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Four-star defensive back Alex Graham commits to Colorado

Coach Prime has earned another commitment from an IMG Academy standout

The IMG Academy to Colorado pipeline is open, as the Buffs earned another commitment from the prestigious sports boarding school on Friday.

Rated as a four-star prospect (247Sports composite), defensive back Alex Graham has joined Colorado football’s 2025 recruiting class. The Detroit native checks in at 6-foot-1, 186 pounds.

Current Colorado offensive tackle Jordan Seaton also played high school football at IMG Academy.

Spending time at both cornerback and wide receiver at IMG, Graham is willing to come up and play the run and isn’t afraid to throw his weight around when meeting ball carriers. For those reasons, I wouldn’t be surprised if he converts to safety at the college level.

Graham’s commitment follows a string of Colorado pledges from the transfer portal, including running back Rashad Amos and offensive lineman Wyatt Hummel. It also shows that Coach Prime and his staff are keeping an eye on the program’s future.

Graham is currently Colorado’s only class of 2025 commit.

We’ll likely see additional commitments soon as several talented recruits are visiting Boulder this weekend for Colorado’s spring game.

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Michigan football makes top group for elite 2025 DB

An absolute must-get for #Michigan. #GoBlue

Once upon a time, Alex Graham suited up for elite local program Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech. But like many top prospects around the country, Graham transferred the prestigious Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy, the premier high school program in the United States.

It’s the same path that former Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy took departing Nazareth (Ill.) Academy, and Michigan football hopes that it can secure the local product as a prodigal son.

Good news on that front came on Thursday when Graham, a 2025 five-star defensive back, released his top seven. Michigan football made the cut along with Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Penn State, Colorado, and Utah.

Graham is listed as a safety by 247Sports and is rated the No. 159 prospect nationally by the 247Sports Composite. On3 has him listed as a cornerback. Meanwhile, his highest ranking comes courtesy of ESPN which has him as the No. 63 player in the country. Rivals has him at No. 78 overall.

The scouting report from 247Sports’ Andrew Ivins:

A play-making defensive back prospect that began his prep career up in Detroit before transferring into the national powerhouse that is IMG Academy ahead of junior season. Size hasn’t been third-party verified, but looks to be pushing 6-foot with more of a stout build. Has experience working in both press-man and off coverage. Rather fluid with his backpedal and does a nice job of mirroring with his hips while trying to steer wide receivers towards the sidelines. Not one that usually shies away from contact and tends to embrace his role in run support. Lack of data points isn’t ideal, but he has looked the part as an 11th grader working opposite five-star corner Ellis Robinson IV, and did win a number of track and field awards as a youngster. Could carve out a role at a number of spots in the secondary. Must stay healthy having dealt with numerous injuries over the years, but has multi-year Power Five starter upside and tools to emerge as a difference-maker on the backend.

247Sports does have one crystal ball indicating his school of choice — Allen Trieu has put in a prediction that he’ll eventually end up a Wolverine. However, that was back in November 2022, so we’ll see how he jells with the new coaching staff, though he continues to be recruited by Ron Bellamy and new head coach Sherrone Moore.

Highlighting five defensive backs Michigan State football offered on Monday

Highlighting five players Michigan State football offered on Monday

It has been another busy week already for the Michigan State football staff, as they continue to make in-roads on the recruiting trail around the country looking for the next generation of ‘Spartan Dawgs’ and maybe even the ‘No Fly Zone’.

Monday was notably busy for MSU, particularly for the two coaches in the defensive backfield: Blue Adams and Demetrice Martin. There were five  recruiting offers that were sent out on Monday to defensive backs that we will highlight below, including one huge name in the 2025 class and an elite 2027 player as well.

You can take a quick look at five of the guys MSU offered on Monday below.

Sooners building foundation for future with flurry of offers for 2025 and 2026

Oklahoma gets a jump on its recruiting future, extending offers to a number of 2025 and 2026 prospects.

While the 2024 class is next up for the calendar year, recruiting future classes starts with years of relationships. Those relationships take time to build and don’t always develop overnight. It’s imperative to lay the foundation early on, which is why it should come as no surprise that the Sooners sent a  flurry of offers to 2025 and 2026 prospects in recent weeks.

Recruiting services have hardly evaluated them enough to rank them all just yet. These players have already received Power Five offers and look to be premier players who will eventually be significant prospects come their senior year.

We’ve taken the liberty to take a brief look at these 2025 and 2026 offers and offer a bit of insight about each.

Badgers offer four-star athlete from Detroit for class of 2025

The Badgers offered Alex Graham, a class of 2025 four-star athlete from Detroit on Friday.

Wisconsin offered Alex Graham, a four-star athlete from the class of 2025 on Friday. Graham is a 6-foot-1 sophomore at Cass Technical in Detroit, Michigan and has experience playing cornerback, safety and wide receiver.

Graham still has approximately two years before making a decision on where he wants to play collegiate football, but the athlete has already received 11 Division 1 offers. With in-state powerhouse Michigan amongst those that have offered, the Badgers have their work cut out for them to obtain his commitment.

Wisconsin has quickly become a top destination for talent in the country with the addition of Luke Fickell at head coach, Phil Longo at offensive coordinator and Mike Tressel coaching the defense. As a result of those three, the Badgers have brought in over a dozen transfers this offseason on top of increasing the amount of high schoolers interested in joining the program.

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Tennessee offers 2025 wide receiver Alex Graham

Tennessee offers 2025 wide receiver Alex Graham.

Second-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and his staff continue to recruit future Vols.

The Vols have offered 2025 wide receiver prospect Alex Graham.

“Beyond blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Graham announced.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound Graham is from Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan.

Graham has Power Five offers from Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State and Pittsburgh.

Heupel and No. 6 Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will play No. 7 Clemson (11-2, 8-0 ACC) in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 30.

Kickoff between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 8 p.m. EST (ESPN) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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