Gophers land commitment from Shamaur McDowell, a three-star CB from Florida

Shamaur McDowell became the latest consensus three-star recruit to commit to the Gophers.

By Joe Christensen Star Tribune

June 12, 2017 — 10:18am

The Gophers reeled in their 15th commitment for the Class of 2018 late Sunday night, when Florida cornerback Shamaur McDowell announced he has picked Minnesota.

The 5-11, 185-pound McDowell is a consensus three-star recruit from Wiregrass Ranch High School in suburban Tampa. He also had reported offers from Iowa State, North Carolina State, Purdue and Washington State.

All 15 players in Minnesota's class are currently ranked as three-star recruits in the 247Sports composite rankings. But it's been enough to put the Gophers at No. 19 in the latest national rankings on that site. McDowell, like most players in the Gophers class, had multiple Power Five offers.

McDowell made his announcement on Twitter:

Joe Christensen, a Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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