SMU football recruiting · ACC
SMU recruiting: 8 commits for 2027, No. 85 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
82027 commits
3.25average stars, 2027 class
No. 852027 class score
513commits since 2002
The 2027 class
8 commits · 2 four-starMalachi Zeigler
★★★★★
Oct 19, 2025
Trey Haralson
★★★★★
Apr 11
Qua Ford
★★★★★
Apr 6
Braylon Williams
★★★★★
Jun 6
Amari Vickerson
★★★★★
Jan 18
Cade Haug
★★★★★
Isaiah Udom
★★★★★
Buck Randall
★★★★★
Latest moves
nothing newNothing logged for SMU in the last 120 days. The newest dated moves in our archive (Jun 6, 2026):
Committed Braylon Williams
★★★★★
Jun 6
Official visit Brian Swanson
★★★★★
Jun 5
Official visit Montre Jackson
★★★★★
Jun 5
Official visit Braylon Williams
★★★★★
Jun 5
Offered Amaziah Siale
★★★★★
Jun 1
Our live tracker reads offer, visit and commit posts as recruits share them; coverage grows every day.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
147 offers · 5 here · 142 elsewhereAmaziah Siale
★★★★★
LSU
Jun 1
George Lamons Jr.
★★★★★
Auburn
Apr 3
Jaylyn Jones
★★★★★
Miami
Mar 15
Ellis McGaskin
★★★★★
Florida
Mar 14
Chase Johnson
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Mar 14
Justin Weeks
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Mar 13
Show all 147 offers
Jaxon Holly
★★★★★
Florida State
Mar 13
Ben Kolar
★★★★★
Stanford
Mar 11
Za'Kari Johnson
★★★★★
Florida State
Feb 18
Zayden Gamble
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Feb 17
Ezekiel Ayangbile
★★★★★
Miami
Feb 1
Parker Newman
★★★★★
Duke
Jan 30
Drew Fielder
★★★★★
USC
Jan 27
Jhadyn Nelson
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Jan 23
George Toia
unrated
UCLA
Jan 23
Charles Davis
★★★★★
California
Jan 22
Wyatt Smith
★★★★★
Ohio State
Jan 21
Colton Johnson
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Jan 14
SaRod Baker
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Dec 6, 2025
Aroson Randle Jr.
★★★★★
Miami
Oct 16, 2025
Blake Jenkins
★★★★★
Michigan
Oct 14, 2025
Krew Jones
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Sep 25, 2025
Jaden Bayonne
★★★★★
Mississippi State
Sep 9, 2025
Albert Simien
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Aug 25, 2025
Jackson Roper
★★★★★
UCLA
Aug 24, 2025
Jackson Vaughn
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Aug 22, 2025
Ty Johnson
★★★★★
Arizona
Aug 8, 2025
Jaxon Dollar
★★★★★
Georgia
Jul 10, 2025
Trey Wimbley
★★★★★
Clemson
Jun 18, 2025
Jaiden Bryant
★★★★★
Miami
Jun 17, 2025
Ba'Roc Willis
★★★★★
Colorado
Jun 17, 2025
Jayshon Gibson
★★★★★
UCLA
Jun 13, 2025
Brayton Feister
★★★★★
Oregon
Jun 5, 2025
Honor Fa'alave-Johnson
★★★★★
USC
Jun 4, 2025
Jayden Broadie
★★★★★
South Carolina
Jun 3, 2025
Lathan Whisenton
★★★★★
Notre Dame
May 30, 2025
Amir Brown
★★★★★
Nebraska
May 17, 2025
Briceson Thrower Jr.
