Colorado State transfer wide receiver Justus Ross-Simmons commits to Syracuse

In the battle over Colorado State transfer wide receiver Justus Ross-Simmons, it appeared as if the Florida Gators had everything locked up with the wideout. However, in a turn of events, Ross-Simmons spurned Orange State’s namesake university for a different kind of orange. The former Colorado State star wideout has opted to commit and play for the Syracuse Orange in 2024.

Ross-Simmons revealed his decision to transfer to Syracuse over Florida with a social media post, which was reposted to X by Jacob Rudner and can be seen in the image below.

Florida wideout target Justus Ross-Simmons has committed to Syracuse. Was expected to be in Gainesville this weekend. pic.twitter.com/loJqkGqIMd

— Jacob Rudner (@JacobRudner) April 25, 2024

The six-foot-three sophomore wide receiver is making his way across the country to find his new college football home. Ross Simmons was originally a part of Colorado State’s 2022 recruiting class. In the 2022 recruiting cycle, the Inglewood, CA native, who played his high school football at Inglewood High School, was a three-star recruit with a rating of 82.4. He ranked 1542 nationally, 220 at wide receiver, and 119 out of all the recruits coming out of California in 2022.

In his two years at Colorado State, Ross-Simmons has seen ample playing time in all 24 games for the Rams. In those 24 games, he has recorded 71 receptions for 1148 yards, six touchdowns, and an average of 16.2 yards per reception. He is the ideal deep-threat wide receiver and has proven that thus far early in his collegiate career. Now, let’s see if Syracuse takes advantage of his deep-threat playmaking ability.

Colorado O-line transfer Savion Washington commits to Syracuse

Former Colorado offensive lineman Savion Washington has also committed to Syracuse out of the NCAA transfer portal. He announced his commitment on his Twitter account on Tuesday night.

Washington spent just one year at Colorado before transferring.

He played in 10 games for the Buffaloes, starting in nine of them. He saw 660 total snaps, so he got extensive work, with all of it coming at right tackle. He carried a 69.4 pass-blocking grade, per Pro Football Focus.

Before he was at Colorado, Washington spent three seasons suiting up for Kent State. He started 11 games in 2022 and helped Kent State’s offensive average over 28 points and 400 yards per game, with a clip of almost 5.0 yards per carry on the ground.

Prior to enrolling at Kent State, Savion Washington was a three-star prospect and the No. 2,278 overall recruit in the nation in the 2020 recruiting class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings.