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The next Justin Layne: the 2027 recruits whose offer boards look like his did.

Justin Layne

WR · Michigan State, class of 2016 · drafted 2019, round 3, No. 83 by Pittsburgh

10offers at signing

85strength of his top 3 offers

6-3, 180size as a recruit

The 2027 recruits with boards like his

closest first

Walter Maestre Jr.

WR · Miami, FL · committed to Wake Forest · 13 offers

4 offers from top-25 programs; Layne had 7; both about 6-3, 180

79match

Deshawn Dillon

WR · Flowood, MS · uncommitted · 14 offers

4 offers from top-25 programs; Layne had 7; both about 6-3, 170

67match

Sean Thompson

WR · Miami, FL · uncommitted · 16 offers

3 offers from top-25 programs; Layne had 7; both about 6-2, 180

66match

Demarcus Brown

WR · Roanoke, VA · committed to Virginia Tech · 18 offers

2 offers from top-25 programs; Layne had 7; both about 6-3, 180

64match

Anthony Roberts

WR · Rolesville, NC · committed to Virginia Tech · 18 offers

3 offers from top-25 programs; Layne had 7; both about 6-2, 185

61match

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.

Justin's board when he signed with Michigan State

10 offers, strongest first

Alabama

Notre Dame

Ohio State

Michigan

Florida

Michigan State

Penn State

West Virginia

Miami

Pittsburgh

The offers on record for the class of 2016, 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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