Recruiting Roundup: Cincinnati Offers Four-Star 2027 Quarterback Among Others

UC has one spring practice remaining before a field break ahead of fall camp.

during the Cincinnati Bearcats football spring practice at Nippert Stadium on Saturday, April 12, 2025. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — Recruiting Roundup is back as Cincinnati football winds down its final week of spring practice in 2025. We start with an offer for three-star Winton Woods (Ohio) offensive tackle Lual Aleu.

According to Rivals, Aleu is the 30th-best offensive tackle nationally and the ninth-best player in Ohio.

The 6-5, 295-pound tackle holds 15 offers from schools like Florida and Kentucky. Check out his highlights here.

A quarterback offer went out to four-star 2027 Cheshire Academy (Connecticut) passer Keegan Croucher.

According to 247Sports, Croucher is the 62nd-best player nationally and eighth-best quarterback.

The 6-3, 185-pound talent holds eight other offers from schools like Michigan and Indiana. Check out his highlights here.

Whipping over to an offer for three-star 2026 wide receiver Brody Jones out of St. Michael Catholic (Alabama).

According to 247Sports, Jones is the 234th-ranked wide receiver nationally and the 74th-ranked player in Alabama.

The 5-10, 163-pound talent holds two other offers from UAB and Alabama. Check out his highlights here.

Next is an unranked offer for 2026 Lebanon (Ohio) tight end Nick Lautar.

The 6-5, 215-pound tight end holds 11 offers from schools like Cornell and Eastern Michigan. 

Cincinnati also offered unranked 2027 safety Julius Fuentes-Bream out of Bishop McDevitt (Pennsylvania).

The 6-2, 190-pound safety is up to 11 offers from schools like Liberty and Lousiville. Check out his highlights here.

An offensive tackle offer went out to three-star 2026 talent Tristan Comer out of Freeland (Michigan).

According to 247Sports, Comer is the 114th-ranked offensive tackle nationally and the 29th-best player in Michigan.

The 6-6, 262-pound tackle holds 12 other offers from schools like Cornell and Oregon State. Check out his highlights here.

A fresh offer also went out to four-star Winton Woods (Ohio) edge rusher Jaylen Mercer out of Winton Woods.

According to Rivals, Mercer is the 132nd-ranked player nationally and the eighth-best edge rusher. The 6-5, 235-pound talent holds 22 offers from schools like Illinois and Kentucky.

Check out his highlights here.

We close with an offer for unranked 2027 Perrysburg (Ohio) offensive tackle Reed Gerken.

The 6-5, 290-pound talent holds seven other offers from schools like Kentucky and Kent State. Check out his highlights here.

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