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The next David Long: the 2027 recruits whose offer boards look like his did.

David Long

ILB · West Virginia, class of 2015 · drafted 2019, round 6, No. 188 by Tennessee

15offers at signing

67strength of his top 3 offers

6-0, 218size as a recruit

The 2027 recruits with boards like his

closest first

Tasheem Butler

LB · Glassboro, NJ · committed to North Carolina · 16 offers

16 offers; Long had 15; both about 6-0, 230

57match

Broncs Baker

LB · Tooele, UT · committed to West Virginia · 10 offers

10 offers; Long had 15; both about 6-1, 215

55match

Devontray Brewer

LB · Tupelo, MS · committed to Mississippi State · 17 offers

17 offers; Long had 15; both about 6-1, 225

54match

Cam Pettijohn

LB · Anna, TX · committed to UNLV · 11 offers

11 offers; Long had 15; both about 6-1, 215

52match

Cain Brackney

LB · Bixby, OK · committed to Indiana · 13 offers

13 offers; Long had 15; both about 6-1, 220

52match

Matched on position, size, the strength of the programs that offered and how many did: his board at signing day against the 2027 boards today (Nov 2, 2026). The month-by-month cut waits for the dated history, landing now. Recruits are shown with recruiting facts only. History, not a forecast.

David's board when he signed with West Virginia

15 offers, strongest first

Missouri

Louisville

West Virginia

Marshall

Georgia Tech

Cincinnati

Kentucky

Illinois

Ohio

NC State

Miami (OH)

Western Michigan

The offers on record for the class of 2015, ordered by program strength as each program stood that year. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

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