2026 Player Rankings Update: Stock-Risers

To be a, “Stock-Riser”, means a few things depending on how you look at it but the most important factor in my opinion is that the prospect is continuously putting in meaningful work in their off-time and that work is translating to the floor in real game-time. In this piece, we cover six individuals out of this 2026 Class in Iowa, that have embodied what it means to be a Stock-Riser these past few months.   Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!    [player_tooltip player_id='667953' first='Tessa' last='Driscoll'] brings a sweet shooting stroke to the court offensively and some quick hands defensively. During AAU season, Driscoll competed with her [program_tooltip program_id='712377' first='All' last='Iowa Attack'] EYBL team and she usually showed out in one way or another. During high school ball, it's a lot of the same thing. She competes with a tough City High Little Hawks program and she usually always producers during her contests in the scoring, rebounding, defending, and assisting categories. She does have a very ball dominant PG leading their team so everyone else has to be a creature of opportunity and I think Driscoll does a good job of that. In this 2026 Update, she moves up a few rankings moving into the Fall, with even more room to grow looking forward.     The steady progression that [player_tooltip player_id='837358' first='Natalie' last='Ramsey'] has shown over the past twelve months has been nothing short of noteworthy. Ramsey falls into the category of being a 5'11 SF, that also does pretty well at the 2 or the 3 spot. Whenever I see her playing her best, she is utilizing her one-dribble pull up offensively, while usually defending a bigger opponent on that end of the court. At the end of the Summer AAU season, Ramsey received offers from three collegiate programs. Truman State, Northwest Missouri State, and South Dakota. This may be the only three that have officially offered her at this time but I'm sure in a year from now that she will have 7-10 offers of this variety. Her mixture of size, coordination, shooting ability, defensive prowess, and knowledge of the game makes her someone that could produce at the next level. She just needs to find a place that feels like home.     As of most recent, [player_tooltip player_id='582805' first='Karis' last='Finley'] of Cedar Falls committed to stay in state and compete with the Drake Bulldogs after her high school career comes to a close in two short years. Finley is an individual that just makes things happen with her effortless ability. It might not actually be effortless but Finley always makes it seem that way, whenever she is out on the hardwood competing. I had my questions going into this AAU season if Finley was legit and if she could keep up with national competition. She answered both those questions with flying colors, killing it whenever she was playing, no matter who she was matching up against. This Winter she will be looked upon to be her group's main producer and I'm sure she is ready for that challenge.     There is a lot to like about [player_tooltip player_id='782509' first='Kennedy' last='Brant'] of Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School. Brant is a 6'0 Forward, that averaged 13.5 PPG and 12.5 RPG a season ago. Brant is also a player with a high motor and some really nice ability on both sides of the basketball. Offensively, she can move from inside-to-out and play a thorough game, she is very good with her back to the basket, she can pass out of the post, she is an aggressive rebounder, and she has great knowledge of the situations unfolding in front of her. Defensively, she never stops moving. She can either wall up against someone that has more size around the painted area or she can stick on fast guard that might want to attack off the dribble. Either way, she usually finds success in one way or another and that's why she jumps into our Top 75 in this Update.     Jaliyah Kinnetz might only have moved up one spot in this Update from #13 to #12 but any movement within this age-level is impressive with how talented everyone is. Kinnetz would be described as a PG with a great feel for the game, the ability to control the tempo of her team, and she possesses fantastic vision in both the full and half courts when she is looking to create. There is no doubt that this is a future collegiate prospect. I'm not sure at what level as of yet but right now she holds an offer or two with more on the way this upcoming high school season I'm sure.

To be a, “Stock-Riser”, means a few things depending on how you look at it but the most important factor in my opinion is that the prospect is continuously putting in meaningful work in their off-time and that work is translating to the floor in real game-time. In this piece, we cover six individuals out of this 2026 Class in Iowa, that have embodied what it means to be a Stock-Riser these past few months.