UConn recruiting: 24 commits for 2027, No. 64 in our class score

May 18

Show all 109 offers

Jayden Paulino

DL · 2027 · Passaic County Tech · Wayne, NJ

★★★★★

Boston College

May 18

McCoy Richardson

DL · 2027 · Springfield Central · Springfield, MA

★★★★★

Wake Forest

May 15

DeMarcus DeRoche

ATH · 2027 · Cardinal Gibbons · Fort Lauderdale, FL

★★★★★

May 13

Gary Burney Jr.

WR · 2027 · Parkway · Bossier City, LA

★★★★★

LSU

May 11

Jason Lewis

DL · 2027 · Osceola · Kissimmee, FL

★★★★★

Apr 28

Ethan Lawson

IOL · 2027 · Rye Cove · Duffield, VA

★★★★★

West Virginia

Apr 24

Kamarion Johnson

S · 2027 · Clinch County · Homerville, GA

★★★★★

Apr 20

Taurean Rawlins

WR · 2027 · Mount Vernon Presbyterian · Atlanta, GA

★★★★★

Apr 13

Gideon Gash

ATH · 2027 · Detroit Catholic Central · Novi, MI

★★★★★

Texas Tech

Apr 9

AJ Tillman Jr.

ATH · 2027 · Lithonia, GA

★★★★★

Louisville

Apr 9

Joseph Buchanan

DL · 2027 · McDonogh School · Owings Mills, MD

★★★★★

Apr 3

Jamar Taylor

WR · 2027 · Salesianum · Wilmington, DE

★★★★★

Rutgers

Apr 1

Isaac McNeil

LB · 2027 · Vigor · Mobile, AL

★★★★★

Mar 31

Braxton Salster

ATH · 2027 · Pleasant Valley · Jacksonville, AL

★★★★★

Mar 30

De'Voun Kendrick

DL · 2027 · Carrollwood Day · Tampa, FL

★★★★★

Mar 27

David Tarawallie

OT · 2027 · Riverside · Painesville, OH

★★★★★

Penn State

Mar 24

Amare Patterson

WR · 2027 · Bluffton · Ridgeland, SC

★★★★★

North Carolina

Mar 22

Larry Moon III

S · 2027 · IMG Academy · Bradenton, FL

★★★★★

Mar 15

Chase Johnson

CB · 2027 · Emanuel County Institute · Swainsboro, GA

★★★★★

Mar 14

Desmond Malpress

EDGE · 2027 · Atlantic Coast · Jacksonville, FL

★★★★★

Clemson

Mar 13

Marvin Nguetsop

DL · 2027 · St. Thomas More · Oakdale, CT

★★★★★

Ole Miss

Mar 13

Branden Sharpe

WR · 2027 · Brownsburg, IN

★★★★★

Indiana

Mar 9

James Branch

ATH · 2027 · St. Frances Academy · Baltimore, MD

★★★★★

Mar 9

Success Nwabude

EDGE · 2027 · Athens Christian · Athens, GA

★★★★★

Mar 7

Da'Jon Talley-Rhodes

RB · 2027 · St. John's College · Washington, DC

★★★★★

Indiana

Mar 7

Jalen Welch

S · 2027 · Grayson · Loganville, GA

★★★★★

Feb 23

Majay Thompson

WR · 2027 · Crest · Shelby, NC

★★★★★

Florida State

Feb 20

Jamir Dean

WR · 2027 · Alcoa, TN

★★★★★

Feb 19

Za'Kari Johnson

ATH · 2027 · Miami Carol City · Opa Locka, FL

★★★★★

Florida State

Feb 18

Jackson Ballinger

TE · 2027 · Centerburg, OH

★★★★★

Feb 18

Adekunbi Adetayo

EDGE · 2027 · Malcolm X Shabazz · Newark, NJ

★★★★★

