Wisconsin Class of 2025 cornerback target Naiim Parrish committed to Minnesota on Sunday.
Parrish chose the Gophers shortly after his official visit to the program. He had another official visit scheduled: to Wisconsin on June 14.
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The three-star recruit is 247Sports’ No. 1,044 player in the class of 2025, the No. 84 athlete and the No. 31 recruit from his home state of New Jersey.
Wisconsin recently landed a commitment from three-star CB Jahmare Washington, its fifth secondary commitment in the class. It’s hard to see the Badgers taking many more cornerbacks in the cycle, especially with the quality of commits at the position in the 2023 and 2024 classes.
However, Minnesota is treating the commitment as a significant victory in the rivalry – regardless of whether or not Wisconsin is still in pursuit of Parrish,
Wisconsin class of 2025 it currently ranks 13th in the country after landing in Washington on Sunday. The group has a solid foundation, but lacks the top talent that the program ended the 2024 cycle with.
Minnesota’s class of 2025, meanwhile, ranks 19th in the country with 18 players signed. The group has yet to add a four-star composite recruit.
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