Tag: CU Buffs 2025 recruiting

Four-star LB Riley Pettijohn names CU Buffs to top 12

Four-star LB Riley Pettijohn named Colorado to his top list of schools

With the CU Buffs on a bye in Week 8, the recruiting trail remains hot for head coach Deion Sanders and his staff.

This week, Colorado offered 2025 three-star tight end Jackson Accuardi, 247Sports reported that offensive coordinator Sean Lewis is on the road to see 2025 four-star quarterback Ryan Montgomery and on Thursday, the Buffaloes made the top 12 for 2025 four-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn.

The 247Sports Composite ranks the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Pettijohn as the No. 5 linebacker in his class and the No. 37 overall prospect.

His top 12 also included USC, Florida State, Florida, Ohio State, Texas, TCU, SMU, Auburn, Michigan, LSU and Oklahoma.

According to his MaxPreps page, the junior owns 73 total tackles, 5.0 TFLs, one sack and an interception through six games this season at McKinney High School in Texas.

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Colorado hosting multiple four/five-star prospects for USC game

Some of the nation’s top four/five-star recruits are coming to Boulder this weekend

Folsom Field’s narrow sidelines will be packed with several of the nation’s top 2024, 2025 and 2026 prospects on Saturday for Colorado’s clash with USC.

For head coach Deion Sanders and his staff, each home game represents an opportunity to give recruits an up-close look at the program’s culture, and the Buffs are taking full advantage this weekend. It also doesn’t hurt that big names such as LeBron James, Jay Z and Matthew McConaughey are reportedly coming to Boulder as well.

Below are some of the biggest recruits set to visit Boulder for Colorado’s Week 5 home game against USC (h/t Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports):

Buffs hosting four-star LB Mantrez Walker for showdown with USC

Four-star linebacker @MantrezWalker is coming to Boulder for CU’s showdown with USC

The Colorado Buffaloes lost their first game of the Deion Sanders era to the Oregon Ducks. Still, there is a ton of excitement in Boulder, especially with the USC Trojans coming to town this weekend.

The college football world will have its eyes on Folsom Field once again with Shedeur Sanders and Caleb Williams set to square off. On top of that, the Buffs are going to have class of 2025 four-star (Rivals) linebacker Mantrez Walker in for a visit.

Walker plays at Buford High School in Georgia, which has produced multiple current and former Buffs. He has received interest from Michigan, South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, LSU, Ohio State and others.

The atmosphere at Folsom Field should be electric once again and Walker is set to take it all in.

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Colorado to host four-star 2025 quarterback Antwann Hill in October

Four-star 2025 QB Antwann Hill is set to visit Boulder for CU’s home game against Stanford next month

The recruiting frenzy for the Colorado Buffaloes is exploding after a massive win at TCU. If Deion Sanders and his program can continue to win games, the Buffs’ phones are going to be ringing with recruits wanting to come to take visits to Boulder.

Colorado has already received interest from top-ranked class of 2025 quarterback Bryce Underwood, and he is coming to visit Folsom Field on Sept. 30 when the Buffs host USC.

On top of that, four-star 2025 QB Antwann Hill also has the Buffs on his radar, per Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports.

Underwood isn’t the only big-time signal-caller strongly considering the Buffaloes. They’ve also become one of the favorites for Warner Robins (Ga.) Houston County Top247 quarterback Antwann Hill… He is the No. 6 quarterback in the Top247 and checks in at No. 4 in the 247Sports Composite player rankings.

Hill is set to visit Boulder on Oct. 13. for the Buffs’ home game against Stanford.

Hill has also drawn interest from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State and TCU, among plenty of others.

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Examining the notable recruits visiting Folsom Field for Colorado-Nebraska

A few of CU’s top recruits will be at Folsom for tomorrow’s opener

The Colorado Buffaloes have an opportunity to impress quite a few visiting recruits on Saturday in their home opener against Nebraska.

From what we’ve seen on X (formerly known as Twitter), several of CU’s top targets, including many big in-state prospects, will be at Folsom Field for this Week 2 matchup. A strong performance from Colorado against a rival opponent would certainly make a strong impact on these recruits.

We also learned this week that head coach Deion Sanders is making strides with 2025 five-star quarterback Brye Underwood, who plans on visiting Boulder for a game later this month.

With a hat tip to DNVR’s Jake Schwanitz for unearthing many of these tweets, below are some of the top recruits visiting CU for Saturday’s home opener:

Colorado trending well with top-ranked 2025 QB Bryce Underwood

Things are trending well between Colorado and @BryceUnderwoo16, the No. 1 class of 2025 QB

Under head coach Deion Sanders, the Buffaloes have stolen the spotlight of the college football world. After Shedeur Sanders, Colorado’s current starting quarterback, shattered the school’s single-game passing record, the Buffs have now emerged as a top contender for the No. 1 QB in the 2025 class.

