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Examining notable Colorado recruiting targets visiting for spring game

matt wagner
·4 min read

Football season is around the corner.

Colorado hired Deion Sanders this past December to turn around the program, and he’s set to lead his first spring game four months later.

There’s a great deal of hype around the program, and beyond the pomp and circumstance that an ESPN broadcast brings to what’s essentially a sneak peek of Colorado’s program heading into the fall, the spring game serves as a key opportunity to showcase the new-look Buffs to recruits.

A long list of recruits will be visiting Folsom Field for the spring game this Saturday. Here are a few of the notables:

Edge Dylan Stewart — Friendship Collegiate Academy, Washington D.C.

Stewart, a consensus five-star who is the No. 10 overall 2024 recruit according to the 247Sports composite, would become the top-ranked recruit of Colorado’s 2024 class if he commits to the Buffs.

DL Williams Nwaneri — Lee's Summit North HS (Missouri)

Nwaneri would be a huge addition to the Buffs’ defense, and he’s ranked as the top defensive lineman in the country, per 247Sports.

Athlete Aaron Butler — Calabasas HS (California)

Butler is an impressive four-star from talent-rich southern California, and he’s taking an official visit when he’ll come to Boulder this Saturday. The Buffs will have to overtake Oregon in the race for Butler, but the fact he’s taking an official is a good sign for CU.

TE Jaden Reddell — Raymore-Peculiar HS (Missouri)

Another Missouri prospect who’s heading to Colorado this weekend, Reddell is the fourth-ranked 2024 tight end in the country (247Sports). He’s projected to land at Georgia, but he’d be a great addition to the Buffs because that position is rather thin as of now.

DL Brandon Davis-Swain — West Bloomfield HS (Michigan)

The second notable defensive lineman to visit for the spring game, Davis-Swain, decommitted from Notre Dame in December.

The four-star’s visit to Boulder will be his second to a school since that decision. Purdue is the other. He’s scheduled to visit the Boilermakers in June.

S Jordon Johnson-Rubell — IMG Academy (Florida)

Coach Prime has been in hot pursuit of the versatile defensive back for a while. Sanders offered the four-star Johnson-Rubell in May 2022 when he was coaching Jackson State.

It could be an uphill battle, though. The Texas native has official visits planned to Texas and TCU in June, although Sanders has pulled off recruiting miracles before.

Athlete Boo Carter — Brainerd HS (Tennessee)

Carter, a three-star 2024 athlete from Chattanooga, Tennessee, is another notable coming to campus this weekend.

In addition to Colorado, Ohio State and Tennessee are pursuing Carter, and it’ll be intriguing to see how his recruiting unfolds over the next few months — potentially with a star rating upgrade down the line.

Story originally appeared on Buffaloes Wire