Three of Colorado’s 2028 prospects have taken an important step in the recruiting cycle, with Colton Ott, Davis Moon and Nicholas McChesney earning their first 247Sports ratings this week.
All three offensive linemen are now listed as three-stars by 247Sports heading into their junior seasons. Ott is the only one of the trio with a Colorado offer, though each already holds Division I interest.
They join a growing group of rated 2028 prospects from the state. That list already includes four-star quarterback Titus Huard of Littleton, four-star running back Elijah Cromwell of Englewood, three-star quarterback Luke Rubley of Aurora and three-star interior offensive lineman Kaden Myers of Windsor.
Ott, who plays at Fairview High School in Boulder, comes in at 85 and ranks No. 50 nationally among interior offensive linemen. At 6-foot-4.5 and 310 pounds, he spent last season at left tackle, but his profile points to a player who can move around the line at the next level.
Fairview is coming off a 10-win 2025 season, and Ott’s recruitment has already widened well beyond the region. Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Utah, Kansas State, Kansas and Purdue are among the Power Four schools that have offered him.
He was also on hand as a game-day visitor for CU’s Week 2 win over Delaware last year.
Moon, a Valor Christian lineman, earned an 81 rating and checks in at No. 64 nationally among IOLs. He is expected to line up again with Huard this fall after working at left guard as a sophomore.
At 6-foot-2.5 and 295 pounds, Moon looks destined to stay inside once he reaches college. His offer list includes South Dakota and Syracuse, where his mother played, and he also visited Nebraska for an early-season game last year.
McChesney, who plays at Mountain Vista, is rated 80 and sits at No. 65 nationally at his position. The son of former CU defensive lineman Matt McChesney, he landed his first Division I offer from South Dakota in May and appears set for more attention during the fall.
His summer was already packed with camp stops at Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Wyoming and Northern Colorado. As a sophomore, he played right guard for Mountain Vista.
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