Cincinnati Football: 2025 4-star cornerback Shamari Earls earns offer from the Bearcats

After a great start to this campaign, the Cincinnati Bearcats recently an extended an offer to Virginia native and 2025 4-star cornerback Shamari Earls!

Earls is currently the 4th highest rated prospect from Virginia and 11th ranked cornerback in the country from the 2025 class via 247 Sports.

Scott Satterfield’s staff will continue to target him but Earls is projected to eventually attend Penn State per On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine.

There are several notable schools recruiting Earls along with the Bearcats including North Carolina, Penn State, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and more.

Cincinnati Football: 2025 4-star cornerback Shamari Earls earns offer from the Bearcats

• Trey McNutt (2025 4-star ATH)
• Shamari Earls (2025 4-star CB)
• Tariq Hayer (2025 4-star CB)
• Giyahni Kontosis (2025 3-star WR)
• Tristan Norman (2025 3-star ATH)
• Cam Clark (2025 3-star OT)

A handful of 2025 recruits earned offers from the Bearcats in recent days including 4-star defensive back Tariq Hayer and 4-star athlete Trey McNutt!

Hayer is the highest ranked 2025 prospect from Washington DC and being recruited by Maryland, Notre Dame, Penn State, Tennessee and others.

McNutt is currently the top ranked 2025 recruit out of Ohio with offers from several programs including Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State.

Other 2025 prospects that recently received offers are 3-star receiver Giyahni Kontosis, 3-star offensive tackle Cam Clark and 3-star athlete Tristan Norman.

Cincinnati Football: Bearcats extend offers to multiple 2025 prospects in recent days

Clark earned an offer from Cincinnati this week and has interest from multiple schools including Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Miami and Toledo.

Kontosis recently received an offer from Cincinnati and has also been contacted by multiple schools like Maryland, Oregon, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.

Make sure to stay up to date with the most recent recruiting rumors and updates as Satterfield’s staff continues to build the upcoming class and beyond.

Take a look at our pregame coverage as the Bearcats prepare to take on Big 12 opponent the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday afternoon at Nippert Stadium!