Montana State lands versatile 2027 athlete Isaiah Asuma from Cherry

Montana State added another 2027 piece with real positional range when Isaiah Asuma of Cherry committed to the Bobcats on Monday, a move that fits a recruiting pattern in Bozeman built around athletes who can do more than one job.

Asuma’s junior season looked like a quarterback’s stat line, a running back’s workload and a defensive back’s résumé all at once. He threw for 1,233 yards and 13 touchdowns, ran for 1,044 yards and 12 more scores, and added 58 tackles with four interceptions. That production explains why recruiting services list him as an athlete rather than locking him into one position, and why Montana State is treating him as a flexible piece rather than a one-role pledge.

The timeline around his recruitment showed steady interest before the commitment. Montana State offered Asuma on April 17, 2026, then he attended Minnesota Golden Gophers camp on June 7 before he announced for the Bobcats on June 22. He also held an offer from the University of Minnesota Duluth for both football and basketball, a detail that underscores how his athletic profile reached beyond the usual FCS path.

Asuma’s decision also carries a family connection that makes the move feel bigger than one prospect choosing a school. He will join cousins Noah and Isaac as Division I athletes at Minnesota, and WDIO has previously noted that the Asuma family has been a major presence across Cherry football, basketball and baseball for several seasons. That background helps explain why Isaiah Asuma arrives with a multi-sport, multi-role identity already formed.

For Montana State, the commitment is another sign that the Bobcats are leaning early in the 2027 cycle toward position-flexible players who can be developed into different answers over time. The program’s 2027 offer board already includes multiple athlete-type prospects, and Asuma fits that same mold: a competitor with quarterback production, rushing volume and defensive impact on the same résumé.

How the Bobcats use him will be the next question. Whether Asuma settles in as a quarterback, an athlete or a defensive contributor, Montana State has added a player whose ceiling comes from the same trait that made him attractive in the first place, the ability to fit wherever the staff needs hidden value most.