Northeast Spotlight: Four commitment predictions

Photo courtesy of Byron Baldwin

Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Ryan O’Bleness makes his predictions for some of the top uncommitted prospects in the Northeast region.

THIS SERIES: Commitment predictions for five top Midwest prospects | Southeast prospects | Mid-South | Florida | West

CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State

CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State

CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Top 100

TRANSFER PORTAL: Full coverage | Player ranking | Team ranking | Transfer search | Transfer Tracker

This embedded content is not available in your region.

In an unsurprising move, Baldwin decommitted from Indiana on Oct. 2. He committed to IU in April and was the program’s highest-rated commit in the 2025 class, but the writing appeared to be on the wall as Baldwin’s recruitment seemed to be gaining steam over the past month or so despite his pledge to the Hoosiers.

In the month of September alone, Baldwin received offers from Colorado, Missouri, Penn State, UCLA and Virginia Tech. He’s also been in contact with Alabama, and his most recent offer came from Florida on Oct. 3.

The four-star defensive back took an official visit to Colorado on Sept. 20, which went very well. The Buffaloes are a top option for Baldwin, and are considered the favorite as of right now. With that said, he also named Missouri, Penn State and UCLA as schools sticking out to him, and it will be interesting to see if anything progresses with Florida or other programs.

Prediction: Colorado

This embedded content is not available in your region.

For the 2026 prospects on the list, the process is still mostly in the beginning stages and things likely can and will change in their recruitments, so these predictions are mostly about calling early shots. The 2026 recruit on the list I have the most confidence in as of right…


Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/northeast-spotlight-four-commitment-predictions-130516264.html

Author : Rivals

Publish date : 2024-10-12 13:05:16

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Check Also

Joel Klatt’s top 10 undergoes massive overhaul after upset-filled Week 13

MIAMI, FLORIDA – JANUARY 30: Former football player, Joel Klatt speaks onstage during day 2 …