In-state class of 2027 3-star wide receiver Branden Sharpe announced his verbal pledge to Indiana on Monday evening at his high school.
Sharpe announced his commitment live on the Rivals YouTube channel.
“16-0, national champions, the way they develop their players, the coaching staff — Coach Cignetti, Coach Shanahan, I trust them to develop me as a player and also as a young man off the field. I’m blessed,” Sharpe said of the reason he picked IU.
Based on the average of the national rankings, Sharpe is a 3-star, the No. 585 overall player in the 2027 class, and the No. 83 wide receiver. At present he’s the lone wide receiver in Indiana’s 2027 class.
As a junior at Brownsburg H.S. (Brownsburg, Ind.), the 5-foot-10 Sharpe helped lead his team to a second-straight state title while compiling 1,386 all-purpose yards including 1,143 receiving. He scored 15 touchdowns. He had more than 1,000 yards receiving in back-to-back seasons.
Sharpe also had Power 4 offers from Purdue, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Northwestern, Iowa State, Boston College and Houston.
Indiana now has the following six commits in the 2027 class:
- Mason McDermott, Noblesville, Ind., OT (4-star)
- Jamison Purcell, Park Ridge, Ill., QB (3-star)
- Garyon Hobbs, Louisville, Ky., S/ATH (3-star)
- Jeremiah Jones, Michigan City, Ind., OL (3-star)
- Branden Sharpe, Brownsburg, Ind., WR (3-star)
- Rico Jackson, Upper Marlboro, Md., CB (3-star)
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