Colorado Adds Five Official-Visit Commits to 2027 Class
The weekend haul lifts the Buffaloes to 14 verbal pledges and highlights Deion Sanders’ growing recruiting footprint in Florida and beyond.
Overview
- Colorado received five verbal commitments after a concentrated official-visit weekend, including Jaiden Lindsay, Zaquan Linton, Jovon Pulliam, Steven Alexis and safety Samari Howard.
- Samari Howard is a three-star safety from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale who picked Colorado over Indiana and West Virginia.
- Rivals lists Howard at No. 708 overall for the 2027 cycle, No. 75 among safeties, and No. 69 in Florida, while 247Sports Composite places him in a comparable range.
- Those additions bring Colorado’s 2027 class to 14 verbal commitments that now span nine states with four prospects from Florida, reflecting an expanding national reach.
- Verbal pledges are non-binding and can change before signing day, but the weekend’s conversions underline Sanders’ strategy of using on-campus official visits to quickly grow and shape the class.