165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink
JD Rader's prediction of how the 165 lb weight class will look at the end of the year.
| RANK | GRADE | NAME | SCHOOL |
| 1 | JR | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State |
| 2 | SR | Michael Caliendo | Iowa |
| 3 | FR | Ladarion Lockett | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | SO | Christopher Minto | Nebraska |
| 5 | JR | Hunter Garvin | Stanford |
| 6 | SR | Max Brignola | Lehigh |
| 7 | SO | Beau Mantanona | Michigan |
| 8 | SO | Braeden Scoles | Illinois |
| R12 | JR | Nick Hamilton | Virginia |
| R12 | SR | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota |
| R12 | SO | Nicco Ruiz | Arizona State |
| R12 | SO | Rafael Hipolito | Virginia Tech |
| R16 | SR | Jack Thomsen | UNI |
| R16 | JR | Drake Rhodes | SD State |
| R16 | SR | Maxx Mayfield | Missouri |
| R16 | JR | Gunner Filipowicz | Army |