The last five days have been a whirlwind for Choctaw County (MS) four-star defensive lineman Ben’Jarvius Shumaker.
An Ole Miss pledge since March 6, Shumaker took his final official visit to Colorado over the weekend. He posted photos from the trip of he and his family with the Colorado coaching staff, as well as photos of himself in a Colorado uniform.
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Shumaker returned home on Sunday and on Monday, June 22, posted to his Instagram story saying that he had shut down his recruitment and was sticking with Ole Miss.
On Tuesday, that suddenly changed as Shumaker flipped his commitment from Ole Miss to Colorado.
247Sports ranks the 6-foot-3, 270-pounder as the No. 89 overall prospect in the 2027 class, the No. 9 defensive lineman and the No. 3 player out of Mississippi. He comes in at No. 76 in the updated USA TODAY Sports High School football composite rankings.
With his commitment, Colorado now has 16 commitments in its 2027 class. 247Sports ranks the class as the 46th best in the country and sits at No. 5 in the Big 12.
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Shumaker is the Buffaloes’ highest-rated commit and their fourth four-star commitment. Their other three four-star pledges are Brentwood Academy (TN) offensive tackle Li’Marcus Jones, Imani Christian Academy (PA) safety Gabe Jenkins and Antioch (TN) quarterback Andre Adams.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Football Recruiting: 4-star DL Ben’Jarvius Shumaker flips from Ole Miss to Colorado
