UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Braylyn Simmons

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 Braylyn "Juice" Simmonds, a 6-0 180 pound Athlete from Daytona Beach, FL has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

MaxPreps has stats. Simmons had 1360 all-purpose yards and 12 TD's in 2025.

This article from 2024 explains his nickname.  

Simmons has Power Four offers from Florida State and Pitt. UCF, FIU, Liberty and UNLV have offered from Group-of-Five. He probably projects as a WR in college. Simmons could find a lot of opportunity and playing time with the UMass Minutemen.

 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Chase Hyacinth

 

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Chase Hyacinth, a 6-4 220 pound Edge from Eagle Academy/Brooklyn, NY has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Hyacinth has a Power Four offer from Syracuse. Delaware, East Carolina and Temple have offered from the Group-of-Five. Coach Harasymiak is a defensive guy and  Chase could find a home and some early playing time with the Minutemen.

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--AJ Fry

 

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Anderson "AJ" Fry, a 6-0 200 pound WR/Safety from State College, PA has a UMass offer.

247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

MaxPreps has stats for both offense and defense. 

Fry has FBS offers from Army and Navy. Buffalo and Eastern Michigan have offered from the MAC. He also has offers from several Ivies and Fordham. He could play FBS-level football and also get a high quality education in Amherst with the UMass Minutemen.

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Nick Rotondo

 

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Nick Rotondo, a 6-4 230 pound LB/Edge from Bridgewater, MA has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

Rotondo has FBS offers from all three Service Academies.  Harvard, Penn, Yale, Dartmouth and Colgate have offered from FCS. He could get an excellent education and play FBS-level football with the Minutemen in Amherst. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2027--Jack Hinspeter

 

The Minuteman Command has a post about UMass' interest (and offer) to Jack Hinspeter, the younger brother to Timmy Hinspeter.

Hinspeter's 247Sports page here. 

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

He gets a mention in this game summary from September 2025. 

UMass is the first offer for Hinspeter. He's drawing interest from Delaware and JMU. Coach Harasymiak is a defensive guy. Hinspeter could thrive in his system. 

UMass Football Recruiting 2026--Curtis Kimmonds transfers to UMass

 

Curtis Kimmonds, a 5-10 220 pound transfer RB from NAIA Southeastern University has committed to UMass.

I've blogged about Kimmonds before. 

The Minuteman run game was a train wreck last year. UMass was #131 out of #134 teams in rushing offense.  The Minutemen averaged only 82.4 yards/game. 127 of the 134 FBS teams averaged 100 yards or better. Kimmonds has good size at 220 pounds and hopefully he will be part of a much improved UMass rushing attack.

UMass Football Recruiting 2028--Jacarry Johnson

 

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Jacarry Hohnston, a 6-1 160 pound WR/DB from Novi, MI has a UMass offer.

Hudl.com has video highlights. 

At 6-1 Johnson has the frame to grow. In college, he could play either way. He could find a home and play FBS-level football in the reviving Minuteman program.