Colorado football 2026 Early Signing Day: Who is joining the Buffs?

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Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have a ton of work to do this offseason after a miserable 2025 season that saw the Buffs go 3-9 and just 1-8 in the Big 12. That work began this week with the Early Signing Period closing on Wednesday.

Despite multiple recent decommitments from the class over the past month, the Buffaloes signed 10 recruits to a letter of intent on Wednesday morning as they look to salvage an otherwise very underwhelming early signing period.

The smaller group is ranked just outside the top 100 at No. 104 and ranks last in the Big 12. Usually, Sanders’ led programs will add more during the transfer portal in early January, which is expected to happen, but this is by far the worst December signing day output in his three full seasons at the helm.

Potential flips should always be considered with Sanders, but so far, no dice, even if there have been some rumblings.

So what is the latest news, and who has signed for the Buffaloes so far? Here’s an updated look at the latest happenings in Boulder:

Preston Ashley, DB — Brandon (Mississippi)

247 Rating: 4-star (90)

National Ranking: 220

Position Ranking: 22

Xavier Payne, OT — Jones (Florida)

247 Rating: 3-star (86)

National Ranking: 1219

Position Ranking: 101

Carson Crawford, LB — Cathage (Texas)

247 Rating: 4-star (92)

National Ranking: 202

Position Ranking: 11

Josiah Manu, OL — Thompson Valley (Colorado)

247 Rating: 3-star (86)

National Ranking: 1310

Position Ranking: 112

Maurice Williams, CB — Edna Kerr (Louisiana)

247 Rating: 3-star (85)

National Ranking: 1607

Position Ranking: 141

Rodnery Colton, LB — Newnan (Georgia)

247 Rating: 3-star (87)

National Ranking: 516

Position Ranking: 42

Colby Johnson, LB — Eastlake (Washington)

247 Rating: 3-star (86)

National Ranking: 1675

Position Ranking: 153

Christian Ward, WR — IMG Academy (Florida)

247 Rating: 3-star (87)

National Ranking: 741

Position Ranking: 106

Ben Gula, OL — Cypress Bay (Florida)

247 Rating: 3-star (86)

National Ranking: 1219

Position Ranking: 96

Domata Peko Jr., DL — Ventura College (California)

247 Rating: 3-star (88)

National Ranking: 7 (JUCO)

Position Ranking: 2 (JUCO)

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