Colorado could get a quick jolt on the recruiting trail Monday, with two four-star targets scheduled to make their college decisions.
Offensive tackle Dewey Young and wide receiver Khalil Taylor are both set to announce, and Colorado is still in the mix for each 2027 prospect after hosting them in Boulder in May. Young’s decision is slated for 5 p.m. MT.
Young, a 6-foot-5, 305-pound lineman from Kalamazoo, Mich., has kept most of his recruitment under wraps. His final group includes Colorado, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech and Georgia.
He’s ranked as the No. 29 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 6 overall player in Michigan. Colorado offensive line coach Gunnar White offered him in May of last year.
247Sports scouting analyst Gabe Brooks described Young as a “Physical, broad-torsoed offensive lineman who could potentially provide roster value at multiple positions.”
Brooks also noted that Young is “Experienced on the outside, but higher long-term ceiling could be inside,” while adding that his “Hallmarks are stopping power and phone booth strength.”
Other parts of Brooks’ evaluation point to a lineman who “Moves bodies off the line of scrimmage,” is a “Run-game mauler who will finish blocks to the ground,” and shows “adequate pass-pro mechanics, but can better sustain balance.”
Taylor has been on Colorado’s radar since the Buffaloes offered him in December, though Penn State and Nebraska appear to be the teams with the strongest momentum. 247Sports national recruiting analyst Brian Dohn gave Nebraska a crystal ball pick for Taylor in June.
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound receiver from Gibsonia, Penn., is ranked No. 19 nationally at his position. As a junior at Pine-Richland High School, he posted 571 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. The season before that, he caught 51 passes for 932 yards and 22 touchdowns.
247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins called Taylor a “Versatile wide receiver that just finds ways to get into the end zone.”
Ivins added that Taylor “Looks the part as he's a muscular 5-foot-11, 190 pounds and pairs the mass with a dynamic lower half,” and said he “Got looks both inside and outside as a junior.”
His evaluation also highlighted Taylor as “Rather crafty as a route runner and will sit down in coverage soft spots,” while noting he is “Quick to capitalize on RAC opportunities, but has a better-than-expected win rate in contested-catch situations with his jump-timing and ball skills.”
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