Whitefish’s Barinowski officially a Grizzly

The Montana Grizzlies unveiled the complete 2026 signing class on Wednesday, adding a total of 44 players to the roster with 20 additions from the high school ranks and 24 transfers inked on National Signing Day.

Among the transfers are one from Montana Tech — kicker Ryder Barinowski of Whitefish, who will be a junior with the Griz — and safety Braeden Orlandi out of Carroll College. Orlandi was the Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

Also joining Montana is defensive lineman Hayden Hanks out of Thompson Falls, who signed with Boise State out of high chool. He’ll be a sophomore this fall. 

UM balanced out its classes after losing 27 players to graduation in the fall. Of the 44 total signees, 20 are true freshmen, two are redshirt freshman, and nine sophomores, six juniors, four seniors, and three graduate transfers have been added to the roster. 

Montana continued to focus on in-state recruiting with 11 new signees hailing from the Treasure State, followed by eight each from California and Texas, six from Washington, three from Oregon, two from Arizona, and one each from Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Tennessee, and Utah. 

The Griz added talent to the roster: A total of 14 players in the class that were rated a three-star prospect or better coming out of high school. 

A complete list of the signing class can be found at gogriz.com.