Gophers get commitment from Prior Lake defensive tackle Martin Owusu

The 6-3, 270-pounder will be part of the recruiting Class of 2023.

May 3, 2022 at 12:36PM
The Minnesota Gophers take the field before the start of an NCAA football game between the Gophers and the Wisconsin Badgers Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota defeated Wisconsin 23-13. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com
The Gophers took the field for their 2021 game against Wisconsin. (Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Martin Owusu, a 6-3, 270-pound defensive tackle from Prior Lake, on Monday announced in Twitter that he has committed to the Gophers football program for the recruiting Class of 2023.

"I'm home,'' Owusu tweeted.

Owusu, a three-star recruit, is the ninth-ranked recruit in Minnesota and the 141st-ranked defensive lineman nationally by 247Sports. He has received scholarship offers from 25 FBS programs, including other Power 5 offers from Cal, Iowa State, Kansas State, Vanderbilt, Washington and Washington State.

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Owusu, who had 47 tackles and three tackles for loss last season, received his offer from the Gophers on Saturday while on campus for Minnesota's spring game.

With Owusu's commitment, the Gophers have six players pledged for the Class of 2023.

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Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Minnesota Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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