July is always an exciting time for college football recruiting and here are the five most important commitments during the first part of July.
June was a busy month for college football recruiting. But things are about to pick up even more. The big official visit period (June) is over and many recruits will be announcing decisions before their senior high school seasons start in August.
It’s a dead period right now for college football recruiting. Yet, there’s nothing dead about it in terms of news. There were a bunch of commitments during the first week or so of July and here’s a look at the five commitments that matter the most.
5. Nick Marsh, WR, Michigan State
There were a few big-name wideouts to commit this week in the 2024 college football recruiting class, but this was a massive land for Michigan State football and Mel Tucker.
Dylan Williams, a four-star linebacker, chose Oregon over Michigan State on Friday, so the Spartans really needed some momentum, especially after Jeremiah Beasley chose Michigan over Michigan State football last month.
The Spartans didn’t have a big-name in-state commitment yet in the 2024 class. But they do now as Tucker was able to land Nick Marsh, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound receiver ranked third in the state of Michigan for 2024, as well as 99th overall.
The Spartans have 12 commitments now. Prior to Marsh, they had just one blue-chip commitment, so it’s a big one for Michigan State football, which is why it cracks our top five.
4. Benedict Umeh, D-Line, Stanford
Stanford’s new head coach Troy Taylor continues to build an incredibly good class for the Cardinal (13th overall right now via 247 Sports). On Saturday, Stanford’s 2024 college football recruiting class got even better.
Benedict Umeh, a 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive lineman out of Connecticut committed to Stanford on Saturday. He’s ranked 81st overall in the 2024 class and 12th at his position. He fits the four-man front of Stanford too and is the first top-100 commitment for the program since the 2022 class.
3. Cameron Coleman, WR, Texas A&M
The 6-foot-3, 180-pound wide receiver out of Alabama was a huge pickup by Texas A&M this past week on the Fourth of July.
Coleman is ranked 11th overall in the 2024 college football recruiting class, as well as third among wideouts and No. 1 in the state of Alabama.
A&M has the No. 9 class right now in the 247 Sports composite rankings for the 2024 class, so it’s clear that Jimbo Fisher and crew are still notching recruiting wins.
This was the second top-100 wideout to commit since June 29th for the Aggies, joining Drelon Miller who is ranked 62nd overall.
If the Aggies can bounce back from last season in the win column, a top-10 or maybe even a top-5 class will likely be in order by signing day.
2. Davon Mitchell, TE, Oklahoma
There was a trio of five-star commitments this past week in the 2024 college football recruiting class but one of them was due to reclassification.
Davon Mitchell is 6-foot-4, 245 pounds out of Los Alamitos, California. He pledged to the Sooners on Saturday and also re-classified to the 2024 class.
Oklahoma might have lost Lincoln Riley to USC, but at least Brent Venables was able to pull one of the nation’s top tight ends out of California. Mitchell hasn’t been re-ranked for 2024 yet but was ranked 16th overall in 2025 via the 247 Sports composite rankings.
1. Elijah Rushing, EDGE, Arizona
The biggest commitment of the first week of July was five-star EDGE Elijah Rushing committing to Arizona. At 6-foot-6, 250 pounds, Rushing could have gone to Oregon, Notre Dame, Georgia, Alabama, or another powerhouse.
Instead, the prospect from Tuscon, Arizona decided to stay home and play for Jedd Fisch and Arizona. The Wildcats have been making progress and landing the 27th-ranked player overall in the 2024 college football recruiting class is massive.
It’s really hard to overstate the importance. The Wildcats are also trending to land a four-star quarterback Demond Williams.
Arizona isn’t known for landing big-time commitments, so it’s hugely important for Jedd Fisch, who does have the Wildcats trending up in the Pac-12.