2026 Top Players

[ringo]

I’d be interested in this too. My son plays 16’s and I’d love to know who to look out for at our tournaments.

[BlackAce]

Ooo fun thread

[westcoastvolleyfreak]

push this thread, interested to see what names get popped up in here.

[yeewww]

I'm not too up to speed on the 16's division but have seen Blake Fahlbusch of MBSurf 17's routinely dominate against older competition

[jmpy5]

Aleksey Mikhailenko is playing up with the Sting 17s and had a big weekend at Chi-Town.

[thelblive]

Excited to see who Long Beach gets in this class

They got the best 2025 recruit in the world (the Polish Outside Hitter)

[xlumie]

Nov 17, 2023 14:23:04 GMT -5 thelblive said:

Excited to see who Long Beach gets in this class

They got the best 2025 recruit in the world (the Polish Outside Hitter)

LBSU and UCLA both have a stacked roster. LBSU's depth looks more balanced IMO, especially in the next few seasons.

[BlackAce]

anyone see someone from 16 open at chi town?

[wilbur]

Nov 15, 2023 19:56:26 GMT -5 spikevolleyer said:

who are some of the top dogs in class of 2026?

Here are the ones the NTDP scouts like

usavolleyball.org/play/national-team-development-program/indoor-ntdp/indoor-ntdp-training-series/2023-summer-training-series-indoor-rosters-boys/

The U16 are mostly 2026 but some of the U17 are too. You can filter thru chitown rosters to see which are un 16s.

B.Fahlbusch is one of best if not the #1 and playing 17s. Demps playing 16s that was non-cali semi and was top player on his 16s team last year is going to see a lot of attention too. Lots of others but not a super class like 2024.

[xlumie]

Nov 17, 2023 22:59:05 GMT -5 wilbur said:

Nov 15, 2023 19:56:26 GMT -5 spikevolleyer said:

who are some of the top dogs in class of 2026?

Here are the ones the NTDP scouts like

usavolleyball.org/play/national-team-development-program/indoor-ntdp/indoor-ntdp-training-series/2023-summer-training-series-indoor-rosters-boys/

The U16 are mostly 2026 but some of the U17 are too. You can filter thru chitown rosters to see which are un 16s.

B.Fahlbusch is one of best if not the #1 and playing 17s. Demps playing 16s that was non-cali semi and was top player on his 16s team last year is going to see a lot of attention too. Lots of others but not a super class like 2024.

Is Demps related to Jade Demps?

[Timeless]

Nov 17, 2023 23:36:27 GMT -5 xlumie said:

Nov 17, 2023 22:59:05 GMT -5 wilbur said:

Here are the ones the NTDP scouts like

usavolleyball.org/play/national-team-development-program/indoor-ntdp/indoor-ntdp-training-series/2023-summer-training-series-indoor-rosters-boys/

The U16 are mostly 2026 but some of the U17 are too. You can filter thru chitown rosters to see which are un 16s.

B.Fahlbusch is one of best if not the #1 and playing 17s. Demps playing 16s that was non-cali semi and was top player on his 16s team last year is going to see a lot of attention too. Lots of others but not a super class like 2024.

Is Demps related to Jade Demps?

I think so. I remember babybacksets mentioning him awhile back.    

[BlackAce]

Nov 17, 2023 23:36:27 GMT -5 xlumie said:

Nov 17, 2023 22:59:05 GMT -5 wilbur said:

Here are the ones the NTDP scouts like

usavolleyball.org/play/national-team-development-program/indoor-ntdp/indoor-ntdp-training-series/2023-summer-training-series-indoor-rosters-boys/

The U16 are mostly 2026 but some of the U17 are too. You can filter thru chitown rosters to see which are un 16s.

B.Fahlbusch is one of best if not the #1 and playing 17s. Demps playing 16s that was non-cali semi and was top player on his 16s team last year is going to see a lot of attention too. Lots of others but not a super class like 2024.

Is Demps related to Jade Demps?

 I looked up his name on Instagram and I believe they are siblings

[xlumie]

Nov 18, 2023 18:44:00 GMT -5 BlackAce said:

Nov 17, 2023 23:36:27 GMT -5 xlumie said:

Is Demps related to Jade Demps?

 I looked up his name on Instagram and I believe they are siblings

That's cool! What's his first name btw.

[BlackAce]

Nov 18, 2023 19:12:55 GMT -5 xlumie said:

Nov 18, 2023 18:44:00 GMT -5 BlackAce said:

 I looked up his name on Instagram and I believe they are siblings

That's cool! What's his first name btw.

Thomas

[babybacksets]

Nov 18, 2023 18:11:49 GMT -5 Timeless said:

Nov 17, 2023 23:36:27 GMT -5 xlumie said:

Is Demps related to Jade Demps?

I think so. I remember babybacksets mentioning him awhile back.    

Yup! Back when Jade was entertaining transferring to Hawaii before ultimately choosing LSU.

Surprisingly some here balked at the mention of him but I’ve stopped assuming that posters on volleytalk have the ability to gauge talent in this sport as much as they attempt to pretend they can.