5-foot-10, 180-pound two-star safety LaRon Dues has announced his commitment to the Indiana Hoosiers on Tuesday evening after spending this weekend in Bloomington at Indiana's summer camp.
BREAKING: Class of 2026 ATH Laron Dues ( @hall2026 ) has committed to Indiana he tells me.
— Steezo (@SteezoDsgn) June 17, 2025
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Laron Dues is a 5’10 (180 LBS) DB/WR out of Sarasota, FL. He has 20+ offers and ultimately chose Indiana over his other finalists of Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Oregon, and USF.
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Dues who attends Cardinal Mooney H.S. in Sarasota, Florida selected Indiana over App State, Arizona, Kentucky, Memphis, West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Oregon and USF.
A versatile two-way athlete, Dues is being recruited as either a wide receiver or defensive back. He’s coming off a strong season defensively and projects as a free safety or nickel corner, recording 81 tackles, 5 interceptions, and 25 pass breakups as a junior last season.
Dues is part of an Indiana 2026 commit class which ranks top-25 nationally and top-10 in the Big Ten. His commitment makes Indiana's class rise to 18 total for the 2026 recruiting season.
The 2026 Indiana recruiting class includes:
Jayreon Campbell, Powder Springs, Georgia, RB (3-star)
Parker Elmore, Columbus, Indiana, ATH/TE (3-Star)
CJ Scifres, Greenwood, Indiana, iOL (3-Star)
Kevontay Hugan, Sarasota, Florida, Edge Rusher (4-star)
Kortez Rupert, East St. Louis, Illinois, WR/KR (3-star)
PJ MacFarlane, Lakota, Ohio, TE (3-star)
Kenton Mondeau, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, OL (3-star)
Gabe Hill, Naperville, Illinois, DL (4-star)
Henry Ohlinger Columbus, Ohio) LB/RB (4-star)
Kasmir Hicks, Indianapolis, Indiana CB/WR (3-star)
Jay Timmons , Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, DB (3-star)
Blake Smythe , Franklin, Indiana, DL (3-star)
Sam Simspon , River Falls, Wisconsin, IOL (3-star)
Jacob Savage, Union, Kentucky, LB (3-star)
Trevor Gibbs, Crown Point, Indiana, TE (3-star)
Rodney White, Towson, Maryland, DL (3-star)