Aaron Butler's connection with the Colorado coaching staff was almost immediate during his April visit, with his father having been a teammate of Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders with the Baltimore Ravens in 2005.
Nearly one month later, Butler, the No. 80 overall recruit in the 2024 ESPN 300, decided to ultimately commit to Sanders on Tuesday.
He becomes Colorado's first ESPN 300 pledge for the 2024 class. Colorado's class is ranked 24th by ESPN. «The belief the coaching staff has in me and the system, knowing how many times that ball's going to be thrown as a freshman, being able to catch 50 passes,» Butler, who had been committed to USC until Jan.
11 and also had considered Oregon, Alabama, Miami and Arizona, told ESPN. «I know by that second, third year I'm going to be projected to be one of the top receivers.