With the verbal commitment of Esko safety Koi Perich to the Gophers, P.J. Fleck and his staff have landed half of the top 10 football recruits in the state for the Class of 2024. Others list the Gophers among their options.
Here's a rundown of recruiting situations for Minnesota's top 10:
1. Wyatt Gilmore, Rogers: The 6-4, 240-pound defensive end is uncommitted and making college visits. He has recently made trips to Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska and Minnesota and will attend the Oklahoma spring game this weekend. He also has offers from Power Five schools Miami, Missouri, Purdue and Iowa State as well as Akron, Central Michigan and FCS schools North Dakota and North Dakota State.
2. Daniel Freitag, Bloomington Jefferson: The 6-3 wide receiver is also a point guard who is one of the state's top basketball recruits. He recently transferred to Southern California Academy to improve his basketball recruiting profile, but he is still making football visits. Has recently received football offers from Wisconsin and Minnesota and also has offers from Notre Dame, Nebraska, Virginia, Baylor, Iowa and Iowa State.
3. Koi Perich, Esko: An athletic 6-2 safety, he committed to Minnesota on Wednesday.
4. Emerson Mandell, Irondale: A 6-5, 295-pound interior offensive lineman, he has 13 Division I offers, including one from Minnesota. He has five offers from other Big Ten programs in Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern, Penn State and Purdue. Other offers have come from Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Syracuse and Texas A&M.
5. Mason Carrier, Detroit Lakes: A hard-nosed hitter, the 6-2, 225-pound linebacker has made a verbal commitment to Minnesota.
6. KhiJohnn Cummings-Coleman, Coon Rapids: Fast and elusive, with explosive acceleration, the 6-0, 185-pound wide receiver burst onto the scene after a junior season with 51 catches for 870 yards and 11 touchdowns. He has Power Five offers from Minnesota, Iowa, Iowa State and Kansas as also has offers from Army, Central Michigan and Northern Illinois.