Kansas basketball recruiting: 5-star CG Darryn Peterson, the nation’s No. 3 recruit, commits to Jayhawks

Class of 2025 five-star prospect Darryn Peterson made his faculty dedication to Invoice Self and The College of Kansas on Friday, he introduced in a ceremony that aired completely on CBS Sports activities HQ. The No. 3 recruit in 247Sports’ prospect rankings and the No. 1 combo guard within the class selected the Jayhawks over an extended record of suitors that included Ohio State, Kansas State and USC.

The Prolific Prep (Napa, California) product is the highest-rated recruit within the 2025 cycle to commit up to now and the primary dedication for KU in its 2025 class. He offers the Jayhawks a foundational piece within the backcourt round which to construct for the long run, primarily with a talent set centered round versatility as a playmaker and scorer. 

This is 247Sports’ Director of Scouting, Adam Finkelstein, on what he noticed from him this summer season in his analysis:

Peterson is a giant guard with good positional dimension, size, and energy. He is 6-foot-5, with a 6-foot-10 wingspan, and a cut-up and outlined body. What differentiates him most although is a simple capacity to attain and make performs from a wide range of spots on the ground, all inside the move of the sport.

Peterson is extraordinarily versatile. He is a real combo guard who’s equally efficient taking part in on or off the ball. He has pure poise as a handler with now solely uncommon moments when he may be rattled by stress from smaller guards. He is additionally a real multi-level scorer who can concurrently see the ground, make reads, and go properly. He has a really clean pull-up sport, can overpower most opposing guards off the dribble, take smaller defenders into the publish, and likewise thrive in ball-screens. His understanding of how you can get to his spots is second to none and that is why he is such an environment friendly scorer, even in excessive quantity, particularly contained in the arc (24 factors per sport in 3SSB play on 50% taking pictures from the ground and 57% on two-point area objectives). He additionally has good pure instincts and has already developed an NBA caliber mind with regards to drawing fouls and getting simple factors on the free-throw line.

The previous couple of weeks have been full of fine information  for Kansas , with Peterson’s dedication coming simply two weeks after this system earned preseason No. 1 honors within the AP ballot. KU boasts a stacked roster stuffed with veterans however alternative opens within the backcourt forward of the 2025-26 season with guards Dajuan Harris, Shakeel Moore and Zeke Mayo all of their remaining yr of eligibility. 

Peterson’s dedication may additionally assist KU entice different big-name recruits nonetheless on the board together with No. 1 prospect AJ Dybantsa and top-20 recruit Bryson Tiller. Tiller visited KU for a 3rd time final month and is about to make his faculty dedication within the coming weeks with KU as one among 4 of his finalists.