Class of 2027 · linebacker
Brayden Hanks
6-2, 220 · Cedar Falls, IA
Committed to Utah State since May 1
22offer strength · No. 1782
0.8450composite · 3-star
7offers · 0 power
His offers
7 offers · visited 1Utah StateCommitted
offered Mar 10
Northern Illinoiscold
offered Oct 18, 2025
Toledocold
offered Oct 18, 2025
Central Michigancold
offered Mar 1
Armycold
offered Mar 25
Dartmouthcold
offered Mar 11
Show all 7 offers
South Dakotacold
offered Feb 11
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
Utah State CommittedNo. 1ToledoNo. 2Northern IllinoisNo. 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
642 of the 1,118 FBS starters at linebacker since 2022 were his size (6-1 to 6-3, 205 to 235 pounds): most in the SEC (111), Big Ten (93) and ACC (80). Programs that start it most: Georgia (10), Alabama (9) and California (9). Of his offers, Toledo (6), Utah State (5), Northern Illinois (4) and Central Michigan (4) have started it.
Who needs him
None of his 7 offers is from a program on the need map yet (the power conferences and Notre Dame).
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
0 of 10 drafted
Ty Schwab
Not drafted
match 73
Ashton HeflinNot drafted yet
match 68
Hudson Sullivan
Not drafted
match 62
Kimmie CarsonNot drafted
match 61
Malik Jemison
Not drafted
match 60
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Mario Mathis
Not drafted
match 60
Zach SmierciakNot drafted
match 60
Tre WatsonNot drafted
match 59
Kareem McDonaldNot drafted
match 58
Dylan RedaNot drafted
match 58
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
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Timeline
10 dated moves since Oct 11, 2025
Official visit Utah StateJun 5Committed Utah StateMay 1Offered ArmyMar 25Offered DartmouthMar 11Offered Utah StateMar 10Offered Central MichiganMar 1Offered South DakotaFeb 11Offered Northern IllinoisOct 18, 2025Show all 10 moves
Offered ToledoOct 18, 2025
Unofficial visit MinnesotaOct 11, 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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