Prospect Breakdown: Grant Wise
First impressions of the 2026 offensive lineman Grant Wise
The Kansas Jayhawks recently extended a scholarship offer to Grant Wise, a 2026 center prospect out of Pace High School in Milton, Florida. The rising junior has a 6-foot-3 300-pound frame and is currently unrated as a prospect. He holds offers from 18 different schools, including 11 in the Power 5 conferences. I recently spoke with him about the offer from the Jayhawks, but I also watched his HUDL tape and put together a group of notes that are good to know about the young high school prospect.
Strengths
- Size: It is obvious from his measurements (6’3 300 pounds) that he is an elite size, but the most impressive thing is he is this size as a sophomore. That’s a huge frame for a sophomore lineman and it will be very intriguing to see where his frame is by the time he hits the next level. When I spoke with him recently he even pointed out that he was working out multiple times a day so his frame is definitely a huge advantage at this level.
- Consistency: He hasn’t given up a single sack since playing his freshman year. According to HUDL, he had 94 pancakes and 0 sacks in his sophomore year. He has done a great job protecting his quarterback and any quarterback would appreciate those numbers.
- Versatile: He can play anywhere on the line. In fact, a lot of stuff I have seen was of him playing right tackle. His coach believes his future at the next level will be the center position but to have the flexibility to slide down is huge and a great upside key for the next level.
- Recognizing: He is solid at recognizing his target. He often sticks with his target the full way through and has good vision and angles to get to his destination.
- Aggressive: This kid is very physical. He shows some real aggression.
Areas to work on
- Pass Block: Although I will not classify this as a weakness I would like to see him continue to develop his pass blocking from the outside. There were a few times when a speedy athlete got him off the edge which happens to a majority of the offensive linemen it’s likely that he would be better in pass pro down the pipe instead of being outside. He does show an upside in this category though.
- Chip Blocking: He is great at recognizing his first assignment but could use some work on moving up to the next level. He has great run blocking as a whole but it would be even more dominant if he could consistently move up to the next level more frequently instead of working on someone who is already out of the play. The downfield blocking isn’t necessarily an area of strength for him besides when he is driving his original target back.
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