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Colorado football: 3 freshmen who’ll have major impacts in 2023

By Connor Muldowney

BOULDER, COLORADO - APRIL 22: Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes walks off the field after their spring game at Folsom Field on April 22, 2023 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
BOULDER, COLORADO - APRIL 22: Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes walks off the field after their spring game at Folsom Field on April 22, 2023 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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Super 16 Lakeland High School football – Cormani McClain in Lakeland Fl. Monday July 52, 2022. ERNST PETERS/ THE LEDGER072522 Ep Mcclain News
Super 16 Lakeland High School football – Cormani McClain in Lakeland Fl. Monday July 52, 2022. ERNST PETERS/ THE LEDGER072522 Ep Mcclain News /

Many believe that Cormani McClain will have the biggest early impact of all the freshmen this season and I would agree with that, for the most part, but I think there may be one player who could rise to the top of the depth chart at his position and have an even larger role.

Still, McClain has a good chance to be a starting cornerback along with fellow newcomer Travis Hunter. McClain was the only five-star signee in Colorado’s 2023 class and Deion Sanders was able to steal him away from Miami which is huge because he’s from the Hurricanes’ backyard. That was a massive recruiting win.

McClain has all the tools to be a star early on and as long as he and Hunter can stay healthy, the Buffaloes are going to have one of the best cornerback duos in the Pac-12, if not the country.

Depth in the defensive backfield is a bit of an issue, but McClain is going to be good enough right away to make sure that he plays starter snaps.

I have high hopes for the Lakeland, Fla., product.

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