Vanderbilt

Feb 16

Deshawn Hall

WR · 2027 · Prattville, AL

★★★★★

Feb 13

Dominic Black

OT · 2027 · Tri-Village · New Madison, OH

★★★★★

Feb 12

Tyler Fryman

WR · 2027 · Beechwood · Fort Mitchell, KY

★★★★★

Feb 10

Dylan Latell

OT · 2027 · Girard, OH

★★★★★

Feb 4

Aaron Williams

LB · 2027 · Fort Bend Ridge Point · Missouri City, TX

★★★★★

North Carolina

Feb 2

Tristin Hughes

ATH · 2027 · Rocky River, OH

★★★★★

Jan 31

Kameron Roberson

CB · 2027 · Cy Springs · Cypress, TX

★★★★★

Houston

Jan 30

Cahron Wheeler

DL · 2027 · St. Paul's School · Baltimore, MD

★★★★★

Jan 28

Bryce Kish

LB · 2027 · Howell, MI

★★★★★

Clemson

Jan 28

Bryce Williams

CB · 2027 · Western · Fort Lauderdale, FL

★★★★★

Nebraska

Jan 28

Drew Williams

LB · 2027 · Sequoyah · Canton, GA

★★★★★

Jan 28

Carlos Ferguson

WR · 2027 · McDonogh School · Owings Mills, MD

★★★★★

Minnesota

Jan 28

Davin Davidson

QB · 2027 · Cardinal Mooney · Sarasota, FL

★★★★★

Jan 27

Maleek Lee

DL · 2027 · Palmetto, FL

★★★★★

Jan 27

Sa'Nir Brooks

RB · 2027 · St. Frances Academy · Baltimore, MD

★★★★★

Florida Atlantic

Jan 27

Sherrod Gourdine

CB · 2027 · McArthur · Hollywood, FL

★★★★★

Jan 27

Brian Dillard

ATH · 2027 · Evans · Orlando, FL

★★★★★

South Florida

Jan 27

Reed Gerken

OT · 2027 · Perrysburg, OH

★★★★★

Jan 27

Marcus Turpin

S · 2027 · Gilman · Baltimore, MD

★★★★★

Northwestern

Jan 27

Kaneilius Purdy

ATH · 2027 · Lake Wales, FL

★★★★★

UCF

Jan 27

Xavier Hasan

CB · 2027 · Cardinal Gibbons · Raleigh, NC

★★★★★

Jan 26

Kamauri Whitfield

CB · 2027 · The First Academy · Orlando, FL

★★★★★

Jan 26

Seth Williams

S · 2027 · Lakeside · Atlanta, GA

★★★★★

Jan 24

Chaz Gray

EDGE · 2027 · St. Joseph Regional · Montvale, NJ

★★★★★

Washington

Jan 22

Abdul Turay

RB · 2027 · St. Peter's Prep · Jersey City, NJ

★★★★★

Uncommitted

Jan 22

Isaiah Alvarez

WR · 2027 · Don Bosco Prep · Ramsey, NJ

★★★★★

Rutgers

Jan 22

Bryan Porter

WR · 2027 · Bergen Catholic · Oradell, NJ

★★★★★

Jan 22

Miller Westerfield

OT · 2027 · Roswell, GA

★★★★★

Jan 21

Sean Fox

LB · 2027 · Warren Central · Indianapolis, IN

★★★★★

Jan 20

Jamison Roberts

QB · 2027 · Saraland, AL

★★★★★

Oklahoma

Jan 18

Colton Johnson

TE · 2027 · Upperman · Baxter, TN

★★★★★

Ole Miss

Jan 16

Mason Oglesby

TE · 2027 · New Palestine, IN

★★★★★

Kansas

Jan 8

Keyon Thomas

RB · 2027 · Warren Central · Indianapolis, IN

★★★★★

Iowa

Jan 8

Dane Weber

QB · 2027 · Chaparral · Temecula, CA

★★★★★

California

Jan 2

Aroson Randle Jr.

