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Deion Sanders has already landed the No. 1 transfer in the 2023 class.
Now, the new head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes has landed the top-rated high school cornerback in the country.
On Thursday night, Cormani McClain, a five-star recruit from Lakeland (Fla.) High School announced that he has flipped his verbal commitment from Miami to CU.
McClain is rated the No. 1 cornerback and the No. 12 overall prospect in the country by 247Sports.com.
The 6-foot-2, 165-pound McClain had been expected to sign a national letter of intent with the Miami Hurricanes when the early signing period began on Dec. 21, but he delayed his decision.
McClain visited the CU campus this past weekend and has decided to play for Sanders, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who is considered by many as the best cornerback in NFL history. The next signing period for high school recruits begins Feb. 1.
A year ago, when Sanders was the head coach at Jackson State, he flipped the top-rated cornerback — and the No. 1 player overall — in the 2022 class, Travis Hunter, from Florida State to JSU. Last month, Hunter, the top transfer in this year’s class, announced that he is following Sanders to CU.
Adding McClain allows CU to pair the top cornerback in each of the last two classes in its secondary.
According to the 247Sports.com database, McClain is the third-highest rated prep recruit by CU since 2000. Running backs Darrell Scott (2008, .9980) and Marcus Houston (2000, .9980) are the only players signed by CU in the last 23 years with a better rating than McClain’s .9950.
Coming out of high school a year ago, Hunter had a .9999 rating.
McClain has 26 scholarship offers, including from Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
With Cormani’s commitment, CU’s overall 2023 recruiting class rose to No. 19 in the nation and No. 3 in the Pac-12 in 247Sports.com’s team rankings.
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