HELENA — As a college football recruit, you know you’ve made it when you get a scholarship offer from the Georgia Bulldogs, which Billings West tight end Matt Ludwig received last Thursday.
The Bulldogs, winners of the national championship in 2021 and 2022, joined a growing list of college football powers that have entered the mix for the 6-foot-4, 235-pounder, who ranks among the best high school football recruits in Montana history.
As far as offers go, Ludwig, a rising junior, might already have the most impressive offer sheet in state history.
The Michigan Wolverines, the defending national champions, have an offer on the table, one of 19 power-4 offers Ludwig is considering.
Recruiting rankings have been around for decades, but the 247 Sports composite rankings have been the industry standard. Dating to 2000 — 26 years of rankings — Ludwig is just the second composite four-star the Treasure State has produced.
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Yet, Ludwig isn’t the only top-notch prospect in the 2026 class. Jackson Presley, quarterback for the Kalispell Glacier Wolfpack, is also ranked in the top 500 overall.
Montana has had five recruits rank in the top 500 overall in the rankings’ history and two are in the 2026 class. Rankings can and will change. Presley and Ludwig could move up or down, but their recruitments have gone national like few in Montana ever have.
Keeping all that in mind, here’s a look at where these 2026 prospects rank among the best high school football recruits in Montana history, according to the 247 Sports composite rankings (dating back to 2000).