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

Jaylon Smith

OLB · Notre Dame, class of 2013 · drafted 2016, round 2, No. 34 by Dallas

20offers at signing

87strength of his top 3 offers

6-3, 218size as a recruit

The 2027 recruits with boards like his

closest first

Case Alexander

LB · Washington, OK · committed to Penn State · 20 offers

Both offered by Oklahoma and Michigan; both about 6-3, 215

85match

Jhadyn Nelson

LB · Houston, TX · committed to Texas Tech · 22 offers

Both offered by Texas A&M, Michigan and Ohio State; both about 6-3, 220

79match

Marshaun Ivy

LB · St. Louis, MO · committed to Arizona State · 27 offers

Both offered by Oklahoma, Iowa and Michigan; both about 6-3, 215

76match

Colton McKibben

LB · Carlsbad, NM · committed to UCLA · 14 offers

Both offered by Oklahoma and Michigan; both about 6-3, 215

74match

Cole Crawford

LB · Cartersville, GA · committed to Georgia Tech · 23 offers

Both offered by Alabama, USC and Ohio State; both about 6-3, 225

73match

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.

Jaylon's board when he signed with Notre Dame

20 offers, strongest first

Alabama

Texas A&M

USC

Oklahoma

Notre Dame

Iowa

Michigan

Ohio State

Florida

Auburn

Nebraska

Tennessee

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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