After decommitting from USC on Sunday, 5 star QB prospect Julian Lewis announced his commitment to the University of Colorado on Thursday. Lewis, who is considered the number 2 prospect in the class of 2025 across most scouting services, is assumed to be a day 1 starter as he will take over as successor to Shedeur Sanders who is expected to be a top 10 pick in next spring’s NFL Draft.
Lewis easily becomes the top prospect for the Buffaloes 2025 recruiting class, and could be the first of several high profile dominoes to fall in the late stages of the early signing period. The Carrollton, Georgia native had been linked to Colorado for some time as he took a June visit to see the campus, and returned on October 26th for a follow up visit.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to get to work and compete,” Lewis told ESPN. “Colorado wasn’t recruiting me until I reclassed, so it really was perfect timing. This is only the beginning. I trust Coach Prime and [offensive coordinator Pat] Shurmur to help me become the player that I want to be.”
Per MaxPreps, Lewis has completed 200 of 257 pass attempts (77.8%) for 2,842 yards and 40 TDs against only 4 INTs on the season. Prior to the QB’s commitment, the Buffaloes 2025 recruiting class ranked 78th nationally, though that figure is likely to jump in the coming days and could climb even higher if so of the remaining uncommitted recruits follow suit.
Across both of Coach Prime’s first two seasons in Colorado, the team has largely built their program through the transfer portal. So to land a player of Lewis’ calibre is no small victory for the Buffs football program.
Colorado is currently 8-2 and could sneak into the College Football Playoffs if they win out the remainder of their games, and the Big 12 Championship. The 16th ranked squad is set to take on Kansas this Saturday and can clinch a place in the Big 12 championship game with a win, and losses from Arizona State and Iowa State.
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