2027 four-star DB Ace Alston narrows recruitment to ten programs

Recruitments are continuing to heat up across the recruiting board for the 2026 and 2027 classes and for the No. 2 ranked Indiana Hoosiers things just got a little bit hotter. With the summer official visit window rapidly approaching, recruits are narrowing down their lists left and right, and another notable recruitment that involves one of the biggest 2027 targets provided an update this evening.

On Monday night, four-star Anderson High School prep star and Cincinnati, Ohio native Ace Alston has narrowed his recruitment down to ten programs, and per 247Sports' Tom Loy the Indiana Hoosiers are one of top ten programs standing tall for Alston.

The full list of programs for Ace Alston also included: Notre Dame, Oregon, USC, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio State, Tennessee, LSU, Penn State, and the Indiana Hoosiers.

Alston, who is rated Ohio’s No. 2 player in the 2027 class, the nation’s No. 11 cornerback by the247 Sports Composite and ranked No. 113 overall in the class overall nationally.

The junior cornerback stands at 6 feet and 175 pounds, Alston recently received an invitation to participate in the 2026 Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii in January.

“This invitation is just a blessing,” Alston told local reporters “It just shows how much work I put in and I am truly blessed. This is really special. I grew up watching players play in this game and I just thank God for this opportunity.”

As of now four-star quarterback Jameson Purcell is the lone recruit to commit to the class of 2027 for Curt Cignetti and Indiana.

Adding Alston who is a very good corner because of his abilty to play well in zone coverage and man coverage would be a huge home run for the Hoosiers future. Indiana and Bryant Haines (defensive coordinator) just want to keep adding homegrown talent to this team so they can compete for a title year in and year out.

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