Julian Lewis headlines Colorado's biggest recruiting weekend of the Coach Prime era

This weekend could shape the future of Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes. After dominating the transfer portal over the last two seasons, the Buffs’ recruiting staff has shifted their focus onto the 2025 recruiting class and will have at least eight 2025 recruits visiting Boulder today through Sunday.

Five-star quarterback Julian “Juju” Lewis headlines a group of visitors that could become the backbone of future Buff teams under Coach Prime.

Five-star QB Julian Lewis

Headed back 2 B🦬ULDER!!! @CUBuffsFootball @DeionSanders @theyoungcoach @ShedeurSanders pic.twitter.com/i2Wlvs3MgB

— Julian "Ju Ju" Lewis QB (@JuJuLewis10) May 21, 2024

Julian Lewis is a five-star quarterback for Carrolton High School in Carrolton, GA. He is the ninth overall player and second-ranked quarterback in the 2025 recruiting class. This weekend will be an official visit and the third visit Lewis has taken to Boulder since January. He was ranked the top quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class before reclassifying to the 2025 class in January.

Lewis is currently committed to USC and took an official visit to see Lincoln Riley on June 7th but has officially visited Indiana, Auburn and now Colorado this summer. Buff Nation has responded to the interest Lewis has shown this year with #WeWantJuju on social media to recruit the phenom quarterback to Boulder. Colorado’s recruiting staff has relentlessly recruited the 2025 class to find Shedeur Sanders’ successor and Julian Lewis appears to be their number one target.

Four-star IOL Chauncey Gooden

Let’s do it June 21-23 Locked in!!!! #Skobuffs 🦬 pic.twitter.com/vxrEb40DM7

— Chauncey Gooden #5️⃣5️⃣ (@ChaunceyGooden) May 22, 2024

Chauncey Gooden is a four-star interior offensive lineman from Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, TN. He is the 313th overall player and 19th-ranked interior offensive lineman in the 2025 class.

This will be Gooden’s first visit to Colorado and it will be an official visit. He included Colorado in a top 10 on December 22nd along with Oregon, Auburn, Michigan, Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri, Clemson, Oklahoma and Georgia.

Four-star WR Quanell X Farrakhan Jr.

Blue chip WR Quanell X Farrakhan Jr. tells me he’ll be visiting Colorado on June 21.

Big-time visitor for Deion Sanders and the Buffs 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZB6YoDyAXF

— Cole Patterson (@_colepatterson) May 21, 2024

Quanell X Farrakhan Jr. is a four-star wide receiver from North Shore High School in Houston, TX. He is the 316th overall player and 43rd-ranked wide receiver in the 2025 class.

This will be Farrakhan’s first visit to Colorado. He has scheduled July 13th as his commitment date.

Four-star LB Mantrez Walker

🔒🦬. #SkoBuffs @CoachHartCU @DeionSanders pic.twitter.com/1ED1RDh7MD

— Mantrez Walker (@MantrezWalker) May 31, 2024

Mantrez Walker committed to Colorado on April 27th. He is a four-star linebacker for Buford High School in Buford, GA. Walker is ranked the 18th linebacker in the 2025 class.

This weekend will be Walker’s third visit to Boulder after visiting in August of 2023 and for Colorado’s 2024 spring game in April. He committed to Colorado over Michigan, Ohio State, Miami and Ole Miss.

Three-star TE Corbin Laisure

Locked in 🦬🦬🦬🦬@CoachBartolone @DeionSanders @Coach_Gunnar @Coach2Bless @CoachPollockCU @CUBuffsFootball @adamcm777 @adamgorney pic.twitter.com/HFQ4uucnXK

— Corbin Laisure (@corbin_laisure) May 24, 2024

Corbin Laisure committed to Colorado on April 27th. He is a three-star tight end for Sullivan East High School in Bluff City, TN. Laisure is ranked the 62nd tight end in the 2025 class.

This will be Laisure’s second visit to Boulder after visiting for the 2024 spring game in April. He committed to Colorado over Arizona State, Louisville and Ole Miss.