd time this year that the Wolfpack have had him on campus. This year, he has also taken unofficial visits to Alabama, FSU, LSU and Tennessee.

Brandon was the Quarterback for NC State Freshman Wide Receiver Terrell Anderson at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. As a Sophomore last season, he threw for 3,026 yards and 36 Touchdowns, completing 69% of his passes. He also rushed for 528 yards and 9 Touchdowns.

NC State was the third Division I school to offer Brandon, back on January 23rd of last year.