UMass Football Recruiting 2028--Jayden Bell

 

Jayden Bell, a 6-4 210 pound Edge from Bloomfield Hills, Mi has a UMass offer.

247Sports four-star player. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

This article covers his offer from Michigan. 

Bell has 39 total offers including a Who's Who of Power Four schools. Notre Dame, Alabama, Oregon, Michigan and more have offered. Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Toledo and Miami (Ohio) have offered from the MAC. UMass was one of the first to offer Bell and he would be a featured player and play early with the Minutemen. 

UMass Football News--July 16th, 2026

 The Minuteman Command has an interview with 2027 recruit Charles Turgeon.

Turgeon is being converted to an offensive tackle. He has NFL size and should be a valuable addition to to the O-line room. In the pros, the left OT is often the best paid player on the team. The left offensive tackle is usually on the  quarterback's  blind side and he's charged with keeping the fan-favorite quarterback upright.

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Western Michigan and Delaware schedule a home-and-home series. UMass and Delaware had a long running series from 1958 to 2011. The Blue Hens had a lopsided win total of 25 wins to UMass' 7.

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UMass has announced the 2026 Minuteman Hall-of-Fame class. From football, retired UMass coach Jim Reid and the DiTomasso brothers were honored.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2028--Jayden Evans

 Jayden Evans, a 6-1 170 pound Safety from Hayden Woods, MI has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

This article covers his visit to Michigan State. 

Evans has multiple Power Four offers including Ohio State, Missouri, Washington and Oregon to name a few. Toledo, Miami (Ohio) and Western Michigan have offered from the MAC. UConn recently offered. UMass was among his early offers  and he would have a chance to play early with the Minutemen.

UMass Football Recruiting 2028--Deondre Hill

 Deondre Hill, a 6-3 220 pound LB from Bloomfield Hills, MI has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

MaxPreps has some stats (offense only) 

Hill has 18 offers including multiple Power Four schools. Wisconsin, Indiana and Kansas are among those offered. From the MAC,  UMass, Bowling Green and Central Michigan have offered. UConn has recently joined the group interested in Hill. He could get an excellent East Coast education and join the resurgent UMass defense with the Minutemen. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Sa'Nir Brooks

 

Sa''Nir Brooks a 5-11 195 pound RB/Athlete from Baltimore, MD has a UMass offer.

247sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Recently de-committed from Syracuse. 

Brooks has 16 offers including multiple Power Four schools. Rutgers and Syracuse have offered from the Northeast. Toledo, Miami (Ohio) and Akron have offered from the MAC. UConn also has offered. Brooks could have a chance for early playing time with the Minutemen in Amherst. 

UMass Football News--July 11th, 2026

 Yahoo Sports has a post on what happens the year after you go 0-12.

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 Most of the pundits are picking Western Michigan to win the MAC. As above, the ESPN FPI thinks Toledo.

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SBN Nation previews the Ball State Cardinals. UMass plays Ball State at home on Nov 4th. 

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EA Sports does a U-turn on College Football 27. 

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Athlon Sports predicts the teams in all of the 2026-27 college football Bowls. UMass is not one of the MAC teams.

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UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Abdul Turay

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 Abdul Turay, a 5-11 180 pound RB from Jersey City, NJ has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Turay has Power Four offers from BC, Pitt and Syracuse. Temple, Buffalo, Northern Illinois and UConn have offered from UMass' peer group. He could find a home and early playing time in Amherst with the Minutemen.