The arrival of Nationwide Signing Day in Colorado got here with a well-recognized theme on Wednesday: Exodus.
As in, an entire lot of Colorado highschool soccer gamers might be enjoying for school applications outdoors the Centennial State subsequent fall.
Solely one of many prime 10 recruits within the 247Sports composite rankings signed on the dotted line with an in-state FBS program in the course of the first day of the early signing interval: Loveland’s Zayne DeSouza, the No. 3 prospect within the state. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound tight finish caught the attention of Coach Prime at a CU camp in June and made his pledge to this system official as quickly as he may.
Exterior of that?
Cherry Creek offensive sort out Soren Shinofield, the highest Class of 2025 recruit, signed with Utah on Wednesday morning, whereas Heritage large receiver Tanner Terch, the No. 2 Class of 2025 recruit, put pen to paper to play for Nebraska. Fossil Ridge large receiver Marcus Mozer, the fourth-rated recruit within the state, signed with former CU offensive coordinator Sean Lewis at San Diego State.
And Washington State continued its common pilfering of Field State prep expertise, luring three-star security Aiden Knapke of Cherry Creek and three-star offensive lineman Aidan Martin of Northfield — each top-10 prospects. Mixed with the 2023 and 2024 lessons, that brings the Cougars’ whole of Colorado commitments to 6 during the last three years.
Simply north of the border, Wyoming acquired official commitments from three Colorado prospects, together with Legend working again Jaden Lawrence, who will face Cherry Creek in Saturday’s Class 5A title sport at Canvas Stadium.
Noticeably absent from the checklist of early commitments? Colorado State, which had zero in-state gamers signal on Wednesday. The Rams haven’t had a single class absent at the very least one Colorado dedication within the final 10 years. However the Rams nonetheless have time to alter that. The early signing interval doesn’t finish till Friday, and the second signing interval begins on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Northern Colorado, which had 17 Colorado gamers in final 12 months’s recruiting class, has but to disclose its signing day commitments.
Right here’s an inventory of Colorado preps who signed letters of intent or are verbally dedicated to play for FBS or FCS applications as of Wednesday, in addition to those that have introduced commitments to the Air Pressure Academy and Navy:
| Participant | Faculty | Pos. | Stars* | School |
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| Elvin Ampofo | Eaglecrest | S | *** | Wyoming |
| Rhett Armstrong | Palmer Ridge | Ok | ** | Baylor |
| Mikhail Benner | Broomfield | CB | *** | Air Pressure^ |
| Cade Brook | Cherokee Path | EDGE | ** | Wyoming |
| Zayne DeSouza | Loveland | TE | *** | Colorado |
| Carson Hageman | Erie | LB | *** | Air Pressure^ |
| Jack Heath | Mountain Vista | OL | *** | Navy^ |
| Jeremiah Hoffman | Cherry Creek | WR | *** | Charlotte+ |
| Aiden Knapke | Cherry Creek | S | *** | Washington State |
| Jaden Lawrence | Legend | RB | *** | Wyoming |
| Aidan Martin | Northfield | OL | *** | Washington State |
| Austyn Modrzewski | Mountain Vista | QB | *** | South Dakota |
| Marcus Mozer | Fossil Ridge | WR | *** | San Diego State |
| Keegan Perea | Cherry Creek | EDGE | *** | Nevada |
| Cole Powell | Erie | OL | *** | Japanese Michigan |
| Nick Seng | ThunderRidge | WR | ** | Drake |
| Soren Shinofield | Cherry Creek | OL | *** | Utah |
| Tanner Terch | Heritage | ATH | *** | Nebraska |
| Court docket Cities | Palmer Ridge | OL | *** | Air Pressure^ |
| Ned Zilinskas | Cherry Creek | OL | *** | Princeton+ |
| * 247sports.com rankings | ^ Service academy commits don’t signal letters of intent | + Verbal dedication | ||||
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