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

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By Russell Heltman | Last updated Apr 17, 2025 8:15 AM ET

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.

After a great visit and conversation with @CoachCardwell_ I am EXTREMELY BLESSED to receive an offer to my hometown school,The University of Cincinnati!! #UC #AGTG #HometownHero #Cincy @CoachSattUC @CoachFlo_UC @Coach_Cass @tygeeleach @CoachChadMurphy pic.twitter.com/gNoVz7plPL
— Lual Aleu 4⭐️ OT (@LualAleu2027) April 16, 2025

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.

Blessed to receive an Offer from @GoBearcatsFB. Thank you @CoachPeteThomas @CoachSattUC @Coachbg_qb @Coach_Mella @CAcatsFB1794 @M2_QBacademy @TomLoy247 @BrianDohn247 @RivalsFriedman @On3sports pic.twitter.com/ohWKpAbcIz
— Keegan Croucher (@KeeganCroucher) April 16, 2025

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.

After a great conversation with @TysonVeidt I’m blessed to receive a offer from Cincinnati @GoBEARCATS #AGTG pic.twitter.com/GFBXXIrK2c
— Brody Jones (@BrodyJones870) April 12, 2025

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.

After a great conversation with @coach_stepp I am honored to receive a d1 offer from the University of Cincinnati!!@CoachMicahFaler @Coach_Pflug @AllenTrieu @Ohio7v7 @THE_OhioPlayers @GoBearcatsFB @CoachShanefelt @Crook36 @Coach_Brady @JaredLuginbill @CoachSattUC pic.twitter.com/fjATv3MoUN
— Nick Lautar 6’5 TE 2026 (@nicklautar8) April 15, 2025

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— Nick Lautar 6’5 TE 2026 (@nicklautar8) December 3, 2024

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.

cincinnati offered@CoachSattUC @DB_CoachCoombs @CoachWeachter @adamgorney @RivalsFriedman @GregSmithRivals @TomLoy247 @BrianDohn247 @SWiltfong_ @ChadSimmons_ @Hunter_DeNote pic.twitter.com/fLAxq6fnO2
— Julius “ju” Fuentes-Bream (@jfuentesbream) April 15, 2025

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.

After a great visit to Cincinnati & conversation with @CoachCardwell_ I am grateful to receive an offer from @GoBearcatsFB @PAbrams75 @AllenTrieu @ChadSimmons_ @On3Recruits @RivalsFriedman @TheD_Zone @TheUCReport @OLMafia @LT2FBA @sixstarfootball @PrepRedzoneMI pic.twitter.com/JZunZHEzxH
— Tristan Comer ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@comer_tristan) April 16, 2025

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.

After a great spring visit and conversation with coach @TheGuruStew I am blessed to receive an offer from university of Cincinnati #gobearcats pic.twitter.com/52AUZVtppB
— Jaylen Mercer (@Jaylen_Mercer) April 16, 2025

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.

After a great visit and conversation with @CoachCardwell_ I'm blessed to have received an offer from Cincinnati!!! #ThankyouJesus @CoachSattUC @Coach_Cass @CoachFlo_UC @TD_Lemon90 @UCGriff @dirk_conner @tygeeleach @mkeward @AllenTrieu @adamgorney @SWiltfong_ pic.twitter.com/1nBypT83HY
— ReedGerken (@ReedGerken) April 12, 2025