Arizona State offers 2024 5-star S KJ Bolden

Buford (Ga.) five-star safety KJ Bolden received an offer from Arizona State on Saturday. He announced the news over social media.

Bolden is the No. 4 overall prospect and No. 1 safety 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 Georgia.

ASU Offered 🙏🏾 #ForksUp @KennyDillingham @CoachBC_ @ChadSimmons_ @ASUFootball pic.twitter.com/DMtWaxwp9G

— Khalil “KJ”Bolden (@KhalilBolden2) January 14, 2023

The 6-foot-0, 185-pound defensive back announced his top 15 schools last month. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Georgia is leading for his commitment at 33.7%. 

RPM was released to the public in December. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college. 

It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

Arizona State currently has no commitments in its 2024 recruiting class. Meanwhile, the Sun Devils’ 2023 class, which contains 17 commitments, is No. 59 in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 10 in the Pac-12.

Bolden has an On3 NIL Valuation of $172K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

KJ Bolden On3 Scouting Summary

The following is the On3 Scouting Summary for KJ Bolden:

“One of the top overall athletes in the 2024 cycle early on. Has a plus frame checking in at 6-foot, 185 pounds with a 6-foot-4 wing-span prior to his junior season. Has a personal best mark of 10.76 seconds in the 100 meters, showing outstanding high-end speed early on in his high school career. Also tests well in the combine setting.

“Plays both ways for Georgia powerhouse Buford High as a receiver and defensive back. Projects as a defensive back and likely at safety long-term, where his combination of athleticism and length makes him one of the nation’s best. Will need to improve his ball skills to be a top receiver prospect, but has the coordination to be well above average as a defensive back in that regard.”