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The next Ezekiel Elliott: the 2027 recruits whose offer boards look like his did.

Ezekiel Elliott

APB · Ohio State, class of 2013 · drafted 2016, round 1, No. 4 by Dallas

21offers at signing

88strength of his top 3 offers

6-0, 212size as a recruit

The 2027 recruits with boards like his

closest first

Xavier Bala

RB · Long Island City, NY · committed to Boston College · 18 offers

Both offered by Alabama, Ohio State and Nebraska; both about 6-0, 215

83match

TJ Lewis

RB · Bolingbrook, IL · committed to Oklahoma State · 21 offers

3 offers from top-25 programs; Elliott had 7; both about 6-0, 215

79match

Jeremy Adeyanju

RB · Glendale, AZ · committed to Washington · 19 offers

7 offers from top-25 programs; Elliott had 7; both about 6-0, 215

72match

Khamoni Williams

RB · Memphis, TN · committed to Auburn · 25 offers

Both offered by Wisconsin and Ohio State; both about 5-11, 205

67match

Antwon Sanders

RB · Houston, TX · committed to California · 31 offers

6 offers from top-25 programs; Elliott had 7; both about 6-0, 205

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.

Ezekiel's board when he signed with Ohio State

21 offers, strongest first

Alabama

Georgia

Wisconsin

Notre Dame

Iowa

Arkansas

Ohio State

Nebraska

Tennessee

Missouri

UCLA

Northwestern

The offers on record for the class of 2013, 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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