LB · 2027 · Garner, NC

★★★★★

Oct 13, 2025

Jake Thies

S · 2027 · Fenwick · Oak Park, IL

★★★★★

Iowa

Oct 5, 2025

Jeremiah Proctor

LB · 2027 · Gainesville, GA

★★★★★

Pittsburgh

Aug 22, 2025

MJ Burnett

CB · 2027 · Walton · Marietta, GA

★★★★★

Aug 13, 2025

Amare Nugent

CB · 2027 · American Heritage · Fort Lauderdale, FL

★★★★★

Aug 8, 2025

Ta'Shawn Poole

S · 2027 · Howard · Macon, GA

★★★★★

Florida State

Aug 2, 2025

Jackson Vaughn

EDGE · 2027 · IMG Academy · Bradenton, FL

★★★★★

Jul 27, 2025

Abraham Sesay

EDGE · 2027 · Downingtown East · Exton, PA

★★★★★

Jun 18, 2025

Stanley Montgomery

DL · 2027 · Archbishop Ryan · Philadelphia, PA

★★★★★

Penn State

Jun 18, 2025

Keegan Croucher

QB · 2027 · Baylor School · Chattanooga, TN

★★★★★

Ole Miss

Jun 4, 2025

Niko Kampas

OT · 2027 · NFL Academy · London, EN

★★★★★

Tennessee

Jun 4, 2025

Botond Varga

OT · 2027 · Tabor Academy · Marion, MA

★★★★★

Jun 2, 2025

Javien Robinson

WR · 2027 · Mckeesport, PA

★★★★★

South Carolina

May 9, 2025

Logan Steele

ATH · 2027 · Shamokin Area · Coal Township, PA

★★★★★

Wake Forest

May 8, 2025

William Wood

QB · 2027 · Xaverian Brothers · Westwood, MA

★★★★★

Penn State

May 1, 2025

Peter Bourque

QB · 2027 · Tabor Academy · Marion, MA

★★★★★

Apr 16, 2025

Mekai Brown

EDGE · 2027 · Greenwich Country Day · Greenwich, CT

★★★★★

USC

Apr 9, 2025

Jabari Watkins

WR · 2027 · Thomas County Central · Thomasville, GA

★★★★★

Arkansas

Apr 1, 2025

Jaden Carey

CB · 2027 · St. Thomas Aquinas · Fort Lauderdale, FL

★★★★★

Ohio State

Apr 1, 2025

Khalil Taylor

WR · 2027 · Pine-Richland · Gibsonia, PA

★★★★★

Nebraska

Mar 22, 2025

Maxwell Hiller

IOL · 2027 · Coatesville, PA

★★★★★

Jan 30, 2025

Aidan O'Neil

EDGE · 2027 · Don Bosco Prep · Ramsey, NJ

★★★★★

Jan 30, 2025

Mikahi Allen

LB · 2027 · Don Bosco Prep · Ramsey, NJ

★★★★★

Texas A&M

Jan 29, 2025

Austin Barrett

CB · 2027 · Paramus Catholic · Paramus, NJ

★★★★★

Jan 29, 2025

Jaden Walk-Green

S · 2027 · Corona Centennial · Corona, CA

★★★★★

Washington

Jan 28, 2025

Eli Woodard

WR · 2027 · Chaparral · Temecula, CA

★★★★★

Jan 24, 2025

Santana Harvey

DL · 2027 · Lakeland, FL

★★★★★

Clemson

Jan 22, 2025

Gavin Williams

S · 2027 · Damien · La Verne, CA

★★★★★

USC

Jan 16, 2025

Malakai Taufoou

S · 2027 · Junipero Serra · San Mateo, CA

★★★★★

Oregon

Jan 11, 2025

Reinaldo Perez

DL · 2027 · Columbus Academy · Columbus, OH

★★★★★

Indiana

May 13, 2024

Joshua Dobson

CB · 2027 · Hough · Cornelius, NC

★★★★★

South Carolina

May 1, 2024

Quinterrius Gipson

RB · 2027 · Kell · Marietta, GA

★★★★★

May 1, 2024

Adryan Cole

S · 2027 · Douglas County · Atlanta, GA

★★★★★

Apr 2, 2024

Brayden Tyson

ATH · 2027 · Brookwood · Snellville, GA

★★★★★

South Carolina

Apr 2, 2024

Omarii Sanders

LB · 2027 · Franklin Road Academy · Nashville, TN

★★★★★

Vanderbilt

Feb 2, 2024

George Lamons Jr.

