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Class of 2027 · running back

AJ McBean

5-11, 215 · Junipero Serra · Gardena, CA

Committed to Stanford since Jun 23

32offer strength · No. 1565
0.8633composite · 3-star
7offers · 1 power

His offers

7 offers · visited 1
Stanford logoStanford
ACC · strength 58
Committed
offered Jun 9
Fresno State logoFresno State
Mountain West · strength 54
cold
offered Apr 25
San Diego State logoSan Diego State
Mountain West · strength 42
cold
offered Jun 14, 2025
Hawai'i logoHawai'i
Mountain West · strength 27
cold
offered Apr 24
New Mexico logoNew Mexico
Mountain West · strength 32
cold
offered May 2, 2025
Sacramento State logoSacramento State
FCS · strength 6
cold
offered Mar 9, 2025
Show all 7 offersDartmouth logoDartmouth
cold
offered Dec 8, 2025
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 7 offers
Best fits
Stanford logoStanford Committed
Thin at running back (2 with 2+ years left); has started 3 running backs his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1Fresno State logoFresno State
Has started 3 running backs his size since 2022
No. 2New Mexico logoNew Mexico
Has started 1 running back his size since 2022
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

130 of the 529 FBS starters at running back since 2022 were his size (5-10 to 6-0, 200 to 230 pounds): most in the ACC (25), Big Ten (21) and SEC (19). Programs that start it most: Kentucky (4), Ohio State (4) and Ole Miss (4). Of his offers, Stanford (3), Fresno State (3) and New Mexico (1) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 7 offers, Stanford has the thinnest room at running back: 2 with 2+ years left of 5, 1 in his last year, 4 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle (him included).

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

2 of 10 drafted
Boston College logoRichard Wilson
Class of 2014 · RB · signed Boston College
6 offers; McBean had 7; both about 5-11, 210
Not drafted
match 70
Minnesota logoDavid Cobb
Class of 2011 · RB · signed Minnesota
5 offers; McBean had 7; both about 5-11, 205
Drafted 2015, round 5, No. 138
match 66
Alex Barnes
Class of 2015 · RB · signing not on record
5 offers; McBean had 7; both about 6-0, 220
Not drafted
match 65
Shannon Brooks
Class of 2015 · RB · signing not on record
7 offers; McBean had 7; both about 6-0, 205
Not drafted
match 63
Kenneth DixonKenneth Dixon
Class of 2012 · RB · signed Louisiana Tech
6 offers; McBean had 7; both about 5-11, 210
Drafted 2016, round 4, No. 134
match 61
Show all 10
South Florida logoMichael Pierre
Class of 2012 · RB · signed South Florida
5 offers; McBean had 7; both about 5-11, 200
Not drafted
match 60
Brandon WildsBrandon Wilds
Class of 2011 · FB · signed South Carolina
5 offers; McBean had 7; both about 6-0, 220
Not drafted
match 60
San Diego State logoAdam Muema
Class of 2010 · RB · signed San Diego State
5 offers; McBean had 7; both about 5-10, 200
Not drafted
match 58
Colorado logoMichael Adkins
Class of 2013 · RB · signed Colorado
7 offers; McBean had 7; 5-11, 195
Not drafted
match 58
Purdue logoMarkell Jones
Class of 2015 · RB · signed Purdue
6 offers; McBean had 7; both about 5-11, 205
Not drafted
match 57
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

9 dated moves since Mar 9, 2025
Stanford logoCommitted StanfordJun 23
Stanford logoOfficial visit StanfordJun 19
Stanford logoOffered StanfordJun 9
Fresno State logoOffered Fresno StateApr 25
Hawai'i logoOffered Hawai'iApr 24
Dartmouth logoOffered DartmouthDec 8, 2025
San Diego State logoOffered San Diego StateJun 14, 2025
New Mexico logoOffered New MexicoMay 2, 2025
Show all 9 moves
Sacramento State logoOffered Sacramento StateMar 9, 2025
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