Recruiting Rundown: Boston College Makes Progress in 2026 Recruiting Class

The Boston College Eagles were very active on the recruiting trail this week, extending offers to top talents and taking visits across the New England area.
Bill O'Brien and his staff extended over a dozen offers this week alone, many of which went to 2026 prospects, but the Eagles also focused to the 2027 class and beyond.
Take a look at the latest Eagles offers.
Latest Boston College Offers
Class of 2026
Athlete Trevor Gibbs - Crown Point, Indiana
After a great conversation with @CoachSHuggins, I am blessed to receive an offer from Boston College. pic.twitter.com/d9K4IdDLrF
— Trevor Gibbs (@TrevorGibbs18) January 28, 2025
Defensive lineman Amier Clarke - Seminole, Florida
#AGTG After a Conversation with @Coach_JDiBiaso Im Blessed to receive My 6th D1 offer from the university of Boston College! @CoachEP_OHS @CoachBradLennox @Kowboy_Football @Andrew_Ivins @adamgorney @MohrRecruiting @ChadSimmons_ pic.twitter.com/XFz4toOHt5
— Amier Clarke (@double__4s) January 29, 2025
Defensive lineman Carmelo McKenzie - Bradenton, Florida
Extremely grateful to receive my 9 offers from Boston college 🦅 thank you, @SpencerD_BCFB @Coach_JDiBiaso @BCFootball @RivalsFriedman @JohnGarcia_Jr @adamgorney @RivalsCamp @DLINEWHISPERER @JETB12 @IMGAFootball @dzoloty pic.twitter.com/zAYJeh1Y5Q
— Carmelo McKenzie 3⭐️ (@CarmeloMcKenzi4) January 27, 2025
Linebacker Aden Reeder - Cincinnati, Ohio
After a great conversation with @FBCoachOB I am blessed to receive an offer from Boston College@COACHSPECHT28 @Brodbeckj02 @RUNBYU @AllenTrieu @8TooHard @StXFB @BCFootball pic.twitter.com/DhwvIWAhiE
— Aden Reeder (@AdenReeder15) January 30, 2025
Offensive lineman Quinn Buckey - Bakersfield, California
After a great conversation with @Coach_JDiBiaso very blessed to receive an offer from Boston College! @SpencerD_BCFB @CoachWillBC @R_Bolin63 pic.twitter.com/m1NdoXO0Yb
— Quinn Buckey (@Quinnbuckey) January 31, 2025
Running back Maxwell Warner - Chicago, Illinois
After a great conversation with @CoachSHuggins I am very blessed receive an offer from @BCFootball ! @CoachFinger @RecruitWY @dolphinfootball #RecruitWY #PhinsUp #NextLevel #EarnIt #BostonForever pic.twitter.com/ecsmKQyk78
— Maxwell Warner (@maxwarner26) January 29, 2025
Tight end Williams Vaughn - King's Mountain, North Carolina
#AGTG After a great conversation with @CoachWillBC I am blessed to receive an offer from @BCFootball #NextLevel@julianrowecohen @DC15sports @adamgorney @TomLoy247 @SWiltfong_ @coachherron @Coach_JBolt @TDBell29 @KingsMountainFB pic.twitter.com/NCwy9IrbRi
— William “Tex” Vaughn (@williamvaughn99) January 29, 2025
Wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald - Phoenix, Arizona
After a fantastic conversation with Coach @SpencerD_BCFB , I am truly honored and excited to announce that I have received an offer from Boston College. @BCFootball @jason247scout @BlairAngulo @BrandonHuffman #AGTG #BST pic.twitter.com/tugZjT0jIL
— Devin Fitzgerald (@devinfitz118) January 27, 2025
4-Star Wide Receiver Connor Salmin - Potomac, Maryland
#AGTG After an awesome conversation with @coachdwyatt I am blessed to receive an offer from Boston College! @BCFootball @CoachWillBC @_CoachBR #nextlevel #EarnIt@skylersprings pic.twitter.com/Uk3Vyzg7Sc
— Connor Salmin (@connorsalmin) January 29, 2025
3-Star Wide receiver Owen Cabell - Nashville, Tennessee
