20 standouts of 1B football who are set up to have big Washington high school seasons in 2026

State's eight-man classification in good hands with returning most valuable players Max Grindy, of Almira-Coulee-Hartline, and Hudson Hall, of DeSales

Liberty Christian’s Silas Bjur (7) is one of the best true power running backs in the Class 1B ranks. (Lauren Smith / VarsityWA)

Now that VarsityWA has finished its positional breakouts and class rankings leading up to the 2026 season of Washington high school football, it’s time to look at things in a different way.

By classification.

First up — ranking 20 standouts from 1B football.

Much like the selection process for the VarsityWA Preseason 100, preseason positional rankings and preseason class rankings, the criteria for the classification rankings is a mixture of what a player has already accomplished individually, team success and offseason recruiting buzz: