BUY STOCK NOW: Class 2A Programs Ready to Bounce Back
2A Texas high school football teams that you should buy stock in for the 2026 season include Alto Yellowjackets, Clarendon Broncos, Dilley Wolves, and Shelbyville Dragons
There are over 1,500 football teams in Texas. Clarendon is the program returning every offensive starter. We know the program is 2-19 over the last two seasons. But the experience - especially given the fact Clarendon played in a playoff game last year - makes buying stock a no-brainer. New head coach Brenton Whitaker also has experience rebuilding programs. He took over a Paris North Lamar program that was 2-26 over its previous three seasons and led them to 5-5 by his third year.
The Broncos will ride the running game in 2026. Offensive lineman Hayden Moore (6-foot, 255) and RB Markeal Davis are both returning First Team All-District performers.
After 8-3 and 9-3 seasons, the Wolves retreated to 4-6 in 2025. But Coach David Silva says the tradition of Dilley’s program, which dates back to the 1990s, keeps expectations high every year. With help from an 8-1 JV team, this year is no different.
The Wolves will also be at full strength up front with the return of Joziah Ramirez, whose season was cut short after the second game of the season. Coach Silva says Ramirez has been the team’s best lineman for the last two years. Sophomore linemen Carlos Martinez and Juan Rodriguez headline a class that Silva is extremely excited about. The defense will be led by LB Gunner McClain, a First Team All-District performer as a sophomore.
Some stocks you buy low and sell high. With other stocks, like Shelbyville, you buy low, watch them rise, then buy more when they dip. The Dragons were 10-3 two years ago, but lost some of their fire in 2025, posting a 3-8 record. Coach Jerred Wallace expects his squad to be stronger this season after losing just seven lettermen and returning 22 varsity players. Junior LB Tate Obregon, the reigning District Newcomer of the Year with 123 tackles, headlines a defense that returns eight starters. WR/DB Hunter Harvey was a two-way first-team all-district performer with 1,098 total yards of offense and 99 tackles and five interceptions on defense.
Shelbyville’s district is daunting with reigning state finalist Joaquin, San Augustine (10-4), and Garrison (8-4). But that league schedule should toughen Shelbyville up for the playoffs.
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