Colorado’s 2028 recruiting board picked up two more names on Saturday, and both came out of the same Texas high school.
The Buffaloes extended a scholarship offer to interior offensive lineman Kendrick Morgan, and Morgan announced the move on X. Colorado also offered his Lone Star High School teammate, quarterback Trey Wright, on the same day, continuing an early push into the Frisco, Texas, program.
Morgan is still flying under the national radar. None of the major recruiting sites have rated him yet, but his size and tape have already started to turn heads. He’s listed at 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds after his sophomore season, and he has already logged snaps at both tackle and guard.
The film shows a lineman who brings more than bulk. Morgan moves well, plays with power and can drive edge rushers backward in the run game.
He also showed up often as a pulling and lead blocker on screen passes, where he handled his responsibilities cleanly. He identified assignments quickly and rarely missed blocks on tape.
That kind of profile makes sense for Colorado, especially with new offensive coordinator Chris Marve’s ‘Go-Go’ offense in the picture. Lone Star appears to use a scheme with a lot of similarities, and the screen game stood out as the clearest overlap. Morgan’s work in the exact kind of role he would be asked to fill in Boulder likely helped make him an early target.
Wright is already listed as a three-star recruit by both Rivals and 247Sports, and that stock figures to rise. With Morgan helping up front, Wright produced 4,042 passing yards and 38 touchdowns against seven interceptions in 2025, while also rushing for 1,764 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Colorado clearly saw the fit at quarterback, but the line connection matters too. If the Buffaloes can land Morgan, it could help their chances with Wright as well.
They’ll have to work for Morgan. Even without the attention from the major recruiting services, he already holds offers from Wisconsin, Arizona, Houston and Oklahoma State, among others, according to 247Sports.
For Colorado, the pursuit of the pair is still early, but Morgan’s decision may end up being the one to watch. His choice could say plenty about where Wright is headed next.
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