Alabama offers top-20 WR Ryan Wingo

Saint Louis (Mo.) St. Louis University four-star wide receiver Ryan Wingo received an offer from Alabama on Monday night. He announced the news over social media. 

Wingo is the No. 18 overall prospect and No. 5 wide receiver in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 2 player in Missouri.

Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Alabama !! @CoachAdamCruz1 @SLUHfootball @SWiltfong247 @ChadSimmons_ @Rivals_Clint @freddierch8 pic.twitter.com/BanLtlyn6p

— Ryan Wingo (@_Ryanwingo1) February 7, 2023

The 6-foot-2, 198-pound wideout holds 41 offers. He took an unofficial visit to the Crimson Tide on Nov. 26.

“It’s Alabama, so it would mean a lot just like every other offer would,” Wingo told Joseph Hastings of BamaInsider on May 2. “Just a blessing. With Alabama, Jameson Williams came from St. Louis, he went to Alabama, and got drafted. They put somebody from my city in that situation… it would be a good feeling to get it. Just got to wait and see what happens.”

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Wingo has taken numerous visits over the past few months. The weekend before the dead period, he was in Boulder to unofficially visit Colorado and head coach Deion Sanders.

“It was a fun visit,” Wingo told On3’s Chad Simmons on Jan. 29. “It went past my expectations for sure because I’d never been to Colorado, so I kind of thought it was just gonna be real, real cold, kind of a boring city and (it) just really has the football team and stuff like that. But that’s not what I saw when I got there. It was just different. It was a nice place to visit, get to see.”

According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, it is a close race between two schools for Wingo’s pledge. They are Tennessee (47%) and Notre Dame (39.3%).

Ryan Wingo On3 Scouting Summary

The following is the On3 Scouting Summary for Ryan Wingo:

“An electric playmaker who picks up yards in a hurry. Ran a 10.64 100m, 21.46 200m and a 50.72 400m in 2022. The ability to defeat the angle with the ball in his hands is among the best in the 2024 cycle early on. Can take the top off of defenses with ease but is not just a straight line player. 

“His ability to make defenders miss in tight spaces and finish runs is rare for someone with his long speed. Has a chance to be an impact player at the next level. Older brother is former Arkansas running back Ronnie Wingo.“