★★★★★
Texas
May 16, 2025
Mikhail McCreary
★★★★★
Oklahoma
May 15, 2025
Javian Jones-Priest
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
May 15, 2025
Evan Mack
★★★★★
Arizona
May 15, 2025
Davion Jones
★★★★★
South Carolina
May 14, 2025
Pole Moala
★★★★★
UCLA
May 14, 2025
Duvay Williams
★★★★★
California
May 14, 2025
Anthony Cavallaro
★★★★★
Florida State
May 14, 2025
Isala Aisa Wily-Ava
★★★★★
Washington
May 14, 2025
Dillon Davis
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
May 14, 2025
Donte Wright
★★★★★
Miami
May 13, 2025
Rashad Streets
★★★★★
Oregon
May 13, 2025
Brandon Sherrard
★★★★★
Texas
May 13, 2025
Xavier Hasan
★★★★★
Notre Dame
May 12, 2025
Quinton Cypher
★★★★★
Ohio State
May 12, 2025
Jason Johnson
★★★★★
Texas
May 12, 2025
Trason Haley
★★★★★
North Texas
May 9, 2025
Cameron Hall
★★★★★
Texas
May 8, 2025
Will Mencl
★★★★★
Oregon
May 6, 2025
Roye Oliver III
★★★★★
USC
May 6, 2025
Allen Evans
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
May 6, 2025
Jake Hildebrand
★★★★★
Arizona State
May 6, 2025
Blake Roskopf
★★★★★
Washington
May 6, 2025
Jai Jones
★★★★★
Wisconsin
May 6, 2025
Mikyal Davis
★★★★★
Oklahoma
May 6, 2025
Jaden Baldwin
★★★★★
Pittsburgh
May 6, 2025
Noah Roberts
★★★★★
Texas
May 2, 2025
Justin Murphy
★★★★★
Georgia State
May 2, 2025
Isaiah Leilua
★★★★★
Washington
Apr 28, 2025
Mikahi Allen
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Apr 25, 2025
Eli Johnson
★★★★★
Ohio State
Apr 25, 2025
Elijah Kimble
★★★★★
Syracuse
Apr 25, 2025
Garyon Hobbs
★★★★★
Indiana
Apr 22, 2025
Jayce Johnson
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Apr 16, 2025
Gabe Jenkins
★★★★★
Colorado
Apr 11, 2025
Jalaythan Mayfield
★★★★★
Indiana
Apr 5, 2025
Case Alexander
★★★★★
Penn State
Apr 5, 2025
Gavin Williams
★★★★★
USC
Mar 25, 2025
Hayden Stepp
★★★★★
Oregon
Mar 14, 2025
Gavin Honore
★★★★★
Oregon State
Mar 13, 2025
Troy Bowens
★★★★★
California
Mar 11, 2025
Deven Robertson
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Mar 11, 2025
Marquis Bryant
★★★★★
Kentucky
Mar 11, 2025
Alvin Mosley
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Feb 23, 2025
Jerry Outhouse Jr.
★★★★★
UCLA
Feb 18, 2025
Ismael Camara
★★★★★
Texas
Feb 4, 2025
Chris Whitehead
★★★★★
LSU
Jan 31, 2025
Omarii Sanders
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
Jan 30, 2025
Censere Gaylord
★★★★★
Washington
Jan 30, 2025
Larry Moon III
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Jan 30, 2025
Xavier Muhammad
★★★★★
Michigan
Jan 29, 2025
Santana Harvey
★★★★★
Clemson
Jan 29, 2025
Trenton Blaylock
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Jan 29, 2025
Kaeden Penny
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Jan 28, 2025
Karnell James
★★★★★
LSU
Jan 28, 2025
Chance Thomas
★★★★★
Kansas
Jan 28, 2025
Toa Satele
★★★★★
Oregon
Jan 24, 2025
Kei'Shjuan Telfair
★★★★★
Penn State
Jan 24, 2025
Kenneth Simon II
★★★★★
Tennessee
Jan 22, 2025
Jarrell Chandler
★★★★★
Clemson
Jan 22, 2025
Elija Harmon
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Jan 22, 2025
Jalen Brewster
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Jan 21, 2025
Jeremiah Douglas
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
Jan 17, 2025
Isaiah Bertola
★★★★★
California
Jan 15, 2025
Marcus Fakatou
★★★★★
Ohio State
Jan 10, 2025
Lucas Rhoa
★★★★★
Texas
Jan 10, 2025
Kaeden Scott
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Jan 9, 2025
Amari Vickerson
★★★★★
Committed here
Jan 9, 2025
Cooper Witten
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Jan 7, 2025
Brayden Booth
★★★★★
North Carolina
Dec 3, 2024
Elijah Haven
★★★★★
Alabama
Dec 2, 2024
Wonderful Monds IV
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Nov 19, 2024
Eric McFarland III
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Nov 8, 2024
T.K. Cunningham
★★★★★
Purdue
Nov 8, 2024
Kennedy Brown
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Nov 3, 2024
Zyron Forstall
unrated
Texas A&M
Oct 11, 2024
JayQuan Snell
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Sep 21, 2024
Weston Nielsen
★★★★★
Arizona State
Sep 21, 2024
Corey Hadley Jr.
