Kent State football recruiting · Mid-American
Kent State recruiting: 19 commits for 2027, No. 129 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
192027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 1292027 class score
510commits since 2002
The 2027 class
19 commitsJulius Fuentes-Bream
★★★★★
Aaron Strader
★★★★★
Aidan Jacobs
unrated
Amarion Autry
unrated
Ayden Hankins
unrated
Brian Matthews
unrated
Camden Day
unrated
Eason Hankins
unrated
Show all 19 commits
Eddie Holloway
unrated
Ethan Garnes
unrated
Jadon Phillips
unrated
Jayshawn Parish
unrated
Jerry Black Jr.
unrated
Jontai Quick
unrated
Julian Baker
unrated
Legend Johnson
unrated
Max Koback
unrated
Peter Snavely
unrated
Tristan Gunn
unrated
Latest moves
nothing newNothing logged for Kent State in the last 120 days. The newest dated moves in our archive (May 6, 2026):
Offered Leslie Woodson
★★★★★
May 6
Offered David Tarawallie
★★★★★
Mar 25
Offered Kaylon Bailey
★★★★★
Mar 13
Offered Anthony Roberts
★★★★★
Mar 9
Offered Jack Carlson
★★★★★
Feb 9
Our live tracker reads offer, visit and commit posts as recruits share them; coverage grows every day.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
43 offers · 0 here · 41 elsewhereLeslie Woodson
★★★★★
Iowa State
May 6
David Tarawallie
★★★★★
Penn State
Mar 25
Kaylon Bailey
★★★★★
Colorado
Mar 13
Anthony Roberts
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Mar 9
Jack Carlson
★★★★★
Michigan State
Feb 9
Majay Thompson
★★★★★
Florida State
Jan 29
Show all 43 offers
Brayton Feister
★★★★★
Oregon
Jan 28
Ifeanyi Emedobi
★★★★★
Michigan
Jan 21
Davis Seaman
★★★★★
Ohio State
Dec 11, 2025
Savion Miller
★★★★★
Uncommitted
Nov 2, 2025
Marquis Bryant
★★★★★
Kentucky
Oct 31, 2025
Kenaz Sullivan
★★★★★
Maryland
Jun 19, 2025
Blake Wong
★★★★★
BYU
Jun 9, 2025
Tommy Riordan
★★★★★
Iowa
Jun 9, 2025
Dylan Latell
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jun 5, 2025
Jakari Lipsey
★★★★★
Michigan
Jun 1, 2025
Andre Adams
★★★★★
Colorado
Jun 1, 2025
Tristin Hughes
★★★★★
Kentucky
May 19, 2025
Mason McDermott
★★★★★
Indiana
May 7, 2025
Caleb Johnson
★★★★★
Michigan State
May 7, 2025
Monsanna Torbert Jr.
★★★★★
Michigan
May 2, 2025
Chuck Alexander
★★★★★
Iowa State
May 1, 2025
Kellen Wymer
★★★★★
Ohio State
Apr 13, 2025
Jayce Johnson
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Feb 24, 2025
Jameer Henry
unrated
Uncommitted
Jan 30, 2025
Gideon Gash
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Jan 29, 2025
Kei'Shjuan Telfair
★★★★★
Penn State
Jan 29, 2025
Jordan Karhoff
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jan 29, 2025
Maalik Moore
★★★★★
Cincinnati
Jan 29, 2025
Deontay Malone
★★★★★
Ohio State
Jan 25, 2025
Mason Oglesby
★★★★★
Kansas
Jan 23, 2025
Kal-El Johnson
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Jan 22, 2025
Kaleb Elkins
★★★★★
Purdue
Jan 22, 2025
Branden Sharpe
★★★★★
Indiana
Jan 22, 2025
Raheem Floyd
★★★★★
Florida
Jan 18, 2025
Anthony Cartwright III
★★★★★
Oregon
May 30, 2024
Ace Alston
★★★★★
Notre Dame
May 16, 2024
Antwoine Higgins
★★★★★
Kentucky
May 16, 2024
Reed Gerken
★★★★★
Kentucky
May 14, 2024
Seneca Driver
★★★★★
Oklahoma
May 13, 2024
Jordan Haskins
★★★★★
Louisville
May 13, 2024
Maxwell Hiller
★★★★★
Florida
May 2, 2024
D'Angelo White
★★★★★
Louisville
Apr 30, 2024
Every Kent State class since 2002
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 0 in 2026. Best class by our class score: 2022 (No. 81).
