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Class of 2027 · safety

Braiden Graves

6-1, 190 · Bridgeland · Cypress, TX

Committed to Kansas since May 19

79offer strength · No. 492
0.8822composite · 3-star
21offers · 13 power

His offers

21 offers · visited 4
Utah logoUtah
Big 12 · strength 88
cool
official visit Jun 19
Texas Tech logoTexas Tech
Big 12 · strength 84
cold
offered Jun 3, 2025
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten · strength 79
cold
offered May 2
Kansas logoKansas
Big 12 · strength 51
Committed
offered Jan 29, 2025
TCU logoTCU
Big 12 · strength 78
cold
offered Feb 1
Northwestern logoNorthwestern
Big Ten · strength 75
cold
offered May 2
Show all 21 offersHouston logoHouston
Big 12 · strength 76
cool
official visit Jun 4
Iowa State logoIowa State
Big 12 · strength 72
cold
offered Feb 12
Wake Forest logoWake Forest
ACC · strength 71
cold
offered May 2
Kansas State logoKansas State
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Jan 29
Pittsburgh logoPittsburgh
ACC · strength 68
cold
offered Oct 1, 2025
North Texas logoNorth Texas
American Athletic · strength 46
cold
offered Jan 30
Oregon State logoOregon State
Pac-12 · strength 48
cold
offered May 14, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Big 12 · strength 53
cold
offered Jun 29, 2025
San Diego State logoSan Diego State
Mountain West · strength 42
cold
offered Jan 29, 2025
UTSA logoUTSA
American Athletic · strength 45
cold
offered May 15, 2025
SMU logoSMU
ACC · strength 58
cold
official visit May 1
Texas State logoTexas State
Sun Belt · strength 38
cold
offered Jan 23, 2025
UConn logoUConn
FBS Independents · strength 38
cold
offered Jan 30
Tulsa logoTulsa
American Athletic · strength 29
cold
offered Jan 31, 2025
UTEP logoUTEP
Conference USA · strength 16
cold
offered May 2
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 21 offers
Best fits
SMU logoSMU
Thin at defensive back (9 with 2+ years left); has started 3 defensive backs his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1
Houston logoHouston
4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has started 1 defensive back his size since 2022; even at defensive back (12 with 2+ years left)
No. 2
Kansas logoKansas Committed
Thin at defensive back (10 with 2+ years left); has started 7 defensive backs his size since 2022; 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
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

551 of the 1,120 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size (6-0 to 6-2, 177 to 203 pounds): most in the Big Ten (88), SEC (83) and ACC (75). Programs that start it most: Toledo (10), Virginia (10) and Missouri (9). Of his offers, Kansas (7), TCU (7), Pittsburgh (7) and Iowa State (6) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 21 offers, SMU has the thinnest room at defensive back: 9 with 2+ years left of 20, 4 in their last year, 8 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Oklahoma State, UCLA and Kansas.

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

3 of 10 drafted, 2 in rounds 1-2
Jalen Tabor
Class of 2014 · DB · signing not on record
10 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4; both about 6-1, 185
Not drafted
match 80
Ramel Lloyd Jr.
Class of 2022 · SF · signing not on record
6 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4
Not drafted yet
match 80
Allen Artis
Class of 2014 · S · signing not on record
4 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4; both about 6-1, 195
Not drafted
match 77
Eli AppleEli Apple
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Ohio State
7 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4; both about 6-1, 185
Drafted 2016, round 1, No. 10 · 7 NFL seasons as a starter
match 77
USC logoMarvell Tell III
Class of 2015 · S · signed USC
9 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4; both about 6-1, 190
Drafted 2019, round 5, No. 144
match 76
Show all 10
TyShun White
Class of 2024 · CB · signing not on record
6 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4
In college now
match 72
Conrad HusseyConrad Hussey
Class of 2023 · S · signed Florida State
7 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4; both about 6-0, 190
Not drafted yet
match 72
Jalen RamseyJalen Ramsey
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Florida State
9 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4; both about 6-0, 190
Drafted 2016, round 1, No. 5 · 10 NFL seasons as a starter
match 72
Penn State logoGarrett Taylor
Class of 2015 · CB · signed Penn State
10 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4; both about 6-1, 195
Not drafted
match 71
Prince Aligbe
Class of 2022 · SF · signing not on record
5 offers from top-25 programs; Graves had 4
Not drafted yet
match 71
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. 6 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

26 dated moves since Jan 9, 2025
Utah logoOfficial visit UtahJun 19
Kansas logoOfficial visit KansasJun 12
Houston logoOfficial visit HoustonJun 4
Kansas logoCommitted KansasMay 19
Northwestern logoOffered NorthwesternMay 2
UCLA logoOffered UCLAMay 2
UTEP logoOffered UTEPMay 2
Wake Forest logoOffered Wake ForestMay 2
Show all 26 moves
SMU logoOfficial visit SMUMay 1
Iowa State logoOffered Iowa StateFeb 12
TCU logoOffered TCUFeb 1
North Texas logoOffered North TexasJan 30
UConn logoOffered UConnJan 30
Kansas State logoOffered Kansas StateJan 29
Pittsburgh logoOffered PittsburghOct 1, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOffered Oklahoma StateJun 29, 2025
Texas Tech logoOffered Texas TechJun 3, 2025
SMU logoOffered SMUJun 2, 2025
UTSA logoOffered UTSAMay 15, 2025
Oregon State logoOffered Oregon StateMay 14, 2025
Tulsa logoOffered TulsaJan 31, 2025
Kansas logoOffered KansasJan 29, 2025
San Diego State logoOffered San Diego StateJan 29, 2025
Utah logoOffered UtahJan 29, 2025
Texas State logoOffered Texas StateJan 23, 2025
Houston logoOffered HoustonJan 9, 2025
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