TE · 2027 · Brooks County · Quitman, GA

★★★★★

Jan 25, 2024

Carter Bonner

ATH · 2027 · St. Frances Academy · Baltimore, MD

★★★★★

West Virginia

Jan 24, 2024

Brady Edmunds

QB · 2027 · Huntington Beach, CA

★★★★★

Ohio State

Jun 3, 2023

Every UConn class since 2002

Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 1 in 2009. Best class by our class score: 2007 (No. 64).

five-starfour-star

Class	Commits	Avg stars	Rank	Best commits	Head coach
2027 LIVE	24	3.00	No. 64	Alan Blackshere S, Minikon Johnson LB	Jason Candle
2026	10	3.00	No. 123	Zikhere Leaks WR, James Tilus EDGE	Jim Mora
2025	9	3.00	No. 118	Axavier Bridges-Brooks S, Osiris Gilbert CB	Jim Mora
2024	13	3.00	No. 109	Cole Welliver QB, Cooper Ackerman DL	Jim Mora
2023	2	3.00	No. 143	Zackary Drawdy WR, Cameron Chadwick CB	Jim Mora
2022	13	2.82	No. 98	Zion Turner QB, Donovan Branch EDGE	Lou Spanos
2021	16	3.00	No. 116	Aaron Turner RB, Christopher Johnson ATH	Randy Edsall

Show every class back to 2002

2020	28	2.85	0	No. 124	Quay Evans DT, Durante Jones CB	Randy Edsall
2019	16	2.75	0	No. 111	Myles Bell CB, Eric Watts WDE	Randy Edsall
2018	25	2.48	0	No. 110	Dante Black RB, Steven Krajewski PRO	Randy Edsall
2017	23	2.41	0	No. 102	Ian Swenson CB, Robert Holmes OG	Bob Diaco
2016	18	2.59	0	No. 91	Cam DeGeorge OT, Tahj Herring-Wilson CB	Bob Diaco
2015	23	2.52	0	No. 98	Nazir Williams OLB, Kevin Murphy DT	Bob Diaco
2014	18	2.31	0	No. 101	Arkeel Newsome RB, Vontae Diggs OLB	Paul Pasqualoni
2013	25	2.83	0	No. 69	Tim Boyle PRO, Jalen Stevens WDE	Paul Pasqualoni
2012	23	2.71	0	No. 73	Casey Cochran PRO, Chandler Whitmer PRO	Paul Pasqualoni
2011	17	2.69	0	No. 78	Michael Nebrich DUAL, Deshon Foxx RB	Randy Edsall
2010	21	2.86	0	No. 82	Reuben Frank FB, Yawin Smallwood OLB	Randy Edsall
2009	23	2.80	1	No. 77	Dwayne Difton WR, Steve Greene OT	Randy Edsall
2008	20	2.32	0	No. 89	Erik Kuraczea OG, Dwayne Gratz CB	Randy Edsall
2007	27	2.44	0	No. 64	Tyler Lorenzen PRO, Gary Bardzak OG	Randy Edsall
2006	21	2.16	0	No. 81	Brad Kanuch ATH, Jarvis Hicks OLB	Randy Edsall
2005	21	2.00	0	No. 107	Alex LaMagdelaine OG, Anthony Barksdale ATH	Randy Edsall
2004	27	2.04	0	No. 83	Dan Davis SDE, Darius Butler CB	Randy Edsall
2003	17	2.12	0	No. 88	Harold Stanback FB, Matthew Lawrence RB	Randy Edsall
2002	11	2.00	0	No. 96	Cornell Brockington RB, Craig Berry OT	Randy Edsall

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 UConn recruits come from

The biggest pipeline is Florida, with 78 commits.

