Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have secured a major addition to their 2025 recruiting class by flipping four-star offensive tackle Carde Smith from the USC Trojans. Originally committed to USC,

Williamson four-star offensive tackle Carde Smith decommitted from USC on Nov. 20, coming back on the board with just a couple of weeks until National Signing Day. Smith, also a former Auburn commit,

Williamson 4-star offensive tackle Carde Smith has committed to Deion Sanders and Colorado. The 6-foot-6, 295-pound senior was previously committed to Auburn and then to USC. Smith is the 15th-ranked senior recruit in Alabama, according to the 247 composite rankings. He also was 15th on AL.com’s revamped A-List of top recruits, released last week.

Colorado put an offer on the table for the Alabama four-star OL over the summer right before Smith declared in favor of USC. The Buffs have continued to keep their foot on the gas with Smith despite his verbal pledge to the Trojans -- hosting him two times for games in the fall and visiting him at Williamson High School last month.