Blessed to receive an offer from @BCFootball!! @_CoachBR pic.twitter.com/dV9imK4t40
— Owen Cabell (@Owen_Cabell) January 29, 2025
Class of 2027
Athlete Chaz Gray - Montvale, New Jersey
I’m blessed to receive my first offer from Boston college @SJRCoachAug @CoachSHuggins @Rivals @adamgorney @TomLoy247 @KeepItABuckPod1 @SWiltfong_ pic.twitter.com/9hsNtuajap
— underatedchaz (@underatedchaz) January 30, 2025
Athlete Braylon Otis - Liverpool, New York
After a great conversation with @BCFootball I am blessed to receive my first division one offer! Go eagles! pic.twitter.com/GwN8PLXtdC
— Braylon Otis (@BraylonOtis) January 24, 2025
Cornerback Patrick Hall - Santa Ana, California
I am Humbled and Blessed to say I have received an offer to Boston College!!!🦅🔴#AGTG @WillBlackmon @CoachB212 @adamgorney @BrandonHuffman @ChadSimmons_ @GregBiggins @TheUCReport pic.twitter.com/N0LjhF5qUF
— K. Patrick Hall (@KPatrickHall) January 24, 2025
Linebacker Mamadee Sangaray - New Rochelle, New York
Blessed to receive my 3rd Offer from Boston College @Joespags12 @CoachMoffitt @ionafootball @BCFootball @Coachlanese13 @CoachAlexCoombs pic.twitter.com/Pmp9dtk8dn
— Mamadee Sangaray (@SangarayMamadee) January 27, 2025
Tight end Oakley Keegan - Liverpool, New York
I am extremely blessed and thankful to have received my 2nd division 1 offer from @BCFootball! Go Eagles! pic.twitter.com/yRcjcmQxDw
— Oakley Keegan (@Oakley_Keegan) January 24, 2025
Eagles staff was also active on the recruiting trail, traveling to visit with several top prospects from the New England area.
O'Brien stopped by Roosevelt High School in New York to see 6-foot-9, 330 lb. offensive line prospect Lawrence Iyalekhue.
Thank you to Coach Bill O’Brien for stopping by Roosevelt HS today! @BCFootball @CoachSHuggins @hoopsmbd @KDJmedia1 @PRZCaleb @BrianHawkins4 @HSFBamerica @YonkersSchools @YPS_Athletics @LawrenceIyalekh @prospectnys @LemmingReport @RivalsFriedman @jared_valluzzi pic.twitter.com/Zu2n6K1671
— Yonkers Force Football (@ForceFootballYO) January 27, 2025
The head coach, alongside running backs coach Savon Huggins, also stopped by Donovan Catholic High School to visit with 2026 offensive line prospect Kai Pritchard. He is rated as a 4-Star prospect and is the No. 4 player in the state of New Jersey.
Appreciate Coach Bill O’Brien and the @BCFootball program for coming to campus! @kaipritchard6 #DCMakesaDifferencd pic.twitter.com/SJJVDAB5uA
— Donovan Catholic Football (@DCFBrecruits) January 24, 2025
2025 signee Denzil Williams was paid a visit this week as well by his future head coach at his high school in White Plains, New York.
Thank You Coach Bill O'Brien @BCFootball Boston College for stopping by Stepinac Football today. @dj_williams53 @hoopsmbd @KDJmedia1 pic.twitter.com/RoHi6Xg6Bc
— Stepinac Athletics (@StepinacSports) January 27, 2025
Finally, the coach took a trip all the way down to Tennessee to visit with Femi Babalola from Ravenwood High School in Brentwood. Ranked as the No. 17 player in the state currently, O'Brien is making an early impression with a player who has the chance to shoot up recruiting boards in 2025.
Great first home visit last night! @Coach_JDiBiaso pic.twitter.com/0TEwUHmbCl
— Femi Babalola (@FemiBab2026) January 31, 2025
Coach Huggins also paid a visit to 2026 running back Favor Akih from Delaware, Ohio. Currently rated as a 4-Star prospect, Akih is a top prospect not only in the state of Ohio, but in the entire class as a whole.
