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The next Donovan Smith: the 2027 recruits whose offer boards look like his did.

Donovan Smith

OT · Penn State, class of 2011 · drafted 2015, round 2, No. 34 by Tampa Bay

15offers at signing

70strength of his top 3 offers

6-5, 280size as a recruit

The 2027 recruits with boards like his

closest first

Brayden Harris

OT · Jackson, MO · committed to Kansas State · 14 offers

14 offers; Smith had 15; both about 6-5, 270

69match

Jack Marquard

OT · Lakewood, OH · committed to Missouri · 25 offers

Both offered by UCLA, Pittsburgh and West Virginia; both about 6-5, 285

67match

Jaylen Hill

OT · Lanett, AL · committed to Missouri · 14 offers

1 offers from top-25 programs; Smith had 3; both about 6-5, 295

66match

Nicholas Schurman

IOL · Westfield, IN · committed to Purdue · 21 offers

21 offers; Smith had 15; both about 6-4, 280

65match

Gavin Ericson-Staton

IOL · Lombard, IL · committed to Illinois · 14 offers

14 offers; Smith had 15; both about 6-5, 270

65match

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.

Donovan's board when he signed with Penn State

15 offers, strongest first

Michigan State

Clemson

Virginia Tech

UCLA

Penn State

North Carolina

Pittsburgh

West Virginia

Syracuse

NC State

Cincinnati

Virginia

The offers on record for the class of 2011, 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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