Coach Prime just landed his biggest recruit yet, receiving a verbal commitment Thursday from prep quarterback Julian Lewis, ESPN’s No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2025.

Lewis, a five-star QB from Carrollton, Georgia, is one of the top quarterback prospects in his age group and gives the CU Buffs an obvious successor to Shedeur Sanders.

The Georgia teen made his last official on-campus visit to CU in June. He now becomes Deion Sanders’ biggest prep recruit since the iconic former NFL star took the football coaching job at CU in December 2022, potentially joining a roster that already includes tackle Jordan Seaton, the No. 1 offensive line recruit in the country for the Class of 2024.

The Georgia native announced his engagement on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” late Thursday morning.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to get started and compete,” Lewis told McAfee. “CU didn’t recruit me until I had a new class, so it was really perfect timing. This is just the beginning. I trust that Coach Prime and (offensive coordinator Pat) Shurmur will help me become the player I want to be.”

Lewis, who goes by the nickname “Ju Ju,” is a monumental commitment to Sanders and CU on multiple fronts.

First, it gives the Buffs a star-quality starting quarterback beyond 2024, which is expected to be Shedeur Sanders’ final year in Boulder, and beyond.

The 6-foot-1 Lewis threw 96 touchdowns and 12 interceptions during his final two prep seasons at Georgia and posted an 11-2 record as a starter in 2023.

He was rated as a five-star prospect by ESPN 300 and ranked as a four-star by the 247Sports.com composite.