We are already deep into high school football commitment season for the 2027 graduating class.
There are a couple of major dominoes to fall, but here the commitments from the top in-state prospects in the 2027 class (rankings by 247sports):
1: WR Monshun Sales, Lawrence North
College choice: Uncommitted
National rank: No. 13 overall, No. 1 receiver (5-star)
Comment: Sales finished his originally scheduled official visits with a trip to Ohio State over the weekend. He has now visited Indiana, Alabama, Texas and Ohio State. He is now scheduled to take an official visit to LSU on Tuesday.
Read more: IU has a five-star receiver in its backyard. Can Hoosiers land Monshun Sales?
2: LB Sean Fox, Warren Central
College choice: Uncommitted
National rank: No. 153 overall, No. 10 linebacker (4-star)
Comment: Fox has taken official visits to Georgia, Clemson and Kentucky.
Read more: ‘Old Warren’ back? Trio of highly-touted 2027 prospects have high expectations
3: OL Caleb Johnson, Noblesville
College choice: Michigan State
National rank: No. 213 overall, No. 13 interior lineman (4-star)
Comment: The 6-5, 275-pound lineman picked Michigan State over on June 13 over Indiana, Iowa and others.
Read more: Noblesville four-star offensive lineman Caleb Johnson commits to Big Ten program
4: WR Branden Sharpe, Brownsburg
College choice: Indiana
National rank: No. 234 overall, No. 34 wide receiver (4-star)
Comment: Sharpe committed to IU on May 18 over offers Cincinnati, Purdue, Vanderbilt and others.
Read more: On board for Indiana football. Brownsburg WR Branden Sharpe commits to Hoosiers
5: DB Kaleb Elkins, Warren Central
College choice: Purdue
National rank: No. 26 safety (4-star)
Comment: Elkins committed to Purdue on June 10 over Vanderbilt and others.
Read more: Warren Central four-star safety Kaleb Elkins commits to in-state program
6: DE Chris Wilson, Yorktown
College choice: West Virginia
National rank: No. 28 edge rusher (3-star)
Comment: Wilson picked West Virginia over Cincinnati, Iowa State and Kansas, among others, on June 11.
7: DE Ifeanyi Emedobi, Fort Wayne Northrop
College choice: Uncommitted
National rank: No. 29 edge rusher (3-star)
Comment: Emedobi has taken official visits to Minnesota and Penn State and will now visit Michigan. A commitment is expected soon.
8: QB Jack Sorgi, Tri-West
College choice: Wisconsin
National rank: No. 20 quarterback (3-star)
Comment: Sorgi was originally committed to Louisville, but changed course and committed to Wisconsin, his father Jim’s alma mater.
Read more: ‘Everything I expected and more.’ Tri-West’s Jack Sorgi finds connection at Wisconsin
9: OL Mason McDermott, Noblesville
College choice: Indiana
National rank: No. 45 offensive tackle (3-star)
Comment: The 6-7, 285-pound McDermott committed to IU over Northwestern, Missouri, UCLA and others on May 17.
Read more: Indiana football adds commitment from one of state’s top offensive linemen
10: TE Mason Oglesby, New Palestine
College choice: Kansas
National rank: No. 22 tight end (3-star)
Comment: Oglesby committed to Kansas over Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio State on May 22.
Read more: ‘Make an impact early.’ New Palestine tight end Mason Oglesby commits to Kansas
11: DL Dami Sowunmi, Brownsburg
College choice: Missouri
National rank: No. 60 defensive lineman (3-star)
Comment: The 6-4, 260-pound Sowunmi committed to Missouri on May 27 over Kansas State, Cincinnati and several others.
Read more: Recruiting news: Brownsburg linemen commitments, upcoming weekend official visits
12: DB Errol Kerns III, Lawrence Central
College choice: Texas A&M
National rank: No. 52 safety (3-star)
Comment: Kerns originally committed to Miami (Ohio), quickly picked up several Power Four offers this spring and committed to the Aggies over Michigan, Ohio State and Indiana on May 28.
Read more: Lawrence Central’s Errol Kerns III sees recruitment soar in a matter of weeks
13: DL Jayce Brewer, Franklin Central
College choice: Michigan
National rank: No. 45 edge rusher (3-star)
Comment: The 6-5, 240-pound Brewer committed to Michigan on May 9 over Indiana, Purdue and others.