Top states

2002-2027

FL78 16%

CT66 13%

PA52 11%

NJ49 10%

GA32 7%

MA30 6%

MD29 6%

NY24 5%

Pipeline high schools

2 or more commits

St. Thomas Aquinas

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Dwayne Difton (2009), Zion Turner (2022)

6 commits

Fork Union Military Academy

Fork Union, VA · Andrew Opoku (2010), Joe Williams (2012)

6 commits

Hun School

Princeton, NJ · Joe McGann (2025), Hill Greenlee (2025)

5 commits

Windsor

Windsor, CT · TJ Gardner (2017), Tyler Coyle (2016)

4 commits

Ansonia

Ansonia, CT · Erik Kuraczea (2008), Arkeel Newsome (2014)

3 commits

Westlake

Waldorf, MD · Josh Alexander (2010), Joshua Alexander (2010)

3 commits

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The Lawrenceville School

Lawrenceville, NJ · Deon McLean (2021), Anthony Watkins (2014)

3 commits

Bishop Canevin

Pittsburgh, PA · Minikon Johnson (2027), Lamier Wade (2027)

2 commits

The St. James

Springfield, VA · Eltonino Hicks (2027), Raph Bonfoh (2027)

2 commits

Freehold Borough

Freehold, NJ · Jazmarr Clax (2012), Jazzmar Clax (2012)

2 commits

Trinity Christian School

Fayetteville, NC · Makijah Latiker (2026), Jeff Woods (2019)

2 commits

Central York

York, PA · Saxton Suchanic (2025), Will Beatty (2004)

2 commits

Who UConn offered, and who won them

Of the 745 players we have on record as UConn offers (2002-2025), 164 signed here (22%). The program that beat them most often: Rutgers, 37 times.

Class	Offers	Signed here	Hit rate	Lost most to
2025	6	0	0%	-
2024	9	0	0%	Notre Dame 1, Wake Forest 1
2023	18	0	0%	Penn State 2, Notre Dame 1
2016	13	0	0%	Maryland 2, Tennessee 2
2015	60	11	18%	Boston College 5, South Carolina 3
2014	77	8	10%	Boston College 5, Penn State 4

Show all 18 classes

2013	84	14	17%	Florida 3, Virginia 3
2012	77	16	21%	Rutgers 7, West Virginia 5
2011	59	12	20%	Penn State 4, Virginia 3
2010	48	7	15%	Boston College 4, Michigan 3
2009	47	13	28%	Virginia Tech 3, Wisconsin 3
2008	44	11	25%	Virginia Tech 4, Maryland 3
2007	48	17	35%	Pittsburgh 4, Boston College 4
2006	33	14	42%	Rutgers 3, Iowa 1
2005	40	10	25%	Pittsburgh 5, Rutgers 3
2004	46	18	39%	Rutgers 4, Boston College 3
2003	24	8	33%	Rutgers 4, West Virginia 2
2002	12	5	42%	Boston College 1, West Virginia 1

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 there

37 players

34 players

26 players

23 players

18 players

16 players

The coaches who signed them

Jason Candle has signed 24 commits since the 2027 class.

