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Class of 2027 · tight end

Brady Johnson

6-3, 220 · Glenbard West · Glen Ellyn, IL

Committed to Northwestern since Feb 4

43offer strength · No. 1325
0.8544composite · 3-star
6offers · 3 power

His offers

6 offers · visited 1
Northwestern logoNorthwestern
Big Ten · strength 75
Committed
offered Jan 22
Ohio State logoOhio State
Big Ten · strength 93
cool
offered May 13
Kansas State logoKansas State
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Jan 30
Western Michigan logoWestern Michigan
Mid-American · strength 41
cold
offered Jan 27
Miami (OH) logoMiami (OH)
Mid-American · strength 23
cold
offered May 22, 2025
Eastern Michigan logoEastern Michigan
Mid-American · strength 18
cold
offered Oct 18, 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 6 offers
Best fits
Northwestern logoNorthwestern Committed
Has started 4 tight ends his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at tight end (2 with 2+ years left)
No. 1Ohio State logoOhio State
Has started 3 tight ends his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at tight end (5 with 2+ years left)
No. 2Kansas State logoKansas State
1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at tight end (5 with 2+ years left); has not started his size at tight end 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

200 of the 494 FBS starters at tight end since 2022 were his size (6-2 to 6-4, 205 to 235 pounds): most in the ACC (33), SEC (26) and Sun Belt (25). Programs that start it most: Duke (5), Georgia State (5) and SMU (5). Of his offers, Northwestern (4) and Ohio State (3) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 6 offers, Northwestern has the thinnest room at tight end: 2 with 2+ years left of 7, 2 in their last year, 1 portal exit in 3 seasons, 2 commits this cycle (him included). He committed to a spot that is even by our count.

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

1 of 10 drafted
Ole Miss logoOctavious Cooley
Class of 2016 · TE · signed Ole Miss
2 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-3, 220
Not drafted
match 58
Eric Waters
Class of 2010 · TE · signing not on record
6 offers; Johnson had 6; both about 6-4, 215
Not drafted
match 53
Rice logoTrevor Gillette
Class of 2010 · TE · signed Rice
2 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-3, 215
Not drafted
match 52
Jordan DavisJordan Davis
Class of 2013 · TE · signing not on record
3 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-4, 230
Not drafted
match 49
Kalan Ritchie
Class of 2014 · TE · signing not on record
2 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; 6-5, 210
Not drafted
match 46
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Miami logoMichael Irvin II
Class of 2016 · TE · signed Miami
2 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-3, 220
Not drafted
match 46
Northwestern logoJayme Taylor
Class of 2013 · TE · signed Northwestern
5 offers; Johnson had 6; both about 6-3, 225
Not drafted
match 43
Jace SternbergerJace Sternberger
Class of 2015 · TE · signed Kansas
2 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-3, 210
Drafted 2019, round 3, No. 75 from Texas A&M
match 42
Illinois logoJon Davis
Class of 2011 · TE · signed Illinois
1 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-3, 230
Not drafted
match 41
Emmanuel Bibbs
Class of 2013 · TE · signing not on record
1 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; 6-3, 245
Not drafted
match 40
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

8 dated moves since May 22, 2025
Northwestern logoOfficial visit NorthwesternMay 29
Ohio State logoOffered Ohio StateMay 13
Northwestern logoCommitted NorthwesternFeb 4
Kansas State logoOffered Kansas StateJan 30
Western Michigan logoOffered Western MichiganJan 27
Northwestern logoOffered NorthwesternJan 22
Eastern Michigan logoOffered Eastern MichiganOct 18, 2025
Miami (OH) logoOffered Miami (OH)May 22, 2025
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