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The next Sam Darnold: the 2027 recruits whose offer boards look like his did.

Sam Darnold

DUAL · USC, class of 2015 · drafted 2018, round 1, No. 3 by New York

11offers at signing

80strength of his top 3 offers

6-3, 208size as a recruit

The 2027 recruits with boards like his

closest first

Kevin Verpaele

QB · Merritt Island, FL · committed to South Florida · 17 offers

2 offers from top-25 programs; Darnold had 3; both about 6-2, 195

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Brayden Santibanez

QB · Collierville, TN · committed to Iowa · 23 offers

1 offers from top-25 programs; Darnold had 3; both about 6-2, 205

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Ben Musser

QB · Hoschton, GA · committed to App State · 23 offers

2 offers from top-25 programs; Darnold had 3; 6-2, 205

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William Jackson

QB · Orlando, FL · committed to Maryland · 18 offers

1 offers from top-25 programs; Darnold had 3; both about 6-4, 195

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Furian Inferrera

QB · San Marcos, CA · committed to Minnesota · 9 offers

9 offers; Darnold had 11; both about 6-3, 210

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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.

Sam's board when he signed with USC

11 offers, strongest first

Oregon

USC

Tennessee

Utah

Nevada

Oregon State

Colorado State

Duke

Northwestern

San Diego State

Wake Forest

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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