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2025 VolleyballMag & KPs Boys Fab 50 & Rising Stars of ’26, ’27, ’28
2025 Boys’ High School season is finally over, and we are so excited to present this year’s list of top boys’ players across the United States. We have to thank all of the club directors, high school and college coaches that helped us come up with this list. We really appreciate it and we understand that this list is not exhaustive and as the game grows it is going to get increasingly difficult to create it. We think this is a great problem to have and hopefully it leads to more opportunities for all the boys out there! If you feel we are missing something or someone, please send us any feedback you have!
The Boys Fab 50 list continues to be the longest-running junior boys’ awards program in the country; we look forward to running it for many years to come as we help grow the game!
Please join us in congratulating all of these amazing young men who are some of the best in the country at this beautiful sport.
Fab 50
This year, 13 states were represented in Fab 50. California is leading the way with 26 entries, comprising nearly half the list. Illinois is second with 5 players and Florida close 3rd with 4.
Only 4 high schools have more than 1 player on the list with Mira Costa leading with 4 players and Marist (Illinois champions for 2nd straight year), El Segundo and Carlsbad with 2 spots.
25 clubs are represented with California teams leading the pack: Coast, Bay to Bay and MB Surf all have 5 entries on the list. Top non-California teams are Adversity with 3, AZ Fear, HVA, WPVC, GSL and C2 each having 2 entries.
| Player | College | Club | High School | State | Position |
| Layton Bluth | BYU | Bay to Bay | Casteel | Arizona | Libero |
| Carter King | Orange Coast College | AZ FEAR | O’Connor | Arizona | Outside |
| Caden Ledbetter | Queens | AZ FEAR | Perry | Arizona | Middle |
| Noah Douphner | CSUN | Legacy | West Ranch | California | Outside |
| Matt Fisher | CUI | SMBC | Adolfo Camarillo | California | Setter |
| Oliver Doty | Harvard | Coast | Carlsbad | California | Setter |
| Kai Gan | Harvard | Rockstar | Huntington Beach | California | Setter |
| Roman Payne | Hawaii | Coast | Carlsbad | California | Middle |
| Thatcher Fahlbusch | Hawaii | Rockstar | Mira Costa | California | Outside |
| Jackson Cryst | LBSU | Pinnacle | Sage Hill | California | Middle |
| Brett Novak | Lindenwood | SoCal Legends | Paraclete | California | Setter |
| Hudson Whitehead | McKendree | Coast | Woodrow Wilson | Texas | Outside |
| Peter Chriss | Penn State | Bay to Bay | Menlo Atherton | California | Setter |
| Dylan Gallagher | Pepperdine | Balboa Bay | Mater Dei | California | Middle |
| Daniel Devine | Pepperdine | MVVC | St. Francis | California | Opposite |
| Luke Morrison | Stanford | Balboa Bay | Beckman | California | Opposite |
| Jack Loper | Stanford | Balboa Bay | San Clemente | California | Outside |
| Brogan Glenn | UCLA | Balboa Bay | Corona Del Mar | California | Libero |
| Grayson Bradford | UCLA | MB Surf | Mira Costa | California | Opposite |
| Merek Turner | UCLA | Team Rockstar | Woodrow Wilson | California | Outside |
| Dylan Pilkvist | UCSB | MB Surf | El Segundo | California | Middle |
| Ryan Pilkvist | UCSB | MB Surf | El Segundo | California | Middle |
| Marcelo Molina | UCSB | Bay to Bay | Moreau Catholic | California | Middle |
| Lathan Fry | UCSD | Coast | Granite Hills | California | Outside |
| Will Bartelt | UCSD | Coast | Del Norte | California | Outside |
| Beckett Shewey | Uncommitted | Bay to Bay | Redwood | California | Middle |
| Cooper Keane | USC | MB Surf | Mira Costa | California | Opposite |
| Kale Cochran | USC | MVVC | Whitney | California | Outside |
| Nicholas Waldron | USC | SoCal Legends | Garden Valley | California | Outside/Middle |
| Andrew Chapin | USC | MB Surf | Mira Costa | California | Setter |
| Rafael Urbina | UCLA | Bay to Bay | Legacy | Colorado | Setter |
| Tyler Windt | Ball State | Winter Park | Lake Howell | Florida | Outside |
| Dante Cayaban | Ball State | WPVC | St. Cloud | Florida | Outside/Middle |
| Tyler Johnson | BYU | Miami United | Cypress | Florida | Setter/Opposite |
| Jacob Little-Phillips | Stanford | WPVC | Winter Park | Florida | Setter |
| Benjamin Boron | Lewis | Adversity | Grayslake | Illinois | Outside/Opposite |
| Wyatt Jones | Lewis | Sky High | Lake Zurich | Illinois | Setter/Opposite |
| Nathan Toth | MIT | Adversity | Marist | Illinois | Outside |
| Leo Trespeces-Wink | Northern Kentucky | Pipeline | Maine South | Illinois | Outside |
| Christian Teresi | Ohio State | Adversity | Marist | Illinois | Setter |
| Nick Whitley | Northern Kentucky | Academy | Cathedral | Indiana | Setter |
| Alex Griffon | McKendree | HPSTL | Lafayette | Missouri | Middle |
| Ayden Deslauriers | Loyola | Academy Sports Long Island | Eastport South Manor | New York | Outside |
| Finn Rubin | Loyola | C2 Attack | Thomas Worthington | Ohio | Middle |
| Tristan Hassell | Penn State | Pakmen | Emily Carr | Ontario | Opposite |
| George Stevens | LMU | C2 Attack | Greenhill | Tennessee | Outside |
| Miles Jordan | LBSU | HVA | Ridge Point | Texas | Outside |
| Kyle Chapman | Lewis | HVA | Stephen | Texas | Outside/Opposite |
| Trey Thornton | BYU | GSL | Maple Mountain | Utah | Opposite |
| Corbin Batista | Lewis | GSL | Snow Canyon | Utah | Outside/Opposite |
Rising Stars
We did not forget the underclassmen either as we assembled a list of 102 Rising Stars across ’26, ’27 and ’28 graduation years. They are coming from 22 states and these are some of the best players in the country at their positions and age groups. Look for amazing things from these players in future years.
