20 standouts of 3A football who are set up to have big Washington high school seasons in 2026

Not surprisingly, classification with premier power rushing attacks feature top lineman prospects — on both sides of the ball

Lincoln of Tacoma quarterback Sione Kaho has been remarkably consistent with three consecutive 2,000-yard passing seasons. (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.

Next up — ranking 20 standouts from 3A 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: