Highest-rated recruit in Boise State history decommits, will focus on Big Ten teams
The highest-rated recruit in Boise State history is back on the open market.
Burley wide receiver Gatlin Bair announced Friday that he was reopening his recruitment and would be focusing on Michigan and Oregon, which were two of his finalists.
“Many elements have changed both at BSU and for myself since my commitment,” he wrote on Twitter.
The main change he was referring to at Boise State would be the firing of former coach Andy Avalos, who was let go on Nov. 12.
Bair is a four-star recruit, according to 247Sports, which not only ranks him as the No. 1 recruit in Idaho but the No. 9 wide receiver in the 2024 class. He has scholarship offers from many of the top programs in the country, including Alabama, Georgia and Texas, but whittled his list down to Boise State, Michigan, Oregon, Nebraska and TCU before verbally committing to the Broncos on Aug. 4.
Bair will serve a two-year Latter-day Saints church mission before joining his college team, so he wouldn’t be on the field until 2026 at the earliest.
Boise State 2024 recruiting class
DL Hayden Hanks, 6-3, 270, Thompson Falls (Montana) High
OL Eyitayo Omotinugbon, 6-3, 275, Queen Creek (Arizona) High
S Travis Anderson, 6-0, 175, Mission Viejo (California) High
CB Treyvon Tolmaire, 5-11, 165, Mission Viejo (California) High
Edge Roman Caywood, 6-3, 220, Corner Canyon High, Draper, Utah
LB Clay Martineau, 6-4, 215, Oregon City (Oregon) High
DL Connor Warkentin, 6-5, 260, Centennial High, Bakersfield, California
QB Kaleb Annett, 6-3, 190, Corona Del Mar High, Newport Beach, California
DL Trevor McKenna, 6-6, 255, Borah High, Boise
WR Cameron Bates, 5-6, 195, Mansfield Timberview High, Arlington, Texas
TE Kaden Anderson, 6-4, 225, Chandler (Arizona) High
WR Tyrone Jackson, 6-3, 180, Archbishop Riordan High, San Francisco, California
RB Dylan Riley, 6-0, 185, Rancho Verde High, Moreno Valley, California
OL Gregory Bienvenue, 6-4, 280, Desert Ridge High, Mesa, Arizona
K/P Jarrett Reeser, 5-10, 205, San Diego State, Canyon County, California
DL Lopez Sanusi, 6-3, 280, NFL Academy, London, England
This story was originally published December 2, 2023 at 12:50 PM.