Head coaches and their classes

Coach	Classes	Commits	Avg stars	Best get
Jason Candle 2026 · 0-0	2027	24	3.00	Alan Blackshere
Jim Mora 2022-2025 · 27-23	2023-2026	34	3.00	Zikhere Leaks
Lou Spanos 2021 · 1-9	2022	13	2.82	Zion Turner
Randy Edsall 2017-2020 · 6-30	2018-2021	85	2.75	Myles Bell
Bob Diaco 2014-2016 · 11-28	2015-2017	64	2.50	Cam DeGeorge
Paul Pasqualoni 2011-2013 · 10-18	2012-2014	66	2.66	Casey Cochran

Show all 7 head coaches

Randy Edsall

2001-2010 · 67-55

2002-2011

205

2.37

Dwayne Difton

Position coaches: who they landed

commits at their positions

Dennis Dottin-Carter

Defensive line · 2017-2021 · best: Donovan Branch, Eric Watts

14 commits

2.79 avg stars

Frank Giufre

Offensive coordinator/offensive line · 2018-2021 · best: Nikko Pohahau, Brady Wayburn

13 commits

2.91 avg stars

Aaron Smith

Wide receivers · 2017-2021 · best: Matt Drayton, Cam Ross

8 commits

2.75 avg stars

Darrell Perkins

Defensive backs · 2019-2021 · best: Durante Jones, Alfred Chea

6 commits

2.83 avg stars

Corey Edsall

Tight ends · 2017-2021 · best: Matt Hoffman, Brendan Heatherman

4 commits

2.75 avg stars

Kyle Weiss

Running backs · 2019-2021 · best: Brian Brewton, Nate Carter

4 commits

2.33 avg stars

Show all 19 position coaches

Mike Moyseenko

Quarterbacks · 2019-2021 · best: Zion Turner, Jonathan Senecal

2 commits

3.00 avg stars

Curome Cox

Defensive backs · 2017-2018 · best: Myles Bell, Shamel Lazarus

10 commits

2.30 avg stars

Jon Wholley

Linebackers · 2017-2018 · best: Dillon Harris, Jackson Mitchell

4 commits

2.75 avg stars

Terry Richardson

Running backs · 2017-2018 · best: Dante Black

1 commits

3.00 avg stars

J. B. Grimes

Offensive line · 2017 · best: Travis Jones, Pete Rooney

5 commits

2.60 avg stars

Mike Cummings

Offensive line, co-offensive coordinator · 2016 · best: Robert Holmes, Stanley Hubbard

5 commits

2.20 avg stars

Anthony Poindexter

Defensive coordinator, safeties · 2016 · best: Omar Fortt, Darrian Beavers

4 commits

2.50 avg stars

Wayne Lineburg

Quarterbacks · 2016 · best: Marvin Washington, David Pindell

3 commits

3.00 avg stars

Josh Reardon

Cornerbacks, co-special team coordinator · 2016 · best: Ian Swenson, Jordan Swann

2 commits

2.50 avg stars

Frank Verducci

Offensive coordinator (games 1–9), tight ends · 2016 · best: Ryan Fitton

1 commits

2.00 avg stars

Vincent Brown

Co-defensive coordinator, linebackers · 2016 · best: TJ Gardner

1 commits

3.00 avg stars

Erik Campbell

Wide receivers · 2016 · best: Cameron Hairston

1 commits

2.00 avg stars

David Corley

Offensive coordinator (games 10–12), running backs, special teams coordinator · 2016 · best: none at his positions

0 commits

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 2021 staff (11 coaches)

Randy Edsall

Head coach

Frank Giufre

Offensive coordinator/offensive line

Jarren Horton

Defensive coordinator/star, nickel, dime

Eddie Allen

Special teams coordinator

Darrell Perkins

Defensive backs

Dennis Dottin-Carter

Defensive line

Mike Moyseenko

Quarterbacks

Kyle Weiss

Running backs

Corey Edsall

Tight ends

Aaron Smith

Wide receivers

Jim L. Mora

Offensive assistant

Quick answers

How many commits does UConn have in the 2027 class?

UConn has 24 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Alan Blackshere, a 3-star S from Miami.

What was UConn's best recruiting class?

By our class score, the 2007 class (No. 64 nationally): 27 commits, 0 five-stars and 0 four-stars.

Where does UConn recruit the most?

Florida: 78 of UConn's 491 commits since 2002 came from there.

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