Colorado football and coach Deion Sanders signed an important recruiting class in 2025, which ranks near the top of the Big 12 after National Signing Day.
The Buffaloes only signed 14 players in 2025, but most of which are blue-chip prospects with the opportunity to play early in their careers. Sanders and Colorado were able to capitalize on their strong season in 2024, as they finished with a 9-4 record and narrowly missed on a Big 12 championship game appearance.
Included in Colorado’s 2025 class is four-star quarterback Julian “JuJu” Lewis, who’s set to be the Buffaloes’ quarterback of the future after reclassifying from the 2026 class. Lewis was previously committed to USC, but flipped to Colorado before the start of the early signing period.
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Colorado also signed a trio of receivers in Quentin Gibson, Quanell Farrakhan Jr. and Adrian Wilson, with all three looking to help replace the void left by Travis Hunter, Will Sheppard, LaJohntay Wester and Jimmy Horn last season.
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Sanders and Co. brought in 17 transfers, as well, in their 19th-ranked transfer portal class in 2025.
Here’s where Colorado’s 2025 recruiting class ranks:
Where does Colorado football’s recruiting class rank in 2025?
Colorado’s freshmen class in 2025 ranks 37th nationally, although the class includes numerous blue-chip prospects.
The Buffaloes only signed 14 players, likely due to their need for a large transfer portal class after losing multiple starters from last season’s roster. The transfer portal class ranks 19th nationally, raising Colorado’s overall 2025 influx of players ranking 23rd overall.
Lewis, the nation’s No. 48 player and No. 6 quarterback, is the highest-rated signee for Colorado in 2025, with Alabama defensive line transfer Jeheim Oates, a four-star prospect, the highest-rated transfer portal signee.
Colorado also added former Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter, who’s likely to start next season as the successor to Shedeur Sanders. Salter will have to beat out Lewis, of course, who will look to push for the job.
Here are the Buffaloes’ overall recruiting class rankings, per 247Sports’ Composite rankings:
- 2025 recruiting class: 37th
- 2025 transfer portal class: 19th
- Overall class ranking: 23rd
Big 12 recruiting class rankings 2025
Colorado has the most four-star signees of any team in the Big 12 in 2025, according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings.
Here are the top high school recruiting classes of 2025 in the Big 12:
- TCU (229.15)
- Kansas State (211.72)
- Baylor (211.07)
- Colorado (208.79)
- Utah (207.87)
- West Virginia (205.80)
- Texas Tech (201.91)
- Arizona State (201.51)
- Oklahoma State (199.77)
- Houston (197.32)
- Arizona (196.85)
- Iowa State (195.00)
- BYU (191.32)
- Cincinnati (189.01)
- Kansas (181.36)
- UCF (164.33)