★★★★★
Nebraska
Aug 14, 2024
Daylon Gordon
★★★★★
Texas State
Jul 8, 2024
Malachi Zeigler
★★★★★
Committed here
Jun 8, 2024
Gecova Doyal
★★★★★
Washington
Jun 1, 2024
K'Adrian Redmond
★★★★★
Texas Tech
May 31, 2024
Brady Edmunds
★★★★★
Ohio State
May 31, 2024
Colton Nussmeier
★★★★★
Georgia
May 22, 2024
Joshua Sam-Epelle
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
May 15, 2024
Brian Swanson
★★★★★
Texas
May 9, 2024
Jaderian Jones
★★★★★
California
May 9, 2024
Kavian Bryant
★★★★★
Texas Tech
May 2, 2024
Jasper Ngokwere
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
May 2, 2024
Taven Epps
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Apr 11, 2024
Kaden Henderson
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Apr 5, 2024
Peyton Houston
★★★★★
LSU
Mar 12, 2024
Montre Jackson
★★★★★
Texas
Feb 4, 2024
Nick Lennear
★★★★★
Miami
Feb 1, 2024
Kesean Bowman
★★★★★
Tennessee
Jan 31, 2024
Quinterrius Gipson
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Jan 29, 2024
Qua Ford
★★★★★
Committed here
Jan 26, 2024
Myson Johnson-Cook
★★★★★
Auburn
Jan 24, 2024
Tre Moore
★★★★★
Washington
Jan 22, 2024
Braylon Williams
★★★★★
Committed here
Jan 21, 2024
Peyton Miller
★★★★★
Florida
Jan 18, 2024
Amarri Irvin
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Dec 21, 2023
Carson White
★★★★★
Oklahoma State
Dec 15, 2023
Karece Hoyt
★★★★★
Baylor
Sep 16, 2023
CaDarius McMiller
★★★★★
Oregon
Sep 15, 2023
Trey Haralson
★★★★★
Committed here
Sep 15, 2023
Trenton Yancey
★★★★★
Purdue
Jun 6, 2023
Zane Rowe
★★★★★
Oregon
Jun 2, 2023
Landen Williams-Callis
★★★★★
Texas
Aug 12, 2022
Every SMU class since 2002
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 8 in 2026. Best class by our class score: 2026 (No. 26).
five-starfour-star
| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 8 | 0 | No. 85 | Malachi Zeigler QB, Trey Haralson WR |
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | No. 26 | Christian Rhodes RB, Drew Evers IOL |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | No. 31 | Dramodd Odoms OT, Jalen Cooper WR |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | No. 130 | Derrick McFall ATH, Ka'Davion Dotson S |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | No. 97 | Jaxson Lavender WR, Adam Moore TE |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | No. 77 | RJ Maryland TE, Pierre Goree S |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | No. 52 | Preston Stone QB, Isaiah Nwokobia S |
Show every class back to 2002
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | No. 67 | Danny Gray WR, Thad Johnson WR |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 | No. 70 | Danielson Ike OT, Keke Burns ATH |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | No. 83 | Treveon Johnson WR, Levon Livingston OT |
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | No. 79 | Alan Ali OT, D.J. Gillins DUAL |
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | No. 74 | Jordan Carmouche OLB, Michael Badejo OLB |
| 2015 | 22 | 0 | No. 78 | Ben Hicks PRO, Kevin Thomas WR |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 | No. 84 | Courtland Sutton S, Shelby Walker WR |
| 2013 | 23 | 0 | No. 77 | Traylon Shead RB, Zelt Minor DT |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 | No. 71 | Seaver Myers OT, Gehrig Dieter WR |
| 2011 | 25 | 0 | No. 70 | Davon Moreland WDE, Daren Kitchen CB |
| 2010 | 24 | 0 | No. 71 | Darryl Fields RB, Stephen Kaiser PRO |
| 2009 | 25 | 0 | No. 80 | Chris Atchison OG, Deonte McDade ATH |
| 2008 | 29 | 0 | No. 85 | Deyon McElroy CB, Chris Banjo S |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 | No. 82 | Derrius Bell CB, De'von Bailey ATH |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 | No. 101 | Phillip Burley ATH, Bryan McCann ATH |
| 2005 | 26 | 0 | No. 55 | Adrian Haywood DT, Columbus Givens ATH |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 | No. 58 | Vincent Chase TE, Jessie Henderson Jr. APB |
| 2003 | 21 | 0 | No. 53 | Avery Cleveland OLB, Ervin McGee CB |
| 2002 | 24 | 0 | No. 72 | Anthony Barnett APB, Brent Karrington SDE |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where SMU recruits come from
78% of SMU's 513 commits since 2002 came from home-state Texas.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsHighland Park
12 commits
Lamar
8 commits
Duncanville
8 commits
Southlake Carroll
6 commits
Flower Mound
4 commits
DeSoto
4 commits
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Conroe
4 commits
Katy
4 commits
Brenham
4 commits
South Oak Cliff
4 commits
Navarro College
4 commits
Tyler J.C.
