Class of 2027 · tight end
Ben Hynek
6-6, 240 · Stanley, ND
Committed to Kansas State since Apr 20
75offer strength · No. 592
0.8911composite · 4-star, top 500
17offers · 17 power
His offers
17 offers · visited 1Kansas StateCommitted
offered Mar 19, 2025
Utahcold
offered Jun 6, 2025
Iowa Statecold
offered Apr 19, 2025
Illinoiscold
offered May 29, 2025
Michigancold
offered Jan 27
Wisconsincold
offered Mar 12, 2025
Show all 17 offers
Auburncold
offered Apr 9, 2025
Arizonacold
offered Jun 17, 2025
Missouricold
offered Apr 10, 2025
Californiacold
offered Jun 17, 2025
Arkansascold
offered Feb 4
UCFcold
offered Feb 5
Syracusecold
offered Jan 16
Marylandcold
offered Nov 15, 2025
Michigan Statecold
offered Jun 15, 2025
Kansascold
offered May 6, 2025
Purduecold
offered Jun 4, 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 17 offers
Best fits
ArizonaNo. 1Kansas State CommittedNo. 2KansasNo. 3Need (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
118 of the 494 FBS starters at tight end since 2022 were his size (6-5 to 6-7, 223 to 257 pounds): most in the Big Ten (22), Big 12 (19) and SEC (14). Programs that start it most: Minnesota (4), Stanford (4) and Tennessee (4). Of his offers, Michigan (3), Kansas (3), Iowa State (2) and Arizona (2) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 17 offers, California has the thinnest room at tight end: 3 with 2+ years left of 8, 10 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle.
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
4 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Jasper LottNot drafted yet
match 68
Trevor Wood
Not drafted
match 68
Bowman Archibald
Not drafted
match 67
Show all 10
Nic WeisharNot drafted
match 65
Taylor McNamaraNot drafted
match 64
Max StevensonNot drafted
match 63
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. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
His board on any day
Mar 2025 to today
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Drag to any month: the offers, the timeline, the grade and the stars become what they were on the last day of it, on today's scale. How the grade is made.
Timeline
20 dated moves since Mar 12, 2025
Official visit Kansas StateJun 12Committed Kansas StateApr 20Offered UCFFeb 5Offered ArkansasFeb 4Offered MichiganJan 27Offered SyracuseJan 16Offered MarylandNov 15, 2025Offered ArizonaJun 17, 2025Show all 20 moves
Offered CaliforniaJun 17, 2025Offered Michigan StateJun 15, 2025Offered UtahJun 6, 2025Offered PurdueJun 4, 2025Offered IllinoisMay 29, 2025Offered KansasMay 6, 2025Offered Iowa StateApr 19, 2025Offered MissouriApr 10, 2025Offered AuburnApr 9, 2025Unofficial visit Notre DameMar 30, 2025Offered Kansas StateMar 19, 2025Offered WisconsinMar 12, 2025Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
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