Recruit flips to Colorado less than 24 hours after going all-in with Ole Miss

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders. Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Recruit flips to Deion Sanders, Colorado less than 24 hours after going all-in with Ole Miss

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated Jun 23, 2026 8:59 PM ET

This wasn't a recruiting win that Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes were supposed to get.

Ben'Jarvius Shumaker is a four-star defensive lineman from Ackerman, Miss., and he had committed to the Ole Miss Rebels in early March.

Flips happen all the time on the college football recruiting trail, so it wasn't that commitment that shielded the Rebels from having anyone else reach out to Shumaker. In fact, as is often the case, a commitment sometimes turns on the pressure from the outside.

No, what made Shumaker's flip to Colorado such a shocker on Tuesday was that 24 hours previous, he had announced that his recruitment had shut down and he was all-in with Ole Miss.

And then he flipped, because that's how things roll in 2026.

4-star Ben’Jarvius Shumaker, from Ackerman, Miss. (Choctaw County) and who was committed to Ole Miss, shut down his recruiting less than a day ago firmly committed to Ole Miss.

Today he flipped to Colorado.

Recruiting is wild. https://t.co/l3nIB0Ptdq
— Brad Logan (@BradLoganTOC) June 23, 2026

Four-star recruit flips from Ole Miss to Deion Sanders, Colorado

Not only did Shumaker change his mind, but he was very clear on social media that Sanders and the Buffaloes had convinced him to take the chance despite what he had just publicly declared.

He went as far as to write #FLIP on his post, highlighting the decision to decommit from Ole Miss and commit to Colorado, which has to feel like rubbing salt in the wound for Pete Golding and the Rebels.

Take that risk!! Be different!! #FLIP!!! @coachpun99 @CUBuffsFootball @DeionSanders @Coach_Gunnar @CoachBox6 @Coach_Gunnar pic.twitter.com/cXEOqs4CR9
— ’ . ”4” (@BenJarviuxx) June 23, 2026

Who knows if this commitment will hold, because that disclaimer may need to be said for every decision on the recruiting trail in today's environment.

For now, though, this is a massive recruiting win for Sanders and Colorado.

According to the 247Sports Composite, Schumaker is the No. 7 overall defensive lineman in the 2027 class.

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