4 commits
Who SMU offered, and who won them
Of the 663 players we have on record as SMU offers (2002-2023), 191 signed here (29%). The program that beat them most often: TCU, 26 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0% | Texas A&M 2, USC 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 18% | TCU 3, Oklahoma 1 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0% | Texas 2, Houston 2 |
| 2015 | 49 | 8 | 16% | Texas 7, Oklahoma State 3 |
| 2014 | 68 | 14 | 21% | Baylor 4, Texas 4 |
| 2013 | 56 | 9 | 16% | Texas A&M 7, Texas Tech 3 |
Show all 17 classes
| 2012 | 61 | 13 | 21% | UCLA 4, USC 3 |
| 2011 | 66 | 17 | 26% | Baylor 5, Texas Tech 4 |
| 2010 | 64 | 17 | 27% | Oklahoma State 3, Oklahoma 3 |
| 2009 | 44 | 14 | 32% | TCU 2, Texas Tech 2 |
| 2008 | 39 | 19 | 49% | Texas Tech 2, TCU 2 |
| 2007 | 41 | 16 | 39% | Baylor 3, Houston 3 |
| 2006 | 29 | 10 | 34% | Kansas 4, Texas Tech 2 |
| 2005 | 36 | 16 | 44% | Tulsa 3, Missouri 2 |
| 2004 | 15 | 8 | 53% | Tulsa 2, Texas 2 |
| 2003 | 30 | 16 | 53% | TCU 3, Arizona 2 |
| 2002 | 27 | 12 | 44% | Oklahoma State 2, Baylor 2 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there26 players
23 players
23 players
22 players
21 players
18 players
The coaches who signed them
Rhett Lashlee has signed 55 commits since the 2023 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhett Lashlee 2022-2026 · 38-16 | 55 | 3.30 | 0 |
| Sonny Dykes 2018-2021 · 30-17 | 71 | 2.97 | 0 |
| Chad Morris 2015-2017 · 14-23 | 68 | 2.73 | 0 |
| June Jones 2008-2014 · 36-43 | 164 | 2.55 | 0 |
| Phil Bennett 2002-2007 · 18-52 | 131 | 2.21 | 0 |
| Mike Cavan 2001 · 4-7 | 24 | 2.04 | 0 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsRob Likens
8 commits
3.71 avg stars
Garin Justice
7 commits
3.57 avg stars
Calvin Thibodeaux
5 commits
3.20 avg stars
Rickey Hunley Jr.
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
D'Eriq King
4 commits
3.50 avg stars
Carson Morris
2 commits
3.50 avg stars
Show all 44 position coaches
Warren Messer
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ryan Ragone
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Reggie Bain
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Demerick Gary
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jalen Ivy
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jonathan McGill
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kyle Cooper
0 commits
Riley Dodge
0 commits
Kyle Ward
0 commits
Matthew McHugh
0 commits
Casey Woods
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Maurice Crum Jr.
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Scott Symons
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jonathan Brewer
0 commits
Khenon Hall
0 commits
Rickley Hunley Jr.
0 commits
Randall Joyner ()
10 commits
3.00 avg stars
Trey Haverty ()
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
*David Gru ()
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kevin Curtis ()
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Josh Martin ()
0 commits
A. J. Ricker ()
8 commits
3.00 avg stars
David Gru ()
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jamal Powell ()
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Josh Martin (Tarleton State)
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Archie McDaniel
5 commits
2.60 avg stars
Dustin Fry
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Buddy Wyatt
4 commits
2.75 avg stars
Justin Stepp
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Keith Gunn
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Claude Mathis
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Joe Craddock
0 commits
Eric Daniels ()
6 commits
2.33 avg stars
Jason Phillips ()
4 commits
2.50 avg stars
Wes Suan ()
3 commits
2.67 avg stars
Steve Broussard ()
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Dan Morrison ()
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Bert Hill ()
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (23 coaches)
Rhett Lashlee
Head coach
Garin Justice
Assistant head coach/Co-offensive coordinator/Offensive line
Rob Likens
Associate head coach/Chief of staff/Co-offensive coordinator/Wide receivers
D'Eriq King
Co-offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
Maurice Crum Jr.
Co-defensive coordinator/Play caller
Rickey Hunley Jr.
Co-defensive coordinator/Secondary
Sam Gregg
Senior assistant to the defensive coordinator
Justin March
Assistant special teams coordinator
Casey Horny
Special teams coordinator
Demerick Gary
Assistant defensive ends
Jalen Ivy
Assistant defensive line
Ryan Ragone
Assistant linebackers
Reggie Bain
Assistant offensive line
Carson Morris
Assistant quarterbacks
Matthew McHugh
Assistant running backs
Jonathan McGill
Assistant secondary
Kyle Ward
Cornerbacks
Calvin Thibodeaux
Defensive line
Warren Messer
Linebackers
Kyle Cooper
Running backs/Run game coordinator
Brandon Sukenik
Special teams assistant
Riley Dodge
Tight ends/Passing game coordinator
Tyler Van Dyke
Offensive assistant
Quick answers
How many commits does SMU have in the 2027 class?
SMU has 8 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Malachi Zeigler, a 4-star QB from Benton.
What was SMU's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2026 class (No. 26 nationally): 16 commits, 0 five-stars and 8 four-stars.
Where does SMU recruit the most?
Texas: 401 of SMU's 513 commits since 2002 came from there.