{"id":299259,"date":"2026-06-07T16:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/299259\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:27:22","slug":"colorado-secures-former-miami-commit-zaquan-linton-for-2027-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/299259\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado secures former Miami commit Zaquan Linton for 2027 class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following two commitments already on Saturday, June 6, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/colorado-buffaloes\/3424\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colorado;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Colorado&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Colorado<\/a> and Deion Sanders were not done yet.<\/p>\n<p>Three-star offensive tackle and former Miami commit Zaquan Linton announced his pledge to Colorado late Saturday evening, giving the Buffs three commitments on the day. Linton was perhaps the most likely commit, considering he held a Crystal Ball for CU.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Buffaloes beat out several other suitors, including Florida, Kentucky and UCF. Linton held 24 total offers and recently visited both Colorado and UCF.<\/p>\n<p>247Sports Composite ranks Linton as the No. 1309 overall 2027 prospect, No. 103 offensive tackle and the No. 141 overall recruit from Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The Wellington, Florida, native is a prototypical offensive tackle at 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds and, due to his track and field background, has the requisite athleticism to stick at tackle in college. Linton played both right and left tackle the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Linton joins <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/deion-sanders-colorado-land-offensive-201407975.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jaiden Lindsay;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jaiden Lindsay&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaiden Lindsay<\/a> as one of the two offensive line targets Deion Sanders&#8217; staff landed this weekend. Colorado now has four offensive linemen committed to its 2027 class, out of 12 total players.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Follow Charlie Strella\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlie_strella\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;}\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@charlie.strella\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Threads;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Threads&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Threads<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/charlie.strella\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloesWire?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@BuffaloesWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@BuffaloesWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@BuffaloesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuffaloesWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for ongoing coverage of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/colorado-buffaloes\/3424\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colorado;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Colorado&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Colorado<\/a>\u00a0news, notes and opinions.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Buffaloes Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradobuffaloeswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/buffaloes\/recruiting\/2026\/06\/07\/colorado-football-recruiting-zaquan-linton-commitment\/90447448007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colorado football recruiting OT Zaquan Linton commitment;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Colorado football recruiting OT Zaquan Linton commitment&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Colorado football recruiting OT Zaquan Linton commitment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following two commitments already on Saturday, June 6, Colorado and Deion Sanders were not done yet. 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