Read more: Michigan secures commitment from Jayce Brewer, offers other local recruits
14: ATH Maalik Moore, Fort Wayne North Side
College choice: Uncommitted
National rank: No. 38 athlete (3-star)
Comment: Moore took an official visit to Missouri and has another lined up to Cincinnati this weekend.
15: DB Keontay Toomer, Ben Davis
College choice: Louisville
National rank: No. 77 safety (3-star)
Comment: Toomer committed to the Cardinals on June 9 over Cincinnati, Missouri, Purdue and others.
16: OL Jeremiah Jones, Michigan City
College choice: Indiana
National rank: No. 71 offensive tackle (3-star)
Comment: The 6-6, 275-pound Jones was one of the first in the class to commit, picking the Hoosiers in January after a Junior day event.
17: OL Nick Schurman, Westfield
College choice: Purdue
National rank: No. 59 interior offensive lineman (3-star)
Comment: The 6-4, 280-pound Schurman committed to Purdue on June 11 over Stanford and Virginia.
Read more: Westfield lineman with rugby background keeps Boilermaker in-state recruiting rolling
18: Leslie Woodson, Fort Wayne North Side
College choice: Iowa State
National rank: No. 79 edge rusher (3-star)
Comment: The 6-4, 230-pound Woodson, the brother of former Notre Dame star and Dallas Cowboy Jaylon Smith, committed to Iowa State on Monday.
19: RB Keyon Thomas, Warren Central
College choice: Uncommitted
National rank: No. 80 running back (3-star)
Comment: The 6-foot, 205-pound Thomas took official visits to UConn, Illinois and Iowa and seems poised to pick from those three programs.
Read more: ‘Old Warren’ back? Trio of highly-touted 2027 prospects have high expectations
20: LB Ethan Reyna, Andrean
College choice: Purdue
National rank: No. 107 linebacker (3-star)
Comment: The 6-foot, 220-pound Reyna committed to Purdue on May 22 over Minnesota and Rutgers.
Read more: Purdue football bolsters 2027 recruiting class with in-state linebacker, a state champion
21: OL Krystian Oakley, Brebeuf Jesuit
College choice: UConn
National rank: No. 114 offensive tackle (3-star)
Comment: The 6-6, 305-pound Oakley committed to UConn on June 12 after taking official visits to UConn and Western Kentucky.
Read more: Brebeuf Jesuit lineman Krystian Oakley drops weight, gains confidence … and offers
22: RB Izayveon Moore, Lawrence North
College choice: Purdue
National rank: No. 111 running back
Comment: The elusive running back committed to Miami of Ohio in May but was offered by Purdue a few days later and ended up committing to the Boilermakers on June 7.
Read more: Change of course for Lawrence North’s Izayveon Moore leads to in-state commitment
23: OL Nick Vecrumba, Brownsburg
College choice: Kansas
National rank: No. 117 interior offensive lineman
Comment: The 6-4, 285-pound Vecrumba committed to Kansas in May over Kansas State, South Florida, Wake Forest and others.
Read more: Recruiting news: Brownsburg linemen commitments, upcoming weekend official visits
24: DB D.J. Mitchell, Franklin Central
College choice: Miami (Ohio)
National rank: No. 136 cornerback
Comment: Mitchell committed to Miami (Ohio) in March but picked up offers from Michigan and Purdue in May.
Others:
QB Oscar Frye, Brownsburg
College choice: Illinois State
WR Zechariah Wallace, Warren Central
College choice: Western Michigan
OL Maddox Dwyer, Bishop Chatard
College choice: Northern Illinois
DB Chancelor Adams, Brownsburg
College choice: Bowling Green
LB/TE Leo McQuillan, Brownsburg
College choice: Bowling Green
DB Ka’vion Campbell-Walker, Lafayette Jeff
College choice: Ball State
TE Anderson Keller, Crown Point
College choice: Central Michigan
DL Christian Hardy, Lafayette Jeff
College choice: Eastern Michigan
DL Camden Day, Fort Wayne Northrop
College choice: Kent State
OL Charlee Lawson, Culver Academy
College choice: Miami (Ohio)
WR Brayson Hurley, Penn
College choice: Miami (Ohio)
LB Willie Chapman, Pike
College choice: Miami (Ohio)
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