BYU just hosted a plethora of top recruits over this past weekend as Kalani Sitake and his staff look to add as much talent as possible in the class of 2027. Landing four-star studs like Bode Sparrow and Uhila Wolfgramm would elevate next year's class which currently consists of just eight commits. And while that number seems concerning low to many Cougar fans, I think that at this point we should just trust Kalani and his process.
But of those seven players to have already committed for next year's class, BYU is outclassing some of the nation's bluebloods. Here are some of the big-time offers BYU's class of 2027 players have turned down to instead call Provo home.
DT Jeremiah Williams, 4-star, 90 composite rating
Notable offers: Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, Notre Dame, USC
The massive 6-foot, 315-pound defensive lineman is the No. 304 prospect in the class of 2027 and is a composite four-star talent at 247 Sports. The Tustin, California native turned down the bluest of the bluebloods like Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Texas to call BYU home. He has the potential to be one of the best interior defensive linemen BYU has seen in recent memory.
CB Ryan Wooten, 3-star, 88 rating
Notable offers: Florida, Florida State, Texas A&M, UCLA, Nebraska
Despite prepping in New Jersey and not having meaningful ties to BYU, Wooten still chose the Cougars. It wouldn't have been surprising to see him sign with a Big Ten or ACC team given where he lives, but the talented corner play in Provo.
DL Moa Havili, 3-star, 87 rating
Notable offers: Alabama, Oregon, Michigan
The 6-foot-3, 290-pounder from Salt Lake City had offers from two of the most decorated football programs in NCAA history in Alabama and Michigan to go with the biggest upstart over the last decade in Oregon. But the Granger High School product turned down those bigger brands to team up with other local talents in Provo.
CB Kamoni Adams, 3-star, 87 rating
Notable offers: Ole Miss, Tennessee, Auburn, Florida State, Texas A&M
The speedster out of Georgia had offers from a host of SEC schools and plenty of other Power Four offers to boot. New cornerbacks coach Lewis Walker is getting it done!
RB Ezra Sanelivi, 3-star, 86 rating
Notable offers: Washington, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Arkansas, Iowa
The Big Ten came calling, and Sanelivi sent those calls to voicemail. The Henderson, Nevada product committed to Aaron Roderick's offense and will tote the rock for BYU. Given the success of reigning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year LJ Martin and the NFL success of other BYU running backs liks Tyler Allgeier and Chris Brooks, he has probably made a wise choice.
TE Tytan DeJong, 3-star, 86 rating
Notable offers: Michigan, Stanford, Cal
Once again, BYU beat out Michigan for a coveted player. With former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham and many of his staff now in Ann Arbor, they've continued to fish in the Beehive State's talent pool, only to often come up empty. They came after DeJong, but he wasn't biting.
Athlete Jaxson Rex, 3-star, 86 composite rating
Notable offer: UCLA
While the Rex name is somewhat synonymous with BYU football, there was no guarantee Jaxson would commit to the Cougars. I've listed UCLA as the only "blueblood" BYU beat to sign him, but other offers were sitting on Rex's desk from the likes of Arizona and Boise State. It's always good to have a Rex in the program, and BYU beat out UCLA to land this one.
BYU's final current commit for the class of 2027 is cornerback Demichael Brooks from Las Vegas, Nevada. While he doesn't hold any other Power Four offers, he's a 3-star talent with an 86 rating and BYU was wise to sign him as early as they did.
Just a few years ago, BYU often backed down when recruiting top talent against college football's bluebloods. But in just three short years as members of the Big 12, Kalani Sitake and his staff have elevated the Cougars profile to now regularly landing national recruits against the Georgias, Alabamas, and Michigans of the world.
In coming weeks, the number of bluebloods that lose talent in recruiting wars with BYU will only grow.
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