In the world of college football recruiting, June has replaced January as the most important month on the calendar for schools to get commitments from top high school prospects throughout the country.
In BYU’s case, this particular June could very well be the most impactful recruiting month in program history, according to Brandon Huffman, the national recruiting editor for 247Sports and an expert on football recruiting in the West.
“June has the potential to be a monster month for BYU, especially the last weekend of official visits (June 19-21),” Huffman told the Deseret News. “If they end up getting a couple of the players (scheduled to visit then) who are some of the top players in their respective states, it will be absolutely huge for the Cougars.”
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Most notably, June 19 is the date when five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons of Folsom, California, is scheduled to visit. The No. 1-ranked prospect in all of California, and No. 4-ranked QB in the country, per 247Sports.com, has narrowed his choices to USC, Oregon and BYU and will visit the Trojans on June 6 and the Ducks on June 13.
Lyons is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has told reporters he plans to serve a one-year mission — rather than the traditional two-year mission — beginning next January.
Obviously, Lyons — whose brother Walker plays tight end for USC — is BYU’s No. 1 recruiting target from the class of 2026.
“BYU gets Ryder’s last official visit. That’s huge,” Huffman said. “Those three visits for Ryder in June are going to be the difference-makers. They will decide a lot.”
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