Deion Sanders, Colorado's Updated 2025 Recruiting Class After Julian Lewis Commitment

Colorado's 2025 recruiting class received a major boost on Thursday, as highly-touted quarterback prospect Julian Lewis made his commitment to the Buffaloes and head coach Deion Sanders live on The Pat McAfee Show.

Lewis is a 4-star prospect and the No. 6 quarterback in the 2025 class, per 247Sports' composite. His commitment will mark a significant improvement for Colorado, which had the 78th-ranked class entering Thursday. The Buffaloes' 2025 list of football commits—which is now the 66th-ranked class—now looks like this:

• Julian Lewis, QB
• Chauncey Gooden, IOL
• Adrian Wilson, WR
• Quanell X Farrakhan Jr., WR
• Christian Hudson, DL
• Alex Graham, CB
• Mantrez Walker, LB
• Antonio Branch Jr., S
• Zayne DeSouza, TE
• Corbin Laisure, TE
• Jay Gardenhire, OT

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Lewis had originally appeared to be headed to USC, but he reportedly de-committed from the Trojans this past Sunday. He is now the heir apparent to Colorado star quarterback and Coach Prime's son Shedeur Sanders, who will be entering the NFL draft after this season. Following Sanders' impressive two-year stretch with the Buffaloes will be a tall task, but the Carrollton, Georgia native is up for the challenge.

247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins described Lewis as "an elite distributor of the football with his quick release and advanced mechanics that picked apart defenses in the Peach State's highest classification." The 6'0", 185-pound signal-caller is a bit undersized, but he's skilled enough to make an immediate impact when he begins his collegiate career.

"Overall, projects as a new-age point guard that can push the tempo in a modern spread attack with his pin-point accuracy and savvy decision making," Ivins added. "Smaller stature is not ideal, but has the skills and confidence to win games on Saturdays – and potentially right away."

Lewis' commitment continues a strong year for Colorado, which has an 8-2 record and is ranked No. 16 in both the College Football Playoff Rankings and the AP Top 25. With a 6-1 conference record, the Buffaloes are tied with BYU (9-1, 6-1) for the top spot in the Big 12.

Colorado will look to keep the good vibes going when it returns to action on Saturday against Kansas (4-6, 3-4).