CU Recruiting Class of 2021

Bios and videos for every member of the CU Recruiting Class of 2021 … Surprise late addition: CU signs tight end Austin Smith (CU Press Release added) … Smith: “I feel like whenever I step on the field, I am the most athletic player” …

The Recruiting Class of 2021 did not increase on Wednesday, but there was still plenty of news … A player-by-player review of the 17 newest members of the Buff Nation … What happened to the recruits we were supposed to sign? … Winning the Battle of the Transfer Portal …

UPDATED: With roster moves through February 6th … Eligibility Chart deep dive … How’s this for fuzzy math? After Signing Day II, CU will have 91 scholarship players on the roster – but only three seniors … The Buffs also have nine returning starters on both offense and defense …

The Class of 2021 is ranked in the 50’s nationally, down from a No. 33 ranking last year … Do the unusual circumstances of 2020 merit giving Karl Dorrell and his coaching staff a pass on a lower rated Class, or is the lack of star power a cause for concern? …

Bios for all of CU’s Early Signing Day recruits … Karl Dorrell: “It is a small class, but a very, very impactful class. Every position really has a chance to compete and help us this fall” … Links to the official CUBuffs.com bios for every signee … Class includes six offensive players; ten defensive players; and a specialist …

11:20 a.m. … All in all done … 17 new Buffs signed … no surprises; no defections … (At least) two recruits to sign in February … 11:15 a.m. … Saving the best for last? CU’s quarterback recruit, Drew Carter, is introduced … 11:00 a.m. … Safeties Trevor Woods and Trustin Oliver, are in! (Five DB’s overall) … 10:55 a.m. … DB’s being introduced – Tyrin Taylor, Nikko Reed, and Kaylin Moore are in … 

The ebbs and flows of the year-long CU Recruiting cycle chronicled here, including the biographies of some of the CU commits who later decommitted and went elsewhere …