Top-rated Minnesota football recruit, Hill Murray's Lucas Heyer, commits to Stanford

The Gophers were one of several other Power Five teams that offered the consensus four-star recruit a scholarship.

June 30, 2021 at 5:03PM
Lucas Heyer (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lucas Heyer, the No. 1-rated football recruit in Minnesota for the Class of 2022, announced Wednesday that he has committed to Stanford.

The 6-5, 305-pound Hill-Murray offensive lineman also had an offer from the Gophers, along with Michigan, Northwestern and numerous other Power Five schools. He is a consensus four-star recruit, rated atop the Minnesota rankings by Rivals and 247Sports.

The Gophers have three in-state commitments in this class: Alexandria wide receiver Kristen Hoskins, Tracy offensive lineman Tony Nelson and Columbia Heights tight end Spencer Alvarez. Another top in-state offensive line recruit, Marshall's Deylin Hassert, committed to Iowa State earlier this month.

But the Gophers have 13 players committed in this class, which currently ranks 22nd nationally in the 247Sports composite.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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