ESPN Puts Utah at 33 in its Recruting Rankings

ESPN puts Utah as #33 in the nation.

In the Big XII, only TCU and KSU had higher-rated recruiting classes. Colorado is rated #34 or just right behind Utah.

Here’s the write-up:

33. Utah Utes

ESPN 300 commits: 0
Top offensive prospect: QB Wyatt Becker
Top defensive prospect: LB Christian Thatcher

Ranking entering Wednesday: 33

The Utes went into California to land their QB in four-star Wyatt Becker. He is a passer with a strong arm and smooth release who can also run well and make plays with his feet. On defense, Cyrus Polu is a nice in-state addition. An MVP performer at this spring’s Under Armour camp, he is a prospect who can be a well-rounded defender with further development and maximization of his physical tools. They further strengthened their LB corps with four-star LB Christian Thatcher, who is an aggressive player and can be a presence sideline to sideline. He tallied more than 400 tackles over his high school career. Sione Motuapuaka is a valuable and underrated addition to their trenches. Projected to DT, he is a tough and explosive big man who can contribute on either side of the ball, as he has started games on both the defensive and offensive line for national power program Bishop Gorman.

Here’s a shocker though…ESPN has Clemson at #37, probably the lowest they’ve ranked, well, certainly during the Dabo Swinney era, and well below their in-state rival, South Carolina, who clocks in at #20.