Deion Sanders, Colorado Land 4-Star London Merrit, More Prospects in 30-Minute Span

The Colorado Buffaloes are continuing to wreck havoc on the recruiting trail.

Within a span of 30 minutes on Thursday night, the Buffaloes flipped the commitments of London Merritt, Alexander McPherson, Carde Smith and Quentin Gibson. The four had consecutive appearances on the Nightcap show hosted by Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco.

Merritt and McPherson are both edge rushers while Smith is an offensive tackle and Gibson is a wide receiver.

This wave of commitments comes just a week after the Buffaloes landed four-star quarterback Julian Lewis. The Buffaloes now have 15 hard commits and have the No. 32 ranked 2025 class, per 247 Sports composite rankings.

Merritt is the star of Thursday's commitments. He the No. 144 player nationally and the No. 13 edge rusher per 247's composite rankings. He has a 6-foot-two-and-a half, 250-pound frame and plays for IMG Academy. He had 39 total offers and was previously committed to Ohio State.

McPherson is also at IMG Academy and is rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports composite rankings. He has a six-foot-five-and-a half, 240-pound frame and had 19 total offers. He was previously committed to Oklahoma State.

Carde Smith is a four-star recruit per 247's composite rankings and plays at Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama. He was previously committed to USC. Gibson is a three-star recruit from Fort Worth, Texas and had 26 total offers.