The final stretch of Monshun Sales’ recruitment has come into focus, and the race for one of the class of 2027’s biggest prizes is down to two programs.
Sales, a 6-foot-5, 201-pound wide receiver from Indianapolis, will announce his commitment on Friday. Rivals’ industry rankings place him as the No. 2 wide receiver, the No. 1 prospect in Indiana and the No. 8 overall player in the 2027 class.
He’s coming off a huge season at Lawrence North High School, where he posted 37 catches for 794 yards and nine touchdowns while also piling up 56 tackles on defense. Sales also competes in multiple events for Lawrence North’s track and field team, adding another layer to an already loaded athletic profile.
In an April scouting report, Charles Power of Rivals said Sales “has the potential to take the top off of defenses with regularity” and that he “shows quality tracking skills, locating the football over his shoulder.”
Now, according to Steve Wiltfong on a recent edition of Rivals “Inside Scoop,” the decision has been narrowed to Indiana and Texas.
Texas has built a strong case with its recent wide receiver pipeline, and Sales would fit right into that trend. The Longhorns are set to have a pair of future NFL talents on the field this season in Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo.
Texas brought in Coleman through the portal, though he was a five-star wide receiver in the class of 2024 when he committed to Auburn. Wingo is entering his third year in Austin after arriving as a high-end four-star recruit.
“Steve Sarkisian, some of the receivers he's coached, the offense, the style of play, how easy it is for receivers in that scheme to get NFL coaching, to get the coaching that prepares them to be instant impact players on Sunday, yet these guys are running wide open on Saturday,” Wiltfong said.
“They have a schematic advantage week in and week out most of the time, and then Texas has the resources to recruit a guy like Monshun Sales in this modern recruiting era.”
Texas already has a commitment from another five-star receiver, Easton Royal, giving the Longhorns a chance to land two elite pass catchers in the 2027 class. That said, there are real concerns about keeping Royal in the fold, with SEC programs - especially LSU - pushing to flip him.
Indiana would be chasing a different kind of milestone. The Hoosiers have rarely landed blue-chip talent at this level, and they have never signed a five-star recruit out of high school. A commitment from Sales would change that in a major way.
“The Hoosiers have prioritized him; obviously, they're the defending national champs. Some of his former teammates have played at Indiana, including Omar Cooper, who just went in the first round of the NFL draft,” Wiltfong said.
“(There's a) proven track record of quick development under (Curt) Cignetti and offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan, who also has his hands all over the receivers as a former receivers coach.”
Indiana’s recent rise has been fueled heavily by smart transfer portal work, but the staying power of that approach is still an open question. If Sales chooses the Hoosiers, Cignetti would have a signature recruiting win to go with the portal success that has helped define the program’s surge.
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