Class of ‘2026
| Player | College | Club | High School | State | Position |
| Logan Gray | Uncommitted | AZ Fear | Perry | Arizona | Outside |
| Malakai Tuakoi | CSUN | Team Rockstar | Da Vinci | California | Setter |
| Matt Kelly | Loyola | MB Surf | Loyola | California | Libero |
| Lucas Posell | Princeton | MB Surf | Santa Monica | California | Middle |
| Declan Flanagan | Stanford | Coast | Torrey Pines | California | Outside |
| Elan Taylor | UCLA | MVVC | Valley Christian | California | Outside |
| Giles Beamer | Uncommitted | Coast | The Bishops | California | Opposite |
| Cash Essert | Uncommitted | MB Surf | Redondo Union | California | Outside |
| Breckenridge Bray | Uncommitted | SAVBC | Camarillo | California | Outside |
| Carter Mirabal | Uncommitted | Team Rockstar | Redondo Union | California | Outside |
| Drake Foley | Uncommitted | Balboa Bay | Corona Del Mar | California | Setter |
| Kei Martin | Uncommitted | Front Range | Arvada West | California | Setter |
| Blake Fahlbusch | USC | MB Surf | Loyola | California | Outside |
| Luke Vigil | Uncommitted | Elevation | Chaparral | Colorado | Opposite |
| Reed Fisk | Uncommitted | Elevation | Valor Christian | Colorado | Outside |
| Trevor Whittemore | Penn State | C2 Attack | North Forsyth | Georgia | Outside |
| Will Niethammer | UCSB | Spike & Serve | Punahou | Hawaii | Libero |
| Nathan Knight | Ball State | Adversity VBC | Libertyville | Illinois | Middle |
| Aldis Kins | Uncommitted | MOD | Loyola Academy | Illinois | Libero |
| Aidan Syswerda | Uncommitted | 630 Volleyball | Wheaton North | Illinois | Outside |
| Simon Bratt | Uncommitted | Sports Performance | Wheaton Warrenville South | Illinois | Outside |
| Greyson Covay | USC | Sports Performance | Oswego | Illinois | Setter |
| Derby Gilkerson | Uncommitted | Academy | Monrovia | Indiana | Outside |
| Turner Allen | Uncommitted | K2 | Greenwood | Kentucky | Libero |
| Isiah Powell | Penn State | St. James VBC | Springbrook | Maryland | Middle |
| Peter Debiec | Stanford | St. James VBC | Churchill | Maryland | Middle |
| Cian Tenney | USC | St. James VBC | Churchill | Maryland | Outside |
| Luke Reiser | Uncommitted | HPSTL | Ladue | Missouri | Opposite |
| Cole Esparza | Uncommitted | HPSTL | De Smet Jesuit | Missouri | Outside |
| Arkaidiy Rivkin | Uncommitted | Sportime | Syosset | New York | Outside |
| Noah Meabon | USC | Pace Bootlegger | Fariport | New York | Outside |
| Joe Taggart | Ohio State | Cincinnati Attack | St Xavier | Ohio | Opposite |
| Christopher Jones | Uncommitted | Vanguard | Hilliar Darby | Ohio | Opposite |
| Evan Halleran | Uncommitted | HVA | Casady | Oklahoma | Outside |
| Luc Soerensen | Penn State | C2 Attack | Meadville | Pennsylvania | Middle |
| Brodie Heshler | Uncommitted | Yorktowne | Central Dauphin | Pennsylvania | Middle |
| Lucas Helle | Long Beach | Stars VBC | Dorman | South Carolina | Setter |
| Brock Harvick | Uncommitted | C2 Attack | Allen | Tennessee | Outside |
| Ben Bayer | Long Beach | Milwaukee Sting | Hamilton | Wisconsin | Outside |
| Lincoln Myers | Stanford | Milwaukee Sting | Madison Memorial | Wisconsin | Opposite |
| Aleksey Mikhailenko | Stanford | MVC | Homestead | Wisconsin | Outside |