Elite 2027 Wide Receiver Names Arizona State in His Top 10
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Arizona State is still looking to add talent to its 2026 recruiting class, but as the cycle continues to wind down, head coach Kenny Dillingham and his staff have turned their focus to the 2027 recruiting class.
The Sun Devils have been pursuing numerous prospects in the 2027 cycle, and one of the top wide receivers in the country recently named Arizona State one of his top ten schools.
Which 2027 WR Named the Sun Devils in His Top 10?
On October 24, Osani Gayles, a four-star wide receiver from Tracy, California, who plays his high school football at IMG Academy in Clearwater, Florida, named Arizona State in his top 10 schools.
Rivals' Hayes Fawcett announced Gayles' top 10 on X, and the young wide receiver listed the Sun Devils alongside Oregon, Washington, Miami, USC, Alabama, Tennessee, Stanford, Notre Dame, and Florida State.
NEWS: Four-Star WR Osani Gayles is down to 10 Schools, he tells me for @rivals
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) October 24, 2025
The 5’11 185 WR from Tracy, CA is ranked as a Top 10 WR in the ‘27 Class (per Rivals Industry)
Where Should He Go? https://t.co/nZjBufylFW pic.twitter.com/r4PE1Sfw9A
Adding a player of Gayles' talent would be a fantastic start to the 2027 recruiting cycle for Dillingham and company. Rivals' industry rankings list him as the No. 52 overall player in the class, the No. 9 wide receiver prospect, and the No. 5 player from Florida.
While being put in Gayles' top 10 is a good sign for Arizona State, the Sun Devils are behind five other schools. The 5'11", 185-pound wideout spoke with Fawcett about his top ten and explained that USC, Oregon, Washington, Alabama, and Miami have been pursuing him the most. However, he did note that he's still open to all ten programs he named.
- “As of right now, I’ve been having good talks and probably the most communication with USC, Oregon, Washington, Miami, and Alabama but am still open to everything," Gayles told Fawcett.
It's going to be an uphill battle for Arizona State to try and pry Gayles away from some of the best college football programs in the entire country, but it's evident that the Sun Devils have made a good enough impression on him to still be in the running to land him.
As good a recruiter as Dillingham has proven to be, he's never landed a high school prospect as good as Gayles, even during his time with Florida State and Oregon.
While Arizona State may not land him, being put in Gayles' top 10 shows that Dillingham has put the Sun Devils on the map as one of the most exciting programs in the country, and there's a strong chance that the 2027 class is his best one yet at Arizona State.
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Max Doresy serves as the Western United States College Recruiting Beat Writer On SI. He graduated from the prestigious Syracuse University – S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Before that, he worked for the Pro Football Network and was part of the recruiting department for Syracuse University's football program.
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