It’s been a long time coming, but thanks for coming by @CoachSHuggins @Montgomery_DHHS pic.twitter.com/xR5ABMjLJU
— Favour Akih 🇨🇲 (@FavourAkih) January 27, 2025
2025 Football Signees
- ATH Bryce Lewis, 6-foot-6, 200 lbs. - Roswell, Georgia (Signed 12/04/24)
- ATH TJ Green, 5-foot-11, 180 lbs. - Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Signed 12/04/24)
- ATH Nedrick Boldin, 5-foot-11, 185 lbs. - West Palm Beach, Florida (Signed 12/04/24)
- ATH Marcelous Townsend, 5-foot-11, 175 lbs. - Roswell, Georgia (Signed 12/04/24)
- CB Charleston Coldon, 6-foot-1, 180 lbs. - Belleville, Illinois (Signed 12/04/24)
- CB Ashton Cunningham, 6-foot, 200 lbs. - Tulsa, Oklahoma (Signed 12/04/24)
- CB Njita Sinkala, 5-foot-11, 180 lbs. - Oakdale, Connecticut (Signed 12/04/24)
- DL Sterling Sanders, 6-foot-4, 315 lbs. - Blythewood, South Carolina (Signed 12/04/24)
- DL Micah Amedee, 6-foot-3, 275 lbs. - Westwood, Mass. (Signed 12/04/24)
- EDGE Israel Oladipupo, 6-foot-3, 230 lbs. - Noblesville, Indiana (Signed 12/04/24)
- EDGE Jayden Fry, 6-foot-3, 230 lbs. - Rolesville, North Carolina (Signed 12/04/24)
- P/K Andy Quinn, 6-foot-4, 195 lbs. - NFL Academy London (Signed 12/04/24)
- LB Zacari Thomas, 6-foot-2, 230 lbs. - Gray, Georgia (Signed 12/04/24)
- LB Griffin Collins, 6-foot-3, 218 lbs. - Worcester, Mass. (Signed 12/04/24)
- OL Denzil Williams, 6-foot-4, 300 lbs. - White Plains, New York (Signed 12/04/24)
- OL Robert Smith, 6-foot-4, 290 lbs. - Cleveland, Ohio (Signed 12/04/24)
- QB Shaker Reisig, 6-foot, 200lbs. - Tulsa, Oklahoma (Signed 12/04/24)
- RB Mekhi Dodd, 6-foot, 205 lbs. - West Roxbury, Mass. (Signed 12/04/24)
- RB Bo MacCormack, 6-foot, 190 lbs. - Cambridge, Mass. (Signed 12/04/24)
- S Rae Sykes, Jr., 6-foot-2, 190 lbs. - Rome, Georgia (Signed 12/04/24)
- S Omarion Davis, 6-foot, 180 lbs. - Fort Mill, South Carolina (Signed 12/04/24)
- S Marcus Upton, 6-foot, 185 lbs. - Atco, New Jersey (Signed 12/04/24)
- TE Stevie Amar, 6-foot-4, 225 lbs. - Westlake Village, California (Signed 12/04/24)
- TE Derrick Johnson, 6-foot-3, 230 lbs. - New Orleans, Louisiana (Signed 12/04/24)
- WR Dawson Pough, 5-foot-11, 190 lbs. - Leesburg, Virginia (Signed 12/04/24)
- WR Semaj Fleming, 5-foot-10, 175 lbs. - Orlando, Florida (Signed 12/04/24)
- WR Kaelan Chudzinski, 6-foot-4, 210 lbs. - Needham, Mass. (Signed 12/04/24)
2026 Football Commits
- CB DJ Biggins, 6-foot-1, 170 lbs. - West Hartford, Connecticut (Committed 01/20/2025)
- CB Gerald Green, Jr., 6-foot-1, 175 lbs. - Staten island, New York (Committed 01/20/2025)
- DL Mac Fitzgerald, 6-foot-4, 250 lbs. - West Roxbury, Mass (Committed 07/25/2024)
- EDGE Mason Leak, 6-foot-5, 220 lbs. - Colchester, Connecticut (Committed 10/03/2024)
- EDGE Dominick Funke, 6-foot-3, 230 lbs. - Westwood, Mass. (Committed 01/15/2025)
- OL Marcelino Atunes, Jr., 6-foot-7, 285 lbs. - West Roxbury, Mass. (Committed 03/03/2024)
- OL Brady Bekkenhuis, 6-foot-6, 295 lbs. - Arlington, Mass. (Committed 08/03/2024)
- OL Dean Ruksnaitis, 6-foot-3, 270 lbs. - Easthampton, Mass. (Committed 07/25/2024)
- QB Corin Berry, 6-foot-2, 185 lbs. - Covina, California (Committed 06/23/2024)
For a full breakdown of the 2025 recruiting class and more, take a look at the Boston College football recruiting tracker.
2025 Men's Basketball Signees
- PF Jack Bailey, 6-foot-10, 205 lbs. - Blairstown, New Jersey (Signed 11/13/2024)
- SG Caleb Steger, 6-foot-4, 190 lbs. - Dallas, Texas (Signed 11/16/2024)
- SG Akbar Waheed, 6-foot-5, 170 lbs. - Rockville, Maryland (Signed 11/16/2024)
For a full breakdown of the 2025 men's hoops recruiting class, take a look at the Boston College basketball recruiting tracker.