Coaches are not the only people who play a major role in helping college programs land top high school recruits. Current student-athletes, too, can have a similarly large impact, especially in today’s age of social media.
After two seasons at Missouri, former Cherry Creek High School DL Arden Walker joined his home-state CU Buffs this offseason and is now attempting to sway one of the nation’s top 2024 recruits, five-star wide receiver Ryan Wingo, to Boulder.
Walker tagged Wingo in a tweet on Thursday and wrote “lemme holla at you… I think you’ll like it here.” Wingo liked the tweet but did not respond, at least publically.
Wingo hails from St. Louis, Missouri, so it’s possible that the two had a prior relationship while Walker was with the Tigers.
Both Colorado and Jackson State offered Wingo last summer and the No. 7 ranked 2024 prospect (per 247Sports) visited with the Buffs in January.
Late last month, Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports gave Wingo a crystal ball prediction to commit to Texas, however.
@_Ryanwingo1 lemme holla at you… I think you’ll like it here 😎
— Arden Walker 🎉 (@walker_arden) July 6, 2023
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