On Wednesday, Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports wrote that Bryce Underwood, a five-star QB from Michigan, is interested in playing for Deion Sanders. Wiltfong reported that Coach Prime spoke with Underwood earlier this week.

“Honestly I felt I wouldn’t say nervous, but it was very exciting to have my first conversation (with Sanders),” Underwood told 247Sports. “It was good to have my first conversation with him.”

The 2025 QB is now planning on visiting Boulder for the Buffs’ home game against USC on Sept. 30.

Underwood’s father, Jaquan, shared that it would be special for his son to play for Coach Prime.

“We were able to talk to Prime,” Jaquan Underwood told 247Sports. “Everybody pitches they want Bryce to take the keys to their offense. They think he’s a guy to backup or be mentored by Shedeur. Just having that opportunity and Prime is a legend. When I was a kid I wanted to be like Prime. I played corner. Having that guy on the other end talking to my son, it was surreal.

“We really like Colorado.”

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CU Buffs offer top-ranked 2025 safety DJ Pickett

Class of 2025 five-star safety @DJPICKETT5 announced an offer from Colorado

The Colorado Buffaloes recruiting classes just keep on looking more and more promising. After Deion Sanders’ arrival, four and five-star recruits have become a common occurrence for the Buffs.

Travis Hunter is one of the biggest names, but he came to Boulder via the transfer portal as opposed to the high school ranks.

Another notable name is Winston Watkins Jr., a five-star WR in the class of 2025 who has been catching everybody’s attention early in his junior season at IMG Academy.

Well, the Buffs just offered another five-star class of 2025 player in DJ Pickett. On Sunday, the Zephyrhills High School (Tampa, Florida) junior announced his Colorado offer on his X (Twitter) page.

Pickett plays safety and has received other offers thus far from Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan and Miami.

Pickett is the top-ranked safety and the No. 8 overall prospect in his 2025 class (per the 247Sports Composite), so this would be a massive get for the Buffs.

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Colorado makes top 12 schools for four-star 2025 TE Bear Tenney

Four-star TE Bear Tenney has Colorado in his list of top schools

Class of 2025 tight end Bear Tenney dropped his top 12 schools on Tuesday and Colorado made the cut along with 11 other Power Five programs.

The four-star (Rivals) prospect from Lucas, Texas is also considering Auburn, Michigan, Georgia, Ohio State, LSU, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and USC. Tenney added in his reveal that he’ll be committing “soon.”

Per Adam Munsterteiger of BuffStampede, Tenney visited the Buffs in the spring of 2022 and was re-offered in December by tight ends coach Tim Brewster.

Rivals ranks the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Tenney as the No. 3 TE in his class and the No. 129 overall prospect.

Tight end remains one of the more concerning positions for Colorado entering the 2023 season. Short-lived Buff Seydou Traore was previously expected to be the Buffs’ starter, but he re-entered the portal in April, leaving CU with a largely inexperienced group of tight ends.

For more on Colorado’s current tight ends, check out our preseason position preview.

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Recent USF commit Keon Young receives CU Buffs offer

Recent USF commit @KeonYoung55 announced an offer from Colorado

The Colorado Buffaloes football program has been a recruiting madhouse since Deion Sanders came to town. Coach Prime is setting things up nicely for the future after landing several big commits from the 2023, 2024 and 2025 classes.

On Sunday, three-star safety Keon Young, a class of 2025 prospect who recently transferred into Lakeland High School (Fla.), announced an offer from Colorado, per his X (formerly known as Twitter) page.

Lakeland is the same high school where CU freshman cornerback Cormani McClain played. The five-star McClain flipped his commitment from Miami to play for Coach Prime and the Buffs last winter in a massive move.

Young, however, committed to USF on Aug. 2, although we know things can change quickly, especially with high school players. Young also owns offers from USC, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Charlotte, Oregon, Oregon State, Toledo, South Carolina, Western Kentucky and Western Michigan.

The Florida safety still has two years left of high school before entering college.

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Colorado offers four-star Georgia LB commit Jadon Perlotte

Coach Prime and the #cubuffs offered a four-star Georgia commit

Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders understands that just about as much as anyone in the game. Recently, Coach Prime and his staff extended an offer to one of the more talented linebackers in the 2025 class, current Georgia Bulldogs commit Jadon Perlotte.

Perlotte is a four-star prospect, according to 247Sports, who hails from Georgia high school powerhouse Buford. Perlotte has been committed to Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs since December 2022 but has recently been considered a possible flip candidate to Sanders’ alma mater, Florida State.

On Tuesday night, Perlotte announced the offer on his personal X account (formerly Twitter) and tagged Colorado tight ends coach Tim Brewster.

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