five-starfour-star
| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 19 | 0 | No. 129 | Julius Fuentes-Bream S, Aaron Strader QB |
| 2026 | 18 | 0 | No. 104 | Daiveon Taylor LB, Lennox Lemon CB |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 | No. 88 | TaRyan Martin RB, Maurice Stephens WR |
| 2024 | 20 | 0 | No. 90 | Clinton Robinson ATH, Jay Jay Etheridge ATH |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | No. 129 | Dash Dorsey ATH, Dru DeShields QB |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | No. 81 | Devin Kargman QB, Mason Mennell IOL |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | No. 119 | Brad Kemayou CB, Ian Kipp QB |
Show every class back to 2002
| 2020 | 23 | 0 | No. 112 | Tyler Berrong OLB, CJ West DT |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | No. 104 | Bryce Childress CB, Joachim Bangda RB |
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | No. 102 | Woody Barrett DUAL, Montre Miller CB |
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | No. 130 | Eddie Brecht OT, Elvis Hines CB |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | No. 135 | Akeam Peters ATH, Derek Adams P |
| 2015 | 21 | 0 | No. 105 | Juantez McRae S, Jim Jones OLB |
| 2014 | 21 | 0 | No. 118 | Reggie Howard ATH, Erik Simpson CB |
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | No. 115 | Demetrius Monday CB, Nathan Strock PRO |
| 2012 | 25 | 0 | No. 104 | James Brooks ATH, Julian Durden RB |
| 2011 | 18 | 0 | No. 117 | Trayion Durham FB, Anthony Pruitt SDE |
| 2010 | 23 | 0 | No. 98 | Jerome Davis DT, Rahmon Swain OLB |
| 2009 | 20 | 0 | No. 107 | Spencer Keith PRO, Fabrice Pratt S |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 | No. 102 | Leon Green ATH, Sal Battles ATH |
| 2007 | 25 | 0 | No. 96 | Paul Stefanik ILB, Vondre Griffin ATH |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 | No. 112 | Julian Edelman DUAL, Christen Haywood RB |
| 2005 | 23 | 0 | No. 101 | Michael Machen PRO, Augustus Parrish DT |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 | No. 109 | Cedrick Maxwell OLB, Dalton Memel DT |
| 2003 | 30 | 0 | No. 94 | Anthony Dugarte SDE, Bill Starry OG |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | No. 110 | Josh Verhoeve OG |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where Kent State recruits come from
The biggest pipeline is Ohio, with 192 commits.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsHargrave Military Academy
12 commits
Woodland Hills
6 commits
Glenville
6 commits
Washington
4 commits
Mentor
4 commits
Reynoldsburg
4 commits
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St. Edward
4 commits
Hilliard Davidson
4 commits
McKeesport
4 commits
Potomac
4 commits
Buchtel
3 commits
Wayne
3 commits
Who Kent State offered, and who won them
Of the 486 players we have on record as Kent State offers (2002-2024), 131 signed here (27%). The program that beat them most often: Cincinnati, 18 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | Michigan 1, Notre Dame 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0% | Notre Dame 2, Maryland 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0% | Michigan State 2, Ohio 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0% | Pittsburgh 1, Bowling Green 1 |
| 2015 | 16 | 2 | 12% | Michigan State 2, Florida State 1 |
| 2014 | 61 | 10 | 16% | Kentucky 3, Indiana 3 |
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| 2013 | 50 | 10 | 20% | Pittsburgh 5, Northwestern 3 |
| 2012 | 56 | 11 | 20% | Ohio State 3, Iowa 2 |
| 2011 | 42 | 6 | 14% | Ohio 4, Michigan 3 |
| 2010 | 37 | 12 | 32% | Purdue 2, Miami (OH) 2 |
| 2009 | 34 | 17 | 50% | Cincinnati 2, Central Michigan 2 |
| 2008 | 28 | 13 | 46% | Pittsburgh 1, Miami (OH) 1 |
| 2007 | 32 | 7 | 22% | Cincinnati 4, Illinois 2 |
| 2006 | 24 | 9 | 38% | Tennessee 1, Syracuse 1 |
| 2005 | 28 | 5 | 18% | Cincinnati 3, West Virginia 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 71% | Cincinnati 1 |
| 2003 | 32 | 23 | 72% | Miami (OH) 2, Pittsburgh 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | 14% | West Virginia 2, Bowling Green 1 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there18 players
17 players
13 players
13 players
11 players
11 players
The coaches who signed them
Mark Carney has signed 37 commits since the 2026 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Carney 2025-2026 · 5-7 | 37 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Kenni Burns 2023-2024 · 1-23 | 38 | 2.89 | 0 |
| Sean Lewis 2018-2022 · 24-31 | 93 | 2.75 | 0 |
| Paul Haynes 2013-2017 · 14-45 | 101 | 2.22 | 0 |
| Darrell Hazell 2011-2012 · 16-10 | 47 | 2.22 | 0 |
| Doug Martin 2004-2010 · 29-53 | 149 | 2.21 | 0 |
Show all 7 head coaches
| Dean Pees 2001-2003 · 14-21 | 45 | 2.00 | 0 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsAlex Stadler
6 commits
Isaac Vance
3 commits
Braxton Chapman
2 commits
Clay Patterson
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Cherokee Valeria
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Bill Teerlinck
1 commits
Show all 20 position coaches
Kevin Snyder
1 commits
Bart Tanski
1 commits
Colin Ferrell
14 commits
2.50 avg stars
Brian Cochran
7 commits
2.57 avg stars
Bill O'Boyle
5 commits
2.20 avg stars
Macky MacPherson
3 commits
2.33 avg stars
Matthew Middleton
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Will Windham
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ben Needham
3 commits
2.33 avg stars
Doc Gamble
3 commits
2.67 avg stars
Don Treadwell
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Rob Zeitman
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Joe Tresey
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Jeff Burrow
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (9 coaches)
Mark Carney
Head coach
Clay Patterson
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Cherokee Valeria
Defensive coordinator/safeties
Bart Tanski
Cornerbacks
Bill Teerlinck
Defensive line
Kevin Snyder
Linebackers
Alex Stadler
Offensive line
Braxton Chapman
Running backs
Isaac Vance
Wide receivers
Quick answers
How many commits does Kent State have in the 2027 class?
Kent State has 19 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Julius Fuentes-Bream, a 3-star S from York.
What was Kent State's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2022 class (No. 81 nationally): 17 commits, 0 five-stars and 0 four-stars.
Where does Kent State recruit the most?
Ohio: 192 of Kent State's 510 commits since 2002 came from there.
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Massachusetts
Miami (OH)
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Toledo
Western Michigan