Colorado beat out Georgia Tech, Georgia and Vanderbilt for one of the bigger offensive line prizes in the 2027 cycle, landing four-star OT Dewey Young on his commitment day.
Young, who had trimmed his list to those four schools, chose Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes. Colorado’s social post announced that Young becomes the program’s fifth offensive line commit and the 20th overall in the class.
The 6-foot-5, 327-pound prospect plays at Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan. According to the 247Sports Composite, he is ranked No. 275 nationally, No. 24 among offensive tackles and No. 7 in the state of Michigan.
Young’s offer sheet was a long one, with schools such as South Carolina, Purdue, Syracuse, Auburn, Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida State, Indiana and Ohio State also in the mix, along with Colorado, Vanderbilt, Georgia and Georgia Tech.
For Colorado, the commitment gives the Buffaloes another boost in a class that now sits 35th nationally and fourth in the Big 12.
Georgia Tech, meanwhile, came up short but still has plenty to like in its 2027 offensive line haul. The Yellow Jackets currently hold commitments from four-star OT Joshua Sam-Epelle, four-star OL Kal-El Johnson, three-star IOL Jordan Dillon, three-star IOL Jaiden Thompson and three-star OL Braylin Mills.
That group is part of a 26-commit class that is ranked No. 24 nationally and No. 5 in the ACC, behind Miami, Clemson, Virginia Tech and Cal.
Even with Young off the board, Georgia Tech’s recent recruiting stretch has been strong enough to keep Brent Key’s class in good shape. The bigger task now is holding it together through signing day and keeping the current group intact. If that happens, this could still end up as an impactful class for the Yellow Jackets.
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